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7 Must-Watch Netflix Movies of 2025 So Far, Ranked: ‘Havoc,' ‘Back in Action' and More
Thus far in 2025, Netflix's original movies haven't quite hit the same heights that the streamer has previously reached. That may be because the Oscar-bait films are being held back until the latter part of the year. If that's the case, the list of Netflix's best original movies will look very different at the end of 2025. In the meantime, Watch With Us has selected the seven best Netflix movies of 2025 so far. Admittedly, this list is action-heavy, but it's the genre that Netflix does best. There are also some comedy and romance options, as well as two standout animated selections. 25 Must-Watch Movies on Netflix (July 2025): 'Happy Gilmore 2,' 'Brick' and More 7. 'Back in Action' (2025) After extended absences for different reasons, and Cameron Diaz got their respective comebacks in Back in Action. The duo play Matt and Emily, a pair of CIA agents who faked their own deaths after someone tipped off their enemies during their final mission. In the present, Emily and Matt are married and the parents of Alice (McKenna Roberts) and Leo (Rylan Jackson). The kids don't know anything about who their parents used to be, but they get a crash course when Emily and Matt's cover identities are blown and the entire family is targeted by an old adversary. Back in Action is streaming on Netflix. 6. 'La Dolce Villa' (2025) Scott Foley fully embraces his rom-com phase in La Dolce Villa, but the only reason Eric (Foley) has come to Italy is because his daughter, Olivia (Maia Reficco), is seriously considering a permanent move there after investing her inheritance in an abandoned property. 10 Must-Watch Rom-Com Movies on Netflix Right Now (June 2025) Eric is so concerned with keeping Olivia from making a mistake that he almost doesn't realize that Italy has a great deal of appeal for him as well. And once Eric meets the town's mayor, Francesca (Violante Placido), the romantic sparks inevitably fly between them. It's a charming love story, even though it's pretty predictable. La Dolce Villa is streaming on Netflix. 5. 'KPop Demon Hunters' (2025) KPop Demon Hunters is perhaps Netflix's most surprising smash hit of the year. Despite the title, this isn't a production from South Korea, although it does lampoon the way that KPop groups and Korean television shows have become a global phenomenon. The story revolves around a popular KPop act, Huntr/x, whose members double as demon hunters when they aren't on stage. However, the lead singer, Rumi (Arden Cho), is secretly part demon herself, and she's scared to reveal the truth to her bandmates. Meanwhile, the demons figure out that they can front their own KPop group, The Saja Boys, and steal the devotion of Huntr/x's fans as well as their souls. This is one of the most visually imaginative animated movies in recent memory, and it probably could have played very well in theaters. KPop Demon Hunters is streaming on Netflix. 9 Must-Watch Action Movies on Netflix Right Now (July 2025) 4. 'Exterritorial' (2025) Keep an eye out for Jeanne Goursaud after her performance in the German action thriller Extraterritorial. Goursaud showed off some real action chops while playing former soldier Sara Wulf, the widowed mother of a young boy named Josh (Rickson Guy da Silva). During a routine visit to the American Consulate in Germany, Josh goes missing. More alarmingly, the security footage has been altered to make it appear that Josh never accompanied Sara to the consulate. Since the German police are helpless to find her son, Sara takes matters into her own hands and goes deeper into the consulate to look for Josh. Dougray Scott has a dark turn as Erik Kynch, one of the consulate's primary security officials. It's his job to make sure that Sara's search comes to a permanent end. Extraterritorial is streaming on Netflix. 3. 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' (2025) In the age of CGI animation, it's refreshing that a very old-school title like Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl still stands out as one of the best of the year. This full-length animated film revisits the eccentric inventor named Wallace (Ben Whitehead) and his loyal dog, Gromit. 5 Great Netflix Animated Movies to Watch Right Now (May 2025) For their latest misadventure, Wallace has invented a robotic gnome, Norbot (Reece Shearsmith), to take over the household chores. Gromit's fears about Norbit are proven to be correct when their old adversary, Feathers McGraw, reprograms Norbot and the other gnomes in a scheme for revenge and world domination. It's as silly as it sounds, and we love it. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is streaming on Netflix. 2. 'Bullet Train Explosion' (2025) If you've never seen the 1975 Japanese action thriller The Bullet Train, don't worry. Bullet Train Explosion is more of a thematic sequel, although it does reference its now 50-year-old predecessor. Think of it as Speed on a train, as a mad bomber forces the Hayabusa 60 to maintain an unsafe speed or else everyone on board will be killed. The bomber also demands a large ransom for their lives from everyone in Japan. While Detective Yoshiharu Kawagoe (Kenji Iwaya) attempts to find the bomber outside of the train, head manager Kazuya Takaichi (Kazuya Takaichi) tries to save everyone on Hayabusa 60 after the passengers discover what's happening. This is an unusually smart thriller that lets its heroic characters make good choices instead of leading them down the wrong path for the sake of contrivance. Bullet Train Explosion is streaming on Netflix. 