Even in a leap year, February is the shortest month of the year. February also tends to be pretty bleak at the box office, with only a handful of new titles compared to the rest of the months of the year. Anyway, there are still three movies you need to see in February. And one of them is a streaming original on Netflix, meaning you won’t have to leave the house to watch it.

Our must-see movie picks for February include a new spy action comedy, an animated film, and Ethan Coen’s road trip movie that doubles as a crime comedy.

For Argy

Bryce Dallas Howard has spent so much time establishing herself as a director that it’s refreshing to see her back in a starring role in Matthew Vaughn. for argy. Howard plays Elly Conway, a reclusive spy novelist who has created the next James Bond: Argylle (The Wizard(Henry Cavill). Argylle is the man of Elly’s dreams, but he just isn’t real. The real man is Aiden (Sam Rockwell), a real spy whose latest mission is to protect Elly.

It turns out that Elly is way too talented with her novels, and the world’s spy agencies are convinced she’s working with real information that they’re willing to kill to get their hands on. Bryan Cranston co-stars as Ritter, with Catherine O’Hara as Ruth, Dua Lipa as LaGrange, Ariana DeBose as Keira, John Cena as Wyatt, Samuel L. Jackson as Alfred Solomon, Sofia Boutella as Saba Al-Badr and Richard E. Grant as Fowler.

for argy will hit theaters on February 2.

Orion and the darkness

The next film from DreamWorks Animation, Orion and the darknessit skips the theaters and goes straight to Netflix. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Writer Charlie Kaufman wrote the script about Orion (Jacob Tremblay), a boy dominated by his fears. And nothing scares Orion more than the darkness. That is why the literal embodiment of Darkness (black bird‘s Paul Walter Hauser) is visiting Orion to see if he can overcome his fears and change his life.

The rest of the voice cast includes Angela Bassett as Sweet Dreams, Ike Barinholtz as Light, Natasia Demetriou as Sleep, Golda Rosheuvel as Unexplained Noises, Nat Faxon as Insomnia, Aparna Nancherla as Quiet, Carla Gugino as Orion’s Mom, Matt Dellapina like Orion’s dad. , Jack Fisher as Richi Panichi and Werner Herzog as the narrator.

Orion and the darkness will arrive on Netflix on February 2.

Dolls to wear

There are no new Coen brothers movies on the horizon, but Ethan Coen returns to theaters next month with Dolls to wear, a new film he directed and co-wrote with his wife, Tricia Cooke. The film stars Margaret Qualley as Jamie, a jilted lesbian who is fed up with her dead-end town. Geraldine Viswanathan co-stars as Marian, Jamie’s best friend, a woman who is also making a change in her life.

When Jamie and Marian decide to rent a car for an impromptu trip to Tallahassee, Florida, Curlie (Bill Camp) accidentally gives them the vehicle that has something very valuable to Senator Channel (oppenheimer‘s Matt Damon) in the trunk. Even before Jamie and Marian make that discovery, some very bad men working with the senator begin tracking them. This movie has a great supporting cast including The last of us star Pedro Pascal, recent Oscar nominee Colman Domingo, Beanie Feldstein and Joey Slotnick.

Dolls to wear will hit theaters on February 23.

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