Heard of the bend and snap? If you can believe this movie came into our lives 17 years ago, it's time to give it a watch if you haven't already—simply to witness the evolution of Reese Witherspoon and her incredible acting.
What, like it's hard? One of the first slasher films that launched many copycats to come is Alfred Hitchcock's creepy story of Norman Bates and his hotel on the hill. Greta Gerwig's film landed multiple Oscar nominations, and for good reason. Any teen growing up in suburbia can relate to this coming-of-age film especially those who went to Catholic school. The good ol' AOL days. When she comes to the villa of retired naval officer Captain Georg von Trapp to be governess to his seven children, she begins to realize how much the family means to her.
The latter part of the movie has an unexpected twist and displays the unfathomable truth of what it was like living through Nazi Germany. It's not often that a movie so perfectly taps into the spirit of the times, but in a year where Trump's presidency has sparked tense discussions about police brutality , race, and false liberalism, this was the breakout movie that did the job—in the horror genre, no less. Director Jordan Peele turns the typical horror script on its head with this blend of cultural criticism and horror tropes.
Yes, you've heard all the buzz about this movie. But if you haven't seen it yet, make room in your schedule. Moonlight is a beautifully filmed coming-of-age story of a gay black boy growing up in a housing project in Miami. The many-layered film sheds light on aspects of black identity that are rarely spotlighted on film and was a truly watershed moment at the Oscars.
Save this for a day when you're not feeling a case of the sads, because it may make you a little blue. Spike Jonze's Her imagines a not-so-distant future where high waisted pants are still a happening trend and where one lonely man falls in love with his Siri-esque operating system.
Yes, there are three parts to this trilogy that might require a night of bingeing. It's a chilling to the bone, action-packed story that's not one to miss. What looks from the outset like a typical rom-com delves deeper into the motions of mental illness, as a bipolar man tries to reconnect with his estranged wife following his release from a psychiatric ward.
He meets a recently widowed woman Jennifer Lawrence with her own problems, who convinces him to join a dance competition with her to help him win his wife back. Famously filmed by Richard Linklater over a year period, the real star of this bittersweet epic is Patricia Arquette, who plays down-on-her-luck mom Olivia. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll question the nature of time itself—but you won't be able to stop watching. But it's really about prejudice and stereotype and the assumptions we carry with us every day without realizing it.
If you didn't get to watch this one in school, watch it now. No movie has ever spoofed high school culture as brilliantly as Mean Girls , whose hilarious script by Tina Fey has become iconic, bringing the phrases "so fetch," "I know, right? It lives on in countless memes and GIFs, even though the movie's more than 10 years old at this point. The classic book has been made into countless remakes.
But this one offers up the most modern and nuanced take of four sisters growing up in a male-dominated world, looking for love and financial security. Greta Gerwig's latest also does something I thought was impossible: She makes Amy, who sometimes comes off as the villain of the book, smart, sensible, and relatable.
One of the smartest love stories ever written it won best screenplay at the Oscars that year captures a couple who both undergo a treatment to erase each other from their memories following a breakup. The dream, right? Not so, as they revisit their life together in woozy flashbacks and realize that they're not ready to let go just yet.
Spike Lee acts and directs in a film that marries comedy and drama perfectly. Roger Ebert's review is pretty spot-on, but to summarize: Lee builds a community in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, teeming with life and tension on the hottest day of the year. And then he rips it all apart.
But it's so much more compelling than even that description. Lee handles all his characters with love, and there's no one who's truly evil, despite spot-on and heart-wrenching commentary about racism, classism, and poverty. Best known for its "I wish I knew how to quit you! Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal give phenomenal performances as cowboys who fall for each other.
The elaborate costumes, the stunning visuals, and the beautiful art direction are all key features of this art house movie by Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai. And though there's sparse dialogue, sit back and prepare to be enchanted by the slow but captivating scenes of two married neighbors falling in love.
