The Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

The David O. Russell who made Three Kings is pretty unrecognizable from the David O. Russell who now makes more traditional, relationship-based movies like Silver Linings Playbook and Joy. If you, like me, miss the weird, ambitious, and bold David O. Russell, give Three Kings a watch. It’s an incredibly striking saga of three soldiers in the aftermath of the Gulf War who set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait. It touches on a multitude of genres within a single film—screwball comedy, war drama, thriller—and while the behind-the-scenes tension has been well-documented, the fact of the matter is Three Kings still stands as one of Russell’s very best. Plus, given their stature now, it’s kind of insane to watch a darkly comic war film starring George Clooney, Ice Cube, Mark Wahlberg, and Spike Jonze. — Adam Chitwood