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Netflix has debuted a lot of new movies in 2025 — including its biggest release of all-time — but which ones have scored highest on Rotten Tomatoes? Let’s take a tour.
Before watching a movie, most people search it up on Google. That’s just something that happens nowadays. One of the first things that viewers will see is the movie’s score on Rotten Tomatoes. The approval rating has become ubiquitous, with ‘Rotten’ and ‘Fresh’ being seen as a key metric, and the factor that sees a lot of people pass judgment on a film before even seeing it. The scores can be misleading (for instance, a movie with one review could score 100%). In this list, we look at the 15 top-scoring Netflix movies of 2025 on Rotten Tomatoes, according to those ‘at first glance’ scores.
Note: These ratings were accurate at the time of writing. Moreover, some movies have many more ratings than others, which can skew the ratio.
15.
Revelations
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 68%
Korean crime thriller Revelations helmed by esteemed Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho, who switches all-out acti0n for a haunting and psychological horror style. A murder mystery with a supernatural twist, Revelations follows a pastor and a detective who work together on a missing person case, but find that their search is interrupted by various visions.
14.
Champagne Problems
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 69%
Netflix’s Christmas Rom-com Champagne Problems is both written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. The movie sees American executive Sydney Price (Minka Kelly) get the chance to travel to Paris to acquire beloved champagne house Chateau Cassell. It’s the ultimate opportunity, but when she arrives, she’s distracted by Henri (Tom Wozniczka) and they strike up a quick romance. However, their blossoming relationship is made complicated when she learns that he’s the heir of the business she’s travelled to acquire.
We rated Champagne Problems 3/5, calling it a “solid streaming holiday rom-com from Netflix in 2025.”
13.
A House of Dynamite
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 75%
It’s crazy that A House of Dynamite doesn’t rank higher on this list; it’s easily one of the best Netflix movies of 2025. Look no further than our 4-star review, where we called it “one of the best thrillers Netflix has ever made.”
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) and written by Noah Oppenheim, A House of Dynamite stars Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, and Anthony Ramos. The movie is set after a mysterious, unidentified missile is launched towards the United States, beginning a race for military forces to find the perpetrators and to find a means to respond.
12.
Ziam
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 77%
A Thai zombie flick, Ziam instantly became one of the very best zombie films on Netflix when it debuted in July 2025. Unique and creative, the film follows former Muay Thai fighter Singh (Prin Suparat), who must fight through hordes of the undead in order to save his girlfriend. The action scenes are some of the most creative you’ll see in the genre.
11.
The Thursday Murder Club
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 77%
Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club is distinctly British murder mystery movie. Directed by Chris Columbus, the movie boasts an all-star cast, including Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and Jonathan Pryce. It follows four retirees, who take it upon themselves to solve cold cases as a pastime… but when they get deep into a case, they get more than they bargained for.
We weren’t blown away by the movie in our review, rating it just 2.5/5 stars.
A sequel movie has not been officially announced by Netflix, but the feeling surrounding a follow-up is positive among cast members. Osman himself has plenty of other novels to adapt.
10.
Steve
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 78%
Stanton Wood. (L to R) Youssef Kerkour as Owen, Tracey Ullman as Amanda, Cillian Murphy as Steve in Stanton Wood. Cr. Robert Viglasky/Neflix © 2025
Taking place in mid-90s England, Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Oppenheimer) plays Steve, a head teacher tasked with saving his struggling school from inevitable closure. It also follows troubled teen student Shy (Jay Lycurgo), who forges a close bond with Steve. The movie is a retelling of Max Porter’s best-selling novel Shy.
In our review, we rated Steve 3.5/5, writing: “90 minutes of chaos & compassion that gives an intensely intimate look at severe mental health and people willing to put themselves on the line to help them. Murphy leads an impressive cast in a carefully crafted examination of the constant battles against trauma, illness, & institutional challenges.”
9.
Jay Kelly
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 80%
Of all the Netflix movies that debuted at film festivals in 2025, Jay Kelly took most of the headlines. Helmed by Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach and starring both George Clooney and Adam Sandler, the movie had a top-tier cast behind it.
The film stars famous movie star Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his manager Ron (Sandler) as they take a sabbatical through Europe, exploring new locations, confronting their life choices, and their ultimate legacies.
8.
Nonnas
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 82%
Based on fact, Nonnas tells a very different story. The movie follows iconic Italian-American restaurateur Joe Scaravella (played on-screen by Vince Vaughn). Upon losing his mother and grandmother, Scaravella embarks on a business foray, opening up Enoteca Maria. However, what’s unique about this restaurant comes from its staff, which is made up entirely of Italian grandmothers.
