You've done all your work for the day, it's time to relax with some Netflix. You just finished watching an entire show and movie trilogy, but now you don't know what to watch next. One of Netflix's biggest drawbacks is discovery. Sure, you can browse new releases and regular genres, but it's hard to find the best movies, and you can't even browse by rating.
Luckily, there are free websites and online services that automatically crawl Netflix content and find the best ones. This way, you can only choose between the titles that are most likely to impress you. Until Netflix decides to improve the browsing experience, check out these websites to find the top-rated movies or TV shows on Netflix.
Wioflix stands for What's on Netflix? Using three different sources, it curates the best movies on Netflix and updates them weekly. He discovers the "best" through the ratings of Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB and Metacritic. Just click on the source you want to use on the Wioflix website and you will get a simple list.
Even better, you can filter by genre or search for specific titles. As a bonus, if you use Metacritic, you can also see a list of top-rated TV shows. The service also has options to see what's new on Netflix (although you can already do that in Netflix) and completely random choice if you're feeling wild and spontaneous.
Wioflix is totally free and even has apps on Android and iOS.
If you're a fan of the famous tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, you're in luck. Rotten Tomatoes has an entire section of its website devoted to the most recent movies available on Netflix streaming that have received favorable reviews from critics. All you have to do is go to rottentomatoes.com, hover over Movies and DVDs then select Netflix Streaming .
You are taken to a generous grid of movies available on Netflix for streaming. You can sort by gender, "freshness" on the meter, and release date. Rotten Tomatoes even lets you play the trailer if you hover over a movie, which Netflix hasn't integrated yet.
Tip: Rotten Tomatoes helps you find top rated movies on Flixster, iTunes, Vudu, Amazon, Amazon Prime and HBO. Hover over the selector at the top of the movie grid to choose the services you want to browse.
Digital Trends has two fantastic guides with the best TV shows available on Netflix streaming as well as the best movies. The team continuously updates them both on a monthly basis and they are extremely in-depth, even splitting into multiple sections for different genres.
The current list of movies includes 126 titles, and among those, you're bound to find one or a few that will obsess you. If you click on the movie names, you will be taken directly to the Netflix page where you can stream the movie or add it to your list.
Digital Trend Guides are truly comprehensive resources. Between these, Rotten Tomatoes and Wioflix filters, you'll never be without entertainment again.
