Vote: Winner or Nah - Netflix Original Movies Edition
Vote: Winner or Nah - Netflix Original Movies Edition
Your opinion is needed! Check out our list of Netflix Originals and let the world know what you make of them.
Your opinion is needed! Check out our list of Netflix Originals and let the world know what you make of them.
Netflix released its first feature-length original film, Beasts of No Nation, in 2015. Since then, the streaming platform has released many new titles, from comedies to allegories, doing their best to revolutionize the way we watch movies (and TV).
Naturally, some Netflix originals are better than others. Vote to see how popular your opinions of those movies are!
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón's autobiographical portrait of kind-hearted maid Cleo caring for a Mexican family in the early 1970s.
Alfonso Cuarón's autobiographical portrait of kind-hearted maid Cleo caring for a Mexican family in the early 1970s.
Roma is a 2018 drama film written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also produced, shot, and co-edited it. Set in 1970 and 1971, Roma, which is a semi-autobiographical take on Cuarón's upbringing in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, stars Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira and follows the life of a live-in housekeeper of a middle-class family.
The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. It received universal acclaim, with particular praise given to Cuarón's screenplay, direction and cinematography, as well as Aparicio's and de Tavira's performances.
Okja
Mija, the young keeper of a "super-pig" bred by a food manufacturer breaks her pal out to save its life.
Mija, the young keeper of a "super-pig" bred by a food manufacturer breaks her pal out to save its life.
Okja is a 2017 action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-ho and written by Bong and Jon Ronson. The film stars an ensemble cast headed by South Korean child actress Ahn Seo-hyun, South Korean actors Ahn Seo-hyun, Byun Hee-bong, Yoon Je-moon, and Choi Woo-shik, and Hollywood actors Tilda Swinton in a dual role, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
The film competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Always Be My Maybe
A love story between childhood friends. The two are inseparable until they lose their virginities to one another and awkwardness sets in.
A love story between childhood friends. The two are inseparable until they lose their virginities to one another and awkwardness sets in.
Always Be My Maybe is a 2019 American romantic comedy film, written by Ali Wong, Randall Park and Michael Golamco and directed by Nahnatchka Khan. It stars Wong and Park as childhood friends Marcus and Sasha, who have not been in touch since a brief teenage fling ended badly. When Sasha returns to San Francisco to open a restaurant and romantic chemistry from their teenager years remains, Marcus's fears and Sasha's fame and demanding career challenge their potential new relationship.
Bird Box
A woman finds herself trapped in an apocalyptic nightmare with creatures who make the people who see them kill themselves.
A woman finds herself trapped in an apocalyptic nightmare with creatures who make the people who see them kill themselves.
Bird Box is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic thriller film directed by Susanne Bier from a screenplay written by Eric Heisserer, and based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman. The film follows a woman, played by Sandra Bullock, as she tries to protect herself and two children from malevolent supernatural entities that make people who look at them go insane and commit suicide.
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
The Coen brothers' six-part Western anthology revels in the massive landscapes of the American West and meditates on death.
The Coen brothers' six-part Western anthology revels in the massive landscapes of the American West and meditates on death.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a 2018 American western comedy-drama anthology film written, directed, and produced by the Coen brothers. It stars Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, Harry Melling, Bill Heck, and Tom Waits, and features six vignettes that take place on the American frontier.
The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay.
Divines
A heartwarming French drama about female friendship that spirals into a pulse-pounding crime saga.
A heartwarming French drama about female friendship that spirals into a pulse-pounding crime saga.
Divines is a 2016 French-Qatari drama film directed by Houda Benyamina. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Houda Benyamina won the Caméra d'Or. The film also was an official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section.
Gerald's Game
The painstaking struggles of Jessie after she finds herself handcuffed to a bed in an isolated vacation home when her husband dies.
The painstaking struggles of Jessie after she finds herself handcuffed to a bed in an isolated vacation home when her husband dies.
Gerald's Game is a 2017 American psychological horror thriller drama film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and written by Jeff Howard and Flanagan. It is based on Stephen King's 1992 novel of the same name, long thought to be unfilmable. The film stars Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood as a married couple staying in an isolated house during a holiday. When the husband dies of a sudden heart attack, his wife, left handcuffed to the bed without the key and with little hope of rescue, must find a way to survive, all while battling her inner demons.
