Best R-rated movies streaming on Netflix right now

Movieweb has compiled a list of the best R-rated movies currently streaming on Netflix, highlighting acclaimed and underrated titles across multiple genres.

Highlights include Havoc (2025), with Tom Hardy as Detective Walker caught in a violent LA crime story from director Gareth Evans; Green Room (2015), a punk-set thriller about a band trapped by neo-Nazis; Caught Stealing (2025), a 90s New York crime film starring Austin Butler; Relay (2024), a paranoia-tinged thriller led by Riz Ahmed and Lily James; Wind River (2017), Taylor Sheridan’s atmospheric investigation featuring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen; Triple Frontier (2019), a Netflix original about a high-stakes heist led by a cast including Oscar Isaac; Leave the World Behind (2023), a slow-burn thriller with Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts; The Irishman (2019), Martin Scorsese’s expansive mob drama starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; The Killer (2023), David Fincher’s film with Michael Fassbender as a mission-derailed assassin; and Reptile (2023), a morally murky murder investigation anchored by Benicio del Toro.

The feature notes that ratings are not genre-specific and that Netflix’s R-rated offerings span eras and styles, from Green Room (2015) to Havoc (2025), and include both Netflix originals and non-Netflix releases.

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Culture, Havoc, Tom Hardy, Green Room, Riz Ahmed, Wind River