Films coming to Netflix in January:

January 1st
Live Free or Die Hard
John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.

He Named Me Malala
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.

 

January 5th
Julie and Julia
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

 

January 8th
The BFG
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

 

January 12th
The Polka King
This exuberant tragicomedy recounts the remarkable but true story of the rise and fall of Polish émigré Jan Lewan (Jack Black), from striving tchotchke shop owner in the '70s to the undisputed "King of Pennsylvania Polka" in the early '90s. Lewan pursued the American Dream by any means necessary, fleecing investors and bribing officials to build a personal musical empire in what became the world's only known Polka Ponzi scheme. Swept up by Lewan’s charismatic charm are his devoted wife, Marla (Jenny Slate), and his neurotic sidekick, Mickey (Jason Schwartzman)

 

January 15th
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards
An in-depth portrait of Manolo Blahnik, self-confessed 'cobbler' and the man regarded by most influential fashion figures as 'the best shoe-maker of the 20th and 21st centuries. A film for anyone who has ever looked longingly at a pair of... 'Manolos'

Eye In The Sky
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.

 

January 19th
The Open House
A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.

 

January 20th
Fargo
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

 

January 25th
Joy
Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

 

January 26th
Annie
A foster kid, who lives with her mean foster mom, sees her life change when business tycoon and New York City mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Will Forte and Domhnall Gleeson star in this exploration of the troubled life and groundbreaking career of "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney.