Sometimes, motion movies land on prime of the ten hottest films on Netflix. However this week, the brand new No. 1 movie was Nonnas, a comedy/drama that was launched proper earlier than Mom’s Day, and it stays in style per week later.
A lot of final week’s charting titles are nonetheless on the record, together with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, two Twilight movies and Despicable Me 4.
However for the Watch With Us crew, the actually attention-grabbing movies are those that turned hits with out the advantage of having a franchise behind them.
If you wish to get essentially the most out of your subscription, the next movies are our picks for the three hottest Netflix films you have to watch proper now.
‘Nonnas’ (2025)
Nonnas means grandmothers in Italian, and Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) can’t cease fascinated with his mom and grandmother in Netflix’s Nonnas. Following the dying of his mother, Joe decides that he’s going to pay tribute to her and his grandmother by opening an Italian restaurant that options actual nonnas because the cooks.
It’s an concept that Joe sinks some huge cash into with the assistance of his greatest pal, Bruno (Joe Manganiello). However the issues begin piling up immediately. Joe’s hand-picked nonnas — Antonella (Brenda Vaccaro), Roberta (Lorraine Bracco), Gia (Susan Sarandon) and Teresa (Talia Shire) — don’t get alongside and the restaurant is in peril of failing earlier than it even opens its doorways.
Nonnas is streaming on Netflix.
‘Smile’ (2022)
Smile is without doubt one of the uncommon direct-to-streaming movies that was upgraded to a full theatrical launch after which went on to turn into successful. A part of this horror flick’s enchantment is the best way director and screenwriter Parker Finn will get his performers to flash their most sinister smiles. It’s actually creepy, and it’s driving Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) out of her thoughts.
Rose isn’t the primary individual to be cursed by the smile entity, and witnessing the dying of the earlier sufferer, Laura Weaver (Caitlin Stasey), was all it took to signal her dying warrant. The smile entity likes to play with its victims and seem as individuals solely they’ll see and listen to. If Rose can’t work out the way to shake the curse earlier than the entity is finished toying along with her, then she’ll undergo the identical destiny as Laura and move on the curse to another person. A sequel, Smile 2, was launched in late 2024 and is simply nearly as good as the unique.
Smile is streaming on Netflix.
‘Unhealthy Affect’ (2025)
Unhealthy Affect is a Spanish film that doesn’t trouble to cover any comparisons to The Bodyguard. It instantly references the traditional Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner flick, though the circumstances on this story are very totally different from those in that beloved film. An adolescent named Reese (Eléa Rochera) is getting threatening messages, and her rich father, Bruce (Enrique Arce), desires to ensure that his solely daughter has safety.
Bruce springs his legal acquaintance, Eros (Alberto Olmo), from jail and entrusts him with guarding his daughter’s life in any respect prices. Eros could also be older than Reese, however that doesn’t cease the romantic sparks from flying. Bruce could be very a lot in opposition to the thought of Eros courting his daughter, however he’s absent so many instances that issues simply begin occurring between the pair whereas he’s gone. In the event that they aren’t cautious, Reese and Eros might lose sight of why he was employed within the first place.
Unhealthy Affect is streaming on Netflix.