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The 10 Must-Watch Movies Leaving Netflix Next Month

It's about to be summer, and you should go outside. Before you do, watch these movies on Netflix.
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Pictured: Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor ) in Julian Jarrold's 'Kinky Boots'.1996-98 AccuSoft Inc., All rights reserved

It’s nearly June, which means that not only is summer fast approaching, but so is LGBT Pride Month. Before we all make with the constant BBQs and dancing in the streets, though, we should probably clear out the ol' Netflix queue. Given the occasion, a good handful of our expiring picks this month either have LGBT themes (Paris is Burning) or at gay icons (Madonna: Truth or Dare), while others are just here because—well, because Bill Murray's in them. And really, that's enough—unless you're talking about Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, and really, would we do that to you?

  • Charlie (Joel Edgerton) inherits his family’s shoe factory and, in an attempt to save it, starts making boots for an untapped market: drag queens. Everything about this movie is charming, right down to Chiwetel Ejiofor’s lovely performance as Lola, the drag performer who helps Charlie perfect his new line of sexy footwear.
  • Looking forward to seeing Hank/Beast in *X-Men: Apocalypse*? Did you love Nux in *Mad Max: Fury Road*? Then it’s time to see what he was like when he was 12 years old! Nicholas Hoult plays a precocious kid who teaches shallow, womanizing Will (Hugh Grant) a thing or two about being a man. Get ready for some gloriously awkward British humor—and speaking of which, *Bridget Jones’s Diary* is leaving Netflix next month, so go ahead and fill up on stammering Londoners.
  • Basically everything you could want from a late-1990s teen movie: Robert Rodriquez before *Sin City* or *Grindhouse*; Jordana Brewster before she was ever *Fast* or *Furious*; Josh Hartnett at the top of his heartthrob game; Clea DuVall. It’s also a really fun psychological horror flick that often gets confused with *Teaching Mrs. Tingle* because they were both written by *Dawson’s Creek* creator Kevin Williamson. But it shouldn’t. That movie came out a year later and is better because it has Helen Mirren (sorry not sorry).
  • Do we really need to do this? OK, fine: One of Bill Murray and Harold Ramis’ many non-*Ghostbusters* projects, *Groundhog Day* is about a weatherman named Phil (Murray) who keeps reliving the same day over and over again. Unlike most people who would go insane living the same day on repeat, Phil decides that he’s immortal and decides to have fun with the predicament. Then, naturally, he tries to get the girl (Andie MacDowell).
  • The movie that made a generation of people look at Madonna—and Evian bottles—in a whole new light. Say what you want about Madge and her love of over-exposure (Warren Beatty does, in this documentary, to her face), but *Truth or Dare* is a rock-doc watershed, with an amazing soundtrack to boot. Vogue!
  • Before you ask: no, This mid-'90s family flick isn't where the Drake song got its name. However, if you want to watch something with no fewer than four Academy Award winners, look no further: Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, and newly Oscared Leonardo DiCaprio. Has there ever been this much star power talking about bone marrow? Also, wait, has there ever been a comedy about bone marrow?
  • If you enjoyed all the vogue-ing in *Truth or Dare,* you owe it to yourself to watch this documentary to see where it came from. Jennie Livingston’s documentary about ball culture is an unprecedented (and thoughtful) look at the lives of drag performers in 1980s New York, and it’s as heart-wrenching as it is informative. Don’t really know what “throwing shade” means? Start here.
  • Long before he was Tyrion Lannister, Peter Dinklage made his name in this Sundance Film Festival darling. If you think he's great holding court in Meereen, wait until you see him at the heart of the oddest social circle in Jersey—and that circle includes Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale, so you know it’s gold.
  • It’s hard to believe this movie is almost 30 years old and still has some of the best live-action-meets-animation work around. Set against the backdrop of the streetcar controversy in Los Angeles in the early 20th century, *Who Framed* centers on what happens when a cartoon star is accused of murder and his only hope, detective Eddie Vallant (Bob Hoskins, RIP), doesn’t like ‘toons. Hijinks ensue. (One mystery not solved: Why the title of this film doesn’t have a question mark.)
  • Elaine Stritch is one of the funniest women ever to walk the earth, and this documentary—released just a year before her death—proves it. Featuring commentary from Tina Fey and James Gandolfini among many others, it’s a beautiful look at a workhorse who devoted her life to entertaining others. Come for the LOLs, stay for the tears.

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Angela Watercutter is WIRED's senior editor for special projects. Prior to joining WIRED she was a reporter for the Associated Press. Watercutter was also a senior editor of Longshot magazine and a contributor to Pop-Up Magazine. She received a bachelor of science degree in journalism from Ohio University. ... Read More
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