Netflix adds three films with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes in January 2026

Movieweb reports that Netflix added three films to its library in January 2026 that each scored at least 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Green Room (90%), a 2016 horror from Jeremy Saulnier, follows a punk band that witnesses a murder and then faces a group of neo‑Nazi skinheads led by a figure played by Patrick Stewart; the film also stars Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, and Callum Turner. District 9 (90%), Neill Blomkamp’s 2009 debut, uses a mockumentary style to explore xenophobia, corporate greed, segregation, and identity and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. 12 Years a Slave (95%), Steve McQueen’s 2013 historical drama about Solomon Northup, won the Oscar for Best Picture and features Chiwetel Ejiofor with a notable supporting cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, and Alfre Woodard.

Netflix routinely refreshes its library each month by removing and adding titles, and the article presents these three hand‑picked selections as high‑scoring options across different genres; the piece also notes that critics don't always get it right but suggests viewers may find at least one to add to their watchlist.

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