does anyone have movies to suggest on netflix?

[Eren]

The Get Down It's a series, not a movie but it's very good.

 

[Dor]

I need a movie that will pull me in me because I am not easily distracted, usually I am 99% in my demonic mind whatever I'm doing.
I most like psychological thrillers, anything creepy and that does NOT have a happy ending because that annoys the crap out of me. Something like Gone Girl... along those lines. Or The OA, I quite enjoyed that series. would be nice if it had some psycho characters and a bit of blood is nice too.
I know netflix has different movies in each country so this might not work but I think a lot of the movies are the same. maybe. sorry I am so lame I can't even pick a movie but just thought you guys might have some cool suggestions

Have you watched the series Oz? The degeneracy and brutality is amazing, and it's such a incredibly clever series.

 

[therhydler]

Have you watched the series Oz? The degeneracy and brutality is amazing, and it's such a incredibly clever series.

I haven't seen it, thanks for the recommendation :)

 

[HelensNepenthe]

Park Chan Wook has directed some awesome psychological thrillers in the last 15 years. Old Boy (2003) and The Handmaiden (2015).

 

[agreement]

Don't watch IO, I've rated it 4/10 yesterday.

It seems written by a bad movie A.I.

 

[waived]

Thirding haunting of hill house. I'm watching the 2nd episode right now.

Binge watching this show is actual torture.

 

[TheCrow]

Already watched all the episodes probably more than once ;) best show ever

My favorite is the San Junipero episode! Ugh, LOVE.

 

[Elek]

I really enjoyed Suicide Room: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/suicide_room/

 

[Sickman75]

I'm on my 3rd watch of breaking bad maybe you'd be interested in that

 

[CJM]

Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Amazing series!

 

[cherub]

Stanford Prison Experiment

 

[Trulysorry]

Not a movie but a show.. lilyhammer

 

[not_a_robot]

I am watching the Clovehitch Killer right now and it is terrible but good

 

[Soul]

The Rolling Thunder Revue

 

[blanketyblk]

Booksmart.. oh to be young again

oh and if you want a laugh. Behind the Curve

 

[Soul]

If a series counts: The Umbrella Academy was enjoyable. Good music.

Is Roman J Israel Esq on Netflix or HBO? Either way it's a brilliant performance.

 

[RM5998]

Going off of the We Need To Talk About Kevin recommendation, I'd add You Were Never Really Here, another Lynne Ramsay movie. It does have a happy ending, but one that isn't exactly saccharine. Also, I'm going to recommend 5 Centimeters Per Second just to make more and more people watch that movie.

For TV, the eternal recommendation is Bojack Horseman.

 

[Nutcase]

I can't watch movies anymore, too much anxiety.

 

[oopswronglife]

Chernobyl was great. The series, not the explosion.

 

[Severen]

I have heard a lot of good things about the Chernobyl series.

Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Amazing series!

I'm into everything Vietnam War related. It's too bad, a lot of the history surrounding that war has been whitewashed though.

 

[Soul]

The Chernobyl series is quite well done, but it rather inexplicably skips some bits that were quite significant to people in Central/Eastern Europe at the time (the May 1st parades and the Peace Race).

 

[Severen]

The Chernobyl series is quite well done, but it rather inexplicably skips some bits that were quite significant to people in Central/Eastern Europe at the time (the May 1st parades and the Peace Race).

Can you please tell us about what was skipped?

 

[Soul]

Can you please tell us about what was skipped?

The Soviet government callously decided that May First parades and celebrations would proceed as usual despite the radiation. Same with the Peace Race - a yearly international bicycle race, which (as luck would have it) started in Ukraine that year.

Radio Prague International

www.radio.cz

 

[RM5998]

The Chernobyl series is quite well done, but it rather inexplicably skips some bits that were quite significant to people in Central/Eastern Europe at the time (the May 1st parades and the Peace Race).

I've watched the first episode, and I've also listened to the accompanying podcast, which explains the show's creative decisions and discusses the actual historical background. Maybe they discussed it there?

