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By Claire Spellberg
@c_spellberg
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June 2, 2019, 9:00 p.m. ET
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Ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes Critic Scores!
Photos: Everett Collection, NETFLIX; Illustration: Dillen Phelps
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Last year's Best Animated Feature winner will leave you on the edge of your seat. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse follows a teenager named Miles Morales who transforms into Spider-Man in his own reality. When Miles discovers that different Spider-Men exist in other realities, the heroes unite to save the entire world (and all its dimensions) from longtime villain Wilson Fisk.
[Stream Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse on Netflix June 26]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Last year's Best Animated Feature winner will leave you on the edge of your seat. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse follows a teenager named Miles Morales who transforms into Spider-Man in his own reality. When Miles discovers that different Spider-Men exist in other realities, the heroes unite to save the entire world (and all its dimensions) from longtime villain Wilson Fisk.
[Stream Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse on Netflix June 26]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Black Mirror: Season 5
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
This month, Black Mirror returns to delight and horrify you all at once. Season 5 includes three new episodes, one of which stars the legend herself, Miley Cyrus. Other storylines follow Anthony Mackie as an unhappy husband, Madison Davenport as a teen who befriends an Alexa-like piece of technology, and Fleabag's Andrew Scott as a gun-toting man on the verge of a breakdown.
[Stream Black Mirror: Season 5 on Netflix June 5]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
This month, Black Mirror returns to delight and horrify you all at once. Season 5 includes three new episodes, one of which stars the legend herself, Miley Cyrus. Other storylines follow Anthony Mackie as an unhappy husband, Madison Davenport as a teen who befriends an Alexa-like piece of technology, and Fleabag's Andrew Scott as a gun-toting man on the verge of a breakdown.
[Stream Black Mirror: Season 5 on Netflix June 5]
Photo: Netflix
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The Dark Knight
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
The second film in Christopher Nolan's trilogy proved to be even more successful than the first. The Dark Knight follows Batman (Christian Bale) as he forms an alliance with Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to protect Gotham from the Joker (Heath Ledger). Nolan's second film introduces fans to the origins of Two-Face, reveals Rachel Dawes' (Maggie Gyllenhaal) fate, and more, making it a must-see installment in the franchise -- and really, a must-see film in general.
[Stream The Dark Knight on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
The second film in Christopher Nolan's trilogy proved to be even more successful than the first. The Dark Knight follows Batman (Christian Bale) as he forms an alliance with Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to protect Gotham from the Joker (Heath Ledger). Nolan's second film introduces fans to the origins of Two-Face, reveals Rachel Dawes' (Maggie Gyllenhaal) fate, and more, making it a must-see installment in the franchise -- and really, a must-see film in general.
[Stream The Dark Knight on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Carrie
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Get ready to relive the worst prom ever. Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic -- based on Stephen King's first published novel -- tells the story of Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), a teenager with telekinetic powers and an overbearing, religious mother. Carrie is relentlessly bullied by her peers, and after she's doused with blood on prom night, she resolves to get revenge on everyone who's wronged her. Once you've streamed Carrie, watch the teens of Riverdale put a musical spin on the classic in Season 2, Episode 18, "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (also on Netflix).
[Stream Carrie on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Get ready to relive the worst prom ever. Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic -- based on Stephen King's first published novel -- tells the story of Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), a teenager with telekinetic powers and an overbearing, religious mother. Carrie is relentlessly bullied by her peers, and after she's doused with blood on prom night, she resolves to get revenge on everyone who's wronged her. Once you've streamed Carrie, watch the teens of Riverdale put a musical spin on the classic in Season 2, Episode 18, "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (also on Netflix).
[Stream Carrie on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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50/50
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Jonathan Levine's 2011 dramedy tells the story of Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old who is suddenly diagnosed with cancer. Adam learns that he has a 50/50 chance of survival, a revelation that changes his entire lease on life. With the help of his best friend Kyle (Seth Rogen), Adam begins to grapple with the realities of the disease and come to terms with his own mortality -- and maybe find a new girlfriend in the process.
[Stream 50/50 on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Jonathan Levine's 2011 dramedy tells the story of Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old who is suddenly diagnosed with cancer. Adam learns that he has a 50/50 chance of survival, a revelation that changes his entire lease on life. With the help of his best friend Kyle (Seth Rogen), Adam begins to grapple with the realities of the disease and come to terms with his own mortality -- and maybe find a new girlfriend in the process.
[Stream 50/50 on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Good Night, and Good Luck
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Generally considered George Clooney's best-directed film (it earned him a Best Director Oscar nod), Good Night, and Good Luck dramatizes the real-life battle between broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Murrow denounces McCarthy's attempts to root out Communist dissenters in Washington, and before long, he finds himself a target of McCarthy and his camp. Despite having been released in 2005, Clooney's drama still feels incredibly timely, particularly when watched in the context of present-day debates about the media and free speech.
[Stream Good Night, and Good Luck on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Generally considered George Clooney's best-directed film (it earned him a Best Director Oscar nod), Good Night, and Good Luck dramatizes the real-life battle between broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Murrow denounces McCarthy's attempts to root out Communist dissenters in Washington, and before long, he finds himself a target of McCarthy and his camp. Despite having been released in 2005, Clooney's drama still feels incredibly timely, particularly when watched in the context of present-day debates about the media and free speech.
[Stream Good Night, and Good Luck on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Network
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Another media-centric film, this 1976 satire centers on the employees of UBS, a fictional television network struggling in the ratings. When anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) learns that he's going to be kicked off the air, he threatens suicide and begins ranting about the state of the industry -- outbursts that only increase his show's popularity. Rather than get Howard help, the station begins exploiting his rants for their own profit, sending Howard and network execs down a collision course.
