Netflix will release Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Theatres first on November 1st before hitting streaming on November 27th. Therefore it looks like, Netflix Movies are here to stay and they look like to be taking over the theatre room too!

It took a while to get on to the big screen through months of negotiations. But Netflix did it. It highlights a struggle between the new medium in Netflix and the old in the traditional film industry. Theatre chains like AMC insisit on a 90 day period of exclusivity before hitting streaming services. While, theatres of course want as many bums in seats for as long as possible. While Netflix want to keep adding new content to their services to attract new subscribers. You can see the problem here.

Netflix has been seeking awards recognition and the prestige that the traditional medium gets. Traditionalists like Steven Spielberg who are vocally against streaming has once said that  all Netflix’s releases are “TV movies”. Has suggested that Netflix shouldn’t even be eligible for awards like the Oscars. Netflix wants to be in theatres for a bid to get the big awards. As they traditionally require a theatre run before being considered for a nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shot down a suggestion that the rules be changed. Not changed to make it easier for streaming services to win awards, but to make it harder!

Netflix is planning to release 10 movies at the end of the year. With a theatrical run before release online. Such as Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat which will be in theatres Sept 7th before making an appearance online on October 18th.

Netflix released 4 films in 2018, Bird Box, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Mowgli, and the Academy Award-winning Roma. To be considered for an Oscar, films must be in theatres for at least 7 days in an LA county theatre.

Netflix Movies release schedule

See below Netflix’s upcoming theatrical film releases:

• The Laundromat​
  Sept. 7th (theatrical), Oct. 18th (Netflix)
• Dolemite Is My Name
  Oct. 4th (theatrical); Oct. 25th (Netflix)
• The King
  Oct. 11th (theatrical); Nov. 1st (Netflix)
• The Irishman​
  Nov. 1st (theatrical); Nov. 27th (Netflix)
• Earthquake Bird
  Nov. 1st (theatrical); Nov. 15th (Netflix)
• Marriage Story
  Nov. 6th (theatrical); Dec. 6th (Netflix)
• Klaus​
  Nov. 8th (theatrical); Nov. 15th (Netflix)
• I Lost My Body
  Nov. 15th (theatrical); Nov. 29th (Netflix)
• Atlantics
  Nov. 15th (theatrical); Nov. 29th (Netflix)
• The Two Popes
  Nov. 27th (theatrical); Dec. 20th (Netflix)

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