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The month of May seems to be going well for Netflix, as the OTT is bringing fresh batches of content back-to-back every week. And judging by the numbers, viewers seem to be in the mood for everything from emotional Italian dramedies to brutal action thrillers. Once again, the global audience has proved that it knows how to keep things interesting as the most popular movies on the platform for May are as eclectic as ever.

Leading the list is Nonnas, starring Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, this film is a story of a man who turns his grief into a celebration of tradition and food. Joe is a Staten Island local who loses his beloved mother and falls into immense grief. But then, he decided to honour her by hiring Italian grandmothers to cook at his restaurant. This film feels and lands like a warm bowl of Italian pasta from your grandma. With Mother’s Day just behind us, it is no surprise that Nonnas is topping the charts.

The second entry in the chart is quite surprising, as this film has quietly climbed the charts. It is Inside Man: Most Wanted, the sequel to the 2006 Spike Lee classic Inside Man, a direct-to-streaming film released in 2019. Its presence in Netflix’s Top 10 shows that viewers still love a good hostage thriller film, even if it does not come with prestige packaging.

Netflix fanatics have forever loved and appreciated the collection of the platform’s good documentaries. And that perfectly explains why A Deadly American Marriage is ranking third on the platform’s most popular film list. So if you appreciate a good documentary wrapped with great storytelling, this film should be on your watchlist. It fantastically covers the uncomfortable shades of guilt, grief and privilege. The film might not be perfect, but it definitely gets under your skin.

After this comes one of the most talked-about films of the month, Havoc. Starring Tom Hardy, this film has to be one of his most unhinged roles in recent years. It is not just another cop film but a messy, brutal, and grime-drenched story that will give you chills.

The fifth film in the row is the one Netflix recently got the whole collection of—Twilight. One of the most watched and talked about series of films just became available on Netflix US, and it was inevitable that it would be binge-watched by fans all over the world. Starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, this film series consists of five films. It needs no introduction, and there is no surprise that this film keeps on making the list of top 10 films every now and then due to its massive fan following.

The rest of the list includes classics, comebacks and animated favourites, from Where the Crawdads Sing to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. If you can’t decide what to watch this weekend, here is a list of Netflix’s top 10 that will help you pick your next watch.

Top movies on Netflix this week:

1. Nonnas
2. Inside Man: Most Wanted
3. A Deadly American Marriage
4. Havoc
5. Twilight
6. Where the Crawdads Sing
7. It Takes Two
8. Home
9. Britain and the Blitz
10. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice