Netflix Friday - Volume 35

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: The Equalizer (2014)
A man (Denzel Washington) believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life, before he meets a young girl (Chlöe Grace Moretz) under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters and can’t stand idly by.
 

Drama: Revolutionary Road (2008)
A young couple (Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet) living in a Connecticut suburb suring the mid- 1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
 

Comedy: Office Christmas Party (2016)
When Clay’s (T.J. Miller) uptight CEO sister (Jennifer Aniston) threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager (Jason Bateman) throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand…
 

Animation: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
When the evil spirit Pitch (Jude Law) launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
 

Romance: The Holiday (2006)
Two women (Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet) troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
 

Horror: Dawn of the Dead (2006)
Survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
 

Science Fiction: Inception (2010)
A thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) who steals corporate secrets through the use of dram-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
 

Crime: Black Mass (2015)
The true story of Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp), the brother of a state senator (Benedict Cumberbatch) and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
 

Thriller: Zodiac (2007)
In the late 1960s/ early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
 

Documentary: Evil Genius (2018)
The extraordinary story of the “pizza bomber heist” and the FBI’s investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.
 

Family: The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plans to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.

Movie Trailer Sunday (31)

This weeks trailers are about a woman stuck between two men, a creepy house, a man discovering he has a sister, a woman falling for a street artist and our holiday heroes fighting for their right.

Take This Waltz
Description: Twenty-eight-year-old Margot (Michelle Williams) is happily married to Lou (Seth Rogen), a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel (Luke Kirby), a handsome artist that lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.
Director: Sarah Polley
Starring: Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Sarah Silverman and Luke Kirby
Trailer: Trailer "Take This Waltz"
Comment: Michelle Williams chooses good movies and Seth Rogen also always wins me over.

House at the End of the Street
Description: Seeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a chilling secret. Years earlier, in the house next door, a daughter killed her parents in their beds, and disappeared - leaving only a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Against Sarah's wishes, Elissa begins a relationship with the reclusive Ryan - and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined.
Director: Mark Tonderai
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue and Gil Bellows
Trailer: Trailer "The House at the End of the Street"
Comment: Jennifer Lawrence is awesome!!!

People Like Us
Description: Sam (Chris Pine) is a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about this family--and re-examine his own life choices in the process.
Director: Alex Kurtzman
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Wilde
Trailer: Trailer "People Like Us"
Comment: Chris Pine is charming and I always like Elizabeth Banks. This movie really looks good.

The Giant Mechanical Man
Description: A story about a misunderstood street performer (Chris Messina) and a soft spoken zoo worker (Jenna Fisher) who falls for him.
Director: Lee Kirk
Starring: Jenna Fisher, Chris Messina, Malin Akerman and Topher Grace
Trailer: Trailer "The Giant Mechanical Man"

Rise of the Guardians
Description: It's the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost - legendary characters with previously unknown extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children everywhere.
Director: Peter Ramsey
Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law
Trailer: Trailer "Rise of the Guardians"