Everything Leaving Netflix in July

Losing an occasional Star Trek movie from Netflix streaming can sting, but losing almost the entire series? That's cruel. But we're staring down the barrel of a new movie and a new TV series in early 2017, so the powers behind the franchise are likely consolidating the power of their back catalog.

Of course, it's not just Trek fans who suffer. Look below for the full list, but first, our dive into the items that will be most missed after July.

A Clockwork Orange (1971)—Gone July 1
Stanley Kubrick's take on the novel by Anthony Burgess brought "ultra-violence" to the masses; and with it a disturbing look at not just crime but also the rehabilitation. It also made Malcolm McDowell a star. Interestingly, while Kubrick wrote the film to be as faithful to the book as possible, it's missing the more redemptive ending because, it turns out, prior to 1986, all the US versions of the book were missing the final chapter, including Kubrick's copy.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)—All Gone as of July 1
The first seven Star Trek motion pictures are leaving the service in a block. And while some of them we try not to speak of—the sheer boredom of the original Motion Picture; the wasted death of Kirk in Generations; the unspeakable crap-fest that is The Final Frontier—there are just as many great films here. As every true fan knows, they're the even-numbered ones: Khan (and one of the all-time great motion picture soundtracks), space whales, Shakespeare in the original Klingon—they're what kept fans happy. Hopefully they'll continue to do so on other streaming services.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)—Gone July 1
More Kubrick! This time, his tale of monoliths and space exploration based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. It became the winner of multiple awards including Oscars for Best Director and Best Film for its hyper-realistic approach to how space looks, even if it didn't have hyper-realistic apes. Let's hope the film's artificial intelligence, HAL 9000, remains unrealistic, considering it [47-YEAR-OLD SPOILER] went homicidally nuts.

Leaving Netflix in July

Gone July 1, 2016
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Allegiance (2012)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Best in Show (2000)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Bulworth (1998)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Caillou: Season 5
The Central Park Five (2012)
Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978)
The Conspiracy (2012)
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Seasons 1-2
Dinosaur Train: Season 2
Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Flashpoint: Seasons 1-5
The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
The Game: Seasons 1-3
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Medium: Seasons 1-7
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Volume 1 (1968)
Mouse Hunt (1997)
My Sister's Wedding (2013)
Notting Hill (1999)
Numb3rs: Seasons 1-6
Odd Squad: Season 1
The Perfect Storm (2000)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Reading Rainbow: Volume 1 (1985)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Rubber (2010)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Tesla: Master of Lightning (2000)
Thumbelina (1994)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories (1993)
Wild Kratts: Seasons 1-3
Witness (1985)
Women Aren't Funny (2014)
WordWorld: Season 1
Zoboomafoo: Season 2

Gone July 2, 2016
Venus and Serena (2012)

Gone July 15, 2016
Color Crew (2010)

Gone July 16, 2016
Serenity (2005)

Gone July 31, 2016
Braxton Family Values: Season 3

For more unofficial titles leaving the site, visit What's On Netflix. Look up a title on CanIStream.IT or JustWatch.com to see if it's still streaming on another service.

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