This September, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment with the highly anticipated Nicole Kidman drama series The Perfect Couple, a Netflix original drama film starring Elizabeth Olsen, and the brilliant new animated series Twilight of the Gods. 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 5 best films that are coming to Netflix in September 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Jaws (September 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Jaws is a classic survival thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay co-written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Based on a 1974 novel of the same name by author Peter Benchley, the 1975 film revolves around Sheriff Martin Brody as he teams up with a marine biologist and a local fisherman to hunt down a giant white shark after it fatally attack swimmers. Jaws stars Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Susan Backlinie, Jay Mello, Murray Hamilton, and Chris Rebello.
Midnight Run (September 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Midnight Run is an action comedy film directed by Martin Brest from a screenplay by George Gallo. The 1988 film follows the story of bounty hunter John Cusack as he is tasked with finding and transporting a criminal for a large sum of money, but to do that he must defeat a rival bounty hunter, the FBI, and a dangerous mob boss. Midnight Run stars Robert De Niro in the lead role with Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, John Ashton, Joe Pantoliano, Yaphet Kotto, and Frank Pesce starring in supporting roles.
Stand by Me (September 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Stand by Me is a coming-of-age adventure thriller drama series directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay co-written by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. Based on a 1982 novella titled The Body by author Stephen King, the 1986 film follows the story of four friends as they go hiking into the woods to find the dead body of a local teenager who was hit by a train. Stand by Me stars River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cusack, Susan Thorpe, and Casey Siemaszko.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (September 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an animated comedy film directed by Nick Park and Steve Box from a screenplay co-written by Steve Box, Nick Park, Mark Burton, and Bob Baker. Based on a British stop-motion animated comedy franchise by Nick Park, the 2005 film follows Wallace as he and his dogs are tasked with finding the vegetable-ravaging beast destroying the plots right before the Giant Vegetable Competition by Lady Tottington. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit voice cast includes Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay, James Mather, Ben Whitehead, Mark Gatiss, and Edward Kelsey.
Edge of Tomorrow (September 7)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Edge of Tomorrow is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by Doug Liman from a screenplay co-written by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, and John Henry Butterworth. Based on a Japanese sci-fi light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, the 2014 film is set during an alien attack on Earth that threatens to wipe out humanity and it follows the story of Major William Cage as he gets stuck in a time loop, soon he teams up with the prolific warrior Rita Vrataski to defeat the aliens. Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in the lead roles with Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Riley, Tony Way, Lara Pulver, Sebastian Blunt, and Noah Taylor starring in supporting roles.