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10 genuinely good Netflix titles the algorithm keeps hiding from you

High scores, low traffic. These rate well with critics and audiences and still never surface on the home row.

Updated October 22, 2026

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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.

1

Grave of the Fireflies

BN 82.81h 29m1988

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

2

My Holo Love

BN 7657m2020

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

3

On My Skin

BN 75.91h 40m2018

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

4

Merlí. Sapere Aude

BN 74.450m2019

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

5

Forgotten

BN 74.31h 48m2017

Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok's eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger.

B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix

6

Silenced

BN 74.32h 5m2011

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

7

A Love So Beautiful

BN 73.824m2020

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

8

Tear Along the Dotted Line

BN 73.62021

A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.

B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix

9

tick, tick... BOOM!

BN 73.52h 0m2021

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix

10

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

BN 73.31h 23m2020

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

B-tier (Worth it) · Streaming on Netflix

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