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The 12 best movies to watch on Netflix in February

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Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite"

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  • Netflix has plenty of great new movies hitting the platform in February.
  • See Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in "Spencer," or watch acclaimed movies like "Parasite" and "The Founder."
  • Family favorites like "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" and "Despicable Me 4" are also streaming.

Here are the best movies coming to Netflix this month.

"Magic Mike XXL" (February 1)
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Channing Tatum in "Magic Mike XXL."

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One could argue that the second movie in this stripper trilogy is the best of all three.

Most of the original cast returns, as Mike (Channing Tatum) takes the gang on a road trip to Myrtle Beach for one final performance for the ladies.

"Miss Congeniality" (February 1)
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Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality."

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In this classic comedy, Sandra Bullock plays an FBI agent who is transformed into a beauty pageant contestant to prevent a group from bombing the event.

Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, and William Shatner all add to the fun in supporting roles.

"Parasite" (February 1)
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Kang-ho Song in "Parasite."

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You can't go wrong with Bong Joon-ho's four-time Oscar-winning masterpiece, which examines issues like class and privilege while telling the story of a poor family who infiltrates a wealthy one.

"Space Jam" (February 1)
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Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan in "Space Jam."

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During the late 1990s, when Michael Jordan stepped away from professional basketball to pursue baseball following the death of his father, he also starred in this classic animated movie where the Looney Tunes gang recruit him to play in a basketball game against invading aliens.

"Two Weeks Notice" (February 1)
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Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant in "Two Weeks Notice."

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Opposites attract in this rom-com starring Sandra Bullock as a lawyer who goes to work for a narcissistic billionaire played by Hugh Grant. You guessed it, eventually they fall for each other.

"The Wedding Planner" (February 1)
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Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez in "The Wedding Planner."

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Here's more rom-com fun: Jennifer Lopez plays a wedding planner who begins to have feelings for the latest groom she's working with, played by Matthew McConaughey.

"The Founder" (February 2)
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Michael Keaton in "The Founder."

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In this biopic, Michael Keaton plays businessman Ray Kroc, who turned a hamburger stand he stumbled across in the 1950s run by two brothers into the birthplace of fast food with the McDonald's chain. In the process, Kroc ruthlessly forced out the brothers of the soon-to-be lucrative company.

"Kinda Pregnant" (February 5)
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Amy Schumer in "Kinda Pregnant."

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In this Netflix original comedy, Amy Schumer plays Lainy, who after learning that her best friend is pregnant, pretends she is too by wearing a fake belly. Complications ensue when she finds the man of her dreams while keeping up the lie.

"Spencer" (February 8)
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Kristen Stewart in "Spencer."

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Kristen Stewart transforms into Princess Diana in this impressionistic biopic of the late royal, which follows her as her life begins to unravel as she considers divorcing Prince Charles and leaving the royal family.

"Train to Busan" (February 11)
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Gong Yoo in "Train to Busan."

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If you're in need of a good horror, you can't go wrong with this zombie movie, which follows a group of people trying to survive a train trip from Seoul to Busan during a zombie outbreak. Expect lots of gore and some laughs.

"Despicable Me 4" (February 28)
Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) in "Despicable Me 4."
Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) in "Despicable Me 4."

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The latest movie in the franchise follows Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) and his family β€” and, of course, the Minions β€” as they embark on a new spy adventure.

"Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (February 28)
Sonic The Hedgehog faces off against Knuckles the Echidna in "Sonic Hedgehog the Movie 2."
Knuckled and Sonic face off in "Sonic the Hedgehog 2."

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Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) returns this time with his buddy Tails to take on Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and the formidable Knuckles (Idris Elba).

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