Movies Leaving Netflix in November 2. Posted on Friday, October 3. Jacob Hall. It’s that time again: a bunch of movies are getting ready to depart Netflix. That means you only have a few days to catch up with a batch of masterpieces, interesting curiosities, fascinating disasters, and other films worth your time. After all, once they leave streaming, you’ll actually have to get off the couch and put a DVD in the player and ugh, who wants to do that in 2. Check out our recommendations for movies leaving Netflix to watch (as well as a complete list of what’s departing) after the jump. Batman and Robin (November 1)Nearly two decades after it arrived in theaters and emotionally maimed an entire generation of superhero movie fans, Batman and Robin has evolved into a fascinating curiosity. These are the absolute best movies. These are the absolute best movies on Netflix. Stay current with a recap of today's Tech News from Digital Trends. Sure, it’s still a very bad movie, but it’s strangely watchable. This is what comic book movies used to be. This is a valuable time capsule from an age long gone. Cleopatra (November 1)The making of Cleopatra is one of those legendary Hollywood stories that practically demands a movie itself. ![]() Netflix: Movies and TV Shows Coming in November 2015. A list of new movies and TV coming to Netflix in November 2015. Movies and TV Shows Coming in November 2015.Originally budgeted at $2 million, the budget on this epic drama eventually grew to $3. Century Fox. The production was a disaster that saw director Joseph Mankiewicz brought in to replace the original director (only to be fired and rehired several times). The set was also where Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton began their famous relationship. But is the movie good? It’s the kind of overblown epic that doesn’t get made anymore and should be seen for spectacle alone. But you really need to see it so you can dig into, and appreciate, all of those behind- the- scenes stories. Fargo (November 1)Joel and Ethan Coen were making masterpieces before Fargo, but this is the one that put them on the mainstream map. A blackly comic thriller about greed, stupidity, and shoving dead bodies into wood chippers, this is one of the best movies of the ’9. Although cruel, Fargo is hilarious and ultimately warm, using Frances Mc. Dormand. The Austrian maestro of cinematic misery appropriates a horror movie concept – two psychopaths hold a family hostage in their home – and proceeds to deliver a thrilling, disgusting, deeply uncomfortable lecture about violence in film. Thankfully, it’s the kind of lecture that holds your attention. Haneke’s obvious distaste for this genre only allows him to excel at it, as he piles on horror after horror, letting his camera linger on scenes of violence long after another movie would have cut away. This film wants you to actually consider the violence on screen, to reflect on it. When the ending threatens to enter rousing, Hollywood territory, Haneke shatters the fourth wall in a moment of Brechtian brilliance to remind you that violence is never a cause for celebration or entertainment. It’s a tough watch, and it drives some genre hounds up a wall, but Funny Games is required viewing. House of Flying Daggers (November 1)Yimou Zhang. Combining a little bit of history, a handful of magic, and a whole bunch of incredible, physics- defying action, it’s the perfect next step for curious film fans hoping to dip another toe into a uniquely Chinese genre. Rudy (November 1)It’s a shame that Rudy is leaving Netflix because it’s the exact kind of movie that was built to exist on Netflix. It’s comfort food – you wake up, hungover, and just want something warm and pleasant and inspiring to convince you to keep on living for another day. The story of Sean Astin. It’s just nice and the kind of movie that you like like to have on. Bring this one back! Saw 1- 5 (November 1)Public service announcement: most of the Saw movies can be now found on Hulu, so don’t mourn their Netflix loss too much. However, if you need a quick, simple, last- minute Halloween movie fix, you can do worse than this preposterous, frequently entertaining series where even the bad entries can be pretty darn entertaining. If nothing else, the first film demands to be seen because it marks the feature debut of James Wan, who would later go on to helm The Conjuring and Furious 7. It’s hard to believe that the creator of these gnarly little movies is making Aquaman. Watch Saw now, so you can appreciate the breadth of what Wan has to offer. ![]()
The top horror movies on Netflix can be hard to find. Each month iHorror scans through new and top rated. ![]() Scream (November 1)Wes Craven. Gleefully deconstructing horror movies while being an effective horror movie, Scream is the poppier, funnier, more accessible version of Funny Games. Although best appreciated by those who will understand its numerous references and homages to classic horror films, its Agatha Christie- style Whodunnit? Based on the novella “The Body” by Stephen King, this is the ultimate coming- of- age movie, managing to blend warmth and humor and danger and nostalgia into one perfectly composed concoction. The silver lining here is that every movie fan worth his or her salt already owns a physical copy of this one, so we should all be good. The Road (November 9)John Hillcoat. By stripping the inherent romance, adventure and excitement out of the