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While there are daily drops of new material on Netflix, everything from crazy reality shows to classic rom-coms, there is also a constant churn of content dropping off the global streaming service.

So although you might think a movie or TV show will be available to watch on there forever, the truth is that’s very much not the case, some available only for a few months at a time.

In a bid to assist those keen to get the most out of their subscription, and to help with your viewing priorities, Stuff to Watch has come up with a list of six fabulous flicks that you have only a few days left to catch.

The Bank Job (2008, Final day February 14)

Inspired by a real-life robbery in September 1971, this action drama states it has “changed names to protect the guilty”. Regardless of the story’s authenticity, veteran writing team Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) have put together an entertaining and engaging caper. Directed by New Zealand’s own Roger Donaldson, the film stars Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows.

Love And Other Drugs (2010, Final day February 14)

Like director Ed Zwick’s 1986 tale About Last Night, one of the most striking things about this late-90s-set tale is the nudity. The former buttoned-down Genovian princess Anne Hathaway bares plenty of flesh, matched by a buff-looking Jake Gyllenhaal (above).

However, this adaptation of Jamie Reid’s 2005 book Hard Sell: The Evolution Of A Viagra Salesman is no sex comedy, but rather a cross between Love Story and Up In The Air, as two “lost” souls try to find and hang on to one another despite their own hang-ups. The impressive supporting cast includes Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria and Judy Greer.

Belfast (2021, Final day February 19)

Winner of the prestigious audience award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, Kenneth Branagh’s “most personal film yet” is a coming-of-age dramedy set in the eponymous Northern Ireland capital during the tumultuous late 1960s.

The impressive cast includes Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Ciaran Hinds.

In a time of increasing intolerance, opposing world views and stressors, Belfast is a pitch-perfect, resonant and, at times, joyous celebration of childhood and community spirit.

Nanny McPhee (2005, Final day February 15)

Based on former governess Christianna Brand’s popular Nurse Matilda books, this is a cheeky and charming film that still holds up more than 15 years on.

An almost unrecognisable Emma Thompson is the snaggle-toothed, monobrowed and warty eponymous childminder charged with looking after the seven mischievous Brown children.

Possessing the same magical feel as the Harry Potter series, Lemony Snicket and Narnia, it is distinguished by its dazzlingly bright and breezy art direction and Tim Burton-esque wild and wacky costuming.

Director Kirk Jones keeps the action coming thick and fast, while also being sure to establish strong characters and a great line in dark humour.

A Time To Kill (1996, Final day February 14)

Sandra Bullock joined Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson and Sutherlands Donald and Kiefer as part of one of the best casts ever assembled for a non-blockbuster. A John Grisham potboiler this might have been, but it was a southern-fried courtroom drama par excellence. McConaughey announced his arrival as both an actor and shirtless wonder here, while Bullock shone as law student-cum-love-interest Ellen Roark. It also boasted the best trailer of the past two decades.