The Top-Rated Films—Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu And HBO Max—Streaming In February

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These are the most highly rated movies coming to streaming services in February according to our combined Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, including Academy Award-winning films and animated favorites.

Key Facts

Netflix

1. Call Me By Your Name, February 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic).

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, February 1 (93% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic)

3. La La Land, February 1 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic)

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, February 1 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 92% Metacritic)

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, February 1 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 87% Metacritic)

6. It, February 1 (86% Rotten Tomatoes, 69% Metacritic)

7. Julie & Julia, February 1 (78% Rotten Tomatoes, 66% Metacritic)

8. The Pursuit of Happyness, February 1 (67% Rotten Tomatoes, 64% Metacritic)

9. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, February 4 (72% Rotten Tomatoes, 51% Metacritic)

10. Operation Finale, February 20 (61% Rotten Tomatoes, 58% Metacritic)

Hulu

1. Amour, February 1 (93% Rotten Tomatoes, 95% Metacritic)

2. If Beale Street Could Talk, February 1 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 87% Metacritic)

3. Hold Your Fire, February 18 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)

4. How To Train Your Dragon 2, February 1 (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 77% Metacritic)

5. Something in the Dirt, February 10 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 76% Metacritic)

6. 50/50, February 1 (93% Rotten Tomatoes, 72% Metacritic)

7. Superbad, February 1 (88% Rotten Tomatoes, 76% Metacritic)

8. Piggy, February 9 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 72% Metacritic)

9. Arthur Christmas, February 1 (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 69% Metacritic)

10. Blade Of The Immortal, February 15 (86% Rotten Tomatoes, 72% Metacritic)

Amazon Prime Video (all Releasing February 1)

1. (Tie) Almost Famous (89% Rotten Tomatoes, 90% Metacritic)

1. (Tie) Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (97% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)

1. (Tie) Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (97% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)

4. The Breadwinner (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic)

5. Food, Inc (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 80% Metacritic)

6. (Tie) Downhill Racer (85% Rotten Tomatoes, 89% Metacritic)

6. (Tie) Sugar (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)

8. Shrek (88% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic)

9. Devil In A Blue Dress (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic)

10. Tyson (85% Rotten Tomatoes, 83% Metacritic)

Hbo Max

1. Gravity, February 23 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 96% Metacritic)

2. Taxi Driver, February 1 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic)

3. Eighth Grade, February 1 (99% Rotten Tomatoes, 89% Metacritic)

4. All That Breathes, February 7 (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 86% Metacritic)

5. Honeyland, February 1 (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 85% Metacritic)

6. The Terminator, February 1 (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic)

7. (Tie) Force Majeure, February 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 87% Metacritic)

7. (Tie) Platoon, February 1 (89% Rotten Tomatoes, 92% Metacritic)

9. The Silence of the Lambs, February 1 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 85% Metacritic)

10. The Miracle Worker, February 1 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 83% Metacritic)

Key Background

Though scores from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic can often be similar, each source uses a unique methodology to calculate scores. The Rotten Tomatoes critics score, known as the Tomatometer, is the percentage of critics that have given the film or television show a positive review. A movie or show with at least 60% positive reviews is given a fresh tomato symbol, while those with a score of less than 60% are given a splat symbol. Metacritic calculates a weighted average of critics’ reviews for a film, television show or video game, assigning different weights to each critic and publication depending on importance or quality. Scores are displayed in green, yellow or red — indicating favorable, mixed or unfavorable reviews — and films with a score of at least 81% are designated as “must-see.” Both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic track user ratings, though these are displayed separately from critics scores.

Further Reading

Oscar Nominations 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Pack (Forbes)

Reed Hastings Steps Down As Netflix Co-CEO After Rocky Year For Streaming Service (Forbes)