Yes, the movie catalog of Netflix It is immense. And yes, every day it is more difficult to find feature films —or series— that we consider to be of very high quality. In fact, the most popular streaming platform is having a difficult streak dragging negative reviews to most new productions, losing more and more content and, consequently, users for the first time in a decade.
But that doesn’t mean that Netflix don’t have a good movie catalogue. In fact, it is still one of the best places to find some of the best feature films ever made. Some of them with such impressive plots, at times complicated, at times disconcerting, that they will make your head explode.
So, if you are looking for a movie on Netflix that will totally and completely blow your mind. That makes you think, that has an ending that leaves you speechless, these are the five feature films that you can find in its catalog and that you will not regret seeing.
The Game
The Game is an absolute relatively little-known gem from David Fincher (fight club(Seven) starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn tells the story of a millionaire banker who receives a mysterious gift from his brother. It is about participating in a game that is strangely integrated into his daily life and that, as the film progresses, makes him discover a great conspiracy.
directed after Seven —which turned out to be a huge success— and, perhaps expecting something similar, unfairly did not have the same attention or success as its predecessor. Despite the great reception by critics, it did not have the box office performance it deserved.
Years later, in an interview, Michael Douglas explained that “one of the things he’s most proud of about The Game is that there’s no guessing at the ending.” And wow, you’re right.
The Gamethat little-known film by David Finche, is available on Netflix.
Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford’s masterpiece. Yes, the fashion designer. It is a masterful movie, available on Netflix, starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher and Armie Hammer. It is a film adaptation of the psychological suspense novel called Tony and Susan published in 1993.
Amy Adams stars as Susan Morrow, an art gallery owner, who receives a manuscript of a novel from her ex-boyfriend, played by Gyllenhaal, along with an invitation to dinner.
The novel, also called Nocturnal animals, ends up occupying the entirety of Susan Morrow’s attention and also the visual narrative of the film. This resource reaches a point where the audience stops knowing if they are still seeing what the character of Amy Adams imagines when reading the novel of her ex-boyfriend, or what is happening is a reality (within the feature film) .
The result is a film with a very careful aesthetic, a captivating plot and an ending that will leave you totally, completely and utterly bewildered. Michael Shannon received an Oscar Award nomination for his performance in this feature film.
The big bet (The Big Short)
Probably the best movie directed by Adam McKay, the big bet It is based on the homonymous book by Michael Lewis, about the financial crisis from 2007 to 2010 due to the accumulation of housing and the economic bubble that broke out in the United States and dragged down the world economy.
It mixes dramatic comedy with biographical overtones and a significant load of sarcasm in the face of the coldness with which most financial institutions acted and faced the after effects of the creation of the real estate bubble that exploded and destroyed millions of jobs around the world. world.
This movie is available in Netflix It stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. Jeremy Strong, who is now widely known for his role as Kendall Roy in the television series Succession, has a supporting role. It’s not a coincidence. The series was created by McKay alongside Will Ferrell and Jesse Armstrong.
the big bet It was nominated for five Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Bale), Best Adapted Screenplay (for which they won), and Best Editing.
Moon
Moon is the feature debut of Duncan Jones (Source Code, Mute, Warcraft), also known as Zowie Bowie. Yes, he is the son of David Bowie. Starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, who brings the robot GERTY to life through his voice.
The film opens with Sam Bell (Rockwell) who is about to finish his three-year contract at the Sarang Mining Base belonging to Lunar Industries Ltd. He works coordinating the extraction of a newly found ore to generate clean energy on Earth.
Unable to communicate with earth because Lunar Industries doesn’t have time to repair the communications satellite, bored by his loneliness, he ends up discovering a terrible secret hidden in the lunar base. After an accident in a lunar vehicle, a plot twist is revealed that will make you understand everything you have already seen in a completely different way.
Moon It is considered the best independent British film of 2006 and is available on Netflix.
Annihilation
Annihilation is directed by the prolific Alex Garland, who started out writing books, especially known The Beach (adapted to film in 2000 by Danny Boyle). He then started writing scripts, like 28 days later (also directed by Boyle).
In 2015, he directed his first film, Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Sonoya Mizuno. In 2018 she released her second movie, Annihilation, which is available on Netflix.
Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Tuva Novotny, alongside Oscar Isaac, David Gyasi, and Sonoya Mizuno. It is a film adaptation of the award-winning book of the same name written by Jeff VanderMeer.
The story shows an expedition carried out by five scientists who enter an area called Area X, where a meteorite fell, and where the physical laws are different from the rest of the Earth.
The main character, played by Portman, decides to accept being part of the exploration after her husband (Oscar Isaac) returns from Area X as the only survivor in a very deteriorated physical and mental state.
But as the film progresses, it is revealed that many of the conclusions the audience reaches are dead wrong. With an ending, which of course will leave you completely surprised. In addition to a recreation of the novel, absolutely spectacular.