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Cara Canellas
Summer is finally here, and there's no better way to beat the heat than staying in and having a great movie night. As temperatures start to get higher, so do the number of movies on the platform, from romances like Set It Up to recent Oscar contenders like Rustin and Nyad. Whether you're looking for something deep and thought-provoking or light for the whole family, there are a plethora of incredible films on Netflix. With over 40 amazing movies on this list alone, it can be difficult to choose, but our carefully written recommendations will help you find just what you're looking for.
An absurdist comedy-drama film of epic proportions, Everything Everywhere All at Once was written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, aka The Daniels. The movie stars Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Quan Wand, a Chinese-American immigrant who, while being audited by the IRS, finds herself connected to different versions of herself across parallel universes. Evelyn then unwittingly becomes embroiled in a fantastical adventure to stop a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. The film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Hong. On its release, Everything Everywhere All at Once was a massive success and earned universal acclaim. The film made history at the 95th Academy Awards with 11 nominations and seven wins, including the Best Actress Award for Yeoh, who became the first Asian woman nominated in the category. Though billed as a comedy, the film incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, martial arts, and animation to explore themes of absurdism, surrealism, depression, generational trauma, and Asian-American identity.
Oscar winners Annette Bening and Jodie Foster dominate in the biographical sports drama Nyad. Directed by documentarians Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Nyad is their feature directorial debut, which benefits from their experience capturing authenticity. As expected from most sports dramas and biopics, Nyad shares a story of perseverance, the triumphs of determination, and a message of hope, showcased by the undeniable on-screen power of Bening and Foster.
In 1972, a Uruguayan flight crashed while carrying a rugby team on their way to Chile, and the survivors of the wreck had to work together to survive in the treacherously cold weather of the Andes. This real-life event is the subject of J.A. Bayona's film Society of the Snow, which tackles the incredible story of the survivors and their attempts to survive for two months in the mountains. Director Bayona got the idea for the film upon discovering the book The Society of the Snow, which was written by Pablo Vierci, and used the same name for his film. The cast, largely composed of newcomers in the acting world, is completely composed of Uruguayan and Argentinian performers.
The film was nominated for two Oscars, including Best International Feature Film, a Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film, and a Critic's Choice Award for the same category. With a budget of 60 million euros, The Society of Snow is the most expensive Spanish film ever made. With music by Michael Giacchino, the film is acclaimed for its emotional undertone and important message. - Emily Cappello
For instance, film fans can find a whole host of Oscar nominees and winners on the platform, including this year's nominees such as Past Lives, and those from the past including Titanic, The Martian, 1917 and many more.
Other recent acquisitions to have been added to the Netflix library include last year's critically-acclaimed Godzilla movie, Godzilla Minus One, Stephen Merchant's Fighting with My Family, Jordan Peele's Nope and quirky British comedy Brian and Charles.
The blame game soon erupts, and the situation continues to escalate until a corker of a final reveal. The zeitgeist-chasing dialogue could easily have become irksome, but the charismatic cast is so convincing as a group of bickering friends that their verbal sparring and back-stabbing begins to seem not only believable but inevitable.
Maria Bakalova (whose hysterical turn in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm earned her an Oscar nomination) acquits herself well in one of the more reserved roles, but the bulk of the laughs come from elsewhere, with Shiva Baby and Bottoms star Rachel Sennott particularly impressive.
Simultaneously one of the highest-grossing films of all time and one of the most awarded, Titanic really was a behemoth when it was released, and its popularity has barely dwindled. James Cameron's film is about as big as historical blockbusters get, with terrific effects and truly tense sequences. However, it really soars because of its heart, which it has in absolute spades.
Following two fictional characters, Jack and Rose, as they board the ill-fated voyaged, the film plays out as a love story for the ages, brought to the screen perfectly by magnetic performances from both Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
It may not have the most original story arc or be the most nuanced in examining class structures, but it doesn't matter - when the emotion hits this hard and the visuals are this breathtaking, all you can do is sit back and let Cameron take you on a journey.
A film which is wholly representative of an era of American comedy, Superbad still manages to stand out from the crowd as a terrifically well-structured, warm-hearted film with some sequences which have gone down in history and become utterly iconic.
The sci-fi movie based on the novel of the same name features an all-star cast, led by Matt Damon as Mark Watney, an astronaut stationed on a base on Mars who is presumed dead by the rest of his crew, who depart on their ship and leave him behind. Once they become aware of his survival, they attempt to rescue him, but he must learn to survive by himself on the red planet until that time.
The film's success lies in not only its expansive scope but also in its attention to detail, its devotion to science and its emotional resonance. Damon is fantastic in the central role, while Scott proves once again why he is known as such a master of the craft.
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and writer-director Martin McDonagh's most recent team-up in 2022's The Banshees of Inisherin received a huge number of critical plaudits and awards, but one of the only reasons it was so highly anticipated in the first place was because of the strength of their first collaboration, In Bruges.
It's a laugh-out-loud funny film which also has some serious heart and emotional heft behind it, as well as some perfectly staged action sequences and stunning visuals. McDonagh is known for his dialogue, and its rarely stronger than it is here, with some iconic lines which have gone down in cinema history.
A biographical movie about professional wrestler Paige, produced by Dwayne Johnson and WWE Studios? This could have gone so wrong. However, in actuality it turned out to be one of 2019's best, a heartwarming and constantly funny tale of aspiration, family and not only following your dreams, but also knowing when they just aren't going to become a reality for you.
The film follows Saraya Knight, also known by her wrestling name Paige, who was brought up in a family of wrestlers and, along with her brother, dreams of making it big in WWE. When she gets into the training programme but her brother fails, it causes a rift in the family.
So, what made the film go so right? Stephen Merchant. Getting the writer, actor and comedian in to write and direct the film was a stroke of genius, as he found the heart and distinct British specificity in this globe-trotting tale. The casting is also spot on, with the always excellent Florence Pugh leading the way, along with Vince Vaughn, Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, Game of Thrones' Lena Heady and the inimitable Nick Frost.
Jordan Peele had set very high standards with his first two features Get Out and Us, and his third effort Nope only further cemented his reputation as the real deal. The film tells the story of siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Em (Keke Palmer), who run a business training horses for work in Hollywood films at their ranch in southern California and whose world is rocked by several UFO sightings.
This leads them to an encounter with Jupe (Steven Yeun), a former child actor who once experienced a traumatic incident on the set of the sitcom he starred in and now runs a theme park that makes money from that incident. Jupe is similarly keen to profit from this strange presence in the sky, and although OJ and Em are wary of his methods, they too are desperate to document evidence of the phenomenon.
If the increasingly silly tone of Hollywood's monster franchise isn't your cup of tea, then consider trying out this distinct and unrelated Japanese version, which earned acclaim upon release last year. Far from the Saturday morning cartoon-style fisticuffs of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, this feature is an altogether more sombre affair.
Taking place after the end of the Second World War, when Japan was still in a state of shock and grief from the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country is dealt another devastating blow when Godzilla emerges just off the coast. The story unfolds primarily from the perspective of deserter pilot Kōichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki), who is grappling with PTSD and a desperate desire for redemption.
Not an easy, popcorn-munching watch by any means, but if you like your sci-fi with a philosophical and emotional edge, Godzilla Minus One is for you. The film also looks utterly dazzling, which is why it took home the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 2024 ceremony.
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