Netflix Recommendations 2.0 *READ FIRST POST*

Sad Professor

Welcome to Netflix Recommendations 2.0.

Following in the tradition of the old thread, this thread is for recommending films and tv shows on Netflix. However, please keep in mind that this is not the only place on Boards to discuss Netflix and we encourage you to take in-depth discussion of Netflix content to the relevant thread or forum. The latest Netflix tv shows (as well as any issues/queries related to the Netflix service) can be discussed in Online TV, non-Netflix exclusive shows can be discussed in Television and its sub forums, and films can be discussed here in the Films forum. This is a general guideline rather than a strict rule, but be aware that mods may move or split posts into separate threads.

Queries or discussion of regional workarounds is strictly forbidden.

So... what's good on Netflix?

Sad Professor

I watched it a while ago but Nerve (teen cyber thriller with Emma Roberts and Dave Franco) is a lot better than it sounds. It looks great with a sort of neon, dystopian aesthetic.

Fian

Posting in part to "tag" this thread since I popped into the previous one frequently.

But to avoid an empty comment - I had a look at Hatfield and McCoys last night and it started well enough that I decided to switch to something else to keep it for my wife and i to watch together.

Girlboss is a netflix original starting today that is being absolutely panned by the critics. So if "so bad it's good" is your thing it might be worth a look.

Agent Coulson

If anyone watched the quiet sad and tragic documentary on modern porn Hot Girls Wanted.

Netflix today released a follow up 6 part documentary series based on that today Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On

Occono

I watched Tickling Giants the other night, I really recommend it, it's about the rise and fall of the "Egyptian Jon Stewart".

I also watched The Most Hated Woman in America. It's based on a good story but the movie takes a bad angle on it. Worth watching, but it could have been better.

Charlie19

@munster87

Think Line of Duty is one of the best series I've seen in awhile. Enjoying Whitechapel at the moment, a bit different but in a good way

Yeah I was blown away on how good it was, Lennie James was excellent as usual. I'm so glad I missed the first episode a few years back, I initial thought it was just going to be short mini series. So I just never bothered with it.

I can now binge away;).

looie

For fans of The Master, Let There Be Light is up there now. Documentary focuses on a number of soldiers suffering from PTSD after returning from WWII.



Let There Be Light

tigger123

Occono wrote: »

I watched Tickling Giants the other night, I really recommend it, it's about the rise and fall of the "Egyptian Jon Stewart".

I also watched The Most Hated Woman in America. It's based on a good story but the movie takes a bad angle on it. Worth watching, but it could have been better.

I thought it was an amazing story that deserved a far better movie.

Agent Coulson

The Magnificent Seven (2106) & The Last Witch Hunter added today.

brevity

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The Magnificent Seven (2106)

The 2060 one is still the best imo

dunworth1

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The Magnificent Seven (2106) & The Last Witch Hunter added today.

the last witch hunter is good

Agent Coulson

brevity wrote: »

The 2060 one is still the best imo

Looking forward to the 2134 remake using the clones of the original cast.

Kunkka

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The Magnificent Seven (2106) & The Last Witch Hunter added today.

Didn't know they remade that.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

It was mentioned a few times in the old thread but I watched Eddie the Eagle tonight and it's delightful. Just a real feel good joyful film.

gucci

Charlie19 wrote: »

@munster87



Yeah I was blown away on how good it was, Lennie James was excellent as usual. I'm so glad I missed the first episode a few years back, I initial thought it was just going to be short mini series. So I just never bothered with it.

I can now binge away;).

Yes but Season 3 isnt there, and season 4 is on tv....trying to avoid seeing any of it!

Synode

8 episodes into 13 Reasons Why. Really well made show. Very sad topic but I'd highly recommend

fin12

Very Bad Men: True crime documentary series. 20 episodes.

Charlie19

gucci wrote: »

Yes but Season 3 isnt there, and season 4 is on tv....trying to avoid seeing any of it!

I was convinced that there was three seasons on Netflix:(

Im now watching the fourth season on the bbc player, I dont think it will matter too much what order I watch them.

I'll watch season three when it becomes available somewhere.

oneilla

How I Spent My Summer Vacation aka. Get The Gringo is a good action film if you like Mel Gibson in action films - he plays a robber stuck in a Mexican jail after a million dollar heist wenr bad and he's got to escape this rather dodgy prison by using all the Martin Riggs tricks he can remember.

