Top rated serious movies on Netflix

Check out today’s highest ranked serious movies on Netflix! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best serious movies on Netflix, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Don't Look Up (2021)

Two American astronomers attempt to warn humankind about an approaching comet that will wipe out life on planet Earth.

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2021-12-07 | Comedy / Science Fiction

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio

Rating

rating icon 7.113
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with political satire
  2. Ranked #2 for
    society in general
  3. Ranked #2 for
    Black Comedy

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Don't Look Up trailer
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2 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

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.

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2020-09-25 | Drama / History

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen

Rating

rating icon 7.714
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    depicting social justice
  2. Ranked #2 for
    excellent casting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    terrific

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 trailer
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3 The Two Popes (2019)

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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2019-11-27 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins

Rating

rating icon 7.503
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    splendid
  2. Ranked #1 for
    humanized
  3. Ranked #1 for
    for Catholic contemplation

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The Two Popes trailer
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4 Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

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2020-06-12 | War / Drama

Cast

Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors

Rating

rating icon 6.52
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    scattershot
  2. Ranked #2 for
    clunky
  3. Ranked #4 for
    flashback sequence

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5 System Crasher (2019)

Wherever 9-year-old Benni ends up, she is expelled. She has become what child protection services call a “system crasher.” But she is not looking to change her ways, and has one goal: go back home to her mother. When anger management trainer Micha is hired to help, suddenly there is hope.

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2019-09-19 | Drama

Cast

Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch

Rating

rating icon 7.692
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    incorrigible
  2. Ranked #1 for
    with daddy issue
  3. Ranked #2 for
    short-fused character

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6 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

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2020-02-05 | Action / Crime

Cast

Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor

Rating

rating icon 6.943
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #3 for
    mighty fine
  2. Ranked #6 for
    cuckoo
  3. Ranked #7 for
    wild-eyed character

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7 The Suicide Squad (2021)

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

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2021-07-28 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Margot Robbie, Idris Elba

Rating

rating icon 7.535
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #5 for
    naff
  2. Ranked #6 for
    top-violence
  3. Ranked #7 for
    stylized violence

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The Suicide Squad trailer
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8 The Batman (2022)

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

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2022-03-01 | Crime / Mystery

Cast

Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz

Rating

rating icon 7.683
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    brooding
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark and gritty
  3. Ranked #2 for
    knocking socks off

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The Batman trailer
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9 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

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2022-12-07 | Animation / Adventure

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek

Rating

rating icon 8.245
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    suitably menacing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    surprisingly mature
  3. Ranked #1 for
    giving shivers

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10 The Wandering Earth (2019)

When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

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2019-02-05 | Science Fiction / Action

Cast

Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    Space Opera
  2. Ranked #2 for
    rationalism
  3. Ranked #3 for
    game changer

Trailer

The Wandering Earth trailer
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