10 Most Popular Netflix Movies Streaming Right Now (May 26-June 1)
Netflix started June pretty much the same way it ended May — by offering more movies filled with saucy grandmas, butchered prom queens and the downfall of a football icon.
But Netflix subscribers also streamed several new titles that testify to how strange and diverse people's tastes truly are.
Among the most popular movies this week are a Nicolas Cage revenge flick about a missing pig, a true-crime story about a potentially murderous nurse and an animated adventure about a wild robot.
Need more recommendations? Then check out the Best New Movies on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and More, the Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now, the Best Movies on Hulu Right Now and the Must-See Movies on Netflix Right Now.One of 2024's best films is now one of Netflix's most popular movies of 2025. In The Wild Robot, an android named Roz (Lupita Nyong'o) crash-lands on an island andt befriends various animals, like the fox Fink (Pedro Pascal) and orphaned gosling Brightbill (Kit Connor).
Now a 'wild robot,' Roz must choose between its new companions or leaving the island to complete its mission.
The truth is sometimes scarier than fiction in the Spanish thriller The Widow's Game, which is based on a true story.
When Arturo Puig's body is discovered in a garage, no one initially suspects his young widow, nurse Maje. But soon, Maje's story doesn't hold up, and the police think she may have killed Arturo for his money.
Mark Wahlberg has portrayed action heroes who have saved the world countless times, but in Instant Family, the actor faces his most challenging role yet — a new dad to a 15-year-old daughter.
The 2018 dramedy stars Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as Pete and Ellie Wagner, who are eager to adopt a child. They get more than they bargained for when they adopt teen Lizzie (Isabela Merced), who insists they adopt her younger brother and sister if they want her to live with them. The Wagners agree and all of a sudden, they have an instant family to take care of — and love.
Someone took Rob Feld's (Nicolas Cage) pet pig, and he's mad as hell. Filled with rage, he embarks on a revenge quest to find his beloved porker and punish the men who kidnapped her.
But Rob's journey reveals some past secrets he'd rather forget and sets him up for an uncertain future he can't avoid.
High school is terrifying enough, but add in a masked killer systematically slaughtering prom queen candidates, and you may just want to drop out and take a GED test instead.
Prom Queen is the latest movie in Netflix's Fear Street franchise, and while it's not quite as good as 1994 or 1978, it still has enough appeal for enough viewers to make it onto this list.
It's no surprise that this new Vince Vaughn comedy shot straight to No. 1 soon after it debuted — it's sweet and reassuring, and it follows a formula that made Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias big hits in the late '80s.
Vaughn stars as Joe, who tries to get over his mother's death by opening a restaurant with Italian grandmothers as cooks. The restaurant is a success, but can Joe find a way to reconcile with his loss and move on with his life?
Only a zany DreamWorks animated children's film can unite a vocal cast that includes Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Parsons and Rihanna. In Home, aliens called the Boov have taken over Earth and sent many humans to Australia to live.
Gratuity 'Tip' Tucci (Rihanna) was left behind in all the chaos, and she's desperate to find her mother. Can a rogue Boov, Oh (Parsons), help the little girl? Or will he follow orders and send her to live with the other humans?
Those Minions just can't be stopped! Those lovable lemmings return with their master, Gru (Steve Carell), for yet another brightly colored adventure. This time around, Gru and his new family must go into hiding after an old classmate, Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), wants to turn his son, Gru Jr. (Tara Strong), into a super-villain cockroach.
Hijinks ensue as Gru and his family assume new, mundane identities in bland suburbia to avoid being detected by Maxime. But Le Mal is craftier than Gru gives him credit for, and he'll have to defend his family at any cost.
Brett Favre is most famous for his time as a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, but his star has dimmed lately due to some recent scandals involving the misuse of welfare funds and inappropriate sexting.
Untold: The Fall of Favre focuses on the football player's recent tribulations and paints a not-so-flattering portrait of a man once considered a wholesome icon.
Havoc continues to be one of Netflix's best-performing original titles so far in 2025. Tom Hardy stars as Walker, a jaded detective who is in a lot of trouble. After a botched drug deal, he's on the run from a gun-happy crime syndicate that wants him dead and some dirty cops who don't want their criminal side hustles exposed.
To make it worse, he has to protect a crooked politician's son who was involved in the drug deal and knows more than he's letting on. Can Walker save the boy and not be killed in the process?
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