It’s going to be a down month in January for Netflix in terms of content, with a lot of really great movies expiring and not very many being added. I guess it depends on what you consider to be a “good” movie, but I think we can all agree that it will be very sad to see The Mighty Ducks, Breakfast Club, Happy Gilmore and Tombstone all disappear in the same month. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. I suppose last month’s lineup makes up slightly for the quality of content being taken down.
Even worse, there aren’t many good films being added. I mean, Batman & Robin? Shall We Dance? Ok, maybe it’s not all bad; Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is being added if you want to see an amazing Johnny Depp performance. Mean Girls, still a great comedy, is also being added, as is the entire Friends series. And we can’t forget Wayne’s World 2. I also hear Jon Favreau’s Chef is excellent.
A lot of these films are expiring on Jan. 1, so you still have two weeks to get caught up. If you haven’t seen movies like Backdraft or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, I definitely recommend them. The holidays are just around the corner, so you should have every excuse to sit back and enjoy these movies before they disappear. Below you’ll find the lists of movies being added and taken away come Jan. 1.
Movies and TV shows disappearing:
- 12 Angry Men (1957)
- A Mighty Heart (2007)
- A River Runs Through It (1992)
- Backdraft (1991)
- Bad Boys (1995)
- Batman (1989)
- Beethoven (1992)
- Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- Braveheart (1995)
- Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
- Carrie (1976)
- D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- Far and Away (1992)
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero; Seasons 1-2 (1983 and 1986)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Good Burger (1997)
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Hitch (2005)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
- Kiss the Girls (1997)
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
- Love Actually (2003)
- Manhattan (1979)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- My Girl (1991)
- My Girl 2 (1994)
- Red Dawn (1984)
- Rocky IV (19761990)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Saved! (2004)
- Scary Movie 2 (2001)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Stargate (1994)
- Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless (2010)
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan! (1978)
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
- The Company Men (2010)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- The Longest Yard (1974(
- The Mighty Ducks (1992)
- The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
- The Parent Trap (1998)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- The Wedding Planner (2001)
- Titanic (1997)
- Tombstone (1993)
- Transformers: Generation 1; Seasons 1-4 (1984-1987)
- Turner and Hooch (1989)
- You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Movies and TV shows being added:
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- Bad Boys II (2003)
- Batman & Robin (1997)
- Bruce Almighty (2003)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Dallas: Season 3 (2012)
- Get Low (2009)
- Election (1999)
- Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- Fort Bliss (2014)
- Friends: Complete Series (1994-2004)
- Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
- Mean Girls (2004)
- Shall We Dance? (2004)
- To Be Takei (2014)
- The French Connection (1971)
- The Quiet Man (1952)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
- Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
Available Jan. 3
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
- White Collar: Season 5
Available Jan. 7
- Brick Mansions (2014)
Available Jan. 8
- Frank (2014)
- Psych: Season 8
Available Jan. 9
- Z Nation: Season 1
Available Jan. 13
- Being Human: Season 4 (U.S.)
Available Jan. 15
- Wolfblood: Season 3 (2014)
Available Jan. 16
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots: Season 1
- The Fall: Season 2
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
Available Jan. 28
- Beauty & the Beast: Season 2
- Chef (2014)
Source: Hollywoodreporter, Hollywoodreporter