Netflix is kicking 2025 off in decidedly low-key fashion. By its standards, the streamer's lineup of film originals in January is surprisingly slight. There are still a few Netflix-exclusive movies worth recommending this month,

The best movies on Netflix include Scream 6, Saturday Night, Back in Action, Hereditary, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, In the Heart of the Sea, and more.

This month’s selection of movies includes an underseen rock opera, one of the best movies of the 2000s, a paranoid thriller about American misdeeds abroad, and a nice pre-Oscars catch-up on one of Timothée Chalamet’s best performances.

January has been a great month to have an Apple TV+ subscription if you like series about people trying to unravel strange mysteries, with both Silo and Severance debuting their second seasons. Now the trend continues with Prime Target, a brand new show about a mathematician who becomes a hunted man for mysterious reasons.

As Netflix wraps up January 2025 with a few final additions in the coming days, it is also looking ahead to next month. The streamer just released the complete list of titles coming in February 2025,

There have been 22 seasons of "NCIS" to date, so there are a ton of episodes you could potentially watch. But starting this Thursday, the first five seasons will be available to binge on Netflix, so if you want to start watching there's never been a better time.