Netflix originals pack a lot when it comes to exclusive content. In 2019, Netflix had 1,178 original series according to cheatsheet. From Animation to Drama, Netflix originals have got you covered. In this article, we will look at the top 14 best Netflix original shows to watch right now according to the IMDb rating.

The Crown

The series is about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, released in 2016. The series lies in the genre of history and drama, written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures.

The series follows the life of Elizabeth’s life from her young age to her reign in the 21st century. The Crown has been taking new actors every two seasons.

The Crown has gained a lot of praise for its acting, writing, direction, cinematography, production values, and accurate historical account of Queen’s reign.

BoJack Horseman

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It is an adult animated series created by Raphael Bob-Waskberg. BoJack Horseman premiered on Netflix on August 22, 2014, and ended on January 31, 2020. Overall the animated series included 77 episodes over six seasons.

BoJack Horseman is taken as one of the greatest animated series of all time. It is widely praised for its realistic take on dealing with trauma, depression, addiction, self-destructive behavior, racism, sexism, sexuality, and the human condition.

House of Cards

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It is an American political thriller series created by Beau Willimon. House of Cards is based on the novel of the same title by Michael Dobbs. It was first released on February 1, 2013, and las one was on November 2, 2018. During that course, House of Cards released 73 episodes over six seasons.

The series follows the story of Congressman Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a Democrat from South Carolina’s 5th congressional district and House Majority Whip, and his equally ambitious wife, Claire Underwood.

House of Cards was able to receive a large number of positive reviews and different award nominations, including 33 Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Dark

It is the first German-language science fiction thriller series co-created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. Dark is about the aftermath of a child’s disappearance, which reveals the mysteries and hidden bonds among four estranged families. They slowly resolve a sinister time travel conspiracy, which stretches to three generations.

Black Mirror

Black Mirror is a science fiction anthology series made by Charlie Brooker. The series was inspired by previous anthology series like The Twilight Zone.

The series is about examining modern society, mainly regarded as the unanticipated consequences of new technologies.

Devilman: Crybaby

The series is Masaaki Yuasa directed 2018 Japanese original net animation (ONA) based on Go Nagai’s manga Devilman. Even though the series updates the 1970s scenario to a 21st-century context, it holds the fundamental proposition of Nagai’s manga.

Ryo informs Akira that an ancient race of demons has come backed to take over the world of humans. Assuming that the only way to overcome demons is to combine their powers, Ryo suggests Akira that he should unite with a devil.

By doing so, Akira transforms into the so-called Devilman, possessing the powers of a demon but holds the soul of a human as he faces the demons.

Orange Is the New Black

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It is an American comedy-drama web series created by Jenji Kohan. The series was premiered on July 11, 2013, and during its reign of 6 years, it included 91 episodes and seven seasons. The last season was released on July 26, 2019.

The series revolves around a woman (Piper Chapman), who is imprisoned for 15 months due to her history with a drug dealer (Alex Vause). The web-series is somewhat based on the autobiographical novel Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman.

Orange Is the New Black is the most-watched Netflix original series. During its long run, it was able to receive a lot of praise.

Master of None

It is an American comedy-drama web series released on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. The creators of the series are Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang and cast Ansari as the leading role of Dev Shaha, a 30-year old actor who lives in New York. The series follows the personal, professional, romantic experiences.

Bloodline

Bloodline was released on February 9, 2015, and was created by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler nad Danniel Zelman. It is a Netflix original thriller-drama web series, including 33 episodes over three seasons.

The series focuses on a close-knit family, including four grown-up siblings whose scars and secrets get revealed when their black sheep brother returns home.

The Haunting of Hill House

The series is based on anthology supernatural horror drama directed and created by Mike Flanagan. The plot substitutes between two timelines, following five grown-ups who continue to get hunted by paranormal activities in the present day and flashbacks portraying the event that took place in the night during 1992.

The OA

“The OA” is a mystery drama web series with the inclusion of fantasy, science fiction, supernatural ingredients. It made its debut on December 16, 2016, on Netflix and was created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. The series includes eight episodes over two seasons.

The web-series revolves around Prairie Johnson, who is a young adopted woman resurfacing after having been missing for seven years. After her return, Prairie calls herself “The OA” (Original Angel), as now she can see the world, despite being blind before she disappeared.

Midhunter

Midhunter series released on 13 October 13, 2017, lies in the genre of an American crime thriller.

The series centers around the FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt MacCallany), alongside psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv). They operate the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit inside the Training Division, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia.

Daredevil

Daredevil is the web series created by Drew Goddard under the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. It was first premiered on April 10, 2015, on Netflix.

Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses work with superhuman sharpness. During the day, he represents the downtrodden. At night, he is a Daredevil, ruthless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan) calls Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to slay Daredevil, he must rely on his senses and find out the conspirators against justice– which might add his girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).

Stranger Things

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It is an American drama-horror, science fiction web series created by the Duffer Brothers and was released on July 15, 2016, on Netflix.

