3 Best Movies To Watch on Netflix This Week

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Aside from Daisy Ridley's new zombie horror movie, We Bury the Dead, the recent weekend's box office was starved of new arrivals. Unsurprisingly, James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash topped the domestic charts with another $40 million haul as it continued its run past the billion-dollar mark, although the film is certainly destined to fall far short of its predecessors' totals. Instead of heading to the theater, it seems many spent their first weekend of 2026 cozied up on their couch, catching the best on streaming. So, with that trend in mind, here's a list of three movies you should watch on Netflix this week.

For more recommendations, check out our list of the best shows and movies on Netflix.

Disclaimer: These titles are available on US Netflix.

3 'Under the Silver Lake' (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes: 58% | IMDb: 6.5/10

Kick-start your first full week of 2026 with this underrated dark comedy from writer/director David Robert Mitchell. The film follows Andrew Garfield's Sam, who, after discovering a mysterious woman (Riley Keough) swimming in his apartment's pool at night, begins a quest to find her as she strangely disappears the next morning after a night of passion.

Hilarious and intense, Under the Silver Lake boasts one of Garfield's best performances. A true rabbit hole of a narrative, prepare to be whisked away on a puzzling adventure unlike anything you've ever seen. Featuring plenty of visual and narrative odes to 1950s noir and a set-up you'll be immediately drawn into, don't let a slightly underwhelming ending keep you from enjoying this underrated thriller.

2 'Priscilla' (2023)

Rotten Tomatoes: 84% | IMDb: 6.4/10

A new year is supported by the arrival of an eye-catching slate of movies on Netflix, including this 2023 biopic from filmmaker Sofia Coppola. Starring Cailee Spaeny as the titular Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as her rock-and-roll icon husband, this coming-of-age biopic follows the unlikely whirlwind romance between the pair, including their meeting during war and turbulent marriage.

A year on from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, which featured Austin Butler in the leading role, Elordi delivers one of his best performances as The King, which was sadly overshadowed by Butler's predecessor. Joined by a stellar turn from Spaeny, and the likes of Ari Cohen and Tim Post, Elordi is one cog in an impressive Priscilla machine that churned out plenty of critical success, including a strong 84% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

1 'Dawn of the Dead' (2004)

Rotten Tomatoes: 77% | IMDb: 7.2/10

The names Zack Snyder and James Gunn are currently two of the biggest in the movie industry. However, before becoming household names, the pair teamed up on this remake of George A. Romero's landmark zombie film, with the former directing and the latter writing. The 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead follows the desperate survivors of a global plague as they bunker down in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Starring the likes of Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Ty Burrell, Mekhi Phifer, and Matt Frewer, 2004's Dawn of the Dead might not be able to live up to the sheer genius of the original, but let that take nothing away from the pulse-racing joy this remake delivers. Violent and electric, this might be the best way to dust off the January blues as you sink into a thrilling body horror with the perfect sprinkling of dark comedy for good measure.