Netflix is removing these 5 classic movies from their platform

The pandemic has not only taught corporates how to down-size well, but even streaming giants such as Netflix have now started dropping titles that no longer add (financial) value to their brand.

Netflix just removed these 5 classic movies from their platform
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Netflix just removed these 5 classic movies from their platform

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According to The Independent, Netflix is removing a plethora of movies and shows from their ever-expanding bank and while some you may not care about, other exits feel like personal attacks.

Netflix doesn’t publicize the titles it will remove, as per the detailed report, and users will only be notified of the 'imminent removal' if they have selected the title that is about to get axed.

These titles have left the UK market, and the same may not be true for other countries.

The Conjuring

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The Conjuring THE CONJURING/New Line Cinema

This horror lick, which was a raging success the world over, was based on a true story. Although the film's about an American family's chance encounter with the supernatural, it is Ed & Lorraine Warren story that the film mostly focuses on.

There are liberties taken and a few discrepancies but overall, it is what it claims to be — based on a true story, believe it or not, quoted historyvshollywood.com

Gone Girl

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Gone Girl  GONE GIRL/ 20th Century Productions

Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl follows a Missouri man, Nick Dunne (Affleck), and his eccentric wife Amy Dunne (Pike). They are 'subsequently hounded by the police and media', reads a part of the film synopsis by RadioTimes.com.

Her

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Her HER/ Annapurna Pictures

Real-life couple Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Maara play the unhappy couple Theodore and Catherine in the movie. His life finds meaning and a sense of purpose when Samantha comes along, an Artificial Intelligence-powered voice. Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) is 'designed to adapt and evolve as time passes', sums up thisisbarry.com.

Legally Blonde

Elle Woods was born blonde, literally and metaphorically. But she is also hot and popular, leads a womderful life but as Cinema.comwrites:

'She's not a clueless, spoiled brat - Elle, like her hair, has a heart of gold, and it belongs to her totally cute boyfriend, Warner'

The Notebook

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The Notebook  THE NOTEBOOK/New Line Cinema

The lovely characters of Allie Nelson and Noah Calhoun find two amazing actors, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling respectively, to shoulder the responsibility of what would end up becoming a cult classic in the romance genre. A section of RogerEbert.com’s review reads as:

'The performances are suited to the material, respecting the passion at the beginning and the sentiment at the end, but not pushing too hard; there is even a time when young Noah tells Allie, 'I don't see how it's gonna work,' and means it'

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