Netflix to Remove 27 Titles In January 2025 – Here’s the 3 to Watch Before They Leave

By Phillip Swann
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Netflix this month (January 2025) plans to remove 27 TV shows and movies from its streaming lineup. Here are the three you should watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Director Kathryn Bigelow’s intense 2012 drama starring Jessica Chastain as a relentless CIA agent who hunts for the masterminds behind the 9/11 attack on America. The film was seen by some as glorifying the extralegal tactics required to obtain leads in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. But it fairly characterizes the pain and zeal felt by the intelligence/military personnel at the time. And Chastain is riveting as a CIA case officer who can’t sit still (literally) until she finds her man. Leaving after January 31, 2025.

Selma (2015)
David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King, Jr. in this Ana DuVernay directed epic about the civil rights leader and his courageous effort in 1964 to assist blacks in registering to vote in the Jim Crow South. The film is a stirring look at King the man and the leader, but, as many Hollywood films often do, glosses over some facts to make its subject look even better. (For example, Lyndon Baines Johnson arguably was the most instrumental in getting the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed, but the film suggests LBJ was a reluctant participant.) Despite the flaws, it’s good for the soul. Leaving Netflix after January 15, 2025.

We’re the Millers (2013)
The comedy film stars Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso, SNL) as a drug dealer who creates a fake family to help transport a large shipment of marijuana to Mexico. Jennifer Aniston plays the ‘Mom.’ Not a classic, but still an amusing diversion thanks to the leads. You won’t regret streaming in. Leaving Netflix after January 31, 2025. 

Complete List of Titles Leaving Netflix In January 2025

January 1
Jigsaw

January 3
A.X.L.

January 7
65

January 9
Focus
The Wedding Year

January 11
Last Tango in Halifax: Seasons 1-4

January 14
The Magicians: Seasons 1-5
Monk: Seasons 1-8

January 15
Cats
New Amsterdam: Seasons 1-5
Selma

January 20
The Gift

January 25
The Babadook
The Rental

January 26
Full Metal Alchemist

January 31
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Next Karate Kid
Not Another Teen Movie

Project X
White Chicks
White House Down
Whitney
We’re the Millers
Zero Dark Thirty 

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