Netflix Movies and Categories Finder: Critically Acclaimed Films
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Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 03:15:04
Netflix ID: 60036359
The Green Mile
When a prison guard discovers that a death row inmate possesses mysterious powers, he tries desperately to prevent the condemned man's execution.
Released: 2016-10-07
Runtime: 03:08:41
Netflix ID: 60000417
Back to the Future
Eccentric inventor Doc Brown turns a DeLorean into a time machine that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty McFly, 30 years into the past.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:56:11
Netflix ID: 60010110
Gladiator
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.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:34:58
Netflix ID: 60000929
The Usual Suspects
When five unacquainted crooks are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:46:08
Netflix ID: 1084379
The Pianist
Famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this drama based on his memoirs.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:28:58
Netflix ID: 60025061
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
When Fred Rogers found his calling in television, his unassuming children's show was beloved by generations for his kindness, empathy and understanding.
Released: 2019-02-01
Runtime: 01:34:26
Netflix ID: 80231412
Inglourious Basterds
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.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:32:50
Netflix ID: 70108777
Scarface
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.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:49:49
Netflix ID: 60029681
Full Metal Jacket
Marine recruits endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive in this grim drama.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:56:30
Netflix ID: 528677
Andhadhun
A visually impaired pianist’s world careens into a series of shocking twists after he unintentionally lands at the murder scene of a former film star.
Released: 2018-12-16
Runtime: 02:17:28
Netflix ID: 81039381
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorcese's high-rolling Wall Street drama is based on the memoirs of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, whose giddy career ended in federal prison.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:59:52
Netflix ID: 70266676
Queen
Jilted just days before her wedding, a young woman goes on her honeymoon by herself and discovers a newfound zest for life.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:23:29
Netflix ID: 80032081
No Country for Old Men
While hunting, Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad and takes off with $2 million in cash, but a psychotic hit man is hot on his trail.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:15
Netflix ID: 70071613
The Big Lebowski
Slacker Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski gets involved in a gargantuan mess of events when he's mistaken for another man named Lebowski.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:57:10
Netflix ID: 1181532
Rush
This dramatic portrayal of the intense 1970s rivalry between race drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt captures the contrasts between the two champions.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:41
Netflix ID: 70253165
Mad Max: Fury Road
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Max helps a rebellious woman and a band of female prisoners flee from tyranny, fend off threats and seek their homeland.
Released: 2016-04-05
Runtime: 02:00:19
Netflix ID: 80025919
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
In a smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to snuff a quartet of escaped 'replicants.'
Released: 2018-12-06
Runtime: 01:57:28
Netflix ID: 70082907
12 Monkeys
In the year 2035, a convict volunteers to travel back in time to determine the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out the population decades earlier.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:09:25
Netflix ID: 17672318
Doctor Zhivago
A young physician and his beautiful mistress get swept up in the danger and drama of the Bolshevik Revolution in this Oscar-winning epic.
Released: 2016-10-01
Runtime: 03:19:56
Netflix ID: 449931
Black Swan
Ambitious New York City ballet dancer Nina lands the lead in 'Swan Lake' but soon thinks her dreams of stardom are threatened by a rival ballerina.
Released: 2016-10-15
Runtime: 01:48:06
Netflix ID: 60034390
Children of Men
In a grim future in which humans can no longer reproduce, one woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, and a conflicted bureaucrat fights to protect her.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:44:39
Netflix ID: 70044903
Edge of Tomorrow
As Earth fights an alien invasion, Lt. Col. Bill Cage is killed in action, and a time loop forces him to continually relive his last day.
Released: 2015-04-20
Runtime: 01:53:25
Netflix ID: 70298735
The Outlaw Josey Wales
In this gritty Oscar-nominated Western, an ex-Confederate soldier on the run comes to rest in a quiet community, where he falls for a pretty settler.
Released: 2017-05-01
Runtime: 02:15:46
Netflix ID: 835516
Dunkirk
In May 1940, soldiers and civilians struggle by land, sea and air to evacuate the British army and their allies, Europe's last hope, from Dunkirk.
Released: 2018-06-14
Runtime: 01:46:34
Netflix ID: 80170278
Destiny
In 12th-century Spain, a philosopher and his profound teachings jeopardize the caliph he serves when political rivals threaten a government upheaval.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:15:56
Netflix ID: 81252543
Awakenings
When a neurologist tests an experimental drug on a catatonic patient, he must come to grips with life as an adult as he awakens from a 30-year coma.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:00:41
Netflix ID: 268371
Pride and Prejudice
In Jane Austen's tale of 19th-century England, Mrs. Bennet hopes to marry her daughters to prosperous gentlemen, including new arrival Mr. Darcy.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:06:36
Netflix ID: 70032594
Atonement
Young Briony fingers a young man for a crime after she discovers a lustful letter and witnesses a sexual encounter between him and her sister.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:52
Netflix ID: 70059993
Hot Fuzz
A top London cop is assigned to investigate a seemingly sleepy town, which suddenly starts to stir with a series of grisly 'accidents.'
