21 Popular Netflix Movies and TV Series of January 2022

These days Netflix has become one of the major entertainment platforms for many all over the world. In the following, we have listed the most popular movies and series on Netflix during the month of January. We don't distinguish genre or ratings on movie sites. These are the cumulative popularity ratings for the last few weeks, which was collected by FlixPatrol. Are you ready to find some of the most popular movies and TV series of January 2022? Archive 81 In the movie, the archivist is tasked with fixing up a collection of damaged videotapes. He finds out that documentarian Melody Pendras filmed them during an investigation into a dangerous cult. And as Dan is drawn into Melody's story, he comes to believe he can save her from the horrifying end that befell her twenty-five years ago. Archive 81 is a suspenseful spectacle spanning two time periods. IMDb rating: 74% Genre: Thriller series Starring: Mamoudou Aie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit, Martin Donovan, Matt McGorry, Julia Chan, Ariana Neal Origin and Premiere: USA, 2022 Where to watch the movie: Netflix The Secret Life of Pets 2 A sequel to the successful animated film about the lives of pets and the various adventures they have when you leave them home alone all day. Katie gets married and has a baby, and Max has to face some big changes. They meet a farm dog on a family trip to the country. In the meantime, Gidget tries to save Max's favorite toy from an apartment overrun with cats, while Snowball embarks on a mission to free Hu the white tiger from the circus. IMDb rating: 65% Genre: Animated films Original title: The Secret Life of Pets 2 Directed by Chris Renaud Starring: Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey USA, 2019 Running Time: 92 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Maid Single mother struggles with poverty, losing her roof over her head and bureaucracy. To make a living, she starts working as a cleaning lady. The story of Maid, primarily told from her point of view, is a lovely, vivid, gritty and inspiring exploration of poverty in America. IMDb rating: 84% Genre: Drama series Original title: Maid Cast: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Andie MacDowell, Tracy Vilar, Billy Burke, Rylea Nevaeh Whittet Origin and Premiere: USA, 2021 Running time: 54 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Brazen After a tough book tour, the mystery author Grace Miller chooses to visit her sister Kathleen, who's embroiled in a custody battle after a messy divorce. She finds Kathleen living in a rundown neighborhood and moonlighting as a phone sex worker. The crime happens and Grace's life is transformed into a scene from one of her own books. Real people are dying, and she could be next. IMDb rating: 38% Genre: Documenary Original title: Brazen Director: Monika Mitchell Cast: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Emilie Ullerup, Matew Finlan, Alison Araya, Colleen Wheeler, David Lewis USA, 2022 Running time: 94 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Also Read: Best Stanley Kubrick Movies 4 Reasons Why Negan from Walking Dead Is an Overrated Villain 5 How I Met Your Mother Lessons We Learned from Ted, Barney and Co. 4 Things That Still Don’t Make Sense About the Game of Thrones Dragons 15 Best Summer Movies of All Time The Silent Sea The show is set in a future where the planet is suffering from water and food shortages brought on by desertification. A scientist sets out to retrieve mysterious samples from an abandoned space Station near the moon, where the entire crew, including her own sister, had died earlier in an accident. IMDb rating: 69% Genre: Sci-fi series Original title: The Silent Sea Directed by Choi Hang-yong Cast: Bae Doo-na, Gong Yoo, Lee Joon, Kim Sun-young, Lee Moo-saeng, Heo Sung-tae, Kang Mal-geum Origin and Premiere: South Korea, 2021 Where to watch the film: Netflix How I Fell in Love with a Gangster Mysterious Woman tells the story of the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, as one of Poland's most notorious gangsters. The movie begins when Nikoś is a young boy who "always wanted to be a gangster." Then he follows a man who swears with foreign currency and cheats people. What Nikoś realises is that his real passion is conning. In adulthood, he makes an empire by stealing German cars and selling them in Poland. IMDb rating: 60 % Genre: Crime Original title: How I Fell in Love with a Gangster Directed by: Maciej Kawulski Cast: Tomasz Włosok, Aleks Kurdzielewicz, Antoni Królikowski, Agnieszka Grochowska, Magdalena Lamparska, Krystyna Janda, Klaudiusz Kaufmann Origin and premiere: Poland, 2022 Running time: 179 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Action Pack The young heroes of Action Pack use their hearts, wits