What to Download on Netflix
You asked for it and Netflix answered: you can now download movies to watch offline. As in, without an internet connection. As in, on an airplane. The future is here. The future is now. The future is glorious.
Best of all, there are a ton of movies and TV shows to choose from on the streaming platform's app. From Netflix originals (hi, Stranger Things!) to the films you know you watch time and time again, there are so many options to pick from, you may not know where to start. Allow us to help. We sifted through the app and found 20 picks that never get old. The only drawback? Checking to see if you have enough data available on your phone. (Maybe ask for an upgrade this holiday season?)
1/20Love Actually
Yep, just in time for the holiday season, you can now get the snot kicked out of you by love with the ultimate ensemble movie.
2/20Gossip Girl
While you're waiting for the reboot, watch the show from the beginning. (As if you needed us to tell you twice.)
3/20Orange is the New Black
One of Netflix's first original shows is still one of its best — if you're not over the way the last season ended, watch the show from the first episode.
4/20Blue is the Warmest Color
This French film about young love is so poignant and powerful. If you haven't seen it yet, you have no excuse now.
5/2030 Rock
Because it's only Wednesday, Lemon — and if you ever feel like your job is driving you nuts, this will be a welcome reminder.
6/20Parks and Recreation
Of course, we can't talk about 30 Rock without mentioning Parks and Rec. Treat yo'self.
7/20Bring It On
Raise your hand if you still know all the cheers. Yep, we do, too.
8/20The Wedding Planner
Few rom-coms will ever touch the Jennifer Lopez cannon. Sorry, this is just fact.
9/20The Nanny Diaries
This movie is for anyone who has ever so much as babysat once. Oh, and like, Chris Evans, hiiiiiiiii.
10/20The Get Down
This series, which chronicles the birth of hip-hop in the Bronx is the kind of technicolor musical only Baz Luhrmann can deliver.
11/20Stranger Things
We don't need to tell you about Stranger Things. We know you're already obsessed.
12/20The Crown
This is for anyone who wants to bond with their mom over a period piece in which the actors just passive-aggressively stare at each other for minutes at a time.
13/20Dope
Starring Shameik Moore, Zoë Kravitz, and Chanel Iman, this is a movie you need to watch now.
14/20Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Because truly, we've all been there.
15/20Jane the Virgin
Gina Rodriguez is a national treasure, and her portrayal of Jane Villanueva is no different.
16/20Zapped
Yes — one of the greatest Disney Channel Original Movies of all time is on Netflix. You can now get your Zendaya fix at any place, at any time.
17/20Cruel Intentions
They may have broken up a long time ago, but in our hearts, Reese + Ryan are 4Ever.
18/20Rent
The Broadway hit turned 20 this year, and while the movie version may not be quite as old, it will still make you feel everything.
19/20Supergirl
For those days when you need to channel your inner superhero, there's Kara Danvers.
20/20The Vampire Diaries
We're nearing the end of the TV show. Watch it from the beginning just in time for the final episode.
