15 Best VR Movies on Netflix in 2022

Best VR Movies on Netflix

Netflix is one of the most popular streaming platforms. According to TechCrunch, Netflix has around 220 million active subscribers, that’s huge.

Virtual Reality has grown exponentially as well from the past 2-3 years allowing users to experience realistic activities virtually (as if transported to another dimension).

Watching movies on VR is quite a popular subject, and most importantly, everyone enjoys it. The rise in popularity is remarkable, so Netflix took the golden opportunity of introducing a separate app for enjoying VR movies, called the Netflix VR App.

Enjoy a new level of visual stimulation, and we have curated a list of the best VR movies on Netflix to watch on Netflix VR.

15 Best VR Movies on Netflix

1. Chasing Coral (2017)

  • Cast: Andrew Ackerman, Pim Bongaerts, Neal Cantin.
  • IMDb Rating: 8.1/10

A documentary about the unrealistically beautiful coral reefs and their disappearance at an alarming rate all over the planet. Get ready to feast your eyes on the absolute beauty of underwater life and solve the mysteries of the vanishing reefs with a group of versatile divers and scientists.

This is one of the most ideal documentaries to watch in Virtual Reality because of its unrivaled underwater depiction.

You can watch Chasing Coral on Netflix.

2. Trainspotting (1996)

  • Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller.
  • IMDb Rating: 8.1/10

A movie focused on the effort to quit using heroin and how it impacts his relationships with his family and friends. The quality of the storyline is noteworthy and never made drugs appear enticing to anyone.

Also, the downgrades are highlighted and made the purpose of the movie very clear.

You can watch Trainspotting on Netflix.

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3. Black Hawk Down (2014)

  • Cast: Mike Goodale, Shawn Nelson, Dale Sizemore.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.7/10

The escalation of the tension between the Americans and Somalia led to fighting against each other. A documentary that focuses on the famed Somali militants who shot down an American Black Hawk aircraft.

Black Hawk Down is available on Netflix to watch.

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4. Ready Player One (2018)

  • Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.4/10

It represents a world of 2045, where virtual is a new reality, and the creator of the virtual reality has left behind the heir to his creation, but one needs to qualify for the three-stage contest in order to achieve that. It’s fun to watch a story about virtual reality unfolding in your very own VR.

You can watch Ready Player One on Netflix.

5. The Conjuring 2 (2016)

  • Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

Around 1977, paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) returned to Enfield, a district in north London, after a self-imposed hiatus.

There, they meet a distraught single mother of four who informs them that something terrible is residing in her home. When the youngest daughter begins to show indications of demonic possession, Ed and Lorraine had to believe her tale.

The Conjuring 2 is available on Netflix.

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6. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)

  • Cast: Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Matt Jones.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

The continued story of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) from Breaking Bad, where he is still chased and wanted by the police. In search of a fresh start, he does everything that needs to be done for evading his capture.

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is available on Netflix.

7. Enter The Void (2009)

  • Cast: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Cyril Roy.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

In a narcotics deal, an American drug dealer in Tokyo is betrayed by his best buddy and killed. Observing the effects of his death, his soul wishes to be resurrected. This fantasy movie is psychedelic, dreamy, and hypnotic, thus making it perfect to watch in Virtual Reality.

You can watch Enter The Void on Netflix.

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8. Notes on Blindness (2016)

  • Cast: John M. Hull, Marilyn Hull, Miranda Beinart-Smith.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.1/10

The documentary of John Hull going blind right before the birth of his first child, thus recording his personal feelings in an audiocassette (like a form of a diary). It explores the internal world of blindness via dreams, memories, and creative existence.

You can watch Notes on Blindness on Netflix.

9. The Call (2020)

  • Cast: Park Shin-Hye, Jong-Seo Jun, Chung-Hyun Lee.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.1/10

Two people are from different time periods; Young-Sook lives in the past, while Seo-Yeon lives in the present. One phone call brings the two together, and their destinies are forever transformed. It has an intriguing storyline with unimaginable twists, which makes it the best to watch in Virtual Reality.

You can watch The Call on Netflix.

10. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

  • Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart.
  • IMDb Rating: 6.9/10

Four high school students come across an ancient video game console and are lured into the game’s jungle atmosphere, transforming into their adult avatars.

They must embark on the most perilous journey of their life in order to conquer the game and return to the real world, or they will be trapped in the game forever, to be played by others.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is available on Netflix to watch.

11. Comet (2014)

  • Cast: Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi.
  • IMDb Rating: 6.8/10

In this intriguing, dazzlingly creative tale, star-crossed lovers’ connection blossoms and unravels over six years. Comet is a unique cosmic love story that is lavishly filmed and has excellent chemistry between the protagonists.

You can watch Comet directly on Netflix.

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12. Bird Box (2018)

  • Cast: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich.
  • IMDb Rating: 6.6/10

A woman must find the fortitude to evacuate with her children down a dangerous river in quest of refuge in the aftermath of unknown worldwide horror. They make a desperate attempt to find safety five years after an ominous invisible presence drives the majority of citizens to suicide.

You can watch Bird Box on Netflix.

13. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

  • Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch.
  • IMDb Rating: 6.5/10

The remake of the famous ‘The Jungle Book’ where a human child named Mowgli is pampered and raised by wolves right from his birth. The realistic remake is quite enjoyable to watch in Virtual Reality.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is available on Netflix.

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14. The Ritual (2018)

  • Cast: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier.
  • IMDb Rating: 6.3/10

This mind-chilling thriller involves a group of college friends taking a hiking trip to the forests of Sweden, but due to some circumstances, they decide to stay in an abandoned house. Creepy and spooky things start happening, which startles everyone.

You can watch The Ritual on Netflix.

15. Life 2.0 (2010)

  • Cast: Teasa Copprue.
  • IMDb Rating: 6.2/10

Last on the list of best VR movies on Netflix – this is one kind of documentary you will hardly come across. It is about a bunch of people whose lives got influenced by the use of Virtual Reality. Shaking off reality and reforming social activities virtually is the new future, and it is well-defined in the movie.

You can watch Life 2.0 on Netflix.

FAQs on Best VR Movies on Netflix

1. Can we watch Netflix VR on iPhone?

There isn’t a dedicated app for iPhone as of now but you can use the mirroring method for VR.

2. Best 5 VR Movies list.

The best 5 Movies to watch in VR are:
– Dunkirk.
– The Conjuring 2.
– The Invisible Man.
– IT: Float.
– Ashes to Ashes.

3. Are there any VR movies on Netflix?

Netflix VR App allows you to experience Netflix movies and shows in Virtual Reality.

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