The Top 10 Movies on Netflix That Are Most Popular Right Now
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Directed by Adam Randall, this 2019 thriller follows a small-town detective as he discovers a series of mysterious happenings while tracking down a missing child. Helen Hunt, Owen Teague, and Jon Tenney also star. The movie has a runtime of 96 minutes.
“There’s some cleverness in its construction that might delight genre enthusiasts, yet a strong mid-section gets tainted by the painfully obvious opening and closing bits,” writes Decider’s Marshall Shaffer.
Read our full I See You review.
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Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson lead this 2019 crime drama about two police officers who are suspended for police brutality. In a mad search for money, the two become involved in a major robbery.
Decider’s Marshall Shaffer wrote in his review, “The film relishes showing just how savage the criminals are by not shying away from depicting the full barbarity of their violence.”
Read our full Dragged Across Concrete review.
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Luther: The Fallen Sun features Idris Elba reprising his famed role as John Luther. This film continuation of the popular BBC series follows the detective as he is haunted by an unsolved murder. Cynthia Erivo, Dermot Crowley, and Andy Serkis also star.
“Luther feels trapped in its feature-length structure, leaving little room for character development, contextual implications and subtext,” writes Decider’s John Serba.
Read our full Luther: The Fallen Sun review.
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The Riddick film series is inching its way onto Netflix’s Top 10! The third movie in the trilogy, following Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick has made the chart. Vin Diesel stars as the title character as he struggles to survive after being left for dead on an abandoned planet.
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Steve Carell returns to voice Gru in this epic sequel to Minions, the spin-off prequel to the Despicable Me franchise. In this 2022 movie, 12-year-old Gru enlists the yellow bunch to help him prove his despicableness after he is dismissed by his supervillain idols.
Read our full review of Minions: The Rise of Gru.
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Written and directed by David Twohy, The Chronicles of Riddick is the second installment in the Riddick film series, following Pitch Black. Vin Diesel reprises his role as the title character, alongside Thandiwe Newton, Karl Urban, and Alexa Davalos. The movie, which clocks in at 119 minutes, follows the famed criminal as he is caught in a galactic war.
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Netflix’s new animated movie follows a young boy who must complete three challenging tasks in order to win a magical elephant. Wendy Rogers directs the 103-minute movie which features the voices of Brian Tyree Henry, Noah Jupe, and Mandy Patinkin.
“Its storybook symbolism and gentle, but substantive subject matter open the door to contemplative discussions about some of life’s harsher realities, without being inaccessible to younger viewers,” writes Decider’s John Serba.
Read our full The Magician’s Elephant review.
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The 2021 animated comedy revisits Buster Moon as he reunites with his musical friends to try and make it big in a new city. After impressing a local talent mogul with their idea for a sci-fi musical featuring songs by fallen rock star, Clay Calloway, they embark on a mission to find Calloway and convince him to join them onstage. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, and Taren Egerton lend their voices to the movie.
“It’s got plenty of music, great heaping wads of it, arranged like a scatterbrain’s playlist and spiked with a new U2 song that Teflons right into the sea as this movie motors on and on,” writes Decider’s John Serba.
Read our full Sing 2 review.
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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson reprise their character in this sequel to The Hunger Games. The 2013 dystopian adventure movie raises the stakes by introducing a corrupt president and a looming rebellion.
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Pitch Black is the 2000 science-fiction action movie that launched the Riddick film franchise. Directed by David Twohy, the flick follows a pilot and her passengers who crashed on a barren planet occupied by carnivorous aliens. Vin Diesel stars as the titular character, alongside Radha Mitchell and Cole Hauser. The movie has a runtime of 108 minutes.
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