TL;DR: If you're wanting to find the best movies ever released that are available on Netflix US here in Australia on Netflix, there's still a wait before they're all released here (hopefully not a long one.)
This analysis is of the Top 74 movies available on Netflix in the US ranked by their IMDb ranking, as well as listing their directors, runtime, the year of release and their genre. There's only one documentary on this list, Restrepo; the rest are feature films.
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- Also Read: Netflix Australia vs Netflix US TV Shows Library Comparison
- Also Read: List of TV Shows available on Netflix in Australia
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- Also Read: Netflix vs Presto vs Stan: Movie Library Comparison
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| IMDb Ranking | Movie Title | On Netflix Australia? | Directors | IMDb Rating | Runtime (minutes) | Year Released | Genres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulp Fiction |  | Quentin Tarantino | 8.9 | 154 | 1994 | Crime, Drama |
| 2 | Forrest Gump | | Robert Zemeckis | 8.8 | 142 | 1994 | Drama, Romance |
| 3 | City of God |  | Fernando Meirelles, Ká¡tia Lund | 8.7 | 130 | 2002 | Crime, Drama |
| 4 | Life Is Beautiful | | Roberto Benigni | 8.6 | 116 | 1997 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| 5 | Once Upon a Time in the West | | Sergio Leone | 8.6 | 175 | 1968 | Western |
| 6 | The Silence of the Lambs | | Jonathan Demme | 8.6 | 118 | 1991 | Drama, Thriller |
| 7 | Sunset Blvd. | | Billy Wilder | 8.5 | 110 | 1950 | Drama, Film_Noir |
| 8 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | | James Cameron | 8.5 | 137 | 1991 | Action, Sci-Fi |
| 9 | Cinema Paradiso | | Giuseppe Tornatore | 8.5 | 155 | 1988 | Drama |
| 10 | Django Unchained | | Quentin Tarantino | 8.5 | 165 | 2012 | Western |
| 11 | American Beauty | | Sam Mendes | 8.4 | 122 | 1999 | Drama |
| 12 | Rang De Basanti | | Rakesh Omprakash Mehra | 8.4 | 157 | 2006 | Drama |
| 13 | Amelie | | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | 8.4 | 122 | 2001 | Comedy, Romance |
| 14 | Oldboy | | Chan-wook Park | 8.4 | 120 | 2003 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| 15 | Bicycle Thieves | | Vittorio De Sica | 8.4 | 93 | 1948 | Drama |
| 16 | Reservoir Dogs | | Quentin Tarantino | 8.4 | 99 | 1992 | Crime, Drama |
| 17 | Taxi Driver | | Martin Scorsese | 8.4 | 113 | 1976 | Crime, Drama |
| 18 | All About Eve | | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 8.4 | 138 | 1950 | Drama |
| 19 | The Apartment | | Billy Wilder | 8.3 | 125 | 1960 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| 20 | Snatch. | | Guy Ritchie | 8.3 | 104 | 2000 | Comedy, Crime |
| 21 | Metropolis | | Fritz Lang | 8.3 | 153 | 1927 | Drama, Sci-Fi |
| 22 | The Hunt | | Thomas Vinterberg | 8.3 | 115 | 2012 | Drama |
| 23 | Chinatown | | Roman Polanski | 8.3 | 130 | 1974 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| 24 | Good Will Hunting | | Gus Van Sant | 8.3 | 126 | 1997 | Drama |
| 25 | The Wolf of Wall Street | | Martin Scorsese | 8.2 | 180 | 2013 | Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| 26 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | | Guy Ritchie | 8.2 | 107 | 1998 | Comedy, Crime |
| 27 | Mary and Max | | Adam Elliot | 8.2 | 92 | 2009 | Animation, Comedy, Drama |
| 28 | Trainspotting | | Danny Boyle | 8.2 | 94 | 1996 | Drama |
| 29 | Fargo | | Joel Coen | 8.2 | 98 | 1996 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| 30 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | | Quentin Tarantino | 8.1 | 111 | 2003 | Action |
| 31 | Amores Perros | | Alejandro González Iñárritu | 8.1 | 154 | 2000 | Drama, Thriller |
| 32 | Annie Hall | | Woody Allen | 8.1 | 93 | 1977 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| 33 | Stand by Me | | Rob Reiner | 8.1 | 89 | 1986 | Adventure, Drama |
| 34 | There Will Be Blood | | Paul Thomas Anderson | 8.1 | 158 | 2007 | Drama |
| 35 | High Noon | | Fred Zinnemann | 8.1 | 85 | 1952 | Western |
| 36 | Ip Man | | Wilson Yip | 8.1 | 106 | 2008 | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport |
| 37 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | | John Ford | 8.1 | 123 | 1962 | Drama, Western |
| 38 | The Hustler | | Robert Rossen | 8.1 | 134 | 1961 | Drama, Sport |
| 39 | Groundhog Day | | Harold Ramis | 8.1 | 101 | 1993 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| 40 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | | Julian Schnabel | 8.1 | 112 | 2007 | Biography, Drama |
| 41 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | | Henry Selick | 8 | 76 | 1993 | Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| 42 | Big Fish | | Tim Burton | 8 | 125 | 2003 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| 43 | Charade | | Stanley Donen | 8 | 113 | 1963 | Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller |
