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The miracle and the curse of Netflix are one and the same: There is so much damn stuff to watch. In fact, if you're not sure exactly what you're looking for, you can end up wasting an hour shoveling through the plenitude of stream-able crap in search of the worthy gems. How are you supposed to Netflix and chill if you spend all your free time scrolling instead of chilling (in whichever sense of the word you please)?
Well, that's where we come in. We've sifted through Netflix Instant's many offerings to find the best films currently available. We've got something for your every mood — no, like, every mood. And we'll keep you updated week by week, adding new movies and getting rid of any no longer streaming. So click through our picks, stock up your queue, and fire up the 'flix. Happy viewing!
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If you're in the mood to get riled up about the #OscarsSoWhite debacle again, watch...
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Idris Elba delivers a terrifying — and indubitably Oscar-worthy — performance as the brutal leader of a West African rebel faction. He takes a young boy separated from his family under his wing while the country is ravaged by civil war.
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If you're in the mood to piss your pants in a classy, Sundance sort of way, watch...
The Babadook (2014)
This Australian-Canadian psychological horror film is about a single mom, her 6-year-old son, and the scariest pop-up book of all time. Do not save this for one of those late-night, insomnia-fueled solo viewings.
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If you're in the mood to see Pride and Prejudice and Zombies minus the zombies, watch...
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Keira Knightley slays — alas, only metaphorically — as the corseted, sharp-tongued heroine Elizabeth Bennet in this unapologetically romantic interpretation of the Jane Austen favorite. A modern classic as far as literary adaptations and period pieces go.
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If you're in the mood to see Pride and Prejudice re-imagined as a 21st-century rom-com, watch...
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Renée Zellweger shines as the insecure, embarrassment-prone, bumbling Brit Bridget Jones. Hugh Grant plays the charming asshole, while Colin Firth is so stubbornly cute as Darcy, you'll forgive him for calling our heroine "a verbally incontinent spinster who smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish, and dresses like her mother."
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If you're in the mood to remember that Stacey Dash was a decent actress before became a rando who says ignorantshit, watch...
Clueless (1995)
Did you know this '90s classic is based on another Jane Austen novel, Emma? Alicia Silverstone's Valley Girl Cher is a bubbly, well-intentioned matchmaker — but her meddling backfires when she falls for her step-brother (Paul Rudd). Co-stars Brittany Murphy.
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If you're in the mood to see Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo remake Big, watch...
13 Going on 30 (2004)
This perfectly charming rom-com stars Garner as an angsty, boy-crazy teenager whose wish to be "30, flirty, and thriving" is magically answered. Her childlike wonderment and the '80s-heavy soundtrack are tons of fun — plus, like any rom-com worth its salt, it co-stars Judy Greer.
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If you're in the mood to salivate over oodles of chocolate and/or Johnny Depp in his prime, watch...
Chocolat (2000)
Juliette Binoche plays young single mom and kindred chocolatier Vianne, who moves to a small French town with her daughter to open up a chocolate shop. Her nom-noms and liberal attitudes shake up the traditional townspeople's lives, and Johnny Depp rocks a braid.
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If you're in the mood to see a presidential election even more laughable than the one currently brewing, watch...
Election (1999)
Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is a high school junior with lots of ambition and questionable morals. Her face-off with her dumb jock opponent (Chris Klein) is a hilarious satire of both high school and politics.
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If you're in the mood to see Jamie Foxx kicking ass and Leonardo DiCaprio being deliciously evil, watch...
Django Unchained (2012)
Quentin Tarantino's version of a Spaghetti Western is set in the antebellum Deep South and centers on a slave turned bounty hunter trying to get back to his wife (Kerry Washington). It boasts a killer soundtrack — and one of the most outrageously satisfying revenge scenes in movie history.
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If you're in the mood to see multidimensional trans characters played by actual trans women, watch...
