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I absolutely love the vast array of options for movies on Netflix. However, it can be a bit overwhelming when trying to find a great one to watch. Here are some of my favorites.
1. Jobs Based on the life of Steve Jobs, this biographical drama film gives you an inside look at the mind and life of this amazing man. Follow Steve from college to the introduction of the iPod.
2. Skyfall James. James Bond. This 23rd installment of the Bond series gives you a glimpse of the life Bond had before his time at MI6. Daniel Craig is masterful as James Bond for the third time.
3. The Avengers Marvel superheros unite under the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. to save the world from Asgardian Loki. The powerful Tesseract once again comes into play once again as this powerful energy source of unknown potential is the bargaining chip for ultimate power. The team of superheros struggle to work together as a team, but when they do unite become an amazing defense for earth and save the world.
4. The Adventures of Tintin When he accidentally discovers the directions to a sunken ship, Tintin is sent on an adventure of a lifetime. In the quest to find treasure and follow this amazing map Tintin must face Red Rackham and find a big story along the way.
5. Flight Denzel Washington stars in this movie as a Whip Whitaker, an airplane pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mechanical failure, saving everyone on board. This crash leads to questions that questions whether the captain is a hero or an addict who put everyone in danger.
6. Hugo This adventure is about an orphan boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s. Hugo lives between the walls of the train station, maintaining the clocks, stealing food, and working on his father’s greatest project. Gaining the assistance of the toy store owner’s goddaughter, Isabelle, who turns out to have the key to automating his father’s invention. A great movie for the whole family.
7. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off If you haven’t seen this classic 80’s film, you will be rolling with this clever character. Faking illness, Ferris decides to take a day off of school for a wild adventure. This fast talker and legend in his own time takes on the day with his best friend, Cameron, and girlfriend, Sloane. From Wrigley Field to the Art Institute, to a Polish Pride parade, Bueller and his friends make the most of their day off. The school dean and Ferris’ sister suspect that he is faking illness and are determined to catch him in the act.
8. The Kings Speech This British historical drama film tells the story of King George VI who is on a mission to overcome his stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist. Lionel does not work in traditional ways and through friendship and trust, Lionel assists the King in making his first wartime radio broadcast on Britain’s declaration of war on Germany.
9. EverAfter If you are in the mood for a Cinderella story, Ever After will give you a heart warming tale of love and triumph. Put down by her stepmother and made servant of her own father’s house, Danielle de Barabarac is a strong-willed young woman who dreams of Utopia. Through chance meetings of the prince, Danielle dares to dream of following her heart and risks all to go to the ball and meet her love.
10. Forrest Gump This Academy Award winner for Best Picture, follows the life of the good hearted but painfully slow Forrest Gump. This man mangoes to be a part of every major event in history in the late half of the 20th century. From a weak child, to a war hero, to a shrimp boat captain this story is full of humor and life lessons.
And here are four bonus movies that I just had to include…
11. Life is Beautiful This Italian tragicomedy film is set during World War II. Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian book shop owner, who uses his very wild imagination to distract his son from the horrors of the Nazi concentration camp. A beautiful story of love, life, imagination, and resilience against all odds.
12. The Italian Job This heist film is about a team of thieves who plan to steal from a former colleague who double-crossed them. These clever thieves devise a plan to outwit their old comrade who thinks he is able to keep ahead of the game.
13. World War Z The story of the global war against Zombies. The infection that spreads at an unbelievable rapid rate turns humans in to walking Zombies bent on infecting the person next to them. Panic erupts. Former UN investigator Gerry Lane, sets out to find how to combat this disease. While he initially believes he must find the first case of zombie outbreak, Gerry eventually finds a unique way of camouflaging himself to be able to walk right past Zombies.
14. The Hunt for Red October This action thriller is a fictional story set during the Cold War era. Rogue Soviet naval captain who wishes to defect to the US. Together with a CIA analyst, they must prove a theory to the U.S. Navy to avoid conflict between the two nations.
Ferris Bueller is one of my all time favorites. I love a lot of the movies you listed.
I watched ‘Jobs’ back in July. It forever changed the way I look at Apple thats for sure.
