GoKawiilIt seems like Netflix's presence at award shows gets bigger every year, and the 2026 Academy Awards have proven that the streamer is a force to be reckoned with. Six Netflix original films earned 18 nominations this year, taking home seven, including for best animated feature and best original song for KPop Demon Hunters, best documentary short for All the Empty Rooms and best live-action short for The Singers. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein also took home three technical awards for best production design, costume design and makeup and hairstyling.
The streaming giant's combination of original films and a diverse library from other studios makes it a reliable source of entertainment, although it can sometimes be hard to narrow down what to watch. Films like Jaws and Sofia Coppola's Priscilla are currently on the platform, but not for long -- we suggest a re-watch before they leave Netflix next week. And for something completely irreverent, check out BlackBerry, the true(ish) story of the rise and fall of the once-popular mobile device, which just arrived to Netflix a few weeks ago. The film looks like it could be a parody, but it's actually a great dramatic comedy about the race to produce a pocket computer. Ahh, remember when there was a time before smartphones?
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Elevation Pictures BlackBerry (2023) There once was a time when BlackBerry was the top name in the game when it came to handheld mobile devices, but then the iPhone had to come and ruin it. BlackBerry is a comedy-drama adapted from Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff's book Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry. The film was directed by Matt Johnson (who also recently directed Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie) and stars Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel as two of the creators of the BlackBerry. It sees them through the development of the product and its rise, and to its downfall after the advent of the iPhone. The film came out around the same time as a few other movies that you could call "corporate biopics," such as Air and Flamin' Hot, but It's definitely the most quirky and fun of the bunch.
Universal Pictures Jaws (1975) Steven Spielberg's Jaws helped define what it meant to be a summer blockbuster. The film about a great white shark terrorizing a coastal community is so much more than a monster movie; it's truly one of the most iconic films of the 20th century, and it's leaving Netflix on April 30.
Searchlight Pictures 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2025) 28 Years Later and its follow-up, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple are the newest films in the zombie series about a viral outbreak that has ravaged England and placed it under quarantine with almost no contact with the rest of the world. Right now, you can catch both films on the platform; The Bone Temple just arrived last week. Ralph Fiennes portrayal as Dr. Ian Kelson is not to be missed.
Focus Features Darkest Hour (2017) Winston Churchill was not the overwhelmingly popular choice to take over as England's Prime Minister in 1940, which made his early days in office difficult as he faced adversaries from within his own government who didn't trust him to lead their country during World War II. As the German threat grew during his first year in power, Churchill was forced to make difficult, often deadly choices (with little help from America who was still not involved in the war), and those moments are captured in Darkest Hour, the 2017 film starring Gary Oldman as Churchill. The film is a great depiction of a dramatic moment in history, but it won't be sticking around for long, watch it before it leaves on April 30.
Neon Anatomy of a Fall (2023) The 2023 film Anatomy of a Fall received the 2023 Oscar for best original screenplay and was nominated for four other Academy Awards. The gripping legal drama follows a French novelist, Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller), as a woman whose husband plunges to his death from an upstairs window of their home in the Alps. Was the fall accidental? Did Sandra push him? Or did he kill himself? The mystery and ambiguity of it all will keep you guessing and forming your own opinions, and you'll never hear 50 Cent quite the same way again. The film just arrived on Netflix this month.
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