19 Netflix limited series that should have been movies

Modified Jan 24, 2025 13:21 ET

The Queen’s Gambit (2020) | Image Source: Netflix

3. Midnight Mass

Midnight Mass (2021) | Image Source: Netflix

Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass is a slow-burning, supernatural horror that's inescapably fascinating, but often feels too protracted since it details matters of religion, grief, and existential dread at so great a length. Perhaps those deep philosophical undertones might have worked better over the course of a feature-length film, where the tension could build more steadily. A film would have tightened its pacing, hence the powerful themes and shocking twists fall with greater emotional weight, along with keeping on the edge from start to end.