Netflix

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Shows we’ve recommended on this platform:

Normal People

Director: Hettie Macdonald

Runtime: 30 minutes

Overview: Two young people keep drifting in and out of each other’s lives, pulled together by attraction and pushed apart by insecurity, class pressures, and what they leave unsaid. As they move from school into early adulthood, their connection becomes a tender, painful study of intimacy, power, and the need to be loved.



Line of Duty

Director: Daniel Nettheim, David Caffrey, Douglas Mackinnon, Jed Mercurio, John Strickland, Susan Tully, Gareth Bryn, Michael Keillor

Runtime: 60 minutes

Overview: A controversial police anti-corruption unit investigates wrongdoing from within the force, where every case tests loyalty, procedure, and trust. As inquiries intensify, tense interviews and courtroom moments push investigators to follow tiny details that could expose cover-ups or clear the innocent.



Peaky Blinders

Director: Steven Knight

Runtime: N/A minutes

Overview: In postwar 1919 Birmingham, a notorious gang builds its reputation with razor-bladed caps and ruthless ambition. As their sharp-minded leader pushes the family business to new heights, shifting alliances and mounting pressure test how far they’ll go to rise in a changing world.



Frankenstein

Director: N/A

Runtime: 150 minutes

Overview: A brilliant but egotistical scientist pushes beyond accepted limits and succeeds in bringing new life into the world. As the consequences of the experiment spread, both creator and creation are pulled into a dark, gothic spiral shaped by fear, rejection, and a desperate need for understanding.



Train Dreams

Director: N/A

Runtime: 102 minutes

Overview: In early 20th-century America, a logger lives a quiet, hardworking life as the world around him changes fast. Through love, loss, and the pull of memory, the story lingers on small moments, endurance, and the beauty and harshness of the natural landscape.



The Loch

Director: Brian Kelly, Cilla Ware

Runtime: 60 minutes

Overview: In a quiet lakeside community, a shocking death pulls a local detective into her first murder investigation. As more unsettling clues surface, outside help arrives and suspicion spreads through the town, turning a search for answers into a tense race to stop further violence.



The Stranger

Director: Daniel O'Hara, Hannah Quinn

Runtime: N/A minutes

Overview: A family man is blindsided when a stranger shares a disturbing claim about his wife, setting off a chain reaction that shakes his trust and routine. As he searches for answers, he’s pulled into a wider tangle of secrets and side stories that draw in police and people across the community.



Downton Abbey

Director: Andy Goddard, Ashley Pearce, Ben Bolt, Brian Kelly, Catherine Morshead, Minkie Spiro, Brian Percival, James Strong

Runtime: 60 minutes

Overview: Set in post-Edwardian Britain, this series follows life inside a grand country estate as an aristocratic household and its servants navigate shifting traditions, changing fortunes, and the pull of modern times. As major historical events ripple outward, relationships, duties, and social expectations are tested both upstairs and downstairs.



I Swear

Director: Kirk Jones

Runtime: 121 minutes

Overview: A teenager develops Tourette Syndrome and is met with confusion, bullying, and misunderstanding at school and at home. As he grows into adulthood, unexpected support and everyday kindness help him find steadier footing, pursue independence, and turn hard-earned experience into a sense of purpose.



Man on Fire

Director: Tony Scott

Runtime: 146 minutes

Overview: A burned-out former intelligence operative takes a bodyguard job for a young girl in Mexico City. As their uneasy partnership turns into a genuine bond, a sudden kidnapping pushes him into a relentless, dangerous search that tests his limits and sense of purpose.



Nanny McPhee

Director: Kirk Jones

Runtime: 97 minutes

Overview: A widowed father struggling to manage his seven unruly children hires a strict, mysterious nanny who uses a touch of magic to teach them better behavior. As pressure mounts from a wealthy relative who threatens the family’s future, the household must learn to work together and appreciate what they have.



Bridge to Terabithia

Director: Gábor Csupó

Runtime: 95 minutes

Overview: A lonely boy dreams of being the fastest runner at school, but a confident new classmate beats him and upends his routine. As they become close friends, they escape bullying and family pressures by inventing a shared fantasy kingdom filled with monsters and adventures where they can feel brave and understood.



Prisoners

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Runtime: 153 minutes

Overview: When two young girls vanish from a quiet neighborhood just before the holidays, panic spreads as hours pass with no answers. With only a suspicious RV as a lead, the search turns into a tense race between a determined investigation and a parent pushed toward extreme choices.



Ghost

Director: Jerry Zucker

Runtime: 127 minutes

Overview: After a young man is killed, he finds himself unable to move on and stays close to the woman he loves. With danger still looming, he turns to an unlikely go-between—a reluctant psychic—to get warnings through and uncover what’s really going on.



London Boulevard

Director: N/A

Runtime: 103 minutes

Overview: After leaving prison, a hardened ex-con tries to start over in South London but gets pulled back toward the underworld by a demanding crime boss. When he takes a job protecting a secluded celebrity who’s desperate for privacy, a fragile romance forms as pressure and violence close in from all sides.



Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

Director: Julian Jarrold

Runtime: 106 minutes

Overview: In 1974 Yorkshire, a rookie journalist digs into a string of child abductions and a new disappearance, convinced the official investigation isn’t telling the full story. As the search widens, the trail leads into a maze of intimidation, brutality, and deep-seated corruption that puts anyone asking questions in serious danger.



Chef

Director: Jon Favreau

Runtime: 114 minutes

Overview: After walking away from a high-profile restaurant rather than compromise his creativity, a chef has to rebuild his career and confidence. With help from family and friends, he hits the road with a food truck, rediscovering the joy of cooking, connection, and a fresh start.