Netflix is an American global on-demand Internet streaming media provider, that has distributed a number of original programs, including original series, specials, miniseries, documentaries and films. Netflix's original films also include content that was first screened on cinematic release in other countries or given exclusive broadcast in other territories, and is then described as Netflix original content. [1]
| Release date | Title | Genre | Runtime | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2018 | The Polka King | Biographical comedy | 1 h 34 min | English |
| January 19, 2018 | Step Sisters | Comedy | 1 h 48 min | English |
| The Open House | Horror thriller | 1 h 34 min | English | |
| January 26, 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Biographical comedy | 1 h 41 min | English |
| February 4, 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Science fiction horror | 1 h 42 min | English |
| February 9, 2018 | When We First Met | Romantic comedy | 1 h 37 min | English |
| February 14, 2018 | Love Per Square Foot | Romantic comedy | 2 h 13 min | Hindi |
| February 16, 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Romantic drama | 1 h 36 min | English |
| February 23, 2018 | Mute | Science fiction | 2 h 6 min | English |
| March 9, 2018 | The Outsider | Crime drama | 2 h | English |
| March 16, 2018 | Benji | Family | 1 h 27 min | English |
| March 23, 2018 | Game Over, Man! | Action comedy | 1 h 41 min | English |
| Paradox | Musical / Western / Fantasy | 1 h 13 min | English | |
| Roxanne Roxanne | Musical drama | 1 h 40 min | English | |
| March 30, 2018 | Happy Anniversary | Romantic comedy | 1 h 18 min | English |
| First Match | Sports-drama | 1 h 42 min | English | |
| April 6, 2018 | 6 Balloons | Drama | 1 h 15 min | English |
| Amateur | Sports-drama | 1 h 36 min | English | |
| April 13, 2018 | Come Sunday | Biopic | 1 h 45 min | English |
| I Am Not an Easy Man | Romantic comedy | 1 h 38 min | French | |
| April 20, 2018 | Dude | Teen comedy-drama | 1 h 37 min | English |
| April 27, 2018 | Candy Jar | Romantic comedy | 1 h 32 min | English |
| The Week Of | Comedy | 1 h 56 min | English | |
| May 1, 2018 | Sometimes | Drama | 1 h 41 min | Tamil |
| May 4, 2018 | Forgive Us Our Debts | Drama | 1 h 44 min | Italian |
| May 11, 2018 | The Kissing Booth | Teen romantic comedy | 1 h 46 min | English |
| May 18, 2018 | Cargo | Drama / Horror | 1 h 44 min | English |
| May 25, 2018 | Ibiza | Comedy | 1 h 34 min | English |
| Sara's Notebook | Drama | 1 h 56 min | Spanish | |
| June 8, 2018 | Alex Strangelove | Romantic comedy | 1 h 39 min | English |
| June 15, 2018 | Set It Up | Romantic comedy | 1 h 45 min | English |
| Lust Stories | Drama anthology | 2 h | Hindi | |
| June 24, 2018 | To Each, Her Own | Romantic comedy | 1 h 35 min | French |
| June 29, 2018 | Calibre | Thriller | 1 h 41 min | English |
| TAU | Science fiction thriller | 1 h 37 min | English | |
| July 6, 2018 | The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter | Adventure comedy | 1 h 23 min | English |
| July 13, 2018 | How It Ends | Action-thriller | 1 h 53 min | English |
| July 20, 2018 | Father of the Year | Comedy | 1 h 34 min | English |
| Duck Duck Goose | Animated comedy | 1 h 32 min | English | |
| July 27, 2018 | Extinction | Science fiction thriller | 1 h 35 min | English |
| August 3, 2018 | Brij Mohan Amar Rahe | Action comedy | 1 h 40 min | Hindi |
| Like Father | Comedy drama | 1 h 43 min | English | |
| August 10, 2018 | The Package | Black comedy | 1 h 34 min | English |
| August 17, 2018 | To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before | Teen romantic comedy | 1 h 40 min | English |
| August 24, 2018 | The After Party | Comedy | 1 h 29 min | English |
| September 7, 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Teen romantic comedy-drama | 1 h 46 min | English |
| The Most Assassinated Woman in the World | Mystery | 1 h 42 min | French | |
| September 12, 2018 | On My Skin | Crime drama | 1 h 40 min | Italian |
| September 14, 2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Comedy drama | 1 h 38 min | English |
| The Angel | Spy thriller | 1 h 54 min | English | |
