Anna Daniels
Well, it’s almost June, and we’re all still stuck inside. The silver lining: that gives us more time to stream movies. And, as always, Netflix is adding some new titles for the upcoming month. These are best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in June 2020.
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme‘s The Silence of the Lambs somehow gets better and better every time I watch it. Demme’s use of point of view shots are disarming while also drawing us fully into the world of rookie FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), who is tasked with interviewing cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Hopkins and Foster both scored Oscars for this, and the movie also picked up Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, making it only the third film in movie history with such a sweep (It Happened One Night (1934) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) are the other two).
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
There’s a reason E.T. is such a beloved classic: it’s just as wonderful now as it was when it arrived in 1982. Steven Spielberg‘s emotional tale of a lonely young kid who befriends an alien packs such a punch because Spielberg doesn’t dumb down the kids, nor does he try to portray them as mini-adults. They’re just normal kids, dealing with an abnormal situation. And the bow on this package is John Williams‘ powerful score, which absolutely will make you cry, unless you’re some sort of heartless monster.
Zodiac
Is David Fincher‘s Zodiac a perfect movie? I think it is, but you’re welcome to disagree. For my money, though, this is Fincher firing on all cylinders, taking what could’ve been a straightforward serial killer movie and turning it into a story about obsession. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. all turn in great performances as three very different guys – a cartoonist, a cop, and a reporter – who are all involved with the hunt for the Zodiac Killer in some way.
Starship Troopers
The only good bug is a dead bug in violent, funny, and highly satirical sci-fi epic. Trounced by critics who clearly didn’t get it at first, Starship Troopers has gained a much-deserved cult following for its mockery of right-wing militarism and the glorification of war. As bug-like aliens invade Earth, it’s up to a rag-tag bunch of very horny 20-somethings to save the day, all guided by the steady hand of director Paul Verhoeven.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard was a box office bomb, and we’ve suffered for that ever since. If this film – which so perfectly sends-up the creatively bankrupt musician biopic subgenre – had been a hit we probably would’ve been spared years of crappy rock star biopics that all follow the same dumb formula. There wouldn’t be a Bohemian Rhapsody, that’s for damn sure.
Coming Soon
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
In this romantic drama, a health care worker and an author suffering from an antisocial personality disorder end up healing each other’s emotional and psychological wounds.
One Take — NETFLIX FILM
Members of Thai girl group BNK48 share the ups and downs of preparing for the 6th Single Senbatsu General Election.
Roswell, New Mexico: Season 2
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
June 1
Act of Valor
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Bad News Bears
Cape Fear
Casper
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card
Cardcaptor Sakura: Sakura Card
Clueless
Cocomelon: Season 1
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Healer
Inside Man
Lust, Caution
Observe and Report
Priest
The Silence of the Lambs
Starship Troopers
The Boy
The Car (1977)
The Disaster Artist
The Help
The Lake House
The Queen
Twister
V for Vendetta
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
West Side Story
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Zodiac
June 2
Alone: Season 6
Fuller House: The Farewell Season — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Jimmy and Steph bring their new baby home and dive headfirst into the world of parenting. But no worries: They’ve got a houseful of hands to help.
Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On: Season 1
True: Rainbow Rescue — NETFLIX FAMILY
True and Bartleby venture to the other side of the Neverending Rainbow to bring back Dillydally — a brave explorer who’s the Rainbow King’s best friend!
June 3
Killing Gunther
Lady Bird
Spelling the Dream — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Following four hopeful competitors’ journeys, this documentary explores the trend of Indian Americans ruling the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 1999.
June 4
Baki: The Great Raitai Tournament Saga — NETFLIX ANIME
Granted special entry into the Great Raitai Tournament, a poisoned Baki now faces fighters in China, where the next true Sea King will be chosen.
Can You Hear Me / M’entends-tu? — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Three friends in a low-income neighborhood find humor and hope in their lives as they grapple with bad boyfriends and their dysfunctional families.
June 5
13 Reasons Why: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
In the powerful final season of 13 Reasons Why, Liberty High School’s Senior Class prepares for graduation. But before they can say goodbye, the crew of friends will have to band together one last time to keep a dangerous secret buried, try to make peace with the past four years, and face final, heartbreaking choices that might alter their lives forever. Showrunner Brian Yorkey and stars Dylan Minette, Grace Saif, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn, Miles Heizer, Ross Butler, and Devin Druid return for a fourth and final season that’s full of twists, turns, and the resounding message that you can’t move forward if you’re still haunted by the past.
Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai — NETFLIX FILM
A bank employee weighed down by her jobless husband’s debts — and her own broken dreams — finds a secret source of seemingly unlimited cash in her home.
Hannibal: Season 1-3
The Last Days of American Crime — NETFLIX FILM
As a final response to terrorism and crime, the US government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. Graham Bricke (Édgar Ramírez), a career criminal who was never able to hit the big score, teams up with famous gangster progeny Kevin Cash (Michael Pitt), and black market hacker Shelby Dupree (Anna Brewster), to commit the heist of the century and the last crime in American history before the signal goes off. Based on the Radical Publishing graphic novel created by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini, THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME is directed by Olivier Megaton, written by Karl Gajdusek, produced by Jesse Berger, p.g.a., Jason Michael Berman, p.g.a., and Barry Levine, with Patrick Bergin and Sharlto Copley also co-starring.
Queer Eye: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Fab Five head to historic Philadelphia to make over a new cast of everyday heroes, from a hardworking DJ to a struggling dog groomer.
June 6
Queen of the South: Season 4
June 7
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 6 (New Episodes Weekly) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Peabody and Emmy Award-winning weekly comedy show explores the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity. Each week, Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to investigate the larger trends shaping our fragmented world.
June 8
Before I Fall
June 10
Curon – NETFLIX SERIES
Anna just got back to Curon, her hometown, together with her teenage twins, Mauro and Daria. When Anna mysteriously disappears, kids must undertake a journey which will make them discover the secrets hiding behind the town’s apparent tranquillity, coming face to face with a side of their family they never saw before. They will find out that you can run from your past but not from yourself.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Season 5
Lenox Hill — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
An intimate look at the lives of four doctors — two brain surgeons, an emergency room physician, and a Chief Resident OBGYN — as they navigate the highs and lows of working at the renowned Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. With extraordinary access and an unflinching eye, the series shows each physician’s struggle to balance their personal and professional lives, and delves into each patient’s personal journey. From birth to brain surgery, each case offers a rare inside look at the complex, fascinating, and emotional world of medicine. Directed and produced by Adi Barash and Ruthie Shatz.
Middle Men
My Mister: Season 1
Reality Z — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
A zombie apocalypse imprisons contestants on a Brazilian reality show in a TV studio, where they try to evade the flesh-eating hordes.
June 11
Pose: Season 2
June 12
Da 5 Bloods — NETFLIX FILM
From Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee comes a New Joint: the story of four African-American Vets — Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) — who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul’s concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature — while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.
Dating Around: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Six new singles look for love — or something like it — in a series of back-to-back, real-life first dates in New Orleans. But who will each choose for a second date?
F is for Family: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
While Frank deals with an unwelcome visit from his father, Sue discovers the wonders of Lamaze, and Bill makes a name for himself in the hockey rink.
Jo Koy: In His Elements — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
For the first time ever, comedian Jo Koy takes Netflix to the Philippines in his new comedy special, Jo Koy: In His Elements. Koy celebrates his heritage by telling jokes about life as a Filipino-American while highlighting the culture of Manila. Koy uses this opportunity to shine a light on other Filipino-American performers by welcoming to the stage famed breakdancer Ronnie, Grammy-winning producer !llmind, singer/songwriter Inigo Pascual, and comedians Andrew Lopez, Joey Guila, and Andrew Orolfo.
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
It’ll take brawn — and brains — to rescue Lio and beat Scarlemagne, so Kipo sets out to master her powers and dig into the origins of her world.
ONE PIECE: Alabasta
ONE PIECE: East Blue
ONE PIECE: Enter Chopper at the Winter Island
ONE PIECE: Entering into the Grand Line
Pokémon Journeys: The Series — NETFLIX FAMILY
Two young Pokémon trainers become research fellows at a renowned Pokémon Laboratory, stepping into a world of adventures with their Pokémon friends.
The Search — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
A child vanishes into thin air from a cachet neighborhood in Mexico City, unraveling family secrets and revealing how power works among the privileged.
The Woods — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
A Warsaw prosecutor’s hopes rise when a body is found and linked to his sister’s disappearance 25 years earlier. Adapted from the Harlan Coben novel.
