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Netflix film worth a watch

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Whitewavemark2 Sun 21-Jul-24 07:28:47

Mrs Harris goes to Paris.

A lovely gentle watch. Set in the late 50s.

Cadeby Fri 09-Aug-24 17:27:57

Gave up on Mrs Harris and Chesil Beach. I enjoy things like Unforgiven and the Harlan Coben series.

JaneJudge Fri 09-Aug-24 17:17:28

Just watched page eight it was good

nanna8 Fri 09-Aug-24 14:36:40

I think you get better stuff than we do . I have got Britbox which is all British. Much better . They interfere with our Netflix because some different companies , like Foxtel, get rights for all the good things . ( Not many of us like all the American stuff here!)

Greyduster Fri 09-Aug-24 14:07:59

I agree ‘Wicked Little Letters’ is a good film if you can see past the foul language. ‘Page Eight’ is a good film - Bill Nighy and a strong cast of well known names. It, and ‘Green Book’ (superb) are both on Netflix.

MissInterpreted Fri 09-Aug-24 13:37:30

I liked The Sinner and loved Wicked Little Letters! The latter probably not ideal viewing for anyone who comes over all faint at the merest swear word! grin

JaneJudge Fri 09-Aug-24 13:17:26

I will try bird box
Nanna8, there is a lot of British stuff on there and comedy. I'm not sure about Australian though

nanna8 Fri 09-Aug-24 10:34:37

I’ve just cancelled our Netflix subscription because I can never find anything to watch,everything is so American. I will probably rejoin one day, maybe ( or maybe not). They put the price up here but the offerings were worse. I have Amazon Prime but might not renew that, either, for similar reasons.

Oreo Fri 09-Aug-24 10:23:52

Bird Box and Bird Box Barcelona.
The first one is particularly good and great acting.

annodomini Fri 09-Aug-24 10:17:34

Wicked Little Letters - Netflix. Starring Olivia Coleman, and allegedly based on true events. Who is sending anonymous letters using very naughty language? It has very varied reviews, but I'm with the critics who enjoyed it.

JaneJudge Fri 09-Aug-24 09:41:28

another good film 'Joyride' though again it is a bit sweary - Olivia Coleman and the young actor very, very good

Yesterday i watched Georgia rule and that was very good too

Not sure what to watch now...

JaneJudge Fri 26-Jul-24 14:07:31

I've just finished High Country, it was really good. I've hurt my knee so I'm trying to rest up btw...

Aveline Fri 26-Jul-24 08:43:35

I really wish there was a second series of High Country right now!
Fisk is very good too btw. It's a comedy series but I really enjoyed it. Australian TV is really good.

JaneJudge Fri 26-Jul-24 08:13:24

Oh there was just so much blood in the first episode that I hade to turn off re the sinner

I started watching high country on iplayer and it’s less gory!

Wyllow3 Thu 25-Jul-24 21:42:37

Good to have recommendations.

Highly recommend"Green Book" is brilliant, top film.

still on the lookout for not too OTT thrillers/crime.

"Sinners" sounding a bit gloomy

CanadianGran Thu 25-Jul-24 21:21:33

We started watching The Sinner, and I think we got through one season, but there was something about the way it was filmed that bothered me somehow. The lighting was very blueish, and the main character hardly spoke at all. It was all in all pretty gloomy.

I loved Where the Crawdads Sing; I had read the book and looked forward to seeing how they would film the setting and atmosphere. The actual plot was a bit thin at the end, but I could forgive that.

Mrs. Harris was enjoyable - yes, it was a fluffy, shallow movie, but I really enjoyed it for what is was.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is enjoyable. A comedy-drama set in New Zealand, a boy and his foster father get lost in the wilderness, and a bit of silly manhunt ensues.

JaneJudge Thu 25-Jul-24 16:20:24

I have started on the sinner and I just cannot watch it

JaneJudge Thu 25-Jul-24 15:20:46

Find me falling is another nice film smile on netflix

JaneJudge Tue 23-Jul-24 11:46:19

I loved where the crawdads sing

JaneJudge Tue 23-Jul-24 11:45:32

we watched Mrs Harris goes to Paris Sunday night and enjoyed it smile it was a very gentle film

Yesterday afternoon I watched lost boys and the fairies. I wish someone had warned me how sad it was. I really cried blush I most probably needed to but it was such a moving story

Now i don't know what to move onto!

Dillonsgranma Mon 22-Jul-24 18:46:27

Have just watched Mrs Harris goes to Paris and thorough enjoyed it. Thank you for the recommendation 😍

ferry23 Mon 22-Jul-24 17:38:35

Lahlah65

Finally managed to watch ‘Where the crawdads sing’, which is a rather romanticised version of the book, but a nice easy, undemanding watch.

How we all see things differently. I enjoyed "Where the Crawdads Sing" but I found it quite dark and somewhat disturbing in parts.

Scenes of domestic violence, or violence of any kind, child abandonment and rape are neither undemanding or easy for me. sad

I watched Find me Falling yesterday and that was an easy watch. But definitely shades of "Mamma Mia" in the storyline.

oodles Mon 22-Jul-24 16:40:01

Living is worth a watch. A man who discovers he is terminally I'll starts enjoying life and goes back to work and pushes through a children's playground which has been put on the back burner

Lahlah65 Mon 22-Jul-24 15:06:56

Finally managed to watch ‘Where the crawdads sing’, which is a rather romanticised version of the book, but a nice easy, undemanding watch.

Lahlah65 Mon 22-Jul-24 15:04:49

Myself and DDs arranged a ‘matinee afternoon’ for my mum (89) and watched this film with popcorn and boxes of chocolates. It was lovely.

SaxonGrace Mon 22-Jul-24 13:50:05

Yes I remember a similar story in a black and white film, I believe it was Kathleen Harrison in the title role.