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The start of September always feels like a reset button. Summer blockbusters fade out, new seasons roll in, and Netflix does its classic shuffle, sliding some titles out the back door while ushering in fresh ones to binge.

So if you are the type who swears to watch the movies next weekend and ends up adding them to your watchlist and then, of course, forgets, consider this your wake-up call. Because a wave of big movies and beloved series is vanishing this week.

This is not one of those months where Netflix quietly removes obscure titles no one has ever heard of. Nope, September is cutting deep into the library. We are talking about nostalgic comfort watches, cult classics, and even recent favourites that still spark heated group chat debates. Whether it is Zac Efron’s 17 Again reminding us of our high school cringe or the unstoppable quotability of Anchorman, these exits sting a little harder.

If you are a rom-com lover, then you have the most to lose. 50 First Dates and The Holiday are bowing out together, which feels cruel considering both are go-to rewatches when you want predictable romance with just enough quirk to keep it fun. And if you thought Netflix would let you keep The Notebook forever, think again. It is packing its bags too.

For action fans, September 1st is practically a massacre. Black Hawk Down, Sicario, The Last Witch Hunter, and Us are all checking out on the same day. Even cult thrillers like Red Eye and V for Vendetta are going with them, leaving behind an action-shaped hole in your watchlist. And yes, even the holiday season is getting robbed early, as The Polar Express will not be sticking around for December.

Animation lovers are not safe either. The internet’s favourite meme fuel, Bee Movie, is saying goodbye, as well as DreamWorks’ Flushed Away and Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Families will also feel the pinch, since Home is on its way out alongside several One Piece anime specials that fans still rewatch for comfort.

Series departures this week hit a different nerve. If you grew up on Thomas and Friends or had My Perfect Landing in your nostalgia playlist, the clock is ticking. The quirky FINAL FANTASY XIV Dad of Light, one of Netflix’s more unusual Originals, is also disappearing. It is a reminder for us that Netflix Originals are not always forever. And then there’s The Resident, with all six seasons leaving, proving once again how licensing battles keep messing with our binge plans.

What hurts the most is that there is no single genre safe from the September cuts. Comedy, action, romance, anime, and family favourites are all lined up for removal. So this week is less about choosing what to watch and more about deciding what you absolutely cannot let slip away.

Whether you are finally going to tick Burn After Reading off your Coen brothers checklist, or you are queuing Trainwreck for one last messy laugh, the best advice is simple: start streaming now. Because once September rolls forward, this line-up is gone, and Netflix isn’t handing out second chances.

Every movie and series leaving Netflix this week

Movies

September 1

• 17 Again (2009)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• After Earth (2013)
• Airport (1970)
• Airport ’77 (1977)
• Airport 1975 (1974)
• American Gangster (2007)
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
• Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
• Barbarian (2022)
• Bee Movie (2007)
• Black Hawk Down (2001)
• Blood and Bone (2009)
• Burn After Reading (2008)
• Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
• Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
• Flushed Away (2006)
• Hanna (2011)
• Home (2015)
• Legend of The Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
• MacGruber (2010)
• Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)
• Midway (1976)
• National Security (2003)
• One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016)
• One Piece Film: Gold (2016)
• One Piece Episode of East Blue – Luffy and His Four Crewmates’ Great Adventure (2017)
• One Piece Episode of Skypiea (2018)
• Paul (2011)
• Red Eye (2005)
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
• Sicario (2015)
• The Dilemma (2011)
• The Holiday (2006)
• The Jerk (1979)
• The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
• The Match (2020) – Netflix Original Removal
• The Mule (2018)
• The Notebook (2004)
• The Nutty Professor (1996)
• The Polar Express (2004)
• Trainwreck (2015)
• Vampires (1998)
• Us (2019)
• V for Vendetta (2006)
• Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

September 2

• Collision Course (2022)
• Sky Tour: The Movie (2020)

September 3

• Ave Maryam (2018)

September 4

• Kandasamys: The Wedding (2019)
• The Resident (Seasons 1–6) – Disney Removal

September 5

• Four Daughters (2023)

September 7

• Two Lovers (2008)

Series

September 1

• A House of Blocks (1 Season)
• FINAL FANTASY XIV Dad of Light (1 Season, Netflix Original)
• My Perfect Landing (Season 1)
• Story Time Book: Read-Along (Season 1)
• Thomas and Friends (Season 24)
• Wipeout (Season 1)

September 5

• Grimsburg (Season 1)