Do you feel like watching something understated? This overview contains all Netflix movies and series in the understated genre and is updated with new releases daily. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.5, is Downton Abbey.
When a colleague's mother dies, a man who has been avoiding his own intrusive mother travels home for a visit that changes their relationship forever.
22 September 2017 | Movie | 2014 | 101 minutes
3.28
After graduating, four college roomies -- petrified by the prospect of facing "real life" -- reluctantly step into adulthood in this ensemble comedy.
7 September 2017 | Movie | 1995 | 96 minutes
Actors:
Cara Buono,
Olivia d'Abo,
Elliott Gould,
Eric Stoltz,
Parker Posey,
Noah Baumbach,
Carlos Jacott,
Josh Hamilton,
Chris Eigeman,
Jason Wiles,
Samuel Gould
While settling the affairs of his murdered mother and brother, a man partners with a local thug in a life insurance scam, putting him on a dark path.
31 August 2017 | Movie | 2017 | 112 minutes
2.85
At a crossroads in his life, Roger house-sits for his brother and forges an unlikely bond with his sibling's assistant, Florence.
31 August 2017 | Movie | 2010 | 107 minutes
Actors:
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Noah Baumbach,
Rhys Ifans,
Ben Stiller,
Susan Traylor,
Chris Messina,
Merritt Wever,
Brie Larson,
Mark Duplass,
Juno Temple,
Greta Gerwig
This documentary follows three women -- a fire chief, a judge and a street missionary -- as they battle West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic.
18 August 2017 | Documentaries | 2017 | 39 minutes
Following a devastating flood in the Himalayas, a man goes on a search -- both for his girlfriend and for a greater understanding of life.
18 August 2017 | Movie | 2014 | 112 minutes
An escaped death row convict ends up taking a road trip with an old man on a personal mission and a young couple trying to elope.
11 August 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 112 minutes
Actors:
Sridhar,
Nataraj S. Bhat,
Kadur Dharmanna,
Mk Mutt,
Prakash Chand,
Bhaskar dev,
D. Satya Prakash,
K. Jayaram,
Bimbashri Neenasam,
Radha Ramachandra,
Priya
A man claiming he had a divine revelation as a child treks across the Chilean desert to perform a miracle on a friend badly injured in a remote town.
4 August 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 85 minutes
Hoping to find her long-lost mother, a gifted tollbooth worker becomes a traveling vendor of an encyclopedia said to answer life’s burning questions.
4 August 2017 | Movie | 2015 | 95 minutes
At his country estate, a rich businessman who wants to be president is groomed by a campaign team to create an image palatable to middle-class voters.
20 July 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 83 minutes
Frustrated by his meager career, an Argentinian actor goes all out to land a plum role in an American Western that's being filmed in his country.
13 July 2017 | Movie | 2011 | 80 minutes
After spending much of his adult life in New York, an affable economist returns home to Buenos Aires and tries to reconnect with his aloof father.
3 July 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 80 minutes
3.45
In the Alaskan wilderness, a teenager fleeing her sexually abusive uncle meets a lone hiker, and the two bond over tales of their traumatic pasts.
16 June 2017 | Movie | 2014 | 104 minutes
3.35
When their street art gets disrespected, two talented New York graffiti artists scheme to gain notoriety by tagging the Mets' famous Home Run Apple.
16 June 2017 | Movie | 2012 | 79 minutes
After her estranged brother's sudden death, young wife Lucia bonds with his fiancée through their shared grief and finds herself falling in love.
16 June 2017 | Movie | 2013 | 84 minutes
3.95
This biopic chronicles how the Virgin Queen assumed the throne of a nation in turmoil, stabilized the economy and earned her subjects' devotion.
16 June 2017 | Show | 2005
Years after a natural disaster claimed the lives of 46 children, a young man angers survivors of the tragedy by creating an unusual structure.
2 June 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 86 minutes
Best friends Sarah and Mindy share an unexpected moment while on a road trip. Years later, the two struggle to reconnect before a wedding.
25 May 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 84 minutes
3.95
A young Sudanese War refugee wins a lottery that allows him to start life anew in the United States. But adapting to his new home presents challenges.
25 May 2017 | Movie | 2014 | 110 minutes
The final holdout in her historic beachside building in Brazil, a retired music critic refuses to sell her apartment to developers bent on demolition.
25 May 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 146 minutes
A devout village leader prohibits an array of modern devices, but when his strict measures go too far, the locals rise up in popular rebellion.
18 May 2017 | Movie | 2012 | 107 minutes
Actors:
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki,
Nusrat Imroz Tisha,
Mosharraf Karim,
Shahir Kazi Huda,
Chanchal Chowdhury,
Iman Lee,
Shamim Shahed,
Abdus Sattar Farooki,
Mukit Zakaria,
Robena Reza Jui,
Mahbuba Rezanur
After realizing his stolen phone belongs to a famous actress, a scheming daydreamer uses the opportunity to blackmail her into posing as his fiancée.
18 May 2017 | Movie | 2013 | 91 minutes
Fresh out of prison, a middle-aged man tries to win back his true love and enlists a slow-witted new pal to help him with a harebrained business idea.
9 May 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 88 minutes
Thirtysomething career woman Jae-yeong attempts to juggle her job and personal relationships, all the while never failing to eat well.
9 May 2017 | Show | 2016
Jake and Tony become friends when Jake's dad inherits a home above Tony's mother's shop. Friendship is tested when Jake's dad raises the shop's rent.
4 May 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 85 minutes
Actors:
Alfred Molina,
Greg Kinnear,
Jennifer Ehle,
Talia Balsam,
John Procaccino,
Ira Sachs,
Paulina García,
Theo Taplitz,
Michael Barbieri,
Madison Wright,
Maliq Johnson,
Anthony A. Flamminio
When a homeless boy is slain in a Buddhist temple, a cop-turned-monk spearheads an investigation and uncovers the dark side of his fellow monastics.
4 May 2017 | Movie | 2011 | 90 minutes
Actors:
Tom Waller,
Prinya Intachai,
Porntip Papanai,
Apichart Chusakul,
Vithaya Pansringarm,
Kiat Punpiputt,
Chaiwat Sadindum,
Kitsada Hongsakrai,
Sunon Wachirawarakarn,
Pakapong Sangkasi,
Pak Pattarapong,
Sin Kaewpakpin,
Natalie Glebova
Explore how John F. Kennedy's worldview was influenced by his younger years, when he endured poor health, family tragedy and a demanding father.
4 May 2017 | Documentaries | 2017 | 43 minutes
A cheating politician, his distraught wife and an ex-con find themselves caught up in a narcotics trade fraught with intrigue and betrayal.
28 April 2017 | Movie | 2014 | 90 minutes
After moving from New York City to a small town in Washington state, a biracial couple and their preteen son struggle to adjust to life in suburbia.
28 April 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 89 minutes
Actors:
Janeane Garofalo,
Christine Taylor,
Veanne Cox,
Nadia Dajani,
Melanie Lynskey,
Will Janowitz,
Nelsan Ellis,
Julie Hays,
Rob Meyer,
Oona Laurence,
Armani Jackson
Searching for meaning and intimacy, a rudderless young man finds himself on a series of affecting encounters with diverse women in New York City.
28 April 2017 | Movie | 2016 | 101 minutes
Actors:
Addison Timlin,
Shiloh Fernandez,
Christine Evangelista,
Ella Rae Peck,
Stella Maeve,
Cassandra Freeman,
Chadd Harbold,
Natalia Dyer,
Helen Rogers,
Paten Hughes,
Layla Khoshnoudi,
Ebonée Noel