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:00:45
Netflix ID: 70056431
Shrek
On a mission to retrieve a princess from a fire-breathing dragon, gruff ogre Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:30:04
Netflix ID: 60020686
The Lego Movie
After being mistaken for the LEGO MasterBuilder, ordinary mini-guy Emmet is swept up in an urgent quest to thwart the evil plans of Lord Business.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:40:31
Netflix ID: 70289949
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg's 1982 smash hit tells the heartwarming story of the special bond 10-year-old Elliot forges with an alien he names E.T.
Released: 2015-04-15
Runtime: 01:59:55
Netflix ID: 60022398
The Dirty Dozen
In this Academy Award-winning World War II flick, a U.S. Army major is tasked with turning a group of conscripted convicts into a crack fighting unit.
Released: 2018-12-06
Runtime: 02:29:34
Netflix ID: 445422
Die Beste aller Welten
Seven-year-old Adrian enjoys an idyllic childhood with his single mother in Salzburg, until her heroin habit threatens their joyful existence.
Released: 2019-01-01
Runtime: 01:43:04
Netflix ID: 80177694
Primal Fear
When a blood-spattered altar boy is found running from a murder scene, his conviction seems certain -- but his attorney is determined to win the case.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:10:25
Netflix ID: 873159
Lost in Translation
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star -- find solace in each other's company.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:41:39
Netflix ID: 60031214
Star Trek Into Darkness
The 'Star Trek' reboot continues with this action sequel that finds Kirk and Spock fighting a terrorist threat to Starfleet aided by an unlikely ally.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:12:17
Netflix ID: 70262640
A Little Princess
With her father fighting in World War I, young Sara enrolls in boarding school and clashes with a headmistress who tries to stifle her self-worth.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:37:22
Netflix ID: 705734
Kung Fu Hustle
Sing, a mobster in 1940s China, longs to be as cool as the formally clad Axe Gang, a band of killers who rule Hong Kong, but can only pretend.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:38:54
Netflix ID: 70020728
Zodiac
Based on real events, this chilling drama recounts the actions of a killer who stalked the streets of San Francisco and left clues in the newspaper.
Released: 2015-04-22
Runtime: 02:37:45
Netflix ID: 70044686
The Theory of Everything
As his esteem grows in the world of physics, Stephen Hawking's body is ravaged by ALS, forcing his increasing dependence on his devoted wife, Jane.
Released: 2016-08-03
Runtime: 02:03:25
Netflix ID: 80000644
Adaptation.
A Hollywood screenwriter battles insecurity as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief -- a book about a mercurial orchid poacher named John Laroche.
Released: 2016-11-01
Runtime: 01:50:25
Netflix ID: 60025026
Fire in the Blood
Filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray delves into Africa's AIDS crisis to put a human face on those caught in the battle over inexpensive, generic HIV drugs.
Released: 2017-05-01
Runtime: 01:23:11
Netflix ID: 70268209
ROMA
Director Alfonso Cuarón delivers a vivid, emotional portrait of domestic life and social hierarchy set against Mexico's political turmoil of the 1970s.
Released: 2018-12-14
Runtime: 02:15:16
Netflix ID: 80240715
Cairo Station
A Cairo newsstand vendor's fantasies morph into a dangerous fixation with a lemonade seller as a serial killer begins terrorizing the city.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 01:13:29
Netflix ID: 70124714
Ordinary People
Barely making a living as pickpockets, a teenage couple in Manila resort to desperate measures when their one-month-old child is kidnapped.
Released: 2020-06-26
Runtime: 01:47:17
Netflix ID: 80141777
Sense and Sensibility
Facing poverty after their father's death, three sisters are obliged to rely on the generosity of others in this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:16:22
Netflix ID: 948002
True Grit
After drifter Tom Chaney murders her father, 14-year-old Mattie Ross hires alcoholic U.S. Marshal Reuben 'Rooster' Cogburn to help her exact revenge.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:50:15
Netflix ID: 70142543
Inside Man
A detective matches wits with a thief who's always one step ahead of the cops, and when a loose-cannon negotiator arrives, things spin out of control.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:08:36
Netflix ID: 70044379
Minority Report
In the late 21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed, a top 'Precrime' cop is targeted for a murder charge.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:25:24
Netflix ID: 60023071
Dangerous Liaisons
Two privileged and bored French aristocrats make a bet focusing on the corruption of virginal Cécile de Volanges and the virtuous Madame de Tourvel.
Released: 2017-10-01
Runtime: 01:59:49
Netflix ID: 418224
The Bridges of Madison County
When a vaguely discontented Iowa housewife meets a National Geographic shutterbug, what begins as a guarded friendship erupts into an intense affair.
