Looking for movie suggestions, on either Netflix or Hulu??

Denise1952 said:
man, if that's the one where the guy goes out a kills the killers, I couldn't handle watching even part of show!! Is that the one? Maybe I needed to watch more to get the deal, but what saw was horrible. Let me know k? Denise;)
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Yep, that's the one. :D :hide::zombie::zombierolleye:
 

I rarely watch a whole movie at one time. I simply cannot stay concentrated.

But I watched one the other night. I found it fascinating.

It was called Mississipi Burning and one of my favorite actors was in it. Gene Hackman.
 
Denise, I thought of some others you might like. I didn't see them when I was scanning so I thought maybe they weren't on Netflix any more. Lo and behold they are. I don't go in for gore, so I've tried to avoid suggesting anything that's all bloody and gory.

The Fall with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. Very well done Brit serial murder story. Great acting, writing and production values. Jamie Dornan is chilling in this.

Happy Valley. Sarah Lancashire is wonderful as a female cop in a semi-rural English valley. Another excellent show.

The Five, Brit mystery about an abducted child and the now adult older children who were with him shortly before he was taken.

Shetland. This one I would love for its beautiful Scottish accents alone, especially Douglas Henshaw, but it's also an interesting mystery.

Deep Water. Good Aussie mystery, takes place on Bondi Beach. A new and an old murder are linked. I could watch a series about people playing Scrabble on Bondi Beach for the scenery, but this is good.

River. An odd but quite good mystery where an older detective keeps hearing his deceased partner's voice. Everyone wants to get rid of him because they think he's mental but he's a better detective than they are.

Hinterland. Welsh mystery. Quite dark and rather different; it's about children who were systematically abused over a long time in an orphanage.

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Since other peoople were throwing out ideas for non-Netflix stories, if you can get them I recommend you watch both seasons of two British shows, Endeavour and The Tunnel.
 

I agree with all of Smiling Jane's recommendations. Especially liked The Fall and River.

Right now I'm in the middle of How to Get Away with Murder on Netflix. It has really sucked me in.

Denise, you might consider Acorn TV on Roku. It's all Brit stuff and most of it is great and very inexpensive. They have a free trial. I love it.

Have you watched Midsomer Murders and the Hercule Poirot series? They are wonderful, too. Another one I liked a lot was Foyle's War. It's about a detective solving crimes on the home front in Britain during WWII.
 
I can not unlock episodes of HGTV or History Channels on Roku, will a subscription to Hulu unlock them?? There are a few free ones, but we have watched most of them..We don't have a tv provider like cable/dish.
 
Camper6 said:
I rarely watch a whole movie at one time. I simply cannot stay concentrated.

But I watched one the other night. I found it fascinating.

It was called Mississipi Burning and one of my favorite actors was in it. Gene Hackman.
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Hi Camper,long time Hackman fan.I agree with you,he was awesome in the movie especially the emotional scenes he had with Frances McDormand. He was nominated for Best Actor Oscar,lost to Dustin Hoffman for'Rainman' Sue
 
Smiling Jane said:
Denise, I thought of some others you might like. I didn't see them when I was scanning so I thought maybe they weren't on Netflix any more. Lo and behold they are. I don't go in for gore, so I've tried to avoid suggesting anything that's all bloody and gory.

The Fall with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. Very well done Brit serial murder story. Great acting, writing and production values. Jamie Dornan is chilling in this.

Happy Valley. Sarah Lancashire is wonderful as a female cop in a semi-rural English valley. Another excellent show.

The Five, Brit mystery about an abducted child and the now adult older children who were with him shortly before he was taken.

Shetland. This one I would love for its beautiful Scottish accents alone, especially Douglas Henshaw, but it's also an interesting mystery.

Deep Water. Good Aussie mystery, takes place on Bondi Beach. A new and an old murder are linked. I could watch a series about people playing Scrabble on Bondi Beach for the scenery, but this is good.

River. An odd but quite good mystery where an older detective keeps hearing his deceased partner's voice. Everyone wants to get rid of him because they think he's mental but he's a better detective than they are.

Hinterland. Welsh mystery. Quite dark and rather different; it's about children who were systematically abused over a long time in an orphanage.

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Since other peoople were throwing out ideas for non-Netflix stories, if you can get them I recommend you watch both seasons of two British shows, Endeavour and The Tunnel.
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I love Hinterland, watched the series, and read up on it to see if they'll make more. They really want to, but I didn't realize Brexit would affect TV shows in the UK. I don't know much about our tv shows and how they are payed for/who pays for them to be made. I am so hoping their kept though, those like Hinterland and Broadchurch. I am loving Shetland. On the final 3rd season of that on Netflix. Dang, I find good ones and they seem to be removed after only 1 or barely more, seasons:(

I love the actors, they are "real" to me, believable I mean, without all the Holly-weird fluff. We've had some way good ones. Jesse Stone for one (series of like 5 or 6 movies w/Tom Selleck. But I still prefer the more "real life" actors the UK has.
 
