Weekend Watchlist: The top shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services

IMDb: 7.8/10

Stars: Amit Sial, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aksha Pardasany

Description:Netflix’s latest original will provide a detailed account of what happens inside the group that conducts a phishing scam and loots lacs from people’s bank account just over a phone call.

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Critics:What happens when you provide the uneducated youth of our country with unlimited data? Netflix India's latest series somewhat makes up for recent big-budget failures, said Rohan Naahar from Hindustan Times

Stars: Arnali Das,Manoranjan Das,Banita Thakuriya

Description: The award winning film is a story of a girl who belongs to a typical male dominating society in rural India. She falls in love with a boy, Bonny, but she struggles to trust her own identity when she sees Bonny being bullied for not acting like other male members of the society.

Critics: An affectionate, insightful, honest look at an ordinary young woman growing up in a male-dominated society, Deborah Young from Hollywood Reporter said.

Director: Anubhuti Kashyap

Cast: Gulshan Devaiah, Danish Sait, Heeba Shah, Ujjwal Chopra, Aakash Dahiya, Dhruv Sehgal, Anjali Patil, Ratnabali Bhattacharya and Jamie Alte

Description: After failing in 11 attempts to commit suicide, a socially-depressed man Nakul hires an agency that help people kill themselves. Soon after hiring them, Nakul falls in love with his therapist and wants to live. But there’s one problem the contract once given cannot be taken back, the person has to die.

The black comedy series releases on January 17 on Amazon Prime Video.

IMDb: 6.3/10

Stars: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito

Director: Tim Burton

Description: A baby elephant Dumbo, who can fly because of his oversized ears, helps a struggling circus make a comeback in the business. When rumours about Dumbo’s magic spread, the circus partners with an entertainment venture, Dreamland, which has dark secrets.

Critics: That this same blockbuster should turn out to be utterly soulless and the cinematic equivalent of a tacky Vandevere production is a gorgeously satisfying irony, and certainly the most interesting element of an otherwise vapid, uninspired remake, said Kevin Maher from Times (UK)

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Director: David Higby

Stars: Russell Peters

Description: After hosting over 300 shows in 30 countries — mocking Indian people — Russel’s new Russel Peters: Deported is back in Mumbai. He filmed two nights at NSCI Stadium in Mumbai.