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In addition to producing and distributing original content, Netflix is also home of multiple hit movies you didn't know it was streaming.

By its standards, the streamer's lineup of film originals in January is surprisingly slight. There are still a few Netflix-exclusive movies worth recommending this month, though, and the service is making up for its slim pickings of originals with a batch of exciting streaming acquisitions that is practically bursting at the seams with modern classics from the past 30 years.

Back in Action has been trashed – but there's a key factor that explains which films are unexpected streaming hits.

With Netflix previewing and sharing new details on many of their upcoming movies, these are the ones that caught my attention.