Millie Bobby Brown has been the face of Netflix for a decade, but which of her six Netflix movies and shows is the best? Though she has worked elsewhere in her career, Brown’s most recognizable works have been released exclusively on Netflix. She’s the closest the streaming giant has to a signature star, and the partnership has yielded some pretty big results over the years.
It can all be chalked up to the smashing success of Stranger Things, which not only helped further legitimize Netflix as a destination for new TV, but launched several youngsters into superstardom. Brown has mostly stuck with the red brand since Stranger Things debuted in 2016, only occasionally going elsewhere in films like Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
While few of Netflix’s other projects have matched the popularity of Stranger Things, there’s no denying that Brown’s name is enough to draw a huge audience. Several of her other projects on Netflix have shattered streaming records, logging millions upon millions of viewing hours over the years. However, that seems to be changing.
The recent release of Enola Holmes 3 was a major disappointment, and though it performed well, it fell way below expectations. Critical reception has also been pretty lackluster for Brown’s recent Netflix works, a worrying sign that she’s no longer the biggest star the platform has. There’s a lot of pressure for the upcoming film, Just Picture It, to return Brown to her previous heights. Regardless, how do her Netflix movies and shows stack up?
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The Electric State (2025)
If there was an award for most wasted potential in movie history, it would probably go to Netflix’s ultra-expensive film, The Electric State. With the Russo brothers at the helm, and stars like Brown and Chris Pratt on the marquee, the nostalgic sci-fi flick had everything going for it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be one of the biggest disasters in recent memory. On a reported budget of $320 million, Netflix produced one of the most expensive movies ever.
In a dystopian retro-future ravaged by a war between humans and robots, a teen sets out to find her missing brother in the robots’ Exclusion Zone. Because it’s based on a lauded illustrated novel, The Electric State has some pretty big ideas. Unfortunately, the film adaptation does little to harness those crafty concepts, and mostly relies on tired clichés and meaningless visual spectacle. Brown makes the most of what she’s given, but that’s still very little.
Though Netflix movies don’t really flop, per se, it’s impossible not to view The Electric State as a gigantic bomb. Not only is it a bad flick, but it’s underperformance and humongous cost stand as a monument to the hubris of Netflix as a production studio. It’s Millie Bobby Brown’s worst Netflix project, mainly because of what it could have been. All the pieces were there, but the puzzle was left a jumbled mess.
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Enola Holmes 3 (2026)
The Enola Holmes franchise is one of Netflix’s most consistent ongoing movie series, and it has evolved over the years as its star has aged into adulthood. The Millie Bobby Brown detective vehicle dropped its most recent installment in 2026, but something was off about Enola Holmes 3 from the outset. The critical reception saw a noticeable dip, but more importantly, viewers weren’t tuning in as much either.
In the third movie, Enola must put her wedding plans aside to crack the case of her missing brother, Sherlock. The series mainstays all return to their familiar roles, and the trilogy-capper has the same impressive scale as the first two hit Netflix originals. What weighs the sequel down is a series of weird creative choices and a lazy execution that is more akin to “content” production than the art of cinema.
The quirky humor rarely lands, and it feels a lot like an exercise in going through the motions. Audiences seemed to sense the shift as well, and there was a huge dip in overall viewership in the first few weeks after Enola Holmes 3‘s release. Critics and viewership data aren’t necessarily an indicator of a terrible movie, but the fact that the threequel didn’t speak to its core audience is a bad sign.
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Damsel (2024)
Netflix has been adamant about building around the starpower of Millie Bobby Brown, and 2024’s Damsel was specifically crafted to be her next franchise. The fantasy project is clearly trying to ride the massive wave of popular romantasy novels that are flying off the shelves, and in a lot of ways, it does justice to that literary trend. Nevertheless, the hype around Damsel has completely died down only a few years later.
Sent off to marry a prince she’s never met in a rival kingdom, Princess Elodie must fight to escape the trap set for her by her would-be suitors. Though the subversion of tired fantasy tropes is itself also a tired trope by this point, Damsel is a fun enough experience with some big stars. The movie makes the best of having Brown in the leading role, and the potential is clearly there for more adventures with Princess Elodie.
