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What’s New on Netflix Canada This Week: December 17th, 2021

by Jacob Robinson
Published on December 17th, 2021, 2:46 pm EST

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Sleepless in Seattle is now available to stream on Netflix Canada

There’s only a week left to go before Christmas, so make sure to take some time out of your weekend to sit back and relax and enjoy one of the 39 new additions to Netflix Canada this week. Here’s what’s new on Netflix Canada this week for December 17th, 2021.

First of all, here are the past week’s top highlights:

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Director: Nora Ephron
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance | Runtime: 105 Minutes
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson, Victor Garber

A beloved 90s classic, 93 was a great year for actor Tom Hanks who won his well-deserved Oscar for Philadelphia, only for a year later to earn a second Oscar for his role as Forrest Gump.

Grieving for the loss of his wife, Sam Baldwin, and his eight-year-old son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle. On Christmas eve, Sam pours out his soul on a national radio show, which is heard by Annie Reed, a Baltimore-based newspaper writer who immediately falls in love with him and his story.

Taxi Driver (1976)

Director: Martin Scorsese
Genre: Crime, Drama | Runtime: 114 Minutes
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks, Diahne Abbott

Taxi Driver began a beautiful cinematic relationship between legendary director Martin Scorsese and the academy award-winning actor Robert De Niro.

Ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran Travis Bickle moonlights as a taxi driver in New York City. With his mental health deteriorating, Travis becomes obsessed with the worker of a presidential campaign nomination, and with saving an underage prostitute from her pimp and lover Matthew.