By Phillip Swann
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Netflix plans to remove 26 movies from its streaming lineup after June 30, 2024. Here’s the three best, in my humble opinion:

Inside Man (2006)
Inside Man, the entertaining 2006 drama (directed by Spike Lee) starring Denzel Washington as a troubled New York detective assigned to investigate a bank robbery that turns into a kidnapping. Denzel is deliciously playful as the cop and Clive Owen is perfect as the chief thief.  But the supporting cast is also overflowing with memorable performances including Jodie Foster as a New York political fixer and Christopher Plummer as a bank executive with a mysterious past.

Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Director Adam McKay’s hilarious send-up of the NASCAR circuit starring Will Ferrell as a witless but winning driver. Sacha Baron Cohen is Peter Sellers-like funny as a French driver and rival to Ferrell’s Ricky Bobby and the rest of the supporting cast includes Amy Adams, John C. Reilly and Leslie Bibb. Rev your engines and prepare to laugh.

Kill Bill, Volume 1 and 2 (2003, 2004)
Quentin Tarantino’s ode to the great martial arts films of the 1970s. Uma Thurman stars as a betrayed assassin who seeks revenge on the crew who tried to kill her. (We’re counting the two films as one because QT does.) The Kill Bill movies may be too gory for some, but Tarantino displays the action with a master’s touch and the supporting cast, which includes Michael Madsen, Lucy Liu, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah and Vivica Fox, is superbly sublime.

Movies Leaving Netflix After June 30
28 Days
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
A Single Man
Annie
Blended

Colombiana
Fear
Firestarter
Footloose
Godzilla

The Holiday
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Man
Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
National Lampoon’s Animal House
Out of Africa
Shrek Forever After
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

The TV Answer Man is veteran journalist Phillip Swann who has covered the TV technology scene for more than three decades. He will report on the latest news and answer your questions regarding new devices and services that are changing the way you watch television. See the bio for Phillip Swann here.