Netflix has some of the best movies you can stream, several of which will be leaving the streamer within the next week.
It’s actually very helpful that Netflix flags its soon-to-be departed films, especially since there’s not enough time to watch them all.
Watch With Us‘ picks for the five best Netflix movies to watch before they leave in March are an eclectic selection.
However, fans of dramas, action flicks, thrillers and rom-coms should be very pleased with their options.
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win Best Director for her film The Hurt Locker, which also won Best Picture. The story takes place during the second war in Iraq, as Jeremy Renner plays Sergeant First Class William James, a bomb disposal expert who treats the everyday dangers of insurgents and explosive devices as his canvas.
No one is denying that James is good at his job, but Sergeant J. T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) quickly comes to hate his lackadaisical approach to safety, which may get him killed. Sanborn wouldn’t shed any tears over James’ death, but his life is also on the line in these situations. If they can’t get on the same page, then they may never leave this country alive.
The Hurt Locker is streaming on Netflix through March 31.
It says a lot about humanity when it’s far more plausible for an alien race to be greeted by racism than by open arms. South African director Neill Blomkamp tapped into something primal with District 9, which introduces a large group of alien refugees known as Prawns. These insect-like people are subjected to a new form of Apartheid and forced to live in slums in South Africa.
Wikus van de Merwe (Sharlto Copley) feels no sympathy for the Prawns until a freak accident begins mutating him into a Prawn himself. Suddenly, Wikus’ own government wants to kill him and study how his body mutated. Wikus’ only hope of regaining his humanity is to help a Prawn, Christopher Johnson (Jason Cope), return to his ship and lead his people away from Earth.
District 9 is streaming on Netflix through March 31.
Netflix is debuting a new adaptation of Man on Fire later this year, but it’ll be hard-pressed to top this film. This was actually the second adaptation of A. J. Quinnell‘s action thriller novel, and Denzel Washington was at the top of his game as former CIA agent John W. Creasy.
John is so burned out that he feels like exiting this world. However, his life is brightened when he is hired to protect a young girl, Guadalupe “Pita” Ramos (Dakota Fanning), during her time in Mexico. John really comes to care for Pita, so you’d better believe that he’ll raise hell to get her back when she’s taken by kidnappers.
Man on Fire is streaming on Netflix through March 31.
Friends with Benefits is a rom-com that investigates the age old question of whether two hot people can regularly hook up without becoming hopelessly in love. Said hot people are played by Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis in this flick.
Dylan Harper (Timberlake) and Jamie Rellis (Kunis) initially have a platonic and professional relationship. She helped him get a job, and Dylan’s gratitude grew into something more. Once they started sleeping together, everything got super complicated. Now, they can’t even date other people without their feelings for each other getting in the way.
Friends with Benefits is streaming on Netflix through March 31.
Molly’s Game is a largely true story about Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), with some embellishments from writer and director Aaron Sorkin. Brown is a young woman who is drawn into some high-stakes Hollywood poker games and becomes so good at it that she starts her own underground operation.
An unnamed famous actor (Michael Cera) helps Molly draw even bigger players to her games. But when Molly’s activities cross some ethical and legal lines, she’ll need the help of her lawyer, Charlie Jaffey (Idris Elba), to stay out of prison.
Molly’s Game is streaming on Netflix through March 31.