NapoleonInRags

Watched Tramps last night - made for Netflix movie about two down on their luck kids who take on a package delivery job, with the usual complications. Nicely acted and an enjoyable 80 mins... plus the lead actress Grace van Patten is all kinds of gorgeous.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

Watched Tramps last night - made for Netflix movie about two down on their luck kids who take on a package delivery job, with the usual complications. Nicely acted and an enjoyable 80 mins... plus the lead actress Grace van Patten is all kinds of gorgeous.

Watched this myself this evening.

I enjoyed it a lot. It's rather simple, plot wise, and I liked the fact that it was all very low stakes which made it seem actually quite believable and quite sweet.

I did spend quite a bit of time wondering who Grace van Patten looks like and I came to the conclusion she looks like 3 or 4 different people all mashed together, in a nice way.

Rjd2

Pretty decent documentary just added to netflix recently called Oklahoma City.

Its about the Mc Veigh bombing. Plenty of the background of events like Waco which inspired him. Recommended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcJ7P-nxQGo

SmallTeapot

Clear your schedule - here's what's new on Netflix Ireland in May

Happy days

pixelburp

SmallTeapot wrote: »

Clear your schedule - here's what's new on Netflix Ireland in May

Happy days

That's quoting iZombie as airing every Wednesday, which it most certainly isn't due to licensing issues in Ireland. Methinks the Indo pulled some data or updates from a UK source and have assumed it's the same with the Irish service, so I'd be a bit cautious about those promises!

crustybla

Has anyone seen The Young Offenders? Great craic. Highly recommend.

crustybla

I'm way behind here but have any of you seen Better Call Saul? Is it worth watching?

fin12

SmallTeapot wrote: »

Clear your schedule - here's what's new on Netflix Ireland in May

Happy days

Can't wait for the new season of F is for Family. The keepers crime documentary looks interesting.

km79

crustybla wrote: »

Has anyone seen The Young Offenders? Great craic. Highly recommend.

Was excellent

Synode

crustybla wrote: »

I'm way behind here but have any of you seen Better Call Saul? Is it worth watching?

It's great. Have you watched Breaking Bad? Wonder would Better Call Saul be as good if you'd never seen BB

ixoy

SmallTeapot wrote: »

Clear your schedule - here's what's new on Netflix Ireland in May

Happy days

No sign of the second season of 'The Expanse'...

dunworth1

ixoy wrote: »

No sign of the second season of 'The Expanse'...

and then networks wonder why people pirate

season 2 is now finished in the US but we dont have anywhere to watch it at all
over here that i can find

crustybla

Synode wrote: »

It's great. Have you watched Breaking Bad? Wonder would Better Call Saul be as good if you'd never seen BB

I've seen BB. Great stuff, I'll give it a whirl so.:)

ThisRegard

Synode wrote: »

Wonder would Better Call Saul be as good if you'd never seen BB

I wouldn't think it is. There's so many characters that you're familiar with in Breaking Bad and a big part of Better Call Saul is seeing how they became who they are. You wouldn't have that interest if you were unfamiliar with them.

I think it would still work as a standalone, but you're missing the topping without having seen Breaking Bad.

Occono

2003's hottest Irish film, The Boys From County Clare, now streaming: http://www.netflix.com/title/70030962

In seriousness I'm not familiar with this film, nice that Netflix licenses Irish films.

Totally addicted to Line of Duty at the moment.

oneilla

Line of Duty is excellent. It takes a few episodes to get going but the second and third series pay off.

Charlie19

oneilla wrote: »

Line of Duty is excellent. It takes a few episodes to get going but the second and third series pay off.

Best British drama I've watched, I think the format of a different story in each season is an excellent idea.

Reminds me of the Wire in a way.

oneilla

Charlie19 wrote: »

Best British drama I've watched, I think the format of a different story in each season is an excellent idea.

Reminds me of the Wire in a way.

