Brow Beat

The Best Movies to Watch on Netflix Before They’re Gone

Manhattan is just one of the many films you should watch before it disappears from Netflix in January.

© 1979 - MGM

Every month, Netflix adds dozens of new titles to its growing collection of streaming movies and TV series. To make room for these new titles, Netflix rotates out some of its older titles. Below we’ve chosen the best movies to watch before they’re removed from Netflix streaming—some temporarily—on Jan. 1, 2015.

Must Watch

12 Angry Men (1957)
Batman
(1989)
Boyz n the Hood
(1991)
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Carrie
(1976)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Duck Soup (1933)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
Kramer vs. Kramer
(1979)
Manhattan
(1979)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Roman Holiday 
(1953)
The Usual Suspects (1995)

Good Watch

A River Runs Through It (1992)
A Mighty Heart
(2007)

Backdraft (1991)
Bad Boys
(1995)
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Braveheart
(1995)
Gladiator (2000)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Longest Yard
(1974)
Love Actually (2003)
The Original Kings of Comedy
(2000)
Saved! (2004)


Spaceballs (1987)
Titanic
(1997)
Tombstone (1993)
You’ve Got Mail
(1998)

Family Watch

Beethoven (1992)
Far and Away
(1992)
Happy Gilmore
(1996)
Hitch
(2005)
My Girl
(1991)
The Parent Trap
(1998)

Nostalgia Watch

Red Dawn (1984)
Good Burger
(1997)
The Mighty Ducks
(1992)
Rocky IV
(1985)
Turner and Hooch
(1989)

If You’re Bored

Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1959)
Kiss the Girls
(1997)
Scary Movie 2
(2001)
Stargate
(1994)