This January, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated second season of The Night Agent to an action comedy film titled Back in Action. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Netflix in January 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Apollo 13 (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Apollo 13 is a docudrama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay co-written by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert. Based on the 1995 non-fiction book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kruger, the 1995 film follows astronauts Lovell, Haise, and Swigert as they find themselves stranded on the moon after their spacecraft is damaged while NASA tries to get them back as soon as possible. Apollo 13 stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan.
Dallas Buyers Club (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Dallas Buyers Club is a biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée from a screenplay co-written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack. The 2013 film is set in the mid-1980s, and it follows Ron Woodroof, a cowboy who is diagnosed with HIV and is given 30 days to live. His friends and community soon ostracize him, and with no way to access the government-approved medicines, he sets up a buyers club and finds a way to import the drugs. Dallas Buyers Club stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Dennis O’Hare, Michael O’Neill, and Dallas Roberts.
Schindler’s List (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Schindler’s List is an epic historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian. Based on the 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally, the 1993 film follows Oscar Schindler, an arrogant German businessman who begins to care about his Jewish workforce when he learns of their persecution in Poland during World War II. Schindler’s List stars Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, and Embeth Davidtz.
Spider-Man (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Spider-Man is a superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by David Koepp. Based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the 2002 film follows Peter Parker, a timid teenager who gets bitten by a genetically engineered spider which gives him superhuman abilities that he uses to fight crime in New York City. Spider-Man stars Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, and Rosemary Harris.
Spider-Man 2 (January 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Spider-Man 2 is a superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Alvin Sargent. Based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the 2004 sequel film follows Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, as he loses everything he holds dear, including his powers and love. He also must face up against Doctor Octopus, who threatens to destroy New York City. Spider-Man 2 stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, and Donna Murphy.
Hereditary (January 15)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Hereditary is a psychological mystery horror thriller film written and directed by Ari Aster. The 2018 film follows a grieving family mourning the loss of their secretive grandmother, but soon after her death, strange and sinister occurrences begin happening and reveal the dark truth about the family’s ancestry. Hereditary stars Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne.
You Hurt My Feelings (January 26)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
You Hurt My Feelings is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. The 2023 film follows Beth, a successful novelist whose long-standing turns upside down when she overhears her husband giving his honest opinion about her latest book. You Hurt My Feelings stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed, Owen Teague, and Jeannie Berlin.