David Farnor | On 17, Sep 2016

Counting down the days until Luke Cage lands on Netflix UK? The good news is that there’s a whole heap of good stuff to pass the time on the site. The bad news? Some of it’s leaving soon, as their streaming rights expire. So whether you’re looking to get into the Christmas spirit early, catch up with an underrated role from the late Anton Yelchin or simply like puppets that look like Matt Damon, don’t miss the opportunity to catch the below.

This is your last chance to stream the following on Netflix UK:

It’s a Wonderful Life – 19th September

What would the world be like if you didn’t exist? Frank Capra’s seasonal classic not only tackles the subject of suicide but also manages to find time for topical anti-bankers commentary, angels and heart-warming family sentiment. It’s hard to think of a Christmas movie that’s more human. Seeing it leave Netflix is as disappointing as the supermarkets already starting sell mince pies.

Fright Night – 19th September

A remake of the 1985 cult favourite, the late Anton Yelchin brings oodles of charm to his role of everyteen Charley, who discovers his next door neighbour is a vampire. Colin Farrell has a whale of a time as the villain, full of menace, pointy teeth and sex appeal.

Election – 19th September

Alexander Payne’s satire about a high school election boasts a cracking turn from Reese Witherspoon as a successful student determined to win and Matthew Broderick as the teacher trying to stop her.

Two Days, One Night – 19th September

Written and directed by two-time Palme D’Or winners the Dardenne Brothers, Two Days, One Night is set in a small Belgian town and stars Marion Cotillard as Sandra, a working class mother of two, whose extended sick leave prompts her boss to decide that the factory can manage without her. He asks her co-workers to choose, via a show of hands, between keeping Sandra on and receiving an annual bonus of €1,000 each, albeit with extra hours involved. This powerfully emotional drama shows the Dardennes at the top of their game. Read our review.

Team America: World Police – 19th September

Matt. Damon.

Friday Night Lights – 23rd September

This show isn’t that well-known on British soil, largely thanks to its focus on American Football. But there’s something universally enjoyable in Peter Berg’s high school sports drama, which boasts a cast that ranges from Kyle Chandler to Taylor Kitsch.

A Most Wanted Man – 29th September

Anton Corbijn’s spy thriller follows Gunther, a German agent who is assigned with gleaning intelligence from Hamburg’s local Muslim community. When an illegal refugee enters the city and is suspected to be a terrorist, the cogs of espionage gradually turn to arrange a sting operation. The deliciously slow pace may not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s driven by one of the best performances Philip Seymour Hoffman’s career.

The Grand Budapest Hotel – 29th September

“There is still a glimmer of civilisation in the barbaric slaughterhouse we know as humanity.”

That’s Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) to his young bellboy protege Zero (Tony Revolori) at The Grand Budapest Hotel. Located halfway up a mountain in the tiny, war-torn Eastern European Republic of Zubrowka, it’s a frontier for wealth, sophistication, old women with large suitcases and fluffy pink pastries. Wes Anderson’s tribute to the lost decorum of the past as well as the act of storytelling itself feels almost like a summation of the director’s career; combining the naivety of Rushmore with the spot-motion anarchy of Fantastic Mr. Fox, it zips along with mechanical precision, a clockwork dainty that ticks relentlessly against the gloomy tide of fascism.

Trash – 30th September

Stephen Daldry and Richard Curtis team up for this Slumdog Millionaire-style thriller about three kids who discover a wallet in a rubbish dump in Brazil, only to find themselves chased by sinister adults…

War Horse – 30th September

Let’s face it. You don’t go into War Horse without knowing exactly what to expect. It’s a film by Steven Spielberg. About a horse. You’ll end up bawling your eyes out – and, while things may descend into sentimentality now and then, there’s no shame in that.

Harry Brown – 1st October

A pensioner turns vigilante against the troublesome youths on his council estate. Michael Caine brings gravitas to the role.

 

Other titles leaving Netflix UK in September and October 2016

18th September
The Stepfather

19th September
The Heartbreak Kid

20th September
GBF
Hell Baby
The Human Race
Isle of Dogs
The Rocket
29th September
A Walk Among the Tombstones
The Best of Me
Bear City
The Birdcage
The Guillotines
Did You Hear About The Morgans?
Melina Comarcho: Hello!
League of Super Evil

30th September
10.0 Earthquake
A Night at the Roxbury
Agent Cody Banks
The Poisoner’s Handbook
Art & Copy
Atlantis
Authors Anonymous
Bigger than T.Rex
Cat.8
Child’s Play 3
Departures
Emperor’s Ghost Army
Eve of Destruction
Fears of the Dark
First Man on the Moon
Frankie and Johnny
Girl, Interrupted
Hebburn
Here Comes the Devil
Jackass 2.5
The Land Before Time
Daisie: A Hen into the Wild
Lebanon
Moebius
The Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story
Nova: Ben Franklin’s Baloons
Nova: First Air War
Nova: Killer Landslides
Rise of the Hackers
The Odd Couple
Orange County
The Original Kings of Comedy
Pretty in Pink
Re-Animator
Richard Pryor: Icon
Ring of Fire
Robin Williams Remembered
Secrets of Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Starsky & Hutch
Street Food
Which Way is the Front Line from Here?

4th October
Lie to Me

6th October
Delete

14th October
Adaalat
CID
Maharana Pratap

 

With thanks to uk.newonnetflix.info for some of the information.

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