I'm running out of good Netflix streaming movies. Need suggestions.

[bif]

I watch movies when I work out almost every day. Meaning I watch close to 365 movies a year. My queue is getting shorter and seems to be made up of 2-3 star movies lately.

Here are the genres I watch a lot of:
Quirky indie films
Road movies
Coming-of-age films
Thrillers (The ones that keep you guessing right to the end)
Bank heist movies
Intelligent Si-Fi movies
Intelligent comedies
Good rom/coms
WWII movies (not bloody, shoot 'em up action films)

Fire away with suggestions.

[ginnyinWI]

1. kurosawa

Most of them are on DVD or BluRay, but there is this one:

http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Kagemusha/70005243?trkid=1660

We are working through all of his films. He's the Japanese equivalent of Hitchcock.

[bif]

10. I've seen a few of his films but need to see more.

In fact, I saw Dersu Uzala and lovd it so much I bought it. And I rarely buy a movie!

[ginnyinWI]

14. We loved Dersu too!

We've watched it a few times and recommended it to others, who also loved it!

We've been watching his early stuff from the 40s--no samauri in sight--just interesting character studies and simple stories that all carry a clear message.

Try to see "Drunken Angel", Stray Dog, Dodes'ka-den, and his last, Madadayo. And we really love anything with Mifume in it--great actor!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Yes, and "High and Low," which is based on an Ed McBain novel and

deals with a wealthy industrialist whose chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake instead of the industrialist's son.

I'm especially fond of "Stray Dog," which is a fascinating portrayal of immediate post-war Japan, and concerns a cop who has suffered the shame of having his gun stolen.

While we're on the subject of Japanese movies, I particularly liked "Nobody Knows," by Hirokazu Kore-eda, which concerns some children who are abandoned by their mother and try to conceal the fact.

[ginnyinWI]

18. Stray Dog

I loved the last scene where he wrestles with the thief. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but the symbolism of the two of them-- on opposite sides, but at the same time so similar-- so elegantly portrayed.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1922007296/tt0041699?ref_=ttmd_md_pv

[NV Whino]

2. Adore

Starring (IMO) two of the sexiest ladies around today, Naomi Watts and Robin Wright. Two long time best friends fall in love with each other's sons. Sounds hokey. It's not. Based on a Doris Lessing novel, or maybe short story? Grandmothers.

Wright's attempt at an Australian accent leaves a bit to be desired, but otherwise good drama.

[rdharma]

3. Phil the Alien

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It's "intelligent" science fiction and comedy.......... sort of anyway.

And.... BTW.... It's a "Road Trip" movie.

Sorry..... it's not quirky.

Watch it, you'll know what I mean.

[bif]

19. I wasn't wild about it

Like I always say, comedy is a funny thing. I thought it was sort of a sci-fi version of "Escanaba in the Moonlight" which I didn't like but some folks raved about.

[bananas]

4. Robot & Frank fits most of your specs

It was really good.

"Set in the near future, it focuses on Frank Weld, an aging jewel thief played by Frank Langella, whose son buys him a domestic robot. Resistant at first, Frank warms up to the robot when he realizes he can use it to restart his career as a cat burglar. It was the first feature film for both Ford and Schreier and received critical acclaim for its writing, production, and acting. It won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, tying with the Kashmiri film Valley of Saints."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_%26_Frank

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1990314/

[angstlessk]

6. I agree.. very good movie n/t

[bif]

9. Loved it! I've seen it twice.

[angstlessk]

5. Don't know what to suggest since I don't kow what you have seen...but

"The Crying Game" is an excellent movie
Also "Jacobs Ladder"
"I Melt With You" is interesting...but you have to watch to the end

[bif]

11. Like I mentioned, I see a LOT of movies.

And saw all three of those.

[TuxedoKat]

7. I just

recommended Soda Springs in another thread. I really liked it a lot. Good acting and good soundtrack too.

[Lars39]

8. We watched 'The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec' last night.

Fun movie, but watch it in French with English subtitles.

[bif]

12. Added it to my queue. Thanks!

[Pharaoh]

13. kicking for later

[Lydia Leftcoast]

16. Not REALLY a bank heist movie but the Australian film "The Bank"

is extremely satisfying to anyone who thinks that Big Money has too much power. It concerns a computer genius who approaches a multinational bank with a scheme that can predict the stock market.

"Clockwise" is a British comedy starring John Cleese. It's about a drillmaster of a school headmaster who is invited to give a talk on his harsh methods at a national conference. However, his whole life falls apart in every possible way after he takes a wrong turn in a train station.

[bif]

17. "The Bank" was excellent.

[rdharma]

20. The BBC mini-series "Kidnap and Ransom"? nt

[ScootersPixiePie]

21. burke & hare

Black comedy - I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[bif]

22. Looks like there are two versions of the movie.

[Lionel Mandrake]

24. Yes, and they both stream on Netflix.

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Which is better, the original (1972) version or the 2010 remake?

They're both about 90 minutes long, which suggests to me that they were probably made for TV.

[bettyellen]

23. Tell No One was a good French thriller

[Lydia Leftcoast]

25. Yes, and if you can find "With a Friend Like Harry," that's another French thriller

that is the closest thing to an Alfred Hitchcock movie that I've seen since Hitchcock died.