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- Based on data provided to Polygon by Netflix, here are the 10 most popular shows and movies that premiered on the platform in 2019: Murder Mystery (full review) Stranger Things 3 (full review) 6 Underground (full review) The Incredibles 2 The Irishman (full review) The Witcher (full review) Triple Frontier (full review)
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Dec 31, 2019 · As 2019 draws to a close, we thought we’d do a quick tally on the Netflix Originals released in 2019. Here’s the entire list of every Netflix Original that released in the United States throughout the year. In total, we’re counting 645 new Originals.
Best 2019 Series on Netflix. 1. Love, Death & Robots (2019– ) TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Short, Action. A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. Stars: Fred Tatasciore, Scott Whyte, Rosario Dawson, Joe Manganiello. Votes: 196,865. 2.
- Fractured
- Always Be My Maybe
- Atlantics
- Soni
- Dolemite Is My Name
- The Forest of Love
- I Lost My Body
- Marriage Story
- The Two Popes
- The Irishman
Directed by Brad Anderson, Fracturedrelies heavily on Sam Worthington’s central performance. After a near-tragedy, Ray Monroe (Worthington) brings his injured daughter Peri (Lucy Capri) and frightened wife Joanne (Lily Rabe) to a hospital, only to lose sight of them and then be told that they were never really there. The psychological thriller exce...
Explorations of culture fuel Nahnatchka Khan’s Always Be My Maybe, a romantic comedy with a loaded soundtrack. Ali Wong stars as celebrity chef Sasha Trana, while Randall Park plays her long-time pal Marcus Kim - an endearing San Francisco native who’s yet to fully take control of his life as an adult. The first half of Always Be My Maybe hits all ...
The epitome of original filmmaking, Mati Diop’s Atlantics revolves around dreams and nightmares in Dakar, Senegal. When construction worker Souleiman (Ibrahima Traoré) stresses about his financial security, he sets sail with numerous Dakar locals in search of better opportunities. Meanwhile, Ada (Mame Bineta Sane) plans to marry the brother of her ...
A Hindi-language film, Ivan Ayr’s Soniexplores gender roles in New Delhi. More specifically, it’s about the danger that women face when challenging authoritative figures. In this case, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan stars as the title character, a no-nonsense police officer trying to deal emotionally with a divorce. As Soni’s inner turmoil escalates, she bec...
In Dolemite Is My Name, a comedy icon delivers a master class in situational humor. Eddie Murphy stars as real-life filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, who made and starred in the 1975 Blaxploitation classic Dolemite. Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, Dolemite Is My Name pops from scene to scene with sharp one-liners, while Craig Brewer’s dir...
Directed by Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono, The Forest of Loveis a bizarre, 151-minute dramedy about meta filmmaking and manipulation of power. It’s a violent and provocative film centered on the mysterious Joe Murata (Kippei Shiina). At first, he’s viewed as a menace to a group of young guerrilla-style filmmakers, and could even be a sexual predator...
A French animated film directed by Jérémy Clapin, I Lost My Body features a surreal premise for a commentary about acceptance and fate. The film begins with a severed hand trying to find its body, a subplot that complements the primary storyline about a lonely pizza deliver boy named Naofel. He secretly obsesses over a customer named Gabrielle, and...
Noah Baumbach wrote and directed this Netflix Original, a film that was partially inspired by his relationship with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In Marriage Story, Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star as separating couple Nicole and Charlie Barber, who discover just how emotionally draining divorce proceedings can be. The film is surprisingly lighthear...
Whereas Marriage Story is grounded in everyday concepts, The Two Popes is more philosophically expansive. Directed by Fernando Meirelles, the drama focuses on the relationship between Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) who form a unique bond while discussing the future of the Catholic Church. Ber...
With The Irishman, Martin Scorsese shows that he’s still one of cinema’s most daring filmmakers. The 209-minute drama is based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses, which details the murder confessions of alleged hitman Frank Sheeran. Thematically, The Irishmanhearkens back to many of Scorsese’s most beloved crime classics, only the scope and struc...
- I Think You Should Leave. Point Total: 12. I honestly can't remember the last time a show scored as many genuine laughs-out-loud than I Think You Should Leave, a sketch comedy masterpiece that combines absurdity, surrealism, and a healthy dose of mudpies into art.
- Russian Doll. Point Total: 9. Russian Doll stands as one of the most satisfying and compelling pieces of television we’ve seen all year. The series takes an intriguing premise—a somewhat aimless woman keeps dying, only to wake up on the same night at the same party over and over again—and executes it to perfection.
- When They See Us. Point Total: 9. Created, co-written and expertly directed by Ava DuVernay, the four-part Netflix limited series When They See Us chronicles the notorious case of the five teenagers of color from Harlem – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise – who became labeled the Central Park Five, after being accused of a violent rape in New York in the spring of 1989.
- The Chef Show. Point Total: 9. The most delightful surprise of the year so far, The Chef Show is a heaping serving of pure joy, culinary creativity, and an endless stream of enthusiastic curiosity from Jon Favreau.
1. The Farewell, 2019. Many things clash in this beautifully layered, semi-autobiographical film of American director Lulu Wang: cultures, morals, and emotions. The result is a type of comedy that is complex and bittersweet—and based on a true lie: this is the story of a Chinese grandma whose family won't tell her that she is fatally ill.
Netflix is an American global on-demand Internet streaming media provider, that has distributed a number of original programs, including original series, specials, miniseries, documentaries and films.
Best Netflix Movies of 2019. by tlmovies | created - 30 Apr 2019 | updated - 25 Dec 2019 | Public. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Sort by: View: 26 titles. 1. The Irishman (2019) R | 209 min | Biography, Crime, Drama.
