The top 10 movies on Netflix that are most popular right now

Netflix is home to an enviable library of movies. From horror, to comedy, to romance, and everything in between, the streamer has all that we could want and more. Each week, Netflix releases a roundup of the most popular 10 films on the streaming service that are getting the most love from subscribers.

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The new documentary Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea tops this week’s list, while The Boss Baby remains boss at No. 2. The rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle continues to tug at people’s heartstrings (and remotes), in its fifth week on the Top 10 Movies list.

Below, you’ll find the list of top movies on Netflix right now, which we’ll be updating weekly with information about each title and links to our reviews, letting you know which titles to stream and which ones you can probably skip.

While you’re here, why not check out our other Netflix lists? Check out the Top 10 Shows on Netflix, the Best Movies on Netflix and what’s New on Netflix this month. Happy streaming!

1. Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea

   

   The new documentary delves into the tragic true story of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which in 2012, crashed and resulted in the deaths of 32 people onboard.

2. The Boss Baby

   

   In The Boss Baby, Alec Baldwin lends his best Jack Donaghy voice to a diaper-wearing businessman. After Boss Baby arrives to his new family’s home with a suit and briefcase (according to his older brother, Tim) an instant sibling rivalry ensues between the two siblings. But the pair must come to terms to thwart an evil corporate plan.

   Though it was critically panned, The Boss Baby earned Baldwin an Oscar nomination for best animated feature in 2018 – much to everyone’s disappointment.

   Read our full review of The Boss Baby.

3. Desire (2026)

   

   This Mexican erotic thriller follows a lawyer named Lucero (Ludwika Paleta), who “allows herself to be swept up in an intense affair with her daughter’s young swimming coach,” Fernando (José María Yázpik).

4. The Body in the Locker

   

   This 2025 Lifetime thriller follows a woman (played by Kirsten Comerford) who discovers the body of a dead woman in her late father’s storage locker, prompting the search for her killer.

5. Voicemails for Isabelle

   

   Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson star in this new rom-com, which sees Deutch play Jill, a girl mourning the loss of her sister Izzy (Ciara Bravo) by continuing to leave voicemails at her old number. However, she doesn’t know that the number now belongs to Wes (Robinson).

   Read our full review of Voicemails for Isabelle.

6. Nothing to Lose

   

   This French drama sees a mother (played by Nawell Madani) go to “violent lengths” in order to support her ailing son, even if that means “taking a hospital hostage,” per Netflix’s synopsis.

7. White Chicks

   

   Marlon and Shawn Wayans’ slapstick comedy sees the brothers star as FBI agents who get relegated to protecting a pair of heiresses from being kidnapped. But the mission takes a turn when the heiresses refuse to appear in public at a high profile event, prompting the agents to don prosthetic disguises to impersonate the sisters in their day-to-day lives. The classic comedy features an all-star cast including Terry Crews, Jaime King, and Busy Phillipps.

8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

   

   Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler lead this 2023 prequel movie in the film franchise based on Suzanne Collin’s bestselling dystopian book series.

   Read our full review of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

9. Old Henry

   

   Director and writer Potsy Ponciroli’s 2021 Western set in 1906 Oklahoma stars Tim Blake Nelson as the titular widower and farmer, whose son Wyatt (Gavin Lewis) thinks of him as a simple, boring man. However, things change and secrets emerge when an injured man with a satchel of cash arrives at their home.

   Read our full review of Old Henry.

10. The Hunger Games

    

    The 2012 film brought the first book of Suzanne Collins’ bestselling book series to life, with stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and the late Donald Sutherland comprising the cast,