hidden gems ·
High scores, low traffic. These rate well with critics and audiences and still never surface on the home row.
Netflix's home screen optimizes for what you will start, not for what is good. Every title here scores 72 or better on our blend of critic and audience ratings, and every one sits in the least-watched third of the catalogue.
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
A-tier (Excellent) · Streaming on Netflix
Unexpected love finds a lonely woman when she forms a connection with a humanlike hologram who looks exactly like his prickly creator.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
In this drama set at a university, a wayward philosophy student navigate life on campus while seeking guidance from an intriguing new professor.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
Love is as tough as it is sweet for a lovestruck teenager, whose relationship with her next-door neighbor transforms as they grow into adulthood.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix
We track the catalogue daily, so we can tell you what disappeared even when nobody announced it.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the one the numbers agree with. Shark Tale is not.
20 ranked. 1 made S-tier.
