Netflix own-brand movie recommendation thread

[kidsick5000]

There's a general discussion about the nature of these, but I figured why not have a super handy list of the ones to check out.

Can't trust Netflix's own recommendations. The cheeky bastards sent me an email saying they think I'd like Paul Blart Mall Cop 2! 2! Not even the bloody original. The even further panned sequel! (no, haven't watched any Sandler or James stuff. Unless it's watching Chris Rock's stand-up that did it)

Aaaanyway.

Psychokinesis.
Korean film with a heart-breaking start with gang violence.
From there it's very much like an off-shoot of the tv show Heroes, but with a super-condensed plot.
Out of nowhere, a schlubby divorced middle-aged guy gets the power of telekinesis. first thought is to get out of his dead end job by becoming a magic act. But then he decides to use his powers to get his grown-up daughter back in his life and stand-up to a bunch of shits.
Pretty good, in that way Asian and European films often just let stuff happen. There's no why or wherefore, no Hollywood sense of how this figure stands in the grand scheme of things. He gets powers, he uses them.

Trailer, though be warned. It gives away a fair bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MClKJcS417g

[VelourSpirit]

I had a great time with Death Note. It's 'bad' but it's fun. I haven't watched the anime.
I don't know if they've devloped anything properly great yet but they did two Herzog documentaries and let Errol Morris do a miniseries, so I think they're on the right track.

[Paaaaul]

Herzog only done gone done one Netflix doc.

[Steven]

ANON

[momatt]

Annihilation is really good I thought.  Really beautiful to look at, with some great action scenes.  Reminded me a bit of Under the Skin, in that nothing was really underlined, but made you think about life and stuff.

Plus probably helps that I'd happily watch Natalie Portman waiting for a bus for two hours.

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

It seemed to be very divisive, but I thought it was pretty darn good. Maybe a little too reminiscent of Under the Skin for its own good, but perfectly cromulent on its own merits.

Okja was ace. I haven't got around to watching any of their other films - figure they're never going to get deleted, so I should watch everything else in my list first.

[momatt]

It seemed to be very divisive, but I thought it was pretty darn good. Maybe a little too reminiscent of Under the Skin for its own good, but perfectly cromulent on its own merits.

Interesting that you thought the same thing.

I'd not heard/read anyone else make this comparison.  There aren't really any direct similarities, just a similar floaty sense of beautiful dread around the whole thing.
Plus they both have ladies I fancy in them.  But that could go for almost any film really.

[Lord Mandrake]

Interesting that you thought the same thing.

I'd not heard/read anyone else make this comparison. 

It was very good I thought, influences as mentioned above and maybe just a hint of Under the Skin in there too. I loved the bit where she was like "Annihilation!"

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

I don't have an original thought in my pretty little head, so I'm sure it must be a fairly common opinion. As you say, momatt, it's more about the feel of it than any specific plot similarities.

[momatt]

True, I'm not surprised that others thought the same, but quite pleased that I came to the conclusion on my own.
I also rarely have original thoughts.

I loved the bit where she was like "Annihilation!"

Me too!
Always reminds me of this Family Guy scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8mYLi3PGOc

[Sebastian Cobb]

Not one of Netflix's own ones, but seeing as you all have Netflix I thought it important that I tell you Foxy Brown is on there.

[phantom_power]

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Any More is ace
A Futile and Stupid Gesture is pretty good as a potted history of National Lampoon
The Meyerowitz Stories is supposed to be good but I haven't seen it, as is Mudbound
And of course The Cloverfield Paradox is a sci-fi classic on a par with 2001, Blade Runner and Space Truckers

[Norton Canes]

Time travel paradox thriller ARQ is pretty good.

[phantom_power]

Yes, I enjoyed that

[gib]

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Any More is ace

Watched this, based on your post. Fucking loved it, so thank you very much phantom_power.

[phantom_power]

Watched this, based on your post. Fucking loved it, so thank you very much phantom_power.

You're welcome, though I only watched it myself based on someone's review on here so I am just a link in the chain