What’s New on Netflix Australia This Week: July 4th, 2020

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Whats New on Netflix AUS This Week July 4th 2020

Back to the Future (1985) is now available to stream on Netflix Australia

The start of the new month brings an incredible bounty of additions to be enjoyed. With a total of 110 new movies, TV series, documentaries and stand up specials to be enjoyed you’re going to be busy this weekend. Here’s what’s new on Netflix Australia this week for July 4th, 2020.

First of all, here are the past week’s top highlights on Netflix Australia:

Back to the Future (1985)

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Runtime: 116 Minutes
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson

A defining classic of the 1980s, the Back to the Future franchise is one the of the most beloved in all fiction, let alone just sci-fi.

Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to the year 1955. Accidentally disrupting the moment that lead to his parent’s romance, Marty is now at risk of being wiped from existence. To help get his parents back together and send him back to the future, Marty enlists the help of the man responsible for building the time machine in the first place, Dr. Emmet Brown.

A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Director: Brian Helgeland
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance | Runtime: 132 Minutes
Cast: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Shannyn Sossamon, Laura Fraser

The late Heath Ledger was incredible as always in this underrated early noughties comedy.

After the death of his master Sir Ector, the charming squire William Thatcher dons his armor, impersonating him and winning the local jousting tournament. With his fame and popularity growing, Thatcher has no choice but to continue with the facade.

Cast Away (2000)

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance | Runtime: 143 Minutes
Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Nick Searcy

Already an Oscar winner of a Robert Zemeckis movie, Tom Hanks more than threw his hat into the ring for a potential third academy award. Narrowly beaten by Russel Crowe’s Maximus in Gladiator, Hanks still gave one of the best performances of his career.

After his plane crashes into the ocean, and he is washed up on a deserted island, FedEx executive, Chuck Noland undergoes a radically physical and emotional radical change as he tries to survive.