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pea007 Thu 12-Mar-26 19:57:18

I’m open to anything although must admit I’m not into Fantasy much.
I watched I Swear at the cinema a couple of months ago and see it’s now on Netflix; would totally recommend it as it’s the best film I’ve seen for a few years, although as has been mentioned it’s subjective but I’ll try any recommendations on here.

CanadianGran Thu 12-Mar-26 19:49:10

It's been on Netflix for a while, but Nyad was a standout for me. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster star.

JamesandJon33 Thu 12-Mar-26 19:28:02

The Taste of Things , iplayer .

MollyNew Thu 12-Mar-26 19:16:59

TerriBull Thanks for mentioning Heartburn - I haven't seen that in years and it's so good. I still haven't watched the Holdovers, must get round to seeing it.

pea007 You'll have to give us an idea of the types of films or actors you like.

On Sky cinema, if you like serious dramas, Oppenheimer and Nuremburg are both excellent in my opinion. I also enjoyed Gladiator 2 - not as good as the first one but still worth a watch.

TerriBull Thu 12-Mar-26 18:58:18

Well films like most things in life are subjective. Without knowing what you like, I'm going to recommend these anyway. Hearburn 1986 new on Netflix, I remember seeing it when it first came out, enjoyed it nearly as much the other day, Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. The Holdovers lovely and poignant. We live in Time again a lovely film, The Dig archaelogical Anglo Saxon discovery at Sutton Hoo,featuring Ralph Fiennes, Netflix again. Those are off the top of my head, I'm sure I'll think of others.

ferry23 Thu 12-Mar-26 18:56:19

Many of my evenings are spent scrolling for so long that I go to bed and haven't watched anything!

Tell us what sort of thing you like and what you don't like.

petra Thu 12-Mar-26 18:31:57

Could you give us an idea of what you’ve watched and liked.
I spend ages scrolling to put on my watch list.

pea007 Thu 12-Mar-26 18:18:00

Could I open a discussion on good films you’ve recently seen on Netflix, Prime, Disney + and mainstream tv including BBC IPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4 and 5 equivalents.
I spend so long scrolling through the films on the above apps, not knowing whether they were worth watching or not so I’m hoping folk on here can provide some recommendations.