Every Oscar Issac series and movie currently streaming on Netflix
Oscar Isaac has officially secured his position as a Netflix regular with his chaotic upgrade in the second season of BEEF on the heels of his applaudable stint as the Creator of the Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
While the Golden Globe winner’s portrayal of the tortured genius is completely on a league of its own, Isaac also managed to set a bar as the general manager of the elite Monte Vista Point Country Club, Josh, showcasing his extensive range.
Josh’s screen time comes with its fair share of dramatic peaks, and the doom is mostly his own calling.
But in addition to the character’s cathartic unravelling, if it’s the actor’s sheer artistry that you’re in awe of, here is a list of every Oscar Isaac series and movie currently streaming on Netflix.
Every Oscar Issac series and movie currently streaming on Netflix
Ágora (Alejandro Amenábar, 2009)
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, Ágora is an English-language Spanish historical drama that stars Rachel Weisz as late 4th-century mathematician, philosopher, and astronomer Hypatia, in Roman Egypt, who teaches her scientific findings to her male students. She struggles to preserve the knowledge of classical antiquity amidst rising religious turmoil and sectarian conflict.
Ágora explores Hypatia’s dedication to science, specifically astronomy and philosophy, as she researches the motion of the Earth, while reasoning with the universe through her mathematical understanding, often putting her at odds with the new dogmatic social order. The plot examines the conflict between her and her students – Oscar Isaac as Orestes and Max Minghella as Davus.
Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014)
If you’re on an Oscar Isaac marathon on Netflix, you cannot afford to miss Ex Machina, where he portrays Nathan Bateman, the reclusive CEO of Blue Book. The sci-fi blockbuster follows Caleb Smith, a skilled programmer who wins a competition, winning an opportunity to spend a week at the remote, high-tech mountain mansion of Nathan, who runs a dominant search engine company. Upon Caleb’s arrival, Nathan reveals Ava, a highly advanced humanoid AI created by him.
The CEO further tasks Nathan with evaluating whether Ava possesses true consciousness and self-awareness. But the more sessions they take together, the more difficult it becomes for him to distinguish Ava from a trapped, sentient being. Ex Machina projects the themes of artificial intelligence, gender politics, and the ethics of creating life against the idea of what it means to be human and the potential dangers of technology.
Mojave (William Monahan, 2015)
Up next on our Oscar Isaac binge session, we have Mojave, a gritty crime thriller, directed by William Monahan. The cerebral thriller, currently streaming on Netflix, follows a wealthy, but suicidal director, Thomas, who escapes to a desert in his jeep only to run into an unexpected antagonist, a philosophical, homicidal drifter portrayed by Isaac, Jack. The tension kicks off with an intense standoff at Tom’s camp, in which he manages to outsmart and disarm Jack.
But having overturned his jeep earlier, when Tom has no way to return to LA the next day, his night out in a cave evolves into a psychological nightmare he couldn’t have foreseen. Presuming it’s Jack, still stalking him in the cave, Tom mistakenly kills a patrolling police officer, intentionally leaving the drifter’s rifle to distract the investigators. However, little does he know that Jack is already tracing his steps, even if it leads back to LA.
Triple Frontier (JC Chandor, 2019)
Boasting a star-studded lineup, featuring Oscar Isaac, Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Pedro Pascal, and Garrett Hedlund, Triple Frontier is an action-adventure movie that follows five former Special Forces operatives – Santiago Garcia, Tom Davis, William Miller, Ben Miller, and Francisco Morales, who reunite to steal a multi-million-dollar stack of cash from a South American drug lord, upon Garcia’s persuasion.
While on their mission in the remote jungle home at the border of Peru, Brazil, and Colombia, the team finds way more money than expected, causing them to overload their transport. However, the plan severely backfires when the drug lord ambushes them on their escape, injuring one of them and forcing the rest to fight for their survival against all psychological odds.
Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro, 2025)
Based on Mary Shelley’s seminal 1818 novel, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is a gothic retelling of the beloved story starring Oscar Isaac as the egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein, who births the Creature, triggering a cycle of tragedy and vengeance driven by a longing for connection. The adaptation heavily focuses on themes of generational trauma, exploring Victor’s childhood, marked by a distant, abusive father and a loving mother.
Frankenstein tells the story of Victor’s obsession with defeating death, which leads to the creation of the Creature. But his mindless abandonment and short-sightedness ultimately leave the Creature confronting repeated rejection from humanity, pushing him down a path of bitter revenge. While several adaptations of the novel have come and gone, del Toro’s passion project excels in highlighting the consequences of playing God.
BEEF (Lee Sung Jin, 2023-Present)
The final stop on today’s marathon is Oscar Isaac’s latest stint in Netflix’s anthology series BEEF, where he portrays Josh, the millennial general manager of a lavish country club. The second season of the hit series kicks off with Austin and Ashley, lower-level employees of that very club, who accidentally witness an alarming argument between Josh and his wife, Lindsay.
All this time, the pairs have been vying for the approval of the club’s new billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park. Although Josh had underestimated the Gen Z couple, believing they were an underling, thankfully, now that they are armed with new information, there’s more than one reason for him to watch his back. And while he’s at it, you take a stroll in the BEEF land.