Still one of the most quotable of all the Coen Brothers' movies, this film is notable for its hilarious script, continually madcap sequence of events, and stoner dialogue from lead actor Jeff Bridges AKA "The Dude. This early Hitchcock movie is one of the few films to score a coveted percent Rotten Tomatoes score, and it's still considered one of the best of its time. Starring Princess Grace Kelly and James Stewart, the film revolves around a man confined to his wheelchair whose pastime involves spying on his neighbors.
Things take a turn for the worst when he believes he's witnessed a murder. If you've ever wondered whether your life is just one big sitcom, The Truman Show illustrates what happens when one man, played by Jim Carrey, realizes that his entire life is scripted for television.
Jack Nicholson's at his best in this film about a habitual criminal who's sentenced to time in a mental hospital. There, he threatens the natural order under the watch of cruel Nurse Ratched and attempts to flee with his fellow patients. And Robin Williams plays the therapist who draws out the troubled young man, breaking through his walls and helping him heal. Between the Elliott Smith soundtrack and the brooding performance from Matt Damon, it's the sad girl '90s movie that dreams are made of.
Robinson, and her daughter—this film is hard to not immediately fall in love with. Cher Horowitz stole everyone's heart in the '90s as the well-intentioned Valley Girl with an enviable revolving closet who set out to prove she wasn't "just a ditz with a credit card.
Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder in the '90s were at the prime of their quirky weirdness in this Edward Burton flick that captures Depp as a human weapon with literal scissors for hands but with lots of feelings, mind you. It's also the film that brought together the "Winona Forever" power couple of the '90s. Quentin Tarantino is at his most quotable in this dark crime comedy starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson who play hitmen trying to reclaim a stolen suitcase for their mob boss. The chemistry of the outstanding cast members including Tarantino favorite Uma Thurman and the bizarre script routinely land this at the top of critics' lists for the best film of the century.
When people discuss prison movies, probably the first one that comes to mind is The Shawshank Redemption. Expect excellent acting plus a suspenseful ending that inspired Mexican drug lord El Chapo's rendezvous with the police last year that you'll be talking about for years to come. If you haven't seen When Harry Met Sally , you probably know it from this famous "I'll have what she's having" scene.
But it's worth seeing in full to relive Nora Ephron's groundbreaking screenwriting plus the easy banter between America's sweetheart Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal it kind of set the stage for modern rom-coms as we know them. Winona Ryder's always in her element in off-beat dark comedies, and this one sets her in the middle of a high school where her character Veronica gets invited to a join a popular clique of "Heathers" literally three girls whose names are Heather until they betray her.
Veronica and her partner-in-crime J. Dean Christian Slater set out to right all the wrongs made against her, in cruel and unusual ways. John Hughes's catalogue of '80s films with Molly Ringwald often playing the starring role are all classics, though this story about unexpected friendship that blossoms in the middle of detention hall takes the cake for its iconic scenes, from coordinated dances to beauty makeovers.
You've probably seen it a dozen times, but it's worth it every time. Tom Hanks gives the performance of his life don't fight me on this as Forrest Gump, an intellectually challenged man from Alabama who lives an extraordinary life.
This sci-fi film sees Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a time traveler who drives his flying Delorean back into the '50s after an experiment gone wrong. Fun fact: the sequel is set in the far-away future, a. In Vietnam, an American group aboard a Navy patrol boat travel up the Viet Cong-held river, where they're horrified by the destruction and corruption they see. The wholesome, comedically-hypnotic series follows a fictionalized version of Pera, a soft-spoken middle school choir teacher living in Michigan, as he converses with viewers on a variety of humdrum topics like how to pack a lunch, dancing, But other times?
Other times you just want to lounge on the couch with a beer and laugh at a show that understands how gross we all are. In its fifth season the Netflix comedy introduces Hate Worms and Lovebugs as it Dexter: New Blood isn't anything revolutionary, but it is a ton of fun.
Set 10 years after the disappointing Dexter finale, the Showtime limited series introduces us to a rather well-adjusted Dexter. That is, until two new folks show up in town. A local Check out our list of the best movies on Netflix right now in November to help you decide what to watch.