Set in the 1980s, a young boy, Will Byers gets lost near a top-secret government laboratory. Like his family members, friends, and local police search for the boy, they discover unusual secrets involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very peculiar little girl.

The Witcher

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, The Witcher is an American fantasy drama series based on the book series of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowksi.

The Witcher centers around the story of Geral of Rivia, a sole monster hunter, who strives to discover his place in a world where people usually often prove more dangerous than monsters and beasts.

We hope you will enjoy this amazing series on Netflix and make your day wonderful.

Netflix is arguably the most extensive online streaming service in the world, with no shortage of movies and shows. Sometimes you may want to watch the thriller-horror films, don’t you? So, we have dug deep into Netflix’s database and looked for the current best offerings in the genre of horror, so you don’t have to.

Top 10 Horror Movies on Netflix: Must Watch on April 2020

Here, we have compiled the best ten horror movies on Netflix that you must watch.

The Evil Dead

Even though the film was released date backed in the 80s, it is still one of the most daring classic horror movies compared to the modern ones. The film kicks off with five teenage buddies, Ash (Bruce Campbell), Lindi (Betsy Baker), Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), Scott (Hal Delrich), and Shelly (Theresa Tilly) driving into the woods to a cottage for a fun night away. There they find an old Necronomicon book, which reawakens the deceased when it’s read aloud. The friends unwantedly release the evils and must strive for their lives or turn into one of them. Ash sees his friends become possessed by the evil dead, and has to make a tough decision before dawn to save his life.

Train To Busan

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Train To Busan is a frantic thriller movie with a lot of zombie chaos. The film’s got emotion, horror, thriller and all the right ingredient, which makes it a must-watch if you are a thrill rider with some love for scares.

The film begins with the boarding of passengers on a train to Busan, including workaholic businessman Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo) and his daughter, Su-an (Kim Su-an). Unfortunately, one of the passengers on board is infected with the zombie flue striking Korea that morning. In no time, passengers on board start getting infected.

Shutter

The movie from 2004 tells the story of a creepy ghost about karmic revenge. A newly weed couple, photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and Jane (Rachael Taylor), replace their honeymoon with work as Ben unexpectedly gets assigned for a prestigious job in Japan. As they were driving up towards the mountain road at night, they hit a woman who abruptly appears in front of their car. They don’t find the woman’s body and move ahead. Shortly, eerie reminders of the accident appear when Ben sees ghostly images on the photos he takes.

The Witch

Debuting director Robert Eggers’s movie, released in 2016. The vision of “The Witch” is quite different from what we usually see in this genre. The film is based on the 17th century New England. The movie develops as a family gets exiled from their village over the reason of father William’s (Ralph Ineson) disagreements over scripture. He takes his family- wife Katherine (Kate Dickie), eldest daughter Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), son Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw), and twins Mercy and Jonas- to the sides of a dark-remote forest where they build their new home. An unseen force takes the life of the family’s newborn, Samuel. They understand something evil lives in the woods and fear the family may be a danger, too. The witch slowly and confidently starts creeping into the family.

Cam

Cam 2018 lies in the newly renowned Social Media Horror genre, directed by Daniel Goldhaber. Cam is one of the better movies compared to the likes of Unfriended and Friend Request, telling the story about the fears of online life.

The film is about a woman named Alice (Madeline Brewer), who lives her daily life as a “cam girl,” performing sensual acts on live streams. Alice gets stressed about the fact of increasing competition in the webcam industry. She tries hard to become one of the top 50 performers. Unfortunately, one day she discovers that she is locked out of her account. Things get even worse as she finds that someone else is still streaming through her account, someone who has a similar face as Alice.

Apostle

Directed by Gareth Evans, who is known for frantic martial arts movies like Raid, has done very well in this horror-thriller film.

The film dates back to 1905, London, where Thomas Richardson returns home after knowing that his sister is kidnapped and kept for ransom by cultists. Thomas is determined to get her sister back and travels to the idyllic island, home of cults. As Thomas invades the island’s society, he slowly learns that the corruption of the mainland community that they claim to reject has taken over the cult’s rank. Anyway, he discovers a secret more evil than he could have ever imagined.

Under the Shadow

Under the Shadow is a 2016 Persian Flim under the direction of Babak Anvari. The film follows a mother looking after troubled children as supernatural forces torture them. The movie begins with a missile dropping in Shideh’s building during the Iran-Iraq War. A gullible neighbor intimates that the missile was cursed and might carry malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She grows convinced that the supernatural force is within the building and is trying to possess her daughter Dorsa. She has to face the supernatural forces if she wants to save herself and her daughter’s life.

Hush

Maddie Young (Kate Siegel), a deaf author who likes to live out in the woods alone where she can write freely without having to worry about the disturbance of the city. Her solitary life comes to a threat as a masked man sets his sights on Maddie. Far from help and alone with the killer, she has to use her wits to save her life.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

The 2016 film directed by Norwegian director Andre Ovredal is known for keeping a close focus and let the viewers imagine the monsters. In this movie, he has taken a straight-forward approach with excellence.

