Are you lost in front of the abundance of films on the Netflix platform? esat has selected the 20 best Netflix original movies and films for you.
Initially known especially for event fictions like La Casa de Papel or Squid Game or Stranger Things, whose season 4 left fans speechless, the Netflix streaming platform has never neglected films. The catalog has been enriched in recent years, with jewels like The Irishman, and this will continue to accelerate. The American giant can indeed now broadcast films 15 months after their theatrical release against 36 previously. Netflix also produces feature films, all original creations. If things started slowly, the pace has increased in recent years, especially in 2021 with a very large number of event productions

Best 20 movies should you absolutely watch on Netflix in 2022 ?

The schedule of new Netflix Original movies for 2022 has been packed, although some release dates have been changed. Now, there are many great filmmakers who want to work with the brand with the red logo, like David Fincher, Martin Scorsese or Jane Campion and stars like Brad Pitt or Sandra Bullock. At the Oscars 2022, Netflix had also gleaned no less than 27 nominations, even if it was Coda, from the competing platform Apple TV +, which was crowned best film. To see more clearly in this ocean of works of all kinds, Télé-Loisirs offers you several tops, including its top 20 of the best original films produced by Netflix to discover on the platform.

• 1 The Power of the dog, undoubtedly the most beautiful western of 2021

Montana, 1920s. The two brothers, Phil and George Burbank, run a huge ranch. The first displays a rebellious virility, the second is sensitive and delicate. When George brings Rose, a widow he has just married, back to the ranch, Phil feels jealous. Jane Campion signs a work with superb aesthetics and staging, which speaks only of love. Whether it is prevented or lived in broad daylight, it is he who precipitates the characters of this family drama towards their destiny. The Power of the Dog is a must watch Netflix movie. In short, a masterpiece.

• 2 Don’t look up, cosmic denial, casting of stars in the catalog!

Two scientists discover that a comet is heading straight for Earth. They try to alert the world, but come up against the skepticism of the President of the United States. Crazy cast (Leonardo DiCaprio, dubbed by a Frenchman in the film, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett…) for this original Netflix creation, a gritty version of Armageddon, whose resemblance to current events (replace comet by virus… ) obvious. The jubilant scenes follow one another, with a special mention for Meryl Streep, remarkable “Trumpette” and other good supporting roles. Already a cult film. A true story ? You could almost write it down.

• 3Adam through time, the latest novelty that is making the buzz

One night, Adam, a withdrawn boy since the death of his father, finds an injured man in the garage of his house. The individual is not aggressive and strangely comfortable. Adam understands that this is him, an adult, from the future. Thus begins rilling science fiction adventure, at once funny, moving and full of action, reminiscent of the cinema of Steven Spielberg. The duo formed by Ryan Reynolds and the young Walker Scobell is very endearing. Recently released on the platform, this film has already achieved an incredible record.

• 4 Unforgivable, Sandra Bullock’s comeback between thriller and drama

Three years after Bird Box, Sandra Bullock returns to the platform as an ex-con decided to locate her sister. Inhabited and moving, the actress transcends this heartbreaking drama at the borders of the mystery and bordering at the social portrait, in what it inspires of the rehabilitation of ex-convicts withinside the United States. Interspersed with reversals and placing sequences, this movie with its virtuoso staging maintains us spellbound. And takes us to the guts.

• 5 The Mitchells against the machines, to see with the family

Katie Mitchell, passionate about cinema, is preparing to enter the faculty, and to leave her family, of which she is bordering on an overdose. But his dreams of independence are shattered by… an invasion of androids led by an artificial intelligence, whose goal turns out to be the enslavement of the human race. Produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Great Lego Adventure), this animated comedy is an absolutely enjoyable gem, both funny, tender, modern, full of self-mockery and staging ideas. The characters are endearing, heroes as supporting roles. In the genre, a masterpiece!

• 6 The Chicago Seven, true story and great history

The trial of the demonstrators during the National Assembly Congress in Chicago in 1968, an important date in the history of the United States. The purpose of this meeting was to designate the Democratic candidate for the 1968 presidential elections. Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter of The Social Network, signs a major political film on the clashes between police forces and militants against the Vietnam War. A fascinating work of timeless power, among the best original Netflix creations.

• 7 Roma, an author at his peak

Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Roma, distributed by Netflix, is director Alfonso Cuaron’s most personal film. The latter films in long sequence shots in sumptuous black and white, his childhood memories of 1971, the year of the student revolt and the divorce of his parents. In the chic district of Mexico City where he grew up and which gives the film its title, he brings to life father, mother, brothers, sisters and above all Cléo, his adored nanny, the central character of the film. After The Son of Man and Gravity, the filmmaker still surprises with this intimate and melancholy story that paints the portrait of two abandoned women: his nurse, following an unwanted pregnancy, and his mother, by an unfaithful husband. . In a vibrant tribute to motherhood. A great movie.

• 8 The Irishman, sacred monsters

Based on a true story, The Irishman, (very) 3h28 feature film produced by Netflix paints the portrait of Frank Sheeran, a septuagenarian remembering his life as a hitman in the Mafia. Like his character, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, a veritable machine for making masterpieces, invites us to take a look behind the scenes of his own filmography. At his disposal, an impressive arsenal of actors: Robert de Niro, more mineral than ever, Al Pacino, loud-mouthed and mischievous, but above all an exceptional Joe Pesci… and sober! Elegiac thriller, The Irishman gains over the minutes a stature of intimate drama, until a very moving conclusion. A love letter to mafia movies.