We rated Nonnas a solid 3/5, calling the movie a “family-friendly, sentimental homage to the power of mothers and the legacies they leave behind.”
7.
In Your Dreams
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 85%
IN YOUR DREAMS – In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie (12) and her little brother Elliot (8) who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true… the perfect family. Cr: Netflix © 2025
Netflix has garnered an extremely positive reputation for top-tier animation over the years, and In Your Dreams is another winning addition to its catalog. The movie follows Stevie (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and her younger sibling Elliott (Elias Janssen) as they venture deeper into their dreams than ever before in the hope of locating the Sandman — the entity that rules the world we visit when we sleep — who they will ask to grant them the perfect family. It’s not the only animated project on this list, either!
6.
Frankenstein
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 86%
Adapting Frankenstein was always a career goal for director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water). The movie feels like a labour of love from the first scene to the last. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth, the movie is everything fans could have hoped for. If you’re unfamiliar with Frankenstein, the story follows inventor Victor Frankenstein, who creates a creature by mashing together human remains. Horrified by its grotesque appearance, he abandons it. Left to its own devices, the Creature seeks revenge on his creator.
In our 4-star review, we celebrated Guillermo del Toro’s direction, saying he “creates a Frankenstein all his own without sacrificing the madness & beauty of Shelley’s work.”
5.
Lost in Starlight
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 89%
From its gorgeous animation to the beautiful story, Lost in Starlight is truly a movie to behold. Directed by Han Ji-won, the sci-fi romance follows astronaut Nan-young and musician Jay. When Nan-young leaves for Mars, the vast distance between them creates the furthest-ever long-distance relationship. How do these star-crossed lovers deal with it?
4.
Nouvelle Vague
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90%
Golden Globe-winning director Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise) delivered a masterfully crafted comedy-drama with Nouvelle Vague, a poignant movie reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary and seminal classic Breathless. It’s a love-letter to film and a stunning exploration of 1960s Paris. The film stars Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, and Aubry Dullin.
3.
Train Dreams
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 95%
Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones star in Train Dreams, a beautiful, moving, and sentimental movie. It’s a portrait of the life of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who lives in the forests of the Pacific Northwest in early 20th-century America, a time of massive change.
In our 4-star review, we called Train Dreams “a methodical, haunting, & poetic examination of life, love, & grief at the end of frontier life into the 20th century.”
2.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 95%
A standalone sequel to Glass Onion, the movie premiered at film festivals to excellent reviews, with many calling it the best of the three films. This movie sees Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) take on a case shrouded in conspiracy and a web of secrecy, in which death brings him to meet charismatic priest, Monsignor Jefferson Wicks and his congregation. Unlike its predecessor, this movie takes on a darker and more gothic tone.
Wake Up Dead Man also boasts a top-tier cast, including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, and Jeremy Renner.
1.
KPop Demon Hunters
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 96%
KPop Demon Hunters was a Netflix phenomenon, smashing viewership records at every turn. In fact, at 325.1 million views, it’s the most-viewed movie ever on the streamer, surpassing Red Notice. The animated film follows K-Pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey. However, when they fail to sell out stadiums or top the Billboard charts, they instead go undercover to protect their fans from supernatural dangers.
Naturally, given the success of KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix is already exploring a potential sequel.
Other Rotten Tomatoes scores
If you’re wondering what scores are held by other 2025 Netflix movies, we’ve compiled them in a list down below. Take a look:
- Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins – 5%
- Madea’s Destination Wedding – 11%
- The Electric State – 14%
- iHostage – 19%
- The Woman in Cabin 10 – 26%
- The Old Guard 2 – 27%
- Fear Street: Prom Queen – 27%
- My Oxford Year – 29%
- Back in Action – 30%
- A Merry Little Ex-Mas – 42%
- Brick – 44%
- A Widow’s Game – 46%
- The Life List – 48%
- Ballad of a Small Player – 48%
- Extraterritorial – 52%
- The Twits – 52%
- Straw – 55%
- Fixed – 56%
- The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep – 58%
- She Walks in Darkness – 58%
- Jingle Bell Heist – 60%
- French Lover – 62%
- Happy Gilmore 2 – 62%
- Havoc – 64%
- Bullet Train Explosion – 66%
- The Wrong Paris – 67%
Which of these films is your favourite? Tell us in the comments down below!
