Finding the right movie to watch on Netflix can be challenging, especially if you’re trying to find something that isn’t K-Pop Demon Hunters. You might be aware that the streaming service has plenty of great titles, even if finding them is not as easy as you’d think.
We’ve done some of the work for you, pulling together three great, interesting movies that are worth your time this weekend. Whatever you’re looking for, we hope that you can find something you’ll enjoy on this list.
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The Killer (2023)
Movies about hitmen tend to imagine worlds where those hitmen are cold, calculating, and great at their jobs. David Fincher’s The Killer imagines what might happen if a hitman, who thought of himself as cool and calculating, was much clumsier than he believed himself to be.
A sly comedy about a man who is far more confident in his skills than he should be, The Killer is the ideal combination of thrilling and silly, and Michael Fassbender proves to be the perfect match for the tonal balance his director is trying to strike.
You can watch The Killer on Netflix.
The Two Popes (2019)
An imaginative exercise, The Two Popes tells the story of a meeting between two popes, one who was serving as the pope and the other who would succeed him. Pope Benedict and Pope Francis argue inside the Vatican about the future of the church, how the world is changing, and how they can best change with it.
Anchored by two brilliant central performances from Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes is fundamentally a series of conversations. Thanks to the beauty of the sets and the philosophical questions, it never feels leaden or stiff.
You can watch The Two Popes on Netflix.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
Wes Anderson is one of the most singular directors working consistently in modern Hollywood, and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is one of his more underseen films. The film tells the story of Henry Sugar, a man with inherited wealth who becomes obsessed with mastering a singular sort of vision that will allow him to become a master gambler.
Anderson is best known as a director who builds ornate images, and Henry Sugar is filled with those. With Benedict Cumberbatch at its center, though, Henry Sugar also becomes the kind of Anderson project that feels like it has a genuine soul, and it’s that combination that makes it so remarkable.
You can watch The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on Netflix.
