a bunch of movies you maybe didn’t know are on Netflix right now but totally are:

-GOODFELLAS
-PURPLE RAIN
-THE BLING RING
-FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF
-GOLDENEYE
-THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
-HOOK
-GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
-INCEPTION
-HARLEM NIGHTS
-RICHIE RICH
-GROUNDHOG DAY

calming films (that are also visually pleasing) you can watch on Netflix:

- OCEANS
- THE LITTLE PRINCE
- UNTAMED ROMANIA
- DANCING WITH THE BIRDS
- #CATS_THE_MEWVIE
- GROWING UP WILD
- ECHO IN THE CANYON
- NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE
- MOUNTAIN
- JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI

movies to watch for extreme ‘90s nostalgia:

-A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY
-SPACE JAM
-GODZILLA
-THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
-SMALL SOLDIERS
-RICHIE RICH
-TREMORS
-STRIKE A POSE
-A LITTLE PRINCESS
-HOOK
-THE CRAFT
-MY GIRL
-TO WONG FOO...
-GOOD BURGER
-TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Heist Movies:

-COIN HEIST
-HELL OR HIGH WATER
-TAKERS
-INSIDE MAN: MOST WANTED
-THE CREW
-THE ART OF THE DEAL
-YUCATÁN
-TRIPLE FRONTIER
-THE HURRICANE HEIST
-GETAWAY PLAN
-THE TRUST
-21
-THE SCORE
-SON OF A GUN

hidden gems if you're in the mood for documentaries:

-INTO THE INFERNO
-LORENA LIGHT FOOTED-WOMAN
-THE LAST RESORT
-FIRE AT SEA
-BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY
-IT TAKES A LUNATIC
-STUDIO 54
-THE QUEEN
-FOR THE BIRDS
-MERATA
-FILM WORKER
-BOBBI JENE
-RED TREES
-ELENA
-BEING ELMO

feel-good films to give you a dose of cinematic escapism:

-TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE
-JULIE & JULIA
-STRICTLY BALLROOM
-SEOUL SEARCHING
-SLEEPOVER
-IT TAKES TWO
-FALLING INN LOVE
-CHARLIE’S ANGELS (1 & 2)
-POPEYE
-SPY KIDS

excellent international films to add to your watch list:

-KON TIKI
-BURNING
-Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN
-CITIES OF LAST THINGS
-LAGAAN
-CITY OF GOD
-THE GRANDMASTER
-MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI
-THE CAKEMAKER
-SHADOW
-HOTEL PACIFIC
-LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
-AQUARIUS
-LIONHEART
-NERUDA
-IP MAN

ok who needs a good rom-com right now?

-HITCH
-HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
-THE UGLY TRUTH
-KATE & LEOPOLD
-ABOUT TIME
-FAILURE TO LAUNCH
-JERRY MAGUIRE
-OBVIOUS CHILD
-LAGGIES
-CHASING AMY
-AS GOOD AS IT GETS
-GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST
-THE INVENTION OF LYING
-HEARTBREAKERS

Some thrilling adventures for your weekend:

NATIONAL TREASURE
INDIANA JONES 1-4
SOLO
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
BACK TO THE FUTURE: PART III
A WRINKLE IN TIME
ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
SPY KIDS
RUGRATS GO WILD
GHOST RIDER
WILD WILD WEST

when in the mood (always) for period films with lush costumes:

MANSFIELD PARK
THE DUCHESS
A LITTLE CHAOS
LADY J
ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
HOWARD’S END
ANNA KARENINA
MISS JULIE
QUEEN OF THE DESERT
A FORTUNATE MAN
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY

music docs to bring some to your day:

ROLLING THUNDER REVUE
HOMECOMING
MILES DAVIS: THE BIRTH OF COOL
WHAT WE STARTED
ZZ TOP
MISS AMERICANA
OASIS: SUPERSONIC
RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE
QUINCY
AMY
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
CHASING TRANE
TRAVIS SCOTT: LOOK MOM I CAN FLY

what was that? you wanna have a Nic Cage marathon? perfect:

NATIONAL TREASURE
SEASON OF THE WITCH
USS INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE
BETWEEN WORLDS
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE RUNNER
GHOST RIDER
THE HUMANITY BUREAU
THE TRUST
THE CROODS

add some animation to your day:

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
THE PRINCESS & THE FROG
I LOST MY BODY
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
KLAUS
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
TARZAN
MARY & THE WITCH’S FLOWER
MUNE
THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 2
THE RUGRATS MOVIE
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON

soothing nature docs to relax to:

MOUNTAIN
NIGHT ON EARTH: SHOT IN THE DARK
TERRA
NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE
MISSION BLUE
GHOST OF THE MOUNTAINS
BIRDERS
UNTAMED ROMANIA
PACIFICUM: RETURN TO THE OCEAN
DANCING WITH THE BIRDS
THE TIGER OF SCOTLAND
BEAK & BRAIN

short films to watch on your lunch break (or really any time):

THE TRADER
PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.
BIRDERS
GHOSTS OF SUGAR LAND
FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER’S MONSTER: FRANKENSTEIN
ONE LAST SHOT
AFTER MARIA
SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM
ZION
LORENA LIGHT-FOOTED WOMAN

For the next time you say “I just need an uplifting movie right now”:

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND
MIRACLE
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
DRIVING MISS DAISY
SOMEONE GREAT
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JUANITA

food documentaries that will make you :

A TALE OF TWO KITCHENS
THE GAME CHANGERS
FORKS OVER KNIVES
TODO SOBRE EL ASADO
BARBECUE
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI
FOOD ON THE GO
JEREMIAH TOWER: THE LAST MAGNIFICENT
THEATRE OF LIFE
SOUR GRAPES

musicals to bring out your inner theater kid:

JERSEY BOYS
BURLESQUE
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
BEEN SO LONG
HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN…!
SHREK THE MUSICAL
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
EMO THE MUSICAL
KABHI HAAN KABHI NAA
HAPPY NEW YEAR

if you need a comedy tonight:

NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY
AUSTIN POWERS
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
STEP BROTHERS
HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
THE NAKED GUN
THE HANGOVER
POLICE ACADEMY
GET HIM TO THE GREEK
KINGPIN
HOT ROD
NACHO LIBRE
THE LONGEST YARD (1974)

Science fiction that makes you

MINORITY REPORT
INCEPTION
THE MATRIX TRILOGY
SELF/LESS
LIMITLESS
EX MACHINA
TRANSCENDENCE
EQUILIBRIUM
ADVANTAGEOUS
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
SNOWPIERCER
THE TIME MACHINE (2002)
I AM MOTHER
THE WANDERING EARTH

we are all wine moms now:

WINE COUNTRY
OTHERHOOD
THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS
FUN MOM DINNER
MONSTER-IN-LAW
WILD OATS

Horror films to put a chill in your spine:

CANDYMAN (1992)
ROSEMARY’S BABY
FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009)
THE RING
IN THE TALL GRASS
SWEETHEART
SHUTTER
THE WICKER MAN (1973)
ELI
THE INVITATION
APOSTLE
THE PERFECTION
THE WITCH
THE BLACKCOAT'S DAUGHTER
THE BYE BYE MAN