How naughtily does Netflix need to keep your orb glued to their screen ? spoiled enough to have invested areported$800 million to deliver more than 1000 hours of original depicted object in 2017 , include a disk - breaking $ 40 million check cut to comedian Chris Rock for two stand - up special .
If you ca n’t hold back that long for more original computer programing , condition out five of the sweet infotainment features hitting the service this month .
1.THE CONFESSIONS OF THOMAS QUICK(2016)
The same audience that turned out for the true criminal offence seriesMaking a Murdererand October’sAmanda Knoxwill probably devour thisdocumentaryabout a Swedish man named Sture Bergwall who was confined to a psychiatric instauration in the 1990s and eventually confessed to the murders of more than 30 dupe . That ’s only the start of Bergwall ’s story — and if you’re able to resist Googling the rest , the film should provide for a hearty series of twists . ( 11/1 )
2.NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU(2016)
The pioneering boob tube producer who radicalized American sitcoms in the 1970s withAll in the FamilyandThe Jeffersonsis the subject of this documentary , whichpremieredat the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year . The motion picture was greeted with immense applause , at which gunpoint the then-93 - year - old Lear told the crowd he was appreciative but “ had to take a leak . ” ( 11/1 )
3.FOOD CHOICES(2016)
Originally slated as an Indiegogo project , Food Choiceswascompletedand purchased by Netflix for rain cats and dogs distribution this year . Director Michal Siewierski essay the wellness effects of a plant life - based diet.(11/2 )
4.THE IVORY GAME(2016)
Leonardo DiCaprio produced this on - the - soil documentary about the pathological line of ivory poaching : Activistscapturethe lucrative craft of illicit elephant ivory , run a risk discovery in the hopes of shining a fresh light on a practice session that jeopardize the animals with experimental extinction . ( 11/4 )
5.SOUR GRAPES(2016)
dub a “ real living comical mystery ” byVariety , Sour Grapesdocuments a wine-coloured pretender cozenage thatrockedthe vinery biotic community . Thousands of bottleful of faux vintage wine were sold for more than $ 35 million , precede both collectors and the FBI to trace the sales to an enterprising con artist . ( 11/18 )
