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12 Things You Need to Watch Before They Leave Netflix

Catch up with a sweeping drug trade epic, a supernatural anime series, and plenty of dinosaurs before they depart the streaming service library.

August is the cultural doldrums every year, when so-so movies are the bulk of what's playing in theaters and the new television season hasn't yet begun. It's the same for Netflix, which has seen its library of licensed content has dwindle over the course of the year as it continues to focus on original programming. The streaming service's already-meager offerings mean there are only a few movies and TV shows you should try to watch before they, too, leave Netflix at the end of the month. Among them there is one of Will Smith's best dramatic performances, a highly entertaining Japanese anime series, and the best genre television series J.J. Abrams ever co-created. (And no, it's not Lost or Alias.) Check out the must-watch list below while you wait for the (hopefully) more bountiful fall.

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