Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

Charlie19 · 06-02-2022 1:26pm

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I stayed clear of it because of the length of the title, I'd have to Google it every time talking about it.

peteeeed · 06-02-2022 1:43pm

The Hunt (2020) - In this dark horror satire, wealthy elites hunt innocent ordinary citizens for sport -- until one of them turns the tables on her pursuers..

Around the World in 80 Days (2021) - A wary monkey and a daring frog pair up for an extraordinary journey through snow, sand and sea to complete a trip around the globe in record time.

The Photograph (2020) - Love unfolds in both the past and present as a curious journalist helps a young woman uncover family secrets after the death of her estranged mother.

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Charlie19 · 06-02-2022 2:06pm

The Hunt is brilliant.

peteeeed · 06-02-2022 2:11pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3d5rT7FGLE

new trailer out for the kanye doc

RocketRaccoon · 06-02-2022 2:19pm

Watched The Invisible Man last night, absolutely fantastic.

Wrongway1985 · 06-02-2022 3:18pm

The Hunt is great alright, not for everyone but if you like survival nonsense action it should surely satisfy.

It did come under fire for political take downs throughout the narrative but I don't care any shape for American politics so easy to pay no mind and its somewhat mildly amusing anyhow.

Betty Gilpin really takes a turn here as a legit action star, only criticism I'd have is the final act is kinda bad, really halting it from being truly great which is a bit of a pity. No taking away though the journey there and overall still well worthwhile for sure.

gmisk · 06-02-2022 4:52pm

Has anyone watched the tinder swindler? I thought it was a series but I see it is a film so might give it a go!

rob316 · 06-02-2022 5:00pm

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Ya very good. They should put these 3 women next to the word gullible in the dictionary though.

bottlebrush · 06-02-2022 5:34pm

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Watched it the other night. Thought it was very good. Gobsmacked at how gullible people can be.

Whestsidestory · 06-02-2022 7:00pm

Same goes for the people in The Puppetmaster...still can't believe that actually happened

RocketRaccoon · 06-02-2022 7:01pm

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Great watch

pottokblue · 06-02-2022 7:12pm

Puppetmaster the woman was easily led twindlerswinder the man was a mega narcissitic manipulator in both cases they were victims and the perperators haven't yet got their comeuppance

gmisk · 06-02-2022 7:17pm

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That was totally mad tbh.

This tinder swindler one isn't quite as insane (though I am only about half way through)

Itssoeasy · 06-02-2022 7:46pm

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So it’s up there in the “abducted in plain sight” league then ? Those who’ve seen it will remember the astounding levels of gullible displayed by the parents.

gmisk · 06-02-2022 7:48pm

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I thought one of them wasn't so bad initially anyway...she was just friends with him...but she was taken in big time as well! Paying for multiple flights etc etc when she is owed tens of thousands...very enjoyable. He is one sly f#cker! Slimey..piece of sh1t.

The third one....very decent bit of revenge with the clothes though and getting him caught finally.

Norwegian journalists a lot better at investigating him than the police!

Purple Mountain · 06-02-2022 7:55pm

I loved both Tinder Swindler and Puppetmaster.

Cam anyone recommend anything similar?

Didn't like Abducted in Plain Sight..too old for my liking.

pixelburp · 06-02-2022 8:01pm

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It probably couldn't have hoped for a better, unintentional(?) marketing boost than then President Trump decrying it as liberal propaganda.

gmisk · 06-02-2022 8:10pm

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Lots of good docs on Netflix

- Don't f#ck with cats

- American murder

- Made you look (if you want something lighter it's about art fraud)

Agent Coulson · 06-02-2022 9:04pm

10 years ago today Netflix dropped it's first original series Lilyhammer and introduced the world to binge watching.

pixelburp · 06-02-2022 9:13pm

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Yikes, crazy it's only 10 years. Feels like longer, while I wonder how Lilyhammer holds up these days, the service having become more ambitious.

alchemist33 · 06-02-2022 9:24pm

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Episode 1 was okay. I'll watch ep 2 because Marshawn Lynch is in it but don't know if I'll go much further.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 06-02-2022 10:15pm

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Watched it this evening and thought the same, not sure how I missed it previously. Really enjoyable and as you say Farrell and Grant are excellent

Fysh · 06-02-2022 11:33pm

The other half watched The Woman Etc over the weekend, it was a reasonably decent spoof of the stupid-but-presented-as-if-they're-clever The Girl/Woman In/On The Noun thrillers. I'd be looking a bit askance at anyone who didn't know it was taking the piss, though.

