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18th Feb 2018

5 new movies on Netflix to spend a lazy Sunday watching

Orlaith Condon

Sundays + movies = the perfect combination.

What’s better than spending your last remaining hours of freedom enjoying a good film? While a night at the cinema is always a great evening activity, Sunday evenings are really a time for oversized trackies, messy buns and a good Netflix binge.

Yes, you know the drill – you get your comfies on, you tie up your hair, you gather your chosen snacks and set up shop on the sofa for two hours of entertainment.

But, what choice will you make? Well, in a bid to take all stress and complications out of your relaxing evening, we’ve rounded up some of the most recent additions to Netflix.

Here are five worth watching tonight.

 

1. Irreplaceable You

Plot: A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who’s clueless when it comes to dating.

 

2. Magic Mike XXL

Plot: Three years after retiring, male stripper Mike and the Kings of Tampa hunks are convinced to take one last shot at the title in Myrtle Beach.

 

3. Testament of Youth

Plot: An aspiring writer and the young men she grew up with come of age during the madness of World War I, experiencing love, loss and a glint of hope.

 

4. It’s Kind of a Funny Story

Plot: Teenager Craig checks himself into a mental health clinic, but when the youth ward is unexpectedly closed, he must live among the adult patients.

 

5. The Pursuit Of Happyness

Plot: When Chris and his son are evicted, they face trying times as a desperate Chris accepts an unpaid internship at a stock brokerage firm.