Here's everything to watch on Netflix – January 2021

As we head into 2021 with hope for a better year, we can always count on Netflix to keep us entertained with hours of refreshing and engaging original content and fan favorites. From TIFF picks like Pieces of a Woman and Penguin Bloom, to favorites like The Departed and Blue Streak, you'll have your streaming fix for January.

Originals
One of my favorite films at TIFF 2020 was Pieces of a Woman (Jan. 7), starring Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf. Martha (Kirby) and Shawn (LaBeouf) are eagerly expecting their first baby. They have planned a home birth and are prepared to bring their first born child into the world. However, complications arise when the midwife can’t find the baby's pulse, sending the couple spiraling after they lose their child. Click here to read a spoiler-free mini review.

Another film that premiered at TIFF 2020 was Penguin Bloom (Jan. 27), which tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts), a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk.

Based on the bestselling novel, The White Tiger (Jan. 22) follows an ambitious driver who works for a rich Indian couple (Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra), who have just returned from America. He uses his wit to escape from poverty and become an entrepreneur.

The Dig (Jan. 29) follows a wealthy widow (Carey Mulligan) who hires an amateur archeologist (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate burial mounds on her estate and they uncover history-changing treasure.

In Charming (Jan. 8), an adored prince (voice of Wilmer Valderrama) must find his one, true soulmate before a spell takes away all love from his kingdom.

Highly Rated Dramas
The dramas that critics and viewers love are finally streaming on Netflix. Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, is an action/drama that follows the chase between an FBI agent and a master of deception.

The Departed, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon, is a Martin Scorsese film worth watching and it has a pretty good Rotten Tomatoes score. Goodfellas is a violent and exhilarating film starring Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, based on the true story of Henry Hill (Liotta), an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners.

Happy New Year! ~Marriska Fernandes

Scroll below to see what's streaming this January and to see what's leaving.

Jan. 1
Dream Home Makeover: Season 2 - Netflix Original
Headspace Guide to Meditation - Netflix Original
The Minimalists: Less Is Now - Netflix Documentary
Monarca: Season 2 - Netflix Original
What Happened to Mr. Cha? - Netflix Film
17 Again (2009)
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
Abby Hatcher: Season 1
Blue Streak (1999)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Creative Brain (2019)
The Departed (2006)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Good Hair (2010)
Goodfellas (1990)
Gothika (2003)
The Haunted Hathaways: Seasons 1-2
Into the Wild (2007)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Mud (2012)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Striptease (1996)
Superbad (2007)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Jan. 2
Asphalt Burning (Børning 3) - Netflix Film

Jan. 5
Gabby's Dollhouse - Netflix Family
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
History of Swear Words - Netflix Original
LA's Finest: Season 1
¡Nailed It! México: Season 3 - Netflix Original

Jan. 6
Ratones Paranoicos: The Band that Rocked Argentina - Netflix Film
Surviving Death - Netflix Documentary
Tony Parker: The Final Shot - Netflix Documentary

Jan. 7
Pieces of a Woman - Netflix Film

Jan. 8
Charming - Netflix Film
The Idhun Chronicles: Part 2 - Netflix Anime
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 5 - Netflix Original
Lupin - Netflix Original
Mighty Little Bheem: Kite Festival - Netflix Family
Pretend It’s a City - Netflix Documentary
Stuck Apart (Azizler) - Netflix Film

Jan. 10
Spring Breakers (2012)

Jan. 11
CRACK: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy - Netflix Documentary
The Intouchables (2011)

Jan. 12
Last Tango in Halifax: Season 4

Jan. 13
An Imperfect Murder
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer - Netflix Documentary

Jan. 15
Bling Empire - Netflix Original
Carmen Sandiego: Season 4 - Netflix Family
Disenchantment: Part 3 - Netflix Original
Double Dad (Pai Em Dobro) - Netflix Film
Henry Danger: Seasons 1-3
Hook (1991)
Kuroko's Basketball: Season 1
The Magicians: Season 5
Outside the Wire - Netflix Film
Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie (2014)
Pinkfong & Baby Shark's Space Adventure (2019)

Jan. 16
A Monster Calls (2016)
Radium Girls (2020)

Jan. 18
Homefront (2013)

Jan. 19
Hello Ninja: Season 4 - Netflix Family

Jan. 20
Daughter From Another Mother (Madre solo hay dos) - Netflix Original
Sightless (2020)
Spycraft - Netflix Original

Jan. 21
Call My Agent!: Season 4 - Netflix Original

Jan. 22
Blown Away: Season 2 - Netflix Original
Busted!: Season 3 - Netflix Original
Fate: The Winx Saga - Netflix Original
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 2 - Netflix Family
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! (Salir del ropero) - Netflix Film
The White Tiger - Netflix Film

Jan. 23
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) - Netflix Original

Jan. 26
Go Dog Go - Netflix Family

Jan. 27
Accomplice
Penguin Bloom - Netflix Film

Jan. 29
Below Zero (Bajocero) - Netflix Film
The Dig - Netflix Film
Finding 'Ohana - Netflix Film
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints - Netflix Documentary

Jan. 31
Fatima (2020)

LAST CALL

Leaving Jan. 1
Bloodsport (1988)

Leaving Jan. 3
QB1: Beyond the Lights: Season 2

Leaving Jan. 4
Mara (2017)

Leaving Jan. 5
The Monster (2016)

Leaving Jan. 7
The Tudors: Seasons 1-4

Leaving Jan. 8
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Leaving Jan. 14
Haven: Seasons 1-5
The Master (2012)

Leaving Jan. 15
A Serious Man (2009)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Waco: Limited Series (2018)