Despite heading into the end of November, Netflix doesn’t need a refresh of its movie lineup.
The streamer has been adding films at such a steady pace over the last month that it already feels like there’s a ton of options to watch heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.
That’s why Watch With Us has graciously decided to narrow the list down to the five best Netflix movies to watch right now, as ranked by Rotten Tomatoes.
It’s a pretty stacked group of films, and it starts with one of Netflix’s latest original hits.
5. ‘Champagne Problems’ (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 70 percent
Champagne Problems is a rom-com that’s quickly raced up to the top of Netflix’s movie chart. Ransom Canyon star Minka Kelly headlines the film as Sydney Price, a woman who has a chance to significantly advance her career if she goes to Paris and helps her company close a deal to purchase a Champagne Chateau owned by Hugo Cassell (Thibault de Montalembert).
Before Sydney can even meet Hugo, she’s romanced by Hugo’s son, Henri Cassell (Tom Wozniczka), before either of them realizes who they are. Sydney has a real connection with Henri, but she may have to throw it away to pursue her boss’ agenda. And even if she defies her boss, there’s no guarantee that she and Henri will be able to keep their romance alive.
Champagne Problems is streaming on Netflix.
4. ‘Frankenstein’ (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86 percent
It took the better part of three decades for director Guillermo del Toro to bring his vision of Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein to life on the big screen. Because it was made for Netflix, Frankenstein‘s stay in theaters wasn’t very long. But this modern monster flick is beautifully made and seems destined to get del Toro another opportunity to win Oscar gold.
Oscar Isaac stars as Baron Victor Frankenstein, and like every incarnation of the mad scientist before him, he puts together a patchwork man and brings him to life as a Creature (Jacob Elordi). However, Frankenstein never bothered to truly reflect on what he was bringing into the world, and he may live to regret that decision. The Creature may come to do so as well.
Frankenstein is streaming on Netflix.
3. ‘Zodiac’ (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90 percent
Who was the Zodiac killer? Officially, that case has never been solved. But David Fincher‘s Zodiac film makes its case to unmask the killer through the real-life story of crime reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal). Although no one takes Graysmith seriously as a reporter, his insight into the Zodiac killer proves to be on point.
As the Zodiac killer continues his reign of terror, Graysmith becomes obsessed with finding him. It’s a pursuit that may cost him everything he loves and years of his life. But as long as the killer remains free, Graysmith will keep coming after him, no matter what the consequences he may face.
Zodiac is streaming on Netflix.
2. ‘Train Dreams’ (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95 percent
If Frankenstein can’t bring home Oscar gold, then perhaps Train Dreams will. This Netflix original period drama is directed by Clint Bentley and based on Denis Johnson‘s novel of the same name. Joel Edgerton stars as Robert Grainier, a railroad worker who has seen some terrible things happen on the frontier. That may be why he’s chosen a solitary life.
Even when Robert finds love with a woman named Gladys (Felicity Jones), his work keeps him away from the family they started together. Until one day, Robert discovers that he may have lost the only people that he ever cared about. And if he can’t move past that, there might not be anything else for him in this life.
Train Dreams is streaming on Netflix.
1. ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 percent
Because it was released during the pandemic, Judas and the Black Messiah largely skipped theaters and went straight to HBO Max. Consequently, many moviegoers missed the charismatic performance of Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, the leader of the Black Panther Party in Chicago during the late ’60s.
Hampton is too charismatic and too effective for the liking of law enforcement, who view him as a dangerous radical. Petty crook Bill O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) is blackmailed into joining the Black Panthers to spy on Hampton for the police. But the longer O’Neal stays with the Panthers, the deeper he gets in their organization. He may also be forced to betray Hampton and everyone he knows in the name of keeping himself out of prison.
Judas and the Black Messiah is streaming on Netflix.
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