My Top Rated Shows & Movies That Every Girl Should Watch.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if Netflix gave me an award for “Most Dedicated Watcher”, but I’m sure we can all relate. I’ve found a lot of time to watch so many different shows and movies that have been suggested to me or that I’ve suddenly just found. I’m sure many of you are still at home not finding too many things to watch, but these are definitely some of my top picks to date.
1.) Beautiful Boy
This is absolutely one of my favorite movie to date. Starring fan favorite’s Timothee Chalamet & Steve Carrell, Beautiful Boy follows the life of Nicolas Sheff, a simple teenager just trying to get his life together. Although, things take a turn as he ends up finding an addiction to different drugs, most specifically, meth. The narrator of the story, his father, constantly finds himself searching for what he could have possibly done wrong as a parent or how he can help his son. The movie follows his life in and out of rehab and his struggle with drugs and the realities of relapsing. This movie is based off of a true story and is also based on the Best-Selling Book, Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey by David Sheff. I give this movie a 10/10. You can find this move on Amazon Prime for Free!
2.) Euphoria
I’m sure many of you already know about this show, but it will never not be a fan favorite of mine. I was late to the game on this one because I was very skeptical of the plot line, but after finishing the first season in a matter of days, I can’t wait until the upcoming season. I even almost found myself writing Midterm on it for the topic on Visual Perspectives, but I was sad when I got excused from it with an automatic A when I truly wanted to write about it.
This show is an HBO Original Series that follows the life of Rue, a girl that struggles with Dyslexia and her path with drug addiction after the passing of her father. Not only does the show follow her own experiences, but it follows many different real life struggles with adolescents. Some topics the show addresses is Domestic Violence, Drugs, Sex and Orientation, and overall, high schoolers facing real life traumas and how it effects their lives. Zendaya most recently won an Emmy for most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. I also give this show a 10/10 and it’s available on HBO Max with a subscription.
3.) The Crown
I’ve pretty much been a history buff my entire life, but I have always been interested in the Political System and Royal Family of England. The Crown follows the life of Queen Elizabeth and her reign from her father’s death until the most recent series involving Princess Diana. The drama series captures a perfect outlook on many of the realities that Queen Elizabeth faced in her reign and even gave me knowledge into major historical events I just never knew about. If you’re into history and drama while looking for something based on a true story, this is such a good show to watch. They just released the fourth season with about ten episodes in each and it available on Netflix!
4.) Life Itself
This movie was definitely a hard one to keep up with, but enjoyable in the end. This movie made me feel so many different emotions at once and was both beautiful and sad at the same time. This movie follows the lives of college sweethearts Will and Abby as they get married and fall in love. Throughout the movie, in some way, they are connected to other people with completely different stories of those in Spain dealing with life difficulties. The story and plot line is both complex but fascinating and is pretty intriguing with unexpected popups. If you have Amazon Prime Video, watch it!
5.) The Queen’s Gambit
This newly released drama series was definitely an interesting one to watch. The series is in fact based on a fictional book and is based on the life of Beth Harmon, an orphan who finds herself learning how to play chess by the home’s janitor and becomes a prodigy. Based on a time era in the 1950’s, the game of chess was known to be a mans game at the time, whereas Beth steps in and shows them whose boss. This series was a great watch and is pretty highly rated on Netflix right now.
6.) Rebecca
This film is also a new release on Netflix and is a mix of Psychological, Mystery, Horror, and Romance. This new movie follows the life of a young girl who ends up meeting a wealthy widower named Max De Winter in the Summer in Paris. The two fall in love and decide to get married, where the girl eventually finds herself living in the shadow of De Winter’s deceased wife, Rebecca and continues to be filled with the thought of her presence still living in the house while trying to find answers of what exactly happened to her. This movie was filled with rollercoasters and pivotal moments of a drama movie. If you have Netflix I highly suggest you give it a watch!
I hope these recommendations were helpful and if you ever find yourself stuck with nothing to watch, definitely gives these a watch if you have a subscription with any of the platforms!
- Shannon
