Top 10 Movies To Watch This Week on Netflix | June 15-21, 2025

So you’re stuck in scrolling purgatory again, huh? Endlessly thumbing through Netflix, hoping something jumps out. We’ve been there. That’s why we pulled together the Top 10 Movies you would actually want to watch this week—no fluff, no filler. Whether you’re into thrillers, rom-coms, or indie gems, there’s something worth hitting play on. Here’s your movie cheat sheet for June 15-21, 2025—because your time is too valuable for another “meh” movie night.

Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2024)

Remember when the whole internet was tracking that missing sub and collectively holding its breath? This doc takes you inside that tragedy—and then doesn’t let you look away. Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster isn’t just about the implosion that killed five people trying to visit the Titanic wreck. It’s about how ego, ambition, and a total disregard for safety warnings turned a vanity expedition into a death trap.

Stockton Rush, the CEO who built and piloted the sub, looms large here, even posthumously. The doc pulls back the curtain on a pattern of ignored red flags, reckless shortcuts, and the cult of innovation that pushed this doomed dive forward. It’s chilling, infuriating, and impossible to stop thinking about.

If you watched the headlines unfold in real time and thought, “There has to be more to this,” well… there is. And it’s worse than you thought.

Pig (2021)

You might hear “Nicolas Cage searching for a stolen pig” and expect chaos, but Pig is a quiet, devastating surprise. Cage plays a reclusive former chef who lives in the Oregon woods with his truffle-hunting pig. When she’s taken, he returns to the city—not for revenge, but to reconnect with something he lost.

What follows is meditative, soulful, and shockingly tender. It’s less John Wick and more Lost in Translation, swapping bullets for bread-making and fight scenes for conversations that hit like gut punches.

Cage is phenomenal—grieving, grounded, and stripped of all his usual eccentricities. If you think you know what this movie is, trust me: you don’t.

One of Them Days (2025)

This is your new favorite day-in-the-life comedy. One of Them Days stars Keke Palmer and SZA (yes, SZA!) as two broke best friends trying to scrounge up rent money before the landlord kicks them out by sundown. What follows is a chaotic, hilarious sprint through Los Angeles that’s part Friday, part Uncut Gems, and totally its own thing.

There are crypto mishaps, wild cameos, and a ton of heart holding it all together. Palmer and SZA are electric together—funny, real, and endlessly watchable—and the supporting cast (Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Lil Rel) adds just the right kind of chaos.

If you’re into smart comedies with actual stakes, this one’s worth your time. It’s messy, it’s modern, and it’s a blast.

Aftermath (2024)

You want an old-school action movie with new-school stakes? Aftermath delivers. Mason Gooding plays a militia leader who seizes Boston’s Tobin Bridge to abduct a whistleblower. What doesn’t he count on? One of the hostages is an Army Ranger (Dylan Sprouse) on leave, and his teenage sister is with him.

What follows is pure action-thriller mayhem: one man against many, all playing out over a single location. Think Die Hard meets First Blood, but with a Gen Z edge and a surprisingly tight emotional core.

It’s not here to reinvent the genre—it’s here to remind you why it still slaps when done right. Popcorn optional, adrenaline guaranteed.

Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (2024)

If My Octopus Teacher wrecked you in the best way, just wait until you meet Kulu. He’s a baby pangolin—part pinecone, part puppy—and the emotional core of this gorgeous doc from director Pippa Ehrlich. Once again, she taps into something pure: the quiet, fragile bond between humans and the animals they try to save.

The story takes place in South Africa, where conservationist Gareth Thomas is trying to rehabilitate Kulu after he’s rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. It’s slow, patient work—feeding him, gaining his trust, helping him unlearn fear. And along the way, you get to see something kind of rare: a connection that doesn’t need words to be real.

It’s heartbreaking, but never hopeless. More than anything, it’s a reminder that this planet still has soft, beautiful things in it. And maybe, if we’re lucky, we still have time to protect them.

Scoop (2024)

Sometimes real life writes better scripts than fiction. Scoop dives into the behind-the-scenes scramble that led to the infamous 2019 Newsnight interview where Prince Andrew tried—and very much failed—to explain his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. It’s awkward. It’s gripping. And it’s way more entertaining than it has any right to be.

Gillian Anderson plays journalist Emily Maitlis with icy precision, while Rufus Sewell leans all the way into the cringey entitlement of Prince Andrew. The film doesn’t just rehash the interview—it shows how it came together, the deal-making, the PR panic, and the sheer disbelief as it all unfolds.

If you like The Crown but wish it had more jaw-drops per minute, this is your pick.

Daughters (2024)

This one will level you—in the best way. Daughters is a documentary about a prison Daddy-Daughter Dance program, where incarcerated fathers and their little girls get one special day to connect. But it’s not just sweet. It’s layered, raw, and quietly devastating.

Directed by Angela Patton (who helped create the actual program) and Natalie Rae, the film looks at how mass incarceration tears through families, not just emotionally, but generationally. The girls are the heart of it, hopeful and hurt in equal measure. The dads? You’ll see sides of them you don’t expect.

It’s tender, heartbreaking, and impossible to watch without feeling something real.

Society of the Snow (2023)

We’ve seen stories about the 1972 Andes plane crash before, but Society of the Snow hits different. Directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible), this is a visceral, unflinching look at what survival really costs when nature strips everything else away.

It’s cold. It’s brutal. It’s incredibly human. The film doesn’t just show you the crash and aftermath—it makes you feel the hunger, the guilt, the bond between people who shouldn’t be alive but are. The cast is mostly unknowns, which makes it feel that much more authentic.

If you thought you couldn’t be surprised by this story, think again. It’s haunting—and unforgettable.

Nimona (2023)

Nimona is a shape-shifting blast of heart, color, and rebellion. Based on ND Stevenson’s acclaimed graphic novel, this animated gem was almost lost to the ether before Netflix rescued it (thanks for nothing, Disney). And thank god they did, because this one’s special.

Chloë Grace Moretz voices Nimona, a chaotic teen with the power to turn into literally anything. Riz Ahmed plays the knight who’s supposed to destroy her, but ends up becoming her reluctant ally. What unfolds is a sharp, funny, deeply queer story about identity, control, and rewriting the rules.

It’s part sci-fi, part fantasy, all joy. If you ever felt like the world tried to put you in a box, Nimona says: break it.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

There are war movies. And then there’s All Quiet on the Western Front. This adaptation of the classic anti-war novel doesn’t just show you battle—it drags you into the mud, the blood, and the unbearable silence in between. It’s gorgeous, horrifying, and utterly gut-wrenching.

The story follows Paul, a fresh-faced German soldier who quickly learns war is nothing like the patriotic posters. What unfolds is less a plot than a descent—a slow, painful unraveling of hope, set to a thunderous, modern score that sounds like dread itself.

It’s not easy to watch. But it’s essential. One of the best Netflix originals, full stop.