3 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix This Weekend (Oct 24-25)

One of the biggest movies of the year is finally coming to Netflix. It was announced earlier this week that Obsession, Curry Barker‘s breakout horror masterpiece that became the highest-grossing original horror movie of this century, is officially heading to the platform in the U.S. on November 17. Inde Navarrette‘s star-making lead turn is hoping to make an impact at next year’s Oscars, and Netflix subscribers can finally see it in all its viral glory. But what should you watch whilst you wait for Obsession to arrive? Here’s a look at three movies you should watch this weekend on Netflix.

Disclaimer: These titles are available on US Netflix.

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‘Emily’ (2022)

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Rotten Tomatoes: 87% | IMDb: 6.8/10

One of the most underrated period dramas currently available to stream on Netflix, Emily follows the brief yet breathtaking life of English writer Emily Brontë as she fights societal expectations on the journey to writing her masterpiece, Wuthering Heights. Emma Mackey stars as the titular character, for which she earned a nomination for Best Lead Performance at the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.

A stunning portrayal of one of the most important and all-too-short lives in literary history, Emily will provide the perfect historical escape this weekend. The film was Australian actress Frances O’Connor‘s directorial debut and starred the likes of Amelia Gething, Alexandra Dowling, Fionn Whitehead, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen alongside Mackey. Don’t miss Emily on Netflix.

Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.

You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.

• You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
• You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
• Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
• The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.

You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.

• Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
• You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
• Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
• Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.

You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.

• The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
• You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
• Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
• That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.

You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.

• Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
• You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
• Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
• Winter always comes. You are already prepared.

You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.

• Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
• You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
• The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
• You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.

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‘Gladiator’ (2000)

Rotten Tomatoes: 80% | IMDb: 8.5/10

Earlier this week, one of the most acclaimed epics in recent Hollywood history was added to the Netflix catalog, and it’s time for you to do battle. Directed by the great Ridley Scott, Gladiator follows Russell Crowe‘s former Roman General, Maximus, who begins his hunt for revenge against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and forced him into slavery.

He will have his vengeance, in this life or the next, and you should stream it this weekend. Gladiator is an awe-inspiring feat of swords-and-sandals filmmaking that is just as ambitious as it is detailed. Crowe’s performance as the iconic Maximus Decimus Meridius still stands as one of the genre’s best and won him the Best Actor prize at the Academy Awards — one of five trophies the film took home, including the coveted Best Picture award.

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‘Transformers One’ (2024)

Rotten Tomatoes: 89% | IMDb: 7.6/10

Another of the newest additions to the Netflix catalog that should be on your radar is Transformers One, the most recent installment in the beloved sci-fi franchise that is separate from the live-action movies. An origin story set on Cybertron, years before the civil war, Transformers One follows Orion Pax — the future Optimus Prime — as he and his best friend change the future of Cybertron forever.

An intelligent, critically acclaimed animated movie that deserved much more love when it debuted, it’s time for Transformers One to be treated as the gem it is. Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax and Brian Tyree Henry as D-16 lead an eye-catching voice cast, which also includes Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm. Josh Cooley directed the film, which was written by Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari.

Transformers One