Did you watch everything on Netflix over winter break? Probably not, considering Netflix is estimated to have 100,000 hours of content to stream. To help you pick between the rest of those few thousand hours, here’s some movies to stream you may not have seen yet.
Boy (2012)
While not as well known in the United States, this drama is the highest grossing New Zealand film of all time. Taking place in 1980s New Zealand, a young boy is obsessed with Michael Jackson and has elaborate fantasies to escape his troubled life without a father. The story gets interesting when his father returns from prison and the boy meets this man he has only dreamed about.
People Places Things (2015)
Fans of “Flight of the Conchords” will enjoy Jemaine Clement starring as Will Henry, a newly divorced father with two daughters. Working as a graphic novelist, he navigates the complexities of fatherhood, writer’s block and restarting a love life. It’s less of a rom-com and more of a comedy with a romantic sideline.
Frances Ha (2013)
Taking place in Brooklyn, Frances Ha centers around the titular character of Frances and her struggle in making something of her life. Stylistically, the film stands out with simple shots and being entirely in black and white. In a story relatable to anyone who is graduating soon, Frances tries to fulfil her dreams.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Imagine “The Matrix” and “1984” on a train and you have some idea of what “Snowpiercer” feels like. Not just an action movie, “Snowpiercer” takes place in the future after a global apocalypse where a group of survivors lives aboard a massive train with its own rigid caste system. The lowest caste in the back of the train attempts a revolution and makes their way through the various class cars of the train.
