The 10 Best Movies Added To Netflix In January 2023 (Updated)

Of all the streaming platforms, NetflixNFLX
is by far the most active. Almost every day, the world’s most viral streaming service adds lots and lots of new movies to its digital library. And this past week was no different.

Which makes choosing a movie…well. Difficult. But hopefully I can help. I scoured through every new movie that’s new to Netflix so far in January—updated with movies that were added this week—and picked out the ten best options. In this article, I’ll go through each one of them.

If you’d like to read my thoughts on many of Netflix’s offerings and where I rank them on my all-time movie rankings, then check out my ever-growing list.

The Pale Blue Eye

Veteran detective Augustus Landor investigates a series of grisly murders with the help of a young cadet who will eventually go on to become the world-famous author Edgar Allan Poe.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

Jerry Maguire

When slick sports agent Jerry Maguire has a crisis of conscience, he pens a heartfelt company-wide memo that promptly gets him fired. Desperate to hang on to the athletes that he represents, Jerry starts his own management firm, with only single mother Dorothy Boyd joining him in his new venture. Banking on their sole client, football player Rod Tidwell, Jerry and Dorothy begin to fall in love as they struggle to make their business work.

How I Became a Gangster

An ambitious gangster works his way up the ranks of Warsaw’s criminal underworld and ultimately takes his shot at the big time.

Grease

Teen lovebirds-turned-classmates Sandy and Danny struggle to juggle lingering feelings, new friendships and more in this iconic ensemble movie-musical.

Forrest Gump

Slow-witted Forrest Gump has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother, he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on the gridiron as a college football star, fighting in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp boat, Forrest inspires people with his childlike optimism. But one person Forrest cares about most may be the most difficult to save — his childhood love, the sweet but troubled Jenny.

Stealing Raden Saleh

To save his father, a master forger sets out to steal an invaluable painting with the help of a motley crew of specialists.

The Conjuring

In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn and Roger Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house’s macabre history.

This is 40

After many years of marriage, Pete is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Debbie, and two young daughters. As Pete struggles to keep his record label afloat, he and Debbie navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They’ll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives — before they kill each other.

The Raid 2: Berandal

After surviving a bloody fight with powerful gangsters, rookie Jakarta cop Rama thinks he can resume a normal life. However, his exploits during that fateful incident have attracted the attention of criminals even more deadly than the last. His family at risk, Rama has no choice but to go under cover. He gets himself thrown in prison, where he befriends the son of a prominent crime kingpin. Rama must lay his own life on the line to finally destroy the criminal empire.

Every movie new to Netflix in January 2023

• The Aviator (January 1)
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business (January 1)
• Blue Streak (January 1)
• Brokeback Mountain (January 1)
• The ‘Burbs (January 1)
• Closer (January 1)
• The Conjuring (January 1)
• Daddy Day Care (January 1)
• Fletch (January 1)
• Forrest Gump (January 1)
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (January 1)
• Grease (January 1)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (January 1)
• Jerry Maguire (January 1)
• Kaleidoscope (January 1)
• King Kong (January 1)
• Leap Year (January 1)
• Life (January 1)
• Minority Report (January 1)
• National Security (January 1)
• New Amsterdam: Season 1 (January 1)
• The Nutty Professor (January 1)
• The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (January 1)
• Old Enough!: Season 2 (January 1)
• Parenthood (January 1)
• The Raid 2: Berandal (January 1)
• Reservoir Dogs (January 1)
• Resident Evil: Afterlife (January 1)
• Road to Perdition (January 1)
• Rocky (January 1)
• Rocky II (January 1)
• Rocky III (January 1)
• Rocky IV (January 1)
• Rocky V (January 1)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (January 1)
• Survivor: Season 18 (January 1)
• The Taking of Pelham 123 (January 1)
• This Is 40 (January 1)
• Top Gun (January 1)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (January 1)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (January 1)
• Twins (January 1)
• The Way of the Househusband: Season 2 (January 1)
• Side Dish: Season 1 (January 2)
• How I Became a Gangster (January 4)
• MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street: Season 1 (January 4)
• The Kings of the World: Season 1 (January 4)
• The Lying Life of Adults: Season 1 (January 4)
• #ABtalks: Season 3 (January 5)
• 10 Minutes Gone (January 5)
• Copenhagen Cowboy: Season 1 (January 5)
• Ginny & Georgia: Season 2 (January 5)
• Mars One (January 5)
• Mission: Joy Finding Happiness in Troubled Times (January 5)
• Stealing Raden Saleh (January 5)
• Woman of the Dead: Season 1 (January 5)
• Love Island: Season 2 (January 6)
• Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld (January 6)
• Pressure Cooker: Season 1 (January 6)
• The Pale Blue Eye (January 6)
• The Ultimatum: France: Season 1 – Part 2 (January 6)
• The Walking Dead: Season 11 (January 6)