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The top 7 movies on Netflix this week, from 'Lost Girls' to 'Outbreak'

7. "2012"

The top 7 movies on Netflix this week, from 'Lost Girls' to 'Outbreak'

6. "The Assignment"

6. "The Assignment"

Netflix description: "Waking up in bandages, contract killer Frank Kitchen seeks revenge on the surgeon who performed gender reassignment surgery on him without consent."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 34%

What critics said: "There's howlingly awful and then there's 'The Assignment,' a thoroughly ridiculous, numbingly slow neo-noir thriller about a low-life hit man forcibly given gender reassignment surgery by a vengeful doctor." — Los Angeles Times

5. "Space Jam"

5. "Space Jam"

Netflix description: "Basketball legend Michael Jordan hoops it up with Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters in this romp that blends live action with animation."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 43%

What critics said: "The movie could have been a gleaming showcase for cartoon wit. Instead it's an 87-minute commercial peddling sainthood for Michael Jordan." — Time

4. "The Angry Birds Movie 2"

4. "The Angry Birds Movie 2"

Netflix description: "Enemies turn into frenemies when the Pigs call for a truce with the Birds to unite against a formidable new foe that's threatening all of their homes."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 73%

What critics said: "The movie, directed by Thurop Van Orman, reminds us that finding a formula to appeal to both kids and parents for 90-odd minutes isn't rocket science." — Associated Press

3. "Outbreak"

3. "Outbreak"

Netflix description: "When a deadly virus spreads throughout a small town, a team of Army doctors works to contain it before the military can execute an extreme alternative."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 60%

What critics said: "The entire film has been put together with such skill and attention to viewer excitement that audiences will readily swallow the whole enchilada without a burp." — Variety

2. "Lost Girls" (Netflix original)

2. "Lost Girls" (Netflix original)

Netflix description: "Desperate to find her missing daughter, a mother fights to uncover the truth — and helps expose a string of unsolved murders. Based on a true story."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 76%

What critics said: "A story that works much better if you do a Google search before watching it, not after, since it offers a lot of convenient human truths, but not enough hard facts." — The Wrap

1. "Spenser Confidential" (Netflix original)

1. "Spenser Confidential" (Netflix original)

Netflix description: "Spenser, an ex-cop and ex-con, teams up with aspiring fighter Hawk to uncover a sinister conspiracy tied to the deaths of two Boston police officers."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 40%

What critics said: "There are many things to like about Mark Wahlberg as an actor, but he's not very good when his characters have to put their thinking cap on." — Newsday

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