The top 9 movies on Netflix this week, from 'John Henry' to 'Public Enemies'

Description: "A botched rescue strands Alex the lion and his companions in Africa. Sadly, Alex discovers he has little in common with the locals."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 64%

What critics said: "This much-anticipated sequel is a frankly disappointing piece of opportunism, with a non-plot which shamelessly rips off 'The Lion King.'" — Guardian

Description: "A government agent wrongly accused of a crime gets a shot at freedom if he can engineer a high-risk rescue mission to outer space."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 37%

What critics said: "At the screening, in between laughing fits, people around me whispered, in awed tones, 'B movie, 1956.'" — New Yorker

Description: "Four siblings with horribly selfish parents hatch a plan to get rid of them for good and form a perfectly imperfect family of their own."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 90%

What critics said: "Though the film-makers are indebted to Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket — and pay musical homage to Mark Mothersbaugh's work on 'The Royal Tenenbaums' — they find their own voice, when it counts." — London Evening Standard

Description: "Explore hallucinogenic highs and lows as celebrities share funny, mind-blowing tales via animations, reenactments and more in this documentary."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 55%

What critics said: "Yes, the bargain-basement look is a tacit admission that you really had to be there, but it's still frustrating, and it gets wearying as the film goes on." — The Wrap

Description: "A reformed LA gang member upends his peaceful new life when he steps in to protect two young immigrants from his violent former leader."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A (was 0% last week)

What critics said: "A thug-life thriller so frequently preposterous that it almost resembles a parody." — New York Times

Description: "Villainous Gru hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 81%

What critics said: "It is a good sturdy family film, and Steve Carrell gives an engaging performance as a supervillain." — i09

Description: "Hawaiian teen Bethany Hamilton bravely returns to competitive surfing after losing her left arm in a vicious shark attack."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 45%

What critics said: "Soul Surfer is a heavy-handed plea for sympathy that doesn't do the real-life story justice." — Metro

Description: "In the shadow of the Great Depression, criminal minds are thriving, and it's up to J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI to bring them down."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 68%

What critics said: "Questionable production values alone are not enough to sink a movie. Cinema doesn't have to look great if it has something to say. But it's not entirely clear what 'Public Enemies' is trying to say." — Times Literary Supplement

Description: "Tim thinks he's invited the woman of his dreams on a work retreat to Hawaii, realizing too late he mistakenly texted someone from a nightmare blind date."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 33%

What critics said: "Even with locked-down consumers scraping the bottom of the Netflix content trough, this new addition to the lineup is pretty dreary." — Hollywood Reporter