Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (April 2026)
How We Pick
Every week our editors comb through Netflix's catalogue — new arrivals, trending titles, and overlooked gems — to bring you a curated list of films actually worth your time. We consider critical reception, audience scores, and our own editorial judgement.
Top Picks for April 2026
1. The Electric State
The Russo Brothers' ambitious sci-fi road trip, based on Simon Stålenhag's illustrated novel. Millie Bobby Brown stars as a teenager navigating a retro-futuristic landscape populated by abandoned robots. Visually stunning and emotionally grounded.
2. One Battle
The Oscar Best Picture winner finally arrives on Netflix. A devastating war drama set during a little-known WWII campaign, featuring career-best performances from its ensemble cast. Essential viewing.
3. Havoc
Tom Hardy leads this gritty action-thriller from director Gareth Evans (The Raid). A corrupt cop navigates a drug deal gone wrong across a single brutal night. The action choreography is world-class.
4. Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man
The third Benoit Blanc mystery sees Daniel Craig's detective tackling a locked-room murder at a tech billionaire's island retreat. Witty, surprising, and endlessly rewatchable.
5. The Woman in the Yard
A slow-burn psychological horror from Blumhouse. Danielle Deadwyler delivers a mesmerising performance as a woman haunted by a mysterious figure that appears in her backyard every night at the same time.
6. Carry-On
This taut airport thriller starring Taron Egerton was a surprise hit in late 2025 and continues to be one of Netflix's most-watched films. Perfect popcorn entertainment.
7. Emilia Pérez
Jacques Audiard's genre-defying musical crime drama. Zoë Saldaña earned her first Oscar nomination for her role in this audacious film about a Mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery.
8. Hit Man
Richard Linklater's darkly comedic thriller with Glen Powell as a philosophy professor moonlighting as a fake hitman for the police. Smart, sexy, and unpredictable.
9. Rebel Ridge
Jeremy Saulnier's intense small-town thriller about a man battling corrupt law enforcement. Aaron Pierre is magnetic in the lead role. One of the best action films of the past two years.
10. The Platform 2
The sequel to the Spanish dystopian hit expands the vertical prison concept in inventive and disturbing ways. Not for the faint of heart, but fans of the original will find plenty to chew on.
Honourable Mentions
Also worth streaming this month: His Three Daughters (Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon in a chamber piece about sibling grief), Do Patti (Bollywood thriller), Lonely Planet (Laura Dern romance), Don't Move(survival horror), and Woman of the Hour(Anna Kendrick's directorial debut).