This July, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated final chapter of the worldwide hit fantasy series The Sandman to the much-awaited sequel of the fantasy action film The Old Guard. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in July 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Captain Phillips (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Captain Phillips is a biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay by Billy Ray. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the 2013 film follows Captain Richard Philips, a merchant mariner, as his ship is overtaken by Somali Pirates and he is taken hostage. Captain Philips stars Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, and Mark Holden.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Mission: Impossible РGhost Protocol is an action spy thriller film directed by Brad Bird from a screenplay co-written by Josh Appelbaum and Andr̩ Nemec. The 2011 film is the fourth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise, and it follows Ethan Hunt as he and his team are assigned to infiltrate the Kremlin and figure out the identity of a man code-named Cobalt who is trying to start a nuclear conflict. Mission: Impossible РGhost Protocol stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, and Paula Patton.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is an action spy thriller film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. The 2015 film is the fifth instalment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise, and it follows Ethan Hunt and his team as they find themselves shut down and have to go rogue to stop a sinister terrorist organisation known as the Syndicate. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, and Alec Baldwin.
Tangerine (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Tangerine is a comedy-drama film directed by Sean Baker, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Bergoch. The 2015 film follows a trans prostitute who learns that her pimp boyfriend cheated on her while she was in jail. She decides to get her revenge on him and his new lover with the help of her best friend. Tangerine stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O’Hagan, Alla Tumanian, James Ransone.
A Star Is Born (July 8)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
A Star Is Born is a musical romantic drama film directed by Bradley Cooper, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth and Will Fetters. Based on the 1937 romantic drama of the same name, the 2018 film is the fourth remake of the 1937 film. It follows Jackson “Jack” Maine, a popular alcoholic musician who falls in love with a young and unsuccessful singer. A Star Is Born stars Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott.
Jaws (July 15)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Jaws is a thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay co-written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Based on Benchley’s 1974 novel of the same name, the 1975 film is set in the New England beach town of Amity Island, and it revolves around the police chief, a marine biologist, and a fisherman as they team up to hunt a great white shark which is terrorising the town’s residents. Jaws stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton.