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When Netflix launched its streaming platform in 2007, it set a number of precedents for how streaming would work. And one of the most interesting parts of Netflix as a platform is not just what it does have, but one major thing it doesn't: ads.

Netflix is a true juggernaut of nearly every form of small-screen entertainment, but there's one major exception: live sports. In a recent interview with Variety, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings opened up about the streaming network's notorious lack of traditional sports programming.

Ever wanted to see a fry cook become a superhero? Well, lighting up Netflix's top ten list is new movie titled Freaks: You're One of Us (not to be confused with the unrelated 2018 flick Freaks), that hails from Germany, and puts some new twists on the genre.

Strange But True is one of those movies that premiered at a film festival, got released quietly, and was reborn once it hit streaming. Even though it didn't make a splash when it came out in 2019, the movie was added to Netflix right at the end of August, and has since found its audience.

In the mood for some of that comedic Robert Downey Jr. goodness? Netflix has just the movie for you. 2010's Due Date sees Downey pairing up with the always-hilarious Zach Galifianakis for a kind of anti-buddy picture, a road flick with a pitch-black sense of humor.

The creators of "Game of Thrones" are back with a new prestige program, a Netflix sci-fi series titled "3 Body Problem," based on the novel by Liu Cixin.

On August 28, Netflix added a South African and Angolan action thriller called Santana. It's the first time the streamer has added a movie from Angola, and audiences are showing a clear interest in seeing what this international African blockbuster has to offer. Here's why it's worth checking out.

Thanks to Nicolas Cage's gigantic output, it's easy to miss a movie or six from the guy. Fortunately, Netflix tends to have at least some of his films at hand. Such is the case with The Frozen Ground, a 2013 serial killer thriller that's currently sitting pretty on Netflix's Top Ten list.

Following the death of award-winning actor and Marvel star Chadwick Boseman, Netflix has postponed a virtual preview of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, one of Boseman's last on-screen roles. Boseman, 43, passed on Friday, August 28, 2020 of colon cancer following a 2016 diagnosis.

Happy days are ahead for the mega-hit survival horror franchise Resident Evil.

Renfri might only appear in one episode of The Witcher's first season, but Geralt carries a reminder of her as he continues his journey. Here's why that matters beyond simply being an Easter egg for trivia's sake, and what it means about both Geralt and how he perceives Renfri.

The latest teen drama burning up the charts at Netflix is a mid-sized story, told in its entirety over 20 episodes, which the streamer broke into two seasons. Trinkets is adapted from the 2013 YA novel of the same name by Kirsten Smith.

At the end of season 2 the Hargreeves did leave several people with knowledge of them in 1963. Here's why Harlan may be more important than we think.

Watch your back, Mr. Scorsese, because there's another "Irishman" flick burning up the charts on Netflix these days. We don't know whether Kill the Irishman's recent viewership bump is the result of name similarity with Scorsese's epic, but we're sincerely glad people are finding it. Here's why.

Even as the rules of the streaming game continue to change and the competition gets a little fiercer, Netflix is still bent on innovating, and their latest upgrade is currently getting tested on platforms across the planet.

The early days of Ryan Reynolds' big screen career were a decidedly mixed bag, but he took an unexpected step in the right direction in 2005, claiming a role in an off-beat workplace comedy by the name of Waiting.

Netflix is looking to ensnare audiences with another tense thriller that borders on horror. Set between World War II and the war in Vietnam, The Devil All the Time is a southern gothic noir about generational trauma and a faith corrupted. Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Sebastian Stan star.

Some huge news just dropped for Netflix's upcoming live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite early involvement with the development of the series, Avatar creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have both withdrawn from the project.

Guillermo del Toro hasn't released a film since 2017's Best Picture-winning romantic fantasy The Shape of Water, but that doesn't mean his fans can't get their peepers on new stories from cinema's current maestro of the macabre. Wizards, his latest animated offering, is currently tearing up Netflix.

Netflix viewers are clearly interested to see what the film has to offer, and it's the stars of the movie that provide the biggest draw.

Something big is coming to Arcadia, and it seem the only way Guillermo del Toro can tell the story to come is in an epic Netflix crossover event. That event will find heroes and villains from Netflix and Dreamworks' Tales of Arcadia trilogy banding together. Here's what we know about it so far.

Even though Netflix has exciting new movies and TV shows arriving on the regular, sometimes a blast from the past is in order. That's clearly the mood some Netflix viewers are in at the moment, as a family comedy from 1993 has sling-shot its way up the streamer's charts.

Movies are great at portraying all sorts of human experiences -- including the R-rated ones. Netflix is bursting with movies that explore sexuality to its fullest, though few people know it -- so we're here to introduce you to the steamiest movies the site has got.

Ready for a day at the beach, with some action-packed laughs to boot? Fire up Netflix, we've got the movie for you: Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave.

If you're looking for a whimsical adventure appropriate for all ages, you might want to check out Latte and the Magic Waterstone, which hit Netflix on July 31, 2020 and has already become one of the service's most popular choices. Here's why you should check out this feel-good animated comedy.

Say, do you like Bruce Willis? How about butt-kicking action movies? We're pleased to report that Netflix has got a heck of a movie for you.

Where, exactly, is the Umbrella Academy's home turf? The show hasn't explicitly stated the geographical location of the mansion, but the eagle-eyed viewer might notice that season 2 actually dropped a pretty big easter egg about this very thing roughly halfway through the season.