Robin Hood drops on DVD today. But, let me guess. You’re too lazy to head to the rental store? Can’t wait for your Netflix to deliver? Your tire is flat? Well, you’re in luck! Robin Hood will also be available via Video on Demand. Yahoo!
To celebrate its release, we’ve compiled 10 more films available On Demand or Netflix that we feel are worth checking out. So, microwave yourself a bag of popcorn because all you need is an internet connection, a couple bucks, and a comfy chair. Cheers!
Possibly one of the most overlooked films of 2009, Moon takes the viewer into the world of Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), an astronaut under the employment energy company Lunar Industries. His job is to harvest helium-3 — the current clean energy source on Earth — on the moon. However, we quickly learn that his perception of reality may not be all that real. Piece by piece, he loses his grip, and so do we.
Check it out on Netflix
MacGruber! *heavy guitar riffs* MacGruber!
Who doesn’t love some good Saturday Night Live skits? Better yet, who doesn’t love Will Forte being Will Forte and being, well, hilarious? MacGruber is one of the best SNL movies in recent years. Yeah, it won’t win any Oscars. And so what, critics weren’t its biggest fan (except us!). The fact remains that sometimes, we don’t need to watch an award winning film. Sometimes, it’s just nice to watch something that’s stupid, silly, and obnoxious — and laugh.
Check it out On Demand
Hidden below the epic battle between Avatar and The Hurt Locker at last year’s Academy Awards sat District 9 — one of the most original films of the year. Shot in mock-documentary style, the film was inspired by the apartheid era in South Africa during the ’60s. Except rather than racial differences of color, the issue faced in the film is a real race difference — an alien race.
District 9 gives poignant take on the cruelty of humanity. And, it kind of makes you hate yourself after watching (but in a good way, we promise!).
Check it out on Netflix
Zach Galifianakis — always a funnyman, right? Actually, no.
Visioneers is set in a dystopian near-future when the largest corporation in history, Jeffers Corporation, controls the United States. The company’s mindset is one thing: productivity equals happiness. But no one is happy. Everyone is mindless. And then, everyone starts exploding. Literally. (Seriously, you read that right. Physically exploding.) Galifianakis plays George Washington Winsterhammerman, a level three employee at Jeffers, is concerned he’s going to explode because he hears on the news that explosions are connected to dreams — and he’s having lots and lots of dreams.
Weird, eh? Definitely. But Visioneers is an interesting look at the corporate world that also takes a fresh spin on the fact that millions and millions of people really effing hate their jobs.
Check it out on NetflixGet Him to the Greek
Okay, so Jonah Hill isn’t made to be a leading man. And yeah, Russell Brand‘s voice is super annoying. So when those two decide to make a film together, our instinct is to run as far in the opposite direction as possible. But in this situation, it seems that two wrongs actually did make a right! (Ha! Get it?).
Most likely, it was Judd Apatow’s producing hand that kept Greek together. Combine that with a fall-out-of-your-chair-laughing-until-you-can’t-breathe part played by Diddy and well, honestly, it’s just hilarious.
Available On Demand on September 28
Oh Amy Adams, you’re adorable.
Sunshine Cleaning met a mixed critical review and was often dubbed as a “wannabe Little Miss Sunshine.” And they’re right. Cleaning does have the same quirky feel and look as Little Miss, but it has something else in common: it succeeds! Adams delivers a wonderful performance as a young, insecure woman just doing her best to figure out life. Yeah, her job of cleaning up after dead people may be a little strange, but regardless, through her hard work she discovers something she loves and calls herself happy. Isn’t that what we all want?
Check it out on Netflix
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist is not Juno 2.
Yeah, Michael Cera plays Michael Cera again, but really, who cares? Nick & Norah is a charming tale of the young and innocent in New York City. It embraces and illustrates how music can connect two people. The film may be retelling a coming-of-age story that we’ve heard before, but it’s done in such a strong and effective manner. As audience members, we feel the nostalgia of simpler times, longing to hop in our car, turn on a song, and just drive.
Check it out on Netflix
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is now one of the hot upcoming stars in Hollywood. Want to know why? Watch Brick. You’ll understand.
Gordon-Levitt plays Brendan, a high school student who knows how the drug world works, and who’s girlfriend is murdered. After her death and with the help of a friend, he’s able to infiltrate different social cliques in pursuit of the answer to one question: who is the murderer? Gordon-Levitt delivers a stellar performance that changed the public’s viewpoint of him as that cute kid in 3rd Rock From the Sun to a Hollywood-leading man.
Check it out on Netflix
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Who hasn’t wanted to erase a memory?
One of the most original screenplays in recent time is Charlie Kaufman‘s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It tackles old, recycled themes — lost love, heartbreak, happiness — and somehow manages to explore them in a new way. Dynamic performances from Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet definitely don’t hurt, but the real meat of the film rests in how Kaufman is able to create such a complicated world with such a simple idea — erasing a memory.
Check it out on Netflix
Yeah, it may be a cop out, but we had to include The Godfather.
Undoubtedly one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather has it all: action, murder, suspense, love, hate, betrayal, everything! Not much more can be said about a film that’s nearly 40 years old, so we’ll only say this: if you like movies (or just being entertained in general), watch The Godfather. Period.
Check it out on Netflix
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