The best movies on Netflix include Scream 6, Saturday Night, Back in Action, Hereditary, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, In the Heart of the Sea, and more.

By its standards, the streamer's lineup of film originals in January is surprisingly slight. There are still a few Netflix-exclusive movies worth recommending this month, though, and the service is making up for its slim pickings of originals with a batch of exciting streaming acquisitions that is practically bursting at the seams with modern classics from the past 30 years.

Watch these three films leaving Netflix by February 1. Our picks include a romantic coming-of-age tale and an action-packed thriller.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

There are eight episode s of The Recruit season 2 and they'll all stream on Netflix from Thursday, January 30. Netflix has brought back its 2022 comedy-drama series Mo for a second and final season this week.

This month’s selection of movies includes an underseen rock opera, one of the best movies of the 2000s, a paranoid thriller about American misdeeds abroad, and a nice pre-Oscars catch-up on one of Timothée Chalamet’s best performances.

Fast Five is when the franchise took a left turn and never looked back, leaving the quaint street racing drama behind for reality-bending action thrillers. It’s also the second highest-rated Fast & Furious movie, behind only Furious 7, Paul Walker’s final film role.

As Netflix wraps up January 2025 with a few final additions in the coming days, it is also looking ahead to next month. The streamer just released the complete list of titles coming in February 2025,

These Netflix shows are among the best available, but that doesn't mean they're ones that come with regular recommendations.