The Best Things to Stream on Netflix Right Now

Don't spend hours scrolling endlessly through the Netflix library. We've picked out the 12 best things you can stream.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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The movie that stirred up "controversy" by virtue of it being not precisely what everyone expected. Get over it, it's the best Star Wars movie of the modern era.

Set It Up
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A fast, funny, occasionally brilliant rom-com that sneaks some smart, nasty jokes into a well-worn premise. Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch should be in every movie henceforth.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall is one of the low-key great comedies of the past decade. Not only did Jason Segel write and star in a movie about how lame he is, but he cast Russell Brand as his love rival and shows his dick twice. Legend.

Dark
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The awesome sci-fi horror show everyone slept on is still streaming on Netflix, and just got a second season ordered. Time to catch up on Dark, which is like if Stranger Things were smarter, meaner, and, yeah, darker.

Luke Cage
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The second season of Luke Cage has gotten rave reviews for its improvement over its first outing, as well as another seriously impressive villain in Bushmaster. If you watch a Netflix Marvel show, make it this one.

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
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Nanette is, quite simply, the most profoundly funny and surprising stand-up special I've seen in my life. Don't spoil it for yourself, just sit down and watch it and see what happens.

The Boy
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A stone-cold unsung classic. The Boy has beautifully shot gothic tension for days, and uses a great cast and a winning director to tell a story about an American babysitter tasked with looking after a porcelain doll that may or may not be possessed with the spirit of a fancy British child. It somehow only gets wackier from there.

Creep 2
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Creep 2 is the ultimate horror sequel, both doubling down on and finding new ways to exploit its initial premise of "charming serial killer likes to befriend and film his victims." You think you know how this one's going to go, but you most certainly do not.

National Treasure
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Nic Cage fights, yells, and desecrates the Declaration of Independence. Now that's an American movie.

Cheers
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A cute and relaxing show about people drinking and being extremely fucking rude to one another. Naturally, it's set in Boston.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
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Anthony Bourdain was a great man who made some great shows, and Parts Unknown will go down as one of his best works. It's a travel and food show on paper, but it's also about humanity.

Big Mouth
Netflix

And then there's Big Mouth, a whip-smart comedy with more fart and dick jokes than necessary. You're gonna love it.