Netflix: 39 of the absolute best movies to watch

From a satirical comedy starring Leonardo DiCaprio to South Korean time travel thriller The Call, these are the movies to commit an evening to.

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Don't Look Up (2021)

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Netflix has a bulging library of movies and as each week brings new content, it becomes an exercise of sifting through the best of the bunch.

To cut time, you'll find highlights of new content below, as well as CNET's full list of best movie Originals on Netflix.

What's new this week (Dec. 20 to 26)

Here's what's coming to watch for Christmas! (The major release is Don't Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.)

Tuesday

  • Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster (2021) -- Comedy special with Jim Gaffigan, who offers some thoughts on the hot mess that was 2021.
  • Grumpy Christmas (2021) -- Comedy about a family trip to the beach that takes a turn when Aunt Alicia start an over-the-top competition to control Christmas.

Friday

  • Don't Look Up (2021) -- American satirical science fiction comedy starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. Follows two low-level astronomers as they go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy Earth.
  • Minnal Murali (2021) -- Indian Malayalam-language superhero film about a tailor who gains special powers after being struck by lightning.
  • Vicky and Her Mystery / Mystère (2020) -- Adventure-comedy about a young girl who discovers a puppy in the mountains and decides to keep in secret -- her Mystery.

Sunday

  • Lulli (2021) -- Rom-com about an ambitious young medical student who, after getting electrocuted by an MRI machine, begins to hear the thoughts of others.

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