Netflix customers are currently gravitating toward shark-based horror films, with two of the three most-watched movies on today’s chart featuring the aquatic predators. Despite the popularity of these thrillers, a new original comedy has managed to secure the No. 1 position.
Continue reading to see the current Netflix top movie list for Saturday, April 18, 2026, including official descriptions and trailers for each title.
3. The Requin
Official Synopsis: “A couple’s tropical vacation becomes a fight for survival when a storm destroys their resort and strands them at sea, surrounded by great white sharks.”
2. Thrash
Official Synopsis: “When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos and something far more frightening: hungry sharks.”
1. Roommates
Official Synopsis: “When a hopeful, naive college freshman, Devon, asks the cool and confident Celeste to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship spirals into a war of passive aggression.”
