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9 things you need to watch on Netflix before they leave in April-Rebecca Sayce and Caroline Westbrook-Entertainment – Metro
Time to work through your watchlist.

April will see a number of beloved films and TV shows leave Netflix (Pictures: Netflix)
It’s been a great year for Netflix so far, with all manner of brilliant films and TV shows landing on the platform.
And there’s still more to come as we eagerly await the new series of Bridgerton, Squid Game, The Umbrella Academy, and Emily In Paris among even more of our returning favourites.
But for every new arrival on the streaming platform, more content moves off Netflix UK to make way for them – much to the anguish of subscribers when their favourite is given the axe.
A fresh batch of TV shows and films will be bidding farewell to the service in April, from a gangster classic to a much-loved animated sequel.
So if you want to watch any of these you haven’t got long…
The Adventure of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Before Twilight, Taylor Lautner wowed us as Sharkboy (Picture: Dimension Films)
Robert Rodriguez’s superhero movie might have bombed at the box office when it was released in 2005 but it has gone on to gain a cult following since then.
Taylor Lautner and former child actress Taylor Dooley take the lead in this fast-paced story about a lonely 10-year-old boy who creates an imaginary superhero world in his head – only for his creations to come to life.
It’ll be flying away from Netflix on April 1 so you’d better be quick if you want to catch it before then.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The third instalment of this box office smash, released in 2021, sees Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprise their roles as respective real-life paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren.
However, this movie may seem different to the previous two as Ed and Lorraine aren’t on the trail of an evil spirit lurking inside a haunted house, but instead working on a court case that centres around a possession – and a murder.
Netflix is spiriting this one away from April 1.
Noah
The streaming platform is saying goodbye to this controversial film (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)
Darren Aronofsky’s biblical blockbuster recounts the story of Noah’s Ark, with Russell Crowe as the title character and his former A Beautiful Mind co-star Jennifer Connolly as wife Naameh.
Although the film was a box office smash, it also generated controversy at the time of release for alleged environmental political messages and its use of non-biblical sources for inspiration.
If you want to make up your own mind about the film you’ve not got long, as it’ll be sailing away from Netflix from April 1.
Scarface
This 80s classic sees Al Pacino in one of his best-known roles as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who arrives penniless in Miami and rises through the ranks to become a powerful drug lord.
The film, which also stars Michelle Pfeiffer, was initially panned due to its excessive violence and profanity but is now regarded as one of the greatest gangster films ever made, and is certainly worth two hours and fifty minutes of your time.
Netflix will be saying goodbye to this little friend from April 1.
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Space Jam is back…But not for long (Picture: AP)
The belated follow-up to the 90s hit Space Jam sees LeBron James appear as a fictional version of himself.
He stars alongside Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes legends as he and his son attempt to escape from a virtual world via the medium of basketball.
If this is your (space) jam then you’d better move faster than a power forward, as it’ll be disappearing from Netflix as of April 1.
Hitch
This star-studded romcom is riding off into the sunset (Picture: Columbia/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)
Some big names in this 2005 romcom, including Will Smith, Kevin James, Eva Mendes and Amber Valletta – with Smith starring as dating coach Alex ‘Hitch’ Hitchens, who makes a successful living teaching men how to land the woman of their dreams.
That is until he meets his match, in the shape of a gossip columnist who is resilient to his romantic methods.
You’d better hurry if you want a date with this one – like so many others on this list it’s saying goodbye to Netflix on April 1.
Ride Along
If buddy movie’s are more you’re thing, you need to be quick with this pick (Picture: Universal/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)
If you’re in the mood for a buddy movie, this 2014 action comedy should fit the bill.
Kevin Hart plays nervy, geeky security guard Ben Barber, who needs to prove to his girlfriend’s police officer brother (Ice Cube) that he is worthy of marrying her – but things take a dangerous turn when he is accidentally caught up in the latter’s hunt for an arms dealer.
This one will be riding off Netflix on – you guessed it – April 1.
In The Heights
You haven’t got long to catch this beloved musical on Netflix (Picture: AP)
The screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit stage musical took a long time to get to screens, with plans for the project being shelved in 2008 and not coming to fruition again for another eight years.
The film was subsequently shot in 2019, shelved due to the pandemic in 2020 and finally released in 2021.
It tells the story of a corner of the Washington Heights neighbourhood in Upper Manhattan – where every member of the community is aspiring for a better life. It’ll be gone from Netflix from April 8.
The Missing
This hugely acclaimed British TV drama, which originally aired on the BBC, ran for two series between 2014 and 2016, with Tcheky Karyo taking the lead as retired French detective Julien Baptiste.
The story follows a British couple whose five-year-old son goes missing on a holiday to France during the 2006 World Cup and is never found – with the case being re-opened eight years later after his dad (James Nesbitt) finds new evidence suggesting he is alive.
It’ll be disappearing from Netflix from April 11 so you’d better hurry up and watch it.
Full list of films and TV shows leaving Netflix UK in April
April 1
Addicted
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
All We Had
Biker Boyz
Case 39
Community (6 Seasons)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Drag SOS (1 Season)
Four Brothers
Get Rich or Die Tryin’
Green Street
Hitch
Home
House at the End of the Street
Inside Missguided
The Legend of Zorro
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
Noah
Norbit
Rebellion
Ride Along
The Rise
Rise of the Footsoldier Part 2
Santiago of the Seas (1 Season)
Scarface
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Bird
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Flower
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Wind
Sherpa
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Stray
The Swan Princess
Thirteen
Trauma
The Whole Truth
April 2
Glimpses of a Future
The Knight and the Princess
Legal Hash
One Like It
White Noise
April 4
Lion Spy (2021)
April 5
Black Dog (1 Season)
Day of the Dead: Bloodline
Petta
April 7
A Journal for Jordan
Blue Bayou
Nine Days
Win It All
April 8
In the Heights
Sarvam Thaala Mayam
April 9
Heaven’s Official Blessing
April 10
Epic Tails
Frat Star
School Life
April 11
The Missing (2 Seasons)
April 12
Thackeray
Spy Kids
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 3: Game Over
April 13
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park
April 14
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
GANTZ:O
Iwan the Terrible
Margot at the Wedding
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 3
Spider-Man: No Way Home
April 15
African Knockout (season 1)
Four Sisters Before the Wedding
The Sister (season 1)
April 16
Failure to Launch
Jonaki
April 17
Man Down (seasons 1-4)
April 18
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
April 19
Wolf
April 22
Perfume Imaginary Museum “Time Warp”
The Suicide Squad
April 23
What’s Love Got To Do With It? (2022)
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