All the Best Movies Coming to and Leaving Netflix in April 2017
Let’s get the bad news out first. Several classic series are leaving Netflix. From my probably incorrect memory, a few of these have been with Netflix since the start of streaming. Okay, here we go then, you ready? Because this is going to hurt. Here are some of the shows leaving Netflix April 1:
Firefly,
The X-Files,
Angel,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Dollhouse,
House,
Bones,
Ally McBeal, and
Roswell. Movies aren’t safe either, with
The Princess Bride,
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and
The Usual Suspects all leaving at the beginning of the month too. I know, it doesn’t feel great. Take a second. There’s good news though.
The new
Mystery Science Theater series arrives April 14 and Bill Nye’s new show,
Bill Nye Saves the World arrives April 21. Also coming back are the
The Get Down and
Chewing Gum, alongside a handful of interesting looking new shows, like,
Girlboss and
Dear White People.
New Netflix movies are also on the way, including the
already-maligned live-action
Death Note, which features white people in a remake of a Japanese anime—something that we all know people
love. If that wasn’t enough,
Death Note is directed by
the same guy behind the 2016
Blair Witch movie and
one of the writers also worked on the 2014
Fantastic Four and the 2016
The Exorcist.
Also something people love, another Adam Sandler movie. This time it’s
Sandy Wexler, which is directed by the man behind other Adam Sandler classics like
Little Nicky and
Mr. Deeds. You remember those Adam Sandler classics, right? Also on the way is a stylized documentary about JonBenét,
Casting JonBenét, which looks like a fittingly bizarre take on an already very-weird story.
Non-Netflix movies arriving this month include
The BFG, which was supposed to arrive last month but apparently was delayed,
Gremlins,
Schindler’s List, and
The Prestige, a film that’s so Christopher Nolan-y that just reading the title of the movie puts your brain in a “figure it out” mode. Spoiler, there’s a twist revealed at the end! Also Christian Bale has a
moody mustache.
Arriving on Netflix This Month
April 1
- A Weekend with the Family (2016)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Across the Universe (2007)
- An American Tail (1986)
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
- An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
- Boy Bye (2016)
- Born To Be Free (2016)
- Cool Runnings (1993)
- Good Witch: Season 2 (2016)
- Gremlins (1984)
- Only for One Night (2016)
- Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin’ (1971)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Schindler’s List (1993)
- Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
- Thunderstruck (2012)
- Wynonna Earp: Season 1 (2016)
- Trouble with the Curve (2012)
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- The Tenth Man (2016)
April 2
April 4
- Chewing Gum: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Louis C.K. 2017—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 6
April 7
- El Faro De Las Orcas—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
- Dawn of the Croods: Season 3—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Get Down: Part 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Win It All—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 8
- Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
April 10
- Documentary Now!: Season 2 (2016)
April 11
- Kevin Hart: What Now (2016)
April 12
- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Season 2 (2016)
April 14
- Chelsea: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- El Elegido (2017)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Sandy Wexler—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 15
- Disney’s Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
- Slam—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 18
- Lucas Brothers: On Drugs—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 19
April 21
- Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Girlboss: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Sand Castle—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
- Tales by Light: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show: Season 4—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Prestige (2006)
- Tramps—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 22
- The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Season 1-3 (2016)
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
April 23
- Liv and Maddie: Season 4 (2016)
- Phantom (2013)
April 25
- Long Nights Short Mornings (2016)
April 25
- Disney’s Queen of Katwe (2016)
- The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
- Vir Das: Abroad Understanding—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 26
- Real Rescues: Season 6-7 (2012)
- Trust (2010)
April 27
- Las Chicas del Cable: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 28
- A Murder in the Park (2014)
- Casting JonBenet—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Dear White People: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Rodney King—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
- Small Crimes—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 30
Sofia the First: Season 3 (2015)
Leaving Netflix This Month
April 1
- Ally McBeal: Seasons 1 - 5
- Angel: Seasons 1 – 5
- Better Off Ted: Season 1
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business
- Bones: Seasons 1 - 4
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seasons 1 - 7
- Chaplin
- Dollhouse: Season 1
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- Firefly
- House, M.D.: Seasons 1 - 8
- Lie to Me: Season 1
- Menace II Society
- Resident Evil: Extinction
- Rosewell: Seasons 1 - 3
- Snow Day
- Stomp the Yard
- Superman II
- Superman III
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- Superman Returns
- Superman: The Movie
- The Agony and the Ecstasy
- The Boys from Brazil
- The Escapist
- The Princess Bride
- The Riches: Seasons 1 - 2
- The Usual Suspects
- The X-Files: Seasons 1 - 9
- Vanilla Sky
April 3
- Collateral Damage
- The Circle
April 7
- Legit: Season 2
- Wilfred: Season 4
April 9
April 10
- Legit: Season 1
- Flower Girl
April 14
April 15
- A Fantastic Fear of Everything
April 17
April 26
- The Nutty Professor 2: Facing the Fear
April 30
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- The Mirror
- Born to Defense
- The Defender