5 Best Netflix Movies to Watch Before They Leave This Weekend: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’

During World War II and into the early ’50s, there really was a women’s baseball league that began an attempt to keep the game alive during wartime. Director Penny Marshall‘s A League of Their Own was loosely inspired by that league, although it isn’t actually based on a true story.

Tom Hanks leads the cast Jimmy Dugan, a former player turned manager of the newly formed Rockford Peaches. Dorothy “Dottie” Hinson (Geena Davis) essentially becomes a player/coach for her sister, Kit Keller (Lori Petty), Mae Mordabito (Madonna), Doris Murphy (Rosie O’Donnell) and the rest of the team. But the sibling rivalry between Dottie and Kit may cost the Peaches their chance to become champions.

A League of Their Own is streaming on Netflix through February 28.

The film may be called Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but director Francis Ford Coppola and screenwriter James V. Hart took some big liberties with the original text by giving Dracula (Gary Oldman) an origin and a romantic story. Centuries ago, Dracula lost his wife, Elisabeta (Winona Ryder), and renounced God. In the 19th century, the immortal vampire meets Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) and discovers that Harker’s bride-to-be, Mina Murray (Ryder), may be a reincarnation of Elisabeta. 

That doesn’t stop Dracula from tormenting and seducing Mina’s friend, Lucy Westenra (Sadie Frost). As Lucy and Mina begin to submit to the vampire’s curse, Professor Abraham Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) emerges as the only man who may be able to help Jonathan and the rest save their souls.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is streaming on Netflix through February 28.

Pulp Fiction may have been Quentin Tarantino‘s second movie, but it was the one that propelled him to the A-list of Hollywood directors. This black comedy crime film features multiple stories, most of which are presented out of order. But the pair that makes the biggest impression is the two hitmen, Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson). Travolta and Jackson both got Oscar nominations for their roles.

Uma Thurman was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Mia Wallace, the wife of crime boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Most of Rhames’ scenes are opposite Bruce Willis, who makes a strong impression as Butch Coolidge, a boxer who double-crosses Marsellus and has a hard time skipping town with the money.

Pulp Fiction is streaming on Netflix through February 28.

I Know What You Did Last Summer isn’t quite as beloved as Scream, but it’s still one of the best ’90s horror slashers. Four friends — Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Barry Cox (Ryan Phillippe) and Helen Shivers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) — have their whole lives in front of them until they accidentally strike a pedestrian with their car and cover up their crime.

One year later, all four of the friends are haunted by what they’ve done. But someone isn’t satisfied with a guilt trip. The unnamed killer stalks the group one-by-one before attempting to kill them and anyone they might care about.

I Know What You Did Last Summer is streaming on Netflix through February 28.

Sometimes, the best crooks never need to pick up a gun. The Wolf of Wall Street is director Martin Scorsese‘s white collar crime epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker and financial criminal who has a knack for parting people from their money.

Jonah Hill costars as Jordan’s partner-in-crime, Donnie Azoff, while Margot Robbie had her break out role as Jordan’s second wife, Naomi Lapaglia. Jordan lives the high life while he can, but it’s only a matter of time before his bad decisions and the federal government catch up with him.

The Wolf of Wall Street is streaming on Netflix through February 28.