9. Okja, Korean know-how

Available on Netflix, this film by Korean director Bong Joon-ho immerses us in the near future and looks back on the strong relationship between a young girl from South Korea and her best friend, an amazing giant pig that she raises in the mountains. for 10 years. May the latter is captured by an agribusiness magnate who hopes to launch a new transgenic meat on the world market with great fanfare.

10. Marriage Story, to cry

Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver), a New York actress and director, loved each other dearly and had a son, now 5 years old. But their beautiful story is coming to an end. Nicole wants to return to her native California to resume her career as a film actress… Director Noah Baumbach and Scarlett Johansson wrote this screenplay, while each was going through a grueling divorce. Sadness, resentment, nostalgia, love permeate every moment of this dazzling film and a deep sensitivity. All the actors – whether they are the first or supporting roles (Laura Dern, Ray Liotta…) – throw themselves into the battle with all the genius and all the intensity of which they are capable. Clever, funny, poignant, this Kramer vs. Kramer family tragedy pierces your heart.

Midnight in the universe: George Clooney alone in the world… or almost

11. The Earth is decimated by a mysterious

A scientist, left alone in an observation station on the ice floe, tries to prevent the return of a space mission that left to find the possibility of life at the edge of the galaxy… George Clooney, heartbreaking in the main role, is also the director of this melancholic masterpiece, which mixes spectacular survival film and intimate quest, halfway between Gravity and Ad Astra. And what a final reversal!

12. Enola Holmes, when Millie Bobby Brown plays Sherlock’s sister!

In the Holmes family, I ask for the youngest! Enola is going looking for her mom who disappeared on her sixteenth birthday. Escaping from her brothers Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin) who need to ship her to boarding school, she saves a younger runaway viscount from death, the sufferer of a darkish plot. The director of the Killing Eve collection symptoms and symptoms a baroque and supercharged journey comedy, led with the aid of using the bubbly Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things).

13. Lost in the Arctic, captivating true story

In 1909, Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen and his younger crewman, Iver Iversen, launched into a adventure throughout the Arctic with the purpose of disavowing the United States, which claimed northeast Greenland. On their go back from the expedition, and after having fought towards hunger, the bloodless and a polar bear, they locate their deliver deserted with the aid of using the crew… Gripping, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Games of Thrones) fights for his survival on this fascinating story, stimulated with the aid of using a real story.

14. The Highwaymen, sacred duo

Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson camp two somewhat decrepit Texas Rangers (one has long since retired, the other has sunk into alcohol), Frank Hamer and Maney Gault, known for having put an end to the murderous run of Bonnie and Clyde, in 1934. This hunt for murderous lovers – idolized by the population – is as much a successful ambient film on the Great Depression which hit the United States at the time, as it is a fine number of actors.

15. The Harder they fall, like in Tarantino

When outlaw Nat Love discovers that his nemesis Rufus Buck has escaped from prison, he gathers his gang, decided to actual revenge. We fell in love with this explosive western pop with “tarantinesque” accents. Shimmering colors, bold direction, impossible to resist soundtrack, anthology combat scenes… Jeymes Samuel offers the style pretty a facelift. And we are now no longer even speaking approximately the casting, royal: Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz or maybe Regina King.

16. Red Notice, pure action

An FBI profiler (Dwayne Johnson) is forced to team up with a high-flying con man (Ryan Reynolds), who won’t hesitate to betray him at the first opportunity, to capture the world’s greatest art thief: Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), in tough mode. Filmed around the globe, this frantic heist comedy is based on the explosive bond between the three Hollywood action stars. A sparkling popcorn movie.

17. Spiderhead, Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller as a duo

Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun: Maverick, signs this psychological thriller in which a scientist conducts a strange experiment in an ultramodern prison establishment with drugs capable of altering the emotions of prisoners. His research is threatened when two inmates struggling with their pasts begin to bond. Dark humor and suspense are on the program of this science-fiction film directed by Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller.

18. Tyler Rake rocks with Chris Hemsworth

A mercenary accepts a suicide venture in Bangladesh: he should keep the son of a drug baron held withinside the stronghold of a rival gang. Tyler Rake became tailored from the photograph novel Ciudad via way of means of Joe Russo, director of the closing Avengers, who desired to attempt his hand on the motion thriller. Behind the camera, Sam Hargrave, certainly considered one among Hollywood’s maximum outstanding stunt coordinators (Hunger Games, Atomic Blonde, Avengers) is busy. It symptoms and symptoms a brutal “survival” with stunning combating scenes and frightened editing. Chris Hemsworth (Thor) is impeccable as a death-dishonest adventurer damaged via way of means of his past. With this immersive and testosterone-crammed motion film, the actor in edgy mode establishes himself as the brand new John Wick. And it rocks!

19. Tick, tick…boom! : Let the music !

Author of Hamilton and the songs of Moana: the legend of the end of the world, the prodigy Lin-Manuel Miranda adapts Rent, the autobiographical musical comedy by Jonathan Larson, which remained on Broadway for twelve years. It recounts the beginnings of the composer who, at almost thirty, struggles between his job as a waiter, his loves, his friendships and his determination to put on his first show. Rage in his stomach, Andrew Garfield dances, sings and loves with the energy of despair.

20. Klaus, entertainment for everyone

A lazy postman, Jesper is sent to the sad town of Smeerensburg, whose inhabitants only fight among themselves. There he meets Klaus, a mysterious carpenter. This quirky Christmas tale shows a joyful evil spirit, while keeping a welcome touch of emotion. The animation is high quality, with its angular, cartoonish and hilarious characters. Perfect for the whole family.