There are a lot of movies to choose from on Netflix these days — but honestly, they aren't all great. So we have highlighted the ones worth your time.
In October, there are some classic titles you really need to watch, including “Blazing Saddles,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” and two Monty Python movies.
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- “Billy Madison” (Available October 1). Is it Adam Sandler’s best movie? [Checks notes] It is.
- “Blazing Saddles” (October 1). Dr. Samuel Johnson is right about Olsen Johnson being right about Mel Brooks’ classic comedy being essential viewing.
- “The Devil’s Advocate” (October 1). Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron give great performances — okay, Keanu’s accent is a little much — but it has Al Pacino going bananas playing the devil.
- “Once Upon a Time in America” (October 1). Sergio Leone’s epic look at the birth of organized crime in America is as masterful as the Westerns he’s known best for. And the movie features a young Robert De Niro, young James Woods, young Treat Williams, and a really young Jennifer Connelly in a flashback scene.
- “Rumble in the Bronx” (October 1). It’s not Jackie Chan’s best movie, let’s get that out of the way right now, but he still does some pretty amazing things in it.
- “The Shining” (1980) (October 1). Stanley Kubrick tosses Stephen King’s book aside and makes a horror movie where he comments on the genocide of Native Americans and reveals in the movie's subtext that he filmed the Apollo 11 moon landing. Hold on — I’m told none of those conspiracy theories are true.
- “Monty Python: The Meaning of Life” (October 2). The legendary comedy troupe use their unique style of to look at life in all its stages.
- “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” (October 2). Get even more Python as the group spoofs the messiah by exploring Brian (played by Graham Chapman), who was born in the stable next to Jesus on Christmas day and is mistaken for him ever since.
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