Released: 2018-02-26
Runtime: 02:14:34
Netflix ID: 70150462
Loveless
Consumed by their hatred for each other, a couple on the verge of divorce don’t realize they’ve neglected their son until he disappears.
Released: 2018-11-19
Runtime: 02:07:11
Netflix ID: 80192074
Happy as Lazzaro
Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise's son will change his world.
Released: 2018-11-30
Runtime: 02:07:29
Netflix ID: 81004245
Searching
After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, David traces her last digital steps using her laptop, social media and a detective to find her.
Released: 2019-02-27
Runtime: 01:42:21
Netflix ID: 81053209
Watership Down
Despite being animated, this a serious, disturbing and often violent tale about a society of rabbits that flees its endangered home to start anew.
Released: 2019-06-01
Runtime: 01:31:49
Netflix ID: 60022175
Dark Waters
A fisherman returns home after a three-year absence only to find the woman he loves drifting away, the sailors feuding and his community unraveling.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 01:44:15
Netflix ID: 81252546
Saladin
The Sultan of Egypt and Syria launches a campaign to retake Jerusalem amid the Crusades.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 03:14:03
Netflix ID: 81252549
As It Is in Heaven
This Oscar-nominated drama tells the story of Daniel Dareus, a small-town boy who escaped his tiny village to become a famous conductor.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:12:17
Netflix ID: 70023507
Waiting for 'Superman'
This dynamic documentary weaves together stories about students, educators and reformers to shed light on America's failing public school system.
Released: 2015-04-22
Runtime: 01:51:15
Netflix ID: 70129364
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Petty thief Harry Lockhart gets caught up in a murder investigation by posing as an actor and heading to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition.
Released: 2017-07-01
Runtime: 01:42:38
Netflix ID: 70035178
My Happy Family
A middle-aged wife and mother of two shocks her traditional, multigenerational Georgian household when she announces she's going to live by herself.
Released: 2017-12-01
Runtime: 01:59:12
Netflix ID: 80171247
A Better Tomorrow
Two brothers, each on opposite sides of the law, find their worlds colliding when their father is murdered and their loyalties are put to the test.
Released: 2018-11-16
Runtime: 01:35:55
Netflix ID: 60024206
Summer Wars
Shy Kenji agrees to be his classmate Natsuki's pretend boyfriend for a trip. When the virtual space OZ is threatened, it's up to them to fight back.
Released: 2018-12-19
Runtime: 01:54:05
Netflix ID: 70134425
Ready Player One
In a world on the brink of collapse, a talented gamer takes the lead in a series of challenges to win ownership of a massive virtual reality universe.
Released: 2019-01-23
Runtime: 02:19:53
Netflix ID: 80211726
The Big Sick
Sparks fly between a comedian and grad student, but his Muslim family’s expectations destroy their romance. When she falls ill, he must take a stand.
Released: 2019-06-01
Runtime: 01:59:56
Netflix ID: 80170989
Phantom Thread
A fashion designer is drawn to a waitress, who becomes his model, muse and lover. With time, their relationship grows in intensity -- and strangeness.
Released: 2019-09-25
Runtime: 02:10:30
Netflix ID: 80195447
The Trial of the Chicago 7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
Released: 2020-10-16
Runtime: 02:10:10
Netflix ID: 81043755
Back to the Future Part III
The final installment of the trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking up Doc in the Wild West of 1885.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:58:17
Netflix ID: 60024059
Pusher 2: With Blood on My Hands
After doing time in prison for his involvement with the underworld, habitual screwup Tonny tries to win the approval of his gangster father.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:35:57
Netflix ID: 70055947
Reprise
Close friends Erik and Phillip each await news on their first novels. But when Phillip's book is published before Erik's, he's unprepared for fame.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:42:07
Netflix ID: 70066353
Superman: The Movie
Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent must summon his superhero alter ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:23:13
Netflix ID: 60011739
National Lampoon's Vacation
The wacky Griswold clan goes on an ill-fated cross-country odyssey, hell-bent on going to their favorite theme park, Walley World.
Released: 2016-09-16
Runtime: 01:38:14
Netflix ID: 793679
American Graffiti
On the night before two of them leave for college, four high school pals cruise around town finding love and mischief in this coming-of-age classic.
Released: 2017-12-01
Runtime: 01:52:26
Netflix ID: 70019013
Suspiria
A naive American girl enrolled in an illustrious European ballet academy learns that the school has been a meeting place for witches for many years.
Released: 2018-12-01
Runtime: 01:40:48
Netflix ID: 60037424
Den 12. mann
Based on true events, this story follows a Norwegian saboteur’s harrowing struggle to reach safety after escaping a Nazi attack during World War II.
