15 Best Netflix Original Movies You Probably Missed
5. Deidra & Laney Rob A Train
The Plot: After her mother goes to jail, Deidra (Ashleigh Murray) hatches a plan with her sister Laney (Rachel Crow) to rob a train in order to make ends meet.
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Wearing its quirky indie romp trappings on its sleeve, this mini-heist movie is propelled at all times by an excellent central performance from Ashleigh Murray, who manages to be both delightfully sassy and totally relatable throughout.
More than anything, though, it's a film overflowing with heart, setting up a simple, easily understood premise and upending it with a more outlandish, over-the-top solution.
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Tim Blake Nelson is also fantastic in it as the whitest socks-and-sandals-wearing detective ever committed to film.