The five best movies to watch on Netflix on a Sunday
Sundays have long been reduced to “at least, it’s not a Monday,” and that’s where all the problems began. So, after long weeks of consideration and wasted weekends, we thought that if all it takes to bring back the old school charm of Sundays is a Netflix movie marathon, order those snacks and leave the rest to us.
While the Netflix library is growing more and more fascinating with each passing day, thanks to all the content the streamer is showering on viewers daily, the more the variety, the harder it becomes to land on the perfect choice.
But if there’s one thing that the streaming age has taught us, it is that the buzz rarely lies. Although it’s another story that hype can prevent the audience from discovering underrated gems, not every fame holder deserves the side-eye.
So, if you’re here to restore the weekend traditions, stay open-minded and check out the five best movies to watch on Netflix this Sunday.
The five best movies to binge on Netflix on a Sunday
Juror #2 (Clint Eastwood, 2024)
Directed by Clint Eastwood, Juror #2 is a gripping legal drama that will ensure your Sunday marathon is off to a page-turner start. The 2024 movie, currently streaming on Netflix, follows Justin Kemp, who is selected for a high-profile murder trial in Savannah, Georgia, where James Sythe is accused of killing his girlfriend, Kendall Carter, by throwing her off a bridge after an explosive fight. But during the trial, an impossible realisation dawns upon Kemp.
Justin recalls that on the night of the murder, he was the one who ran over Kendall with his car under a bridge, mistakenly believing he had hit a deer. However, when the truth comes out of the blur, he finds himself in a tough spot, facing an immense moral crisis of whether to tell the truth or let an innocent man face the consequences of his actions. Juror #2 highlights the thin ice on which the justice system operates, where moral cowardice religiously overshadows the truth.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 2024)
If you think you have to wait until Wednesday season three to watch the Winona Ryder-Jenna Ortega magic on-screen, you’re mistaken. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is currently streaming on Netflix, and you need to make the most of it this Sunday. The dark fantasy horror comedy follows adult Lydia Deetz, now a mother of a cynical teenage daughter named Astrid, who returns to Winter River after a death in the family.
But when her rebellious daughter accidentally ends up opening a portal to the Afterlife after being lured by a local boy into entering Neitherworld, Lydia is forced to summon Beetlejuice to save her, leading to an incredibly twisted wedding proposal as the latter’s vengeful ex-wife, Delores, moves mountains to hunt them down, making the Beetlejuice sequel a comedic rollercoaster ride.
The Hunt (Craig Zobel, 2020)
If you’re someone who’s still reeling from the Apex fever, make room for The Hunt on your Sunday watchlist. Directed by Craig Zobel, the satirical action horror thriller tells the story of a group of wealthy liberal elites who kidnap working-class people to hunt them for sport, after taking them to a remote estate. But the lethal, inhumane game ultimately goes off the rails when one of the hunted, a hardened veteran, turns the tables on them.
The Hunt capitalises on the concept of hunting down the hunters, culminating in a brutal showdown and a wild twist. While the film originally suffered negatively during its theatrical exposure over the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 movie has somehow become the go-to follow-up for every Apex fan, possibly due to its cutthroat survival premise.
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (Michelle Ouellet, 2023)
Based on a shocking 2019 true crime, Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard is a Lifetime movie from the network’s ripped-from-the-headlines series that landed on Netflix just in time for the Sunday binge session. The crime drama follows Heidi Broussard, a churchgoing woman from Austin, Texas, and her long-distance best friend, Magen Fieramusca, who, to each other’s delight, find out that they’re pregnant at the same time.
As they both confront their respective pregnancy journeys together, to show her support, Magen even travels from Houston to Austin to be with Heidi before she gives birth. But just two weeks into Heidi’s baby’s birth, the mother and the newborn disappear into thin air, resulting in a nationwide search. Upon further investigation, when Magen’s name starts popping up at more than one point of occurrence, all the eyes of suspicion shift towards Fieramusca.
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Charlie Kaufman, 2020)
Lastly, to wrap up the Sunday night movie marathon, we have I’m Thinking of Ending Things, loosely based on Iain Reid’s 2016 novel. The surrealist psychological thriller follows a young woman, whose name, profession, and interests constantly change, on a road trip with her new boyfriend, Jake, to meet his parents at their remote farm amidst a snowstorm.
Once the parents appear, the story shifts between the characters’ youth, middle age, and old age in an unsettling way. I’m Thinking of Ending Things is a dreamlike exploration of regret and loneliness, which might be hard to pinpoint when you start the movie. But the story is far more than what meets the eye, so all we can suggest is buckle up your seatbelts for a plot twist unlike any other.