Top rated small-scale movies on Netflix

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

1 The Farewell (2019)

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

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2019-07-12 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen

Rating

rating icon 7.435
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    acute
  3. Ranked #2 for
    universal theme

Trailer

The Farewell trailer
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2 The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.

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2019-06-07 | Drama

Cast

Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors

Rating

rating icon 7.05
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    soulful acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    above average acting
  3. Ranked #2 for
    elegiac

Trailer

The Last Black Man in San Francisco trailer
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3 Minari (2021)

A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

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2021-02-12 | Drama

Cast

Steven Yeun, Han Yeri

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    good visual
  2. Ranked #1 for
    masterfully crafted
  3. Ranked #1 for
    good art directing

Trailer

Minari trailer
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4 Emily the Criminal (2022)

Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.

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2022-08-12 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

Rating

rating icon 6.767
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    thoroughly believable acting
  2. Ranked #1 for
    lean
  3. Ranked #1 for
    persuasive acting

Trailer

Emily the Criminal trailer
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5 His House (2020)

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

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2020-01-27 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku

Rating

rating icon 6.42
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fresh spin
  2. Ranked #1 for
    effectively scary
  3. Ranked #2 for
    few jump scares

Trailer

His House trailer
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6 A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

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2021-05-21 | Science Fiction / Thriller

Cast

Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy

Rating

rating icon 7.493
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    with suspenseful moments
  2. Ranked #2 for
    loud noise
  3. Ranked #3 for
    genuinely tense

Trailer

A Quiet Place Part II trailer
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7 Living (2022)

London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

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2022-11-04 | Drama

Cast

Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    telling
  2. Ranked #1 for
    able supporting actor
  3. Ranked #2 for
    gentlemanly

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Living trailer
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8 Dune (2021)

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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2021-09-15 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson

Rating

rating icon 7.787
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    epic scope
  2. Ranked #1 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    sweeping

Trailer

Dune trailer
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9 The Lost Daughter (2021)

A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

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2021-12-16 | Drama

Cast

Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley

Rating

rating icon 6.551
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    unloved character
  2. Ranked #4 for
    sabbatical
  3. Ranked #4 for
    rowdy character

Trailer

The Lost Daughter trailer
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10 The Power of the Dog (2021)

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

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2021-10-25 | Drama / Western

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst

Rating

rating icon 6.79
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    painfully slow
  2. Ranked #1 for
    extraordinary
  3. Ranked #1 for
    slow and deliberate

Trailer

The Power of the Dog trailer
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