13 fresh from Netflix and HBO movies

Cinema / by admin / December 19, 2019

Gone are the days when films with a beautiful picture, a big budget and the stars of the first magnitude are always released in theaters. To date, cable channels and strimingovye services have themselves produce excellent pictures or redeem them at the studio before the premiere. The lion's share, of course, account for streaming giant Netflix, but other studios each year produce more and more exclusive content.

1. Story

The Tale

United States, 2018.
Drama.
Duration: 114 minutes.
IMDb: 7,3.

Mother of journalist Jennifer (Laura Dern) finds her story, written when she was only 13 years old. The girl describes her relationship with two adult coaches. But the Jennifer remembers childhood story quite differently. It makes her look for her lovers. In this case, Jennifer will have to meet with its own 13-year-old counterpart and change attitudes.

Almost all good neprokatnye movies now out on Netflix. But HBO channel managed to seize the right to "story" after the festival "Sundance" and released a picture exclusively for its viewers.

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2. Annihilation

Annihilation

United States, 2018.
Science Fiction, Thriller.
Duration: 115 minutes.
IMDb: 6,9.

After the fall of the unknown object from space to the Earth appears a mysterious zone of "flicker". There people go missing, not working relationship, and change the very laws of nature. A group of women scientists sent there to carry out a study and possibly get in touch with who fell to Earth by aliens. At the main character (Natalie Portman), their motives campaign. Her husband came back, but has changed a lot, and she wants to understand the causes of the incident.

Directed by Alex Garland ( "Out of the car") took over the plot basis book Jeff VanderMeer. And this is the rare case when we can say that the film adaptation turned out better than the original source. From a fairly standard novel director managed to make complex intelligent movie about the relationship between man and nature, as well as the understanding of the essence of cancer. Initially, the "annihilation" of shooting for their films, and even in the US film released in some theaters. But Garland was asked to change the ending, making it more understandable to the audience. Sale picture service Netflix allowed to leave the plot intact.

3. Kodachrome

Kodachrome

Canada, USA, 2018.
Drama.
Duration: 105 minutes.
IMDb: 6,8.

The plot tells the story of the head of the record company Matt (Jason Sudeikis). One day he comes to the girl Zoe (Elizabeth Olsen) and tells him that his father worked as an assistant (Ed Harris). But now he is dead, and Matt has to perform his posthumous desire - to print images with film "Kodachrome." There remained only one laboratory of Kodak, and the heroes have to go on a long journey. A father will be invisible to follow them.

Like many others, this picture has been overbought Netflix after the premiere at the festival in Toronto.

4. Caliber

Calibre

United Kingdom, 2018.
Thriller.
Duration: 101 min.
IMDb: 6,7.

Two friends go out of the city to celebrate the imminent birth of a child of one of them. Pretty drunk at night, the next day they go hunting. But instead of a wild animal friends inadvertently killed a resident of a neighboring village. And now they have to save themselves.

One of the films that have come on Netflix from outside the US. British thriller is quite different from the American counterparts sharpness and naturalism.

5. Paterno

Paterno

United States, 2018.
Biography sport.
Duration: 105 minutes.
IMDb: 6,5.

Biographical film directed by Barry Levinson talks about the legendary American coach Joe Paterno (Al Pacino). Under his leadership, the student team of American football has achieved unprecedented results. However, in 2011, his career collapsed due to the fact that Paterno assistant accused of numerous harassment to underage boys. And by most accounts, the coach did not know about it.

In the film, "Paterno", in addition to Al Pacino starred and other stars of the first magnitude. For example, Riley Keough and Kathy Baker. However, the HBO channel is not allowed to release the picture in theaters, and priberog for its viewers.

6. Burden

Cargo

Australia, 2018.
Drama, Horror.
Duration: 105 minutes.
IMDb: 6,3.

Story of a father (Martin Freeman), who during zombie apocalypse He is trying by all means to save her child. The trouble is that he himself was bitten by a zombie, and two days later it will turn into a monster. 48 hours he had to find a safe place for a child, and those who will take care of it.