Darn – we just had Netflix for 2 months and now I’m really regretting not watching Jobs. I never even saw it listed.
we don’t do netflix, but man I wish we did. Our internet is way too slow for it 🙁
we don’t do netflix, but man I wish we did. Our internet is way too slow for it 🙁
I love Netflix!! Forrest Gump is my all time favorite movie 😉
I love the movie Forest Gump.
My son loves that little dog from TinTin. He’s had one (stuffed) in his room every since the movie came out a few years back. 🙂
Ever After is one of my all time favorite movies. I was so happy when I first saw it on Netflix.
What a great round up of movies – I am going to have to check some of these out I really want to see World War Z.
You have a lot of good movie choices here for NetFlix. I think I might be the only person on earth who doesn’t have NetFlix but I’m sure interested in getting it after seeing this list of movies – excellent selection.
I actually haven’t seen many of these. Thanks for the ideas!
Life is Beautiful is a movie that changed my life! I speak Italian so it’s one of my favorites, but it also inspired me to become a positive mom at my darkest hour because you can really paint a magic picture to your kids even when you’re at your lowest. I didn’t know it was on Netflix so I’ll watch it as soon as I can.
GREAT movies!! I love watching Netflix!
I love NetFlix and a lot of these movies would be on my top ten as well.
We are watching Netflix right now – none of those but the Croods. My kids love that movie!
Thanks for the list. We LOVE our Netflix!! I’ll have to watch The King’s Speech!
I have been needing a list of movies to watch and I’m super excited to find out about this list because I been not able to think of movies to watch that I haven’t all ready seen or the ones that are there are kinda a little too dorky or more along the lines of guys movies. This is a list that both my hubby and I can watch.
Those are good choices. We have netflix, but I find they are ALWAYS lacking something. No Gone with The wind?!
There are three of them that I would watch over and over again and that’s Ferris Beuller’s Day off, Ever After and Forrest Gump.
Oh I didn’t realize that Jobs was on Netflix! I’m definitely watching it this weekend. I haven’t seen it yet, and have been wanting to for some time!
Great round up! I have to say by far though Ferris Bueller is not only one of my all time favorites but a classic.
These are some great oldies, thank you for sharing.
Netxlix is well loved in our home. My son has watched Adventures in Tin tin about a bazillion times!
I love Netflix! My husbands favorite movie is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!
I love Netflix! I had no idea Ever After was on there… I know what I’m turning on right now!
Thanks for the list! I’ve watched most of them but there are a few I need to check out still!
This is a pretty great list. I’ve seen them all at least once!
This is a great list. I love Skyfalls and the Avengers. We are huge Netflix fans. I don’t know how we did before Netflix..
Right now I’m on a television series kick, but will add some of these to my “list”.
Great List, I will be checking out many of these this weekend, and the kids will be happy to know adventures is on Netflix!
This is a great list of movies! We just watched the Hunt for Red October the other night on Netflix and really enjoyed it.
I love my NextFlixs! I see some oldies, but goodies on the list. I loved World War Z also. My old time favorite as to be Forrest Gump.
Yeah, Forest Gump is definitely one of the greats! Awesome movie.
yes, me too love the vast array options for movies on Netflix. It is a great round up of movies. “The Avengers” being my favorite
World War Z is awesome. Best… zombie… movie… EVER!
I better get going on my movie watching. I’ve only watched Forrest Gump 😛
What a fantastic list of the top 10 plus 4 great movies on Netflix. There are so many incredible films and this is a great way to watch them.
I love netflix! They have so many shows and movies to choose from.
Netflix is awesoem. We’re seriously considering dropping cable and just going with netflix.
I love netflix! There’s so much to choose from, you could never run out of things to watch.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is my favorite movie on this list!
I love Netflix. They have some of the best movies and shows to watch.
I finally watched JOBS the other day, but I’d have The Avengers on #1. My son has insisted on us watching it day in and ay out. I think I have the movie memorized by now. Great list!
I did not know Flight was on Netflix! I have wanted to see that for a while. I know what I am doing this weekend 🙂
I would have never guessed TinTin. The rest definitely make sense!
We have been using Netflix for awhile now. I wish they would update the movies more often but other than that it is a great service to have.
This list is brilliant! I’ve not seen a lot of them. We love Netflix in our home!
I’ve been watching Covert affairs since we got Netflix so now I must check out some of these movies!
I am so thankful for Netflix. Continually makes me happy.
I haven’t watched Hunt for Red OCtober. I need to check it out.