Top movies on Netflix in South Africa today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 514 titles tracked.

Frankenstein leads the chart, a 2025 movie rated 7.4 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Frankenstein. The best-reviewed entry is Manila's Finest at 8.3, against a chart average of 6.9. 7 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. Contagion has the most staying power here, with 119 days in a top 10.

1. 51Frankenstein2025 · IMDb 7.4
2. 52K-Pop Demon Hunters2025 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 91%
3. 53Cloverfield2008 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 78%
4. 54Contagion2011 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 85%
5. 55The Devil All the Time2020 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 65%
6. 56Lady Bird2017 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 99%
7. 57War Machine2026 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 66%
8. 58Anaconda2025 · IMDb 5.5 · RT 48%
9. 59Apollo 131995 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 92%
10. 60GOAT2026 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 82%
11. 61Trap2024 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 57%
12. 62The Mitchells vs. the Machines2021 · IMDb 7.6
13. 63Maternal Instinct2026
14. 64The Old Guard2020 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 80%
15. 65The Amazing Spider-Man 22014 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 50%
16. 66The Sting1973 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 93%
17. 67Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile2022 · IMDb 6.1 · RT 72%
18. 68Crazy, Stupid, Love.2011 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 79%
19. 69Mamma Mia!2008 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 54%
20. 70Five Nights at Freddy's2023 · IMDb 5.4 · RT 33%
21. 71The Invisible Man2020 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 91%
22. 72Office Romance2026 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 48%
23. 73Stardust2007 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 77%
24. 74Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl2024 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 100%
25. 75People We Meet on Vacation2026 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 78%
26. 76Venom2018 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 31%
27. 77Let Him Go2020 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 85%
28. 78Sleepers1996 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 76%
29. 79Zodiac2007 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 90%
30. 80Manila's Finest2025 · IMDb 8.3
31. 81Outlaw King2018 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 63%
32. 82Mortal Kombat2021 · IMDb 6.1
33. 83Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man2026 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 90%
34. 84Moneyball2011 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 94%
35. 85Geostorm2017 · IMDb 5.4 · RT 18%
36. 86Fast & Furious2009 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 28%
37. 87The Town2010 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 92%
38. 88Reptile2023 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 45%
39. 89Prometheus2012 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 73%
40. 90Private Life2018 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 94%
41. 91Remember Me2010 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 26%
42. 92Ladies First2026 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 26%
43. 93Warriors of the Wind1984 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 87%
44. 94Romeo and Juliet1968 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 95%
45. 95The Midnight Sky2020 · IMDb 5.7 · RT 50%
46. 96Lift2024 · RT 30%
47. 97Polar2019 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 20%
48. 98Leo2023 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 84%
49. 99Voicemails for Isabelle2026 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 88%
50. 100Princess Mononoke1997 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 93%