The Best Movies on Netflix Instant You Aren't Watching - Volume 5

A new month; a new slew of movies that have arrived and departed on Netflix Instant.  It's easy to overlook great films on Netflix Instant when they keep recommending 'Christmas with the Kranks' to you. Let's take a gander at which movies are currently worth your (valuable) time:

Dramas

Philomena

After the Wedding

Rain Man 

Comedies

Trading Places 

Hot Fuzz

Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion

Classics

2001: A Space Odyssey 

Laura

Rocky

Cult Classics

Labyrinth 

Trainspotting

Clerks 

Independent

2 Days In New York

Somewhere

Reservoir Dogs

Romantic

Jerry Macguire 

Moonrise Kingdom

Muriel's Wedding 

Crime/Thrillers

Pi

American Psycho 

Fatal Attraction

Don't forget to check out former volumes: 1, 2, 3 and 4.  

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The Best Movies on Netflix Instant You Aren't Watching - Volume 4

You still have nearly a month or so until new television programing returns for premiere season.  In the meantime, catch up on some hidden cinematic gems found on none-other than Netflix Instant.  Go ahead and magnify and diversify your already spectacular queue with the titles listed below.

Independent

Big Night

Tetro

Following

Comedies
Skeleton Twins
Jim Gaffigan - Beyond the Pale
Heathers

Dramas

Sophie's Choice

The Hours

Terms of Endearment

Documentaries

Wrecking Crew

Exit Through the Gift Shop

What Happened Miss Simone

Thrillers/Action

Nightcrawler

The Hurt Locker

Rosemary's Baby

Classics

To Kill A Mockingbird

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

From Here to Eternity

Romance

High Fidelity

Beyond the Lights

Bella

Foreign

A Trip To The Moon

Ida

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

For additional recommendations, be sure to check out my past editions: 1, 2 and 3

Which movies do you recommend on Netflix Instant?

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Best Movies On Netflix Instant You Aren't Watching Volume 3

As a society, we tend to cherish the act of instant gratification.  Instead of having to wait for a worthwhile movie in the mail via Netflix, we would much rather watch what is right in front of us through Netflix Instant.  (Even if that offering....has little to offer.)   Time is precious; don't waste it.  Once again, I've prepare a slew of films on Netflix Instant that you should consume if you're on a high art diet. 

Documentaries

The Thin Blue Line

Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton

Life Itself

Dramas

Chinatown
There Will Be Blood

Mary and Max

Thrillers/Crime

The French Connection

In The Bedroom

Taxi Driver

Independent

Fruitvale Station

Last Night

Kicking and Screaming (Noah Baumbach)

Comedies

This Is Spinal Tap

Harold and Maude

The Big Lebowski

Romance

Walking and Talking

Silver Linings Playbook

A Room With A View

Classics
Charade

All About Eve

The Bicycle Thief

If you aren't satisfied with this listing, be sure to check out volumes 1 and 2. 

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March 2015 Releases on Netflix Instant Play

March is drawing near, and so are the latest instant play releases on Netflix.  Take a gander for yourself so you can update your Netflix queue.  Which movies or TV show are you anticipating?  Or better yet, which movies or TV shows do you wish were offered on Netflix Instant?

March 1

Evelyn

Finding Neverland

Mercy Rule

Monster High 13 Wishes

Monster High: Ghouls Rule

30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men

Patch Adams

Rules of Engagement

Teen Witch

The Brothers Grimm

March 5

Food Chains

The ABCs of Death 2

March 6

Aziz Ansari Live at Madison Square Garden

My Own Man

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

March 7

Archer: Season 5

Glee: Season 5

March 9

After the Fall

Cesar Chavez

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club

March 10

Monster High: Haunted

March 11

How to Train Your Dragon 2

March 15

3rd Rock From the Sun: Complete Series

A Different World: Complete Series

Marvel & ESPN Films Present: 1 of 1: Genesis

March 17

You're Not You

Dummy

March 19

Life Itself

March 20

Bloodline: Season 1

God's Not Dead

March 22

Mad Men: Season 7

March 23

November Man

March 25

Garfunkel and Oates: Season 1

Turn: Season 1

March 27

Trailer Park Boys: Season 9

Frankie & Alice

March 31

Ask Me Anything

The Man with the Iron Fists

The Best Movies On Netflix You Aren't Watching Volume 2

It's a shame that the Netflix recommendation site A Better Queue is no longer available.  Although I can't help you filter Netflix instant movies based on Rotten Tomatoes reviews, I will provide you with suggestions that have at least a 60% or above from our favorite fresh certified movie review aggregator.

I must warn you, however, that the Netflix Instant pickings are as slim as ever this year.  In fact, who am I to say you have overlooked these flicks?  Often times, however, some of your favorite films aren't always easily displayed on Netflix.  So go ahead either check out a new title or indulge in your old favorites.  

Without further ado, here is my second volume of Netflix Instant recommendations:

Comedies

Chef

Frank

Election

Dramas

Almost Famous

The Station Agent

American Beauty

Independent

Swingers

Short Term 12

Frances Ha

Foreign

The Trip to Italy 

Let the Right One In

Amelie

Romantic

The One I Love

Annie Hall

Adventureland

Thrillers/Crime

Zodiac

Deadman

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Documentaries

20 Feet From Stardom

Room 237

Man On Wire

Classics

Sunset Boulevard

The Apartment

The Odd Couple

What are some of your Netflix Instant recommendations?  

The Best Movies on Netflix Instant You Aren’t Watching

Are you in between TV shows on Netflix?  Tired of Netflix Instant recommending campy straight-to-DVD sequels?  Does it take you 30 minutes to select a movie?  Sometimes it is difficult to stumble upon a film on Netflix that possesses watchable merit.  Don’t fret, for I have selected a slew of worthy picks you may have overlooked.   All of these film selections are tomato-certified on Rotten Tomatoes, therefore, you know that these options are exceptional....or at least better than Sharknado. What are some of your favorite Netflix gems?

Classics

- The Conversation

- Metropolis

- 12 Angry Men

Foreign

- Cinema Paradiso

- The Triplets of Belleville

- The Intouchables

Documentaries

- The Act of Killing

-Who is Harry Nilsson

- Hoop Dreams

Independent 

- Nebraska

- Bernie

- Happy-Go-Lucky

Dramas

- The Fisher King

- Glengary Glen Ross

- City of God

Comedies

- New in Town (John Mulaney)

- In the Loop

- The Purple Rose of Cairo

Romantic

- Submarine

- Beautiful Girls

- Much Ado About Nothing (Joss Whedon)

Crime/Thrillers

- In Bruges

- Jackie Brown

- Usual Suspects