The weather is finally cooling down, but the best streaming services are only heating up with great new movies to watch. When you're spoiled for choice, narrowing down what to watch next can quickly become a headache.
Enter the Netflix top 10, which is as good a place as any to cut through the noise quickly. But you're inevitably going to find some over-hyped duds right alongside the gems. With that in mind, each week I comb through Netflix's ranking of the most-watched movies to spotlight which ones are worth adding to your watchlist, so you can skip the scrolling and get to streaming.
This week, that includes the earworm-filled hit of the summer from the animation team behind the "Spider-Verse" films, a charming murder mystery that gives big "Knives Out" vibes, and a chilling true crime documentary that has everyone shook.
Not feeling any of these picks? For even more streaming recommendations, be sure to check out our guide to everything new on Netflix this month. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the three must-watch movies in Netflix’s top 10.
This article is based on Netflix's top 10 movies list in the U.S. as of 11:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, September 6.
Best movies in the Netflix top 10
'Unknown Number: The High School Catfish' (2025)
True crime fans are eating good. 2025 has been a banner year for Netflix documentaries, and its latest managed to box out both the streamer's star-studded new murder mystery and animated K-pop sensation for the No. 1 spot. "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" tells the chilling true story of Michigan teenagers Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, a couple who were bombarded with unsettling texts from an anonymous sender soon after they started dating.
The vicious cyberbullying campaign lasted over a year before the FBI was able to linnk the messages to a sender, whose identity is revealed in the documentary's shocking conclusion. The discovery sends shockwaves through the tight-knit community of Beal City, Michigan, and it clearly stunned Netflix viewers as well, given how viral chatter about "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" has been on social media.
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'The Thursday Murder Club' (2025)
While it's no Oscar contender, sometimes getting lost in the twists and turns of a charming who-dunnit is the perfect way to spend a cozy (almost) fall afternoon. Harry Potter alum Chris Columbus directs this adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel about a group of retirees in an upscale retirement community who swap bingo cards for crime-solving. But when their home's co-owner winds up dead, it's up to these amateur sleuths to uncover the culprit to keep Cooper's Chase from closing its doors.
The club’s members are as delightful as they are sharp: Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), a former spy; Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley), a retired psychiatrist; Ron (Pierce Brosnan), a former union firebrand; and their newest recruit, Joyce (Celia Imrie), a retired nurse. With such a stellar ensemble, "The Thursday Murder Club" is just as lively and fun as the source material, and it's a must-watch for fans of "Knives Out."
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'K-Pop Demon Hunters' (2025)
"K-Pop Demon Hunters" is Netflix's biggest hit of the summer, dominating not one, but two spots in Netflix's top 10 now that the streamer's released a sing-along version. Whether you're a K-pop fan or not, I guarantee you'll have a blast with this one. It's from Sony Pictures Animation, the same studio behind the award-winning "Spider-Verse" films and "The Mitchells vs. the Machines," which continues to redefine modern animation as we know it.
This bubble-gum pop animated adventure follows chart-topping idols Rumi (Arden Cho), Mira (May Hong), and Zoey (Ji-young Yoo)—a hit K-pop trio who moonlight as demon hunters, channeling the power of their harmony to keep darkness at bay. But they face their toughest challenge yet when a group of demons disguised as a rival boy band starts topping the charts and stealing the souls of their fans. With their stardom, not to mention the world itself, at stake, the trio gears up to slay the day, but victory will mean conquering their own inner demons first.
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Netflix top 10 movies right now
1. "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" (2025)
2. "K-Pop Demon Hunters" (2025)"
3. "Shrek" (2001)
4. "The Thursday Murder Club" (2025)
5. "Wind River" (2017)
6. "Shrek 2" (2004)
7. "K-Pop Demon Hunters: Sing-Along" (2025)
8. "Escape Room" (2019)
9. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005)
10. "Shrek the Third" (2007)
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