Netflix revealed this week the list of the most popular movies and series in 2022. If you’re thinking about staying home this New Year’s Eve, here’s a tip!
Popular English-Language Movies
1. The Gray Man
When the CIA’s most skilled agent, whose true identity is known to no one, accidentally uncovers dark secrets of the agency, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, initiating a global manhunt.
2. The Adam Project
After an accidental emergency landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
3. Purple Hearts
Despite their many differences, Cassie, a fighter, singer, and songwriter, and Luke, a troubled Marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits. But when tragedy strikes, reality and lies begin to blur.
4. Hustle
A basketball scout discovers a phenomenal player while in Spain and sees an opportunity to return to the NBA.
5. The Tinder Swindler
Posing as a wealthy diamond magnate, he wooed women online and then conned them. Now, some victims plan to take revenge.
6. The Sea Beast
When a young girl hides on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they embark on an epic journey into unknown waters – and make history along the way.
7. Enola Holmes 2
Now a hired detective, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl while the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends – and Sherlock himself – to unravel.
8. Senior Year
A cheerleader’s stunt goes wrong and leaves her in a coma for 20 years. Now she’s 37, just awakened, and ready to fulfill her high school dream: to become prom queen.
9. The Man From Toronto
The world’s deadliest assassin and New York’s biggest con artist are mistaken for each other in an Airbnb rental.
10. Day Shift
A hardworking dad just wants to provide a good life for his 10-year-old daughter. His mundane job cleaning pools in San Fernando Valley is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires.
Most Popular English-Language Series
1. Stranger Things (Season 4)
When a boy goes missing, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces to get him back.
2. Wednesday (Season 1)
Follow Wednesday Addams’ years as a student as she tries to master her emerging psychic ability, frustrate and solve the mystery surrounding her parents.
3. DAHMER
Biographical film about notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, showcasing both the past and present.
4. Bridgerton (Season 2)
Wealth, lust, and betrayal are the backdrop in Regency-era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
5. Inventing Anna
A journalist with much to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the legendary German Instagram heiress who stole the heart of New York’s social scene – and stole their money too.
6. Ozark (Season 4)
A financial consultant drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder money to appease a drug lord.
7. The Watcher
A couple who moves into their dream home is threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed – “The Watcher”.
8. The Sandman
After escaping decades of imprisonment by a deadly sorcerer, Dream, the personification of dreams, begins to reclaim his lost equipment.
9. The Umbrella Academy (Season 3)
A family of former child heroes, now estranged, must reunite to continue protecting the world.
10. Virgin River (Season 4)
In search of a fresh start, nurse Melinda Monroe moves from Los Angeles to a remote town in Northern California and is surprised by what and who she finds.