5 Movies, Shows to Watch on Netflix This Weekend Before They Are Gone

Netflix is reportedly working on bringing users "offline viewing" support.
Netflix is reportedly working on bringing users "offline viewing" support. Netflix

With May around the corner, Netflix’s library will be undergoing its usual monthly changes. The new month means new content will be arriving but also that some movies and shows will be departing indefinitely. Films like Anna Karenina and Ida will be leaving, along with 80s favorites Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Blade Runner.

To make sure you don’t miss out, here are five movies to watch on Netflix this weekend before they are gone.

Anna Karenina (Leaving May 1, 2016): Before the 2012 film starring Keira Knightley, there was a black and white version directed by Julien Duvivier released in 1948. Starring Vivien Leigh, the film is based on the 19th-century novel by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Leaving May 1, 2016): This cult favorite 80s film stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves. The fantasy film involves time travel and meeting major historical figures along the way.

Thérèse (Leaving May 1, 2016): Starring Audrey Tautou, this French-language drama is set in 1920s France. The film follows the struggle of a woman unhappy in her marriage trying to get away from her husband.

Mona Lisa Is Missing (Leaving May 1, 2016): In 1911, the world-famous Mona Lisa painting went missing for two and a half years. Filmmaker Joe Medeiros covers the theft and the man behind it — Vincenzo Peruggia — in this historical documentary.

Ida (Leaving May 22, 2016): A Polish drama about a young woman named Anna, this film is set in the 1960s. Anna is about to become a nun when she learns she is Jewish and starts a journey to learn about her heritage.

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