We try and pick out the less obvious gems, too, so we're confident you'll find a must-watch show you don't already know about. That said, if nothing captures your imagination, try our picks of the best documentaries on Netflix and the best films on Netflix UK for more options. Want to watch some US Netflix? Try our guide to the best VPN services for watching Netflix. Co-created with Aline Brosh McKenna, this musical comedy-drama sees Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a successful New York City lawyer who seemingly throws everything away to move to a podunk town in California, set on reuniting with her teenage crush.
What follows instead is a refreshingly honest look at flawed relationships, very poor life choices, and a brilliantly raw exploration of mental health, often delivered through bizarre yet endlessly toe-tapping musical numbers that cover everything from heavy boobs to UTIs, by way of hyper-motile sperm and Jewish rap battles.
With a fantastic cast — including guest spots from musical theatre gods such as Patti LuPone — this is a show that will constantly subvert your expectations and leave you laughing out loud in the process. All four seasons are available on Netflix now. Created by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman, this sharp sitcom sees Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as the titular characters, longtime acquaintances forced into living together after their husbands leave them late in life — for each other.
Grace and Frankie follows this contemporary Odd Couple as they deal with their ex-husbands' coming out, their adult children's drama, and each other's maddening personalities, all while building a genuine friendship and trying to prove to themselves and the world that age is just a number. Taking cues from Arrested Development , Grace and Frankie's chief comedic currency is awkwardness, as their two extended families — the rich, business-minded Hansons and the borderline hippy Bergsteins — bring their neuroses and baggage to bear while navigating adult familial relationships.
Think of it as a modern day Golden Girls — just with more swearing and drug use. If you need another 'murder game' hit after Squid Game , look no further than this gripping adaptation of the Japanese manga series by Haro Aso.
Worse, the only way to stay alive in this world is to compete in lethal games that test intellect as much as physical prowess. Losers die, killed either by sadistic traps or laser beams that target them from space upon failure, while winners earn only an extension to their "visas", forcing them to enter game after game to eke out more time. As Arisu seeks a way to break the chain and escape for good, his only hope may be to follow Usagi Japanese for 'rabbit' , a young woman already trapped in this strange borderland.
The first eight-episode season arrived on Netflix in December , and a second season is set to follow. A charismatic young priest joins the Church of a small island township. Soon after, miracles follow — the paralysed walk, the blind see, those with dementia regain their faculties. Yet a dark secret lies at the heart of this religious revival, as the priest has brought something dark and hungry to the isolated community. Created by Mike Flanagan Oculus, Doctor Sleep , this supernatural miniseries offers a slow-burn, creeping terror that ratchets the tension over the course of its seven episodes.
While its dark examination of the rites and traditions of Christianity — the cannibalistic and vampiric aspects of transubstantiation in particular — and the horror that can be found in scripture will draw the most attention, Midnight Mass also explores how religion can be used to corrupt and manipulate, all while serving up a host of phenomenal performances from a cast including Hamish Linklater, Rahul Kohli, Kate Siegel, and Zach Gilford.
Perfect for the run up to Halloween. Take a look inside the truly insane Los Angeles real estate market. Selling Sunset is a reality show focussing on the staff of The Oppenheim Group, an elite real estate broker whose young, pretty much exclusively female staff specialise in finding homes for the super-rich. A mix of Grand Designs -style property porn and Made in Chelsea -style social drama, it's populated by the absolute worst people, but you'll find it hard to tear your eyes away.
The result is a viewing experience that feels fresh even to those who have already watched every race, while showing newcomers how much more F1 is about than just fast cars whizzing around a track. It's based on a film of the same name, but Dear White People is a Netflix-original American comedy that's worth your time.
The series follows a group of students of colour who attend a mostly-white Ivy League college. It shows their struggles against racism and discrimination and covers the same ground as the film.
However, each episodes tells the story of one different character and lets you dive deeper into their lives and individual personalities.
There's also some laughs along the way. Originally released in , the fourth season of the show debuted in September Hundreds of desperate, broke people are recruited into a contest where they can win enough money to never need to worry about their debts again. Very few people make it out alive. Squid Game is intense, brutal and often very graphic but completely gripping. Don't watch this when you're hungry. Each episode of this mouth watering series goes into the kitchen of one of the world's top chef's and looks beyond their creations.
