In July 2020, fresh TV shows, new films, and a whole lot of classic entertainment will
arrive on Netflix. Looking for a place to start? Good news, you're exactly where you
need to be. Consider this your personal guide to the best of what's coming to Netflix in
July 2020.
There aren't a ton of new action movies coming to Netflix in July 2020, but there's one notable
comic book adaptation on the horizon that's a must see.
On July 10, Netflix will unveil The Old Guard, a kind of superhero-esque sci-fi actioner
about a group of immortal assassins for hire. Starring Charlize Theron, The Old Guard is
based on the Image Comics miniseries of the same name. Writer Greg Rucka, whose list of
comic book credits feature a number of other women-led action stories like White Out and
Queen and Country, also wrote the screenplay for The Old Guard.
In the film, Theron plays Andy, the oldest member of the titular Old Guard, who takes
on the role of mentor to a new immortal, Nile Freeman, played by KiKi Layne.
"If we're dreaming about her, she's dreaming about us."
With an exciting cast and a fresh, new representation of the curse of immortality, The Old Guard
is definitely the action movie to watch on Netflix this July.
Of course, if you're excited about Zack Snyder's Justice League coming to HBO Max in 2021,
you can get your Snyder fix by rewatching his 2011 action-fantasy flick Sucker Punch,
available July 1st. And, if you want to take a vacation to Mars, you can go there with
Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1990's Total Recall, also available at the first of the month.
The 2004 Nicholas Sparks-adaptation The Notebook is coming to Netflix on July 18th. Let's be
honest, even though you've probably seen it many times before, watching Ryan Gosling and
Rachel McAdams have a love affair is something you can always watch again.
"If you're a bird, I'm a bird."
Speaking of McAdams,the Oscar-winning film Spotlight, which dramatizes the incredible
true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered decades of hidden abuse within the Catholic
Church, arrives on Netflix July 22nd. Spotlight may take some dark turns, but the film is
ultimately a triumphant tale of what good journalism can do to protect a community from
predators.
If you're a stateside subscriber looking for a foreign flick, the Polish film The Hater
hits Netflix on July 29th. The Hater centers on a young man from a poor background who
discovers power and success through manipulating individuals and groups online. A thriller
plucked from the headlines, The Hater deals with not just how, but also why someone would
destroy an individual's good name or galvanize a movement with false propaganda.
There are plenty of classics to check out on Netflix in July 2020 as well. Catch Will
Smith's take on the namesake boxing champ in Ali, dropping on Netflix on July 1. That
same day, Netflix will release the mind-bending sci-fi reincarnation flick Cloud Atlas and
the Edward James Olmos classic Stand and Deliver, which still inspires us to remember what a
great teacher is capable of doing for their community.
Obviously, you can't spend all of July getting your face melted off by action scenes or worrying
about the guy from The Hater somehow being real you also need some light-hearted comedies
in your life. Netflix has those this July.
The month kicks off with the great disaster movie spoof Airplane!, starring Robert Hays
as former fighter pilot Ted Striker and Julie Hagerty as Ted's ex-girlfriend, Elaine, a
flight attendant. If you're more in the market for the dulcet tones of Tom Hanks, there's
the timeless romantic comedy classic Sleepless in Seattle, arriving on Netflix alongside
Airplane! on July 1st.
The big new comedy coming to Netflix on July 3rd is Desperados. Starring Saturday Night
Live alum Nasim Pedrad, Desperados is a road trip flick about a woman named Wesley who
writes a nasty email to a man named Jared when she becomes convinced he ghosted her
after a one-night stand. But there's a big romantic comedy twist we won't spoil here.
If you're looking for a goofy, off-beat take on a road-trip story, Desperados is probably
the movie for you.
Netflix is also heading back to familiar territory with The Kissing Booth 2, coming out July
24. It's the sequel to the 2018 film about Elle Evans, her crush, and the titular kissing
booth that brings them together.
If you're looking to double-dip on road-trip movies in lieu of leaving the house, the Jason
Mantzoukas comedy The Long Dumb Road hits Netflix on July 8th. Wrap up the month with
Banana Split, the critically adored coming-of-age comedy about an unlikely female friendship,
arriving on July 26th.
Arriving July 19 is the complete ten-part docu-series The Last Dance, which chronicles
the end of Michael Jordan's basketball career. No matter how many ball players come and go
in the NBA, Michael Jordan's story remains the most synonymous with what makes basketball
great. The Last Dance is a great look into the pressures of being Michael Jordan at that
time, and it's riveting stuff.
"Catch the ball when I throw it to you. I threw it to you."
The classic series Unsolved Mysteries is getting a fresh coat of paint beginning July 1. Much
like the original, the revamped show will take on cases of crime, death, supernatural,
and more through the prism of the detectives and journalists who study those cases. Of
course, the new Unsolved Mysteries is still about the audience might someone watching
be able to solve an unsolved mystery?
In the world of Japanese horror, there are few franchises more popular than JU-ON or,
as you might know it, The Grudge. On July 3rd, Netflix will release JU-ON: Origins,
a TV series based upon the film franchise that explores the inception of this particular
haunting. As Netflix bills it, Origins sees a paranormal researcher obsessively searching
for a house still cursed by the terrible events that befell a mother and child who lived there
years ago.
There are also slew of classic horror films coming on July 1st including Tobe Hooper's
Poltergeist, as well as gems like the Al Pacino film The Devil's Advocate and the found-footage
modern classic Paranormal Activity.
If you want to subject your children to something surprisingly terrifying, there's the 1990
movie The Witches, which is, deceptively, not so much about witches as it is the children
those witches transform into mice. The Witches is a great starter-kit horror movie, if your
kid is tough enough to handle a scare or two.
On July 2, Warrior Nun, the live-action adaptation of the comic series Warrior Nun Areala, drops
on Netflix. The series is about a group of fighting sisters who do battle with the forces
of darkness. In a similar vein, to bookend the month, the second season of the graphic
novel adaptation The Umbrella Academy comes out July 31st.
While we're steeped in the world of the other, there's Frank Miller's Cursed, starring 13
Reasons Why star Katherine Langford, which comes out July 17th. Cursed is a what-if story
centered on the Excalibur-and-King-Arthur legend, spun in the direction of a young woman
instead. Instead of a typical Arthurian story, this version is focused on the mythical Lady
of the Lake.
If you happen to be looking for a little more slice-of-life goodness in your TV series,
there's an adaption of the classic play 12 Angry Men coming July 10th called The Twelve.
And if you're looking for love, there's a fun wedding planning reality series dropping
on July 1st called Say I Do.
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