In just three days, as is the case on the first of every month, Netflix will purge many titles from its streaming catalogue. This month will be particularly painful, as it involves the removal of many world-class titles, ranging from Academy Award-winning classics to old-school fantasy gems to modern thrillers and action blockbusters. More than usual, Netflix's latest deletions are a stellar bunch. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a day or two of Netflixing with the family. (Save the Netflix-and-chilling for when your mother isn't in the next room over.)
All About Eve
One of the all-time great films about show business, this Joseph L. Makiewicz-helmed masterpiece stars Bette Davis as a Broadway legend whose position is threatened when her assistant turns out to have her eyes on the spotlight.
Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan's first Batman film charts Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) as he learns to harness his anger (and utilize fear as a weapon) in order to combat crime–and his old master, Ra's al Ghul (Liam Neeson), known as the Dark Knight.
Brian's Song
No one can avoid crying while watching this 1971 TV movie about the real-life friendship between Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) and his teammate Brian Piccolo (James Caan), who is dying of cancer.
The Brothers Grimm
Terry Gilliam's 2005 film may not be his finest work, but with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger headlining as the famous storytellers, it has more than its fair share of rambunctious, fantastical humor.
The Burbs
Tom Hanks and the rest of his neighbors become increasingly convinced that the new folks on the block are up to no good in Joe Dante's wild suburban comedy.
Cop Land
An all-star cast including Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and Ray Liotta bring weight to this story of a local cop caught up in a tangled case involving corrupt police officers and the mob.
The Dark Crystal
The film that gave a generation of young kids nightmares, Jim Henson's 1982 horror-adventure charts the odyssey of a young elf-like Gelfling as he attempts to save his world by healing the mystical Crystal of Truth.
The Great Escape
If you want to break out of a heavily fortified German prison, there's no one better to do it with than Steve McQueen–as proven by this exciting WWII epic.
The Hustler
The Color of Money may be good, but it can't hold a candle to the original saga of pool hall hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson, played with magnetic macho charm and style by the incomparable Paul Newman.
Insomnia
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of a 1997 Norwegian film of the same name stars Al Pacino and Hilary Swank as detectives on the hunt for a killer (Robin Williams) in an Alaskan town where the constant daylight–and Pacino's lack of sleep–creates dangerous disorientation.
K-19: The Widowmaker
Kathryn Bigelow's under-heralded 2002 submarine thriller stars Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson as Russian naval commanders who are forced to make life-saving decisions after their nuclear submarine is beset by numerous catastrophes.
Labyrinth
In Jim Henson's magical fantasy, David Bowie sports giant hair and skin-tight leggings as the fantastical Goblin King Jareth, who steals away the infant half-brother of Jennifer Connelly's teen–a theft that compels her to try to reclaim her sibling by traveling through Jareth's enormous maze.
The Omen I, II, and III
Damien's transformation from young son of Satan to adult harbinger-of-the-apocalypse is told over the course of these three entertaining (and often cheesy) demonic horror stories.
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster, and Anthony Hopkins are all at their absolute best in this acclaimed thriller, about an FBI agent's attempt to locate a predatory murderer with the help of legendary–and incarcerated–serial killer Hannibal Lecter.
