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These are the highest-rated movies coming to the streaming service in February, according to combined Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, including Academy Award-winning movies and your favorite cartoons.
“La La Land” will be released on Netflix on February 1st. (Photo credit to FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP … [+]
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The streaming platform has featured a number of critically acclaimed films and Oscar winners in its catalog this February.
Netflix will make award-winning movies available soon la la land, call me by your nameand the Lord of the Ring series, alongside a slate of original content.
animated hits like Shrek When shrek 2 (Amazon Prime Video) and how to train your dragon 2 (Hulu) is also set to debut on streaming.
HBO Max has added some of its Oscar nominations for Best Picture. gravity When Taxi driverand winners Silence of the Lambs When Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
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1. call me by your name,February 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic).
2. Lord of the rings: return of the kingFebruary 1 (93% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic)
3. la la landFebruary 1 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic)
Four. Lord of the rings: Fellowship of the rings,February 1 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 92% Metacritic)
Five. Lord of the rings: Two towersFebruary 1 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 87% Metacritic)
6. thisFebruary 1 (Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 69%)
7. Julie & Julia,February 1 (78% Rotten Tomatoes, 66% Metacritic)
8. pursuit of happiness,February 1 (67% Rotten Tomatoes, 64% Metacritic)
9. Lyle, Lyle, CrocodileFebruary 4 (Rotten Tomatoes 72%, Metacritic 51%)
Ten. Operation Finale, February 20 (Rotten Tomatoes 61%, Metacritic 58%)
Hulu
1. AmurFebruary 1 (93% Rotten Tomatoes, 95% Metacritic)
2. If Beale Street could talkFebruary 1 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 87% Metacritic)
3. refrain from your criticismFebruary 18 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)
Four. how to train your dragon 2February 1 (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 77% Metacritic)
Five. something in the dirtFebruary 10 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 76% Metacritic)
6. 50/50February 1 (93% Rotten Tomatoes, 72% Metacritic)
7. super badFebruary 1 (Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 76%)
8. PiggyFebruary 9 (91% Rotten Tomatoes, 72% Metacritic)
9. arthur christmasFebruary 1 (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 69% Metacritic)
Ten. immortal bladeFebruary 15 (Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 72%)
Amazon Prime Video (both on sale February 1)
1. (Tie) Nearly Famous (89% Rotten Tomatoes, 90% Metacritic)
1. (Tie) Enron: Smartest Men in the Room (97% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)
1. (Tie) Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (97% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)
Four. breadwinner of the family (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic)
Five. Food Co., Ltd. (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 80% Metacritic)
6. (tie) downhill racer (85% Rotten Tomatoes, 89% Metacritic)
6. (Tie) Sugar (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 82% Metacritic)
8. Shrek (88% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic)
9. devil in blue dress (92% Rotten Tomatoes, 78% Metacritic)
Ten. Tyson (85% Rotten Tomatoes, 83% Metacritic)
hbo max
1. gravityFebruary 23 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 96% Metacritic)
2. Taxi driver,February 1 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 94% Metacritic)
3. 8th grade,February 1 (99% Rotten Tomatoes, 89% Metacritic)
Four. everything you breatheFebruary 7 (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 86% Metacritic)
Five. honey land,February 1 (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 85% Metacritic)
6. terminator,February 1 (100% Rotten Tomatoes, 84% Metacritic)
7. (Draw) Force Majeure,February 1 (94% Rotten Tomatoes, 87% Metacritic)
7. (Draw) PlatoonFebruary 1 (89% Rotten Tomatoes, 92% Metacritic)
9. Silence of the Lambs,February 1 (95% Rotten Tomatoes, 85% Metacritic)
Ten. miracle worker,February 1 (96% Rotten Tomatoes, 83% Metacritic)
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Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores are very similar, but each source has its own way of calculating scores. The Rotten Tomatoes critic score, known as the Tomatometer, is the percentage of critics who have given a movie or TV show a positive review. Movies and shows with 60% or more positive reviews are given the Fresh His Tomato symbol, and movies and shows with scores below 60% of his are given the Splat symbol. Metacritic calculates a weighted average of critics’ reviews for movies, TV shows, or video games, assigning different weights to each critic and publication according to their importance or quality. Scores are displayed in green, yellow, or red to indicate positive, mixed, or unfavorable reviews. Movies with a score of 81% or higher are designated as “must see”. Both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic track user ratings, but these are displayed separately from critic scores.
References
Oscar Nominated 2023: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Lead Pack (forbes)
Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO of Netflix after difficult year for streaming service (forbes)