post- apocalypse, this film showcases a world dying with a whimper. The whole thing is essentially plotless, following Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit- Mc. Phee as an unnamed father and son duo on a episodic quest through a dead world, which means it can drag. Some sequences are better than others. But when The Road connects, it really connects. This is the best movie to watch if you’re ever having too good of a day. Pages: 1 2. Next page. Cool Posts From Around the Web. Surprisingly Good Horror Movies You Can Watch On Netflix Right Now. I love horror movies. WOAH big shocker there, right? A horror author who loves horror movies, who’da thought. Anyway, even though I know there are some people out there who are essentially horror snobs — in that they only watch or enjoy the best of the best — and that’s one way to do it. But me, I like to experience it all. That’s why Netflix streaming is a beautiful divine gift from the gods and I love it so much I wish I could give it a hug. Barring the terrifying less- than- one- stars that are prevalent throughout the category, I dabble in most of what Netflix has to offer in horror. There are some real gems hiding out there! So that’s why I gathered them all here in a neat little pile — so you don’t have to search endlessly for a decent horror flick. Walk with me, will you? The Houses October Built. The Houses October Built. Fair warning here: you’re going to see a lot of found footage in this list. BECAUSE I FRIGGIN LOVE IT. I don’t know what happened to this genre in the last 1. The Blair Witch Project” and now filmmakers have really stepped up their game. What used to be a lazy excuse to swing a camera around and scream has evolved into something far more interesting. ANYWAY. Halloween is my jam (durrrr of course it is) and “The Houses October Built” is perfect to watch during that time of year because it’s all about a trip in October where five friends set out in an RV, cameras in hand, to explore the country in search of “extreme” haunted houses. They visit a handful and interview the workers, which — if any of this footage is real — is almost scarier than the plot itself. Sounds like a great idea, right? OF COURSE NOT IT’S A HORROR MOVIE YOU SILLY GOOSE. This one is made all the better by the realistic dialogue and banter between the cast, not to mention that when they go through the haunts with their cameras it’s like a first- person experience — you’re going through, too, and oh BOY does it make me want it to be Halloween nowwwww. ABCs of Death 2. ABCs of Death 2. Yeah, that’s 2, not the original, and there’s good reason for that. The first one was all sorts of garbage, kind of like the filmmakers didn’t take it seriously, but the second one is a big improvement.“ABCs of Death 2” is an anthology (another of my favorite horror movie genres) made up of 2. Each was given a letter, they chose a word and made a short horror film based around that word. Innovative, different — I love it. They range from hilarious to terrifying to INCREDIBLY dark. Give it a chance, you won’t regret it! The Den. The Den. Here’s another found footage movie — but it’s not found footage in the traditional sense, it’s more millennial- era- Apple- fueled found footage. It focuses on Liz, a young woman conducting an experiment to speak with as many people as possible through a random webcam site called The Den (a thinly- veiled parody of Chat Roulette, even though she doesn’t see nearly the amount of dicks as would be expected). Things turn south quickly when a woman who claims her webcam is broken continues to stay in contact with Liz; suddenly her webcam turns on and Liz sees her brutally murdered. What follows is a nightmarish turn of events that actually had me pretty terrified. Why do I INSIST on watching these things alone in the dark? The most interesting thing about “The Den” is HOW they utilize technology to tell the story. Everything goes through either a smartphone, a computer, Go. Pro technology, you name it. It’s such a great idea and probably why “Unfriended” promptly ripped it off. One night he finds a pop- up book on his shelf and asks his mother to read it to him. The book is disturbing; it tells the story of the monster called Mister Babadook. Once you let him in, you can’t escape him. Rightfully this scares the shit out of Samuel, who’s already a handful as is. But shortly after, weird stuff starts happening around the house and Samuel blames Mister Babadook. Of course it gets worse from there. The direction in “The Babadook” is incredible (yay females in horror!) and the cinematography is fantastic. Within the first five minutes of the movie you HAAAAATE this kid right along with his stressed- out mom, and that’s the mark of a good film. If you haven’t already seen this one just GO DO IT RIGHT NOW please and thank you sorry I yelled. Jug Face. Jug Face“Jug Face” really surprised me, honestly. The title is intriguing but I probably saw it on my Netflix suggested row about 1. I’m glad I did, however, because it’s a really interesting concept. If I had to give it a genre I’d call it “backwoods gothic horror”. In a rural swamp- like community, Ada lives with her family who worships a pit with healing powers that contains a monster. She also has sex with her brother and makes very poor decisions (maybe I should’ve swapped those two). The pit needs sacrifices, however, to keep the members of the community safe from the monster