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Among the thousands of movies on Netflix are numerous new releases, direct to video features, and indie gems that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Despite all the content Netflix provides, it's often difficult to find a good rainy day movie.
Now I understand that every current blockbuster can't be available on demand, but there are some older movies that, if they were available, we would gladly pay double the Netflix price. Here are 20 movies we wish were on Netflix.
Groundhog Day
Year of Release: 1993
From the opening credits of Groundhog Day, you can't help but be in a good mood. There's no one in the world that doesn't enjoy watching Bill Murray relive the same day over and over. If you know someone who claims they don't like this movie, congratulations, you've found a soulless monster.
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Kindergarten Cop
Year of Release: 1990
Believe it or not, Kindergarten Cop is kind of great. It has your typical '80s Schwarzenegger action scenes combined with cute kids. How can you go wrong with cute kids? If you saw this as a kid like I did, you prayed every day that Detective John Kimble would be your substitute teacher.
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Constantine
Year of Release: 2005
In what is probably the most underrated and dark comic book movie to date, Keanu Reeves plays John Constantine, a man who can see angels and demons as they engage in a war over human lives. It's one of those movies that, if you're flipping through the channels, you'll watch it. Why not have it on demand whenever you want?
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Total Recall
Year of Release: 1990
Ignore the Colin Farrell remake at all costs and stick with the original. What makes this movie so fun is that it's a straight sci-fi movie that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Arnold has his typical Arnold lines and the fight scenes are just ridiculous enough to be enjoyable. On a side note, keep your eye out for everyone's favorite DEA agent, Dean Norris from "Breaking Bad" in a small role.
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Snakes on a Plane
Year of Release: 2006
I will never understand why I enjoy this movie so much. It's cheesy, unrealistic, terribly acted, and completely fantastic. It would be great to have on Netflix because there's nothing worse than hearing Samuel L. Jackson's infamous motivational speech edited into this.
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The Ring
Year of Release: 2002
It's hard to believe that one of the scariest movies of the last decade was made by the same director who did the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Netflix is loaded with low budget horror movies with some scares and big budget horror movies with very few scares. It would be great to have a movie with both.
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Escape From LA
Year of Release: 1996
As far as guilty pleasure movies go, they don't get much better than John Carpenter's "Escape from LA." There are days that I'm stuck at home and I just want to watch Kurt Russell surf in combat boots and leather pants.
Other days I just want to watch Kurt Russell play basketball while wearing an eye patch. If only there was a way. Oh wait, all that and more is available in one tremendous movie!
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The Mummy
Year of Release: 1999
I don't know why, but every time I've been at home during the day and sick, I want to watch "The Mummy." There's something about this movie that, despite it not being good at all, makes you want to watch it multiple times.
I would settle for just the first installment to be on Netflix, but who am I kidding? If you put them all on there, I would be ecstatic.
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Drag Me to Hell
Year of Release: 2009
No one can make a terrifying movie more fun than Sam Raimi. You're jumping out of your seat one minute and laughing the next. "Drag Me to Hell" was incredible the first time I saw it, but now if I'm working and I just want something in the background I turn it on.
Why? Because I can look up for 5 minutes, enjoy a few great scenes, then go back to work. Best of all, most of the scenes are great, so whenever I look up, I know it's going to be something good. Come on, Netflix, hook us up.
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Alien vs Predator
Year of Release: 2004
You know this one would be in your Instant Queue so fast. Paul W.S. Anderson is the king of mindless, fun popcorn movies. He did all the "Resident Evil" movies, "Death Race," "Mortal Kombat," and, of course, this piece of cinematic gold. You can't look me in the eyes and say you wouldn't watch this movie if it was on Netflix. You can't do it.
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Die Hard
Year of Release: 1988
Enough playing around, this one is a serious plea. How are there no "Die Hard" movies available to stream? Ideally I would love the original, but we can't even get "Die Hard with a Vengeance?"
I would even watch" Live Free or Die Hard or Die Hard 2. But I draw the line at that abomination "A Good Day to Die Hard." I refuse to even acknowledge its existence in the "Die Hard" universe.
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The Departed
Year of Release: 2006
After a long day at work, does anything sound better than watching Jason Bourne and Marky Mark yell the F word at each other for two hours? It's the ultimate mob movie and, after 7 years, it's time to let us stream it on our laptops or iPhones, just like Scorsese intended.
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Kill Bill
Year of Release: 2003
If I could have the entire Tarantino library available to watch instantly, I would never leave my home. If I had to choose one, it would be "Kill Bill."
The two parts together make up a five hour tale of revenge. Plus, there have been rumors of a volume 3 for years, and what better way of reviving fan's interest than to make it available on Netflix?
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Twister
Year of Release: 1996
I wish every movie from the summer of '96 was available on Netflix. That was the year that every film destroyed the earth in a totally different way. My favorite out of the crop was definitely "Twister."
You've got Helen Hunt in a white tanktop the entire time and Bill Paxton or Bill Pullman running around trying to dive into tornadoes! It's awesome!
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Arachnophobia
Year of Release: 1990
Before Jeff Daniels started doing two-year old news reports on "The Newsroom," he was hunted by giant spiders in "Arachnophobia." So few younger people have seen this and it's a shame. This movie terrified me as a kid and today's kids should be able to be tormented as well. Bring on the mutant spiders!
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The Shining
Year of Release: 1980
There's no movie that you can watch over and over and constantly find new things that you'd never noticed before than "The Shining." It's Kubrick's most fantastic movie and should be available for instant streaming if, for no other reason, than to allow a new audience to stumble upon its brilliance. Even the casual fan should experience it.
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Zoolander
Year of Release: 2001
First off let me just say that I never want a sequel to "Zoolander." Please don't do that. I haven't seen the "Anchorman" sequel but I'm sure it'll be awful.
Comedy sequels are basically just parodies of the original so unless Weird Al is involved, skip it. OK, as I was saying, "Zoolander" is wonderful and hilarious and full of the best cameos you'll ever see in a comedy. Give it to us, Netflix.
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The Matrix
Year of Release: 1999
The crazy thing about "The Matrix" is that, despite being made nearly 15 years ago, the special effects are still better than the majority of movies that will come out this year. Not only would I love for the original to be available, but throw on the rest of the trilogy as well and let casual fans try to figure out what in the world happened in them.
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Superbad
Year of Release: 2007
I know it's such a dumb movie but I swear I could watch it daily. Come on Netflix, give us fat Jonah Hill. Imagine a massive crowd gathered outside of the Netflix headquarters and a soft chant is heard moving through the crowd: "Fat Jonah Hill. Fat Jonah Hill." The whisper turns into a roar, like a single snowflake turning into an avalanche. We demand it. We want our fat Jonah.
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Evil Dead 2
Year of Release: 1987
If I'm getting a movie out of the "Evil Dead" trilogy, I'm going with "Evil Dead 2." It's basically a remake of the first one, just with a bigger budget. This is my go-to movie to watch when there's nothing good on TV.
Shouldn't others be able to experience that joy as well? It's the ultimate campy horror film and would be a great addition to anyone's Instant Queue.
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