20 Best Netflix 2017 Original Movies - Ranked

9. Icarus

Shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar last month, Icarus is a jaw-dropping look at illegal sports doping in Russia, as director Bryan Fogel teams with Russian doping specialist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov to test whether he, an amateur cyclist, could successfully use performance-enhancing drugs undetected.

Initially touted as a "Super Size Me for doping" gimmick-doc, Icarus quickly mutates into something much less cute and far more horrifying, as the extent of the Russian Olympic doping program is revealed, namely the deathly ends to which those involved will attempt to cover it up.

As bracingly tense as any narrative feature on the subject would be, this is a taut, superbly engrossing film with enormous continued relevance.