With restaurants still open in limited ways because of the pandemic, Chef's Table is the perfect way to get inspired and passionate about food. The most recent of these involves Sean Brock, who is dedicated to reviving lost flavours and Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini who is trying to change how the world things about meat.
If you really want to get your mouth watering, the entirety of season four is dedicated to pastry. It could have been terrible, but thankfully Star Trek: Discovery is absolutely terrific. While at times it oscillates awkwardly between big-budget drama and cheap sci-fi thrills, for the most part this is a thoughtful, visually stunning expansion of Trekkian lore. Its obsession with winking and nodding to that lore will delight fans of the show, but at its core Discovery is a brilliant character drama, set against some clever and mind-bending sci-fi plot twists.
The series has also proven a success with fans. Three seasons are now available on the streaming service, with the latest being made available in January She has to navigate the politics of her new role, managing her colleagues — largely old, white and tenured — along with her family life, and an electric relationship with eccentric star professor Bill Dobson.
Sharp and very watchable, in half hour chunks. Set in the city of Derry, Northern Ireland, Derry Girls follows Catholic secondary school student Erin Quinn and her small group of oddball, kooky and, frankly, sweary friends as they navigate teenage life during the Troubles of the s.
Creator Lisa McGee, from Derry herself, brings forth the quirks, conversations and traditions of Irish families in this period in a very deliberate way, and it makes for an incredibly authentic and hilarious watch. Not just one of the greatest kids shows ever or one of the greatest animated shows ever, Avatar is one of the greatest television series ever full stop.
It has it all: laughs, redemption, misery, danger, thrills, imagination, wonder and love. It follows twelve-year-old Aang, the Avatar responsible for retaining balance in the world, as he and his companions strive to end the Fire Nation's quest for world domination.
Filmed, edited and starring American musician and comedian Bo Burnham, this is a creative masterpiece that does a brilliant job of capturing what it has been like to live through months of lockdown. It oscillates wildly and deliberately between the hysterical and the profound with Burnham going deep on the impacts of isolation, anxiety and the internet age. A reckless, boorish sex-robot manufacturer in Moscow tries to strike gold by ordering an experimental Chinese automaton touted as able to replace teachers, care workers, and security guards in this Russian sci-fi show.
Instead he ends up with Arisa, a robot who looks like a Russian supermodel, kills like a FSB hitman, and runs away like a nose in a Gogol short story. There are also classic shows that influenced Stranger Things. It's a huge bummer when we're forced to witness rich people behaving badly in real life, but it's so much fun to watch it happen on TV, which is part of why we love Succession so much. While nothing else will ever really be able to fill the Succession -shaped void, there are a lot of other great shows out there about rich people with issues, highly dysfunctional families, and intense power struggles.
Our list of recommendations features other memorable USA shows, even more excellent legal dramas, and programs that include central bromances.
Supernatural said goodbye after 15 seasons of our favorite brothers Sam Jared Padalecki and Dean Jensen Ackles Winchester slaying demons to classic rock tunes. Yes, a Supernatural rewatch is definitely in order for everyone, but what else can you watch now that Baby is parked in the garage for good? We've come up with a list of shows that all Supernatural fans should watch next. Most deal with the supernatural, some feature sibling bonds, and others feature investigators trying to explain what nothing else can.
Superstore has closed its doors. NBC's clever workplace comedy signed off in March after six seasons flying under the radar as one of the best sitcoms on TV. If you're looking to fill the void left by the employees at the Ozark Highlands Cloud 9, look for a silver lining in these other shows that scratch a similar itch — even if they don't have the absolute legend that is Sandra Kaliko Kauahi.
Sweet Magnolias , Netflix's new romantic soap starring Joanna Garcia Swisher as a soon-to-be-divorced mother of three who finds a chance to start over with a hunky former Major Leaguer in South Carolina, is a swoon-worthy story laced with small town charm. Our list of recommendations features other series with sweeping romances, shows with quaint small town atmosphere, and dramas that explore second chances at love.
Sometimes, all you want is a nice comforting show like Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan where you can relax in the comfort of international disputes, terrorist attacks, and wild shootouts in the back alleys of some third-world country.
