18 Best Movies on Netflix Netherlands
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- 07 Dec 2021
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Instead of cataloging movies that everyone has already watched a million times, we do things a little bit differently. We only suggest movies that didn't get the attention they deserved. This way, not only do we give them well-deserved recognition, but you also find things to watch that you haven't yet seen. Below is the list of the best movies on Netflix Netherlands, as picked by our staff.
Private Life (2018)
Paul Giamatti, man. Ever watched Win/Win? What a performance. I didn’t think he could do any better than that. But here he did. This movie is now on Netflix. It’s about a couple that is trying to have a kid but can’t. Their frustration grows, but so does their willingness to do whatever it takes to become parents. They try to adopt, go to fertility clinics and ultimately ask their niece to donate her eggs. To really work, such a plot requires well-written, multifaceted characters one can relate to. I did, and it really worked.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Actor: Caroline Martin, Danny Deferrari, Denis O'Hare, Desmin Borges, Emily Robinson, Francesca Root-Dodson, Gabrielle Reidy, Hettienne Park, John Carroll Lynch, Kathryn Hahn, Kayli Carter, Kelly Miller, Kerry Flanagan, Lizzy DeClement, Maddie Corman, Molly Shannon, Paul Giamatti, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Tracee Chimo
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Rating: R
Paddleton (2019)
There are three big reasons to watch Paddleton. The first two are Ray Romano and Mark Duplass, who play the two neighbors at the center of the story. And the third is Alexandre Lehmann, the director, who also is responsible for Blue Jay (on Netflix as well).
These two misfit neighbors find themselves together when one of them is diagnosed with cancer. They embark on a trip to the nearest pharmacy (a six-hour drive) which turns into an adventure.
This premise gives Paddleton a lot to play on: it’s a comedy, but it’s also a drama about a fatal disease. It’s a bromance, but it’s about a fragile friendship. All these contradictions make Paddleton a great slice-of-life movie. And again, both actors are amazing. Watching it just for them is worth it.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Actor: Alexandra Billings, Christine Woods, Dendrie Taylor, Kadeem Hardison, Marguerite Moreau, Mark Duplass, Matt Bush, Ray Romano, Yolanda Bolden
Director: Alex Lehmann, Alexandre Lehmann
Rating: TV-MA
Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
This documentary starts with Alex Lewis, who gets into a motorcycle accident and wakes up in the hospital not knowing who he is. He doesn’t remember anything (not even what a bicycle or a TV is, or who his mother or father are), but he remembers his twin brother, Marcus. When Alex gets back into his childhood home, he’s full of questions, and Marcus is full of answers. However, slowly, Marcus realizes his power to reshape Alex’s version of their past. Marcus leaves one important detail from Alex’s life that makes this documentary (as if it wasn’t already) such an insane story. I know I said it’s a sad movie, but it’s also fascinating and, ultimately, humanizing of the brothers’ experience.
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Mystery
Actor: Alex Lewis, Andrew Caley, Evan Milton, Marcus Lewis |
Director: Ed Perkins
Rating: TV-MA
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
This fun comedy-drama is about a New York playwright called Radha who never hit big. When she turns 40, she decides to reinvent herself as RadhaMUSPrime, a rapper.
And it’s all a personal affair: Radha Blank plays the main character (named after herself) and is also the writer, director, and producer.
The story is about rap and theater, but being so connected to reality, it feels like it’s about Blank making the movie itself. Its very existence feels like a triumph against the pressure of age, the misunderstanding of others, and the weight of unreached goals.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Actor: Antonio Ortiz, Ashlee Brian, Haskiri Velazquez, Imani Lewis, Oswin Benjamin, Peter Kim, Peter Y. Kim, Radha Blank, Reed Birney, Stacey Sargeant, T.J. Atoms, Welker White
Director: Radha Blank
Rating: R
