My Picks: 10 great movies you can watch on Netflix this weekend, #3 is amazing By Komando Staff

Memorial Day weekend is here! So what are you watching?
After the remembrances, parades and barbecues comes the best part of the weekend. Everyone gathers in the living room to watch TV together. It's an American tradition. In fact, Netflix says its audience soars 20 percent on Memorial Day weekend.

But not all movies are created equal. Some are good, and some are bad. Luckily, we've got nine movies and a TV show that Kim Komando and her family enjoyed. We think your family will love them, too.

1. To Catch a Thief

Overview: Starring Carry Grant and Grace Kelly, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
In this thrilling classic, a reformed jewel thief once known as "The Cat" is suspected as the culprit behind a string of new burglaries. In order to prove he's innocent, he first has to capture the true thief - a task that is daunting.

Aiding him in his search is an upper-class American girl and her mother, but her mother has other motives. She's hoping to find her daughter a suitable husband.

2. Minions

Overview: Starring Sandra Bullock, John Hamm, Michael Keaton; from Universal
This adorable "Despicable Me" prequel is funny, upbeat and charming. Plus, it's great viewing for the whole family.

3. The Letters

Overview: Starring Juliet Stevenson; from Freestyle Releasing
The beautiful, emotionally moving "The Letters" tells the story of Mother Teresa. It's far more than a biopic about the Nobel Peace Prize winner, whom the Catholic church is considering for sainthood.
It's an intense portrayal of a real, complex woman. She spent 60 years in near isolation to help the poorest of the poor. At different times in her life, she was headstrong, uncertain, feeling abandoned by God, fulfilled, lonely, hated by many and loved by millions.

Mother Teresa's story in "The Letters" is based on her own words, in handwritten letters that she wrote over a 40-year period. It's told from the perspective of a Vatican priest tasked with proving she performed miracles, a requirement for sainthood.

4. The Do Over

Overview: Starring Adam Sandler and David Spade; from Netflix
If you're a fan of Adam Sandler comedies, the only place to watch his new movies is Netflix. His first original for Netflix, "The Ridiculous Six" is still streaming on Netflix.

Plus, just in time for Memorial Day weekend, he and his former "Saturday Night Live" co-star David Spade star in "The Do Over." Who can't relate to this? The guys are upset by their upcoming high school 25-year reunions. So, these guys fake their own deaths to get out of it. Which is when their lives take a funny, crazy turn.

5. Bloodline

Overview: Starring Kyle Chandler, Sam Shepard and Sissy Spacek; from KZK and Sony Pictures Television

This original TV series stars "Friday Night Lights'" Kyle Chandler as the eldest son of a Florida family. When he returned last year in the show's first season, his return was far from happy. Instead, his visit stirred up dark secrets the family wanted to keep under wraps.

"Bloodline's" second season debut is this weekend and if Chandler isn't reason enough to watch, the scene-stealing Sissy Spacek definitely is.

6. The Little Rascals

Overview: Starring Bug Hall, Brittany Ashton Holmes, Travis Tedford and Kevin Jamal Woods
This remake of the 1930's classic series depicts the hilarious interactions between young boys and girls. With slapstick humor and spot-on storytelling, this movie will have the whole family chuckling from start to finish.

7. Goosebumps

Overview: Starring Jack Black; from Sony Pictures Entertainment
Something goes bump in the night in this funny, but spooky comedy, based on the R.L. Stine books.
It's about a teenage boy adapting to a new neighborhood when a pretty girl next door catches his eye. Jack Black plays her overprotective dad who's hiding a chilling secret. This cute movie is fun for the whole family, but some of its spookiness might be a little too much for kids under 10.

8. Special Correspondents

Overview: Starring Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana
Ricky Gervais, the British comic who created "The Office" and is best known for skewering actors at the "Golden Globe Awards," stars in this original Netflix movie as part of a not-very-good news crew.
He and Eric Bana's charismatic Frank get caught up in the news, to the point where they actually become the news.

9. Marvel's Daredevil

Overview: Starring Charlie Cox; from ABC Studios and Marvel Television
Note: This one's not for the kids.

The first season of "Marvel's Daredevil" is one of Netflix's most popular and most-loved original series. That's due in part to taking everything you think you know about Marvel's superhero movies and TV shows and turning it upside down. And, as it happens, it's great.

"Marvel's Daredevil" tells the story of an unlikely superhero who, for one thing, is blind. And, two, he gets pummeled by the bad guys as often as he does the pummeling.

"Daredevil" is a lot more than that. It's moody and dark. The streets of New York City have never looked so terrifying. There's also romance and humor. Plus, season two brings on more superheros with the scary Punisher and rich, brutal and beautiful Elektra.

Note: If you loved the first season of "Daredevil," give season two a few episodes to get its groove back. It does, and then some.

10. The Last Man on the Moon

Overview: Starring Eugene Cernan
In this moving documentary, astronaut Eugene Cernan shares his experiences from his time on the moon. It's been 40 years since he walked on the moon's surface, but he remembers it like it was yesterday.

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