50 best Netflix movies to watch right now
By Bryce Olin
Best Netflix movies: Marriage Story
Release Year: 2019
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Merritt Wever, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, and Julie Hagerty
Marriage Story was added to Netflix on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, after a month and change in theaters. It’s the second Netflix original film from Noah Baumbach following The Meyerowitz Stories, which is also on this list.
In Marriage Story, Charlie (Driver) and Nicole (Johansson) are struggling in their marriage. She’s on one coast for work, while he’s on the other for work, and they have a son caught in between. The film follows their divorce, custody battle, and how they move on.
This film has a stellar cast. It’s not very often Netflix puts together a talented cast like this one with Dern, Wever, Liotta and Hagerty in supporting roles. Johansson and Driver are also incredible in this movie. I wouldn’t be surprised to see many members of the cast be nominated for Oscars.
Marriage Story is well on its way to becoming the best Netflix original movie to date. Many people considered the film the favorite to win the Oscar for Best Picture, which would have been the first for Netflix.