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Not content to merely kill Blockbuster by purchasing the rights to pre-existing films, the company began producing its own original movies.

Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) is a live-in maid for a wealthy family in 1970, and the film follows a year in her life as she grows closer to her employer. A black woman, Blank often encounters resistance in her work as a playwright as potential producers ask her to add white characters to her scripts, and the film shines a light on this all too common issue that plagues the creative industries. [The Irishman](https://collider.com/tag/the-irishman/), is one of the best-reviewed films on Netflix. The only non-documentary film from Netflix to receive a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, His House follows Rial and Bol, a refugee couple who have fled war-torn Sudan. A struggling playwright and teacher, Radha pivots into the world of rap, using the medium to express herself in ways she never thought possible. Murphy portrays Moore as the film charts the highs and lows of his career. The casting of Vietnamese-born actress Lana Condor in the lead role also helps to differentiate the movie in a genre that is dominated by white actors. While there, he befriends a reclusive toy maker named Klaus (JK Simmons), and together the pair bring joy to the dreary town. With the rise of technology, however, Netflix saw the opportunity to capitalize on the streaming market, and the rest is history. A more low-key production compared to the million-dollar movies with A-list casts Netflix is known for, Calibre is a British thriller that follows two old friends on a hunting trip in the Scottish Highlands. The pioneer of streaming, Netflix as a brand remains one of the heaviest hitters in modern film and television. While recent upstarts like Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video are proving to be worthy competitors to the crown, Netflix remains highly popular (despite losing a record number of subscribers recently).