Netflix’s 10 most-watched movies as hit new thriller gets 40,400,000 views

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THE RIP. (L to R) Steven Yeun as Detective Mike Ro and Sasha Calle as Desi in The Rip. Cr. Claire Folger/Netflix ?? 2025.
Whether you need a mid-week pick-me-up or you’re preparing your weekend watchlist, Netflix has a slew of epic movies ready and waiting to dive into. In the latest global top 10 most-watched movie roundup, there’s an exciting mix of true crime, action, romance, and music – AKA something for everyone. Keen to find out what’s trending? Here are the most popular movies on the streaming platform right now. (Picture: Netflix)

10. Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story — 3,700,000 views

No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Lifetime Television/Everett/Shutterstock (14219704b) SUITCASE KILLER: THE MELANIE MCGUIRE STORY, from left: Charles Massey, Candice King, as Melanie McGuire, aired June 18, 2022. photo: ?Lifetime Television/Courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection - 18 Jun 2022
Lifetime’s 2022 movie, a true-crime dramatisation of murderer Melanie McGuire’s story, is now available to watch on Netflix. It retells the 2004 killing and dismemberment of Bill McGuire, whose remains were found in three suitcases washed up on Chesapeake Bay, an estuary bordered by Maryland and Virginia. His wife, a fertility nurse named Melanie McGuire, was charged with his murder and sentenced to life in prison. She will not be eligible for parole until she is 101 years old. (Picture: Television/Everett/Shutterstock)

9. Tere Ishk Mein — 3,800,000 views

Tere Ishk Mein
This Indian Hindi-language romance/musical centres around the intense love story ofcharacters Shankar and Mukti. After spending years apart, can they put their turbulent romantic past to one side when they reconnect? It’s rated rotten by the critics at Rotten Tomatoes but it still hasn’t stopped Netflix subscribers turning on in their millions. (Picture: Netflix)

8. Max — 4,300,000 views

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Max is a 2015 adventure war film about a military dog named Max who is adopted by his late handler Kyle’s family. Upon returning from Afghanistan, in which Max suffered a traumatic experience, both humans and hound must learn to heal despite the circumstances. (Picture: Netflix)

7. Spectre — 4,300,000 views

Spectre
Spectre was Daniel Craig’s fourth stint as the martini-drinking, tuxedo-wearing womaniser (and secret service agent), James Bond. This movie saw 007 set out to uncover a conspiracy after he received an encrypted message from a sinister organisation. It’s also the first film after the death of Judi Dench’s M, who is replaced by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes). (Picture: Netflix)

6. The Magnificent Seven — 6,500,000 views

The Magnificent Seven
Into American Western movies? Check out 2016’s The Magnificent Seven, a remake of the 1960 film of the same name. It follows Sam Chisolm, a warrant officer, who must apprehend Bartholomew Bogue, a corrupt industrialist, at the request of the Rose Creek town citizens. (Picture: Netflix)

5. KPop Demon Hunters — 7,000,000 views

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS - When they aren't selling out stadiums, Kpop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as badass demon hunters to protect their fans from an ever-present supernatural threat. Together, they must face their biggest enemy yet ??? an irresistible rival boy band of demons in disguise. ??2025 Netflix
Now in its 32nd week in the charts, KPop Demon Hunters is a permanent fixture these days. For those yet to see the animated hit, which has a song up for a Grammy next month (you’ve obviously been living under a pop culture rock if you haven’t), it stars the fictional K-pop girl band Hunr/x. By day, they sell out stadiums and perform to their adoring fans. By night, they’re demon hunters who save the world. (Picture: Netflix)

4. People We Meet on Vacation — 9,300,000 views

Undated film still from People We Meet On Vacation. Pictured: Emily Bader as Poppy and Tom Blyth as Alex. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Download Reviews. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Download Reviews. PA Photo. Picture credit should read: Netflix, Inc./Daniel Escale. All Rights Reserved. NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Download Reviews.
People We Meet on Vacation is based on the 2021 novel by Emily Henry. It centres around Poppy, a New York City travel writer, and her friend Alex. Every summer, the pair decide to meet up in a different part of the world before going their separate ways. In nutshell, viewers ask: how many years does it take for the pair to realise that they’re actually meant to be together? (Picture: Netflix)

3. No Time to Die — 9,600,000 views

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by MGM/Eon/Danjaq/UPI/Kobal/Shutterstock (10569636m) Daniel Craig as James Bond 'No Time To Die' Film - 2020 James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
With all this ‘who will be the next James Bond talk?’, it’s no surprise that the algorithm has pushed a few 007 movies into the charts. No Time to Die was Daniel Craig’s fifth and final film in the franchise, and saw him (try to) live out a peaceful life in Jamaica after resigning from the service. However, when an old friend requests his help, Bond is thrown straight back into the world of espionage — and into a confrontation with a dangerous enemy. (Picture: MGM/Eon/Danjaq/UPI/Kobal/Shutterstock)

2. Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart — 15,900,000 views

NTFLIX PRESS STILLS - Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart Synopsis In the early hours of June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, igniting one of the most intense and widely covered missing-person cases in American history. Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart is a gripping documentary feature that takes viewers inside the real story ? told in Elizabeth?s own words and through exclusive interviews with her family, investigators, and those closest to the case. Blending archival footage and never-before-seen material, the film traces the harrowing nine months of Elizabeth?s captivity at the hands of Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. It explores the psychological and emotional toll on Elizabeth and her family, the relentless media attention, and the community?s tireless search for answers that recounts the indefatigable resolve to survive that kept Elizabeth alive, and her spirit strong ? even 20 years later. The documentary not only revisits the events that shocked a nation but also spotlights Elizabeth?s journey of healing and her ongoing mission to inspire and protect others. Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart. Elizabeth in Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ?? 2025
In Netflix’s latest true crime drama, the streaming platform explores the 2002 disappearance of Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted from her own home at age 14. The documentary features never-before-seen material, alongside interviews with Elizabeth, who retells her ordeal in her own words. (Picture: Netflix)

1. The Rip — 40,400,000 views

THE RIP. (L to R) Kyle Chandler as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix, Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne, Steven Yeun as Detective Mike Ro, Teyana Taylor as Detective Numa Baptiste and Catalina Sandino Moreno as Detective Lolo Salazar in The Rip. Cr. Claire Folger/Netflix ?? 2025.
At number one, with a whopping 40.4 million views, is Netflix’s new original crime thriller, The Rip. Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Teyana Taylor, to name a few, the movie follows a group of Miami officers who find a secret stash of millions of dollars – and then have to decide what to do with it. (Picture: Claire Folger/Netflix)

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