Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

Is Tiger King good or would a Louis Theroux documentary suffice? I don’t know why have such little interest in the documentaries Netflix peddles. Maybe I’m trying to be edgy and cool not watching what everyone else is watching but I’m just like why do I care about an 8 part documentary about some lad I barely knew existed.

henryporter wrote: »

Watched Blue Ruin a couple of nights ago - really good, taut vengeance movie - and a rarity nowadays 90 minute runtime, so no padding.

Green Room, from the same writer/director, is also well worth a look. It's not on Netflix.

Not quite as good, but still worth your time is his Hold the Dark, which is on Netflix.

A fascinating companion piece to Tiger King watchers, from a podcaster who did a piece on Joe and the gang. Holy moly, the crazy **** never ends this trivia thread is insane!

https://mobile.twitter.com/robertmoor_/status/1241766494964305921

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1241460363658285056.html

bit more updated list for April

1st April
Studio Ghibli
Netflix drops its third of three monthly releases of Studio Ghibli movies with some of the anime giants’s most underrated offerings, including Pom Poko (1994), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008) and The Wind Rises (2013).


Community: Season 1 to 6
Created by Dan Harmon, Community is the story of a dysfunctional study group at a community college. Over six seasons, it became a modern classic of surrealism, pop-culture parodies and ludicrous plotlines – if you’ve never seen it, this is your chance.

The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show
The always-excellent comic gets her own hilarious, satire-filled series packed with outrageous characters.

Sunderland ‘Til I Die: Season 2
Netflix’s heart-wrenching documentary series follows Sunderland football club through the 2017-18 season as they try to bounce back after relegation from the Premier League.

Nailed It!: Season 4
Netflix’s baking show, hosted by Nicole Byer, returns for another helping of failed, terrible baked creations.

The Town
Accomplished and riveting, Ben Affleck’s crime drama isn’t as hot as Heat, but it’s a scorcher.

The Adventures of Tintin
This groundbreaking animated blockbuster based on the iconic comic books is an enjoyably old-fashioned romp.

How to Fix a Drug Scandal
In 2013, Massachusetts State Police arrested 35-year-old crime drug lab chemist Sonja Farak for tampering with evidence: and that was only the beginning. Over time, details emerged that Farak had been in fact using the drugs that she was tasked with testing.

Teen Titans Go! Season 5
This hilarious, self-aware follow-up to the popular Teen Titans series takes a more comedic look at superheroes including Robin, Raven and Starfire – the ideal counterpoint to Netflix’s gritty Titans.

When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fool’s Gold
American Beauty
Blades of Glory
Ladies in Black
Beerfest
Troy
Dumb and Dumber
Ghost Town
Big Night
Winter’s Tale
A Man Apart
TMNT
Firewall
Pokemon: Sun & Moon: Season 3
When the Game Stands Tall
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
David Banta: Elefanten I Rummet
Sothum Aayiam Pon






Money Heist: Part 4 – 3rd April
Netflix’s hit Spanish thriller returns for another bout of twisting, turning heist plotting.

Coffee & Kareem – 3rd April
In the raunchy, buddy-cop comedy Coffee & Kareem, twelve-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom’s new boyfriend — police officer James Coffee — but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themselves from Detroit’s most ruthless drug kingpin. Ed Helms and Taraji P. Henson star in this new film from the director of Goon.

Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy Part 1 – 3rd April
A new chapter begins for Lucky and her friends as they leave Miradero behind to live and learn at the prestigious Palomino Bluffs Riding Academy.

Starbeam: Season 1 – 3rd April
Stopping trouble with bubbles, it’s always time for Zoey to shine when she turns into StarBeam the superhero.

The Big Show Show – 6th April
The World’s Largest Athlete takes on a new role in this new WWE series, which sees the teenage daughter of The Big Show, a retired world-famous WWE Superstar, come to live with him, his wife and two other daughters. Despite being 7 feet tall and weighing 400 pounds, he is no longer the centre of attention and is quickly outnumbered and outsmarted.

Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020: Part 3 – 7th April
Japan’s answer to Love Island is as charmingly polite and quietly absorbing as ever.

Brews Brothers: Season 1 – 10th April
Jeff Schaffer and Greg Schaffer head to Netflix for this new comedy about two estranged brothers who end up running a brewery together.

Tigertail – 10th April
A Taiwanese factory worker leaves his homeland to seek opportunity in America, where he struggles to find connection while balancing family and newfound responsibilities in this multi-generational drama from writer-director Alan Yang.