If you're looking for more political thrillers to watch while you wait for the next season, take a look at these shows that feature action and political intrigue. TV Guide has compiled a list of shows that can be just as cathartic and emotional as This Is Us , whether you're also looking to process some grief, relate to complicated family dynamics, or get gut-punched by time tricks you didn't know were happening.
Some of these choices may be shows that you've heard of and we'll explain why they make a great complement to This Is Us , but we also hope you discover some new emotional gems that you can fall in love with. Ted Lasso was the feel-good show of , becoming the unexpected balm we needed during a heinous year.
If you're looking for similar shows to pass the time, TV Guide has compiled a list of other feel-good shows, more sports comedies, and shows with lovably dysfunctional ensembles. You'll find something on this list that will make you laugh out loud.
After To All the Boys: Always and Forever wraps up their story, get your rom-com fix with these movies and shows that offer joy, fun, and heartfelt coming-of-age stories. Based on the graphic novel series by Gerard Way, The Umbrella Academy follows seven orphans who were adopted by an eccentric billionaire to form a superhero team, only to separate for years and learn that their adoptive father has passed away and an apocalypse is imminent.
Did I mention that one of the heroes is half-ape, another is a time-traveler, and another is a ghost? The Umbrella Academy is weird, y'all. Here are more superhero team-up and stop-the-apocalypse shows. There's an itch only Armando Iannucci 's acerbic, screwball series can scratch, and there are so many jokes and gags only Veep could pull off how many other pieces of entertainment are going to give us Julia Louis-Dreyfus walking into a glass door? We're here to help with this list of biting comedies.
We can't get enough of History's epic historical drama about badass dudes with funny haircuts fighting their enemies and each other for power.
If you're here for more history or just here to see someone get their head cut off, you'll find what you need in these shows that are similar to Vikings. Netflix's Virgin River follows a nurse practitioner who moves to a remote Northern California town to start over and heal from a series of traumatic heartbreaks. Our list of recommendations features more heartwarming romances, emotional family dramas, and shows about starting over in small towns.
But if you're looking for more shows to watch in the meantime, our list of recommendations includes other zombie shows, other post-apocalyptic shows, other horror shows with a strong dramatic bent, and other shows made by people who also make The Walking Dead.
Netflix's Warrior Nun is a comic book-based series that follows Ava Alba Baptista , a young woman who is given a second chance at life when an angel's halo embedded in her back revives her from the dead and she becomes part of an elite and secret order of nuns tasked with tracking down and killing demons on Earth.
Once you finish the first season, check out these other supernatural shows that feature chosen ones, equally wild premises, and unconventional heroines. Wynonna Earp is the best show about a wisecracking demon-slayer who just so happens to be the great-great-granddaughter of legendary gunslinger Wyatt Earp.
Our list of similar shows also include fierce heroines, have plenty of humor, and one even has an exceptionally good-looking gunslinger.
Whether you watch The X-Files for the horror, the romance, the government conspiracies, or the reminder that the world is fundamentally chaotic and unknowable, our list of shows like the Fox classic has something for every kind of fan.
Here are the shows you should check out next. It's not exactly difficult to understand why Netflix's You has such a huge fan base, appealing to people who love crime, killing, and a little bit of camp never forget that this show once featured a character named Peach Salinger.
We've put together a collection of shows about serial killers, psychopaths in love, and crime that any fan of You is sure to get sucked into. Darren Star's soapy drama follows Liza Sutton Foster , a woman in her 40s pretending to be drumroll please younger and her well-dressed pals of varying ages.
Whether you watch Younger for the workplace friendships, Liza's love triangle with Josh Nico Tortorella and Charles Peter Hermann , or the drama caused by her massive secret, there's something on this list to satisfy every kind of Younger fan. Yellowstone is Paramount Network's neo-Western soap about the Dutton family, the owners of America's largest ranch who are constantly fighting with outside wannabe usurpers and among themselves.
This list of similar shows features some dysfunctional family dramas, a contemporary Western, an engrossing crime thriller, and a macho soap. Looking for more recommendations of what to watch next? We have a ton of them!
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