This April, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated conclusion to the psychological crime thriller drama series You to the brutal Tom Hardy action film Havoc. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Netflix in April 2025 with an 80% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
The Age of Innocence (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
The Age of Innocence is a historical romantic drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks. Based on the 1920 novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, the 1993 film is set in the 1870s and it follows Newland Archer, a wealthy New York society attorney who falls for two vastly different women, one conformist while the other extremely unconventional. The Age of Innocence stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Gough, Richard E. Grant, Mary Beth Hurt, and Robert Sean Leonard.
Bonnie & Clyde (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Bonnie & Clyde is a biographical crime drama film directed by Arthur Penn from a screenplay co-written by David Newman and Robert Benton. The 1967 film is based on the true story of robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who fall in love with each other and decide to venture out on a crime spree to earn easy money, but their only rule is that they won’t hurt anyone. Bonnie & Clyde stars Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons.
The Breakfast Club (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
The Breakfast Club is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Hughes. The 1985 film revolves around five teenagers from different backgrounds as they all find themselves trapped together in Saturday detention overseen by the authoritarian vice principal. The Breakfast Club stars Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.
Field of Dreams (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
Field of Dreams is a sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson. Based on the 1982 novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella, the 1989 film follows Ray Kinsella, a farmer who builds a baseball field on his cornfield, attracting the ghosts of popular baseball players such as Shoeless Joe Jackson. Field of Dreams stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, and Burt Lancaster.
Heat (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%
Heat is a crime thriller drama film written and directed by Michael Mann. Based on Mann’s 1989 TV film L.A. Takedown, the 1995 film revolves around a deadly conflict between LAPD detective Lieutenant Vincent Hanna and a career thief, Neil McCauley. Heat stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Jon Voight, and Val Kilmer.
Matilda (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Matilda is a fantasy comedy film directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay co-written by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord. Based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, the 1996 film follows Matilda, a young child prodigy who develops psychokinetic abilities. She uses her newfound abilities to right the wrongs committed by her dysfunctional family and tyrannical principal. Matilda stars Rhea Pearlman, Danny DeVito, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, and Mara Wilson.
Psycho (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Psycho is a psychological horror thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a screenplay by Joseph Stefano. Based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch, the 1960 film revolves around Marion Crane, a young woman on the run who embezzled money from her employer. She soon comes across Norman Bates, a shy motel proprietor who is hiding a dark secret. Psycho stars Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire, and Janet Leigh.