The perfect list for those currently stuck for something to watch.
Last week, we wrote about Prime Video’s latest movie additions. Now, we have covered Netflix’s below:
Ali
Legendary director Michael Mann’s excellent sports biopic about boxer Muhammad Ali, played by Will Smith in an Oscar-nominated performance.
Arrival
Aliens arrive on Earth, leading to a linguist (Amy Adams) being enlisted by the US Army to help communicate with the visitors. An Oscar Best Picture nominee, Arrival is one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century.
Beverly Hills Cop Trilogy
A fourth film in the Eddie Murphy cop comedy franchise is coming in July courtesy of Netflix.
Disappear Completely
Boasting a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, this Mexican horror thriller stars Harold Torres (ZeroZeroZero) as an ambitious tabloid crime photographer who visits a crime scene to take pictures.
Shortly after, however, he falls victim to a mysterious illness that makes him lose his five senses one by one.
Draft Day
A Kevin Costner sports drama that some have dubbed even ‘better than Moneyball’.
Eight for Silver
A rural French village in the 19th century is cursed with a werewolf in this decent gothic horror drama with Boyd Holbrook (Narcos).
Emily the Criminal
Aubrey Plaza stars in this stressful thriller as a woman desperate for money who becomes involved in a credit card scam.
The English Patient
Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche headline this incredible Oscar Best Picture-winning romantic war epic.
Fury
This Brad Pitt-led WWII epic was recently named one of the 10 best war films of all time.
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
This acclaimed comedy drama explores the relationship between a retired school teacher (Emma Thompson) and a young sex worker (Ireland’s Daryl McCormack).
Glass
The divisive conclusion to M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable/Split trilogy.
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul
This well-reviewed 2022 mockumentary comedy follows the first lady (Regina Hall) and the pastor (Sterling K. Brown) of a megachurch who attempt to reopen and rebuild their congregation following a major scandal.
The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger leads this 2013 action flick playing a tough small town sheriff who must stop a dangerous drug lord from escaping to Mexico in a modified sports car. Probably his best late period movie to date.
Legends of the Fall
Brad Pitt stars again, this time alongside Aidan Quinn and Anthony Hopkins, in this epic Western drama about a family living in the wilderness and plains of Montana in the early 20th century.
Life
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds are the leads of this very taut Alien-style sci-fi horror.
Maggie’s Plan
This witty romantic comedy centres around a woman (Greta Gerwig) who falls in love with a married man (Ethan Hawke) but then three years later, devises a strategy to reunite him with his former wife (Julianne Moore).
The Maze Runner/Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
The first two entries in the YA sci-fi franchise.
Pride and Prejudice
Keira Knightly and Matthew Macfadyen headline this beloved Jane Austen adaptation directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna).
Proud Mary
An action thriller about an assassin (Taraji P. Henson) who must look after a young teenaged boy after a hit job goes wrong.
Red State
A very dark and twisty thriller horror movie about a trio of teens who find themselves the target of a very scary preacher (Michael Parks).
Rough Night
Scarlett Johansson stars in this decent raunchy comedy about a bachelorette party that goes horribly wrong.
Schindler’s List
Liam Neeson stars in Steven Spielberg’s powerful Holocaust drama, which won seven Oscars including Best Picture.
Scoop
This Netflix original with Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes and Rufus Sewell details the journalism that led to the securing and filming of Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance.
Suzume
This Japanese animated fantasy film has a whopping 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
This is the End
In this hilarious comedy horror, the apocalypse kicks off while a bunch of celebrities (all playing themselves) are at a gaff party in LA.
Top Five
Chris Rock writes, directs and plays the lead role in this critically beloved comedy about a film star who has to confront his past and career while doing an interview with a journalist (Rosario Dawson).
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
This comedy-drama mystery revolves around a mother and wife (Cate Blanchett) who suddenly disappears without a trace, leading to her concerned family setting off on an exciting adventure to solve the mystery of where she might have gone.
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