Tangerine (2015)
One of last year's best films is a day in the life of a trans sex worker named Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) who, having just been released from prison, recruits her BFF to exact revenge on her pimp/ex. It's impossible not to fall in love with Sin-Dee, and the movie will surprise you with both its heart and its humor.
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If you're in the mood to revisit the even-better original after seeing the live musical, watch...
Grease (1978)
Even if you hate musicals, you love Grease. Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta are smokin' as unlikely lovers Sandy and Danny, and literally every musical number is a classic — "Greased Lightnin,""Beauty School Dropout,""Summer Nights," and "You're the One That I Want," for starters.
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If you're in the mood to see Gwynnie pre-Goop and Joseph Fiennes before he became that white guy playing Michael Jackson,watch...
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
The witty Best Picture-winner poses itself as the untold origin story behind Shakespeare's greatest romance — and the film itself is a Romeo and Juliet story, complete with feuding (play)houses and star-crossed lovers. Paltrow and Fiennes sparkle as the leads, but Judi Dench steals the show with her Oscar-winning turn as a shrewd Queen Elizabeth.
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If you're in the mood for a less pretentious, slightly more realistic version of Girls, watch...
Frances Ha (2012)
The fabulously talented Greta Gerwig co-wrote and co-stars in this refreshing black-and-white comedy about a twentysomething Brooklynite looking for a career, love, and a general sense of purpose. Sound familiar? Adam Driver even shows up.
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Ifyou're in the mood for a pink-coated punch of girl power, watch...
Legally Blonde (2001)
Reese Witherspoon was born to play Elle Woods, the sorority girl turned Harvard Law student with a Barbie wardrobe and Annalise Keating's courtroom sensibilities. The unexpected supporting cast is a delight; it includes Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Jennifer Coolidge, Victor Garber, Ali Larter, and a permed-out Linda Cardellini.
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If you're in the mood for a film succinctly reviewed by its own title, watch...
Dope (2015)
Three '90s hip-hop-obsessed geeks (Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons, and Tony Revolori) get mixed up with gangsters and embark on some wild misadventures. It's a very 2015 coming-of-age story, told from a fresh perspective. Oh, and the soundtrack is da bomb.
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If you're in the mood to see on-screen evidence that non-hetero women over 50 do indeed have interesting stories, watch...
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The phenomenal Annette Bening and Julianne Moore play a refreshingly realistic Los Angeles couple. Their relationship is tested when their children (a baby Josh Hutcherson and Mia Wasikowska) bring their anonymous sperm donor — a sexy, bohemian Mark Ruffalo — into the fold.
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If you're in the mood to see Mean Girls on crack, but really dark, watch...
Heathers(1988)
Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty star in this black comedy cult hit. There's cliquey gossip, alcohol, sex, cheerleading, manipulation, murder, and a cover-up (or two) in this unapologetically dark, hugely entertaining take on high school drama. Strip croquet, anyone?
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If you're in the mood to see where Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence's insane chemistry began, watch...
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
When Tiffany and Pat (Lawrence and Cooper) meet, she's mourning the death of her husband, while he's still in denial about the loss of his wife after she cheated on him. It's a messy, emotional, and at times darkly funny rom-com about beautiful, flawed people falling in love.
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If you're in the mood to make yourself feel a little better about a recent poor decision you made under the influence, watch...
Drinking Buddies (2013)
Two couples — Olivia Wilde and Ron Livingston, and Anna Kendrick and Jake Johnson — spend the weekend at a cabin together and things get, well, a little incestuous. A flirty but bittersweet (open-ended) answer to the age-old question: Can men and women just be friends?
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If you're in the mood for the sadder, feature-length version of Girls, watch...
Tiny Furniture (2010)
Meet Aura, a prototype of Hannah Horvath who spends the summer after graduation crashing at her family's Tribeca loft, getting over her recent breakup, looking for work, and generally having a quarter-life crisis. Girls' Jemima Kirke and Alex Karpovsky co-star, while Dunham's real-life mother and sister play Aura's mom and sis.
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