{"id":233900,"date":"2026-04-11T10:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/5-best-netflix-movies-to-watch-right-now-ranked-by-rotten-tomatoes-april-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:05:48","slug":"5-best-netflix-movies-to-watch-right-now-ranked-by-rotten-tomatoes-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/5-best-netflix-movies-to-watch-right-now-ranked-by-rotten-tomatoes-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Netflix Movies to Watch Right Now, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes (April 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s original films may not have won Best Picture at the Oscars, but the streamer still has a terrific lineup of A-list movies.<\/p>\n<p>It certainly helps that Netflix can borrow films from other studios for an extended period, including several Oscar-winning selections.<\/p>\n<p>For March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> has narrowed down these selections to the five best Netflix movies to watch right now, as ranked by Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Our choices include a crime drama, a music biopic, an independent film, a legal drama and one of the best movies of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/new-on-netflix-in-march-2026-the-full-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/new-on-netflix-in-march-2026-the-full-list-of-movies-and-tv-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">New on Netflix in March 2026 \u2014 The Full List of Movies and TV Shows<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIs it March already? Yes, it is, and Netflix is celebrating as if it were Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, all rolled into one month. How else can you explain the packed slate the world\u2019s most popular streamer has set for its millions of subscribers? On the TV side, the hit series Virgin River returns for [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>5. \u2018Casino\u2019 (1995)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Casino Official Trailer #1 - Robert De Niro Movie (1995) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-D0QiMpGKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1067987-casino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rotten Tomatoes Score: 78<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Out of the 10 movies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/robert-de-niro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Robert De Niro<\/strong><\/a> and director <strong>Martin Scorsese<\/strong> have made together,<em> Casino<\/em> falls somewhere in the middle. It\u2019s still a great crime epic in the Scorsese fashion, even if it\u2019s not as iconic as some of their previous collaborations. The film is set in the 1970s as Sam \u201cAce\u201d Rothstein (De Niro) is sent to Las Vegas to oversee a lucrative casino for the mob.<\/p>\n<p>Sam\u2019s very good at his job, but not as good at picking his friends. The woman he loves, Ginger McKenna (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sharon-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sharon Stone<\/strong><\/a>), can barely hide her disdain for him, while his old pal Nicky Santoro (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/joe-pesci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joe Pesci<\/strong><\/a>) quickly becomes more trouble than he\u2019s worth. Sam has a better talent for making new enemies, and it\u2019s only a matter of time before he may be forced to permanently cash in his chips.<\/p>\n<p><em>Casino<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70019012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>4. \u2018Ray\u2019 (2004)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ray (2004) Official Trailer - Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington Movie HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jVHCQfcugdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/ray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rotten Tomatoes Score: 79<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The real <em>Ray Charles<\/em> passed away a few months before<em> Ray<\/em> hit theaters, but this biopic was a fitting tribute to the legendary singer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jamie-foxx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jamie Foxx<\/strong><\/a> won an Oscar for his portrayal of Charles, and the film depicts his rise from obscurity to music superstar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/netflixs-new-no-1-drama-is-this-2025-russell-crowe-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuremberg-4.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Russell Crowe as Hermann Goring, Leo Woodall and Rami Malek in Nuremberg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuremberg-4.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/netflixs-new-no-1-drama-is-this-2025-russell-crowe-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Netflix&#8217;s No. 1 Drama Is This Overlooked 2025 Movie With Russell Crowe<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNuremberg was released late in 2025, presumably with an eye towards making an awards season run. While Oscar nominations eluded the film by writer and director James Vanderbilt, Nuermberg has found a new streaming home. Unsurprisingly, Nuermberg is already climbing Netflix\u2018s streaming movie chart despite the grim subject matter. Now, Watch With Us is sharing [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Charles\u2019 talent is undeniable even during the early stages of his career as he embarks on romances with Della Beatrice Howard (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kerry-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kerry Washington<\/strong><\/a>), <strong>Mary Ann Fisher<\/strong> (<strong>Aunjanue Ellis<\/strong>) and <strong>Margie Hendricks<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/regina-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Regina King<\/strong><\/a>). Unfortunately for Charles, his heroin addiction may be more powerful than his love for any of the women in his life. And it may cost him everything he has.