Time to Hunt – 10th April
In hopes of escaping a dystopian city and a chance at a new life, four friends with nothing to lose plan a casino heist. But what seemed like a bulletproof plan turns into a chase for their lives when they fall prey to a mysterious hunter who wants them dead.

School Life – 10th April
In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor devotes herself to working with disadvantaged students, while facing challenges of her own.

The Trial: Season 1 – 10th April
The murder of a teen girl impacts a public prosecutor linked to the victim, a lawyer seeking a career-making case and a suspect who says she’s innocent in this new Italian crime drama.

The Main Event – 10th April
The second WWE Netflix series of the month, The Main Event sees 11-year-old Leo Thompson (Seth Carr) discover a magical wrestling mask that grants him super strength – and so he uses it to enter a WWE competition. With the support of his grandmother (Tichina Arnold), Leo will do whatever it takes to achieve his dream of becoming a WWE Superstar.

Love Wedding Repeat – 10th April
Olivia Munn and Sam Claflin star in this new romantic comedy that sees different versions of the same day unfold as Jack juggles difficult guests, unbridled chaos and potential romance at his sister’s wedding.

Chris D’Elia: No Pain – 14th April
He may not be great at things like reading or talking to babies, but he definitely has a bit of perspective on both comedy and life.

The Innocence Files: Season 1 – 15th April
Netflix’s investment in true crime goes one step further with this new docuseries that explore eight cases of wrongful conviction that The Innocence Project works to overturn.

Fary: Hexagone: Season 2 – 16th April
The French comedy phenom Fary concludes a two-part stand-up special with another playful spin on identity, culture and more.

Fauda: Season 3 – 16th April
A top agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian fighter he thought he’d killed in this Israeli thriller.

Mauricio Meirelles: Generating Chaos – 16th April
He’s mid-30s going on 79, with scathingly funny views on fatherhood, marriage and society. Let Maurício Meirelles give you a tour of his chaotic mind.

#blackAF: Season 1 – 17th April
Pulling back the curtain, #blackAF uncovers the messy, unfiltered and often hilarious world of what it means to be a “new money” black family trying to get it right in a modern world where “right” is no longer a fixed concept. The Netflix original series stars Kenya Barris as a fictionalised version of himself and Rashida Jones as his wife Joya.

Earth and Blood – 17th April
Saïd owns a sawmill deep in the woods, which he decides to sell. Little does he know that one of his apprentices was cornered by his brother and forced to hide a large amount of cocaine inside the factory. When the gang to whom the drugs belong shows up, Saïd quickly realises how determined these tough guys are.

El Dragón: Return of a Warrior: Season 2 – 17th April
o replace his grandfather as head of a cartel, a Tokyo financier returns to his home country of Mexico, where he battles two rivals for control.

Rising High – 17th April
Ready to do anything to get rich, a young man upends the Berlin property market with his shady pal, till the good times threaten to destroy it all in this new German film based on real life.

Sergio – 17th April


Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas star in this sweeping biopic of UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose life hangs in the balance in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq.

The Last Kids on Earth: Book 2 – 17th April
When zombies and monsters invade his hometown, a scrappy 13-year-old orphan teams up with his friends in hopes of surviving the chaos. Based on the graphic novels by Max Brallier.

The Legacy of the Bones – 17th April
A year after solving a series of murders, detective Amaia is faced with a related mystery in the Baztán Valley that hits close to home.

Too Hot to Handle: Season 1 – 17th April
Hot on the heels of Love Is Blind comes this new dating series with an equally outrageous hook: on the shores of paradise, gorgeous singles meet and mingle, but to win a $100,000 grand prize, they’ll have to give up sex.

Cooked with Cannabis: Season 1 – 20th April
Chefs compete to get the hosts and special guests high on elevated cannabis cuisine with their artful use of leafy herb.

The Midnight Gospel: Season 1 – 20th April


This new series from Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time) and Duncan Trussell (Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast) follows Clancy, a space-caster who uses a multiverse simulator to interview beings living in other worlds.

Middleditch & Schwartz: Season 1 – 21st April
Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz drop a trio of improvised comedy special.

The Willoughbys – 22nd April
Ricky Gervais voices a cat in this new animated film which follows the Willoughby children, who, convinced they’d be better off raising themselves, hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family. Also starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph and Terry Crews, the film’s directed by Kris Pearn (Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2).

Peaky Blinders: Season 5 – 22nd April
Change is in the air in Peaky Blinders’ impeccably performed fifth season, as Tommy Shelby heads into politics – and finds a world just as cutthroat as the one he’s supposedly left behind.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045: Season 1 – 23rd April
Set in the year 2045, after global capitalism has defaulted, the series follows Japan’s elite task force, Public Security Section 9, which begins conducting covert cyber operations. Appleseed’s Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, who gave us Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, bring us a new anime based on Shirow Masamune’s manga.

