Top 5 titles you need to watch this weekend as Netflix prepares to remove them in just days
While we'd all like to think that our favorite movies will stay on Netflix forever, sadly this isn't the case.
As any Netflix subscriber will know, Netflix originals will of course remain on the platform, but others don't.
Why? Because Netflix doesn't own all the content it streams, and when a licensing agreement expires, it has to take the film or TV series down from the site.
For example, the likes of Dunkirk, The Breakfast Club, Everest, Lucy, and Matilda have all exited the platform in August, TUDUM previously shared, and now a series of other fan favorites are leaving Netflix in early September.
With that in mind, for this week's UNILAD RANKED, we found some of the best movies with scores over 90 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes that are leaving Netflix in the coming days. You're welcome!
Barbarian - 92%
2022's Barbarian boasts an impressive 92 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes with one reviewer hailing the horror as 'smart, well-produced, and suspenseful'. Others have compared the movie to Jordan Peele's Nope.
It star Bill Skarsgård is in the film alongside Georgina Campbell (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and Justin Long (Tusk, New Girl, and He's Just Not That Into You).
If you have an Airbnb booking anytime soon, then you might think twice about watching Barbarian as the movie is about a young woman called Tess who stays at an Airbnb in Detroit to discover it's been double booked with a man named Keith (Skarsgård). Both Keith and Tess decide to stay in the accommodation at the same time, but the house isn't as it first appears after the pair find a hidden tunnel...
Barbarian leaves Netflix on September 1.
1/5
Sicario - 92%
Also coming in with 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes is Sicario.
The action-packed film boasts an all-star cast with Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place, The Fall Guy, and The Devil Wears Prada), Josh Brolin (The Goonies, Weapons, and Avengers: Infinity War), and Benicio del Toro (Reptile, The Phoenician Scheme, and Snatch).
The short synopsis given on IMDb about the 2015 film reads: "An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the US and Mexico."
One reviewer said of the movie: "A thriller wound so tight that you'll probably need a lie down and a sizeable drink afterwards."
Following its release, Sicario was nominated for numerous awards including three Oscars, three BAFTAs, and five Critics Choice Awards.
Sicario leaves Netflix on September 1.
2/5
Us - 93%
Shortly after the success of Get Out, Jordan Peele released Us starring Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o in 2019. Winston Duke (Black Panther) and Elisabeth Moss (Handmaid's Tale) also feature in the film.
The psychological horror is about a family who go on vacation to California to visit where Adelaide (Nyong'o) grew up. But things take a sinister turn when four masked intruders break into the house. When they take off their masks, they reveal that they look identical to Adelaide, her husband and kids.
Us was raved about upon its release and still has an impressive 93 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. One fan said on the reviewing platform of the film: "If you are a fan of horror, this is something that absolutely deserves a watch."
It leaves Netflix on September 1.
3/5
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - 95%
If you haven't seen Curse of the Were-Rabbit then this is a must-watch for you this weekend before it leaves Netflix.
This Aardman Studios and DreamWorks link-up is a cult classic and beat out the likes of Corpse Bride and Howl's Moving Castle for an Oscar in 2006.
The first ever Wallace & Gromit short film titled A Grand Day Out debuted in 1989 and quickly became a British staple. Another three short films then followed before the feature-length film Curse of the Were-Rabbit hit cinemas in 2005. 20 years on from its release and it still boasts 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Per the official Wallace & Gromit website, the synopsis for the film reads: "Wallace and Gromit’s latest business venture – a human pest-control outfit called ‘Anti-Pesto’ – is booming, but with days to go before the Giant Vegetable Competition, the enterprising duo are finding it hard to manage all the captive rabbits taking over West Wallaby Street."
Curse of the Were-Rabbit leaves Netflix on September 1.
4/5
Four Daughters - 96%
This hard-hitting 2023 film has long received critical acclaim and went on to receive numerous award nominations.
One Rotten Tomatoes reviewer said of the movie: "Four Daughters blends truth and fiction with rare transparency, and does it for a purpose. You won't see another film quite like it this year, or really any year."
As to what Four Daughters is about, it follows the true story of a Tunisian woman, Olfa Hamrouni, with four daughters when one day her two eldest children disappear after being radicalized by Islamic extremists. Real family members star in the film as well as actors who re-enact certain scenes.
Four Daughters leaves Netflix on September 5, so don't miss it!
5/5
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Niamh Shackleton