Netflix movie watchers are split today, it seems. Three of the top five movies are heavier and all about murder/crime. However, two are fun animated romps — although they are a bit villainous, too.
Continue on to see the Netflix top 5 movie list as it currently stands on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Trailers and official descriptions of each movie are included if you want to learn more about the films.)
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5. Sicario
Official Synopsis: “An FBI agent takes part in an undercover operation targeting a Mexican drug lord, but her ethics are challenged when the sting crosses the line.”
4. Midnight in the Switchgrass
Official Synopsis: “Two FBI agents work with a state police officer to catch a serial killer who abducts and murders women in a small Florida town.”
3. CHAOS: The Manson Murders
Official Synopsis: “In August 1969, Charles Manson’s followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments and murder.”
2. Despicable Me 4
Official Synopsis: “The world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain-League-agent returns for a bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4. Gru, Lucy and their girls welcome a new member to the family-Gru Jr.-who is intent on tormenting his dad, as a new nemesis shows up and forces the family to go on the run.”
1. Plankton: The Movie
Official Synopsis: “Plankton’s tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.”
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