Best Critically Acclaimed Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Critically Acclaimed Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 3979. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Schindler's List (1993)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1993, 3h 15m. Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
2. The Green Mile (1999)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1999, 3h 08m. When a prison guard discovers that a death row inmate possesses mysterious powers, he tries desperately to prevent the condemned man's execution.
3. Back to the Future (1985)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1985, 1h 56m. Eccentric inventor Doc Brown turns a DeLorean into a time machine that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty McFly, 30 years into the past.
4. Gladiator (2000)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2000, 2h 34m. Tapped for the throne after the death of the emperor, a Roman general instead finds himself condemned to die by the late ruler's power-hungry son.
5. The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1995, 1h 46m. When five unacquainted crooks are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together.
6. The Pianist (2002)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2002, 2h 28m. Famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this drama based on his memoirs.
7. Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 34m. When Fred Rogers found his calling in television, his unassuming children's show was beloved by generations for his kindness, empathy and understanding.
8. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2009, 2h 32m. A Jewish cinema owner in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi premiere, where a group of American soldiers called the Basterds plans a face-off.
9. Scarface (1983)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1983, 2h 49m. Al Pacino stars as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a Florida drug kingpin but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own supply.
10. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1987, 1h 56m. Marine recruits endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive in this grim drama.