Netflix
Do you sometimes look through your Netflix and think, how do they come up with this stuff? How could there possibly be enough movies to fill a category like “Dinosaur TV Documentaries” or “Witty Dysfunctional-Family TV Animated Comedies?” How can there be that many hyphens in one genre? Well, you’re not alone. Here are some more of the weirdest genres people have discovered in their Netflix home pages.
Hidden Gem Fight-the-System Movies
Featuring: Goon, Gasland
Classic Feel-good Opposites-Attract Movies
Featuring: Never on Sunday, White Christmas
Understated Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
Featuring: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Carried Away
Critically-acclaimed Emotional Father-Son Dramas
Featuring: Life is Beautiful, Billy Elliot
Dark Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
Featuring: The Pianist, Jarhead
Cynical Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
Featuring: Serious Moonlight, Young Adult
Dark Independent Mother-Daughter Dramas
Featuring: Helen, The Secret
Violent Nightmare-Vacation Movies
Featuring: Cabin in the Woods, The Evil Dead
Cerebral Con-Game Movies
Featuring: Following, Confidence Girl
Visually-Striking Witty Comedies
Featuring: Manhattan, Cat Run
Critically-acclaimed Violent Suspenseful Movies
Featuring: Drive, Pulp Fiction
Biographical Tortured-Genius Movies
Featuring: Quills, Heleno