It always seems like Netflix has an unending library of great movies and TV shows, but at the same time, it is also quite difficult to figure out what you actually want to watch. So, we thought, why not let Netflix make it easy for you, as it removes movies and TV shows from its library every month, and we decided to pick the best of the best films and TV shows you should watch before you can’t anymore.
La La Land (November 1)
La La Land is a musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damian Chazelle. The 2016 film follows Sebastian “Seb” Wilder and Amelia “Mia” Dolan, a struggling jazz musician and an aspiring actress who fall for each other, but their relationship gets in the way of their dreams. La La Land stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Finn Wittrock.
Puss in Boots (November 1)
Puss in Boots is an animated adventure comedy film directed by Chris Miller from a screenplay by Tom Wheelan. The 2011 film is a spin-off of the Shrek film, and it follows an anthropomorphic cat known as Puss in Boots who teams up with Kitty Softpaws to steal magic beans from dangerous criminals Jack and Jill. Puss in Boots’ voice cast includes Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Amy Sedaris.
Pacific Rim (November 1)
Pacific Rim is a monster action film directed by Guillermo del Toro, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Travis Beacham. The 2013 film is set in a future where humans are at war against the Kaiju, who appear from the sea. To fight against these massive creatures, scientists develop massive robots known as Jaegers, which are controlled by two people. Pacific Rim stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Rob Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman.
Shrek 1 & 2 (November 1)
Shrek is an animated fantasy comedy film co-directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson from a screenplay co-written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S.H. Schulman. Based on William Steig’s 1990 picture book of the same name, the Shrek films follow the titular embittered ogre who meets and falls in love with a cursed princess. Shrek’s voice cast includes Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow.
Fast & Furious 1-7 (November 1)
Fast & Furious is an action thriller drama film series created by Gary Scott Thompson. The film series follows Dominic Toretto, a street racer and criminal, who works together with Brian O’Connor, a former police officer, to pull off dangerous heists by using their fast cars. Fast & Furious stars Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, and Chad Lindberg.
The Gentlemen (November 1)
The Gentlemen is an action comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. The 2019 film follows Michael “Mickey” Pearson, an American drug lord in England, who decides to sell his marijuana business, but a series of violent and shocking events sabotage his plans. The Gentlemen stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant, and Michelle Dockery.
Six Feet Under Seasons 1-5 (November 1)
Six Feet Under is a psychological dark comedy drama series created by Alan Ball. The HBO series is set in Los Angeles, and it follows brothers Nathaniel Samuel Jr and David as they take over the family business of a funeral home after their father dies, but their differences make it hard for them to work together. Six Feet Under stars Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Matthew St. Patrick, Jeremy Sisto, and Rachel Griffiths.
Past Lives (November 2)
Past Lives is a romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Song. The 2023 film follows two friends from South Korea who were separated as children and reunite as adults in America. Their time together makes them realize how much they have grown and how their relationship has changed. Past Lives stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (November 6)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a gothic dark fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay co-written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The 2024 legacy sequel film is set three decades after the events of the first film, and it follows Lydia Deetz as she struggles with raising her daughter, but her life soon gets even more complicated when Betelgeuse returns. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe.
Reba Seasons 1-6 (November 6)
Reba is a sitcom series created by Allison M. Gibson. The CW series is set in Houston, Texas, and it follows Reba Hart, a middle-aged woman whose whole life turns upside down when she learns that her husband had an affair with a woman who got pregnant and also that her daughter is pregnant with her boyfriend. Reba stars Reba McEntire, Christopher Rich, Joanna Garcia, Steve Howey, Scarlett Pomers, Mitch Holleman, and Melissa Peterman.
A Star is Born (November 8)
A Star is Born is a musical romantic drama film directed by Bradley Cooper, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth and Will Fetters. Based on the 1937 film of the same name and its subsequent remakes, the 2018 film follows Ally, a struggling artist who gets support from a popular musician named Jackson, but he is also struggling with his own personal demons, including alcoholism. A Star is Born stars Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott.
Archer Seasons 1-13 (November 13)
Archer is an adult animated dark comedy series created by Adam Reed. The FX series follows Sterling Archer, a covert operative, as he works with his dysfunctional colleagues in a New York-based intelligence agency run by his narcissistic mother Archer’s voice cast includes H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Lucky Yates, and Jessica Walter.
A.P. Bio Seasons 1-4 (November 15)
A.P. Bio is a workplace comedy series created by Mike O’Brien. The NBC and later on Peacock series is set in Toledo, Ohio, and it follows Dr. Jack Carson Griffin, a former Harvard professor who was fired from his job and now decides to take up a job as a substitute teacher at his hometown school, but he has no intention of teaching. A.P. Bio stars Glen Howerton, Lyric Lewis, Mary Sohn, Jean Villepique, Tom Bennett, Patton Oswalt, and Paula Pell.
Jaws (November 15)
Jaws is a thriller drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay co-written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Based on Benchley’s 1974 novel of the same name, the 1975 film is set in the beach town of Amity Island, and it follows a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter as they team up to kill a great white shark that has been terrorizing the people. Jaws stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton.
San Andreas (November 22)
San Andreas is a disaster thriller film directed by Brad Peyton from a screenplay by Carlton Cuse. The 2015 film is set in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake that wrecked the West Coast of the United States, and it follows a rescue-chopper pilot as he and his estranged wife try to find their daughter amongst all the chaos. San Andreas stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, and Archie Panjabi.