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WeirdThe 12 Highest-Rated Movies & Shows Coming To Netflix: January 2018
By Jade Budowski
@jadebudowski
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Jan. 2, 2018, 9:00 p.m. ET
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Here are the most critically-acclaimed titles hitting the platform this January.
Photos: Everett Collection, NETFLIX ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps
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Lovesick: Season 3
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
This under-the-radar British comedy is as snappy and smart as anyone could ask for; after finding out he has an STD, Dylan decides to get back in touch with every girl he's ever slept with to let them know what's happened. Rife with a range of different comedic styles and stand-out performances from every cast member, Lovesick is the perfect cure to any illness.
[Stream Lovesick: Season 3 on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
This under-the-radar British comedy is as snappy and smart as anyone could ask for; after finding out he has an STD, Dylan decides to get back in touch with every girl he's ever slept with to let them know what's happened. Rife with a range of different comedic styles and stand-out performances from every cast member, Lovesick is the perfect cure to any illness.
[Stream Lovesick: Season 3 on Netflix]
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The Godfather
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
The first installment of this Academy Award-winning franchise the introduces us to the Corleones, an organized crime family led by Don Vito (Marlon Brando). As the dynasty is transferred into the hands of his reluctant son Michael (Al Pacino), politics shift and drama ensues (and some seriously quotable lines are spoken).
[Stream The Godfather on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
The first installment of this Academy Award-winning franchise the introduces us to the Corleones, an organized crime family led by Don Vito (Marlon Brando). As the dynasty is transferred into the hands of his reluctant son Michael (Al Pacino), politics shift and drama ensues (and some seriously quotable lines are spoken).
[Stream The Godfather on Netflix]
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The Godfather: Part II
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Oft regarded as the best film in the trilogy, the second installment of The Godfather shows us a young Vito (Robert De Niro) paralleled with his son Michael's current status as the Don of the family after an attempt on his life. The film raked in 6 Academy Awards - including Best Picture.
[Stream The Godfather: Part II on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Oft regarded as the best film in the trilogy, the second installment of The Godfather shows us a young Vito (Robert De Niro) paralleled with his son Michael's current status as the Don of the family after an attempt on his life. The film raked in 6 Academy Awards - including Best Picture.
[Stream The Godfather: Part II on Netflix]
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One Day at a Time: Season 2
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
This wonderful revival of the classic sitcom is back for its second season, and we couldn't be happier. The smart, heartfelt comedy follows three generations of a Cuban-American family coexisting in the same household. Justina Machado stars as recently divorced former military mom Penelope, and she's surrounded by her teen daughter, tween son, and tradition-loving mother, played by the legendary Rita Moreno.
[Stream One Day at a Time: Season 2 on Netflix January 26]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
This wonderful revival of the classic sitcom is back for its second season, and we couldn't be happier. The smart, heartfelt comedy follows three generations of a Cuban-American family coexisting in the same household. Justina Machado stars as recently divorced former military mom Penelope, and she's surrounded by her teen daughter, tween son, and tradition-loving mother, played by the legendary Rita Moreno.
[Stream One Day at a Time: Season 2 on Netflix January 26]
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Apollo 13
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Houston... we have a problem. And that problem is a seriously good movie. Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, and Ed Harris, this dramatization of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission is something of a modern classic. From the period details to the stunning performances, Apollo 13 doesn't skip a beat.
[Stream Apollo 13 on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Houston... we have a problem. And that problem is a seriously good movie. Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, and Ed Harris, this dramatization of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission is something of a modern classic. From the period details to the stunning performances, Apollo 13 doesn't skip a beat.
[Stream Apollo 13 on Netflix]
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Strictly Ballroom
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Before Baz Luhrmann gifted us with Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, he made the delightfully ostentatious Strictly Ballroom, a romantic comedy that sees a talented dancer risk his career when he performs a strange new routine with a brand new partner. With its top-notch choreography and stunning costumes, you won't be able to take your eyes off the screen.
[Stream Strictly Ballroom on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Before Baz Luhrmann gifted us with Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, he made the delightfully ostentatious Strictly Ballroom, a romantic comedy that sees a talented dancer risk his career when he performs a strange new routine with a brand new partner. With its top-notch choreography and stunning costumes, you won't be able to take your eyes off the screen.