That being said, Damsel is nothing more than serviceable, and has almost no staying power. Unlike Enola Holmes, which has maintained an ongoing fanbase for several years, there is very little clamor for another Damsel film. It broke streaming records back in 2024, but has quietly slipped off Netflix’s all-time list. It ranks in the middle of Brown’s Netflix projects because it’s better than some, but inferior to others.
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Enola Holmes (2020)
Though the series was still ongoing at the time, Enola Holmes was Millie Bobby Brown’s first post-Stranger Things project for Netflix. It’s hard to say that the young adult detective comedy was a big risk, but she was still an unproven commodity outside the sphere of her extremely popular show. If there were any worries about her starpower, those fears were put to bed as soon as Enola Holmes landed on Netflix’s home page.
While living in the shadow of her famous brother, young Enola Holmes must solve the case of her missing mother in order to prove that she too is an amazing detective. The playful adventure film uses fourth-wall breaking humor to speak directly to the audience, and it’s the sort of anachronistic historical story that appeals to the current generation of viewers. Enola Holmes is a romp that goes above and beyond Netflix’s usual level of quality.
The only reason it ranks so low on the list is because Millie Bobby Brown made a few other projects that are simply better. Enola Holmes deserves a lot of credit for kicking things off, but the franchise would continue in a sequel that picked up the baton and ran with it. It isn’t hard to see why the movie garnered over 20 million viewers in just five days. Enola Holmes is a fun little gem that could have easily been a smash-hit if it was released theatrically.
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Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Netflix is notorious for putting effort into the first season of a show (or first movie in a franchise) and then immediately letting things fall off in subsequent installments. That was not the case for Enola Holmes 2, and it’s a rare sequel on Netflix that actually manages to outdo its predecessor in nearly every way. Both critics and audiences agreed that Millie Bobby Brown’s movie series was worth revisiting.
Now that she’s on her own as a detective, a new missing person case forces Enola to use every tool in her kit to solve the mystery. Instead of spinning its wheels for a repetitive sequel, Enola Holmes 2 actually grows the character and shows her maturing. This is not only a perfect use of Brown’s talents, but allows the audience to grow up alongside the hero on the screen. It does all this without losing the cheeky fun of the original.
Enola Holmes 2 vastly outperformed the first movie in terms of viewership, and it got better reviews too. It’s one of the most complete films that Netflix has ever produced, and easily shed the “content” label. It’s Millie Bobby Brown’s best movie to date, and nothing she has produced in the years since has come close to matching its overall quality. It misses the top spot because of one other project, but could easily top the list if it wasn’t for said project.
1
Stranger Things (2016-2025)
If there is one original series that is most often associated with Netflix, it’s Stranger Things. What started as a simple sci-fi horror show with a nostalgic twist eventually grew into one of the biggest TV shows of all time. Over the years, it completely changed the way that streamers approach TV. Despite its indulgent release schedule, the show retained a loyal fanbase for nearly a decade.
The town of Hawkins, Indiana becomes ground zero for a series of supernatural occurrences. A band of local kids get wrapped up in the mystery, and it’s up to them to save the world. With a heaping helping of pop culture, Stranger Things exists as a love letter to some of the most popular media from the 1980s. It not only rode a wave of ’80s nostalgia, but helped the tsunami grow even bigger.
Millie Bobby Brown became a star because of her role as Eleven, and she quickly grew to be the face of the show. While its quality might vary across all five seasons, it’s an all-around excellent program. Stranger Things tops this list because of its popularity, but also because it is arguably the biggest TV series of the past decade. It managed to accomplish that while remaining true to its characters and core concepts.
Sources: Netflix, Variety
- Birthdate
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February 19, 2004
- Birthplace
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Marbella, Spain
- Occupation(s)
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Actor, Producer
- First On-Screen Role
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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
- Current Spouse
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Jake Bongiovi