within. Basically, a man named Dawai creates jugs made from clay while in a trance. The jugs all end up with faces of members of the community and the person chosen must be the sacrifice. Well, back to the bad decisions Ada makes, because she finds a new jug with her face and hides it. I mean, I get it, who wants to be monster- munchies but that sets off a whole domino effect of bad shit and. I’m so glad I live somewhere with wifi. The Taking of Deborah Logan. The Taking of Deborah Logan. I won’t spoil anything for you but this movie is the source of what is probably the creepiest gif on the Internet. She doesn’t really want to participate but she and her daughter need the money so she goes through with it. What follows is a both heartbreaking and terrifying descent into madness. Unsettling, strange, and well- shot, this one is a great found footage standard to watch on a boring Sunday afternoon. Also, it’s one of the few that made me yell “HOLY SHIT” and scare my dog off the couch. Creep. Creep. I watched “Creep” most recently because OH MY GOD A FIVE STAR HORROR MOVIE ON NETFLIX THAT’S NOT “THE BABADOOK” WHAAAAAT! Another found footage beauty, Aaron answers an ad on Craigslist for a day’s worth of filming. At a vacation home in the woods, he meets Josef, who has hired him for the job. Here’s what makes “Creep” so great: from the first moment you meet Josef, something is off, but you’re not sure. It’s not so much “bitch get out the house” vibe, but it’s enough to give you. Anyway, one of the most interesting things about “Creep” is the fact that everyone knows at least one person like Josef. I mean, maybe not to the full extent of what happens in the film, but we’ve all met someone that just feels off. Maybe they touch your arm too much or start inappropriate conversations but to ignore them or avoid them seems cruel, like you’re the one being rude. It’s just a very well- executed idea and I’m super happy to hear that it’s rumored to be a trilogy. More “Creep” please! Starry Eyes. Starry Eyes“Starry Eyes” was a Kickstarter darling that’s a little hard to describe even though I think it’s fantastic. Let me try: Sarah wants to be famous, has shitty friends, there’s lots of body horror and gross- out moments but all- in- all it works. I actually watched it because one of my favorite authors, Chuck Palahniuk, kept tweeting about the project. And it makes total sense — this is right up his alley. I don’t want to get too into the plot as it would spoil things but watch “Starry Eyes” if you’re looking less for jump scares or gore and more deep, somber horror. Good one for a rainy day. All Cheerleaders Die. All Cheerleaders Die. Lucky Mc. Kee is one of my favorites in the genre and he produced/wrote/directed the delightful “All Cheerleaders Die”. It’s just a fun romp, honestly — scary in places, hilarious in others, and the soundtrack is really fantastic. She becomes part of their popular group while Leena, your typical Wiccan Goth outsider, watches from afar. But in case you can’t tell from the title the cheerleaders don’t fare too well in this movie, and it only gets crazier from there. I feel like this one would be a great movie to watch with friends and invent a drinking game. Take a drink when you see panties! Take a drink when there’s a sick cheerleader burn! Take a drink when someone dies a horrible gory death! See, there’s a fun time to be had by all. Grave Encounters. Grave Encounters. Funny story, I actually avoided watching “Grave Encounters” for a long time because the title screen looked like a cheap ripoff of the television show “Ghost Adventures”. Turns out it is — sort of — but while it does begin with a quite excellent parody of Zak Bagans (oh I just love you with your little gelled up hair and impossibly tight t- shirts and your penchant for calling ghosts “bro”) it quickly avalanches into a really scary found footage favorite. The Grave Encounters team goes to an abandoned mental institution with a dark past (just like you’d see on “Ghost Adventures”) intending to do an overnight lockdown. However, unlike on “Ghost Adventures”, you see behind the scenes that the team doesn’t expect to find anything and are more than prepared to fake their way through an investigation. One of my favorite parts is when the Zak Bagans wannabe asks a landscaper if he’d ever seen a ghost; the gardener, with the last of the team’s petty cash in his pocket, points vaguely in one direction and says “Yes. Over there.”But guess what, the asylum has other plans. When their lockdown is over, one of the crew members notices that while his watch reads 6am it’s still pitch dark outside. And also there’s no exit. And also HOLY FUCK SO MANY GHOSTS! Watch this one in the dark. It’s intense, the reactions are realistic, and while there are quite a few jump scares they’re actually well- executed. I made my husband watch it last summer for my birthday and he’s still mad at me for it. Dead End. Dead End. Oddly enough I found “Dead End” from a You. November 2. 01. 5 Horror Movies. Filter by Year. All Years. Filter by Month. All Months. January. . February. March. . April. . May. . June. . July. August. . September. October. . November. December. Filter by Genre. Horror. All Genres. Action. Adventure. Animated. Biography. Kids. Comedy. Crime. Documentary. Drama. Fantasy. Historical Drama. Musical. Romance. Romantic Comedy. Science Fiction. Thriller. War. Western.
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