Four films on Netflix that are definitely worth watching over the weekend

They’re all highly recommended.

With the weekend fast approaching, it’s very likely that you’ll be making your plans for the coming days. If you fancy a night on the couch, here are some titles on Netflix that we highly recommend.

This week, we’ve opted for a mix of the relatively new and some unseen gems.

The Thin Blue Line

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100%

Plot: The fascinating, controversial and true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as “the first movie mystery to actually solve a murder,” the film is credited with overturning the conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood, a crime for which Adams was sentenced to death. With its use of expressionistic reenactments, interview material and music by Philip Glass, it pioneered a new kind of non-fiction filmmaking.

The critics said: “One of the most cinematic of documentaries. However, it never forgets for a moment its duty to anger, provoke, and probe” – BBC

Watch it if you’re in the mood for: An old school documentary that inspired the new generation.

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 86%

Plot: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

The critics said:  Fincher’s Dragon Tattoo rockets through the freezing northern European landscape like the most powerful car on the market – The Guardian

Watch it if you’re in the mood for: A bleak thriller that keeps you guessing.

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Let The Right One In

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 98%

Plot:  Oskar is a young boy who can’t seem to shake off the local bullies, but all of that begins to change when a new neighbor moves in next door. After striking up an innocent friendship with his eccentric next-door neighbor, Oskar realizes that his newfound friend has a grizzle secret.

The critics said: “a stunningly poetic work that will appeal not just to the niche market of horror fans, but to any viewer discerning enough to appreciate the beauty of melancholy” – FilmFour

Watch it if you’re in the mood for: A film that’s as haunting as it is beautiful. Yes it has been on Netflix for awhile now, but it’s so good.

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Cartel Land

Rotten tomatoes rating:  89%

Plot: A riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.

The critics said: “Matthew Heineman’s documentary about the Mexican drug wars plays like a real-life version of some grim Sam Peckinpah Western in which violence and corruption have become endemic” – Independent

Watch it if you’re in the mood for: What Season 3 of Narcos would be like if it was set in the modern era.

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