The Killer – Picture Credit: Netflix
Netflix has had its fair share of awards contenders over the years since getting into the idol-chasing game. Most of them are drama, usually with FYC and voting groups. However, the streamer has released plenty of action, comedies, and thrillers that perhaps deserved recognition for creative and technical merits over the years.
Some of these titles may not be contenders for Best Picture, but many are exceptional pieces of entertainment. Here are 10 films that should have received a little more awards in various categories:
take revenge
Do Revenge Netflix Dark Comedy Coming to Netflix in September 2022 Starring Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes
Great dramas – not to mention mediocre ones – get nominated for awards all the time, so why not a really good high school revenge comedy? jennifer katin robinson directs an explosion with take revengea movie with a bit mean Girls And heathers Running in his veins. Twisty teen thrillers aren’t the usual awards, but sometimes well-crafted entertainment is, even if it’s played by a fun protagonist camila mendes or by playful costume design alana morsheadDeserves more praise for his crowd-pleasing style.
gerald’s game
Carla Gugino It is, admittedly hackneyed, a tour de force in gerald’s game. based on Stephen King novel, the film introduces audiences to the full force of Gugino’s talent, bringing both her theater and film work to this almost one-woman show. Yes, there’s a dead body, a hungry dog, and maybe a hungry stranger, but mike flanaganThe film rests largely on Gugino’s shoulders. She turns the film’s central location, a bedroom, into a cinematic nightmare. With mostly just his face, as the character is handcuffed to a bed, Gugino paints a vivid portrait of a hero you root for to survive.
his house
his house The best horror movie released by Netflix. Even with the lights on and the comfort of the house, Remy WeeksThe film scares. The fear of a haunted house is familiar but unexpected. However, what makes scares truly disturbing is the emotional weight behind them. Role played by two asylum seekers Soap Dirisu and Academy Award nominees wunmi mosakuMake remorse, survivor’s guilt, and fear subjects as dire as the creatures and lost lives that haunt them. Take away the horror, and it still has a great drama his house About identity and existence.
i care a lot
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i care a lot A mean piece of joke. It has been led by an impressive performance Rosamund Pike. Pike plays a scam artist running a guardianship scheme, and she softens all the edges rather than sharpening them. jay blakesonThriller. This is a charming, moral hero, played with great gusto by Pike. It’s impossible not to get caught up in the character’s misdeeds and, maybe once or twice, root for him against all odds and reasons. It’s a brutal, less-is-more performance that is both ridiculous and horrifying.
bloody
david fincher differentiates his work between movies and films – the former for the crowd, as panic RoomThe latter for more personal projects. zodiac sign. Of course, this is all personal work, but bloody Falls somewhere in between. It’s a crowd-pleaser without the usual bells and whistles, just the core ingredients cooked to perfection. Fincher tracks down his killer, played by michael fassbenderWith a clear, clinical eye. It’s an intense but absolutely chilling experience that Quentin Tarantino has called the best film of 2023.
the night comes for us
the night comes for us Is nirvana for action movie fans. Timo Tjahjantowho also directed the shadow wandersHe is an expert artisan of bone-chilling cruelty. Gunshots, punches, kicks and blows are presented with a clarity often lacking in major blockbuster set pieces stitched together in post-production. The storytelling is seamless, the characters are colorful, but the action choreography and stunt team work are the kind of artistry that awards bodies and voters ultimately need to champion.
ritual
Once again, the technical merits of horror have been ignored. film producer david bruckner (hellraiser) gets you invested in a group of friends before they are picked off one by one by a creature whose creation is fantastic. VFX Company invisible Put together a terrifying creature in Jotunn – otherworldly, beautiful and horrifying. VFX Team ritual Did an amazing job.
rebel ridge
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If rebel ridge Released in the 1970s, packed with big-screen tension, it would have been a Best Picture contender. Its green room director jeremy saulnier At the top of his game, the tension is constantly increasing. The suspense is of the highest order, thanks largely to its star, aaron pierreWho controls every scene with tremendous charisma. rebel ridge At its best the story is inspiring, concise and full of mean action.
they cloned tyrone
What a satisfying, genre-oriented piece of work! they cloned tyrone Is. It never puts the brakes on the fun. Juel Taylor‘s film, which stars jamie fox And john boyegais a socially conscious popcorn movie that is both thoughtful and refreshing. For Francine Jamison-TunchakBecause of the costume design alone, it deserved more awards love, delivering eye-popping style with just as much substance behind the good times.
To all the boys I’ve loved before
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Beginning of To all the boys I’ve loved before The series is pure charm. This is the kind of romantic comedy that looks easy and effortless, which means there was nothing wrong with it. director susan johnsonoptimization of jenny hanbrings the novel of john hughes‘DNA in the modern era’ Sofia AlvarezScript of, paired with lana condorThe performance made an extraordinary pairing. Dramatic roles may seem more demanding, but Condor’s consistent comedic timing is just as worthy of praise as an intense dramatic turn.