12 Highest-Rated Movies To Stream On Netflix While You're Snowed In

Time to get comfortable.
Binge-watching is better than a box of chocolates.
Binge-watching is better than a box of chocolates.
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Netflix and chill just got too real.

Winter Storm Jonas is bringing a snowpocalypse to the East Coast this weekend, and that can only mean one thing: Let the binge-watching begin.

You could spend hours perusing the Netflix library or using secret codes to access sub-genres no one else is going to like. (I'm looking at you, Kurt Russell tank top movies.) But if you'd rather go with a sure bet, here are 12 of the highest-rated movies on IMDb that are available on Netflix.

12
"Reservoir Dogs" (1992) (IMDB: 8.4)
A bunch of dudes are super terrible at stealing diamonds. (Image: Giphy)
11
"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962) (IMDb: 8.4)
Universal
Racial tension and stuff. We've come a long way. #OscarsSoWhite
10
"Amélie" (2001) (IMDb: 8.4)
This movie helps promote all the pictures of gnomes traveling the world. So there's that. (Image: Giphy)
9
"Oldboy" (2003) (IMDb: 8.4)
Show East
Wins the award for most creative use of a hammer.
8
"American Beauty" (1999) (IMDb: 8.4)
The best movie featuring a floating plastic bag. (Image: Giphy)
7
"The Shining" (1980) (IMDb: 8.4)
Warner Bros.
Jack Nicholson does his best Ed McMahon impression.
6
"Django Unchained" (2012) (IMDb: 8.5)
Django gets ... unchained. (Image: Giphy)
5
"Cinema Paradiso" (1988) (IMDb: 8.5)
Miramax
Who would've thought movie theaters could be so dramatic?
4
"Léon: The Professional" (1994) (IMDb: 8.6)
Young Natalie Portman becomes an assassin. (Image: Giphy)
3
"City of God" (2002) (IMDb: 8.7)
Netflix
A feel-good story about two kids growing up in a violent neighborhood, and, wait, never mind.
2
"Forrest Gump" (1994) (IMDb: 8.8)
Giphy/The Good Film
Tom Hanks is subtly part of every major U.S. cultural event. What else is new? (Image: Giphy)
1
"Pulp Fiction" (1994) (IMDb: 8.9)
Miramax
Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?

Happy binging!

Ratings according to IMDb Top 250 movies as of 1/21/16.

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