Netflix has released some massively successful projects already at the midway point of this year, and one of the first to take the world by storm was The Rip. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck lead the grounded Miami-set crime thriller, which serves as a perfect stage setter for Damon, who will soon lead Christopher Nolan’s ambitious historical epic, The Odyssey. The Rip was the most-watched Netflix movie of 2026 until the premiere of War Machine, the sci-fi film starring Alan Ritchson. After earning 125 million views during its first month on streaming, Netflix has officially confirmed that a sequel to War Machine is in the early stages of development. Another movie that has quietly been climbing charts to become one of Netflix’s most-watched titles of the year is Apex, the intense survival thriller starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton.

After more than a month, Netflix's newest action tent-pole has emerged as a bona fide hit. This was always the plan, and now, the movie is on a path to even greater success. With more than a month and a half to go before Netflix officially stops counting views, the movie has to overtake a 2024 hit in order to enter the streamer's all-time top 10 chart. This list is led by KPop Demon Hunters, the breakout animated mega-hit that remains the only Netflix original to have accumulated more than 300 million views in 91 days. The number 10 movie — the movie that's currently at the most vulnerable position on the list — is the Millie Bobby Brownfantasy vehicle Damsel.

Netflix is continuously striving to enchant viewers with one great streaming film after another. Earlier this year, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s The Rip proved a hit for the platform, garnering the attention of millions of viewers around the world. Coming up on their slate are David Fincher's The Adventures of Cliff Booth and Greta Gerwig's Narnia adaptation.