Netflix- good movies

American Beauty

Sam Mendes · 1999

Divertida, inquietante y sorprendente incursión en la América suburbana a través de las vidas de Lester y Carolyn, una pareja perteneciente a la clase medio-alta cuyo matrimonio -y cuyas vidas- lentamente se deshacen. Carolyn odia a su marido, su hija lo desprecia y su jefe está a punto de despedirlo. Así que Lester decide cambiar algunas cosas en su vida; a medida que va siendo más libre, consigue ser más feliz, lo que enfurece más a su esposa y a su hija.

Bridget Jones's Diary

Sharon Maguire · 2001

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her various imperfections. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance into whom Bridget cannot seem to stop running or help finding quietly attractive.

Gladiator

Ridley Scott · 2000

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

As Good as It Gets

James L. Brooks · 1997

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

The Theory of Everything

James Marsh · 2014

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

Love & Other Drugs

Edward Zwick · 2010

Finales de los años noventa. Jamie (Gyllenhaal) es un joven cuyo irresistible encanto funciona no sólo con las mujeres, sino también dentro del despiadado mundo de las ventas farmacéuticas. Un día, en una clínica, conoce a Maggie (Hathaway), una chica muy independiente que tiene la enfermedad de Parkinson. La atracción es mutua y da lugar a una relación amorosa. El film se basa en una historia real: la de Jamie Reidy, un vendedor de Pfizer (empresa farmaceútica que puso a la venta la Viagra) que sacó a la luz algunas de las malas prácticas de las compañías farmacéuticas.

Us

Jordan Peele · 2019

Adelaide e Gabe levam a família para passar um fim de semana na praia e descansar. Eles começam a aproveitar o ensolarado local, mas a chegada de um grupo misterioso muda tudo e a família se torna refém de seres com aparências iguais às suas.

Howl's Moving Castle

Hayao Miyazaki · 2004

La jeune Sophie, âgée de 18 ans, travaille sans relâche dans la boutique de chapelier que tenait son père avant de mourir. Lors de l’une de ses rares sorties en ville, elle fait la connaissance de Hauru le Magicien. Celui‐ci est extrêmement séduisant, mais n’a pas beaucoup de caractère… Se méprenant sur leur relation, une sorcière jette un épouvantable sort sur Sophie et la transforme en vieille femme de 90 ans. Accablée, Sophie s’enfuit et erre dans les terres désolées. Par hasard, elle pénètre dans le Château Ambulant de Hauru et, cachant sa véritable identité, s’y fait engager comme femme de ménage. Cette « vieille dame » aussi mystérieuse que dynamique va bientôt redonner une nouvelle vie à l’ancienne demeure. Plus énergique que jamais, Sophie accomplit des miracles. Quel fabuleux destin l’attend  ? Et si son histoire avec Hauru n’en était qu’à son véritable commencement  ?

To the Bone

Marti Noxon · 2017

Ellen, 20 ans, atteinte d'anorexie mentale, entreprend sous la houlette d'un médecin peu conventionnel un voyage poignant mais parfois drôle à la découverte d'elle-même.

No Country for Old Men

Ethan Coen · 2007

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

Lucy

Luc Besson · 2014

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Jaws

Steven Spielberg · 1975

À quelques jours du début de la saison estivale, les habitants de la petite station balnéaire d'Amity sont mis en émoi par la découverte sur le littoral du corps atrocement mutilé d'une jeune vacancière. Pour Martin Brody, le chef de la police, il ne fait aucun doute que la jeune fille a été victime d'un requin. Il décide alors d'interdire l'accès aux plages mais se heurte à l'hostilité du maire uniquement intéressé par l'afflux des touristes. Pendant ce temps, le requin continue à semer la terreur le long des côtes et à dévorer les baigneurs…

Scarface

Brian De Palma · 1983

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

Forrest Gump

Robert Zemeckis · 1994

Forrest Gump es un chico con deficiencias mentales no muy profundas y con alguna incapacidad motora que, a pesar de todo, llegará a convertirse, entre otras cosas, en un héroe durante la Guerra del Vietnam. Su persistencia y bondad le llevarán a conseguir una gran fortuna, ser objeto del clamor popular y a codearse con las más altas esferas sociales y políticas del país. Siempre sin olvidar a Jenny, su gran amor desde que era niño.

The Virgin Suicides

Sofia Coppola · 2000

Girl, Interrupted

James Mangold · 1999

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

Life or Something Like It

Stephen Herek · 2002

A reporter Lanie Kerrigan interviews a psychic homeless man for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead he tells her that her life has no meaning and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...

tick, tick... BOOM!

Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2021

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki · 2001

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

Taxi Driver

Martin Scorsese · 1976

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.

Clueless

Amy Heckerling · 1995

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.

White Chicks

Keenen Ivory Wayans · 2004

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.