25 best new Netflix movies coming in June 2019

19. Small Soldiers

Release Year: 1998

Directed By: Joe Dante

Starring: Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Ann Magnuson, Jay Mohr, David Cross, Wendy Schaal, Kevin Dunn, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Tommy Lee Jones

Release Date: Saturday, June 1

There’s a solid chance that you have no memory of the movie Small Soldiers, and that’s perfectly fine. But if you do have any sort of memory of the movies, it’s more than likely attached to Burger King.

In conjunction with the film’s release, the fast food chain launched its new menu item, the Rodeo Burger, which was just a cheeseburger with onion rings and barbecue sauce. The jury’s still out on whether the movie or the burger was better, but you can be the judge of that when Small Soldiers comes to Netflix in June to unlock your most random ’90s memories.

Small Soldiers follows teenager Alan Abernathy (Gregory Smith) as he purchases a set of Commando Elite action figures. He doesn’t realize that these supposed toys have been implanted with military technology, which prompts them to make like Buzz and Woody and come to life. Commando Elite leader Chip (Tommy Lee Jones) gathers his team to take their missions seriously, including killing their action figure enemies the Gorgonites, led by Archer (Frank Langella). Soon, Alan and his crush Christy (Kirsten Dunst) get tangled in the middle of a war.

The film comes from director Joe Dante, who also helmed such films as The ‘Burbs and Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Unfortunately, Small Soldiers didn’t hit big with critics or moviegoers, holding a 48% on Rotten Tomatoes and bringing in a meager $71 million worldwide gross. Still, the film spawned a video game and the aforementioned Burger King delicacy. We can’t promise that you’ll be able to get your hands on a Rodeo Burger, but you can definitely check out Small Soldiers when the forgotten flick debuts on Netflix at the top of June.