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Thought-provoking films on Netflix UK

For when you want to argue about the ending afterwards. These are the films on Netflix UK that leave you with something to chew on. Phones down for this lot.

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Tonight's 12 picks

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  1. Dune: Part Two

    2024 · Film · 2h 47m

    Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

    Streaming in the UK on

  2. Fight Club

    1999 · Film · 2h 19m

    A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

  3. The Prestige

    2006 · Film · 2h 11m

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

  4. Joker

    2019 · Film · 2h 2m

    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

  5. Good Will Hunting

    1997 · Film · 2h 7m

    Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

  6. Scarface

    1983 · Film · 2h 50m

    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

  7. Prisoners

    2013 · Film · 2h 33m

    After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.

    Streaming in the UK on

  8. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

    1997 · Film · 1h 27m

    SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

    Streaming in the UK on

  9. 1917

    2019 · Film · 1h 59m

    At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

    Streaming in the UK on

  10. Remarkably Bright Creatures

    2026 · Film · 1h 54m

    Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.

    Streaming in the UK on

  11. Miracle in Cell No. 7

    2019 · Film · 2h 12m

    Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.

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  12. Gran Torino

    2008 · Film · 1h 56m

    Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

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