From Sherlock to 50 First Dates: List of Netflix movies to be removed in May 2021

Batman Begins, 50 First Dates & Sherlock Holmes. Image via Facebook and Warner Bros.
Batman Begins, 50 First Dates & Sherlock Holmes. Image via Facebook and Warner Bros.

Netflix’s massive library of rich blockbuster and Oscar-worthy films has continued to keep audiences glued to their streaming service. But the content platform also regularly updates its list and shares details on what’s leaving the platform.

This article lists movies to be removed by the end of this month. Readers will likely miss out on these flicks from Netflix by the end of May.


Netflix feature films that departed on May 1st, 2021

  • 17 Again (2009)
  • A.M.I. (2019)
  • Batman Begins (2005)
  • Blackfish (2013)
  • Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
  • Den of Thieves (2018)
  • Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003)
  • Euphoria (2018)
  • Gurgaon (2017)
  • Hombanna (2017)
  • How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
  • I Am Legend (2007)
  • Jewel’s Catch One (2016)
  • Jumping the Broom (2011)
  • Knock Knock (2015)
  • Love Ni Bhavai (2017)
  • Mud (2012)
  • Mystery Men (1999)
  • Nibunan (2017)
  • Palm Trees in the Snow (2015)
  • Platoon (1986)
  • Roberto Saviano: Writing Under Police Protection (2016)
  • Runaway Bride (1999)
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  • Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  • Snowpiercer (2013)
  • Spitfire: The Plane that Saved The World (Season 1)
  • The Art of War (2000)
  • The Carter Effect (2017)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • The Green Hornet (2011)
  • The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
  • The Spy Next Door (2010)
  • The Wedding Planner (2001)
  • Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
  • Two Graves (2018)
  • Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011)
  • Waiting (2015)
  • Waterworld (1995)
Moonlight poster/Image via A24
Moonlight poster/Image via A24

The first day of May has already removed over 30+ titles from Netflix, including some blockbuster feature films such as Batman Begins, Sherlock Holmes, Moonlight, and more.

Below, readers can find the titles expected to vacate the streaming service due to the end of the contract.


WEEK 1: Netflix films leaving between 2nd - 8th

  • Hamza’s Suitcase (2017)
  • It’s Fine (2012)
  • Scales: Mermaids Are Real (2017)
  • Like Arrows (2018)
  • No estoy loca (2018)
  • She Did That (2019)
  • War Horse (2011)
  • The Little Prince (2015)
  • The Runner (2015)
  • Hangman (2017)
  • City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)
  • Lockout (2012)
  • House at the End of the Street (2012)
  • The Chosen Ones (2015)

WEEK 2: Netflix films leaving between 9th - 15th

  • Antar: Son of Shadad (2017)
  • Bittoo Boss (2012)
  • Lion’s Heart (2013)
  • Regatta (2015)
  • Tattah (2013)
  • The Bulbul’s Nest, aka Ush El Bulbul (2013)
  • Bheemayan (2018)
  • Chhota Bheem Aur Kaala Yodha (2018)
  • Chhota Bheem Ka Romani Adventure (2018)
  • Chhota Bheem Ka Troll Se Takkar (2018)
  • Quartet (2012)
  • Love is Blind (2019)
  • Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
  • The Sign of Venus (1955)
  • 7 Din Mohabbat In (Love in 7 Days) (2018)
  • Aadu 2 (2017)
  • All the Devil’s Men (2018)
  • Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (2014)
  • Cake (2018)
  • Chalay Thay Saath (2017)
  • Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am? (2019)
  • ’89 (2017)
  • Follow Me (2017)

WEEK 3: Netflix films leaving between 16th - 22nd

  • Disney’s Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
  • The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)
  • Trumbo (2015)
  • Moonlight (2016)

WEEK 4: Netflix films leaving between 24th - 30th

  • Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020)
  • My Week with Marilyn (2011)
  • The One I Love (2014)
  • 50 First Dates
  • Act of Valor
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • Brokeback Mountain
  • The Boy
  • Deliver Us from Eva
  • The Help
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
  • Julie & Julia
  • Marauders
  • Milk
  • Miracle
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
  • Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
  • The Pursuit of Happyness
  • The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
  • The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
  • Soul Surfer
  • Striptease

Although Netflix announces its title removals 30 days prior, fans are reminded that departures mentioned in the above list are not final since they are just an indication that the network's airing contract has reached its deadline. But there's still room for Netflix to negotiate a new deal with the studios.