RELATED: 7 New Shows You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend. Follow the Miami Sharks—a fictional professional football team—in this 1999 sports drama directed by Oliver Stone. Football fanatics will enjoy this film’s take on teamwork and professionalism, as the team struggles under old-school coach Tony D’Amato (Al Pacino), who also butts heads with a new general manager Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz). Things become even more challenging when the Sharks’ starting quarterback (Dennis Quaid) is injured, and the third-string player Willie “Steamin” Beamin (Jamie Foxx) is called on to take the lead. This 2006 film stars Jennifer Garner as Gray, a young woman mourning the loss of her fiancé, Grady. While this sounds like a bit of a downer, Catch and Release ends up being quite a comforting ride, as Gray is comforted by Grady’s friends, including funnyman Kevin Smith. With beautiful Boulder, Colorado in the background, things take a romantic and complicated turn when Gray ends up falling for Grady’s best friend, Fritz, played by Timothy Olyphant. Screen this rom-com to laugh or cry (or may do a little bit of both). Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, and Garrett Hedlund star as the titular brothers in this fast-paced 2005 crime drama. When their foster mother is murdered during a failed robbery in Detroit, Michigan, the four men reunite to avenge her death. Looking for a bit of a thrill this weekend? Follow these anti-heroes as they hunt for answers and revenge. RELATED: 7 New Shows You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan (of The Dark Knight and Interstellar fame), this sci-fi action movie was a major success with both critics and audiences upon its release in 2010. The story follows Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a thief who can steal secrets from people’s dreams, on his mission to turn the tables and actually plant an idea in a target’s mind. The innovative film secured four Academy Awards and was nominated for another four—including Best Picture.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb There is something about an ensemble comedy that’s just fun to watch. If you’re looking to destress from the workweek, go for Grown Ups, which features Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, and Kevin James. Despite harsh reviews from critics—with Screen Rant dubbing it one of the worst movies of 2010—the comedy actually became one of the highest-grossing films for Sandler’s production company, raking in nearly $271 million at the box office. Does money really talk? Decide for yourself when you give it a watch this weekend. RELATED: For more movie recommendations delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Oscar-winner Halle Berry plays Jordan Turner, a 911 operator, in this psychological crime thriller. This one will keep your heart racing as Jordan takes matters into her own hands while helping a kidnapped teenage girl (Abigail Breslin) escape a serial killer. The movie is currently number one on Netflix, nearly 10 years after its release in 2013. Berry was so shocked by the news, she took to Twitter to lightheartedly ask if viewers were “OK.” Up-and-coming Spanish actress María Pedraza takes the lead as prima ballerina Irene in Dancing on Glass, a 2022 Netflix film. When the lead ballerina dies, Irene is called upon to fill the role. Now facing cruelty from jealous fellow dancers, Irene finds friendship in another ballerina, Aurora (Paula Losada). Fans of Black Swan and the cult film Center Stage will devour this drama. In another 2022 Netflix film, Kayla (Iola Evans), a cash-strapped college dropout, decides to play a 1980s survival game in hopes of securing the $125,000 prize. Kayla soon finds out that not all is as it seems in this horror film, and she enlists her friend Isaac (Asa Butterfield) to help her play for her life. True to its title, in Choose or Die, Kayla and Issac are forced to do just that. RELATED: 7 New Movies You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend.
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RELATED: 7 New Shows You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend. Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars in and co-wrote Against the Ice, a Netflix Original about a real journey undertaken by two men in the early 20th century. Seeking to disprove the U.S.’ claim to North-Eastern Greenland, Danish explorers traverse the unforgiving terrain in search of a long-lost map. Julia Roberts plays against type as a conniving food critic dead-set on breaking up her sort-of ex’s (Dermot Mulroney) engagement in 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding. A rom-com that snubs its nose at most of the genre’s favorite tropes—including the traditional girl-gets-boy happy ending—the movie was nonetheless a huge hit and served as a breakthrough moment for Rupert Everett, who plays the gay best friend attempting to save Jules (Roberts) from herself. Based on a novella by Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption follows a man (Tim Robbins) who’s sentenced to life in prison for two murders he swears he didn’t commit. Inside, he copes with corrupt guards, appeals to the government to improve conditions, and makes a lifelong friend in fellow prisoner Red (Morgan Freeman). It may surprise you to know that Shawshank was a box-office flop when it was released, as it was nominated for seven Oscars and has come to be one of the most fondly remembered movies of the ’90s. Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester heads up this new thriller as a woman named Beth who finds herself suspected of murder after her best friend (Christina Wolfe) turns up dead during a girls’ trip to Croatia. As she chases down clues to clear her name, Beth also has to ask herself whether there’s something she could have blocked out of her memory—and if she’s capable of actually doing what she’s been accused of. The Weekend Away is based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Alderson. In one of Chadwick Boseman’s final films, 2019’s 21 Bridges, he plays an NYPD detective who presides over an unprecedented night. To catch two men who took down several cops in a shootout, authorities basically lock down Manhattan, shutting down every avenue they have to escape. But there’s much more to the story than Boseman’s Andre knows, and his pursuit brings him closer to the painful truth. A new animated franchise kicked off with 2001’s Shrek, a fractured fairy tale about an ogre (Mike Myers) who embarks on a mission to save a beautiful princess with a secret (Cameron Diaz) in exchange for the villainous Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) evicting all the new arrivals overrunning his formerly peaceful swamp. Three sequels, a spinoff movie, and more Shrek-related projects followed. Shrek 2 is also new to streaming on Netflix this month.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb RELATED: For more recommendations sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Lakeith Stanfield (Knives Out, The Harder They Fall) plays Cash, a struggling man who becomes a star telemarketer when he begins using his “white voice” on the phone, in the wild anti-capitalist 2018 comedy, Sorry to Bother You. Don’t let anybody spoil this movie’s surrealist elements for you—go in as pure as you can and strap in for the ride. While its long-awaited sequel wasn’t as well-received, the original Zoolander is still a comedy classic. Ben Stiller plays a dim male model who’s roped unknowingly into an assassination plot, all while searching for meaning in life beyond how great it is to be “really, really ridiculously good-looking.” Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, and the late Jerry Stiller are among the supporting cast. RELATED: 6 Oscar Movies You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend.
