The Best Movies Coming To Netflix In January 2017
It's almost time for the new year, and you can ring in 2017 by checking out a bunch of new movies that are hitting Netflix. There are some classic contemporary films from comedy, sci-fi and horror coming to the streaming service, as well as all of the Superman movies that arrived before the DC Extended Universe came into existence. There are also some Netflix originals coming next month, including the series adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Check out all the TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in January after the jump.
Caddyshack
There are so few comedies about golf that it's not hard to be one of the best. But this is also simply one of the best comedies of all time. Thanks to the improvised feel and style of some of the movie's funniest scenes and the cartoonish nature on the other side of the green, this movie is pure 1980s. You can't go wrong with a movie that has one of the best Bill Murray scenes ever put to film.
The Shining
Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece is coming to Netflix just in time to start the New Year with some unsettling chills. If you've somehow never seen this adaptation of Stephen King's book, settle down for a wholly strange, surreal and creepy journey into The Overlook Hotel as it drives Jack Torrance to insanity.
Hugo
I never would have guess that a love letter to cinema by Martin Scorsese would have been so whimsical or accessible to the whole family, but that's exactly what Hugo is. Anchored by outstanding performances from young Asa Butterfield and Chloe Grace Moretz, this is a movie about the power of imagination and storytelling, not to mention the magic of movies that still stands to this very day.
Boogie Nights
You won't find a bad film by Paul Thomas Anderson in the director's filmography, but this is certainly one of his best. Mark Wahlberg stars as Eddie Adams, a young man who finds himself navigating the world of pornography thanks to a special asset he was born with. Turning into porn star Dirk Diggler, we see the rise and fall of someone who just wanted to live the American Dream. Set in the heart of the 1970s and 1980s, this is a vibrant, incredible movie where everyone in the ensemble cast is outstanding.
It Follows
One of the best horror films in recent memory, the indie has a style that is both contemporary and retro at the same time. A score that feels like it was lifted out of the 1980s and a production design that is almost timeless makes It Follows feel like it could happen anytime, anywhere, and that's what makes it so damn horrifying. Plus, we get a great Final Girl in the form of Maika Monroe.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
One of Steven Spielberg's best films is also one of the best sci-fi films of all time. A story about a boy and the bond he strikes with a lost alien just trying to get home hits all the emotions in the sweet spot. An incredible score from John Williams drives it home as well as the heartbreaking turn by young Henry Thomas, the kind of performance that only a director like Steven Spielberg could pull from a kid like that.
Coming January 1
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
After Innocence (2005)
Bee Movie (2007)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Braveheart (1995)
Caddyshack (1980)
Collateral Damage (2002)
Dreamcatcher (2003)
El Dorado (1966)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
HALO Legends (2009)
Hugo (2011)
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
License to Drive (1988)
Nancy Drew (2007)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Real Detective: Season 1 (2016)
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman II (1980)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
The Parent Trap (1961)
The Shining (1980)
The Perfect Physique (2015)
The Rat Race (2012)
To Be A Miss (2016)
Trudell (2005)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Coming January 3
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Season 11 (2016)
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'? (Netflix Original)
Coming January 6
Coin Heist (Netflix Original)
Degrassi: Next Class: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
Growing Up Coy (2016)
Mar de Plastico: Season 1
One Day at a Time: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Tarzan and Jane: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Coming January 7
Alpha and Omega 7 (2016)
Miss Sharon Jones!(2015)
Under the Shadow (2016)
Coming January 9
Best and Most Beautiful Things (2016)
Ratchet and Clank (2016)
Coming January 10
As I Open My Eyes (2015)
Best Friends Whenever: Season 2 (2016)
Happily Married (2015)
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (Netflix Original)
We're Lalaloopsy: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Coming January 11
Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Coming January 13
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Aquarius (2015)
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women
Clinical (Netflix Original)
Historia de un clan: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
It Follows (2014)
The Investigator: A British Crime Story: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Coming January 14
Camp X-Ray (2014)
Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Estar O No Estar
Coming January 15
A Beautiful Now (2015)
Hostage to the Devil (2016)
Sen?ora Acero: Season 3 (2016)
Twisted Trunk, Big Fat Body (2015)
Wartime Portraits: Season 1 (2014)
Coming January 16
Flash of Genius (2008)
Halloweed (2016)
Rezort (2016)
Coming January 17
Fatima (2015)
Neal Brennan: 3 Mics (Netflix Original)
Roger Corman's Death Race 2050 (2016)
Coming January 19
Good Kids (2016)
Coming January 20
Frontier: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
Papa (2015)
Take the 10 (Netflix Original)
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Coming January 21
Bates Motel: Season 4 (2016)
Grami's Circus Show: Season 2 (2016)
Coming January 24
Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy (Netflix Original)
Gad Gone Wild (Netflix Original)
Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil (2016)
Kill Command (2016)
Terrace House: Aloha State: Season 1: Part 1 (Netflix Original)
Coming January 25
Era el cielo
Coming January 27
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
iBOY (Netflix Original)
Kazoops!: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Shadows of Truth (2016)
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Coming January 28
Ripper Street: Season 4
Coming January 30
Antibirth (2016)
Swing State (2016)
Coming January 31
Bill Burr Stand Up Special