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My wife chooses the Netflix ones unfortunately. What ones are good?

mingus88 2y ago
There are a ton of great Christmas movies on Netflix. We just watched Christmas Chronicles again last night. Klaus is great. The Wallace and Gromit ones…I could go on Maybe you aren’t being suggested kids movies. Most Xmas productions are. The hallmark/romance style of Xmas movie seems to be for housewives. And there are lots of people who just want background noise. Before streaming it was just leaving the TV on while you did other stuff. Before that it was radio. Daytime programming has always been like this. It’s not a Netflix invention.
magicalhippo 2y ago
Some that I've enjoyed recently (or rewatched): Good One (2024) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30319516/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30319516/ Strange Darling (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22375054/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22375054/ The Creator (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890/ The Night House (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731534/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731534/ The Empty Man (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867314/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867314/ Possessor (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918982/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918982/ Booksmart (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489887/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489887/ Volition (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6385952/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6385952/ Welcome the Stranger (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5716280/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5716280/ Time Trap (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4815122/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4815122/ Wind River (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5362988/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5362988/ A Dark Song (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4805316/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4805316/ I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4303340/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4303340/ Midnight Special (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649554/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649554/ The Devil's Candy (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935372/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935372/ Mr. Holmes (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/ The Witch (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/ A Most Wanted Man (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972571/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972571/ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/ Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/ Pandorum (2009) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188729/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188729/ The Fall (2006) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/ In a Savage Land (1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151047/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151047/ Office Space (1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/ The Double Life of Véronique (1991) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101765/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101765/ Don't have Netflix so not sure what's available there, and several might not be wife-friendly. Also I enjoy weird, so YMMV.
- verisimi 2y ago
  You do know that its ok to turn off the TV too? Lol
  - magicalhippo 2y ago
    ok recently was stretching it, I've watched these over the past year or so.
- 1123581321 2y ago
  Wow, great to see The Fall is on Mubi. That's one I had to pirate as it wasn't available anywhere.
  - magicalhippo 2y ago
    It's getting a 4k Blu-ray release soon AFAIK. Will definitely pick it up.
- stavros 2y ago
  My god I did not get the double life of Veronique at all. She was sleeping for 50% of the film, and random other stuff happened for the rest. However, it's worth it just for Preisner's score, SBI 152 is a masterpiece.
PhilippGille 2y ago
Are you asking in general which recent (past few years) movies were good? Or movies on Netflix? Or Netflix productions?

There are a ton of great Christmas movies on Netflix. We just watched Christmas Chronicles again last night. Klaus is great. The Wallace and Gromit ones…I could go on Maybe you aren’t being suggested kids movies. Most Xmas productions are. The hallmark/romance style of Xmas movie seems to be for housewives. And there are lots of people who just want background noise. Before streaming it was just leaving the TV on while you did other stuff. Before that it was radio. Daytime programming has always been like this. It’s not a Netflix invention.

magicalhippo 2y ago

Some that I've enjoyed recently (or rewatched): Good One (2024) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30319516/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30319516/ Strange Darling (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22375054/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22375054/ The Creator (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890/ The Night House (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731534/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731534/ The Empty Man (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867314/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867314/ Possessor (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918982/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918982/ Booksmart (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489887/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489887/ Volition (2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6385952/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6385952/ Welcome the Stranger (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5716280/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5716280/ Time Trap (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4815122/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4815122/ Wind River (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5362988/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5362988/ A Dark Song (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4805316/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4805316/ I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4303340/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4303340/ Midnight Special (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649554/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2649554/ The Devil's Candy (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935372/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4935372/ Mr. Holmes (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3168230/ The Witch (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/ A Most Wanted Man (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972571/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972571/ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340800/ Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/ Pandorum (2009) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188729/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1188729/ The Fall (2006) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/ In a Savage Land (1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151047/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151047/ Office Space (1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/ The Double Life of Véronique (1991) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101765/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101765/ Don't have Netflix so not sure what's available there, and several might not be wife-friendly. Also I enjoy weird, so YMMV.

verisimi 2y ago
You do know that its ok to turn off the TV too? Lol
- magicalhippo 2y ago
  ok recently was stretching it, I've watched these over the past year or so.
1123581321 2y ago
Wow, great to see The Fall is on Mubi. That's one I had to pirate as it wasn't available anywhere.
- magicalhippo 2y ago
  It's getting a 4k Blu-ray release soon AFAIK. Will definitely pick it up.
stavros 2y ago
My god I did not get the double life of Veronique at all. She was sleeping for 50% of the film, and random other stuff happened for the rest. However, it's worth it just for Preisner's score, SBI 152 is a masterpiece.

PhilippGille 2y ago

Are you asking in general which recent (past few years) movies were good? Or movies on Netflix? Or Netflix productions?