I enjoy movies as much as the next student, but between the rising prices of movie tickets and the limited selection of a one-theater town it gets pricey and mundane. With so many different ways to watch movies, with Redbox and Netflix and other methods of rentals it doesn't make sense to stick with one only one option.
Netflix can be one of the cheaper choices but are the options really worth paying for? Of course there are a handful of somewhat new films, but other than catching up on TV series one season at a time, the selection seems scarce and only full of indie films or ones you missed in theatres for good reason.
While it may not be the best source for the latest blockbusters, Netflix has some pretty cool movies, if you're willing to search for them. To cut some of your searching time, here are few you should add to your instant queue.
Red Lights
Possibly one of the best movies I've seen in the past year, "Red Lights" is an engaging thriller about two researchers exposing the fake psychics. Starring Robert DiNiro, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy, this is a suspenseful film that you shouldn't miss if you have access to a Netflix account.
The Fall
With all the CGI that makes movies like "Oz the Great and Powerful" so gorgeous, this film does with actual settings and vibrant costumes. Set in California during the silent film era, this film follows a young immigrant girl who befriends a depressed stunt man during her stay in a hospital. The rest follows with some of the most beautiful and captivating storytelling I've seen.
Safety Not Guaranteed
If you haven't watched an indie movie on Netflix, you obviusly haven't been using your Netflix account much. Rather than going through the plethora of Sundance picks, "Safety Not Guarenteed" is a gateway film into the world of independent movies. The film focuses on three magazine reporters investigating a personal ad looking for a time-traveling companion. This is definitely one of the most interesting looks at the usually over done idea of time-travel.
Brick
From the same director that brought you "Looper," this one stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a detective story set in a modern high school rather than the 1940s. It may take a while to get into the cadance of the dialogue, but it pays off for any one who follows the story to its end.
Killing Bono
Like the title teases, the story focuses around an Irish musician with a longstanding distain of the U2 front man as he struggles for recognition to compete against his famous former schoolmate. Based off a true story, there are plenty of hilarious twists and turns to this colorful film.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Anyone who enjoyed "Zombieland" or "Cabin in the Woods" will get a laugh out of this horror-comedy. A retelling of the young kids attacked in the woods, this movie focuses on the misunderstood, well-meaning rednecks who are trying to help some teenagers who keep getting killed.
Let the Right One In
Yes, this one is in Swedish, but stick with me, it's worth it. If you're going to watch any foreign film, I would suggest this one. This Swedish horror flick returns to the world where vampires are terrifying rather than sparkly.
The Decoy Bride
For anyone craving a romantic comedy, this is an obvious pick. As an acclaimed English writer attempts to marry his A-list fiance, a small town Scottish girl is hired to avert the paparazzi. Hilarity ensues in way American chick-flicks has failed to achieve.
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