and superpowers to work together against the bad guys. They can even bring out the good in them that lies deep inside. IMDb rating: 64% Genre: Animated series Original title: Action Pack Directed by Phil Allora Starring: Kimberly Brooks, Sydney Thomas, Oscar Daniel Reyez, Nevin Kar, Julieta Cortes, Giancarlo Sabogal, Hartley Wexler Origin and Premiere: USA, 2022 Where to watch the film: Netflix The Wasteland Lucía and her young son live in the 19th century far from society, on a flat area where there is almost no life. Their small family receives almost no visitors and their goal is to live quietly. Initially they succeed, but the emergence of a mysterious and violent creature that begins to haunt their little house puts their relationship to a difficult test. IMDb rating: 46% Genre: Horror Original title: The Wasteland Starring: Inma Cuesta, Asier Flores, Roberto Álamo, Alejandra Howard Origin and Premiere: Spain, 2021 Running time: 91 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix The Unforgivable Ruth Slater, freed from prison after serving time for a violent crime, reenters a society that refuses to forgive her for her past. She faces harsh judgement from the place she once called home. Her only chance of redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind. IMDb rating: 72% Genre: Drama Original title: The Unforgivable Directed by Nora Fingscheidt Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jon Bernal, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rob Morgan, Viola Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Richard Thomas Origin and Premiere: USA, 2021 Running Time: 113 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Red Notice The FBI's top profiler must join forces with the world's most wanted art thief. Because if he doesn't, he can’t get the con artist who's always one step ahead. The two characters are at each other's throats, attempting to outwit each other and knock the other out of a currently advantageous position. During their tug-of-war, forces are realigned, sometimes they are forced to work together and pull together, only for a subsequent double-cross by one or more to show that the alliance was purely expedient. The question of who in this foursome really represents the side of the law is then answered in the final twist. IMDb rating: 64% Genre: Action Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos, Anony Belevtsov, Daniel Bernhardt USA, 2021 Running Time: 116 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix The Lost Daughter Leda is a middle-aged divorced woman who is dedicated to her work as an English teacher and her two children. She decides to take a seaside vacation in a small coastal town in Greece when her daughters move away from home to visit their father. However, after a few days of peace and quiet, matters take a terrible turn. What seems to be a peaceful story of a pleasant rediscovery of self soon becomes a story of a fierce confrontation with an unsolved past. IMDb rating: 68% Original title: The Lost Daughter Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal Cast: Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ed Harris Origin and Premiere: USA, 2021 Running Time: 121 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Mother/Android An android rebellion rages in a post-apocalyptic world. Young expectant mother Georgia and her boyfriend Sam embark on a treacherous journey to escape their country, which is in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. IMDb rating: 48% Genre: Thriller Original title: Mother/Android Directed by Mattson Tomlin Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Jared Reinfeldt, Algee Smi, Raúl Castillo, Jon F. Merz USA, 2022 Where to watch the film: Netflix Cobra Kai 30 years after Daniel manages to take down high school bully Johnny with the help of Mr. Miyagi, the story continues. In the new era, one that no longer favors action heroes and the values of his youth are suddenly relative. IMDb rating: 86% Genre: Martial Arts, Comedy-Drama Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena, Mary Mouser, Courtney Henggeler, Jacob Bertrand, Nichole Brown USA, 2018 Running Time: 30 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Money Heist The eight thieves take over a money-making factory and take dozens of hostages. As the police figure out how to resolve the situation, the leader of the gang, known as the Professor, continues to carry out his plan to stamp out and loot 2.5 billion euros. But one heist isn't enough, the Spanish gold treasure is so tempting! The adventure therefore continues and the thrilling spectacle full of continual twists and turns and shocking revelations has now reached its fifth and final series. Spanish creators have succeeded and the series has reached a worthy end. IMDb rating: 82% Genre: Drama