Everyone is always so focused on new, new, new.But Netflix's back catalog of movies has legs, too.A week after I pointed you toward and , both are still holding strong on the U.S.
charts.This week, Angelina Jolie joins them with her thriller , which I get into below.Oh, and is still holding at No.
1, but if you've already finished that dark crime thriller, here are three picks for this week, including a flaming hot hitman thriller with Angelina Jolie, a psychological drama starring one of the world's greatest living actors, and my top pick, a devilishly funny splatter horror with Samara Weaving.3 Those Who Wish Me Dead A wildfire, assassins, and Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie is no stranger to action roles, having played kick-ass spies and assassins in films like Sand , and, well, Lara Croft.And while her role as Montana smokejumper Hannah Faber in Taylor Sheridan's doesn't concern clandestine operations, it is full of action nonetheless.
Currently sitting number two in movies today, is a solid action thriller about the tormented Faber, a forest firefighter relegated to solitude in a fire tower, where she's working through the guilt of three lives she couldn't save.Out of nowhere, though, a bloodied 12-year-old boy named Connor (Finn Little) wanders into her territory, lucky to be alive after two hitmen, Jack (Aidan Gillen) and Patrick (Nicholas Hoult), just killed his father in front of him and are looking to dispose of all witnesses.To flush the kid out, the hitmen torch the forest and go on the hunt as Faber uses her formidable firefighting skills to keep the two of them alive among the raging flames.
Jon Bernthal also stars as a deputy sheriff helping out.Those Who Wish Me Dead R Thriller Release Date May 14, 2021 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Cast Jon Bernthal, Aidan Gillen, Finn Little, Angelina Jolie, Tyler Perry, Tory Kittles, Medina Senghore, Nicholas Hoult, James Jordan, Jake Weber Director Taylor Sheridan Writers Michael Koryta, Charles Leavitt, Taylor Sheridan Main Genre Thriller Cinematographer Ben Richardson Producer Steven Zaillian, Kevin Turen, Taylor Sheridan, Garrett Basch, Aaron L.Gilbert Production Company BRON Studios, Creative Wealth Media, New Line Cinema, Film Rites Sfx Supervisor Daniel Holt Powered by Expand Collapse 2 Phantom Thread This is not a movie about fashion Daniel Day-Lewis is widely considered to be one of the greatest living actors of all time, so when he announced his retirement just before this Paul Thomas Anderson masterpiece opened in 2017, it was a big shock to the industry.
It took eight years, but luckily the actor was coaxed back to the screen by his son's directorial debut in last year's , but it's anyone's guess if he'll keep the flame lit.In the meantime, there's still to bask in Day-Lewis's excellence.Written and directed by Anderson, the film is a six-time Oscar-nominated (with one win for costume design) dark romance drama that is definitely not a movie about fashion.
Day-Lewis plays Reynolds Woodcock, a famous London fashion designer in the 1950s.Woodcock is a very particular man whose life is ruled by routine until he meets Alma (Vicky Krieps), a waitress he takes as his muse, model, and lover.Woodcock's attempt to rein Alma into his tightly wound world spirals into a tense, psychological power struggle, but Alma's retaliation is darker and stranger than anyone could have suspected.
Phantom Thread R Drama Romance Release Date December 25, 2017 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Gina McKee, Brian Gleeson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Lujza Richter, Julia Davis, Julie Vollono, Sue Clark, Joan Brown, Harriet Leitch, Dinah Nicholson, Julie Duck, Maryanne Frost, Elli Banks, Amy Cunningham, Amber Brabant, Geneva Corlett, Juliet Glaves, Philip Franks, Tony Hansford, Steven F.Thompson, George Glasgow Runtime 130 minutes Director Paul Thomas Anderson Writers Paul Thomas Anderson Producers Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar Main Genre Drama Budget $35 million Studio(s) Focus Features, Annapurna Pictures, Ghoulardi Film Company, Perfect World Pictures Distributor(s) Universal Pictures, Focus Features Executive Producer(s) Adam Somner, Peter Heslop, Jillian Longnecker, Chelsea Barnard Powered by Expand Collapse 1 Ready or Not Worst game of hide and seek ever If you were intrigued by the previews of when it hit theaters this past spring, this is the one that started it all, and that you should obviously watch first before you begin.is a darkly funny horror flick with one of those premises that's so good you'll wish you'd thought of it.
Samara Weaving stars as Grace, who marries into the eccentric Le Domas board game dynasty.After the wedding, which takes place at the family's sprawling (and creepy) estate and mansion, Grace learns of a bizarre family tradition—a game.She draws a card, "Hide and Seek," in which she must hide in the house and not be found until sunrise.
The deadly twist, though, is that the family—including father-in-law Tony (Henry Czerny), mother-in-law Becky (Andie MacDowell), and hard-drinking brother-in-law Daniel (Adam Brody)—start hunting her down with all manner of weapons in a satanic game to fulfill a dark curse.It's funny, bloody, and it turned Weaving into a bona fide scream queen.Ready or Not R Horror Comedy Thriller Release Date August 21, 2019 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Cast Samara Weaving, Mark O'Brien, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni, John Ralston, Liam MacDonald, Ethan Tavares, Hanneke Talbot, Celine Tsai, Daniela Barbosa, Chase Churchill, Etienne Kellici, Andrew Anthony, Elana Dunkelman, Kate Ziegler, James Eddy, Adam Winlove-Smith, Alicia Richardson, Nat Faxon, Guy Busick Runtime 95 minutes Director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Writers Guy Busick, R.
Christopher Murphy Producers James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Bradley J.Fischer, Tripp Vinson Main Genre Horror Budget $6 million Studio(s) Mythology Entertainment, Vinson Films, Radio Silence Productions Distributor(s) Fox Searchlight Pictures Executive Producer(s) Chad Villella, Daniel Bekerman, Tara Farney, Tracey Nyberg Powered by Expand Collapse Some thrills, drama, and blood splatters this week Whether you want Angelina Jolie outrunning wildfires and hitmen or a new bride trying to stay alive while a psycho family hunts her, rest assured there's a great movie night in store for you this week.However, if you're more into, say, documentaries, we have roundups of those on Netflix, plus ideas for great throwback shows you may have forgotten about.
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