 

[not_a_robot]

Going off of the We Need To Talk About Kevin recommendation, I'd add You Were Never Really Here, another Lynne Ramsay movie. It does have a happy ending, but one that isn't exactly saccharine. Also, I'm going to recommend 5 Centimeters Per Second just to make more and more people watch that movie.

For TV, the eternal recommendation is Bojack Horseman.

Also Your Friends And Neighbors and In the Company of Men. Great portrayals of casual psychopaths.

 

[Soul]

I've watched the first episode, and I've also listened to the accompanying podcast, which explains the show's creative decisions and discusses the actual historical background. Maybe they discussed it there?

Maybe! I'm not a podcast type of soul. People here (Poland) were disappointed that suddenly the series jumped to May 2nd. I guess the story was complicated enough without having to explain May 1st celebrations and a bicycle race not enough people have heard of.

The acting in the series is mainly excellent, especially the small bureaucratic roles.

 

[RM5998]

Maybe! I'm not a podcast type of soul. People here (Poland) were disappointed that suddenly the series jumped to May 2nd. I guess the story was complicated enough without having to explain May 1st celebrations and a bicycle race not enough people have heard of.

The acting in the series is mainly excellent, especially the small bureaucratic roles.

The podcast is really interesting... the first episode discusses what they chose to drop, what they chose to show and why they chose to show it how they did, and how it ties into the 'cost of lies' theme. The showrunner, Craig Mazin, wanted to make sure that when the show was talking about a theme like that, they kept clear what is historically accurate and what is there for dramatic engagement.
The first episode of the podcast has a part where Craig discusses how the Chernobyl disaster was one that could have happened only in the Soviet Union, but also could only have been as effectively dealt with only in the Soviet Union, due to the socialist idea of caring for your fellow people. I found a large number of people who were talking about how they would have rather faced certain death over participating in the clean-up program - which is something that according to Craig was antithetical to the mindset a lot of the people who participated in the clean-up.

Also Your Friends And Neighbors and In the Company of Men. Great portrayals of casual psychopaths.

I'd heard of the second, never gotten around to watching it. I like Aaron Eckhart, might need to get my hands on these movies sometime.
Speaking of Aaron Eckhart, Thank You For Smoking is an amazing movie.

 

[not_a_robot]

The podcast is really interesting... the first episode discusses what they chose to drop, what they chose to show and why they chose to show it how they did, and how it ties into the 'cost of lies' theme. The showrunner, Craig Mazin, wanted to make sure that when the show was talking about a theme like that, they kept clear what is historically accurate and what is there for dramatic engagement.
The first episode of the podcast has a part where Craig discusses how the Chernobyl disaster was one that could have happened only in the Soviet Union, but also could only have been as effectively dealt with only in the Soviet Union, due to the socialist idea of caring for your fellow people. I found a large number of people who were talking about how they would have rather faced certain death over participating in the clean-up program - which is something that according to Craig was antithetical to the mindset a lot of the people who participated in the clean-up.

I'd heard of the second, never gotten around to watching it. I like Aaron Eckhart, might need to get my hands on these movies sometime.
Speaking of Aaron Eckhart, Thank You For Smoking is an amazing movie.

He's amazing. I still think Company of Men is his best work. I adore Neil LaBute, he's called a misanthrope but I think he's only honest. It's humans who are misanthropic, his work is just a teaching tool.
All I will say about it is most people totally miss the point of that movie, but I am confident you'll see it.

 

[oopswronglife]

The Soviet government callously decided that May First parades and celebrations would proceed as usual despite the radiation. Same with the Peace Race - a yearly international bicycle race, which (as luck would have it) started in Ukraine that year.

Almost positive there was a passing reference to the May Day part in some throwaway dialogue. Maybe I am imagining it though.

 

[Soul]

Almost positive there was a passing reference to the May Day part in some throwaway dialogue. Maybe I am imagining it though.

I think they did mention May Day but without making the point that it was a major communist holiday with all sorts of obligatory marching around that was absolutely not a good idea amid billows of radiation.

Here's an article about the ramifications of those parades:

Holding a Parade in the Days After Chernobyl Was a Mistake

It destroyed the trust the people felt for their leaders

time.com