Netflix is also forced to remove a number of films and series from its program this month. Among them is a blockbuster by world-famous director Christopher Nolan. If you want to see “Dunkirk” now, you have to hurry, because you can only see it until February 29th, 2024. It will be over on March 1st and the film will be released.
When Christopher Nolan makes a film, Hollywood listens up. The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar… most recently Tenet and 2023 with “Oppenheimer” – Nolan’s films are special. Also the 2017 film “Dunkirk” joins the ranks of masterpieces, but was a classic material for the director for a change – currently still on Netflix.
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Netflix loses Christopher Nolan's “Dunkirk”: Only available until February 29th
When historians think of “Dunkirk,” they immediately think of the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II, followed by Operation “Dynamo,” the largest military rescue operation in world history to date. Nolan stages the events in a gripping and moving way. The critics are impressed with the film. “Dunkirk” scores a fantastic one on Rotten Tomatoes Rating of 92 percent. In one sentence: “Dunkirk offers an emotionally compelling spectacle, directed by a writer/director in full command of his craft and brought to life by a gifted ensemble that does justice to the fact-based story.”
You can get a first impression of the masterpiece in the trailer:
In short: you should have seen it. There is still an opportunity to do so on Netflix at the moment. The film is there until February 29, 2024 available, after which it will be removed from the program again. So if you have a Netflix subscription and haven't seen “Dunkirk” yet, we highly recommend the film (watch it on Netflix).
Great actors in the blockbuster
In addition to less well-known faces, Nolan also relies on well-known actors and artists. You can see, for example, musicians Harry Styles and Tom Hardy, who after “Dunkirk” took on the role of Eddie Brock in the comic film “Venom”. But also experienced masters like Kenneth Branagh and Michael Caine appear in Nolan's war drama.
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To put things into perspective: Even though “Dunkirk” wasn’t necessarily Nolan’s most successful film, the film grossed over $500 million at the box office. For a gripping blockbuster with a historical basis, it's anything but bad.