Daily Top 10: Top 10 Most Popular Movies on Netflix (Right Now)
- Screen Weekly
- Jul 4, 2020
- 3 min read

10. The Witches
Image via The Jim Henson Company
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Writer: Allan Scott
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, and Rowan Atkinson
Year Released: 1990
Genre: Dark Fantasy/Family Film
What’s It About?
Based on the book by Roald Dahl, The Witches follows a kid and his grandmother as they attempt to thwart witches disguising themselves as normal humans who are eating children.
9. Love Image via Wild Bunch Director/Writer: Gaspar Noé Cast: Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman, and Klara Kristin Year Released: 2015 Genre: Erotic Drama What’s It About?
Controversial for its unsimulated sex scenes, Gaspar Noé’s Love tells the story of a man in an unsatisfying marriage whor ecalls the details of an intense past relationship with an ex-girlfriend.
8. The Nut Job Image via Open Road Films
Director: Peter Lepeniotis
Writers: Peter Lepeniotis and Lorne Cameron
Cast: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Liam Neeson, and Katherine Heigl
Year Released: 2014
Genre: Animated Comedy
What’s It About?: A twist on a heist movie, the film follows a squirrel who hatches a plan to rob a nut shop and stock up for the winter.
7. Feel the Beat Director: Elissa Down Writers: Michael Ambruster and Shawn Ku Cast: Sofia Carson, Enrico Colantoni Year Released: 2020 Genre: Dance Comedy-Drama What’s It About?: A self-centered dancer returns to her home town after blowing a Broadway audition, where she agrees to coach a squad of young misfits for a big competition.
6. Red Riding Hood
Image via Warner Bros.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Writer: David Leslie Johnson
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, and Julie Christie
Year Released: 2011
Genre: Romantic Horror Fantasy
What’s It About?: This dark twist on the Red Riding Hood story stars Amanda Seyfried in the title role.
5. 365 DNI Image via Next Film Directors: Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes Writers: Tomasz Kimala, Barbara Bialowas, Tomasz Mandes, and Blanka Lipinska Cast: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone, and Magdalena Lamparska Year Released: 2020 Genre: Erotic Romantic Drama What’s It About?: In this Polish film, a young woman in a spiritless relationship falls for a dominant man who imprisons her and gives her 365 days to fall in love with him.
4. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Image via Netflix
Director: David Dobkin
Writers: Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele
Cast: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, and Demi Lovato
Year Released: 2020
Genre: Musical Comedy
What’s It About?: Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star as two Icelanders with raw talent who get their shot at the big leagues when they’re selected to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest.
3. A Thousand Words Image via Paramount Pictures Director: Brian Robbins Writer: Steve Koren Cast: Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, and Allison Janney Year Released: 2012 Genre: Comedy What’s It About?: Eddie Murphy stars as a man who, after a deal gone wrong with a guru, discovers he only has 1,000 words left to speak before he perishes.
2. The Town
Image via Warner Bros.
Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Ben Affleck, Peter Craig, and Aaron Stockard
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Casey Affleck, Chris Cooper, Pete Postlethwaite, and Blake Lively
Year Released: 2010
Genre: Crime Thriller
What’s It About?: Four lifelong Boston friends find their life of crime is in danger after robbing a bank.
1. Patriots Day Image via CBS Films Director: Peter Berg Writers: Peter Berg, Matt Cook, and Joshua Zetumer Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Alex Wolff, and Jimmy O. Yang Year Released: 2016 Genre: Crime Thriller What’s It About?: Patriot’s Day is a fictionalized account of the manhunt in the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
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