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Some weekends, you open Netflix and scroll long enough to question your own personality. Do you want to cry? Do you want something weird? Maybe both? That emotional indecision is a form of art, and the good news is, Netflix understands.

It is funny how the right film always shows up when you have no idea what you are looking for. You start out searching for comfort and end up watching something that riles up all the buried emotions. That is the thing about moods; you don’t always need to fix them.

So if you can’t decide what Netflix movies to cover this week, we have a selection of six films you might love. Each film suits a different emotional wavelength, whether you want to wallow in gothic tragedy or laugh at the end of the world.

So, before your mood changes again, here are six Netflix movies that somehow get you, even when you do not. And if you are still undecided by the end, that is fine too. Some movies do not demand a mood… they believe in creating one.

Six Netflix movies for every mood

Ballad of a Small Player (Edward Berger, 2025)

Colin Farrell playing a sad gambler who is terrible at quitting? Yeah, sign us up. Ballad of a Small Player follows him hiding out in Macao, trying to escape the mess he made financially and emotionally. The man walks around like regret in a suit, betting money he shouldn’t and pretending he is fine. Spoiler: he’s not.

Edward Berger directs it with the same tense energy he used in All Quiet on the Western Front, but this one feels more personal, like watching someone fall apart in style. It is dark but somehow still addictive. Farrell does that thing where he looks broken and magnetic, and you just know he is going to make bad decisions again, but you’re staying to watch anyway.

Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)

When you finally finish watching Night of the Living Dead, you will realise it is way creepier than you expected. As soon as the film begins, the whole thing starts to feel like a nightmare you can’t fast-forward through. No background score, trying too hard or modern edits, just these random people stuck in a house losing it while the world outside falls apart.

It’s the kind of horror that messes with your brain more than your heart. Halfway through, you realise the zombies aren’t even the scariest part, but it’s the humans panicking. They are fighting and doing stupid things because they can’t deal. It’s old, yeah, but it’s still got that power to make you uncomfortable in silence.

The Dead Don’t Die (Jim Jarmusch, 2019)

So The Dead Don’t Die is technically a zombie movie, but it is also one of the driest comedies you will ever see. Bill Murray and Adam Driver play cops in this tiny town where the dead start walking around like it’s no big deal, and they react to it with the same energy you’d have if someone told you the Wi-Fi was down.

It’s directed by Jim Jarmusch, which explains the fact that it is a zombie movie yet self-aware and way too chill for an apocalypse. Tilda Swinton shows up with a sword (because of course she does), and everyone delivers their lines like they are half asleep but somehow hilarious. It’s better to call it absurd than scary, but in the best way. Basically, if you like your horror slow and sarcastic, this one’s for you.

Dracula (John Badham, 1979)

Oh, this was the real sexy Dracula era, long before vampires became a thing. Frank Langella plays the Count in Dracula, and he is less like a monster and more like an ignorant man you’d text back. And it’s not just him, but the movie also leans into that energy completely. Let’s see, you have got the basic package starting with candlelights, dramatic stares, and people fainting for no practical reason.

Laurence Olivier shows up as Van Helsing, acting like he is solving an actual crime instead of chasing a centuries-old flirt. This movie is completely over-the-top, while it also maintains its classiness. You don’t watch it for the horror; you watch it for the reminder that Dracula didn’t need special effects if they are hot.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992)

Now this is what happens when a director decides to make a love story and a nightmare at the same time. Francis Ford Coppola turns Bram Stoker’s novel into this visually insane, over-the-top gothic opera, where if you carefully look at every frame, it will look like it has been dipped in red wine. Gary Oldman plays Dracula in this movie with a mix of sadness and charm, which is what Coppola was going for.

Winona Ryder’s Mina and Keanu Reeves’ very British Jonathan give the film its emotional centre, even when Keanu’s accent is fighting for its life. Anthony Hopkins shows up as Van Helsing. The film is romantic and violent and a little unhinged… basically what would happen if horror discovered couture.

A Star Is Born (Bradley Cooper, 2018)

A Star Is Born is the movie you put on when you feel too much and want to make it worse, but in a good way. Bradley Cooper directs this and stars as Jackson Maine, a country-rock musician whose fame is fading faster than his liver can handle. Then comes Lady Gaga’s Ally, singing in some random bar like she wasn’t born to break hearts on screen. They fall in love, and you already know it’s not going to end well, but you stay anyway.

What makes it sting is how real it feels with all the shaky performances. But the best part is the way she looks at him, like he is both the problem and the muse. Gaga is unreal here, and Cooper’s self-destruction feels personal and real. But it’s not an utterly sad film because you have plenty of beautiful moments to look at. Also, it’s leaving Netflix soon, so this is your sign to rewatch it and cry one last time.