Here are the 14 Netflix original movies coming out in 2016 - and what you need to know about them

Netflix description: "A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny."

Starring: Paul Reubens, Joe Manganiello, Alia Shawkat, Stephanie Beatriz, and Jessica Pohly

Netflix description: "Ricky Gervais' hilarious comedy follows a struggling radio journalist and his hapless technician faking frontline war reports from an NYC hideout."

Starring: Ricky Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, and America Ferrera

Netflix description: "Inspired by the best-selling book 'The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan' by the late Michael Hastings, 'War Machine' concerns a four star, 'rock star' general whose lethal reputation and impeccable track record vaults him to command the American war in Afghanistan. Determined to win the 'impossible' war once and for all with a radical new approach, the general and his motley staff of commanders and press advisers race across the globe navigating delicate international alliances and troop requests, the charged battlefield of Washington politics, the voracious appetite of the media, and the day-to-day management of the war itself — all the while struggling to stay connected to the lives of men and women out in the field."

Starring: Brad Pitt, Will Poulter, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, and Keith Stanfield

Netflix description: "A group of 'unusual' big-headed and furry-suited men and women compete to be crowned Best Mascot in the World in this new Christopher Guest movie."

Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Jane Lynch, Zach Wooods, and John Michael Higgins

Netflix description: "This true story tells of a 150-member Irish U.N. battalion defending a Congolese mining town against an assault by 3,000 soldiers and mercenaries."

Starring: Jamie Dornan, Mark Strong, Guillaume Canet, and Jason O'Mara

Netflix description: "An unflinching portrayal of the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror and genocide, from the view of a five-year-old surivor cut off from her family in 1975."

Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct this adaptation of Loung Ung's memoir "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers."

Netflix acquired distribution rights to this indie drama starring Paul Rudd as a man who becomes a caregiver to earn money after suffering a tragedy. He and his first client embark on a road trip.

Starring: Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez, Craig Roberts, and Megan Ferguson

Netlflix also acquired distribution rights to this indie drama about Lu, a fiercly independent woman who "rescues" a baby after her drunken mother leaves her in Lu's care.

Starring: Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Evan Jonigkeit, Tammy Blanchard, and Uzo Aduba

After releasing a prequel short and looking for backers on Kickstarter, writer and directer Ryan Koo has found a distributor for a feature-film version in Netflix.

Koo's discription: "An amateur video of 13 year-old Terron Forte playing basketball hits the internet and turns his life upside down. Terron is soon nationally ranked among other 7th graders and declared to be 'the next Dwayne Wade' despite being in middle school.

"As a result of this exposure, free athletic gear and various hangers-on find their way to the doorstep of Terron’s school, and he learns about the youth basketball world and the recruiting machine that powers it. With his newfound fame, he must choose between educational institutes, father figures, and belief systems.

"A few years from now Terron could be a millionaire, but right now all he has is basketball. It’s a lot for anyone to handle — much less a 13-year-old."

The film follows a young nurse as she cares for an elderly best-selling author of ghost stories. Unfortunately for the nurse, the author's country home is haunted by ghosts of its own.

Starring: Ruth Wilson, Bob Balaban, and Lucy Boynton

Written and directed by Tony Elliott, a writer from "Orphan Black," "ARQ is a sci-fi post-apocalyptic thriller set in a world where the oil has run out. There is a technology that could help end the wars that have taken over the world, but it also forces an engineer and his friends to relive the same day over and over."

Starring: Robbie Amell and Rachael Taylor

Vinessa Shaw will star in this thriller about a psychiatrist dealing with the aftermath of a violent attack, while also helping another patient with his own terrifying past.

Gerard McMurray's feature-film directorial debut will center on a student experiencing intensive hazing while pledging a fraternity and his choice to expose it or not.