What to Watch on Netflix: March 2025 | TV/Streaming
We’re again to carry your hand and stroll you thru the brand new film choices over the following 30 days on the largest streaming service on this planet. Consider it or not, mere weeks after it was in theaters, the Gerard Butler motion sequel “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” is hitting the service, one of many few highlights this month. Different additions embody movies starring Adam Sandler, Harrison Ford, and Saoirse Ronan, together with a movie that made my high ten for Sight & Sound. Guess which one? (No, not “Friday.”)
March 1
One among Adam Sandler’s most beloved rom-coms sees him wooing a girl who has constant amnesia, performed by his “The Marriage ceremony Singer” co-star Drew Barrymore. Roger known as it “a kinder and gentler Adam Sandler.”
“Annie” (2014)
No, not the Carol Burnett traditional however the 2010s remake with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Most critics (and most audiences) blew this one off when it was launched, however I keep in mind a section when my children liked it. Possibly yours will too.
Christopher Plummer landed an Oscar for his work on this 2010 private dramedy by Mike Mills. It’s based mostly on the true story of its creator, whose father got here out when he was 75, a mere 5 years earlier than he handed. Heartfelt and true, it additionally stars Ewan McGregor.
One among Ridley Scott’s most acclaimed movies retells in harrowing element the downing of a Black Hawk helicopter in the course of the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, and the wrestle for survival of the troopers on the scene. That includes Scott at his most technically spectacular, it additionally has an unimaginable ensemble that options too many names to recount right here, however look ahead to Tom Hardy’s movie debut.
Extra Ridley! One of the crucial influential films ever made returns to Netflix in its “Last Minimize” from 2007. That is the model that Scott actually claims as his personal with out the narration, after all, the full-length model of the unicorn dream (which is just on this model) and not one of the tweaks and cuts that had been made to tone down the violence. It’s the definitive technique to see a necessary movie.
It’s exhausting to imagine that we aren’t actually that distant from the 40th anniversary of Spike Lee’s masterpiece, a drama that not solely modified the sport on its launch however stays as highly effective immediately as when it got here out. Should you haven’t seen it, right that oversight instantly, however even these of you who haven’t revisited it in years ought to take one other look. It blows my thoughts each time I watch it.
“Friday”
Ice Dice and Chris Tucker helped reshape the tradition with this smash hit, a film that was underrated in its time and nonetheless feels somewhat extra dismissed than it ought to be. It’s a lot sharper than it may appear, notably in how the nice F. Gary Grey balanced Tucker’s type with Dice’s to create comedy historical past.
J.G. Ballard’s incendiary novel of the identical title was tailored into this Ben Wheatley movie that deconstructs society within the type of one luxurious residence constructing. Set in a constructing that gives for all of the wants of its rich inhabitants, it’s a movie that begins as social drama and descends into pure chaos, and it stars Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans, Jeremy Irons, and Sienna Miller.
“The Vacation”
One among Nancy Meyers’ most beloved rom-coms doesn’t simply should be watched across the holidays. Try the flirtations and expectations of characters performed by Jude Regulation, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, and Kate Winslet any time of the 12 months. It’s so tacky that it may worsen the lactose illiberal, nevertheless it’s additionally full of such remarkably likable characters that solely Scrooge would complain too loudly.
“MA”
Octavia Spencer has had such a novel profession, sliding from blockbusters to indie dramas and all the things in between. I assume this qualifies as in between. Extra of a meme generator than a legitimately scary horror flick, it’s the story of a girl who primarily terrorizes some native youngsters, form of a Karen Gone Mad story that reportedly began life as a result of director Tate Taylor needed to make “one thing fucked up.” Mission completed!
Joe Wright directed arguably the most effective Jane Austen adaptation of all time with the film that actually made Keira Knightley a star. It additionally options an ideal, charming flip from the long run Emmy winner of Matthew Macfadyen because the unforgettable Mr. Darcy.
Bear in mind after they used to launch a brand new John Grisham film yearly, typically twice? This sharply made authorized thriller will carry you again to that period and likewise serves as an ideal flick to take a look at to honor Gene Hackman, probably the greatest to ever do it.
“Sicario”
Lengthy earlier than he went to Arrakis, Denis Villeneuve ventured to the border for this wildly profitable thriller a few authorities job drive attempting to take down a Mexican drug cartel. Villeneuve’s route is strong, however the factor that actually makes this film is arguably career-best work from Benicio del Toro, robbed of an Oscar nomination right here.
“Ted”
Who may have presumably guessed {that a} foul-mouthed toy bear would make comedy historical past? “Ted” got here alongside at simply the proper time within the wave of R-rated comedies that adopted “The Hanover,” and remodeled half a billion {dollars} worldwide, a quantity that appears inconceivable for a film like this immediately, which might in all probability simply go to Netflix straight.
“Vampires”
Sure, that is minor John Carpenter, however minor John Carpenter is main for almost anyone else. It’s uneven, messy, and peculiar, however I nonetheless kinda adore it.
Nonetheless quoted to this present day, “Marriage ceremony Crashers” really turns 20 this 12 months. Rejoice the anniversary of the film that allowed a whole lot of jerks to assume they have been the Vince Vaughn of their pal group with a rewatch on Netflix.
March 2
Mia McKenna-Bruce stars on this 2023 coming-of-age drama, making its Netflix debut this month. Our very personal Peyton Robinson liked it, giving it our highest ranking on the hyperlink above.
March 18
Saoirse Ronan offers probably the greatest performances of 2024 on this drama based mostly on the memoir of the identical title by Amy Liptrot. Ronan performs a girl who goes to the sting of the world to flee her alcoholism in a drama that’s a showcase for somebody who is really probably the greatest actresses of her era.
March 20
Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. return to the characters they performed within the 2018 hit about financial institution robbers and the boys who chase them. If that film was “Warmth,” this one is “Ronin,” a narrative instructed with a really totally different tempo that works by itself phrases.
March 28
Danny and Michael Philippou return to theaters this 12 months with an A24 film known as “Deliver Her Again,” which has an insanely great preview. See the film that put them on the map with this smash hit, the highest-grossing horror movie in A24’s historical past.
The Relaxation
“Blood and Bone” (3/1)
“Cell 211” (3/1)
“Nationwide Safety” (3/1)
“Subsequent Friday” (3/1)
“See No Evil, Hear No Evil” (3/1)
“Larissa: The Different Aspect of Anitta” (3/6)
“Scrumptious” (3/7)
“Nadaanyian” (3/7)
“When Life Offers You Tangerines” (3/7)
“The Electrical State” (3/14)
“The Life Checklist” (3/28)
“Promised Hearts” (3/31)
