{"id":579162,"date":"2026-08-09T03:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T03:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/579162\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T03:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T03:54:33","slug":"netflix-top-10-movies-heres-the-three-id-consider-watching-this-weekend-august-8-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/579162\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix top 10 movies \u2014 here\u2019s the three I\u2019d consider watching this weekend (August 8-9)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Saturday, everyone. Alyse can\u2019t be here this week to provide her usual expert eye on what to watch, so I\u2019m (figuratively) stepping into her shoes to give my opinion on the top ten trending Netflix movies to help you sift the cinematic magic from the disappointing duds.<\/p>\n

Despite the critically panned<\/a> \u201c72 Hours\u201d finally losing the number-one slot after two weeks, it\u2019s somewhat slim pickings in the top ten. Still, I\u2019ve picked out the best of the bunch: a gripping true crime documentary, an animated family comedy, and what one of our writers dubbed \u201cone of the most underrated movies of 2024.”<\/p>\n

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(I would have highlighted \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming\u201d, but Alyse flagged it last week<\/a> when it first re-entered the charts, and I don\u2019t want to look too unoriginal\u2026).<\/p>\n

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Of course, your tastes may differ, so you can see Netflix\u2019s full top ten list for the weekend below. And if you\u2019re new to Netflix, you should check in on our favorite five of the year so far, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article is based on Netflix’s top 10 movies list in the U.S. as of Saturday, August 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Best movies in the Netflix top 10\u2018In the Land of Saints & Sinners\u2019 (2024)<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s new number one isn\u2019t super recent, but you may have missed it when it was first released two years ago. If you did, now is the perfect time to see what you missed, as our own Senior Entertainment Writer, Rory Mellon, called it \u201cone of the most underrated movies of 2024\u201d when he wrote about it last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Set in Troubles-era Ireland, \u201cIn the Land of Saints & Sinners\u201d is the kind of action-thriller movie that Liam Neeson excels in. As World War II veteran Finbar Murphy, Neeson is called upon to use his combat experience as a contract killer, with Jack Gleeson (King Joffrey from Game of Thrones) as his eager apprentice. Murphy\u2019s desire to leave the criminal life behind is complicated when a group of IRA members arrives, causing trouble in the local community.<\/p>\n

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It pulled in a solid 83% fresh critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it a deserved number one this week. And running at under two hours, you won\u2019t have to devote a whole evening to it, either.<\/p>\n

Watch \u201cIn the Land of Saints & Sinners\u201d on Netflix<\/a> now<\/p>\n

\u2018A Toxic Love Story\u2019 (2026)<\/p>\n

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\u201cA Toxic Love Story\u201d has been in Netflix\u2019s top ten for three weeks now, but after a fortnight in second spot, it finally looks like it\u2019s retreating. Sitting in ninth spot this week, there\u2019s a good chance the true-crime documentary won\u2019t be here this time next week.<\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t caught it yet, you really should. This is regarded as a return to form for Netflix\u2019s true-crime documentaries: a story that starts off as simple yet intriguing (a couple starts receiving anonymous threats after getting married) but ends up spiraling in plenty of unexpected directions before the full 88-minute run time elapses.<\/p>\n

Reviewers loved it, with a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and while the viewer score is considerably more mixed at 64% positive, it\u2019s well worth watching if you miss the kind of jaw-dropping true-crime stories that Netflix used to put out.<\/p>\n

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Coming in at number ten, a complete change of pace. \u201cSmallfoot\u201d is a family animation from Warner Brothers which entertainingly turns the Bigfoot myth on its head. What if Yeti don\u2019t believe humans exist?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the conceit, until teenage Yeti Migo (Channing Tatum) accidentally finds a real-life smallfoot (or human to, uh, humans) in the wild. Said human turns out to be a struggling TV wildlife documentarian (James Corden) who himself has been trying to fake Yeti footage to recover his tumbling ratings.<\/p>\n

You can probably guess where the story is going, with the formation of an odd-couple friendship, but while \u201cSmallfoot\u201d isn\u2019t up to Pixar standards, it charmed reviewers enough upon its release in 2018. It boasts a 76% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and at just 96 minutes long, it doesn\u2019t outstay its welcome.<\/p>\n

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Netflix top 10 movies right now<\/p>\n

1. “In the Land of Saints & Sinners” (2024)
2. “72 Hours” (2026)
3. “Minions” (2015)
4. “Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours” (2025)
5. “Black Adam” (2022)
6. “Chief of Station” (2024)
7. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017)
8. “Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s 2” (2025)
9. “A Toxic Love Story” (2026)
10. “Smallfoot” (2018)<\/p>\n

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