New & note-worthy additions to Netflix over the last week 29/11-5/124 min read

Whats new on Netflix? Check back here weekly for the latest note-worthy additions to Netflix. Today’s post is covering additions between the 29th of November and 5th of December. Please note that this is not a full, comprehensive list and merely a list of the most interesting.

5th December

The Good Neighbor

Two tech-savvy teens plot to fool a cranky old neighbor into believing his house is haunted, but their cruel prank soon takes some unexpected turns. Certificate: 15
Year: 2016
Duration: 1hr 37m
Director: Kasra Farahani
Cast: James Caan, Laura Innes, Edwin Hodge, Anne Dudek, Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist, Mindy Sterling, Lili Reinhart, Bailey Noble

4th December

Fifty Shades of Black

Wide-eyed virgin college student Hannah falls under the spell of wealthy Christian Black, and the jokes fly in this parody of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Certificate: 15
Year: 2016
Duration: 1hr 32m
Director: Michael Tiddes
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Jane Seymour, Mike Epps, Fred Willard, Affion Crockett, Kali Hawk, Florence Henderson, Andrew Bachelor, Jenny Zigrino, Kate Miner

Into the Woods

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
Certificate: PG
Year: 2014
Duration: 2hr 5m
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Meryl Streep, Tracey Ullman, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp, Tammy Blanchard, Annette Crosbie, Simon Russell Beale, Lucy Punch, Richard Glover, Billy Magnussen, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford

1st December

The Forest

A young woman conducts a search for her twin sister, who disappeared in a notorious area of Japan known as the Suicide Forest.
Certificate: 15
Year: 2016
Duration: 1hr 33m
Director: Jason Zada
Cast: Natalie Dormer, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt, Rina Takasaki, Terry Diab, Meg Kubota, Yuho Yamashita, Noriko Sakura

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Matt gives his manipulative girlfriend the boot, leaving heartbroken Jenny — aka G-girl — to do everything within her superpowers to get revenge.
Certificate: 12
Year: 2006
Duration: 1hr 36m
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Anna Faris, Rainn Wilson, Stelio Savante, Wanda Sykes, Tara Thompson, Mark Consuelos, Catherine Reitman, Margaret Anne Florence, Mike Iorio

Norm of the North

When a greedy developer wants to build condos in the Arctic, polar bear Norm travels to New York City to find a way to save his peaceful homeland.
Certificate: U
Year: 2016
Duration: 1hr 30m
Director: Trevor Wall
Cast: Loretta Devine, Heather Graham, Bill Nighy, Rob Schneider, Colm Meaney, Ken Jeong, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael McElhatton, Maya Kay

One Night in Istanbul

Desperate to get to Turkey to watch a big soccer match, two cabbies ask a loan shark for a cash advance. Once in Istanbul, things get even more dodgy.
Certificate: G
Year: 2014
Duration: 1hr 32m
Director: James Marquand
Cast: Paul Barber, Mark Womack, Steven Waddington, Samantha Womack, Lucien Laviscount, Marc Hughes, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Sedat Mert, Gamze Seber, Ayhan Eroglu

Too Late

Looking for a woman from his past, a hard-drinking private eye slips into an odyssey across a seedy Southern California he knows all too well.
Certificate: 15
Year: 2015
Duration: 1hr 47m
Director: Dennis Hauck
Cast: Joanna Cassidy, Jeff Fahey, Robert Forster, John Hawkes, Vail Bloom, Brett Jacobsen, Dash Mihok, Rider Strong, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Natalie Zea, Dichen Lachman, Crystal Reed

The Vampire Diaries

Trapped in adolescent bodies, feuding vampire brothers Stefan and Damon vie for the affection of captivating teenager Elena.
Certificate: 15
Duration: 7 Seasons
Episode Length: 42min
Cast: Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, Steven R. McQueen, Kat Graham, Sara Canning, Matthew Davis, Joseph Morgan, Michael Trevino, Candice King, Zach Roerig

The Way Back

After escaping from a World War II labor camp, a band of soldiers undertake a journey to traverse Siberia, the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas.
Certificate: 12
Year: 2010
Duration: 2hr 13m
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Ed Harris, Mark Strong, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Saoirse Ronan, Dragos Bucur, Alexandru Potocean, Gustaf Skarsgård

30th November

Get on Up

This powerhouse biopic traces the legendary James Brown’s rocky road from humble origins to superstardom as the Godfather of Soul.
Certificate: 12
Year: 2014
Duration: 2hr 18m
Director: Tate Taylor
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Lennie James, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Chadwick Boseman, Fred Melamed, Jill Scott, Craig Robinson, Tika Sumpter, Jacinte Blankenship

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

After being fired by her law firm because of her opposition to animal testing, perky aspiring attorney Elle Woods takes her fight to Washington, D.C.
Certificate: PG
Year: 2003
Duration: 1hr 34m
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Cast: Sally Field, Dana Ivey, Regina King, Bruce McGill, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson, Jack McGee, Alanna Ubach, James Read, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jessica Cauffiel