Think you’ve seen everything good on Netflix? Have you already binge watched Grey’s Anatomy, The Office, and New Girl? Well, think again! Her Campus GAC has got all your Netflix need covered this semester with a lineup of great TV shows, movies, and documentaries that have yet to make the trending now or popular list. Everything below is available to watch on Netflix now. So get in your sweats, pop some popcorn, park yourself on the couch, and get watching! (Just remember to take a break every three hours or so…)
TV Shows
The Last Kingdom: If you’ve ever seen Vikings on the History Channel, you need to watch this show! It involves kidnapping, vikings, and awesome battle scenes; what more could you want? 1 season.
The Borgias: This series follows the Borgia family as they rise to power in the Roman Catholic Church. If you love historical drama this show is for you! 3 seasons.
Top of the Lake: If you like crime thrillers this show is a must see! It follows the story of 12 year old Tui, who becomes pregnant and attempts to kill herself in an ice-cold New Zealand lake. Detective Robin Griffin is determine to find out who did this to Tui and what she uncovers is nothing short of sinister. 1 season.
Freaks and Geeks: High school in the 1980s: awkward and awesome. This show star young Seth Rogen, Jason Segel AND James Franco. Does it get any better than that? I am still trying to figure out why only one season of this fabulous show exists . . . 1 season.
Skins: Sex, drugs, partying, and awkward high school drama. This British drama has everything required of a binge-worthy show. It’s like a trainwreck, you Just. Can’t. Look. Away. 7 seasons.
Bomb Girls: Badass WWII ladies building bombs. Yeah, that’s right. 3 seasons.
Movies
Tracks: This film follows the story of Robyn Davidson as she walks 1,600 miles over the Australian desert with only four camels and a dog for company.
Frida: This powerful film follows the life and artistic journey of painter Frida Kahlo through a life changing accident, marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera, and rise as a famous artist.
Difret: A young female lawyer takes on the case of a 14 year Ethiopian girl charged with murdering her kidnapper and rapist who intended to make her his child bride. This film is based off true events and is triumphant yet heartbreaking. A must see.
Colonia: This film, starring Emma Watson, revolves around the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from. Watson’s character voluntarily joins the sect in a desperate search for her missing boyfriend.
Almost Famous: Kate Hudson and a rock band tour. Shouldn’t work, but it does!
Documentaries
The Hunting Ground: This expose digs into the nationwide epidemic of sexual-assault on college campuses and the administrations’s efforts to cover up these atrocities. Every college student should watch this film.
Gasland: This documentary by Josh Fox uncovers the sinister side-effects of hydraulic fracturing in the U.S. If you want to see water lit on fire, watch this film.
The Seventies: Ahhh, the seventies. Seems like everybody is nostalgic for this decade as of late, but it wasn’t all Led Zeppelin and flare jeans. Vietnam, Nixon, terrorism; this documentary digs into the darker side of this famous decade.
Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La: If you ever watched Nature on PBS growing up, you will love this documentary that follows the lives of elusive snub-nose monkeys living in the highest forests in the world. Two words: baby monkeys. Doesn’t get much cuter than that.
The True Cost: Ever wonder who made your jeans or favorite t-shirt? This film explores that question and digs into how the lives of these workers are put at risk to keep clothing costs dirt cheap.
Cowspiracy: Learn where the meat from your McDonald’s burger came from in this gritty documentary about factory farming and it’s devastating impact on our planet.
Enjoy the list and let us know in the comments below if we missed any of your favorite lesser-known Netflic gems! HCXO <3