“The Breakfast Club” recently became available on Netflix.Universal Studios
There’s too much to stream across all platforms, and Netflix is overwhelming on its own. Thankfully, we’re here to make sure you spend more time watching films than choosing them.
Every week, we look through what’s available on the streaming service and recommend seven films you can watch over the weekend.
Some of our selections recently came to Netflix and some have been available for awhile — you might have just missed them because Netflix’s algorithm thought you wouldn’t like them.
From the Rian Johnson’s directorial debut “Brick” to to awful but somehow rewatchable “Spider-Man 3,” these are some awesome films on Netflix you can watch this weekend.
Here are seven films on Netflix you should check out (along with their scores from Rotten Tomatoes).
Note: Not all of these films are available in countries outside the United States. Apologies!
“Brick” (2006)
Netflix description: Teenage loner Brendan Fry navigates his high school’s intense social network to discover a killer’s identity after his secret crush is murdered.
Critic score: 79%
Audience score: 86%
“Brick” is many things. But most importantly it’s a film noir set in a high school, Rian Johnson’s impressive directorial debut, and it’s really good, especially for a such an ambitious director’s first feature film.
“The Breakfast Club” (1985)
Netflix description: The athlete, the brain, the criminal, the princess and the basket case break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.
Critic score: 88%
Audience score: 92%
You know this movie. It’s so rewatchable, relatable, and a perfect representation of the 80s. If you haven’t watched it in a while, give it a shot. And if you’ve never seen it, watch it now please.
“Spider-Man 3” (2007)
Netflix description: The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains in the third installment of the blockbuster adventure series.
Critic score: 63%
Audience score: 51%
“Spider-Man 3” is a horrible movie with too many villains. But it is so deliciously fun to hate-watch. Even if you saw the movie and hated it at the time, you won’t believe it when you watch again. The picture featured above is not a mistake. It is from a scene where Peter Parker dances around Manhattan, being really creepy to women right before he goes through an emo phase that lasts for a few scenes.
“Role Models” (2008) *available September 16
Netflix description: Danny and Wheeler coast their way through their jobs, but their goofing off leads to community service with the Sturdy Wings mentoring program.
Critic score: 78%
Audience score: 74%
This comedy won’t be available until Sunday, but it’s great for lazy Sundays. It’s really funny, and some of the humor which was pretty specific for things happening in 2008, like reenactment nerds and energy drinks, are fun to look back on. Those were the days!
“Summer Catch” (2001)
Netflix description: Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as a working class lad who joins a group of college players in hopes of inking a contract with a Major League Baseball team.
Critic score: 8%
Audience score: 40%
This movie is relentlessly dumb and you might lose brain cells, but Freddie Prinze Jr. is in it, and he’s quite a good rom-com lead. Even though it came out in 2001, it’s so dated and cliche that it feels a lot older.
“The River Wild” (1994)
Netflix description: A turbulent vacation turns deadly when a fugitive and his crew kidnap a river rafting guide and her family, forcing them down the dangerous river.
Critic score: 56%
Audience score: 51%
Kevin Bacon and Meryl Streep? Yes please. This movie isn’t amazing, but it’s fun to look back on a time when this unlikely pairing happened.
“Love Actually”
Netflix description: This ensemble comedy is a charming treatise on romance, telling 10 intertwining Londonlovestories, leading up to a climax on Christmas Eve.
Critic score: 63%
Audience score: 72%
Happy holidays! It’s time to watch “Love Actually.” Actually, any time is the time to watch this sweet, optimistic film in which Hugh Grant dances to The Pointer Sisters.
