The five best movies to watch on Netflix on a Sunday
If you prefer to stay indoors on Sunday with a Netflix watchlist that makes pulling the plug on outdoor plans worth it, you’re in the right place.
Sunday is the only day of the week that, despite being a holiday, feels like a time capsule to the workweek.
As a result, to keep those adulting anxieties at bay, the audience requires something that makes them forget what follows.
So, if you’re looking for ways to immerse yourself in the world of cinema, here are the five best movies to watch on Netflix this Sunday.
The five best movies to stream on Netflix this Sunday:
Unabomber (Janus Metz Pedersen, 2026)
Announced last year, this week finally marks the end of the year-long wait for Janus Metz Pedersen’s highly anticipated crime drama Unabomber, so it only makes sense to start the marathon with it. The Netflix Original movie chronicles the story of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous domestic terrorist also known as Unabomber, who terrorised the United States for two decades. The series captures two primary timelines: Kaczynski’s Harvard years and the manhunt decades later.
Unabomber aims to capture the 16-year-old Harvard prodigy’s transformation into the notorious terrorist, who entered the university as an awkward, reclusive math genius, eventually becoming a victim of high-stress psychological experiments at the hands of psychologist professor Henry Murray. The narrative then turns its focus to the FBI probe led by agent Joanne Miller decades later, who scarred the nation with untraceable mail bombs for 20 years.
The Children’s Train (Cristina Comencini, 2024)
Based on Viola Ardone’s 2019 novel of the same name, The Children’s Train is an Italian drama you may have skipped earlier. But this time around, it deserves the Sunday spotlight for all the right reasons. Clocking in at an hour and 46 minutes, the movie follows seven-year-old Amerigo Speranza as he relocates from war-stricken, impoverished Naples in 1946 to start anew in Northern Italy, as part of the Italian Communist Party’s initiative.
As Amerigo boards the “train of happiness,” overcoming a fast-churning rumour mill and fears, he finds himself placed in the foster family of a compassionate single former partisan, Derna. The Children’s Train centres on Amerigo’s newfound life, where he discovers a lifelong talent and experiences the warmth of proper meals, schooling, and affection, ultimately resulting in a winter split that leaves him torn between two worlds.
Drop (Christopher Landon, 2025)
Up next on our Sunday marathon is Drop, currently streaming on Netflix. The 2025 crime thriller follows widowed mother Violet, who goes on a first date with photographer Henry at a fancy restaurant in a Chicago skyscraper, after a long time-out from the dating game. But what starts as a meet-cute date soon turns into a race against time for Violet, who starts receiving anonymous threatening texts on her phone.
The terrifying text messages come with dangerous commands, all targeting her new date, Henry. Although Violet tries to avoid the drops, they get deadlier with each passing minute, with security camera clips showing a masked intruder while her sister and young son are in the house, oblivious to the danger. Drop follows Violet on her first date in years as she tries to figure out a way to escape the threat without giving in to the demands of invisible criminal forces.
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Pat Boonnitpat, 2024)
If the Sunday marathon feels a bit too serious, lighten your heart with How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies. The Thai comedy movie centres on M, an unemployed university dropout who dreams of becoming a successful gaming streamer. After watching a cousin inherit a house by caring for a sick grandfather, M’s grandmother is diagnosed with terminal cancer; he decides to move in and win her favour over other greedy family members.
Oblivious to how demanding grandparents can really get, especially his grandmother, Amah, M is thrust into a life of exhaustion as he manages her daily needs and doctor visits. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies follows M’s journey to please Amah, driven by a desire to become a millionaire before her death, which evolves into genuine affection and a lesson learned wrapped in unconditional love.
Wall to Wall (Kim Tae-joon, 2025)
To wrap up the Sunday marathon, we recommend the South Korean psychological thriller, Wall to Wall, which will leave you staring blankly long after the credits roll. The 2025 film follows Noh Woo-sung, an office worker who empties his life savings and takes out high-interest loans to purchase an apartment in Seoul. But just three years later, the real estate market collapses, leaving him drowning in debt.
While Noh starts working two shifts to make a living, his misery increases when a persistent, mysterious thumping noise starts distracting him within the four walls day and night. As neighbours play the blame game with Noh, resulting in angry confrontations and escalating situations. Wall to Wall follows Noh as he grows determined to prove his innocence, eventually joining forces with his upstairs neighbour to find the truth.