High Flying Bird
A basketball film that has little to do with the sport itself, focusing on the behind-the-scenes power playing out during a lockout.
A basketball film that has little to do with the sport itself, focusing on the behind-the-scenes power playing out during a lockout.
High Flying Bird is a 2019 American sports drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh, from a story suggested by André Holland, with the screenplay by Tarell Alvin McCraney. The film stars Holland, Zazie Beetz, Melvin Gregg, Sonja Sohn, Zachary Quinto, Glenn Fleshler, Jeryl Prescott, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley, Caleb McLaughlin, Bobbi Bordley, Kyle MacLachlan and Bill Duke.
The film had its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival.
My Happy Family
At 52, Manana packs a bag and walks out on her husband, son, daughter, daughter's boyfriend, and elderly parents.
At 52, Manana packs a bag and walks out on her husband, son, daughter, daughter's boyfriend, and elderly parents.
My Happy Family is a 2017 Georgian drama film directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film had its world premiere in the Forum section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Both directors were awarded Best Director at the Sofia International Film Festival, where their film was entered in the International Competition section.
On Body And Soul
Two slaughterhouse employees discover they have the same dream at night, in which they're both deer searching the winter forest for food.
Two slaughterhouse employees discover they have the same dream at night, in which they're both deer searching the winter forest for food.
On Body and Soul is a 2017 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. The story revolves around a CFO of a slaughterhouse and the newly appointed meat quality inspector who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance. It won the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin it also won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the 90th Oscar. Alexandra Borbély won the European Actress award at the European Film Awards for her performance in the film.
Private Life
A Manhattan-dwelling couple who have spent the last few years attempting to have a baby is willing to try almost anything.
A Manhattan-dwelling couple who have spent the last few years attempting to have a baby is willing to try almost anything.
Private Life is a 2018 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. The film stars Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn with Kayli Carter, Molly Shannon, John Carroll Lynch, Desmin Borges, and Denis O'Hare in supporting roles.
The film focuses on Richard and Rachel, a middle-aged married couple of writers, who are desperately trying to have a child by any means possible.
The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Tallulah
Tallulah "kidnaps" a toddler from an alcoholic rich woman and passes the child off as her own to appeal to her runout boyfriend's mother.
Tallulah "kidnaps" a toddler from an alcoholic rich woman and passes the child off as her own to appeal to her runout boyfriend's mother.
Tallulah is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sian Heder and starring Ellen Page, Allison Janney, and Tammy Blanchard.
The film revolves around a young woman who unexpectedly takes a baby from its irresponsible mother and pretends the child is her own. Without a place to stay, the woman asks for help from her ex-boyfriend's mother, telling her the baby is her granddaughter.
Tallulah had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, to high critical acclaim.
The Little Prince
The animated adaptation follows a girl who tests her overbearing mother's life plan by adventuring into space to meet a certain pilot.
The animated adaptation follows a girl who tests her overbearing mother's life plan by adventuring into space to meet a certain pilot.
The Little Prince is a 2015 English-language French 3D animated fantasy adventure family drama film directed by Mark Osborne and based on the 1943 novella of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The film stars the voices of Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Bud Cort, Marion Cotillard, Benicio del Toro, James Franco, Ricky Gervais, Paul Giamatti, Riley Osborne, Albert Brooks and Mackenzie Foy. It is the first adaptation as a full-length animated feature of The Little Prince.
The film premiered on at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in 2015.
To All The Boys I've Loved Before
All the secret love letters Lara Jean Covey ever wrote accidentally get mailed to all her crushes.
All the secret love letters Lara Jean Covey ever wrote accidentally get mailed to all her crushes.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is a 2018 American teen romance film directed by Susan Johnson and starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Israel Broussard and John Corbett. The film is based on Jenny Han's 2014 novel of the same name.
A sequel based on the second novel in the series is in post-production and another based on the third is currently filming. They are scheduled to be released in 2020.
Tramps
A heist is pulled off by two 20-somethings rambling along on a steamy, summer day in New York City.
A heist is pulled off by two 20-somethings rambling along on a steamy, summer day in New York City.
Tramps is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Adam Leon and starring Callum Turner and Grace Van Patten. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.