After Life: Season 2 – 24th April
Set in the small fictitious town of Tambury, Ricky Gervais’ comedy-drama follows Tony (Gervais), a writer for the local newspaper whose life is upended after his wife dies from cancer. Life goes on in Season 2, which sees Tony try to become a better friend to those around him – each grappling with their own problems and only to be intensified by the looming threat of the local newspaper being shut down.

Extraction – 24th April
Chris Hemsworth stars in this new thriller produced the Russo brothers as Tyler Rake, a fearless black market mercenary with nothing left to lose. Tyler’s skills are solicited to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord, but in the murky underworld of weapons dealers and drug traffickers, an already deadly mission approaches the impossible, forever altering the lives of Rake and the boy.

Never Have I Ever: Season 1 – 27th April
Watch out Sherman Oaks High, here comes Devi Vishwakumar. Mindy Kaling’s new comedy, partly rooted in Kaling’s experiences and childhood, charts the complicated life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl.

seligehgit wrote: »

Ozark is coming on Friday.

That's the weekend sorted.:D

Finished season 3 last night.So damn good.

Watched Crip Camp from our bed.
Really good.
Something else this weekend to make me realise how useless I am.

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Dumb and dumb, haven't seen it in years!

Brilliant.

Oh delicious irony

seligehgit wrote: »

Finished season 3 last night.So damn good.

Finished S3 tonight! F**k me, what a show!!

As usual late to the party but got through 6 episodes of Locke and Key last night.

Really good easy to watch and follow series. Good acting and decent plot, would actually compare some scenes to the Harry Potter movies and the Series of Unfortunate Events movie.

Studio Ghibli
Netflix drops its third of three monthly releases of Studio Ghibli movies with some of the anime giants’s most underrated offerings, including Pom Poko (1994), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008) and The Wind Rises (2013).

Community: Season 1 to 6
Created by Dan Harmon, Community is the story of a dysfunctional study group at a community college. Over six seasons, it became a modern classic of surrealism, pop-culture parodies and ludicrous plotlines – if you’ve never seen it, this is your chance.


The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show
The always-excellent comic gets her own hilarious, satire-filled series packed with outrageous characters.

Sunderland ‘Til I Die: Season 2
Netflix’s heart-wrenching documentary series follows Sunderland football club through the 2017-18 season as they try to bounce back after relegation from the Premier League.

Nailed It!: Season 4
Netflix’s baking show, hosted by Nicole Byer, returns for another helping of failed, terrible baked creations.

The Town
Accomplished and riveting, Ben Affleck’s crime drama isn’t as hot as Heat, but it’s a scorcher.

The Adventures of Tintin
This groundbreaking animated blockbuster based on the iconic comic books is an enjoyably old-fashioned romp.

How to Fix a Drug Scandal
In 2013, Massachusetts State Police arrested 35-year-old crime drug lab chemist Sonja Farak for tampering with evidence: and that was only the beginning. Over time, details emerged that Farak had been in fact using the drugs that she was tasked with testing.

Teen Titans Go! Season 5
This hilarious, self-aware follow-up to the popular Teen Titans series takes a more comedic look at superheroes including Robin, Raven and Starfire – the ideal counterpoint to Netflix’s gritty Titans.

Pom Poko (1994)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Ponyo (2008)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
The Wind Rises (2013)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
cardboard gangsters
Stripes
Flight
Fool’s Gold
American Beauty
Blades of Glory
Ladies in Black
Sausage party
Beerfest
Troy
Dumb and Dumber
Ghost Town
Big Night
Winter’s Tale
A Man Apart
TMNT
Firewall
Pokemon: Sun & Moon: Season 3
When the Game Stands Tall
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
David Banta: Elefanten I Rummet
Sothum Aayiam Pon

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scamalert wrote: »

detectorists.. on netflix, think it got taken down, was a nice quiet slow pace show to enjoy

Toby Jones is brilliant in it as well.

Ardillaun wrote: »

I saw Ozark recommended here and had a gander. It has a clever script and excellent acting, a bit like Breaking Bad with a more competent version of Fargo’s folksy Jerry Lundegaard at its heart. I’m in Season 2 now and flying happily through it. Would love to hear of other Netflix shows like this.

Enjoyed season one but thought it got daft in season two and we stopped watching it. Wonder should I go back and pick it up again...