The first weekend of May has come and gone, and the box office landscape is shifting. While The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary are finally slowing down, and Antoine Fuqua's Michael has been dethroned by The Devil Wears Prada 2, theaters are still packed with great options. But don't let that distract you from the smorgasbord of movies available on streaming. So, with that in mind, here's a list of three movies you should stream this week on Netflix.
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1. Bad News Bears (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes: 48% | IMDb: 5.8/10
There are few better genres to inspire and fuel your spirit than the sports movie. 22 years since it first debuted, why not give this remake of a 1976 gem a try? Bad News Bears, directed by the great Richard Linklater in one of his most underrated efforts, follows Billy Bob Thornton's burned-out little league coach Morris Buttermaker as he tries to turn his ragtag bunch of misfit players into champions.
Is Bad News Bears better than most sports movies? Far from it, but it is sure to bring a smile to your face as you watch zeroes turn into heroes. A fun-fueled, farcical comedy that features the great Thornton in an inspired leading performance, this is the perfect companion to the ongoing MLB season.
2. Jennifer's Body (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 47% | IMDb: 5.6/10
Don't listen to the critics' scores; time has proven this to be one of the best of its kind from the 2000s. The brilliantly camp and effortlessly quotable Jennifer's Body follows high school student Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) as she is possessed by a demonic entity with a taste for male flesh, leaving her best friend Needy (Amanda Seyfried) to try and stop her.
One of the best cult classics of the '00s, Jennifer's Body is a movie everyone should watch once. Seyfried and Fox are note-perfect in this wild and often NSFW horror comedy, which makes for a perfect watch this week ahead of a confirmed sequel. It has been announced that Jennifer's Body 2 is in development, with Diablo Cody back to pen the script.
3. The Land Before Time (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% | IMDb: 7.4/10
As far as dinosaur movies go, very few can rival the great Jurassic Park. However, even Steven Spielberg's masterpiece doesn't have as special a place in many hearts as the animated classic The Land Before Time. The film follows orphaned brontosaurus Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon) as he learns to love and finds his own path alongside a group of misplaced young dinosaurs.
Warm your heart and prepare to dry your tears this week with The Land Before Time. A big hit both critically and commercially, today the film is the perfect hit of nostalgia for a time when animated movies felt more vital and detailed. An endearing gem that only ever slightly edges into sickly sweet, you'll find it hard to seek out a better animated film for the whole family this week.
For more on how Netflix is scoring big with original content, check out How 'Running Point' Season 2 Scored 25M+ Hours on Netflix by Sharpening Its Comedy. And if you're in the mood for more perfectly directed classics, see The 10 Most Perfectly Directed Classic Movies, Ranked.
