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anything good on netflix

Post by happyclaret17 » Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:57 pm

someone mentioned THE RAILWAY MAN the other day which is a film I fancy watching....true story about prisoner of war tracking down his brutal guard....cant seem to find it on netflix but if anyone can recommend a similarish type of gritty film it would be appreciated.....I enjoyed THE WEE MAN if anyone fancies watching that on netflix....utc.

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Post by Ric_C » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:00 pm

The sinner. Absolutely superb
Almost got a true detective vibe to it

That and Mindhunter, gripping stuff
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Post by SammyBoy » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:02 pm

Another vote for Mindhunter.

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Post by Imploding Turtle » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:02 pm

Star Trek: Discovery is probably pretty good for non-Star Trek fans.

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Post by Funkydrummer » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:11 pm

The Railway Man

It's on Covenant via Kodi, if you've got that.

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Post by Stockbrokerbelt » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:11 pm

Mind hunter, stranger things.

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Post by happyclaret17 » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:13 pm

no I havnt got that funky....I will watch it sooner or later though.
thanks for the other suggestions all....I will be watching all of them in the next few days.

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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:23 pm

Not seen any of these?
http://curiousmob.com/7-best-movies-to- ... n-netflix/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by Smeghead » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:42 pm

I’m nearly halfway through The Punisher series and I’m thoroughly gripped. Bit gruesome mind.

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Post by piston broke » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:46 pm

Finished The Sinner this morning, excellent particularly the two leads.
Started Paranoid tonight, good start. Shows 6.8 on imdb but no individual episode gets less than 7.4. Odd.

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Post by dushanbe » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:52 pm

I stumbled on this list earlier, should be able to use it to separate the wheat from the chaff

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Post by Foshiznik » Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:54 am

When we were kings - possibly the best sports documentary ever.

American Vandal - comedy series - fantastic if you’ve listened to Serial podcast or watched making a murderer

Confession tapes

Southland

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Post by charlyt » Tue Nov 21, 2017 1:55 am

'London has Fallen' and :-

'Designated Survivor,' now in it's 2nd series.

Features Keifer Sutherland aka Jack Bauer.

Definately worth a watch, particularly series 1
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Post by Claret-On-A-T-Rex » Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:30 am

Another shoutout for "The Sinner", it was excellent.
Also "Stranger Things", "Ozark", "Mindhunter" and "Mr Mercedes" are very good.
I'm currently hacking through "The Punisher" which is watchable but daft.

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Post by LawsCanalJump » Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:05 am

Bloodline is absolutely brilliant, I've watched it twice
Lily hammer is a good laugh too, gangster comedy

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Post by ColneMonkey » Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:10 pm

Now, in my defence, I didn't see it when it was originally on so only just found it. It's crude but I just find it hilarious....

My current Netflix guilty pleasure at the moment........... Benidorm.

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Post by Cowick Claret » Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:22 pm

I enjoyed Santa Clarita Diet and currently watching Alias Grace.
There's loads of good series to watch on there.

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Post by Wile E Coyote » Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:10 pm

Narcos, best thing i've seen in years. Not a TV type ordinarily, but this was brilliant.

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Post by bobinho » Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:34 pm

Narcos is good. Very good in fact.

The railway man is a great film.

Also, just watched a film with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. Quite good, in a girlie film type way. Struggling with the name, sorry

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Post by Shappie » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:59 am

Foshiznik wrote:When we were kings - possibly the best sports documentary ever.

The BFC vhs was a better version of when we were kings !

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Post by RalphCoatesComb » Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:08 am

Caught up with episodes 1 and 2 of Mindhunter last night. Tell me it's not all "theory" for 10 episodes !

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Post by Rowls » Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:17 am

happyclaret17 wrote:someone mentioned THE RAILWAY MAN the other day which is a film I fancy watching....true story about prisoner of war tracking down his brutal guard....cant seem to find it on netflix but if anyone can recommend a similarish type of gritty film it would be appreciated.....I enjoyed THE WEE MAN if anyone fancies watching that on netflix....utc.
If The Railway Man is taken from the book it might not meet your expectations based on your description. It's not the tale of a man "hunting down" anyone. It's a real life account of Jap war crimes, barbarism, torture and cruelty with the silver lining that one man re-discovered an ex-soldier (his conscripted translator/interrogator) who was actually kind enough to apologize for being a part of the brutality.

It has that as a story of redemption but apart from that it is a dark and horrible account.

I ought to say I haven't seen the film, only read the book.

Otherwise, if you want to watch a film about Japanese war crimes and the mistreatment of POWs you could watch "To End All Wars". Link below.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243609/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by ArmchairDetective » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:15 am

Another for the sinner

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Post by Rileybobs » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:32 am

RalphCoatesComb wrote:Caught up with episodes 1 and 2 of Mindhunter last night. Tell me it's not all "theory" for 10 episodes !
It’s not all theory for 10 episodes. Sorry - that’s a lie, I’m just telling you what you want to hear. It is all theory for 10 episodes and the series never gets going in my opinion. I stuck with it to the end because I was invested in it but if you’re only 2 episodes in I’d recommend you drop it.

Wooden acting and a real lack of chemistry between some of the cast also. Shame because I thought the subject matter was interesting.

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