Netflix continues to dominate the online film and television streaming space and 2018 has been another banner year for the multi-billion dollar company. Trips to Blockbuster became obsolete when consumers became aware of the many titles and series accessible to them en masse. Binge-watching has become a frequent practice for🙈 most Netflix users, opting to wait for a full series (or season) to appear on the streaming service as opposed to weekly 🐟drip feeds on live television.

Along with streaming some of the biggest and best films and shows ever released, Netflix has upped their own original content. These series are usually released 🎃in full seasonal installments, garnering the same amount of hype as live air television shows, with even more content to keep viewers happy.

These "Netflix Originals" boast various major awards, including Academies, Emmies, Golden Globes, and Grammies. Netflix is hard at work, releasing close to 700 tv series and over 80 movies this year, totaling over a staggering $8 bilꦺlion in production costs.

While this sounds 𒁃great for consumers it doesn't always work out that way, with Netflix responsible for some pretty poor content this year. The b🎐est way to find out if something's worth watching is to consult the entertainment review website . Having searched the site thoroughly, I've found the best and worst rated Netflix originals to make sure you get the best out of your viewing experience.

20 Best: Dirty Money (100%) 🎶

Six-episode documentary series Dirty Money hit Netflix in January and explores the corruption within corporate entities across the globe. Each epis🀅ode includes interviews with major players involved in the controversies and explores the often unethical behavior of big corporations.

This series is quite♚ an eye-opener and it's hard to believe how well-respected organizations such as car manufacturer Volkswagon and British banking inst💖itute HSBC could be so dirty in their business dealings. The least surprising are the final episodes, delving into the history of the current major leader of the US.

19 Worst: Father Of The Year (0%) ♛

As is the case with the majority of Happy Maddison produced Netflix films, Father Of The Year was lambasted by critics upon its release. The ridiculous film stars David Spade and Nat Faxon as two dads who face-off after their sons argue about 𝓀who would win in a dad fight. The result: 94 minutes you'll never get back.

Spade hasn't been funny since 2006s The Benchwarmers (Yes, this🍷 is a funny film✤) while the supporting cast is generally made up of no-names who must have been short of a dollar to sign up for this mess. Stay clear from this stinking pile of trash.

18 🧔 ඣ Best: Alexa & Katie (100%)

This one is a real tearjerker🦄 about two best friends getting ready for the adventures that await at freshman year. Things hit a snag when Alexa is diagnosed with cancer and becomes somewhat of an outsider in high school.

With the support of Katie, the two navigate school and experience the highs and lows together.

Both leads are fantastic but special praise must go to Paris Berelc as Alexa, who really conveys what it's like to not only be beginning high school but doing so with an illness. Smart, funny, and full of depth, Alexa & Katie should be high on your list of must watch shows over ꦡthe festive season.

17 Worst: The Open Hous𒅌e (10%)

Netflix loves a good horror flick, it's a shame they usually turn out awful, such is the case with The Open House. This supernatural thriller finds a mother and her so♋n set upon by threatening forces when they move into a new home.

There's nothing frightening about this film and the jump scares are few and far between. 13 Reasons Why star Dylan Minnette isn't convincing as lead Logan Wallace, while the supporting cast isn't really worth mentioning. The 10% Rotten Tomato score is generous in my opinion, with The Open House easily one of the worst films released in 2018.

16 Best: Ugly De⛦licious (100%)

The third-straight Netflix original to gain a perfect score via Rotten Tomatoes, Ugly Delicious is a cooking show h🔯osted by James Beard Award-winning chef David Chang. Not only does Chang serve up mouth-watering dishes but he𒅌 uses the show to highlight meals from different countries while explaining the history of the area and how important the food is to that region culturally.

Chang is a natural on screen and cooks up some tasty treats that you can learn🙈 to make yourself, with a little practice of course. His approach to the bog-standard cooking show adds new life to the genr♉e and is one that foodies should not skip past.

15 📖 Worst: Insatiable (12%)

Based on the New York Times ar🍒ticle "" by journalist Jeff Chu, this woeful Netflix series centers on a former overweight teenager who is now skinny and decides to get involved in beauty pageants to get back at her former bullies.

Despite Alyssa Milano featuring heavily and guest appearances from Jon Lovitz and Beverly D'Angelo, Insatiable is weighed down by clumsy writing, C grade acting, and some culturally insensitive jokes. Despite all this, Insatiable got a second s🌌eason and will be returning iꦛn 2019. Sometimes things just don't make sense.

14 ﷽ Best: Elite (100%)

This Spanish teen drama focuses on three kids from working-class families who are given scholarships ꦚto the prestigious Las Encinas, the most exclusive private school in Spain. The show follows the three as they try to integrate into the school and make friends with the elite of Spain.

Of course, this isn't your standard teen drama, with a subplot involving crime, Elite is more like a cross between Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions with a splash of Pretty Little Liars. Despite only airing in October, Elite has been renewed for two more seasons and looks▨ set to be one of the streaming service's best foreign language shows.

13 ꦍ Worst: Brain On Fire (13%)🔥

Chloë Grace Moretz has made some odd choices over the past few years that have left her acting career at a crossroads. Brain On Fire is the latest mistake from the talented Moretz. The film is based on the true story of an upcoming jou🉐rnalist who experiences seizuresꦚ, hallucinations, and erratic behavior before being diagnosed with a rare neurological autoimmune disease known as anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

The film details her experience with the disease and how she manages to overcome it and get her life back on track. It sounds interesting but is more of a snooze fest with nothing worth mention. If you're still keen, read the book it's based on, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness. It's much more entertaining.

12 Best: The End Of The F***ing Worlဣd (98%)

When it comes to dark humor, nobody does it better than the English. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, The End Of The F***ing World is a dark comedy about 17-year-old James who belie♚ves he's a psychopath. Along with rebellious classmate Alyssa, the two decide to run away and s🐈et off on a road trip across England.

The eight-episode series is wonderfully shot and will have you chuckling at some of the dastardly humor.

The main actors Alex Lawther (James) and Jessica Barden (Alyssa) are fantastic📖, the script compelling, 🍸and the soundtrack, ace.

11 Worst: The Kissing Boot🍌h (13%) 🤡

Netflix loves bringing books and comics to the small screen and The Kissing Booth is anothe🎐r example of this. Unfortunately, it's not a great film and let down by a poor script and some uninspiring cas♑ting.

The premise of the movie revolves around a high school student who comes face-to-face with her crush at a kissing booth at the local spring carnival♈. Hilarity is meant to ensue but instead, it's a rather tedious watch full of tired cliches and some rather gender bias themes. Please don't watch this one.