It's now Halloween, and if you wish to watch a very good scary film, Netflix has loads of them.
Watch With Us is all spooked out proper now, so we've curated a short listing of three non-horror motion pictures that can hold you entertained all through the weekend.
Pull up a chair and play Molly's Sport, a poker film that's additionally a thriller, a sports activities story and a courtroom thriller.
Take an opportunity with Sliding Doorways, a Gwyneth Paltrow-led rom-com that explores two alternate realities with strikingly totally different outcomes.
Lastly, take a trip with Matthew McConaughey in The Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal offense drama that signaled the actor's much-heralded comeback within the early 2010s.
‘The Lincoln Lawyer' (2011)
Keep in mind the times when Matthew McConaughey couldn't get a job after a string of unhealthy rom-coms? Step one within the McConaissance was The Lincoln Lawyer, a modestly profitable adaptation of Michael Connelly's wildly common crime novels. McConaughey stars as Mickey Haller, a low-level felony protection lawyer who operates out of his shiny black Lincoln City Automotive. (Therefore his nickname and the title of the film).
He's employed to defend Frank Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a spoiled wealthy child who has been accused of assaulting a prostitute. Roulet claims he's harmless, however the assault appears to be like just like a earlier one Haller was concerned with. Is Roulet responsible? And if he's, is there something Mickey can do about it since he's certain by Roulet's attorney-client privilege?
The Lincoln Lawyer is streaming on Netflix.
‘Sliding Doorways' (1998)
Think about you're operating to catch your subway prepare and simply miss it. What would've occurred along with your life for those who hadn't? Would it not change dramatically? Or would it not largely stay the identical? That's the central conceit behind Sliding Doorways, an elegant rom-com that explores the chances of alternate realities.
Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Helen, a lately fired London PR exec whose life goes two very other ways when she tries to go house on that fateful prepare. In a single actuality, she meets James (John Hannah), dumps her dishonest boyfriend and begins her personal enterprise. In one other actuality, she doesn't meet James, is oblivious to her philandering boyfriend and takes two part-time jobs to pay the payments. Which timeline is best? The reply isn't as apparent as you may assume.
Sliding Doorways works as a result of it doesn't rely an excessive amount of on its alternate actuality gimmick. As a substitute, it's only a launching level for a candy film about somebody studying to maneuver on from all kinds of tragedy — skilled, private and every thing in between. Paltrow is magnetic as a girl who doesn't know what she has till she loses it, and her posh British accent would make Victoria Beckham proud.
Sliding Doors is streaming on Netflix.
‘Molly's Sport' (2017)
Aaron Sorkin lately introduced his subsequent undertaking, The Social Reckoning, however the author/director's greatest work stays Molly's Sport, a terrific real-life thriller about high-stakes poker. Jessica Chastain stars as Molly Bloom, a former skilled skier who turns to unlawful playing to make ends meet. At first, she companions with Dean (Jeremy Sturdy) and helps him run his unlawful facet hustle, however quickly, she's working her personal poker video games that appeal to all kinds of individuals, together with Participant X (Michael Cera), a spoiled Hollywood film star, and numerous members of the Russian and Italian mafia.
Molly makes quite a lot of money in a brief period of time, however her video games quickly appeal to the undesirable consideration of the FBI, who don't like her breaking the regulation. Molly finally finds herself in a world of hassle, and even her connections and intelligence can't bail her out of it.
Molly's Sport works on a number of ranges — as a sports activities film, a criminal offense drama and a heartfelt drama a few daughter nonetheless looking for the approval of her demanding father. Kevin Costner stars as Molly's dad, and his scenes with Chastain are the most effective ones within the film. Chastain is now an Oscar winner because of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, however she deserved recognition for her terrific efficiency in Sorkin's still-underrated film.