Elements of the Who Shot Mr. Burns? Simpsons episode to the big reveal, though.

jj880 · 07-02-2022 12:40am

Yeah tinder swindler is a great watch.

If only someone had told those women what my aul boy said to me many a time:

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"

And

"You cant have it and someone else have it at the same time"

Wise words.

ohnonotgmail · 07-02-2022 11:21am

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which is funny as I thought it showed the liberal elites as the terrible people.

07-02-2022 10:31pm

While it’s no secret I watch a lot of rubbish and I enjoyed season 1 of sweet magnolia…I cannot stomach season 2. It’s just awful

maybe this is a sign of personal growth

Caranica · 07-02-2022 11:49pm

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I felt the same. Was really looking forward to it but did not feel the same connection this season and the ending was plain stupid.

FunLover18 · 08-02-2022 12:38am

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Like it was completely ridiculous but it was In keeping with the series as a whole I thought. I enjoyed it but I probably won't go back for the teased second season.

peteeeed · 08-02-2022 9:50am

Sicario (2015) (back , gone , back , gone , back again )

Kursk: The Last Mission (2018) - For the crew trapped aboard a sunken Russian submarine the deadliest threat is the bureaucracy on land. Based on a true story.

School of Roars (2018) Season 1 - Class is in session for mini-monsters Wufflebump, Meepa, Icklewoo, Wingston and Yummble, who learn quirky lessons from their teacher Miss Grizzlesniff.

Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? (2022) - Ms. Pat finds laughter in the absurdities of parenting, pet lovers and very unfortunate lip trends as she unpacks a painful past with humor and honesty

Love is Blind: Japan (2022) Season 1 (Japanese) - In this reality dating series, marriage-minded singles in Japan meet, date and get engaged -- before ever setting eyes on each other

Child of Kamiari Month (2021) (Japanese) - A year after losing her mother, a young girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.

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Wossack · 08-02-2022 11:51am

Was watching Lost in Space, but cant take the plot holes going into Season 3 (and the reveal about 10 mins in was the final straw)

Had its moments though

peteeeed · 09-02-2022 10:01am

Catching Killers (2021) Season 2- The investigators behind infamous serial killer cases reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts in this true crime series

Disenchantment (2021) Part 4 - Princess duties call, but she'd rather be drinking. Free-spirited Bean exasperates the king as she wreaks havoc with her demon and elf pals...

Pirates (2021) - With a new millennium on the horizon, three friends dash across London on New Year's Eve to get tickets for the biggest event of the year.

The Privilege (2022) (German) - A wealthy teen and his friends attending an elite private school uncover a dark conspiracy while looking into a series of strange supernatural events

Only Jokes Allowed (2022) Season 1 - Six of South Africa's top comedians take center stage and showcase their talent in this collection of short stand-up sets

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TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 09-02-2022 10:07am

Pirates is supposed to be very good. Saw a lot of positive talk about it when it was released in the UK last year. Directed by Reggie Yates who some of us will remember from presenting teen TV back in the mid 2000s.

alanc2003 · 09-02-2022 1:46pm

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Watched it over a couple of days. Enjoyable series to be fair. Very funny at times. Will Arnett is great in it

Nigzcurran · 09-02-2022 7:17pm

really enjoyed the hunt for what it was, ignored the political mumbo jumbo and feasted on the gore fest!

PokeHerKing · 09-02-2022 9:43pm

The hunt is rediculous. Only watch if you're really looking to burn some time.

Lavinia · 09-02-2022 10:01pm

Trial by Media.

was prob recommended since its from 2020 but I just got to it and finished last night.

very provoking shocking and unsettling too.

Atlantic Dawn · 10-02-2022 5:11am

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Yes they were gullible but what I found very interesting was the amount of initial outlay involved in getting the woman on his side, he was bringing them on private jets, staying in 5 star hotels, trips all over the place before the women had handed over a cent. He was likely just playing multiple victims on the go, maybe 20 at a time and flying from one to the other. The initial outlay per victim must have been huge like circa €50k each, there had to be some big risk of him accidentally bagging an AJH from the flats with nothing but a fake Canada Goose jacket to her name. The main Norwegian victim didn't really have all that much money herself, the money he scammed from her was the majority of loans she took out to cover them. Interesting enough watch all the same.

peteeeed · 10-02-2022 10:17am

Until Life Do Us Part (2022) Season 1 (Portuguese) - Three generations of a family living together in an idyllic villa juggle the demands of their wedding planning business and their own personal crises

Into the Wind (2022) (Polish) - Waves, sunshine and passion await when a privileged teenage girl experiences first love with a free-spirited kitesurfing instructor at a seaside resort.