| September 21, 2018 | Nappily Ever After | Comedy drama | 1 h 38 min | English |
| September 28, 2018 | Hold the Dark | Action thriller | 2 h 5 min | English |
| October 5, 2018 | Private Life | Drama | 2 h 4 min | English |
| October 10, 2018 | 22 July | Crime drama | 2 h 24 min | English |
| October 12, 2018 | Apostle | Horror | 2 h 10 min | English |
| October 19, 2018 | The Night Comes for Us | Action-thriller | 2 h | Indonesian |
| October 26, 2018 | Been So Long | Musical | 1 h 40 min | English |
| November 2, 2018 | The Holiday Calendar | Christmas romantic comedy | 1 h 35 min | English |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Drama | 2 h 2 min | English | |
| November 9, 2018 | Outlaw King | Historical-epic | 2 h 1 min | English |
| November 16, 2018 | The Princess Switch | Christmas romantic comedy | 1 h 42 min | English |
| Cam | Psychological horror | 1 h 34 min | English | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Western anthology | 2 h 13 min | English | |
| November 22, 2018 | The Christmas Chronicles | Christmas / Fantasy / Adventure / Comedy | 1 h 45 min | English |
| November 30, 2018 | A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding | Christmas romantic comedy | 1 h 33 min | English |
| Rajma Chawal | Comedy drama | 1 h 58 min | Hindi | |
| December 7, 2018 | 5 Star Christmas | Christmas comedy | 1 h 35 min | Italian |
| Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle | Adventure | 1 h 44 min | English | |
| December 14, 2018 | Roma | Drama | 2 h 14 min | Spanish |
| December 21, 2018 | Bird Box | Psychological thriller | 2 h 4 min | English |
| Release date | Title | Runtime | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2018 | Seeing Allred | 1 h 35 min | English |
| The Trader | 23 min | Georgian | |
| March 8, 2018 | Ladies First | 39 min | Hindi |
| March 16, 2018 | Take Your Pills | 1 h 27 min | English |
| April 6, 2018 | Ram Dass, Going Home | 31 min | English |
| April 20, 2018 | Mercury 13 | 1 h 19 min | English |
| April 27, 2018 | The Rachel Divide | 1 h 44 min | English |
| May 4, 2018 | End Game | 40 min | English |
| June 29, 2018 | Recovery Boys | 1 h 29 min | English |
| July 27, 2018 | The Bleeding Edge | 1 h 40 min | English |
| September 7, 2018 | City of Joy | 1 h 16 min | English |
| September 13, 2018 | Reversing Roe | 1 h 39 min | English |
| September 21, 2018 | Quincy | 2 h 4 min | English |
| September 28, 2018 | Two Catalonias | 1 h 56 min | Spanish |
| Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane | 23 min | English | |
| October 12, 2018 | Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | 1 h 26 min | English |
| ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff? | 57 min | English | |
| October 26, 2018 | Shirkers | 1 h 37 min | English |
| November 2, 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | 1 h 38 min | English |
| ReMastered: Tricky Dick & the Man in Black | 58 min | English | |
| December 7, 2018 | The American Meme | 1 h 38 min | English |
| ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? | 58 min | English | |
| December 12, 2018 | Out of Many, One | 34 min | English |
| December 21, 2018 | Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski | 1 h 45 min | English |
These programs are one-time original events or supplementary content related to original films.
| Release date | Title | Genre | Runtime | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2018 | Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin | One-man show | 1 h 31 min | English |
| November 30, 2018 | Angela's Christmas | Animation | 30 min | English |
| December 16, 2018 | Springsteen on Broadway | One-man show | 2 h 33 min | English |
| December 21, 2018 | Porta dos Fundos: The Last Hangover [lower-alpha 1] | Comedy | 44 min | Portuguese |
| December 31, 2018 | Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Concert film | 2 h 5 min | English |
These are programs that have a runtime of less than 20 minutes.
| Release date | Title | Genre | Runtime | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2018 | Zion | Documentary | 11 min | English |
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