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ray<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70001994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>3. \u2018Chef\u2019 (2014)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chef | Official Trailer [HD]  | Open Road Films\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5xlHJAEaf-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/chef_2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Chef<\/em> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jon-favreau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jon Favreau<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s palate cleanser after directing a string of blockbuster films, as he wrote, directed and starred in this indie flick about a man facing a mid-life crisis of his own making. Carl Casper (Favreau) is an acclaimed chef whose argument with a food critic, Ramsey Michel (<strong>Oliver Platt<\/strong>), goes viral and seemingly ends his career.<\/p>\n<p>Carl\u2019s ex-wife, Inez (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sofia-vergara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sof\u00eda Vergara<\/strong><\/a>), and his former co-worker, Martin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/john-leguizamo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Leguizamo<\/strong><\/a>), encourage him to rediscover his passion for cooking by reinventing himself as a food truck owner. Freed from the constraints of running a restaurant, Carl gets to be experimental with his food offerings while repairing his relationships with Inez and their son, Percy (<strong>Emjay Anthony<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Chef<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70297087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/anatomy-of-a-fall-dog-messi-is-reportedly-skipping-the-2024-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Why-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-Dog-Messi-Isn-t-Allowed-at-the-Oscars-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C101px%2C1157px%2C654px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Why Anatomy of a Fall Dog Messi Isn t Allowed at the Oscars\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Why-Anatomy-of-a-Fall-Dog-Messi-Isn-t-Allowed-at-the-Oscars-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/anatomy-of-a-fall-dog-messi-is-reportedly-skipping-the-2024-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Unfortunately, the &#8216;Anatomy of a Fall&#8217; Dog Won&#8217;t Be at the Oscars<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA dog named Messi, who became the breakout star of Anatomy of a Fall, is not expected to attend the 2024 Academy Awards. The 7-year-old border collie, who played Snoop in Justine Triet\u2019s Oscar-nominated drama, won\u2019t be in Los Angeles for the Sunday, March 10, awards show, per The Hollywood Reporter. Messi was the main [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>2. \u2018Anatomy of a Fall\u2019 (2023)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ANATOMY OF A FALL - Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FUXawkH-ONM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/anatomy_of_a_fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a knock against the human cast of <em>Anatomy of a Fall<\/em> to say that one of the film\u2019s best performances was given by a dog named <strong>Messi<\/strong>. That very cute canine was used exceptionally well as Snoop, the guide dog for a young boy named Daniel Maleski (<strong>Milo Machado-Graner<\/strong>). The pair has the misfortune of discovering the body of Daniel\u2019s father, Samuel Maleski (<strong>Samuel Theis<\/strong>), and the family trauma is only beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Police and prosecutors soon focus on Daniel\u2019s mother, Sandra Voyter (<strong>Sandra H\u00fcller<\/strong>), as the primary suspect in her husband\u2019s death. The authorities disregard Sandra\u2019s contention that her husband committed suicide, and her case plays out in court and in the court of public opinion. Did Sandra murder her husband, or is she his killer? You\u2019ll have to see the film before you can make up your mind.<\/p>\n<p><em> Anatomy of a Fall<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81713297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>1. \u2018Boyhood\u2019 (2014)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boyhood | Official US Trailer | IFC Films\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y0oX0xiwOv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/boyhood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Boyhood<\/em> was a cinematic experiment by director <strong>Richard Linklater<\/strong> that chronicled the lives of a boy, Mason Evans Jr. (<strong>Ellar Coltrane<\/strong>), and his family over the course of a decade by shooting small segments of the film once per year. Subsequently, the audience sees Mason and his sister, Samantha (<strong>Lorelei Linklater<\/strong>), grow up before their eyes while their weary mother, Olivia Evans (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/patricia-arquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patricia Arquette<\/strong><\/a>), tries to raise them as well as she can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ethan-hawke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/a> costars as Mason Evans Sr., Olivia\u2019s ex-husband, who drifts into and out of the lives of his children. Arquette won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and Hawke is quite good, too, but this movie belongs to Coltrane. His character work as Mason is fully believable. This film feels like a real coming-of-age story because, in many ways, it is \u2014 the film documents in real time Coltrane\u2019s transformation from a child to a young man, and it\u2019s fascinating to watch.<\/p>\n<p><em> Boyhood<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/70301281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/5-best-netflix-movies-ranked-by-rotten-tomatoes-april-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix\u2018s original films may not have won Best Picture at the Oscars, but the streamer still has a terrific lineup of A-list movies. It certainly helps that Netflix can borrow films from other studios for an extended period, including several Oscar-winning selections. For March, Watch With Us has narrowed down these selections to the five [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-233900","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}