| 44 | Mystic River | | Clint Eastwood | 8 | 138 | 2003 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| 45 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | | Quentin Tarantino | 8 | 137 | 2004 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| 46 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | | Dean DeBlois | 8 | 102 | 2014 | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| 47 | Crash | | Paul Haggis | 7.9 | 112 | 2004 | Drama |
| 48 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | | Francis Lawrence | 7.7 | 146 | 2013 | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| 49 | Clerks | | Kevin Smith | 7.9 | 92 | 1994 | Comedy |
| 50 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | | John Hughes | 7.9 | 103 | 1986 | Comedy |
| 51 | Serpico | | Sidney Lumet | 7.8 | 130 | 1973 | Biography, Crime, Drama |
| 52 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | | Lasse Hallström | 7.8 | 118 | 1993 | Drama |
| 53 | Battle Royale | | Kinji Fukasaku | 7.8 | 114 | 2000 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| 54 | Skyfall | | Sam Mendes | 7.8 | 143 | 2012 | Action, Thriller |
| 55 | The Machinist | | Brad Anderson | 7.7 | 101 | 2004 | Drama, Thriller |
| 56 | The French Connection | | William Friedkin | 7.8 | 104 | 1971 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| 57 | Black Hawk Down | | Ridley Scott | 7.7 | 144 | 2001 | Drama, History, Thriller, War |
| 58 | The Hunt for Red October | | John McTiernan | 7.6 | 135 | 1990 | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| 59 | Tucker and Dale vs. Evil | | Eli Craig | 7.6 | 89 | 2010 | Comedy, Horror |
| 60 | Silver Linings Playbook | | David O. Russell | 7.8 | 122 | 2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| 61 | Equilibrium | | Kurt Wimmer | 7.6 | 107 | 2002 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| 62 | Hugo | | Martin Scorsese | 7.6 | 126 | 2011 | Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery |
| 63 | Jackie Brown | | Quentin Tarantino | 7.5 | 154 | 1997 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| 64 | Mud | | Jeff Nichols | 7.5 | 130 | 2012 | Drama |
| 65 | Chef | | Jon Favreau | 7.3 | 114 | 2014 | Comedy, Drama |
| 66 | Rounders | | John Dahl | 7.4 | 121 | 1998 | Crime, Drama |
| 67 | Lars and the Real Girl | | Craig Gillespie | 7.4 | 106 | 2007 | Comedy, Drama |
| 68 | Lawless | | John Hillcoat | 7.3 | 116 | 2012 | Crime, Drama |
| 69 | Flight | | Robert Zemeckis | 7.3 | 138 | 2012 | Drama, Thriller |
| 70 | Submarine | | Richard Ayoade | 7.3 | 97 | 2010 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| 71 | Good Morning, Vietnam | | Barry Levinson | 7.3 | 121 | 1987 | Comedy, Drama, War |
| 72 | Beverly Hills Cop | | Martin Brest | 7.3 | 105 | 1984 | Action, Comedy |
| 73 | Snowpiercer | | Bong Joon Ho | 7 | 126 | 2013 | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| 74 | Get the Gringo | | Adrian Grunberg | 7 | 96 | 2012 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| 75 | Restrepo | | Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger | 7.6 | 93 | 2010 | Documentary, War |
Why are the show seasons not up to date?
Hi Alicia,
Thanks for your question.
To see an update to list of shows on Netflix AU, please see this page. Similarly for the US, please see this page.
Cheers,
Shirley
are there any uhd programs available
Hi Ala,
The premium Netflix Australia plan does offer Ultra HD streaming for selected programs. The UHD shows currently available are the Moving Art series, Marvel’s Daredevil, House of Cards, Sense8 and Blacklist.
Hope that helps,
Brodie
Will Netflix Australia be as poplar as Netflix U.S
Hi B,
Please note that finder.com.au is an online comparison service and does not represent Netflix Australia.
Netflix have yet to release any official numbers, so it’s hard to say whether Australia’s version will be as popular as the US version. It wax estimated that there were over 200,000 Australians signed up to the US Netflix through a VPN before the service launched in AUS. So, Netflix is certainly popular here. At the same time, the Australian version has been criticised for having not enough content, which has deterred some from signing up. Hopefully, Netflix will release some numbers soon, It would be interesting to see how it stacks up against the US version and even our own local streaming services like Stan and Presto.
Thanks,
Brodie
Why is there different content on Netflix Australia compared to Netflix US?
Hey Alicia,
While it’s unfortunate that we don’t have the same amount of content as Netflix US, they are working towards filling the library with more TV shows and movies every month. Netflix has to obtain the rights to stream each of their shows in Australia. It’s a pretty lengthy process, but hopefully we’ll begin to see big name shows like The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad on our screens soon.
Thanks,
Brodie