Original title: Money Heist Starring: Úrsula Corberó, Itziar Ituno, Álvaro Morte, Paco Tous, Pedro Alonso, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán Origin and premiere: Spain, 2017 Duration: 70 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Kitz A year after her brother's tragic death, Lisi, a 19-year-old from Kitzbühel, joins the decadent world of the Munich clique that descends on a luxury ski resort every season to celebrate. However, Lisi soon triggers an avalanche that reveals the truth behind the facade full of glitz, money and hedonism - with rampant consequences. IMDb rating: 56% Genre: Drama series Origin & Premiere: Germany, 2021 Where to watch the movie: Netflix The Squid Game Story of people whose lives are not going well for different reasons and suddenly receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a mysterious game where they can win a fabulous prize. Or die. The different challenges are based on old children's games popular in Korea. IMDb rating: 80% Genre: Thriller series Original title: Squid Game Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, Wi Ha-joon, Oh Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Kim Joo-ryoung Origin and Premiere: South Korea, 2021 Running time: 54 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Back to the Outback They may be scary at first glance, but in reality, they have a heart of gold. Tiring of being confined to a reptile zoo, a band of Australia's deadliest creatures plan a daring escape to the outback. Leading the group is Maddie, the venomous snake with a heart of gold, who joins forces with Zoe the confident lizard, Frank the lovestruck hairy spider and Nigel the sensitive scorpion. Unexpectedly joined in their escape by their arch-enemy Pretty Boy, a lovable but obnoxious koala, Maddie and the group have no choice but to take him with them. And so begins a far-fetched and hilarious journey across Australia. IMDb rating: 66% Genre: Animated films Original title: Back to the Outback Directed by Harry Cripps Isla Fisher, Miranda Tapsell, Guy Pearce, Angus Imrie, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Rachel House Origin and Premiere: USA, 2021 Where to watch the film: Netflix Emily in Paris Emily, an ambitious 20-something marketing executive from Chicago, gets an unexpected dream job in Paris. A French luxury marketing firm buys her company, and she is tasked with changing its social media strategy. Emily's new life in Paris is filled with heady escapades and surprising challenges as she manages to win over colleagues at work, forge friendships, and float through new romances. IMDb Score: 69% Genre: Drama Cast: Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Camille Razat, Bruno Gouery USA, 2020 Running Time: 30 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Stay Close Following three people who outwardly live comfortable lives, but in reality are hiding dark secrets that even those closest to them have no idea about. Suddenly, shocking news affects all three characters. With the past coming back to haunt them and threatening to destroy their own lives and those around them, what will their next move be? IMDb Rating: 70% Genre: Drama series Original title: Stay Close Starring: Sarah Parish, Richard Armitage, James Nesbitt, Jo Joyner, Cush Jumbo, Youssef Kerkour, Beany Antonia Origin and Premiere: UK, 2021 Running time: 46 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix The Witcher This series is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The story follows Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter who is having problems to find his place in a world where humans are often the most dangerous of all. Fate leads him to a very powerful sorceress and a young princess with a special gift. IMDb rating: 82% Genre: Fantasy series Original title: The Witcher Directed by Alik Sakharov Starring: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, Jodhi May, Adam Levy, Eamon Farren USA, 2019 60 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix Don't Look Up An astronomy student, Kate Dibiasky, and her teacher, Dr. Randall Mindy, find a comet orbiting in the solar system. The Problem: It is on a direct collision course with Earth. Next problem: No one seems to care. Alerting mankind to a killer the size of Mount Everest is more complicated than it first appeared. Kate and Randall embark on a media tour that takes them all the way to the office of an indifferent president and her sycophantic son. So what will it take to get the world to simply look up? IMDb rating: 73% Genre: Comedy Original title: Don't Look Up Directed by Adam McKay Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance Origin and Premiere: USA, 2021 Running Time: 138 minutes Where to watch the film: Netflix

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