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.

Cloverfield leads the chart, a 2008 movie rated 7.0 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Cloverfield. The best-reviewed entry is The Holdovers at 7.9, against a chart average of 6.1. 5 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. The Holdovers has the most staying power here, with 118 days in a top 10.

1. 251Cloverfield2008 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 78%
2. 252iNumber Number: Jozi Gold2023 · IMDb 4.4
3. 253The Wrong Paris2025 · IMDb 6.1 · RT 67%
4. 254Kodachrome2017 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 73%
5. 255Turbo2013 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 68%
6. 256Kick-Ass 22013 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 33%
7. 257Me Time2022 · IMDb 5.1 · RT 7%
8. 258Miss Congeniality2000 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 42%
9. 259The Family Stone2005 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 52%
10. 260According to Jim2001 · IMDb 6.5
11. 261A Boy Called Christmas2021 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 84%
12. 262Champagne Problems2025 · IMDb 6.0 · RT 72%
13. 263Journey to the Center of the Earth2008 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 59%
14. 264Where the Crawdads Sing2022 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 34%
15. 265Jack the Giant Slayer2013 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 52%
16. 266Irish Wish2024 · IMDb 5.3 · RT 41%
17. 267The Old Ways2021 · IMDb 5.4 · RT 97%
18. 268Duck Butter2018 · IMDb 5.2 · RT 55%
19. 269Happy Gilmore 22025 · IMDb 6.1 · RT 61%
20. 270Abandoned Man2025 · IMDb 5.9
21. 271Trolls Band Together2023 · IMDb 6.0 · RT 64%
22. 272Sniper: No Nation2026 · IMDb 4.1
23. 273The Next 365 Days2022 · IMDb 2.9
24. 274YES DAY2021 · IMDb 5.7 · RT 52%
25. 275Burning Betrayal2023 · IMDb 4.2
26. 276Starman1984 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 83%
27. 277Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 67%
28. 278In Your Dreams2025 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 86%
29. 279Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead2024 · IMDb 4.2
30. 280The Unforgivable2021 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 40%
31. 281Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018 · IMDb 6.2 · RT 47%
32. 282The Cat Returns2002 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 88%
33. 283Crazy, Stupid, Love.2011 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 79%
34. 284Guess Who2005 · IMDb 5.9 · RT 41%
35. 285A Week Away2021 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 61%
36. 286The Last Goodbye2025 · IMDb 6.2
37. 287Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere2026 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 76%
38. 288From Up on Poppy Hill2011 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 87%
39. 289Valentine's Day2010 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 18%
40. 290Hidden Strike2023 · IMDb 5.4 · RT 20%
41. 291The Rats: A Witcher Tale2025 · IMDb 4.9
42. 292The Holdovers2023 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 97%
43. 293Sleepers1996 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 76%
44. 294War Machine2017 · IMDb 6.0 · RT 48%
45. 295Velvet Buzzsaw2019 · IMDb 5.7 · RT 61%
46. 296Jurassic World2015 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 72%
47. 297Cruel Intentions 32004 · IMDb 4.6
48. 298Twisters2024 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 75%
49. 299Roman J. Israel, Esq.2017 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 55%
50. 300The Town2010 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 92%