Smiling Jane said:
That happens sometimes, Denise. I had to give up on a show on Acorn because the dialogue was so fast the subtitles couldn't begin to keep up with it. By the time I started a subtitle it was gone and another took its place.

It was a fast-moving action story, so that was part of the problem. I had no idea what was going on beyond the obvious.
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I just started stopping the movie and reading the subs if I don't get them. That is if I am totally into the show, which I have been with Shetland;)
 
We've gotten hooked on watching series instead of movies. Here are some of my favorites on Netflix:

Longmire
Burn Notice
Leverage
Person of Interest

And, of course, Frasier!
 
Thanks GrannyB,

I may try those out, haven't watched any on a regular basis. I've had times where I haven't been able to concentrate on TV at all. I don't know, I guess I go through stages;) I sure appreciate how so many have chimed in here, and I am keep note on every suggestion;) Denise:love_heart:

PS Frasier I LOVE! Watch it all the way through, and watched it partway again, so far! I love all the characters, but so love the Dad;) Boy would I go out with a guy like him;)
 
Denise1952 said:
Thanks GrannyB,

I may try those out, haven't watched any on a regular basis. I've had times where I haven't been able to concentrate on TV at all. I don't know, I guess I go through stages;) I sure appreciate how so many have chimed in here, and I am keep note on every suggestion;) Denise:love_heart:

PS Frasier I LOVE! Watch it all the way through, and watched it partway again, so far! I love all the characters, but so love the Dad;) Boy would I go out with a guy like him;)
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Oh Denise the Dad in Frasier just died a few days ago, John Mahoney. Yes he was wonderful on that show. I think I've seen every episode of that show at least twice, some of them more than that. One of the few American programs I really loved.
 
RadishRose said:
Oh Denise the Dad in Frasier just died a few days ago, John Mahoney. Yes he was wonderful on that show. I think I've seen every episode of that show at least twice, some of them more than that. One of the few American programs I really loved.
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I hadn't heard, but he was a wonderful actor, RIP John
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RadishRose said:
Another show I enjoyed was The Office (American version). Binging on that is fun.
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That's exactly what I do rose is binge on series I'll just get hooked on one and that's all I'll watch during the mornings anyway and then in the evening so I usually look for something maybe like a movie or lately like I mentioned I've been watching a lot of shows like Shetland and Broadchurch and oh I can't think of the other one right now but you guys know I already put it in another post sorry about using the voice to text so I don't get any punctuation but I get lazy and don't want to get back on my laptop talk to you guys later getting ready to have some dinner
 
Decided to start the series on Vera. I hope it will be good, it sounds along the lines of Broadchurch, Hinterland, only a female lead. I love the fact she is older though, so I can relate a bit better, LOL!! I'll let you guys know my take on it;) later dudes and dudettes;)
 
I didn't get into Vera at all, so I ended up watching River (s) and LOVED it! Stellan Skarsgård is an amazing actor imo. Now I'm on into Whitechapel which I can't seem to turn off;) I'll go through that series fast too. I can't find a think made here in the US that I like at all.

One thing I am so hoping is that if there are more to the series on any that I've watched, I hope Netflix or Hulu gets them loaded up:)
 
I've been watching The Office also, starting from the very beginning. I'm up to the part where Michael has left and they have that new boss. Not so funny any more, IMO.

Is House of Cards still being shown on Netflix, or did they remove it? It was an excellent series.
 
Sunny said:
I've been watching The Office also, starting from the very beginning. I'm up to the part where Michael has left and they have that new boss. Not so funny any more, IMO.

Is House of Cards still being shown on Netflix, or did they remove it? It was an excellent series.
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Sunny, is it Kathy Bates?

It gets funnier, and I was just amazed at the ending of the series.
 
Radish, I don't know where Kathy Bates fits in. I was thinking of the new boss, Andy, played by Ed Helms. He's OK, but Steve Carell is a hard act to follow.

I think one stroke of genius in that show was giving the company the name Dunder Mifflin. For some reason, that name cracks me up every time I hear it.
 
Kathy Bates was the head of the printer company that bought up Dunder Mifflin. She was in a few episodes and Steve Carell was still on the show so of course his character made a fool of himself with the Kathy Bates character.
 
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