Usually, the initial months are considered slow for the movie business yet some of the best ones come out of it, regardless. Therefore, we bring you the best February movies released in the last decade that proved that with good stories, it doesn’t matter when you release them – the movie would still turn out to be great.
10 Best February Movies
February 2022
The Tinder Swindler
The Tinder Swindler tells the jaw-dropping story of a prolific conman who posed as a billionaire playboy on Tinder and the women who set out to bring him down. Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online and then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback in this Netflix documentary film.
Watch it on Netflix.
February 2021
Nomadland
In a year when most of the world was restricted among four walls, this film came as a breath of fresh air and won us over. The story shows that following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road to explore a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.
Apart from Best Picture, Chloé Zhao became the second woman and the first Asian American woman to win for directing, while Frances McDormand won her third best actress trophy.
Watch it on Disney+ Hotstar.
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February 2020
All the Bright Places
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jennifer Niven. It stars Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp, Kelli O’Hara, Lamar Johnson, Virginia Gardner, Felix Mallard, Sofia Hasmik, Keegan-Michael Key, and Luke Wilson. The story is about two teens facing personal struggles and forming a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
Watch this film on Netflix.
February 2019
Alita: Battle Angel
Based on Yukito Kishiro’s manga series Gunnm, the film is written and produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It follows Alita (Rosa Salazar) who awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love.
Watch this film on Disney+ Hotstar.
February 2018
Black Panther
While the second instalment of this film has just been released, Black Panther follows T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king and Black Panther – is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.
Watch this film on Disney+ Hotstar.
February 2017
Get Out
February 2017 was a month full of various horror movies released from Rings to Don’t Knock Twice and many more. Out of these, Get Out stands out the most, as it brings out a new perspective on horror. It shows that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford).
At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined.
Watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
February 2016
Deadpool
Who doesn’t know about Marvel’s most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool? Starring Ryan Reynolds, it tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humour, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Watch the film on Disney+ Hotstar.
February 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Based on the acclaimed comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. Starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Watch this film on Disney+ Hotstar.
February 2014
The Lego Movie
The story follows Emmet an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO mini-figure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person (the MasterBuilder) and the key to saving his LEGO world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers – including an old mystic (voiced by Morgan Freeman) and LEGO Batman (voiced by Will Arnett), on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant from glueing the universe together. A journey for which Emmett is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
Watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
February 2013
Kai Po Che!
Adapted from Chetan Bhagat’s 2008 novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, the film stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao and Amit Sadh in the titular role. It is a friendship-based sports drama where, fueled by different ambitions, three best friends in Ahmedabad start a cricket academy, but their bond and dreams are tested by tragedy and turmoil.
Watch this film on Netflix.
Which of the above-mentioned movies have you watched already, or will be adding to your watchlist now? Let us know in the comment section below.