[Stream Strictly Ballroom on Netflix]
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The Truman Show
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Featuring Jim Carrey in one of the best performances of his career, this fantasy drama follows an insurance salesman who discovers his entire life is actually a television show. Funny, gut-wrenching, and stunningly performed, The Truman Show is necessary viewing.
[Stream The Truman Show on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Featuring Jim Carrey in one of the best performances of his career, this fantasy drama follows an insurance salesman who discovers his entire life is actually a television show. Funny, gut-wrenching, and stunningly performed, The Truman Show is necessary viewing.
[Stream The Truman Show on Netflix]
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Dallas Buyers Club
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
This harrowing, necessary film follows electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) as he tries to work around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with AIDS himself. Beautifully acted and strikingly resonant, this is the kind of film that latches onto you and refuses to let go.
[Stream Dallas Buyers Club on Netflix January 16]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
This harrowing, necessary film follows electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) as he tries to work around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with AIDS himself. Beautifully acted and strikingly resonant, this is the kind of film that latches onto you and refuses to let go.
[Stream Dallas Buyers Club on Netflix January 16]
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Midnight in Paris
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
One evening, while on a walk in Paris, a man (Owen Wilson) discovers that he can time travel back to the 1920s, and while there, he meets his literary idols, among other fascinating figures. This whimsical romantic comedy from Woody Allen is his best work in recent years - it also features memorable performances from Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Allison Pill, and Tom Hiddleston (Pill and Hiddleston delightfully play the dramatic, charming Fitzgeralds).
[Stream Midnight in Paris on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
One evening, while on a walk in Paris, a man (Owen Wilson) discovers that he can time travel back to the 1920s, and while there, he meets his literary idols, among other fascinating figures. This whimsical romantic comedy from Woody Allen is his best work in recent years - it also features memorable performances from Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Allison Pill, and Tom Hiddleston (Pill and Hiddleston delightfully play the dramatic, charming Fitzgeralds).
[Stream Midnight in Paris on Netflix]
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The Shawshank Redemption
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Continue to celebrate the Stephen King-assaince with The Shawshank Redemption, a stunning crime drama that sees two imprisoned men (Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman) find redemption for their actions through humble acts of humanity. This moving story powerfully captures the power of friendship and also manages to keep you on your toes with each twist and turn.
[Stream The Shawshank Redemption on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Continue to celebrate the Stephen King-assaince with The Shawshank Redemption, a stunning crime drama that sees two imprisoned men (Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman) find redemption for their actions through humble acts of humanity. This moving story powerfully captures the power of friendship and also manages to keep you on your toes with each twist and turn.
[Stream The Shawshank Redemption on Netflix]
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
There are few romances more iconic than Breakfast at Tiffany's, the classic 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's beloved novel. Audrey Hepburn stars as Holly Golightly, perhaps her best-known role, a young Manhattan socialite who takes an interest in a new neighbor who notices she's not all glitz-and-glam and might want more out of life than she lets on. Full of ever-quotable lines and some of the most memorable scenes of the genre, Breakfast at Tiffany's is essential viewing.
[Stream Breakfast at Tiffany's on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
There are few romances more iconic than Breakfast at Tiffany's, the classic 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote's beloved novel. Audrey Hepburn stars as Holly Golightly, perhaps her best-known role, a young Manhattan socialite who takes an interest in a new neighbor who notices she's not all glitz-and-glam and might want more out of life than she lets on. Full of ever-quotable lines and some of the most memorable scenes of the genre, Breakfast at Tiffany's is essential viewing.
[Stream Breakfast at Tiffany's on Netflix]
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The Conjuring
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
This nail-biter of a horror flick starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren follows the famous couple as they unearth the terrors plaguing the Perron family in their Rhode Island home. The masterful construction of tension and suspense at play throughout the film is enough to unsettle even the biggest of skeptics - the performances and storytelling are eerily convincing.
[Stream The Conjuring on Netflix January 8]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
This nail-biter of a horror flick starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren follows the famous couple as they unearth the terrors plaguing the Perron family in their Rhode Island home. The masterful construction of tension and suspense at play throughout the film is enough to unsettle even the biggest of skeptics - the performances and storytelling are eerily convincing.
[Stream The Conjuring on Netflix January 8]
