Time is running out for Netflix users to catch a comedic film that has been praised as one of the top ‘feel-good movies’ by audiences.
As usual, a fresh month brings departures of various TV shows and films from Netflix. Last month, the platform said goodbye to 100 movies and TV shows, including one acclaimed series with a 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating.
This month began with a ‘haunting’ film by horror maestro Jordan Peele leaving the service. Now, a 2018 comedy is also set to exit the platform.
This particular film features Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as a couple looking to expand their family by fostering a child.
Upon encountering three siblings, Lizzie (Isabela Merced), Juan (Gustavo Escobar), and Lita (Julianna Gamiz), they opt to take in all three children.
Nonetheless, Pete and Ellie discover that fostering the siblings is far more challenging than they had expected.
Fans of the film have showered praise on Instant Family, with one viewer writing: “We absolutely love this movie! It is one of our favorite feel-good movies. It’s cute, funny, makes you cry a little and makes you feel great! Highly recommend!”
Another viewer commented: “A happy, heart-warming and emotional film! Highly recommend,” and a third said: “A really well-made family movie is the best description I can give.
“The movie is based on a true story, and it feels so real. The acting is amazing and just really felt like the movie was a film an actual family going through this situation.”
Fans have only a short time remaining to watch Instant Family on Netflix, as it will be removed from the platform on Tuesday, September 16. The movie has amassed 10.6 million viewing hours on the streaming service.
With an impressive 82 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has received widespread acclaim from critics in the industry.
The Observer noted: “Anders and his wife are parents to three adopted children, and there’s a sense of verisimilitude and attention to detail regarding both the joys and the travails of foster care.”
The Telegraph praised the film, stating: “The film is boosted immeasurably by Byrne and Wahlberg, who make a snappily appealing comic pair and bounce off each other well in the film’s many fraught parenting moments.”
The Times remarked: “The ending is hardly revolutionary, but there are some satisfying twists along the way and a cast of characters whose fate you find yourself caring about.”