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Top Ten Netflix Movies You Must Watch

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USF chapter.

It’s late afternoon on a Friday when your last class has finally finished. You can barely pick yourself up and drag yourself back to your dorm or apartment, what would make you think you can get all dressed up and go out partying all night? Let’s all fact it, college is not always all about parties. There are going to be times when you are buried with homework and where cram sessions are the only way of life. After a hectic week, the only thing you’ll want to do is break out the sweats or pajamas and relax. These top ten Netflix movies are the perfect companion when you have a lazy Friday night.

 

1. Blackfish

If you are into documentaries then this is the one for you. This documentary follows the captivity of killer whales and how it affects them.

 

2. Mean Girls

This oldie, but definitely still goody, is the perfect example of how popularity can turn your life upside down. This follows Cady Heron, a new student at a local high school, as she deals with being in school for the first time and everything that comes with it.

 

3. Django Unchained

For those of you who like action-meets-western movies, then you have found the perfect movie. This is about a freed slave who desperately tries to rescue his wife from a plantation owner.

 

4. Nightcrawler

This movie is not your typical suspense but it does a magnificent job at holding your attention. This is about a man who wants to work so he does whatever he can to get into the journalism reporting world. He quickly crosses the line and injects himself into the crime.

 

5. Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

This movie is about a journalist who goes on the search for a woman who has been missing for forty years. He receives help in the form of a woman who is a young hacker.

 

6. Big Fish

For the drama lovers, this movie is for you. This is about a son who wants to learn more about his dying father. He goes on to relive the stories his father has told him to get a sense of who is father is.

 

7. How to Train Your Dragon 2

For the kids at heart, relax with this completely humorous and cute movie. This is about a boy who has to go up against men who want to take the dragons and turn them into deadly animals.

 

8. The Exorcist

This movie is perfect for when you are in the mood to scream and cringe at the screen. This is about a teenage girl possessed by a demon and her mother getting her help from two priests.

 

9. Silver Linings Playbook

For the romantic in you, this movie is perfection. This is about a man who has just got out of a mental facility and is attempting to reconcile with his wife. He then meets a woman with issues of her own and they become very close.

 

10. Dear Frankie

This is another movie that will pull at your heartstrings. This movie is about a mother who hires a man to pose as her son’s father.

 

This movies, and many more on Netflix, will be the perfect way to unwind from the most hectic of weeks you will experience in college. Sit back, grab the popcorn and soda, and enjoy these top ten movies.

Sydjea Watson is from the beautiful island of Jamaica. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. Sydjea has a passion and great appreciation for the arts. She currently works as a freelance photographer while pursuing a photography certification at Rhode Island School of Design.