13 Must-Watch Thrillers on Netflix Right Now (July 2025) 1. 'Havoc' (2025) The Raid director Gareth Evans delivered another great action thriller in Havoc. Tom Hardy stars as Patrick Walker, a homicide detective who is estranged from his fellow cops and on the payroll for a local businessman, Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker). There's a gang war brewing among the Chinese Triad, and Beaumont's son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell), is unintentionally at the center of it. Charlie and his girlfriend, Mia (Quelin Sepulveda), were framed for murdering a Triad leader, and now there's a price on their heads. Beaumont wants Walker to find and protect Charlie at all costs, but he doesn't realize that he's become a target as well. Havoc is streaming on Netflix.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jamie Foxx Says Diddy Accusations Hurt The Black Community: 'That Was Our Hero'
Jamie Foxx isn't holding back when it comes to Sean 'Diddy' Combs and the mountain of legal trouble currently surrounding the music mogul. The Academy Award winning actor and comedian pegged him as 'nasty' as part of a recent standup bit. During an appearance at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, Foxx lit into Diddy with a sharp mix of humor and disbelief, taking jabs at the disgraced rapper amid his ongoing federal sex trafficking and racketeering investigation. 'That Diddy sh*t crazy, huh?' Foxx opened, prompting laughter and humored reactions from the crowd. Referring to the now-infamous 2024 federal raids of Combs' properties—where agents allegedly confiscated a suspiciously large amount of baby oil—Foxx took the jokes further. 'I don't know if he's going to jail but he's a nasty motherf**ker! Am I right? Especially for our community. White people, it's cool, but for Black people, like, that was our hero! All that goddamn baby oil, boy.' Foxx didn't stop there. He reflected on the cultural impact of Diddy, noting the fall from grace hits harder for the Black community. 'For the Black people in here, you know how that hurts us. 'Cause Diddy was, 'It's all about the Benjamins.' That was our whole culture. Now, 'It's all about the baby oil.'' This isn't the first time Foxx has referenced the embattled Bad Boy CEO. In his comedy special What Had Happened Was, Foxx joked about wild internet rumors tying Diddy to his 2023 medical emergency. 'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying,' he told the audience. 'I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?' Hell no, I left them parties early.' Foxx is currently on a run promoting What Had Happened Was and recently appeared in the Netflix comedy Back In Action opposite Cameron Diaz. Hear audio of Foxx's remarks about Combs below. More from Judge Warns Diddy He Could Be Kicked Out Of Court For His "Absolutely Unacceptable" Behavior Bryana Bongolan, Cassie's Friend, Testifies Diddy Threatened Her Life And Said "I Can Kill You" 50 Cent Reacts To Cam'ron Asking Male Sex Worker About His Son's Mother, Daphne Joy
Indian Express
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Jamie Foxx breaks down as he talks about his near-death experience at BET 2025: ‘I saw the memoriam and thought that I could be there'
There are a few artists in the world who can boast a career like Jamie Foxx. He has shared the screen with some of the most iconic movie stars in the world and featured on songs with the biggest names in the music industry. To honour that very career and his contributions to the arts, he was facilitated with the Ultimate Icon Award at the BET awards this year. Jamie thanked his fans and delivered a very personal acceptance speech in which he talked about his health struggles and how the actor almost lost his life recently. While accepting the award, Jamie acknowledged the love and praise he has received from people and said, 'I cannot begin to express the love that I feel from everyone out here.' A fan promptly screamed out, 'We love you, Jamie,' and the actor had to take a moment to gather himself. He continued, 'When I saw that memoriam, I thought about how that could have been me. I don't know why I went through and whatever I went through, but I know that I am not going to turn down this second chance.' The actor then moved on to talking about his two daughters, who were in the audience and how they gave him the strength to get back up. ALSO READ: Blake Lively opens up on emotional turmoil caused by Justin Baldoni's lawsuit, reacts to dismissal: 'I've felt the pain' He said, 'My beautiful daughter Corrine, you have always taken the backseat in things, but when you needed to drive it, you drove, and you made sure I was here. Anelise Estelle Fox, my baby with the big hair. The doctors said that I might not survive, and she overheard it. She then came in to my hospital room with her guitar and said, 'I know what my daddy needs.'' In another video posted by Jamie on the internet, he talked about his health and told his fans that the reason there were no updates or news from his end was because he didn't want anyone to see him like that. He had initially opened up about his illness back in 2023, when he suffered a stroke due internal bleeding in his brain. On the professional front, Foxx was last seen in the film Tin Soldier and the Netflix flick Back In Action. Though both movies failed to make a mark on the minds of the audience and weren't very well received, fans of the actor will be hoping to see the Django Unchained actor back on his acting steed soon.
