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Last October, Netflix announced that it planned torelease some 80 moviesin 2018.
But the picture began to clear up when thesemovies started to appear on the platform.
The overachieving Jake Gyllenhaal time-twisterSource Codewas well regarded, but it didnt leave the same kind of impression thatMoondid.
Of course, much of Netflixs ability to work like this has to do with its unique mandate.
Soon, Netflix movies might be the only movies on Netflix.
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However, that future has its own impending effect.
Netflix has become a player in the TV world by making series that are thought of as essential viewing.
So far, it hasnt done this for movie fans not even close.
Its an interesting question.
And even with tech funny money, that strategy doesnt exactly scale.
An earlier version of this story didnt clarify that Netflix would be releasingAnnihilationin international markets.
We regret the error.
