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Every month, Netflix — like all of the top streaming services — gives its extensive inventory a refresh, welcoming a whole host of new film and TV titles while saying a fond farewell to a slew of others to make some space on the platform. And June 2026 will be no exception, with a fresh slate of Netflix newcomers as well as several great titles being removed from the rotation.And one of the most outrageous comedies in recent years falls into that latter camp: "Kneecap" will leave Netflix on June 2. That departure date should only serve as a reminder that you should watch this foul-mouthed, defiantly funny comedy ASAP. The brilliant 2024 biopic chronicles the rise of Kneecap, an Irish hip-hop trio from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and in doing so manages to be one of the most over-the-top yet overlooked movies of the decade.Need more convincing? Here's why you should stream on "Kneecap" before it leaves Netflix next week.What is 'Kneecap' about?
KNEECAP | Official Trailer (2024) - YouTube
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Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, “Kneecap” is a music biopic in that it charts the meteoric rise of the hip-hop trio of the same name. But unlike other big wigs of the genre, like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Rocketman," "Elvis" and most recently "Michael," "Kneecap" sees the actual band members Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh starring as themselves, which gives the whole shebang a level of lived-in authenticity its peers lack.Set in Northern Ireland, the fictionalized origin story sees bored Belfast schoolteacher JJ encounter self-declared “low-life scum" Naoise and Liam Og; that meeting leads to the creation of the titular music group, whose insistence on rapping in their native Irish language makes the lads unlikely leaders in a Civil Rights movement, overcoming police, paramilitaries and politicians trying to silence their musical rebellion.Why you should stream 'Kneecap' on Netflix before it leaves