Wire is the first thing that came to mind but I didn't wanna be the first to say it :PAC:

The sub-plot of laddering in the first series is straight from The Wire's "duking the stats".

darced

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FloatingVoter

darced wrote: »

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2 & 3 are interconnected so I'd watch in sequence. Yup, a big leap - Keeley Hawes is the gamechanger. Season one is really only an introduction to the characters.

cml387

I see "The Descent" is coming up

Not one for claustrophobics. I thought the actual potholing was scary enough in and of itself.

And will we have the British or American ending?

ixoy

darced wrote: »

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Yeah, I wasn't hugely impressed with the first season. The second season is a massive leap and the third season keeps up the quality. I'm greatly enjoying the fourth season too.

oneilla

darced wrote: »

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I agree with others, 2&3 are more intense and very intricate. I don't want to give away any spoilers but the cop who is investigated is suspected of far more than just fiddling with stats.

I'd nearly advise people to skip the first series and start with the second.

Seems there's confusion about why series 3 isn't on Netflix

ThisRegard

cml387 wrote: »

I see "The Descent" is coming up

Not one for claustrophobics. I thought the actual potholing was scary enough in and of itself.

And will we have the British or American ending?

Loved that when I first saw it when released, didn't know there were two endings.

Watched The Seven Five based on the recommendation in the old thread, it's really worth a watch, it's got a similar vibe to Cocaine Cowboys.

Marje

oneilla wrote: »

I agree with others, 2&3 are more intense and very intricate. I don't want to give away any spoilers but the cop who is investigated is suspected of far more than just fiddling with stats.

I'd nearly advise people to skip the first series and start with the second.

Seems there's confusion about why series 3 isn't on Netflix

Going by this website, two reasons why series 3 was pulled.

Last minute licensing issue was one. The second reason was that episode 2 was missing from the line up and they removed it all to fix this. Long time looking for 1 episode if it's true.
https://news.newonnetflix.info/news/what-happened-to-line-of-duty-season-3-on-uk-netflix/

oneilla

Marje wrote: »

Going by this website, two reasons why series 3 was pulled.

Last minute licensing issue was one. The second reason was that episode 2 was missing from the line up and they removed it all to fix this. Long time looking for 1 episode if it's true.
https://news.newonnetflix.info/news/what-happened-to-line-of-duty-season-3-on-uk-netflix/

BBC recently re-ran S3 before the debut of S4 so maybe that had something to it.

Rjd2

ixoy wrote: »

Yeah, I wasn't hugely impressed with the first season. The second season is a massive leap and the third season keeps up the quality. I'm greatly enjoying the fourth season too.

Season one is the personification of meh, but Keeley Hawes elevates the show hugely when she arrives in season 2. I'd give season 2 a go at least.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Blue Jay

Basically two former high school sweethearts bump in to each other randomly one day and it's a bit awkward at first but then they go for coffee and start to reminisce and reflect on the good times they shared and the not so good times.

A large part of this film is just a joy to watch. It feels almost like a play at times, with just 2 characters on screen for 99% of the time, and they're in the one space for a large part of that too. Sarah Paulson and Mark Duplass have such good chemistry, the whole dinner scene has me in stitches. One teeny tiny issue I'd have with it is the end "conflict". It's not really a spoiler to say they eventually come around to why they split up all those years ago and the reason given is kind of a predictable one but at the same time I suppose it's a realistic one. It's not enough of a gripe to take anything away from everything that comes before it though.

Occono

I finished the newest Trailer Park Boys season. A bit of a return to more grounded antics of the original seasons.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Danny Collins

This was surprisingly enjoyable. It starts with a note on screen saying it's very loosely based on a true story, kind of. That true story is of an English musician who discovered 30 something years after the fact that John Lennon had written him a letter after reading an interview he did in some random magazine. So in the film Al Pacino plays an aged singer who once was compared to Lennon but ended up singing other people's songs and playing sold out shows to pensioners, and he hates himself. On his birthday his manager gives him a letter that Lennon wrote to him in the early 70's but never sent. This makes him question his entire life and he sets out to find his adult son who he's never met.

Now, I know it all sounds like a bog standard dramedy but it's actually quite charming and funny. Al Pacino and Anette Bening bounce of each other so well and Bobby Cannavale and Jennifer Garner are great as Pacino's estranged son and his wife. It's not going to change your life but there are worse ways to spend your time.

Agent Coulson

Season 2 of Dominion Creek aka TG4's An Klondike added today.