[Stream Network on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Another media-centric film, this 1976 satire centers on the employees of UBS, a fictional television network struggling in the ratings. When anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) learns that he's going to be kicked off the air, he threatens suicide and begins ranting about the state of the industry -- outbursts that only increase his show's popularity. Rather than get Howard help, the station begins exploiting his rants for their own profit, sending Howard and network execs down a collision course.
[Stream Network on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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The Missing: Season 3
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) of British drama The Missing is back. The most recent installment of the BBC drama shifts its focus to Detective Baptiste, who sets about to help the Dutch Police look for a missing sex worker in Amsterdam. As Baptiste investigates the criminal underworld of the red-light district, he finds himself tangled in a complicated web of deception and lies. These six episodes were originally released in the U.K. as a spin-off series titled Baptiste, but Netflix has re-branded it as The Missing Season 3 for global release.
[Stream The Missing: Season 3 on Netflix June 17]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) of British drama The Missing is back. The most recent installment of the BBC drama shifts its focus to Detective Baptiste, who sets about to help the Dutch Police look for a missing sex worker in Amsterdam. As Baptiste investigates the criminal underworld of the red-light district, he finds himself tangled in a complicated web of deception and lies. These six episodes were originally released in the U.K. as a spin-off series titled Baptiste, but Netflix has re-branded it as The Missing Season 3 for global release.
[Stream The Missing: Season 3 on Netflix June 17]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Documentary Now!: Season 3
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Documentary Now! has really come into its own in Season 3. Each episode of the mockumentary series spoofs a "classic" documentary on a famous subject, including Grey Gardens, The War Room, and The Thin Blue Line. Season 3 includes seven all-new episodes, the highlight being "Original Cast Album: Co-Op," a parody of the marathon cast recording session for Steven Sondheim's hit musical.
[Stream Documentary Now!: Season 3 on Netflix June 3]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Documentary Now! has really come into its own in Season 3. Each episode of the mockumentary series spoofs a "classic" documentary on a famous subject, including Grey Gardens, The War Room, and The Thin Blue Line. Season 3 includes seven all-new episodes, the highlight being "Original Cast Album: Co-Op," a parody of the marathon cast recording session for Steven Sondheim's hit musical.
[Stream Documentary Now!: Season 3 on Netflix June 3]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
Disney's Wreck-It Ralph sequel takes Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman), now best friends, on an entirely new adventure. One day, Ralph and Vanellope discover a wi-fi router in Litwak's arcade, and they decide to enter the internet in order to jazz up their boring lives. At first, things are all fun and games, but before long, the animated heroes realize that the internet has the potential to bring out the worst in us all. That it does, Ralph, that it does.
[Stream Ralph Breaks the Internet on Netflix May 11]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
Disney's Wreck-It Ralph sequel takes Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman), now best friends, on an entirely new adventure. One day, Ralph and Vanellope discover a wi-fi router in Litwak's arcade, and they decide to enter the internet in order to jazz up their boring lives. At first, things are all fun and games, but before long, the animated heroes realize that the internet has the potential to bring out the worst in us all. That it does, Ralph, that it does.
[Stream Ralph Breaks the Internet on Netflix May 11]
Photo: Everett Collection
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20th Century Women
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
This indie dramedy is small but mighty. Set in Santa Barbara, California in 1979, 20th Century Women tells the story of a 15-year-old boy, his mother (Annette Bening), and the two women (Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig) who help raise him. As the women teach Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) about life, love, sex, and family, he begins to chart his own path through the world, truly coming-of-age along the way.
[Stream 20th Century Women on Netflix June 28]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
This indie dramedy is small but mighty. Set in Santa Barbara, California in 1979, 20th Century Women tells the story of a 15-year-old boy, his mother (Annette Bening), and the two women (Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig) who help raise him. As the women teach Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) about life, love, sex, and family, he begins to chart his own path through the world, truly coming-of-age along the way.
[Stream 20th Century Women on Netflix June 28]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Platoon
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
Platoon is a film you won't soon forget. The first film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War trilogy follows U.S. Army volunteer Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and his two sergeants (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) as they battle for control over the platoon. By directly confronting the horrors of Vietnam, Stone countered prevailing narratives that glorified war, and his efforts paid off: Platoon went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
[Stream Platoon on Netflix]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
Platoon is a film you won't soon forget. The first film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War trilogy follows U.S. Army volunteer Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and his two sergeants (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) as they battle for control over the platoon. By directly confronting the horrors of Vietnam, Stone countered prevailing narratives that glorified war, and his efforts paid off: Platoon went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
[Stream Platoon on Netflix]
Photo: Everett Collection
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Dark: Season 3
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
The best German series of 2017 is back for another go-round. This sci-fi thriller is set in the fictional German town of Winden, a small town with a strange and tragic history. When children begin disappearing, the townspeople's secrets are revealed, and death and destruction waits in the wings. Dark is one of the most addicting foreign language dramas on Netflix, so be sure to check out Season 2 when it premieres on June 21.
[Stream Dark: Season 2 on Netflix June 21]
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%
The best German series of 2017 is back for another go-round. This sci-fi thriller is set in the fictional German town of Winden, a small town with a strange and tragic history. When children begin disappearing, the townspeople's secrets are revealed, and death and destruction waits in the wings. Dark is one of the most addicting foreign language dramas on Netflix, so be sure to check out Season 2 when it premieres on June 21.
[Stream Dark: Season 2 on Netflix June 21]
Photo: Netflix
