--- title: All the Netflix Original Movies Streaming in 2016 description: As Netflix becomes a major player in original films, here is a list of the movies that will debut on the streaming service in 2016. canonical: https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-28T22:54:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:41:47.745Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 16 Original Movies You'll Be Able to Watch on Netflix in 2016 og:description: Including new projects from Christopher Guest, Ricky Gervais and Angelina Jolie og:url: https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 16 Original Movies You'll Be Able to Watch on Netflix in 2016 twitter:description: Including new projects from Christopher Guest, Ricky Gervais and Angelina Jolie twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here Are All the Netflix Original Movies Streaming in 2016 > Sponsored content. 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Jan 28, 2016 10:54 PM UTC As [movies](http://time.com/4154301/most-anticipated-movies-2016/) that don’t feature a [superhero](http://time.com/4014894/marvel-female-superheroes-thor-ms-marvel/) become more rare in theaters, [Netflix](http://time.com/4186137/netflix-hours-per-day/) continues to position itself as a destination for indies poised to find bigger audiences on couches than in megaplexes. The streaming service has proven its commitment to original films with several early acquisitions at the [Sundance International Film Festival](http://time.com/4193759/netflix-amazon-streaming-services-sundance-film-festival/) as well as a slate of new movies it plans to finance and distribute this year. Here is a list of all the new movies you can expect to watch on Netflix in 2016. ### _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny_ This sequel to 2000 martial arts flick and Best Picture nominee _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ features Michelle Yeoh reprising her role as warrior Yu Shu Lien. The plot centers around the Green Destiny, a magical sword which figured prominently in the original movie, and the choreography, directed by the legendary Yuen Woo-ping, promises to be epic. **(Feb. 26)** ### _Pee-wee’s Big Holiday_ Six years after putting on a live stage show featuring his famous character, Paul Reubens returns as happy-go-lucky perennial child Pee-wee Herman in a new chapter to his story, which will debut on Netflix after premiering at SXSW. Produced by Judd Apatow, the film centers around a fateful encounter between Pee-wee and a mysterious stranger, which inspires him to embark on his first holiday. **(March 18)** ### _Special Correspondents_  Ricky Gervais on April 8, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif. Gabriel Olsen—Getty Images Ricky Gervais directs, writes and stars in this comedy about a struggling journalist (Eric Bana) who—a la _Wag the Dog_—attempts to revive his career by staging a fake kidnapping during a fake war. We can imagine that this does not unfold without a hitch. Vera Farmiga, America Ferrera and Benjamin Bratt costar. **(April 29)** ### _Jadotville_  Jamie Dornan on Feb. 12, 2015 in London. Samir Hussein—Getty Images Based on the true story of the 1961 Siege of Jadotville, this film stars [Jamie Dornan](http://time.com/3834215/first-look-fifty-shades-darker/), of [_Fifty Shades of Grey_](http://time.com/topic/fifty-shades-of-grey-2/) fame, as the commander of an Irish U.N. battalion under attack by 3,000 Congolese troops. Viewers would do well to brush up on their knowledge of the Katanga conflict in Central Africa, during which the U.N. intervened in response to violence and political upheaval following the Republic of Congo’s independence from Belgium. **(Release date TBD)** ### _Mascots_  Christopher Guest on Oct. 8, 2014 in New York City. Daniel Zuchnik—Getty Images Christopher Guest fans, rejoice: The director returns, along with many of his stalwarts (Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard), to follow the fictional competitors in the 8th World Mascot Association championships as they compete for the Gold Fluffy Award. _Mascots_ will be Guest’s first film in a decade, after winning devoted fans with such mockumentary classics as _Best in Show_ and _This Is Spinal Tap_. **(Release date TBD)** ### _War Machine_  Brad Pitt on Nov. 23, 2015 in New York City. James Devaney—Getty Images Brad Pitt plays a character inspired by General Stanley McChrystal in this satirical adaptation of the 2012 non-fiction bestseller _The Operators_. Costarring Sir Ben Kingsley and Topher Grace, the black comedy looks behind the scenes of America’s war with Afghanistan and the military leaders calling the shots. **(Release date TBD)** ### _First They Killed My Father_  Angelina Jolie on Jan. 16, 2016 in Hollywood, Calif. Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images Angelina Jolie will direct this adaptation of the wrenching 2000 memoir of the same name, by Cambodian author and activist Luong Ung. Ung was a small child when the Khmer Rouge began its genocidal reign of Cambodia, which left millions dead between 1975 and 1979\. The movie will be co-produced by Rithy Panh, whose 2013 documentary about the Khmer Rouge, _The Missing Picture_, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Jolie’s 14-year-old son Maddox, who was born in Cambodia, will make his acting debut. **(Release date TBD)** ### _The Fundamentals of Caring_  Netflix Paul Rudd stars as a soon-to-be-divorced, unemployed father who becomes caregiver to a teenager with muscular dystrophy (Craig Roberts). The unlikely pair embarks on a trip to see America’s strange roadside attractions, picking up a runaway (Selena Gomez) and a pregnant woman (Megan Ferguson) along the way. Hijinks ensue, daddy issues are revealed and the result is likely a crowd-pleasing indie charmer. **(Release date TBD)** ### _Tallulah_  Netflix In what many are calling Ellen Page’s best role since _Juno_, the actress plays opposite Allison Janney (as she did in that movie) in _Tallulah_, written and directed by _Orange Is the New Black_ writer Sian Heder. Page plays a vagabond with few attachments in life who unexpectedly comes to assume responsibility for a baby. The result is a study of the motivations driving several women to make and break sometimes unexpected emotional connections. **(Release date TBD)** ### _Under the Shadow_  Netflix Netflix acquired this thriller before it even debuted at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Babak Anvari, who grew up in Tehran during the Cultural Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, its story of a mother and daughter under siege by a paranormal force can be read as an allegory for life during a state of war and political chaos. **(Release date TBD)** ### _Amateur_  Ryan Koo on Dec. 1, 2014 in New York City. Paul Zimmerman—Getty Images Director Ryan Koo makes his feature debut with this story, which he also wrote, about a teenage basketball phenom. An extension of a short film released in 2013, _Amateur_ finds 14-year-old Terron Forte, played by Michael Rainey Jr., facing conflict with his teammates and coach after releasing a viral highlight reel. Filming is set to begin in early 2016\. **(Release date TBD)** ### _ARQ_  Robbie Amell on Jan. 16, 2106 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter—Getty Images _Orphan Black_ writer Tony Elliott directs this post-apocalyptic thriller, which he also wrote, about an engineer in a world that has run out of oil. The protagonist, played by Canadian actor Robbie Amell, has developed a technology that could produce a bottomless supply of energy, but there’s a catch: It causes those in its proximity to relive the same day over and over again. **(Release date TBD)** ### _Clinical_  Vinessa Shaw on Oct. 24, 2015 in Burbank, Calif. Imeh Akpanudosen—Getty Images This thriller, directed by relative newcomer Alistair Legrand and starring Vinessa Shaw, revolves around a psychiatrist attempting to get her life back together after a violent attack. As she makes personal strides, she takes on a new patient whose own dark past complicates matters. **(Release date TBD)** ### _I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House_  Ruth Wilson on Nov. 3, 2015 in London. Chris Jackson—Getty Images Director Osgood Perkins follows up his 2015 horror flick _February_ with another entry into the genre, this one with _The Affair_ star Ruth Wilson as a nurse caring for a ghost-story writer living in a ghost-infested house. Bob Balaban and Lucy Boynton are also set to star, with filming slated to begin in February. **(Release date TBD)** ### _Underground_  Gerard McMurray on May 16, 2013 in Cannes, France. Michael Buckner—Getty Images Gerard McMurray, an associate producer of _Fruitvale Station_, makes his directorial debut with _Underground_, a portrait of the underbelly of the college fraternity world. The drama will revolve around a new pledge who must decide whether to stay silent in exchange for belonging or speak out against the egregious violence and hazing that characterize his new world. **(Release date TBD)** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/"},"headline":"Here Are All the Netflix Original Movies Streaming in 2016","datePublished":"2016-01-28T22:54:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:41:47.745Z","description":"Including new projects from Christopher Guest, Ricky Gervais and Angelina Jolie","url":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/","keywords":["movies","Netflix","Sundance","streaming"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/","name":"Here Are All the Netflix Original Movies Streaming in 2016"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny - Netflix Trailer","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/dhNqpyH6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-26T23:19:10.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/dhNqpyH6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/","duration":"PT1M32S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'Pee-wee's Big Holiday' Trailer","description":"'Pee-wee's Big Holiday' Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/lj9NF6Sq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-19T16:48:12.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/lj9NF6Sq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/","duration":"PT39S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4194103/netflix-original-movies-streaming-2016/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```