You don’t deserve Netflix if you haven’t watched these 10 things

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What do you do on a rainy Sunday, when you’re all cooped up and cosy in your house? You stick Netflix on, of course. While many of us will retreat to our comfort zone, switching on our favourite series or movie (which we’ve likely seen many times before), this act can actually be a little redundant when you think about it. Because, despite the flex of being able to recite every line from Peep Show or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, we’re also missing out on an abundance of great art available on the streaming platform. Coupled with the fact that money comes out of our account each month in return to access to thousands of titles, we’re also wasting our money if we don’t spread our TV wings (Picture: Juan Rosas/Netflix)

Las Muertas. Arcelia Ram??rez as Arc??ngela in Las Muertas Cr. Juan Rosas / Netflix ?? 2025 — What do you do on a rainy Sunday, when you’re all cooped up and cosy in your house? You stick Netflix on, of course. While many of us will retreat to our comfort zone, switching on our favourite series or movie (which we’ve likely seen many times before), this act can actually be a little redundant when you think about it. Because, despite the flex of being able to recite every line from Peep Show or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, we’re also missing out on an abundance of great art available on the streaming platform. Coupled with the fact that money comes out of our account each month in return to access to thousands of titles, we’re also wasting our money if we don’t spread our TV wings (Picture: Juan Rosas/Netflix)

With that, Metro has handpicked five shows and five films that you need to check out — otherwise, you’re quite simply not worthy of the platform. Each title has also been given the green light by Rotten Tomatoes, the trusted review aggregator that has awarded them some of the highest scores. Ready to spend your weekend indulging in the best Netflix has to offer? Swipe for your next telly obsession… (Picture: Michael Mccarthymet)

1. House of Guinness – 90% Rotten Tomatoes score

House of Guinness is brand new to Netflix, so there’s no excuse for not checking it out. It’s literally one of the first things that comes up on your homepage when opening the app at the moment. As for the premise, it depicts the death and aftermath of Benjamin Guinness in 1868, the Guinness family patriarch. While a fictional tale loosely based on the true story, the episodes centre around the four Guinness children — the heirs to the family business — and how they navigate taking over their father’s brewing empire (Picture: PA Wire)

2. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty – 98% Rotten Tomatoes score

From true-ish stories to romance fantasies, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty is the South Korean time-travel drama you didn’t know you needed. Yeon Ji-yeong is a young, modern-day chef who unexpectedly travels back in time to the Joseon era — the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty of Korea, which ruled from 1392 to 1897 — during a solar eclipse. She finds herself in the kingdom of King Yi Heon, a tyrannical young monarch grappling with the death of his mother and his newfound power. Ji-yeong uses her cooking skills to gain the king’s trust, who also becomes captivated by her contemporary dishes (Picture: Netflix)

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3. The Dead Girls – 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

The Dead Girls (or Las Muertas in Spanish) is a Mexican dark comedy based on the 1977 novel by Jorge Ibargüengoitia. The novel was inspired by Las Poquianchis, the nickname of the four González Valenzuela sisters, whom Guinness World Records called the ‘most prolific murder partnership.’ Together they ran Rancho El Ángel, a large-scale prostitution ring, which was also the murder site of at least 91 people. In terms of the show, it follows the murderous Baladro sisters, who in 1960s Mexico, built a brothel empire and became merciless killers (Picture: Juan Rosas/Netflix)

4. When Life Gives You Tangerines – 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

If you’re after another South Korean title, this romance slice-of-life show is the perfect series to watch on a lazy afternoon. Set in the past and present, it flicks between the romance of Jeju, an aspiring poet, and Gwan-sik, a young man who adores her. The episodes, which are narrated by their daughter, Yang Geum-yeong, in the present, look back at the trials, tribulations, and adventures of their relationship (Picture: Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix)

5. Dark Winds – 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

Released back in 2022, Dark Winds is an American psychological thriller. When two Navajo tribal police officers join forces to investigate a brutal double murder, they also find themselves battling their own beliefs and demons. The show is set in the 1970s in the Four Corners area of the American Southwest (Picture: AMC)

6. Steve – 77% Rotten Tomatoes score

Onto films now, and the newly released Steve. Despite only dropping on the streaming platform today, Rotten Tomatoes has already given it a 77% score. We’re still awaiting the audience score, aka the Popcornmeter, but going by the critics’ comments, we can expect it to be a hit. Steve is based on the 2023 novella Shy by Mike Porter, who also adapted the book for the movie. It stars Cillian Murphy in the lead role as Steve, a headteacher in charge of a school for boys with societal and behavioural difficulties. The film takes place over one day, with viewers watching Steve trying his best to keep the students in line, all while battling his own mental health issues. For those yet to see it, going by the trailer, it’s a very intense but gripping watch (Picture: Robert Viglasky/Netflix)

7. Evelyn – 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

Evelyn is a 2018 documentary directed by and starring Orlando von Einsiedel. The film explores Orlando and his family’s grief, following the tragic suicide of his brother, Evelyn, 13 years earlier. Over the course of the movie, Orlando and his two other siblings embark on a hiking trip to different English landscapes Evelyn loved when he was alive, to make sense of their loss, and feel closer to their brother (Picture: Grain Media)

8. Rebel Ridge – 95% Rotten Tomatoes score

Aaron Pierre — one of the latest frontrunners to play the next James Bond — stars in Rebel Ridge, an action-thriller released last year. The 31-year-old plays Terry Richmond, a former Marine, who is posting bail for his cousin. However, when his funds are unjustly seized by the local law enforcement, he is forced to confront the small, corrupt town (Picture: Netflix)

9. Hit Man – 95% Rotten Tomatoes score

Comedy and crime in one? Hit Man ticks all of these boxes. Glen Powell is Gary Johnson, a well-to-do professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of New Orleans. However, he also works for the New Orleans Police Department to assist in sting operations. When he is called to pose as a hitman after Jasper, an undercover detective, is suspended for brutality, Gary finds himself in uncharted waters. Specifically, falling for a woman he is meant to be helping (Picture: Brian Roedel/Netflix)

10. The Stranger – 92% Rotten Tomatoes score

And finally, the 2022 film The Stranger should be on your watch list. It follows Mark, an undercover police officer who develops an intense, intimate relationship with Henry, a murder suspect, in an attempt to gain his trust and get a confession. While blurring the lines of professionalism, Mark ends up risking both of their lives (Picture: Netflix)

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