For as many streaming services as there is currently are, Netflix remains possibly the premiere platform to watch movies and television shows. The first mainstream streaming service there was, it’s a platform that continues to boast some of the finest and most noteworthy movies you’ll find anywhere.

With a streaming catalog mixed between Netflix original movies and endless amounts of well-known movies like Captain Phillips, Skyfall, and The Bad Guys, there’s no shortage of potential viewing options when it comes to Netflix’s impressive lineup of movies.

Here are some of the movies you can currently find streaming on Netflix that we’d recommend checking out.

Updated: November 10.

Biopic: Captain Phillips

Tom Hanks has starred in many, many films over the years, many of which have gone on to achieve major critical acclaim. Arguably one of his best and most believable performances over the years, though, came with his 2013 biographical Film, Captain Phillips.

Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) is the captain of a merchant marine vessel traveling through Africa’s Guardafui Channel. Along the way, Phillips’ ship is hijacked by Somali pirates, who then take Phillips hostage to prevent government forces from intervening.

Hanks is predictably stellar in his starring role as Phillips, but perhaps the film’s standout performance comes from Barkhad Abdi, who absolutely steals the show as the pirate leader, Abduwali Muse.

Comedy: Hail, Caesar!

The Coen brothers may be more well-known for their earlier films and their 2007 Oscar winner, No Country for Old Men. However, it’s also worth checking out some of the sibling’s most recent films, such as the 2016 satirical comedy, Hail, Caesar!

In 1950s Hollywood, Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) is an industrious “fixer” whose job involves cleaning up messy issues and resolving conflicts in the film industry. Among these issues is a movie star who’s hiding a pregnancy (Scarlett Johansson), a miscast singing cowboy (Alden Ehrenreich) and a veteran actor (George Clooney) who’s gone missing.

As you might expect, Hail, Caesar! perfectly maintains the best qualities of a Coen brothers movie, bursting with rapid-fire dialogue, unexpected slapstick gags, memorably wacky characters, and even a song and dance number from Channing Tatum.

Mystery: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

With how popular Enola Holmes 2 has been on Netflix, it seems worth revisiting some earlier takes on her intrepid detective older brother, Sherlock Holmes — including this 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

As his best friend and companion, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), prepares to get married, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) investigates his most formidable threat yet: the criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarity (Jared Harris), who plans on triggering a world war.

Truth be told, A Game of Shadows isn’t nearly as good as the first Downey-led Sherlock Holmes film. However, there is still plenty to enjoy about this movie, including the main performances, the camaraderie between Law and Downey, and some first-rate action sequences.

Drama: Steel Magnolias

In the small Louisiana town of Chinquapin Parish, a newly arrived beautician (Darryl Hannah) becomes acquainted with a group of close-knit female friends.

Based on the successful 1987 play of the same name, Steel Magnolias finds a deft blend between comedy and drama, focusing on how a group of women are able to bond with each other, joking during the good times of their lives and grieving together during the bad.

As decent as the overall narrative action of the film is, the principal reason for seeing this film is the ensemble cast, which includes such established stars like Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, and Sam Shepard.

Action: Skyfall

Possibly the finest James Bond film of all time, Skyfall touts all the finest qualities one associates with the later Daniel Craig 007 movies. It's a more grounded and realistic portrayal of the gentleman superspy, but also carefully preserves many of the foremost characteristics you expect to find in a James Bond movie.

After faking his death, a physically and mentally deteriorated James Bond returns to MI6 to stop a former agent turned cybercriminal (Javier Bardem) from murdering M (Judi Dench).

Paying homage to the numerous Bond films that came before it, Skyfall is a darker and more mature exploration of 007, as well as his immediate superior, M (the only movie that truly explores M and the complex relationship she has with her agents).

Romance: Chocolat

Nowadays, it certainly seems that Johnny Depp is about to make his highly anticipated comeback in the film industry. That being said, it’s about time to look back at some of Depp’s numerous films to get a sense of what to expect when he finally returns, such as the underrated 2000 film, Chocolat.

In 1960s rural France, Vianne (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter (Victoire Thivisol) open up a small chocolate shop across from a church as Lent begins. Initially treated with skepticism by the locals, Vianne ultimately wins over the townspeople with her delicious goods — save for the conservative mayor (Alfred Molina) who does everything he can to shutter the shop’s doors.

Chocolat may not be the finest movie of Depp’s career, nor does it have as enriching a narrative as most other movies you can currently find on Netflix. But its lighthearted nature and enjoyable performances make it an underrated Depp film — not to mention the fact that it sports some fine performances from Binoche and Molina.

True Crime: Killer Sally

The newest true crime series that has been making its rounds on Netflix, Killer Sally is an engrossing look at a wholly under-acknowledged murder case that received a ton of media attention in the ‘90s, but has since faded from the public mind.

Ray and Sally McNeil are two prominent figures in the world of bodybuilding, meeting and falling in love over their shared interest in the industry. Before very long, their idyllic marriage comes to a screeching halt when Sally kills Ray on Valentine’s Day, 1995.

Was it self defense or was it murder? That’s the question at the center of Killer Sally, an intense and illuminating study of the fallout surrounding McNeil’s case, and what her life continues to look like over 20 years later.

Sci-Fi: Oblivion

A cinematic love letter to the dystopian films of the 1970s (Logan’s Run, Soylent Green, The Omega Man), Oblivion is a sparsely-dialogued post-apocalyptic thriller led by a wondrous Tom Cruise.

With Earth’s surface having long ago been ravaged by a war with an alien race, a drone technician (Tom Cruise) is sent to the planet to salvage whatever he can. There, he discovers evidence of a native population who survived the conflict, forcing him to question everything he once believed.

With its emphasis on visual storytelling and set design, Oblivion can be a slow burn for some. It may not reach the aspirations it sets for itself, but the performances of the actors (Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and Olga Kurylenko) and its striking visuals are enough to sustain patient viewers.

Family: The Bad Guys

A new blockbuster arrival to Netflix, The Bad Guys has only recently wrapped up its theatrical run, making its appearance on the platform that much more exciting in terms of enjoyable family-friendly movies to watch.

To get out of a lengthy prison sentence, a gang of anthropomorphic criminals pretend to be upstanding citizens in their community. As he commits himself to this charade, the gang’s leader (Sam Rockwell) soon discovers that he enjoys being a good guy a lot more than he likes being a bad one.

With its Into the Spider-Verse-esque animation style and ensemble cast (Rockwell, Awkwafina, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, and Richard Ayoade), The Bad Guys is a fun, lighthearted heist film that all viewers can find something to laugh at.

Underrated: Still Alice

After she is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a respected linguistics professor (Julianne Moore) and her family grapple with the symptoms of the disease, coming together to combat the illness as one.

There is absolutely no way to prepare for a family tragedy. You can think about it, dread the thought of it, have contingency plans in place in case something one day happens; but even after all that, the tragedy itself still takes your breath away, leaving you with crippling sadness and feelings of isolation.

Still Alice shows that there is another way to deal with tragedy — simply coming together and enjoying whatever time you have left as a family. It’s a simple, straightforward message behind a simple, straightforward film, portraying the heartbreaking reality of medical crises with the utmost sincerity.

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