Some of the best movies on Netflix in February 2025 include the impressionistic Princess Diana biopic "Spencer" and the latest "Despicable Me" movie.

By its standards, the streamer's lineup of film originals in January is surprisingly slight. There are still a few Netflix-exclusive movies worth recommending this month, though, and the service is making up for its slim pickings of originals with a batch of exciting streaming acquisitions that is practically bursting at the seams with modern classics from the past 30 years.