It’s a familiar story, for sure, but it’s a raw and personal look into their lives, which is worth its nearly three-hour run time. Curtis sparks a rebellion that ends in bloodshed and a devastating reveal when he makes it to the train’s engine room and discovers just how the elite have been fueling their operation. A seemingly straightforward plot, until a car accident, a dead body, fake witnesses, and a family out for revenge is thrown into the mix. Writer-director Timo Tjahjanto delivers a raucous two hours full of intricate action scenes both huge and intimate in scale. It takes place in the 1970s in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, following the life of an indigenous housekeeper (Cleo) of a middle-class family and its four children. Raw is about a woman coming to terms with her nascent cannibalism but more fundamentally about a woman discovering desire and sisterhood.
It’s best to save this one until after the kids are in bed.
Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon, an already-flourishing Israeli TV duo, make the great leap forward onto the silver screen with the serviceable and ultimately rewarding Maktub, a dark hybrid comedy about two low-level mobsters thrust from their thug roles into living guardian angels.
Subtitles: English. The Premise: Abdellatif Kechiche's provocative film focuses its sights on first love—and all the passion and devastation that come with it. Thankfully, those who missed this gem during Oscar season can catch up with it now. That’s it for our list of the best foreign films on Netflix. The film is darkly funny, purposefully ham-fisted with its un-nuanced, gender-flipped cliches and specific situations that Damien finds himself in, shoe now on the woman’s foot. If you saw and loved Paris, Je T'aime or New York, I Love You, this is your new favorite. Meet Charlie Carver, Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Haunted' on Hulu, an Off-the-Rack Haunted-House Movie, 'Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry' to Premiere in Theaters, on Apple TV+ This February, Happy Birthday Olivia Newton-John: Thank You For The Absolutely Chaotic Musical 'Xanadu', 'Bobby Keys: Every Night's A Saturday Night' Is Like Crack For Classic Rock Music Nerds, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Secret Society of Second-Born Royals' on Disney+, a Cruddy Blend of Princess and Superhero Movies, Peyton Elizabeth Lee Is The Coolest Disney Princess Ever in 'Secret Society of Second-Born Royals', Stream It Or Skip It: 'Mo Willems and The Storytime All-Stars Present: Don't Let The Pigeon Do Storytime!' The Best Foreign Movies to Stream on Netflix See past the subtitles.
Verónica, from Spanish horror director Paco Plaza, made a splash on Netflix in March for being horrifying, and because it’s based on a (reportedly) true story. The film is set in a large, tower-style “Vertical Self-Management Center” where the residents, who are periodically switched at random between floors, are fed by a platform, initially filled with food, that gradually descends through the levels. The investigations taking place in dreamland and the real world intersect in interesting ways, and the story is constantly upping the stakes. Original Language: Japanese