Movies

Netflix has established itself as a major film studio, producing and acquiring a diverse array of movies ranging from Oscar-winning dramas like All Quiet on the Western Front and The Irishman to massive, crowd-pleasing action and comedy blockbusters. The streaming giant's strategy emphasizes variety and global appeal, offering everything from animated family films and international thrillers to star-studded Hollywood productions. These originals frequently dominate the platform's internal viewership charts, with the most popular titles garnering hundreds of millions of views worldwide shortly after their release.

Netflix's Three Most Popular Movies

K-Pop Demon Hunters KPop Demon Hunters is an American animated musical urban fantasy film that follows the K-pop girl group "Huntr/x," consisting of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, who lead double lives as demon hunters. In their world, demons capture human souls for their ruler, Gwi-Ma, but are held at bay by a magical barrier called the Honmoon, which is powered by the hunters' singing voices and their fans' support. The trio's ultimate goal is to strengthen this barrier into a "Golden Honmoon" to permanently banish the demons. The story explores themes of self-acceptance and identity, as Rumi, the leader, secretly grapples with being half-demon herself, a fact she hides from her bandmates out of shame. The conflict intensifies when Gwi-Ma dispatches five of his top demons to form a rival K-pop boy band called the "Saja Boys," led by Jinu. Their mission is to steal the Huntr/x's fans, thereby weakening the Honmoon barrier and allowing more demons to enter the human world. A complex dynamic forms between Rumi and Jinu, who bond over their shared experiences of shame and hidden pasts. Jinu, a former human tricked by Gwi-Ma centuries ago, eventually gains Rumi's trust, leading her to believe he can be redeemed and even help her perfect the Honmoon. The climax occurs at an awards show where the truth is revealed, and Rumi's demon marks are exposed to the world. Rumi, after confronting Jinu and accepting her dual identity, reunites with her bandmates. With their combined strength and a new song about self-acceptance, they fight the demons on stage. In a final, redemptive act, Jinu sacrifices himself to protect Rumi, and the newly empowered Huntr/x defeats Gwi-Ma, re-sealing the demons and creating a stronger Honmoon barrier with Jinu's restored soul, thus saving the world.

Red Notice Red Notice is a high-stakes, globe-trotting action-comedy and heist film featuring a trio of star characters. The plot revolves around a priceless ancient artifact: three bejeweled eggs once gifted by Mark Antony to Cleopatra. Two of the eggs have been found, and the third is missing. FBI profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) is on the case to track down a renowned art thief, Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds), who attempts to steal the first egg. Hartley successfully apprehends Booth, but the egg is stolen anyway by "The Bishop" (Gal Gadot), an even more elusive and cunning master criminal. The setup leads to Hartley being framed and imprisoned alongside Booth in a remote Russian jail. Forced into an unlikely alliance, Hartley and Booth escape prison and set out on a global chase to find the three eggs and catch The Bishop. Their journey takes them through elaborate heists, high-speed chases, and numerous double-crosses across Rome, a hidden jungle in Argentina, and a black-market party in Valencia. They locate the second egg and discover clues to the third, all while trying to outmaneuver The Bishop and avoid being caught by INTERPOL. The film blends large-scale action with the witty banter and comedic chemistry between Johnson and Reynolds, creating a fast-paced and entertaining spectacle. In a final twist, it is revealed that Hartley and The Bishop are actually married and partners in crime, working together all along. The "FBI agent" persona was an elaborate ploy to manipulate Booth into doing the difficult legwork of finding the last egg. The duo successfully secures all three eggs and delivers them to an Egyptian billionaire who wished to gift them to his daughter for her wedding. They offer Booth a chance to join their next venture, but he declines. The film ends with Hartley and The Bishop enjoying a luxury yacht, only for Booth to show up with INTERPOL on their tail, setting the stage for a potential sequel.

Carry-On Carry-On is a tense, real-time thriller set primarily within a single airport terminal and an airplane cabin on Christmas Eve. The story focuses on Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), a young, smart but cynical TSA agent with a troubled past who is on duty during the busy holiday travel season. Ethan's life takes a drastic turn when he is blackmailed by a mysterious, ruthless traveler (Jason Bateman) who calls himself "The Traveler." The blackmailer threatens to harm Ethan's younger brother unless Ethan complies with his demands: he must allow a dangerous, potentially explosive package through security and onto a specific flight heading to Seattle. As the clock ticks down, Ethan is caught in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game. He must use his knowledge of airport security protocols to navigate the increasingly perilous situation while trying to secretly identify and outsmart the blackmailer. The film ratchets up the tension through a series of stressful encounters, including intense scrutiny from his fellow agents, communication with the relentless blackmailer via an earpiece, and trying to protect innocent passengers and crew once on the plane. The pressure mounts as Ethan realizes the package's contents are not what he initially suspected and the stakes are far higher than just the plane's safety. In the climactic sequence, the blackmailer is revealed to be a desperate man whose family was killed in a previous, corrupt deal involving a passenger on the Seattle flight. Ethan, along with his ex-girlfriend who is also a flight attendant on the plane, works to stop the plan. Using his wits and resourcefulness, Ethan manages to subdue the antagonist and save the flight from disaster. The intense thriller became one of Netflix's most-watched movies of 2024, praised for its tight pacing and suspenseful atmosphere that kept viewers engaged from start to finish.