‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Is Atop of Netflix’s Most-Watched Movies of the Week List: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Movies

Here’s what audiences in the United States streamed the most on Netflix for the week of October 13–19, 2025. Below you’ll find a quick, fact-packed rundown of each title—who’s in it, who made it, and what it’s about—counting down from No. 10 to No. 1.

10. ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ (2025)

Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, this legacy sequel follows a new group of friends in Southport who cover up a fatal accident and, a year later, face a vengeful stalker with a hook. The film brings back Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson, alongside new leads Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, and Sarah Pidgeon. Robinson co-wrote the screenplay with Sam Lansky, with Neal H. Moritz producing for Columbia Pictures and Screen Gems. It debuted in US theaters on July 18, 2025, before making its way to streaming.

9. ‘Despicable Me 3’ (2017)

Gru discovers he has a long-lost twin brother, Dru, while facing off against former child star-turned-villain Balthazar Bratt. Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda direct, with a script by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio; Steve Carell voices both Gru and Dru, joined by Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, and Julie Andrews. Illumination produced the film, distributed by Universal Pictures, with a 90-minute runtime. The movie grossed over $1 billion worldwide during its original theatrical run.

8. ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ (2015)

The second installment in the dystopian series sends Thomas and the Gladers into the Scorch to battle WCKD and survive new threats. Wes Ball directs from a screenplay by T.S. Nowlin, with Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, and Ki Hong Lee starring. Produced by Gotham Group and Temple Hill, the film was released by 20th Century Fox and runs 131 minutes. It earned over $312 million worldwide.

7. ‘The Maze Runner’ (2014)

This first chapter introduces Thomas as he awakens in the Glade and joins a group of boys trying to map a deadly shifting maze. Wes Ball makes his feature debut as director, adapting James Dashner’s novel with writers Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers, and T.S. Nowlin; Dylan O’Brien leads the cast with Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, and Patricia Clarkson. The film launched a successful franchise produced by Temple Hill/Gotham Group and released by 20th Century Fox. Its success paved the way for the sequels.

6. ‘My Father, the BTK Killer’ (2025)

This Netflix documentary, directed by Skye Borgman, is told through the perspective of Kerri Rawson—the daughter of Dennis Rader, the serial murderer who called himself “BTK.” It follows Rawson as she revisits her family history and examines possible additional crimes, with Campfire Studios producing. The film runs about 93–94 minutes and debuted on Netflix on October 10, 2025. Participants include Rawson and archival material related to Rader’s decades-long case.

5. ‘Taken in Plain Sight’ (2024)

A made-for-TV thriller directed by Cat Hostick, this film follows a mother who, months after her daughter vanishes from a rest stop, reignites the investigation herself when official leads stall. Ken Miyamoto wrote the screenplay, and the production is credited to CME Autum Productions. It premiered on television on September 22, 2024, and is now streaming on Netflix. The plot centers on a risky, self-driven hunt that exposes the shocking truth behind the disappearance.

4. ‘Vacation’ (2015)

Ed Helms stars as Rusty Griswold, who takes his family on a cross-country trek to Walley World—reviving the franchise that began with the 1983 classic. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein wrote and directed, with Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase, and Beverly D’Angelo co-starring. Warner Bros. released the 99-minute comedy in July 2015 after production by New Line Cinema and partners. The film earned over $100 million globally.

3. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ (2025)

An animated musical-fantasy about HUNTR/X—Rumi, Mira, and Zoey—an internationally famous K-pop trio who moonlight as secret demon hunters. Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the film features voice actors Arden Cho, May Hong, and Ji-young Yoo, with additional roles for Ahn Hyo-seop, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong, Yunjin Kim, and Lee Byung-hun. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released on Netflix, it has set platform records with hundreds of millions of views since its June 2025 debut. The soundtrack’s singles also hit major chart milestones during its run.

2. ‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ (2025)

Based on Ruth Ware’s bestseller, the film follows Lo Blacklock, a travel journalist on a luxury-yacht assignment who witnesses a woman go overboard and investigates when everyone insists no one is missing. Simon Stone directs and co-writes alongside Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse; Keira Knightley leads the cast with Guy Pearce, Hannah Waddingham, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, and others. Netflix released the thriller on October 10, 2025. Running about 95 minutes, it emphasizes a contained, ship-set mystery with escalating stakes.

1. ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ (2025)

Geeta Gandbhir’s documentary reconstructs the 2023 shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens by neighbor Susan Lorincz in Ocala, Florida, using police body-camera footage, 911 audio, and on-scene video. Produced by Message Pictures and Park Pictures with executive producers including Sam Pollard and Soledad O’Brien, the film premiered at Sundance 2025, where it won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award, and later streamed on Netflix. It examines neighborhood tensions, stand-your-ground law implications, and the legal outcome—Lorincz’s 2024 manslaughter conviction and 25-year sentence. The film runs about 97 minutes and is positioned within Netflix’s true-crime slate.

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