The Mila Kunis-led drama is still in progress as of this writing Lucky Girl is one of the most-watched new Netflix releases on the streaming giant — in fact, it’s the #3 movie on the platform in the US right now.
If you haven’t checked out The movie yet, here’s the basic gist: It tells the story of Ani FaNelli, who’s described as a “sharp-tongued New Yorker”The life she has is a picture of perfection. She’s got a glamorous job at a glossy magazine, for starters, plus a lavish wardrobe, and a romantic wedding scheduled in Nantucket. This idyllic life is disrupted when a crime documentary filmmaker shows up to get “Ani’s”A side of a terrible story.
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The story tells the tale of Ani’s horrific crime as a teenager at an elite school. Soon enough, we come to realize why she’s also now the “luckiest girl alive,” with Ani also forced to confront a dark truth she’d buried in the past.
The movie currently has 75% audience scores Rotten Tomatoes. Coupled with the strong ranking on Netflix’s US chart at the moment, this suggests that plenty of people enjoyed the movie. Moreover, if that includes you, here’s what else Netflix suggests you should consider watching after you’ve finishedThe Luckiest Girl alive.
Below are three titles the streamer recommends as similar dramas.
The Unforgivable
Sandra Bullock plays a woman recently released from prison following a conviction for a violent crime in this Netflix release. The film is based upon a British miniseries that aired in 2009 (Unforgiven),Bullock also served here as a producer.
Rotten Tomatoes: 39% critics’ score, 74% audience score
Cut Throat City
From Netflix’s official description of this 2020 release: “Bereft of opportunities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young man and his close friends turn to a life of crime in the 9th Ward of New Orleans.”
Rotten Tomatoes: 69% critics’ score, 39% audience score
Concrete Cowboy
A troubled teenager finds himself caught between a life of crime and his estranged father’s “urban cowboy”Subculture, while you spend the summer in North Philadelphia. This Netflix film is critically acclaimed.
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% critics’ score, 69% audience score
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Jessie Buckley plays a young woman in Netflix’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things who takes a road trip with her boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family’s farm. They get trapped there during a snowstorm with her mother and father, and while there the young woman starts to question literally everything — what she thought she knew about her boyfriend, herself, and the world.
Rotten Tomatoes: 82% critics’ score, 50% audience score
Legend
Finally, here’s another movie to check out on Netflix if you enjoy the crime genre and are looking for something else like Lucky Girl. The 2015 release LegendTom Hardy portrays identical twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray who are notorious gangsters who terrorize and capture the public and then flee the authorities in 1960s London.
Rotten Tomatoes: 61% critics’ score, 59% audience score
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