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Right now the best films and series on Netflix in the United States are Breaking Bad (2008), Better Call Saul (2015) and Stranger Things (2016). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 1. Breaking Bad2008

    Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 9.0

    Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live.

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  2. 2. Better Call Saul2015

    Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7

    Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet.

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  3. 3. Stranger Things2016

    Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5

    When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

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  4. 4. Arcane2021

    Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7

    Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

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  5. 5. Avatar: The Last Airbender2005

    Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.8

    In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

    Stream onNetflixParamount+

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  7. 6. FROM2022

    Series · 4 seasonsMystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5

    Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest…

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  8. 7. Anne with an E2017

    Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Family★ 8.7

    A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world.

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  9. 8. Teach You a Lesson2026

    Series · 1 seasonAction & Adventure, Drama, Comedy★ 9.4

    An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.

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  10. 9. Grey's Anatomy2005

    Series · 23 seasonsDrama★ 8.2

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

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  11. 10. Seinfeld1989

    Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.2

    A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

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  12. 11. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018

    Film · 1h 57mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.4

    Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man.

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  13. 12. Vikings2013

    Series · 6 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics★ 8.1

    The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes.

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  14. 13. The Last Kingdom2015

    Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics★ 8.3

    A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity.

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  15. 14. Swapped2026

    Film · 1h 42mAdventure, Animation, Family★ 8.8

    A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back.

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  16. 15. Whiplash2014

    Film · 1h 47mDrama, Music, Thriller★ 8.4

    Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

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  17. 16. The Walking Dead2010

    Series · 11 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1

    Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

    Stream onNetflixPhiloAMC+YouTube TV+1

  18. 17. You2018

    Series · 5 seasonsMystery, Crime, Drama★ 8.0

    A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.

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  19. 18. Psycho1960

    Film · 1h 49mHorror, Thriller, Mystery★ 8.4

    When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

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  20. 19. Shameless2011

    Series · 11 seasonsDrama, Comedy★ 8.2

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor.

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  21. 20. Gladiator2000

    Film · 2h 35mAction, Drama, Adventure★ 8.2

    After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred.

    Stream onNetflixParamount+KanopyYouTube TV+2

  22. 21. Top Gun: Maverick2022

    Film · 2h 11mAction, Drama★ 8.2

    After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized…

    Stream onNetflixParamount+YouTube TV

  23. 22. The Flash2014

    Series · 9 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.7

    After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R.

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  24. 23. Green Book2018

    Film · 2h 10mDrama, Comedy, History★ 8.2

    Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon…

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  25. 24. The Prestige2006

    Film · 2h 11mDrama, Mystery, Science Fiction★ 8.2

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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  26. 25. Alien1979

    Film · 1h 57mHorror, Science Fiction★ 8.2

    During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of…

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  27. 26. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish2022

    Film · 1h 43mAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy★ 8.2

    Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left.

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  28. 27. Scarface1983

    Film · 2h 50mAction, Crime, Drama★ 8.2

    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami.

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  29. 28. Memento2000

    Film · 1h 53mMystery, Thriller★ 8.2

    Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoHuluPeacock+9

  30. 29. Call Me by Your Name2017

    Film · 2h 12mRomance, Drama★ 8.1

    In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture.

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  31. 30. One Piece1999

    Series · 23 seasonsAction & Adventure, Comedy, Animation★ 8.8

    Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D.

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Questions

What are the best films and series on Netflix right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Breaking Bad (2008), rated 9.0 out of 10 on TMDB, then Better Call Saul and Stranger Things.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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