June 13
Alexa & Katie Part 4 — NETFLIX FAMILY
Summer’s over, and Alexa and Katie are starting their senior year. They’ve been through so much together — but there’s still more to come.
How to Get Away With Murder: Season 6
Milea
June 14
Marcella: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Eighteen months later, Marcella is living under a new identity in Belfast, where she’s infiltrated a crime family as a deep undercover operative.
June 15
Underdogs
June 16
Baby Mama
Charlie St. Cloud
The Darkness
Frost/Nixon
June 17
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
Mr. Iglesias: Part 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The series about a hilarious high school teacher trying to make a difference in the lives of some smart but underperforming students returns for Part 2.
June 18
A Whisker Away — NETFLIX ANIME
In Studio Colorido’s second feature-length film, a girl with a funny nickname is desperate to get closer to her crush. Her solution: turn into a cat.
The Order: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
At Belgrave University, the bad blood between werewolves and magicians reaches a breaking point — until a greater evil threatens to destroy them all.
June 19
Babies: Part 2 — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
As babies make sense of a brand-new world, breakthrough research details how they are already equipped to handle the complexities of human life.
Father Soldier Son — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.
Feel the Beat — NETFLIX FILM
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
Floor Is Lava — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Teams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers. Yes, really.
Lost Bullet — NETFLIX FILM
A convicted car mechanic is recruited to work for the cops, pimping police vehicles for high-speed chases. But danger will follow him fast.
Girls from Ipanema: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
As Malu and the ladies move on from their recent tragedy, they take on career challenges, new love possibilities and confront injustices with bravery.
One-Way To Tomorrow — NETFLIX FILM
Two strangers cross paths on a train en route to Izmir, bonding over their turbulent — and unexpectedly intertwined — romantic pasts.
The Politician: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Double crosses, a three-way relationship and a single-issue candidate add up to a mud-flinging race for State Senate that Payton will do anything to win.
Rhyme Time Town — NETFLIX FAMILY
Two best friends find fun and adventure while living in Rhyme Time Town, a fantastical place filled with beloved nursery rhyme characters.
Wasp Network — NETFLIX FILM
Based on a true and gripping story: Cuban spies infiltrate exile groups in the 1990s to stop terrorism against the island, but at a high personal cost.
June 21
Goldie
June 22
Dark Skies
June 23
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
Comedian Eric Andre presents his very first Netflix original stand-up special. Taking the stage in New Orleans, Andre breaks the boundaries of comedy as he critiques the war on drugs, the war on sex, and the war on fart jokes!
June 24
Athlete A — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.
Crazy Delicious — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Using ingredients from a magical edible forest, amateur chefs must prepare inventive and delicious creations to impress three mighty food judges.
Nobody Knows I’m Here / Nadie sabe que estoy aquí — NETFLIX FILM
Memo Garrido was a child artist in the Latin music industry in the early 90’s. Decades later, he lives in seclusion in southern Chile practically cut off from the world. The unexpected appearance of Marta changes his world forever and forces him to face the confusing incident that destroyed his career.
June 26
Amar y vivir — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
After returning home from the military, country boy Joaquín is blindsided by a tragedy that sends him to Bogotá, where he meets aspiring singer Irene.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga — NETFLIX FILM
Two small-town singers seize a chance to fulfill their dream of competing in the world’s biggest song contest. Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star.
Home Game — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
From voodoo wrestling in the Congo to roller derby in Texas, this docuseries explores unusual and thrilling sports traditions around the world.
Straight Up
June 29
Bratz: The Movie
June 30
Adú — NETFLIX FILM
Three stories transpire in Melilla, on the border between Spain and Morocco, as immigrants risk their lives to cross the Strait of Gibraltar.
BNA — NETFLIX ANIME
Morphed into a raccoon beastman, Michiru seeks refuge, and answers, with the aid of wolf beastman Shirou inside the special zone of Anima-City.
George Lopez: We’ll Do It For Half — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
Comedy legend George Lopez returns to his stand-up roots making his Netflix original comedy special debut with We’ll Do It For Half. True to form, Lopez delivers a hilarious exploration of race, politics, and life lessons to be learned from the Latino community; especially the elders. Filmed at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, the one-hour special dissects cultural differences, emotional support animals, gender reveal parties, elevator etiquette and much more.
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