Released: 2018-12-30
Runtime: 02:10:14
Netflix ID: 80245074
Blindspotting
Nearing the end of his probation, ex-convict Colin just wants to avoid prison -- but his best friend Miles and their city of Oakland don't make it easy.
Released: 2019-06-01
Runtime: 01:35:22
Netflix ID: 80240678
The Rider
After a near-fatal fall, a cowboy is hesitant to walk away from his rodeo-riding days, even if it means risking his life.
Released: 2019-08-01
Runtime: 01:42:41
Netflix ID: 80194284
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
It's an interactive Kimmy special! Kimmy's getting married, but first she has to foil the Reverend's evil plot. It's your move: What should she do next?
Released: 2020-05-13
Runtime: 03:09:35
Netflix ID: 81131714
Alexandria ... Why?
Living in Alexandria during World War II, an Egyptian teen enamored with American films dreams of making it in Hollywood.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:11:07
Netflix ID: 60001801
Spider-Man 2
Weary of leading a double life, Peter Parker shelves his superhero identity. Will he suit up again when a multitentacled baddie menaces New York City?
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:07:25
Netflix ID: 60036230
Monster
When emotionally scarred highway hooker Aileen Wuornos shoots a sadistic client, she begins a journey to become America's first female serial killer.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:44:20
Netflix ID: 60032559
Little Women
Four sisters and their mother battle life's vicissitudes in Civil War-era America after their father leaves to join the conflict.
Released: 2017-04-01
Runtime: 01:58:29
Netflix ID: 707114
The Lego Batman Movie
When a crew of legendary villains wreaks havoc on Gotham City, loner hero Batman must learn to rely on teamwork to save the day.
Released: 2017-12-29
Runtime: 01:44:26
Netflix ID: 80131731
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Ranging from absurd to profound, these Western vignettes from the Coen brothers follow the adventures of outlaws and settlers on the American frontier.
Released: 2018-11-16
Runtime: 02:13:18
Netflix ID: 80200267
Once Upon a Time in China
Amid foreign incursion, Wong Fei-hung fights to defend his community against corrupt officials, local gangsters and a rival in martial arts.
Released: 2018-12-27
Runtime: 02:13:45
Netflix ID: 17078070
First Man
Astronaut Neil Armstrong spends a decade training for the flight of a lifetime, as he prepares to be the first man to walk on the moon.
Released: 2019-08-18
Runtime: 02:20:59
Netflix ID: 80991403
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Dazzling and tender-hearted, legendary astrologer Walter Mercado vanished at the peak of his fame. This documentary poignantly explains what happened.
Released: 2020-07-08
Runtime: 01:36:29
Netflix ID: 81200204
Shrek 2
The cuddly ogre and his ladylove return to her homeland to tell her parents about their marriage. But Prince Charming is far from happy.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:32:23
Netflix ID: 60034572
Summer Hours
A dying woman summons her three adult children to her country home and tasks them with deciding the fate of her extraordinary art collection.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:38:26
Netflix ID: 70095141
Margarita, with a Straw
An Indian woman with cerebral palsy decides to study in New York, where she becomes involved in a life-changing affair with a blind female activist.
Released: 2016-07-16
Runtime: 01:40:37
Netflix ID: 80018695
The Cakemaker
When a German baker travels to Jerusalem in search of his dead male lover’s family, his growing involvement with them may expose his truth.
Released: 2018-12-04
Runtime: 01:49:15
Netflix ID: 80988989
8 Mile
Aspiring hip-hop artist Jimmy views his home, Detroit's 8 Mile district, as a psychological line that separates him from where and who he wants to be.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:50:26
Netflix ID: 60024922
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
At age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering the sex-obsessed guys at work, who set out to help him get laid.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:56:08
Netflix ID: 70028904
School of Rock
Musician Dewey Finn gets a job as a fourth-grade substitute teacher, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:49:11
Netflix ID: 60031226
Bridge to Terabithia
New classmate Leslie unlocks a mesmerizing world of fantasy and imagination for fifth-grader Jesse in this adventure based on the best-selling novel.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:30:58
Netflix ID: 70053832
Election
With Hong Kong's oldest triad on the verge of electing a new boss, the stage is set for an all-out battle between the two leading contenders.
Released: 2015-07-30
Runtime: 01:35:30
Netflix ID: 70080481
Police Story 2
A gangster vows revenge on Inspector Chan, now demoted to a traffic cop as a reprimand for his reckless actions in the line of duty. As the vendetta escalates, a new menace arises, and Chan must stop extortionists threatening public buildings.
Released: 2018-11-16
Runtime: 02:01:57
Netflix ID: 70060917
City on Fire
When a police detective who goes undercover to shake down jewel thieves is injured in the middle of a heist, the thieves suspect he is an infiltrator.
Released: 2018-12-27
Runtime: 01:44:52
Netflix ID: 60020852