Latest Movies

Netflix’s Best New Movie Arrives With A Perfect 100% Critic Score

August 17, 20243 Mins Read


This is going to be one that slides under the radar, despite a perfect 100% score from critics, but Netflix has a new best movie at the moment, one that is not appearing on the top 10, likely given its subject matter and a lack of awareness about it.

That movie is Daughters, a documentary focused on the Date with Dad program, where daughters come to prison to see their fathers and it’s more than just a visitation, it’s a little party in an era when many prisons have stopped in-person visit altogether in favor of video or phone calls, at best.

Daughters was released on August 14, and has racked up 43 reviews, a lot more than some Netflix original movies get, and has maintained a Certified Fresh, perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.

This being not well-watched may have something to do with Netflix’s recommendation algorithm. It took about five scrolls on Netflix’s “New” section to find it, and of course Netflix doesn’t show critic scores, so there’s nothing to indicate how good it is. And I suppose most people’s recommendation algorithm does not circle to “documentaries about daughters visiting their fathers in prison.”

It’s not a purely feel-good story. The daughters often have complicated reactions to their fathers and the film does not shy away from that. While it’s a documentary, not a fun blockbuster to watch on the weekend, it very much seems worth watching. Right now, the full top 10 movie list, where Daughters has not been found after three days is:

  1. The Union
  2. The Emoji Movie
  3. Night School
  4. Trolls: Band Together
  5. The Lorax
  6. Saving Bikini Bottom
  7. Pearl
  8. Inside the Mind of a Dog
  9. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
  10. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

So yes, a lot more mainstream competition there, but maybe shining a light on Daughters like this may make it more watched. If it really is this good, we might expect even an Oscar nomination in the documentary category later this year, but we’ll see, it’s a bit early yet to know that. And yet with several dozen reviews in, we rarely see perfect scores like this.

When I get time this weekend or next week, I will definitely be giving it a watch based on the praise it’s getting, and even though Netflix does not appear to want to market it to me directly. Which is too bad, as it seems like it deserves better.

Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.





Source link

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Posts

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Get our latest downloads and information first.
Complete the form below to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.


No, thank you. I do not want.
100% secure your website.