By its standards, the streamer's lineup of film originals in January is surprisingly slight. There are still a few Netflix-exclusive movies worth recommending this month, though, and the service is making up for its slim pickings of originals with a batch of exciting streaming acquisitions that is practically bursting at the seams with modern classics from the past 30 years.

Netflix announces their movie and TV lineup on January 30th at the streamer’s annual ‘Next on Netflix’ event in Los Angeles. Get ready to watch your favorite hits including ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Squid Game,’ & ‘Emily in Paris’!

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Today is a great day for people who love watching movies without putting on pants. Netflix unveiled their slate of films for the year ahead and it is full of promising-looking titles from major directors and movie stars.

With Netflix previewing and sharing new details on many of their upcoming movies, these are the ones that caught my attention.