{"id":2424500,"date":"2026-05-20T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2424500"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:07:59","slug":"3-underrated-netflix-movies-to-watch-in-may-2026-the-boss-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-underrated-netflix-movies-to-watch-in-may-2026-the-boss-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Underrated Netflix Movies to Watch in May 2026: The Boss and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Everyone knows Netflix usually has the latest hit movies available to stream. From the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/10-fun-facts-for-pretty-womans-30th-anniversary\/\">\u201890s rom-com classic <em>Pretty Woman<\/em><\/a> to the latest<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/jurassic-park-cast-where-are-they-now\/\"><em> Jurassic Park<\/em><\/a> film, chances are you\u2019ll find a blockbuster or two to watch during the week.<\/p>\n<p>But <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a> also has an incredible selection of underrated movies you should check out.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\">Watch With Us<\/a> has curated a brief list of some under-the-radar flicks currently available, like the <strong>Melissa McCarthy<\/strong> comedy <em>The Boss<\/em> and the subversive <strong>Megan Fox<\/strong> horror thriller <em>Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018The Boss\u2019 (2016)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Boss (2016) - Dandelion Meeting Scene (4\/10) | Movieclips\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hAbVFxYi_q0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Michelle Darnell (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/melissa-mccarthy\/\"><strong>Melissa McCarthy<\/strong><\/a>) is a boss bitch \u2014 with a heavy emphasis on the latter. When she\u2019s sent to prison for insider trading, she\u2019s humbled enough to realize she has to change her ways. That proves to be difficult when, after being released, she discovers a former lover, Renault (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/peter-dinklage\/\"><strong>Peter Dinklage<\/strong><\/a>), has betrayed her and taken over her business empire. The only way she can regain her wealth and fully redeem herself is to team up with Claire Rawlings (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kristen-bell\/\"><strong>Kristen Bell)<\/strong><\/a>, her former assistant, who wants nothing to do with her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/5-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-on-netflix-in-may-2026\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/5-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-on-netflix-in-may-2026\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">5 Movie Masterpieces You Need to Watch on Netflix in May 2026<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWith May flowers also comes new May streaming additions. Netflix just added a ton of great new movies to its library, and it\u2019s tough to decide which ones to stream first. Fortunately for you, Watch With Us has put together a list of five cinema masterpieces that you need to check out this month. Our [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Loud and brassy, <em>The Boss<\/em> relies heavily on its lead star to carry it through some clunky plot. Fortunately, McCarthy delivers in an outsized role that plays to the comedian\u2019s strengths. Michelle is obnoxious at times, but she has a good heart \u2014 she truly wants to be a better person. That doesn\u2019t make her an angel, though, and it\u2019s a hoot to see her clash with Bell\u2019s exasperated Claire.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Jennifer\u2019s Body\u2019 (2009)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JENNIFER&#039;S BODY Clip - &quot;She&#039;s Back&quot; (2009) Megan Fox\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D18R4G6we_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Everyone wants Jennifer Check (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/megan-fox\/\"><strong>Megan Fox<\/strong><\/a>) \u2014 and that includes her mousy best friend, Needy Lesnicki (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/amanda-seyfried\/\"><strong>Amanda Seyfried<\/strong><\/a>). But popularity has its downsides, like getting ritually sacrificed, left for dead and coming back as a super-powerful succubus who feeds off teenage boys. That\u2019s exactly what happens to Jennifer, and only Needy can stop her. But is Needy too needy to kill the only friend she\u2019s ever had?<\/p>\n<p><em>Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/em> has the bones of a standard exploitative horror flick, but it has the brains and wit of a movie more subversive and clever than it was credited for when it was first released. That\u2019s due to writer\/director <strong>Diablo Cody<\/strong>, who makes <em>Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/em> a righteous, angry girl-power revenge movie that\u2019s deliciously fun \u2014 and incredibly gory. Fox reigns supreme as the demonic villainess who has every right to devour the boys who only value her body instead of anything else. Her Jennifer is always sympathetic, even when she wipes a dude\u2019s spleen off her hungry lips.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>\u2018Mass\u2019 (2021)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MASS | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oU56Ns1nXsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>How do you recover from tragedy? In the 2021 drama <em>Mass<\/em>, two couples deal with a traumatic event they can never forget, no matter how much they want to. Six years ago, Hayden, the teenage son of Richard (<strong>Reed Birney<\/strong>) and Linda (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/ann-dowd-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me\/\"><strong>Ann Dowd<\/strong><\/a>), killed fellow student Evan, the child of Jay (<strong>Jason Isaacs<\/strong>) and Gail (<strong>Martha Plimpton<\/strong>). Their parents meet in the basement of an Episcopal church in an attempt to come to terms with their grief and find some closure.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not so easy, and the most compelling thing about <em>Mass<\/em> is how it doesn\u2019t offer easy resolutions to the problems facing its protagonists. <em>Mass<\/em> is a hard movie to take \u2014 it deals with issues of gun violence and school shootings head-on, and it shows the full extent of the victims\u2019 parents\u2019 rage and the killer\u2019s parents\u2019 helplessness. But it\u2019s a rewarding movie to watch due to the excellent writing and sheer power of the four leads\u2019 performances. <em>Mass<\/em> is forgotten about in 2026, and I don\u2019t quite know why. It\u2019s one of the most shattering films of the decade, and you won\u2019t forget it after you\u2019ve watched it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows Netflix usually has the latest hit movies available to stream. From the \u201890s rom-com classic Pretty Woman to the latest Jurassic Park film, chances are you\u2019ll find a blockbuster or two to watch during the week. But Netflix also has an incredible selection of underrated movies you should check out. 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