NetflixThe best movies of January 2025 mark the start of an exciting new year for the streaming service. Netflix remains the biggest name in the streaming game, and while it has a lot of competition these days, it still offers great titles with both its acquired films and the original films it continues to produce. January 2025 shows a beautiful mix of both, with something for fans of all tastes and genres.
There's been a lot of big news on the television side of Netflix in recent weeks, with Stranger Things officially wrapping up filming on the final season, reminding fans that 2025 will see the end of the streamers' biggest series, along with the end of their longest-running series, Cobra Kai. However, January shows that the film side of Netflix is still going strong, with some successful original titles that subscribers can enjoy in the first month of 2025.
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To all the boys I've ever loved
(2018) [Romantic Comedy] - Based on the popular young adult novel, To all the boys I've ever loved finds Lara (Lana Candor) living a teenage nightmare when all her love letters to boys at school become public.
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Leave the world behind
(2023) [Thriller] - Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali collide in intense thriller Leave the world behindwhich embraces the terror and strangeness of two families sharing a rented house while the country is seemingly torn apart by an unknown threat.
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The power of the dog
(2021) [Western Drama] - Acclaimed director Jane Campion The power of the dog won an Oscar for the gripping revisionist western starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a cold, mean-spirited farmer who hides a secret about himself.
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All Quiet on the Western Front
(2022) [War Drama] - An adaptation of the seminal anti-war novel, All Quiet on the Western Front will shock and frustrate viewers as it immerses them in the chaos and horror of World War I through the eyes of soldiers, while also observing the inaction of the officers who send them to their deaths.
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May December
(2023) [Romantic Drama] - Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore face off as Oscar winners in the story of an actress who meets with a controversial woman to research a role.
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The Mitchells against the machines
(2021) [Animated Comedy] - A wild animated comedy about a dysfunctional family that's banded together for a cross-country road trip that turns a little worse when a robotic apocalypse threatens to wipe out humanity.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024) [Action Comedy] - Eddie Murphy returns along with that iconic theme song as Detroit cop Axel Foley as he returns to posh Beverly Hills to investigate a case involving his estranged daughter and a former colleague.
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You're not invited to my Bat Mitzvah
(2023) [Teen Comedy] - Adam Sandler's entire family takes part in this coming-of-age comedy about a young woman dealing with young romance, friendship drama and frustrating parents as she prepares for her Bat Mitzvah.
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The gentlemen
(2020) [Crime Comedy] - Guy Ritchie brings together an all-star cast, including Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant and Charlie Hunnam, in the story of a drug lord looking to go legit and discovers it's not so easy.
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Elevator
(2024) [Action Comedy] - Not wanting to let his friend Dwayne Johnson rule the action films, Kevin Hart enters the genre as the leader of a band of thieves who plan the robbery of a plane while it is in the air.
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Dolemite is my name
(2019) [Period Comedy] - Comedy icon Eddie Murphy gives one of his best performances as another comedy icon, Rudy Ray Moore, who became a cult icon thanks to his character Dolemite and the legendary low-budget film.
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024) [Buddy Cop Action] - Continuing to prove that they are bad boys for life, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team up again as best friends and partners, Mike and Marcus, as they run from the law to clear their late mentor's name.
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Rebel Ridge
(2024) [Action Thriller] - Rebel Ridge is a film that relishes the concept of villains picking exactly the wrong guy to mess with, as Aaron Pierre plays a former Marine who is forced to dole out harsh justice when he runs afoul of corrupt cops in a small community.
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Under Paris
(2024) [Horror Thriller] - Ignoring the lack of logic in its plot, Under ParisThe idea of a shark lurking in the waters of the Seine is one of the most entertaining shark attack films in recent years.
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Enola Holmes
(2020) [Period Comedy] - It turns out that the Holmes family produces a surprising number of skilled detectives, with Millie Bobby Brown starring as Enola Holmes, Sherlock's younger sister, as she searches for answers about her missing mother.
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Maiden
(2024) [Action Fantasy] - Millie Bobby Brown continues her successful partnership with Netflix in this fantasy adventure as a young woman trapped in a dragon's lair who must prove herself as a maiden capable of saving herself from danger.
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The Killer (2023)
(2023) [Action Thriller] - David Fincher returns to Netflix with his latest thriller, starring Michael Fassbender as an assassin who is either very good or very bad at his job as he deals with the fallout from a mission gone wrong.
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Glass onion: a mystery with knives
(2022) [Mystery Thriller] - Benoit Blanc returns with his accent stronger than ever in this Knives out sequence in which he is invited to a murder mystery game on a billionaire's private island, only for the game to become all too real.
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Conductor
(2023) [Biopic] - Bradley Cooper returns behind the camera as he delivers a transformative performance in this Leonard Bernstein biopic that focuses primarily on his complex relationship with his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
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tick, tick... BOOM!
(2021) [Biopic] - Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature film directorial debut about another Broadway legend, Rent creator Jonathan Larson, with Andrew Garfield showing off his singing skills in the lead role.
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Atlas
(2024) [Sci-Fi] - Jennifer Lopez returns to the action genre as an anti-terrorism agent and AI skeptic who discovers she needs to work with Artificial Intelligence to arrest a robot that has gone rogue.
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Always be my maybe
(2019) - [Romantic Comedy] - Randall Park and Ali Wong make a great romantic comedy duo in Always be my maybe like two childhood friends flirting with the idea of romance, but Keanu Reeves steals the show in his wild participation.
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They cloned Tyrone
(2023) [Sci-Fi] - John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx form a wild trio who discover a sinister scientific operation hidden in their community, which, as the title suggests, features a bit of cloning.
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Emilia Perez
(2024) [Musical Crime Drama] -The ambition to take an intense crime story and turn it into a musical pays off Emilia Pérez stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón in the story of a ruthless drug dealer who seeks to retire from a dangerous life and fake his own death.
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The piano lesson
(2024) [Drama] - Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler and Ray Fisher provide more than enough star power for this August Wilson adaptation that tells the story of a family's ancestral grand piano and the dark history that surrounds it.
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Fascinated
(2024) [Family Fantasy] - Princess Ellian has more reason than most teenagers to be embarrassed by her parents, as the king and queen are turned into monsters in this latest Netflix original animated film.
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Maria
(2024) [Drama] - Angelina Jolie's first film in three years is an instant reminder of her immense talent as she stars in this thoughtful, quiet biopic of renowned opera singer Maria Callas during her final days.
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Continue
(2024) [Thriller] - As if holiday travel wasn't stressful enough, Continue puts Taron Egerton's TSA agent in a life-or-death situation with Jason Bateman's villain pulling the strings.
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That Christmas
(2024) [Family Comedy] - For all the Netflix users who aren't ready to say goodbye to the Christmas season, this animated family comedy features multiple holiday stories set in a small English town that's a charming, funny gem that's sure to be a new holiday favorite.
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Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015) [Action] - After this summer's thrilling Furiosa, now is the perfect time to remember the fourth Mad Max film that showcased that iconic warrior while also showcasing George Miller's immense talent in bringing the franchise back after decades.
If you're looking for more to watch on Netflix, you can read our lists of the best Netflix movies of 2024, the best international Netflix original movies, or the 30 best Netflix original animated movies.
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