GERARD BUTLER in DEN OF THIEVES – Credit: Diamond Film Productions / Atmosphere Entertainment MM / Album
We’re now hurtling towards June, which means that a bunch of movies are about to expire from the catalog. If you’re short on time or in need of a recommendation, here are seven movies you should be checking out ahead of their expiry. Picks range from a Netflix Original that may become lost media to classics from the 2000s and even one of the greatest superhero trilogies ever.
For a full, exhaustive rundown of everything leaving Netflix throughout June 2025, refer to our complete list in the link provided. Now, let’s get into our picks:
45 rpm
Leaving Netflix: May 31st
Picture: Netflix
If you didn’t know, Netflix Originals have been slowly departing for the past few years. In fact, the number of Originals that have left the US alone exceeds 250 now, and that pace ramps up as it reflects Netflix’s investment in Originals throughout the mid-to-late 2010s. One of the series among the slate of 90+ Originals leaving in 2025 includes 45 RPM, which hails from Spain and the TV network Antena 3 (the same one that bought you Money Heist), which also goes by the name of 45 revoluciones.
Created by Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira, the 13-episode series scored well amongst audiences and critics, with the story set in the 1960s and following a young music producer launching an ambitious new rock ‘n’ roll music label and seeking to launch the career of a young singer in the process. It’s a hidden gem amongst the Spanish library and definitely worth a binge before it leaves.
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Leaving Netflix: June 1st
One movie that regularly comes and goes from the Netflix library is Pride & Prejudice, which, I hope it’s not too controversial to say, is probably the most popular adaptation of the Jane Austen novel to date. Indeed its last stint on Netflix was back in 2023 between July and November before departing to cycle among other streamers but the removal means much more now given that Netflix is creating multiple adaptations of its own with one being a British iteration with Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman confirmed to be amongst the cast.
Given that filming begins over the Summer, it’s a perfect time to revisit this 2005 movie headlined by Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.
Den of Thieves (2018)
Leaving Netflix: June 1st
In 2025, Netflix will be the home of the Gerard Butler action film franchise Den of Thieves from Lionsgate, given that it unexpectedly picked up the first window rights to the most recent film, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, just a couple of months after the original hit theaters. Not content to serve as the SVOD streaming debut for the second movie, the first movie followed suit just a few weeks later.
Headlined by Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and in this particular entry, 50 Cent, the epic action thriller that’s non-stop from the get-go has you following a crew of bank robbers plotting what is, on paper, at least, an impossible heist on the Federal Reserve.
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Leaving Netflix: June 1st
Another set of movies that regularly comes and goes together in unison is the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy, which remains not only the best superhero trilogy in history but also some of the best superhero movies in history. Excellently portrayed by Christian Bale, the movie sees the Dark Knight take on several of his most well-known villains, ranging from the Joker to Ra ‘l ‘ al Ghul. Each movie is crafted with such love of the source material, and each is a visual spectacle, with the middle entry, The Dark Knight, being my particular favorite.
If you want to watch them in order ahead of their departure, you need to start with Batman Begins (2005), move on to The Dark Knight (2008), and then watch the final entry, The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
GoodFellas (1990)
Leaving Netflix: June 1st
Picture: Netflix
Sticking with “peak cinema,” we move on to GoodFellas, which was only licensed to Netflix on April 1st, so you’ve only had a quick two-month window to catch it on the streamer before departing again. Winner of an Oscar and arguably the career defining movie of all three of its leads: Robert De Nero, Joe Pesci and the late Ray Liotta, the film tracks the exploits of Henry Hill and his life within the dangerous and iconic mafia with all the ups and downs that a role in that kind of organisation entails. Every frame is a painting, everyone executes their roles in such an iconic fashion, and it is easily one of Martin Scorsese’s finest achievements.
Ted 1 & Ted 2 (2012 & 2015)
Leaving Netflix: June 1st
If you’re looking to sit back and laugh, you could do a lot worse than the Seth Macfarlane movie Ted, in which he writes and voices a foul-mouthed bear who helps his owner, Johnny, through all stages of life. Each features the pronounced and vulgar humor you may be accustomed to from Macfarlane on Family Guy, but these movies are far more accessible and won’t have you watching 100s of hours either. Both movies are fantastic, although the first still remains the best of the two, and as you may know, the franchise also has a series adaptation currently on Peacock and just recently wrapped filming on its second season.
School Spirits (Season 1)
Leaving Netflix: May 30th
Picture: Paramount
Our final pick is another TV series that’s set to depart. It’s yet another show licensed from Paramount, which is leaving the streamer arguably too soon, given that multiple newer seasons have been released and are now confirmed not to be joining Netflix. Starring Cobra Kai’s Peyton List, the teen drama has grown dramatically in audience following its initial drop on Netflix and subsequent second season airing on Paramount+, and rightly so, too; it’s incredibly addictive and features a solid hook that delivers week-on-week.
List plays the role of a teenage girl who has been killed under mysterious circumstances, and with the help of other deceased ghosts, she now has to roam the halls of her high school and discover how she died.
