They were all the rage in the cinemas, they received critical acclaim and they received the greatest applause at the award ceremonies. They all went down in history and no matter how much time passes, they will always be award-winning films in their category. However, the billboards in the cinemas have to be constantly renewed. They left and left the big screen to find another place.
Today, these ten films are available on Netflix for anyone who wants to get closer to a mega production with their subscription. Dramas, animated, musical, based on true events and with enviable casts. A selection for every taste, enjoyment in every season and at any time of the day.
Dunkirk (2017)
A British-American proposal directed by Christopher Nolan and performed by Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Harry Styles among other great artists. The film won three Oscars: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing and Best Editing.
The story follows the events in the French city of the same name between May and June 1940, when the Allies conducted Operation Dynamo in the middle of World War II to evacuate their army besieged by Nazi Germany. Life stories, fear of war and the rigors of war in the service of a great film.
The Revenant (2015)
The production that won Leonardo DiCaprio his first Best Actor Oscar. Tom Hardy, Willam Pulter and Domhnall Gleeson completed a cast that at the time won 12 nominations and three statuettes: the aforementioned, Best Director (Alejandro Gómez Iñárritu) and Best Cinematography).
Based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Michael Punke, the story follows the story of a group of men who are robbed and mugged by natives in Louisiana in 1823. When one of them is injured by a bear while trying to escape, Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleeson) decides to abandon him to his fate.
The Boy Who Catched the Wind (2019)
A British film that garnered critical acclaim and acclaimed presentation when it screened at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. This film didn’t win an Oscar, but it did win a coveted local award: Chiwelet Ejiofor won the Best Actor in a Cast award presented by the British Independent Film Awards.
The Boy Who Tamed the Wind, a movie that captivates thousands on Netflix
The story follows a 13-year-old boy who is expelled from school because his family cannot pay the fee. He then learns to build a windmill to save his people from famine. A story based on William Kamkwamba’s autobiography.
Klaus (2019)
The animated film that was encouraged to face Pixar and compete for an Oscar. Despite only being nominated at the grand ceremony, it won the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature the year it was released.
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When Jasper is sent to the town of Smeernburg to learn his father’s trade, he is given a difficult task: deliver 6,000 letters in a year to avoid being disinherited. However, the rivalry between the townspeople will complicate her task until she meets Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives in a shack surrounded by toys. An alternative for the whole family, with morals, teaching and a very successful animation.
Manck (2020)
Written by Jack Fincher and directed by David Fincher, this film starring Gary Oldman, Lily Collins and Amanda Seyfried had everything it took to become the most awarded film of the time. Though highly acclaimed and widely viewed, it “closely” won two Oscars: Best Production Design and Best Cinematography.
Story-wise, it’s a biographical drama that follows the life of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and the process that led to the writing of Citizen Kane (1941).
Marriage Story (2019)
Directed by Noah Baumbach, with Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Laura Dern in the cast. A guaranteed success. The film premiered at the Valencia Film Festival on August 29, 2019, but it was its arrival on Netflix that caused quite a stir. At a hard-fought Academy Awards, she took home the Best Supporting Actress award for the role of Laura Dern.
The story follows a theater director and an actress struggling to come to terms with and overcome their divorce, which takes them to an extreme in their personal and creative lives while figuring out how to get along to save their son.
Memory (2000)
Christopher Nolan took Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano and the entire audience on a journey through memories, memories and the despair of not knowing what is going on. Despite critical acclaim, it didn’t win an Oscar, but it did win a British Independent Film Award for Best Picture.
Memento follows Leonard, a man suffering from anterograde amnesia following severe brain trauma. He can’t save new memories, so he forgets everything he does at the beginning of the day after a few hours. To keep track of her life, she uses a snapshot system to keep track of the people she meets and the things she does. However, he has one present memory: the rape and murder of his wife. With the difficulties involved, he will take revenge.
Parasite (2019)
The South Korean film that triumphed at the Oscars and won the Best Picture award is still a hot topic. Good critique and good plot leading to an extremely compelling setting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7SiFLgoFQM
Struggling to make ends meet, the Kim family bends over backwards to make every penny they can. One day they find a strange opportunity: to make some millionaires believe that they are the professionals they have to serve at home. So everyone starts getting a job on the property, but without clarifying that they are related. The tension begins to build and a strange accident causes a plot twist that was the big surprise of the film.
The Trial of Chicago 7 (2020)
Aaron Sorkin directed a play that won a Golden Globe for Best Director and six other Academy Award nominations the year it was released. It is a historical genre and legal drama based on the events that happened to the famous group Chicago Seven in 1968.
The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin’s brand new movie that’s a hit on Netflix
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The young people were accused of conspiring and inciting a riot amid protests and repression that took place in the city of Chicago as part of the aforementioned year’s Democratic National Convention. The film shows the court process, the life stories of all those arrested and how only they were prosecuted for what happened.
Rocketman (2019)
The musical and drama that tells the life of the famous musician Elton John is already part of the story and not only to tell the intimacies of the singer’s beginnings, rise, fall and peak, but also to tell the story with the songs to tell about Elton himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CihuKdQzq8c
Taron Egerton’s acclaimed performance as the lead actor earned the film a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for John and Bernie Taupin for (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again.
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