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Sir Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings" ) takes the title role of an unscrupulous theater reviewer in the British period drama, "The Critic."

The Netflix documentary "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" is about a young man whose expansive life was only discovered after his death.

Andra Day ("The United States vs. Billie Holliday"), Glenn Close ("The Wife") and Mo'Nique ("Phat Girlz") star a new Netflix horror entry from director Lee Daniels ("Precious").

Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air") stars in and makes her directorial debut with a Netflix suspense thriller, "Woman of the Hour."

Writer/director Tyler Perry ("A Madea Homecoming") has added an adult Netflix erotic thriller to his eclectic resume. Kelly Rowland ("The Curse of Bridge Hollow") plays a lawyer who makes a bold and dangerous choice of who do defend.

 

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet ("The Reader") stars as famed WWII combat photographer Lee Miller in the biopic, "Lee."

The Netflix documentary "Will & Harper" is about a road trip with a twist, featuring comedian Will Ferrell ("Elf") and longtime "Saturday Night Live" writer, Harper Steele.

Natasha Leone ("Poker Face"), Elizabeth Olsen ("WandaVision") and Carrie Coon ("The Gilded Age") play bickering sisters in this new Netflix drama.

Crooner Harry Connick, Jr. ("Dolphin Tale") stars in a Netflix romantic comedy set on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

The Netflix documentary "Daughters" and the theatrical release "Sing Sing" are two films about unique prison programs that make good companion pieces.

Mark Wahlberg ("Arthur the King") and Halle Berry ("Monster's Ball") star in the Netflix spy comedy, "The Union."

Jean Reno ("The Professional") stars in "My Penguin Friend," a family film inspired by the unlikely true story about a poor fisherman who saves the life of a wild penguin and forms a lifelong bond.

Blake Lively ("A Simple Favor") leads the cast in a big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel.

Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally star in the latest in a string of comedies featuring actresses of a certain age.

The Netflix action thriller "Trigger Warning" marks the acting comeback of Jessica Alba after years on the sidelines. Is it worth your time?

Russell Crowe ("The Pope's Exorcist") and Liam Hemsworth ("Poker Face") star in the Netflix war thriller, "Land of Bad."

Sean Penn ("Milk") and Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Gray") star in the cab ride confessional, "Daddio."

Dev Patel wrote, produced, directed and stars in the wild and violent thriller, "Monkey Man," now available on DVD.

Netflix offers Eddie Murphy as he returns for the forth time as a wisecracking Detroit cop fighting crime in sunny California.

Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt star in the Netflix romantic comedy, "Mother of the Bride."

Adam Sandler ("Hustle," "Uncut Gems") plays a cosmonaut facing an existential crisis in the Netflix sci-fi offering, "Spaceman."

Will Ferrell ("Barbie") and Jamie Foxx ("The Burial") lend their voices to the R-rated farce, "Strays." It's a talking dog movie where the pooches use language that would make a sailor blush.

Ben Kinglsey ("Shindler's List"), Jane Curtain ("SNL") and Harriet Samson Harris ("Licorice Pizza") star in the quirky sci-fi comic drama, "Jules."

The chilling Netflix drama "Society of the Snow" is a survival drama based on a true story. This Spanish language feature is a nominee for this year's Best International Feature Oscar.

"The Zone of Interest" is a German language film that won this year's Oscar for Best International Feature. This story about the commandant of the Auschwitz death camp is now available on video on demand platforms.

The sports drama "The Iron Claw" tells the tale of pro wrestling's famous Von Erich family. Zac Efron ("The Greatest Showman") and Jeremy Allen White (TV's "The Bear") lead the cast in a gritty, somber drama featuring the triumphs and tragedies experienced by the grappling clan.

Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut with the wacky Netflix comedy, "Unfrosted," about the rise of the Pop Tart.

Jennifer Lopez plays an analyst who tries to save the world from a rouge AI robot in the Netflix sci-fi action epic, "Atlas."

"The Last Stop in Yuma County" is a neo-noir suspense flick that plays like an old school drive-in thriller.

"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the fourth entry in the rebooted "Planet of the Apes" franchise which serves as a prequel to the original story. It takes place 300 years after the apes gained intelligence.

Tom Wolf's controversial 1998 novel gets the Netflix mini-series treatment from writer David E. Kelly ("Ally McBeal") and directors Regina King ("One Night in Miami") and Thomas Schlamme ("The West Wing"). Jeff Daniels ("The Newsroom"), Diane Lane ("Feud: Capote vs. The Swans") and Aml Ameen ("The Maze Runner") lead the cast.

The folks at Aardman Studios took 23 years before they released a sequel to their popular animated comedy, "Chicken Run," now on Netflix.

Director Ava DuVernay's drama "Origin" is a drama about the personal challenges that journalist Isabel Wilkerson endured as she researched her non-fiction book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontents." Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ("King Richard") portrays the author.

Does Alex Garland's controversial drama "Civil War" live up to the hype? Kirsten Dunst stars in a speculative thriller showing what a split in our Union might look like.

The lead-up to Prince Andrew's notorious 2019 BBC Newsnight interview is the subject of the Netflix drama, "Scoop." Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell lead the cast.

Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin receives the biopic treatment in the Netflix drama, "Rustin." Coleman Domingo received an Oscar nomination for his performance.

Oscar winner Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk") stars as congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in the Netflix biopic, "Shirley."

Jeffrey Wright ("Westworld") plays an African American writer forced to compromise in the observant comedy, "American Fiction."

The big winner at the Cannes Film Festival is an involving French courtroom drama that also received an Oscar for it's screenplay.