January Netflix Line Up: Han Solo Arrives, Hobbits Exit
Indiana Jones, Monty Python, Han Solo, and more join the Netflix family next month, while we say goodbye to vampires, sharks-in-tornadoes, and hobbits! Here are the movies and shows that are coming and going from Netflix in January.
WHAT’S LEAVING
Rent (Leaving January 1)
If you have not yet watched the hugely popular Broadway musical about a group of friends trying to survive life in New York during the days of the HIV/AIDS, crisis now is your time. The soundtrack is incredible thanks to the ensemble cast, many of whom came to the film after being part of Rent‘s original Broadway cast.
The Princess Diaries (Leaving January 1)
“SHUT UP!” With those two words, Anne Hathaway made young hearts everywhere want nothing more than for Julie Andrews to show up at their own door in The Princess Diaries. The movie tells the story of Mia Thermopolis, a seemingly ordinary sixteen-year old girl who discovers she is the heir to the throne of the country of Genovia. The movie also stars Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, and Robert Schwartzman.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Leaving January 19)
The epic story of Frodo Baggins and his quest to destroy the One Ring begins in this, the first movie of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frodo is joined in his journey by his fellow hobbits (Sam, Merry, and Pippin), a wizard (Gandalf), an elf (Legolas), a dwarf (Gimli), and two humans (Aragorn and Boromir), better known as the titular “Fellowship of the Ring.” The ensemble cast includes Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Viggo Mortensen, and Sean Bean.
WHAT’S COMING
Across the Universe (Arriving January 1)
The music of the Beatles is an essential plot piece to Across the Universe, a story about the romance of a poor English boy and a wealthy American girl. Over 30 Beatles songs are used to tell the story of Lucy and Jude and their tumultuous relationship, which is set against the backdrop of the 1960’s political climate. The movie stars Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Sturgess.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Arriving January 2)
The popular comedic troupe tells the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table on their search for the Holy Grail. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is not just any quest story, as Arthur and his knights face some very interesting and absurd obstacles in their journey, such as the Black Knight, a very rabid rabbit, and the Knights Who Say Ni. The film stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Arriving January 9)
Star Wars fans get a peak at the life of Han Solo during the years before he joined Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in the Rebellion and before he experienced that moment with his son, in Solo: A Star Wars Story. The movie stars Alden Ehrenreich as the titular character.
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (Arriving January 17)
Darren Criss stars in the second season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series that focuses on some of the most notorious crimes and criminals in American history. Criss garnered much critical acclaim for his portrayal of Versace’s killer Andrew Cunanan.
See below for the full list of titles coming and going from Netflix in January 2019.
ARRIVING JANUARY 1
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 3
Across the Universe
Babel
Black Hawk Down
City of God
COMEDIANS of the world
Definitely, Maybe
Godzilla
Happy Feet
Hell or High Water
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
It Takes Two
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jersey Boys
Mona Lisa Smile
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pinky Malinky
Pulp Fiction
Swingers
Tears of the Sun
The Addams Family
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Dark Knight
The Departed
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
The Strangers
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
Watchmen
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XXX: State of the Union
ARRIVING JANUARY 2
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
ARRIVING JANUARY 4
And Breathe Normally
Call My Agent!: Season 3
El Potro: Unstoppable
Lionheart
ARRIVING JANUARY 9
GODZILLA The Planet Eater
Solo: A Star Wars Story
ARRIVING JANUARY 10
When Heroes Fly
ARRIVING JANUARY 11
Friends from College: Season 2
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
Sex Education
Solo
The Last Laugh
ARRIVING JANUARY 15
Revenger
Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry
ARRIVING JANUARY 16
American Gangster
ARRIVING JANUARY 17
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
ARRIVING JANUARY 18
Carmen Sandiego
Close
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
GIRL
Grace and Frankie: Season 5
IO
Soni
The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Season 2 Part B
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 5
ARRIVING JANUARY 21
Justice
ARRIVING JANUARY 24
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
ARRIVING JANUARY 25
Animas
Black Earth Rising
Club de Cuervos: Season 4
Kingdom
Medici: The Magnificent
Polar
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4 Part 2
ARRIVING JANUARY 27
Z Nation: Season 5
ARRIVING JANUARY 29
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias: One Show Fits All
Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp
ARRIVING JANUARY 30
The Incredibles 2
ARRIVAL TBD
Marvel’s The Punisher: Season 2
LEAVING JANUARY 1
The Shining
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
Blade
Blade II
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Catwoman
Face/Off
Finding Neverland
Friday Night Lights
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
I Am Ali
Interview with the Vampire
Into the Wild
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Kung Fu Panda
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Fifteenth Year
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Seventeenth Year
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Sixteenth Year
Like Water for Chocolate
Love Actually
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Marie Antoinette
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Parents
Million Dollar Baby
Monsters vs. Aliens
Mortal Kombat
Rent
Sharknado
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Sharknado 3
Sharknado 5
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens
The 6th Day
The Godfather
The Godfather: Part II
The Godfather: Part III
The Green Mile
The Iron Giant
The Princess Diaries
The Queen of the Damned
The Reaping
LEAVING JANUARY 4
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
LEAVING JANUARY 13
It Follows
LEAVING JANUARY 14
Armageddon
LEAVING JANUARY 18
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
LEAVING JANUARY 19
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