The film kicks off with a crime scene, where police officers investigate multiple casualties inside a house. In the basement of the house, they find the

half-buried body of an anonymous woman. When father and son coroners investigate the death of the unidentified woman, they discover strange clues.

Gerald’s Game

It’s was one of the earliest hits in Netflix’s original territory. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1992 thriller with a similar name.

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The movie follows a married couple, Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood), who go for a weekend vacation to their lakeside cottage with hopes of reigniting their stagnating relationship. They decide for romantic bondage, but Gerald encounters a heart attack in the middle, leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed with nobody around to set her free. She starts hearing voices and sees strange visions.

As of parents, it’s hard to keep your children occupied as they can get bored with the usual stuff, and due to coronavirus, you can’t even take your children out for play. As being parent myself, I can really understand our frustration. So, here are we have the top 10 movies on Netflix to keep your kids occupied.

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The Christmas Chronicles

The Christmas Chronicles is a comedy-family adventure film directed by Clay Kaytis. It was released in 2018 and included stars, Darby Camp, Lamorne Morris, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Oliver Hudson.

In this movie, siblings Kate and Teddy Pierce set a plan to capture Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. However, the plan goes all wrong, and the kids join forces with jolly Saint Nick and his loyal elves to rescue the holiday before it gets too late.

A Little Princess

A Little Princess is a Drama-Family Fantasy movie released in 1995. The film stars Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, and newly introduced Liesel Matthews as Sara Crewe.

Young Sara gets sent to a boarding school by her World War I- bound father. Imaginative Sara makes the best of things by entertaining her buddies with her fanciful stories. After having conflicts with the strict headmistress, Sara gets some heartbreaking news, as she is forced to work in slavery. During her struggling times to keep her spirits up, she went on to make some remarkable findings that may change her seemingly harsh future.

Next Gen

Next Gen is a Netflix originals movie released in 2018 and based on animated science fiction from the online Chinese comic 7723 by Wang Nima.

In this movie, a lonely girl’s life turns into a thrilling adventure as she wents on to make a top-secret robot friend.

Kung Fu Panda 2

It is the second chapter from the Kung Fu Panda film series produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures in 2011.

In this movie, Po and furious five battle to prevent a peacock villain from capturing China with a deadly new weapon. Before that, Po must come to terms with this past.

The Angry Birds Movie 2

The film is the second installment of Angry Birds Movie Franchise released in 2019. The movie is fun and silly, with all the lovely characters.

All feathered friends, including Red, Chuck, Bomb, get surprised as a green pig suggests them to put their differences aside and fight in unity to a common threat. Combative birds from an island covered by ice make a plan to use a complicated weapon to destroy the fowl and swine way of life. After picking up their best and brightest birds and pigs, they make a plan to infiltrate the island, deactivate the device and get back to normal life.

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride is an animated musical fantasy film released in 2005 under the direction of

Mike Johnson and Tim Burton.

The Plot of the movie is about a shy groom who accidentally rehearses his wedding vows in the presence of a late young woman, and she rises from the grave, believing she has married him.

Hotel Transylvania

The film is an animated comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and released in 2012.

The movie is about the story of Count Dracula, owner of Hotel Transylvania, where the world’s monster can stay and enjoy away from human civilization. Dracula invites some of the most popular monsters for his daughter’s (Mavis) 118th birthday. However, a 21-year-old traveler named Jonathan unexpectedly visits hotel Transylvania. Drac does everything in his power to not allow Mavis to fall in love with Jonathan and not let the visitors know about the fact that a human has entered the hotel, which could end his career and hotel.

Hugo

Hugo is a 2011 steampunk adventure drama movie produced and directed by Martin Scorsese. The film is based on Brian Selznick’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which tells the story of a boy living alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Parid during 1930. Interesting fact though, Hugo is Scorsese’s first movie shot in 3D.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, also known as The Adventures of Tintin is a 2011 3D animated action-adventure movie. The film is based on the comic book series of the same name written by Belgian cartoonist Herge. It was both produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.

Young Reporter Tintin, followed by his faithful dog, buys a model of an old ship named the Unicorn. A suspicious character, Sakharine, and Barnaby attempt to buy the ship from him, but Tintin declines. Tintin discovers that the ship carries a clue about a hidden treasure. Unfortunately, before he can locate it, Tintin gets kidnapped and given over to the confinement of drunken Captain Haddock.

Richie Rich

It is an American comedy film produced under the direction of Donal Petrie and was released in 1994. The film is based on the Harvey Comics character of the same name made by Alftre Harvey and Warren Kremer.

Richie Rich’s family is so wealthy that he can have every toy any little boy could ever want. The only thing Richies doesn’t have is friends. When suddenly his parents go missing, Richies doubts an executive in the family company is to blame. Looking out to solve the mystery, Richie hooks up with a group of kids who prove they might just fill the loneliness in his life, along with helping him save his folks.

We hope you will have some peace of mind during this outbreak of COVID-19 by having your kids busy. Until next time, we will recommend some fantastic movies for you.