Initially, the story was used by the same director in the short film with the other actors. But with the support of Netflix history that a father's love can be stronger than death, I reached a mass audience.

7. indispensable you

Irreplaceable You

United States, 2018.
Drama, romance, comedy.
Duration: 96 minutes.
IMDb: 6,3.

Abby and Sam going to get married to the age of eight. However, the pair is facing an inevitable parting, when Abby diagnosed cancer. She wants to find someone who will take care of Sam after her death, and she met with three incurable patients, who think only of life, albeit short-lived.

8. Forgive us our debts

Rimetti a noi i nostri debiti

Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Poland, 2018.
Drama.
Duration: 104 minutes.
IMDb: 6,3.

The main character, Guido does not know how to live. He has a lot of debt and no job, no close friends. He decides to get collector and knock out the debts of others to close theirs. However, Guido is very conscientious and good for this class.

Netflix has long been interested in not only English-speaking audience. In the arsenal of services often appear movies and TV series in French or Spanish, and in 2018 went even several Indian projects. Italian painting "Forgive us our debts" - excellent proof of internationality current platforms.

9. Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

United States, 2018.
Drama.
Duration: 100 minutes.
IMDb: 6,1.

Biographical drama that unfolds in the 80-90-ies. A teenage girl named Lolita Gooden, known under the pseudonym Roxanne Shanté, was ready to become a legend of hip-hop. But she has to dedicate himself to provide and protect his family.

At festivals, this picture has appeared in 2017, but did not come out on the big screens. But thanks to Netflix, viewers around the world were able to find out the real life story of the famous singer.

10. sunset civilization

Extinction

United States, 2018.
Fiction, thriller.
Duration: 95 minutes.
IMDb: 5,8.

The protagonist, Peter (Michael Pena) constantly dreaming about the attack on the ground highly aliens. To continue a normal life in society, he even goes to the clinic. But it turns out that such dreams he sees not only. And soon they become a reality.

Michael Pena recently known for exclusively comedic roles. Even in quite a serious film "Martian"He was the main supplier of the jokes. And exactly in the same way he is remembered in the "Ant-Man". The same pattern shows that Pena could play a role and quite serious.

11. 6 balls

6 Balloons

United States, 2018.
Drama.
Duration: 74 minutes.
IMDb: 5,8.

Kathy (Abby Jacobson) prepares a party for her boyfriend. She goes for the cake, and along the way wants to pick up his brother Seth (Dave Franco). Cathy discovers that he began to drink again drugs and he wants to take him to the clinic, but Seth was nowhere to take because of the lack of insurance. As a result, she has to take his brother with him on holiday.

12. The paradox of Cloverfield

The Cloverfield Paradox

United States, 2018.
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller.
Duration: 102 minutes.
IMDb: 5,6.

To avoid a global energy crisis, sent to space station "Cloverfield" with an international team on board. With the acceleration of the particles they have to create the most powerful source of energy in the world. Before the team manages to make the first successful launch, it runs for two years and during the experiment accident. After that, the stations begin to happen terrible unexplained phenomena and even a stranger appears.

"The paradox of Cloverfield" was originally called "God particle" and filmed for distribution in theaters. But first, producer JJ Abrams offered to connect the history of the franchise, "Cloverfield", and then bought the painting service Netflix and released her a few hours after the first announcement. As a result, a new film not only explains the events of the previous parts, but also gives the foundation for an infinite number of sequels.

13. Dumb

Mute

UK, Germany, 2018.
Fiction, detective thriller.
Duration: 126 minutes.
IMDb: 5,4.

In the world of the future Amish Leo (Alexander Skarsgard), who lost a child the opportunity to speak, trying to find a missing girl. Finding it faces a world full of intrigue and betrayals. A more familiar with the country and surgeons Cactus Duck (Justin Theroux and Paul Rudd), who are somehow connected with the incident.

This film directed by Duncan Jones called the spiritual successor to their first job, "Luna 2112". But it will only hurt the film: the future of the world is shown here pretty meager, and the effects frankly weak. However, there unfolds a simple story of human powerlessness in the cruelty of the world, and the emotional role Skarsgard handles perfectly.