{"id":28424,"date":"2020-06-12T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=28424"},"modified":"2020-06-12T18:27:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:27:01","slug":"best-netflix-original-movies-you-need-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/best-netflix-original-movies-you-need-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Netflix Original Movies You Need to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While most users dive into their Netflix for the series libraries, there are some fantastic movies to indulge in too. We&#8217;ve rounded up 5 of our favourite Netfix movies that you should consider lending your time to.<\/p>\n<h3>Extraction<\/h3>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-L6P3nI6VnlY\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/L6P3nI6VnlY?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/L6P3nI6VnlY?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Extraction<\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0<em>John Wick<\/em>-style, compact military thriller, but while it lives on the small-screen, it is another dose of high-grade blockbuster pedigree for the streaming platform, delivering one of the more interesting films in the genre that manages to pull off a perfect blend of action and heart, which many others fail to do.\u00a0If you\u2019re looking for something to get your heart-rate racing, while also tugging at those cardiovascular-strings,\u00a0<em>Extraction<\/em>\u00a0is a brutal, hard-hitting, and exciting blend of familiar and new talents that shouldn\u2019t be missed.<\/p>\n<h3>Bright<\/h3>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-6EZCBSsBxko\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6EZCBSsBxko?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6EZCBSsBxko?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Bright<\/em> may not be everyone&#8217;s cup of tea, but it&#8217;s hard not to be sucked in to the fantasy-meets-LA world from director David Ayer (<em>Suicide Squad<\/em>, <em>Fury<\/em>). Starring Will Smith and Taron Egerton, <em>Bright<\/em> is set in an alternate reality where fairies, orcs, and other mythical creatures exist in modern-day Los Angeles. It follows Smith&#8217;s character, an LAPD officer, who, along with his orc partner, has to get to the bottom of an investigation surrounding a magical wand, all while dodging corrupt cops and sinister forces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/top-5-best-streaming-devices-for-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5: Best Streaming Devices for 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Annihilation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-0m3cPEbwwhg\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0m3cPEbwwhg?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0m3cPEbwwhg?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A lot has been said about\u00a0<em>Annihilation<\/em>; it was widely acclaimed as an excellent sci-fi thriller that combines terror and taut suspense effectively, but somehow, it seems like a ton of people still haven\u2019t seen the eerie Netflix original. The story is clever and well-told, but one of the criticisms (which may be a positive in the eyes of some) is the interwoven symbolism scattered throughout the movie that uses the backdrop of the sci-fi story as an exploration of the complex relationship between the protagonist Lena (Natalie Portman) and her husband Kane (Oscar Isaac). Either way you want to analyse the movie \u2013 whether a creepy horror or psychosocial relationship deconstruction \u2013\u00a0<em>Annihilation<\/em>\u00a0is an interesting and unique watch, whatever its faults may be.<\/p>\n<h3>6 Underground<\/h3>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-YLE85olJjp8\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YLE85olJjp8?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YLE85olJjp8?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>6 Underground<\/em> is quintessential Michael Bay action, and it&#8217;s fantastic. With all its booms and explosions, <em>6 Underground<\/em> delivers an interesting and captivating premise, following\u00a06 billionaires who fake their own deaths in order to form a\u00a0vigilante squad\u00a0to hunt down a host of notorious criminals. The film stars Ryan Reynolds in the lead, with\u00a0M\u00e9lanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Dave Franco alongside for the ride.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week Of<\/h3>\n<div class=\"arve-wrapper\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-vc0fb3xhFHY\" style=\"max-width:702px;\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.250000%\"><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vc0fb3xhFHY?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;autoplay=0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" frameborder=\"0\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vc0fb3xhFHY?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Planning a wedding can be stressful, and not just for the bride and groom, for their families as well! Of course, all this drama can also be comedy gold \u2013 just see Adam Sandler and Chris Rock&#8217;s <em>The Week Of<\/em>. The movie tells the story of a devoted, middle-class father (Sandler) determined to pay for his daughter\u2019s wedding despite the prodding of the wealthier father of the groom (Rock). A series of calamities forces the dads (and their families) to come together and endure the longest week of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Need a new TV? 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And if you want to find out whether streaming is for you, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/blog\/face-off-decoder-vs-online-streaming-which-is-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">face-off between decoders and media players<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some of the best Netflix original movies that you can&#8217;t afford to miss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":28425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2849,36],"tags":[6496,2980,6497,6494,6492,6493,6491,6495],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Bright-movie.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28424"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28424"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28429,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28424\/revisions\/28429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}