Highest-rated new to Netflix movies in Feb. 2026
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"The American President: A romantic drama about a budding relationship between POTUS and a Washington lobbyist.
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"Zero Dark Thirty": An award-winning political thriller about the decade-long manhunt for Osama bin Laden.
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"Ex Machina": A well-crafted sci-fi thriller from the writer of "28 Days Later" and "Civil War."
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"How to Train Your Dragon 2": An animated sequel set in a fantasy land inhabited by Vikings and dragons.
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"Hell or High Water": A crime thriller about two bank robbers trying to evade a Texas ranger nearing retirement.
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Netflix has a tradition of kicking off a new month by adding a load of movies to its already sizeable library. While more choice is never a bad thing, it can lead to a mean case of decision paralysis. After all, I can’t be the only one who sometimes spends more time scrolling Netflix trying to pick a movie to watch than actually, you know, streaming films.
