The five best movies to watch on Netflix on a Sunday
It’s a universally accepted fact that the anticipation of a Sunday is far better than the day itself because before we know it, it will inevitably be Monday. But does that mean we sulk and skip our Sunday tradition with Netflix? Nah!
No matter which part of the world you’re from, wasting weekends will always be considered a crime without borders. However, knowing well that you all are no criminals, in fact, far from it, we are once again back with the five best movies to watch on Netflix on a Sunday.
Packed with the best of the best that Netflix currently has to offer, consider the Sunday watchlist a dive deep into the streaming corridors where you don’t even have to lift a finger to summon legends in action.
So, pull yourself out of bed and freshen up because even one minute wasted could direly impact your Sunday schedule.
The five best movies to binge on Netflix on a Sunday
Hurricane Season (Elisa Miller, 2023)
Based on Fernanda Melchor’s 2017 novel of the same name, Hurricane Season opens with a group of teenagers stumbling across the corpse of a local “witch” floating in a canal. The gritty adaptation picks up pace when the community reacts to the unprecedented discovery, slowly and steadily spreading the narrative branches into the lives of those connected to her, revealing a dark underbelly of the town no one thought existed.
While Hurricane Season follows a non-linear narrative, it is structured to piece together the events leading up to the murder, highlighting the tempestuous nature of the small town. The gripping adaptation explores themes of misogyny, abandonment, and unrelenting poverty against a backdrop of a community influenced by non-exhaustible superstition.
The Buckingham Murders (Hansal Mehta, 2023)
Although slow-burning thrillers may not be everyone’s cup of tea, you should still take a chance with The Buckingham Murders. The intense crime drama follows a grieving British-Indian detective and mother, Jass, who, after losing her own son in a shooting massacre, takes a transfer to a quieter town, only to find herself embroiled in a terrifying case of a missing Indian child named Ishpreet.
Believing that the initial obvious suspect could be a red herring, Jass pushes to investigate further into the cause, despite objections from higher-ups. While The Buckingham Murders explores themes of immigrant experience with a communal conflict underscoring various religious communities, Jass’s investigation ultimately reveals that the crime has less to do with communal motives and more to do with personal friction.
I Came By (Babak Anvari, 2022)
Up next on the Sunday watchlist is yet another spine-chilling Netflix thriller, I Came By. The film tells the story of a rebellious young graffiti artist called Toby, infamous for breaking into the homes of London’s elite and spray-painting “I CAME BY.” While on his usual shenanigans, he discovers a dark, murderous secret in the home of a retired judge, Hector Blake, sparking a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Although what awaits Toby’s fate could be a spoiler for most, his disappearance pushes his mother, Lizzie and his friend, Jay, to investigate, leading to a final confrontation. I Came By follows the pair’s relentless pursuit of truth as they get into proximity of uncovering the truth behind the retired judge, his hidden past, which involves holding people captive inside his home.
The Chalk Line (Ignacio Tatay, 2022)
Continue the Sunday marathon with a horror mystery thriller, The Chalk Line, currently on streaming. The movie tells the story of Paula and Simon, who foster Clara, a mute girl they stumble upon wandering alone on a highway while returning from dinner. To help her warm up to them, the pair draws chalk lines on the floor for her to stay within, but their attempts to make her feel secure ultimately spark an unforeseen tension.
It soon becomes clear that Clara has a traumatic history with flashbacks revealing scenes with a sinister doctor and a shard of glass in food. The Chalk Line evolves into a dark psychological thriller, building up a suspenseful narrative, exploring trauma and grief, where an attempt to help a girl descends into a psychological spiral of a different kind.
I Am All Girls (Donovan Marsh, 2021)
Lastly, to end the Sunday binge session, we have a South African crime thriller inspired by true events, I Am All Girls. Based on the 1990s case of Gert de Jager, who confessed to trafficking six girls to the Middle East for oil, allegedly under the direction of a government official, but was killed before the entire truth emerged. The movie focuses on specialised crime investigator, Jodie Snyman.
I Am All Girls follows Snyman’s investigation into the abduction of younger girls, although the initial stage is packed with struggles until she discovers the crimes linked to a former politician and a brutal vigilante seeking justice for the victim. While the film culminates in unveiling a high-level conspiracy, you’ll be shocked to unmask the layers of mystery the movie truly explores.