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5 Best Netflix Movies to Watch Before They Leave in December 2025
One of the brilliant aspects of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery is that the comedy works on several levels. The primary plot of the film is silly, but it does have stakes. Austin Powers (Mike Myers) and his evil counterpart, Dr. Evil (Myers), are farcical characters who are more ridiculous than the rest of the world around them. Both men were frozen in the ’60s, and they’re wildly out of place in the ’90s.
Dr. Evil awakens from stasis to find that he has a clone son, Scott Evil (Seth Green), who hates him, and no one takes his ransom threats seriously anymore. Austin has trouble adjusting to no longer being dashing and sexy in the modern era, and his old partner’s daughter, Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), just doesn’t fall for his mojo. Regardless, the movie keeps the laughs coming, and this film mercilessly mocks three decades’ worth of James Bond movies.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery is streaming on Netflix until December 1.