Best movies — short on Netflix : our Top 20

1972 · Živko Nikolić

Against the fading echoes of its epic past, Zivko Nikolic paints a Montenegrin village in the wake of legend, exposing a stark present inhabited by the poor, the marginalized, and people with intellectual disabilities—lives neglected and left out of the grand heroic narratives.

2008 · Pablo Orlowsky

When a series of coordinated attacks shakes cities around the globe, a diverse team of intelligence officers, a battle-worn field operative, and a reluctant whistleblower are thrown together to track down the shadowy network behind them. Chasing leads from crowded metropolises to remote safe houses, they confront political interference, fractured alliances, and the moral cost of combating an enemy that thrives on chaos — forcing each to question how much they will sacrifice to prevent the next strike.

2025 · Steve Windels

Over four formative years, Julie, a young woman caught between turbulent romances and an uncertain professional path, is forced to reassess her ambitions and face an unvarnished truth about who she really is.

With Klaus Teigel, Benedetto Tumminello, Axel Poike, Gina Rutkewitz, Oliver Stojanovic, Theodor Grusdat and Angelika Brinkmann

2023 · Wes Anderson

A wealthy playboy becomes obsessed with tales of a reclusive guru who perceives the world without using his eyes. Convinced that the skill can be turned into profit, he tracks down the master and subjects himself to grueling training, hoping to harness the power to rig the high-stakes gambling world in his favor.

With Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Jarvis Cocker and Rebecca Cornford

2012 · Clark Baker

amid the frozen, shell‑pocked expanse between opposing trenches, French and Scottish soldiers stand off against German troops. On Christmas Eve an astonishing incident occurs in that desolate no man's land — a fleeting, humane truce that interrupts the slaughter and forces enemies to recognize one another as men rather than targets. What begins as tentative curiosity blossoms into fragile acts of fellowship that will change those who take part.

With Brandon Bales, Brandy Maasch, Julie Mintz, Walter Phelan, Taylor Pigeon, Alan Pietruszewski and Whit Spurgeon

2002 · Miguel Ángel Vivas

After his mother dies suddenly, ten-year-old Nemo is sent to live with his maternal uncle and his family. Though his new relatives are polite and welcoming, Nemo’s twelve-year-old cousin Iván delights in teasing him, spinning dark tales about a Bogeyman who will come for him if he misbehaves. At first Nemo shrugs off the warnings, convinced Iván is only trying to scare him with made-up stories.

With Alberto Jiménez, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Junio Valverde and Isabel Gálvez

2023 · Pauline Gay

Three solitary employees at a neighborhood department store form an unexpected bond, finding comfort in each other's company as they tentatively navigate intimacy, longing, and what it means to love.

With Corinne Masiero, Salomé Dewaels, Carole Trevoux, Johann Cuny and Frédérique Moser

2015 · Tucky Williams

Aishwarya, a flight attendant determined to marry into wealth, sets her sights on Karthik after believing he’s a wealthy man. When she learns he’s actually a humble gym trainer, she walks away — only to find that Karthik won’t let her go without a fight, forcing both to face whether ambition or genuine connection matters more.

2012 · Inés Sedan

A recently laid-off executive, forced to sell his apartment, discovers he still possesses a spare key. Haunted by the family that now lives there, he becomes increasingly obsessed with reclaiming the life he lost and will go to any lengths to get it back.

2008 · William Branden Blinn

A mixed martial artist, desperate to keep custody of his young daughter, abandons a career-defining bout and races through Berlin against the clock, battling obstacles and personal demons to make it to her birthday celebration.

With Nick Soper and Carlos Salas

2022 · Mike Doxford

Seasoned hostage negotiator Alan Bender is summoned to free the president after a high-stakes abduction, only to find himself juggling a parallel crisis: negotiating to save his marriage and protect his wife.

2022 · Maya Newell

Tracing her path from childhood to teenage activism, Georgie Stone reflects on her life and her landmark struggle for transgender rights in this documentary.

With Georgie Stone, Rebekah Robertson, Greg Stone and Harry Stone

1984 · Rachid Bouchareb

Two twelve-year-olds, born to Algerian parents, slip away in secret aiming for the sun and the sea of their ancestral homeland, Algeria. Their plan collapses when they find themselves stranded on the docks of Le Havre, forced to face the sudden weight of exile, identity and growing up.

With Rachid Bouchareb

2014 · Rod Blackhurst

Forced into early retirement by a progressive illness, former baseball pro Ray Waller and his wife move with their two children into a new house, banking on the backyard pool as both a playground for the kids and a place for Ray’s rehabilitation. But the home harbors a sinister history, and whatever was buried in its past soon awakens, pulling the family into a relentless, inescapable nightmare.

With Megalyn Echikunwoke

2011 · Greg Williams

In a near future where robotic advances have vaulted Paralympic competitors into the spotlight, Maria is determined to face her sister in competition. To make that dream a reality she is pulled into a dangerous underground of illicit tech, betrayal and escalating violence.

With Zahia Dehar and Grant Tuohy