100 días para enamorarnos (2020) Season 1 (Spanish) - When Connie gets fed up with her husband taking her for granted, they agree to separate for 100 days to see if absence does make the heart grow fonder.

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French Toast · 10-02-2022 10:17am

Struggling through the latest episodes of Ozark. Not sure if it's just myself that has lost interest but it feels very slow and mundane. Thoroughly enjoyed the earlier seasons.

flasher0030 · 10-02-2022 10:32am

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I've only watched half of it, but found it very engaging. Looking forward to the rest of it tonight. But I was wondering how real is it? I was thinking the same thing about his initial outlay to trick the ladies. Private jets, parties etc. How did he just get into these parties which I understand were to be exclusive. There was one scene where one of the ladies was on about how well known he was in some exclusive restaurant. How would he have been so well regarded unless he frequented there. One of the ladies seemed to be able to take out loans up to €250,000 in a matter of days or weeks, without having to meet anyone or provide security, other than a fake payslip. Pretty lax systems.

Anyway, it is a very interesting watch.

Kingp35 · 10-02-2022 12:57pm

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Basically it was a pyramid scheme. One scammed person paid for the next one and so on. I wonder what he did for the initial scam though to build up the money to kick off the pyramid scheme.

is_that_so · 10-02-2022 1:03pm

Watched a couple of episodes of In from the Cold. Quite daft in places and not the best of dialogue but plenty of twists and turns. Not a fan of the flashbacks but still a decent premise. Inexplicably it's all set in Madrid but the city looks well.

peteeeed · 11-02-2022 9:27am

Toy Boy (2019) Season 2 ( Spanish) - After seven years in a Málaga prison, a male stripper is released pending retrial and sets out to prove his lover framed him for her husband's murder

Love Is Blind (2022) Season 2 - Netflix’s dating show returns for a second wave of singletons trying to find their perfect match without being able to see each other. The first five episodes arrive together, with subsequent instalments arriving weekly.

Bigbug (2022) (French) - A dark sci-fi comedy directed and co-written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Humans have ceded most tasks to AI in 2045, even in nostalgic Alice's home. So when robots stage a coup, her androids protectively lock her doors.

Love and Leashes (2022) (Korean) - Love never hurt so good for two co-workers who enter a contractual relationship as partners in consensual play, pleasure and pain.

Love Tactics (2022) (Turkish) - An ad executive and a fashion designer-blogger don't believe in love, so they place a bet to make the other fall head over heels -- with unusual tactics

Anne+: The Film (2021) (Dutch) - Under pressure to finish her novel and move to Montreal for her relationship, a queer 20-something in Amsterdam searches for what she wants in life.

Tall Girl 2 (2022) - In this teen movie sequel, Jodi (Ava Michelle) is no longer just the “tall girl” – she’s popular, confident, has a boyfriend, and just booked the lead role in this year’s school musical. But as the pressure of her newfound popularity intensifies, so do her insecurities, and new relationships are formed while old ones are tested. As the world she built starts to crumble around her, Jodi realises that standing tall was only just the beginning.

Inventing Anna (2022) Limited Series - Shondaland’s true crime drama, Inventing Anna, dives into the scandal surrounding Anna Delvey – real name Anna Sorokin – who conned New York’s social scene into thinking that she was a millionaire. Julia Garner and Anna Chlunsky star.

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Lisha · 11-02-2022 10:49am

The redicilously named ‘the woman in the house across the street from the woman in the window’ is fair mental..

can’t believe I’m still watching it

Fysh · 11-02-2022 11:54am

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... I assume you've twigged that it's a send-up of The Woman On The Yoke-type thrillers?

FunLover18 · 11-02-2022 12:14pm

https://twitter.com/NewOnNetflixUK/status/1492092811449143298?t=RCU2mh7LOEf_B68xMb-tZA&s=19

Supposedly all the Marvel/Netflix shows are leaving, presumably moving to Disney+

Lisha · 11-02-2022 12:16pm

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Yes I know 🤣 it’s still silly. And I’m sillier for watching it.

bodhrandude · 12-02-2022 2:05am

In the previous page some folk mentioned a film called The Hunt from 2020, I thought it was the film I'd seen but its not, The Hunt I seen was from 2012, a Danish film about a man who gets accused of being a paedophile. I actually recommend watching that one, brilliantly claustrophobic and you feel for the accused lead actor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_%282012_film%29