What to watch on Netflix and ShowMax this weekend

9 December 2016
Roselyn Sanchez

The week has finally come to a close and the holidays are quickly drawing closer.

If you haven’t got any travel plans for the holiday season, the large collection of movies and series on Netflix and ShowMax are sure you to keep you entertained while you relax at home.

Check out the latest shows you can watch on ShowMax and Netflix South Africa this weekend:


Kick-Ass

ShowMax

IMDb: 7.7

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

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Bob’s Broken Sleigh

Netflix

IMDb: 5.8

A young magic-less elf named Bob finds himself on a wild sleigh ride after being ambushed by the evil puffin Fishface.

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Frasier (season 1-11)

ShowMax

IMDb: 8.0

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.

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Reign (season 3)

Netflix

IMDb: 7.6

Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.

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Basic

ShowMax

IMDb: 6.5

A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

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Blue Jay

Netflix

IMDb: 7.4

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.

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Will & Grace (season 1-4)

ShowMax

IMDb: 7.2

Will and Grace live together in an apartment in New York. He’s a gay lawyer, she’s a straight interior designer.

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Other People

Netflix

IMDb: 6.3

A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.

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Grey’s Anatomy (season 1-11)

ShowMax

IMDb: 7.7

A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.

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Shooter (season 1)

Netflix

IMDb: 7.8

A conspiracy thriller that follows the journey of Bob Lee Swagger, a highly-decorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the President.

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    12.12.2016 at 09:37

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