Black America Web
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Jamie Foxx Finally Responds To The Conspiracy Theory That Diddy Caused His 2023 Health Scare
Source: Sean 'Diddy' Combs is currently on trial in New York City and may be found guilty of numerous crimes, but one thing he's not guilty of is an attempt on Jamie Foxx's life. In 2023, Foxx experienced a 'medical emergency' the details of which were at first concealed from the public. As time went on that summer, Foxx's hospitalization and stint in rehab without explanation led to numerous conspiracy theories among his fans. One of those theories is that Diddy had something to do with his mysterious health issue. Foxx ultimately explained what happened when he collapsed on the set of Back In Action , a Netflix movie he was filming at the time in Atlanta. In his Netflix standup comedy show, What Had Happened Was, he said that he woke up in the hospital days later. And he says that had his sister not quickly intervened and an Atlanta doctor rushed him into surgery, he would have died. In a comedian's roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, with Seth Meyers, Hasan Minhaj, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler and Roy Wood, he talks about the numerous drugs he was prescribed in the hospital. After sneaking into his phone for a connection to the outside world, Foxx found out the world thought he'd been cloned and that Diddy tried to kill him. 'Yeah, it was, 'This is for your pain, and this is so you don't remember it.' So, they Men in Black -ed me, and I'm f-cked up, and this isn't funny, but I snuck in my phone because I didn't know what the outside world was saying, and I couldn't get my mind around the fact that I had a stroke. I'm in f-cking perfect shape. [I see things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me.' No, Puffy didn't try to kill me.' Diddy and his parties were once so significant in entertainment circles that many celebs have been photographed with him and/or attended one of his bashes, including his famous white parties. However, Foxx, who is known for his own lavish events, said that he always left Diddy's parties early. He joked about it in his Netflix special. 'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying,' Foxx said at the show, which was taped in Atlanta in 2024. 'I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?' Hell no, I left them parties early.' Fox has fully recovered from what he described as a brain bleed that led to a stroke. Swift action by an Atlanta doctor he thanks in the special saved his life, as did his sister's instinct that led her to take him to the right place. After his role as a producer for the Apple TV+ series, Number One On The Call Sheet, a two-part documentary marking the ascension of Black actors and actresses released in March, Foxx is starring in Tin Soldier with Robert DeNiro and Scott Eastwood and All-Star Weekend with Gerard Butler and Robert Downey Jr. Both are expected to be released this year. See how social media reacted to Foxx opening up about his medical scare on his Netflix special below. SEE ALSO Jamie Foxx Finally Responds To The Conspiracy Theory That Diddy Caused His 2023 Health Scare was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jamie Foxx opens up on the conspiracy theory that Diddy tried to kill him
Jamie Foxx has broken his silence on the conspiracy theory alleging Sean 'Diddy' Combs orchestrated the 2023 medical emergency that had him 'within an inch of his life.' The 'Ray' actor said that while in the hospital, sedated on a cocktail of pain medications, he was able to sneak his phone and find out what the world was saying about him, he told a Hollywood Reporter roundtable Thursday. 'I didn't know what the outside world was saying and I couldn't get my mind around the fact that I had a stroke. I'm in f–king perfect shape. [I see things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me,'' Foxx, 57, recalled. 3 Sean P. Diddy Combs and Jamie Foxx during The 11th Annual Rock the Vote Awards Show and After Party at The Palladium in Hollywood, California, in February 2004. FilmMagic 'No, Puffy didn't try to kill me.' However, what caused him to 'flip' out was when he read the conspiracy theory that he was cloned. 'When they said I was a clone, that made me flip. I'm sitting in the hospital bed, like, 'These bitch-ass motherf–kers are trying to clone me,'' the comic joked. Even while heavily medicated and still trying to figure out what caused his medical emergency, the Oscar-winning actor didn't miss a beat, using his comedic chops to lighten up the situation. 'The next morning, I said, 'I know what's up, you're trying to clone me and make me white so I'll sell better overseas.' The psychiatrist says, 'Are you all right?' And I say, 'Am I all right or am I all white? I saw you trying to get the white motherf–king Jamie Foxx and it ain't going to happen.' He just calmly goes, 'I think we're going to lower your dosage,'' Foxx quipped. 3 Foxx attends the 'Back In Action' Berlin Special Screening at Zoo Palast on Jan. 15, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. WireImage While the 'Django Unchained' star has shot down any conspiracy theory about Combs causing his medical emergency, it's not the first time he's brought it up publicly. Foxx previously addressed the rumors that the disgraced Bad Boy Records founder tried to kill him in his 2024 Netflix stand-up special, 'What Had Happened Was.' 'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying. I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?'' Foxx joked on stage. 'Hell no, I left them parties early.' 3 Combs and Foxx attend the Ladylike Foundation's 9th Annual Women Of Excellence Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 3, 2017 in Beverly Hills. Getty Images The beloved comic told the audience that he always was 'out by 9' whenever Combs threw a party — sharing that 'something [didn't] look right' as the evenings would get later. Foxx quipped, 'It's slippery in here.' Combs, who was arrested in September 2024 and is currently on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, is alleged to have had wild sex performances dubbed 'Freak-Offs' at his parties over the years. He faces life in prison if convicted. In his comedy special, Foxx said a brain bleed caused him to have a stroke, which led to his April 2023 hospitalization. He detailed the 'medical complication' that nearly killed him and caused him to lose 20 days of memory after a 'bad headache,' before waking up in a wheelchair in the hospital, where doctors told him he was 'within an inch of his life' when he first arrived. The Grammy winner credited his sister Deidra Dixon with getting him the help he needed, as well as his daughter Anelise for saving his life by keeping him calm as a 'spiritual defibrillator.'
