Want something more from your February streaming beyond tales of romantic longing or historical flag-waving? The offerings listed below might have what you need. Fans of “Derry Girls” will want to check out its creator’s comedy mystery follow-up. Or take a look at a documentary about the real-life murder that helped inspire the classic horror film “The Wicker Man.” There’s even a historical drama about resistance by bureaucracy and a Morgan Neville documentary about Sir Paul McCartney in the 1970s. 

This is a month to visit a magical bathtub world or remember “America’s Next Top Model.” So hop on in.

Apollo 11 (Netflix)--Todd Douglas Miller’s documentary uses rare and never-before-seen vintage large film footage to recount the story of the legendary American space mission that resulted in Neil Armstrong becoming the first human being to step onto the Moon’s surface.   

Benny’s Bathtub (Ovid)--Jannik Hastrup and Flemming Quist Moller’s classic Danish animated film concerns a bored child who flees the world of adults to a magical psychedelic ocean world located in the bottom of his bathtub.  There he encounters pirates, mermaids, and even an octopus.  And did we mention the film’s wild Danish jazz and pop soundtrack?

A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy (Shudder)--If you’ve never seen the Tsui Hark-produced fantasy action trilogy (with some comedy) that would spark a Chinese craze for folklore ghost films, now’s your chance to fix that deficit.  When innocent debt collector Ning Caichen (Leslie Cheung) falls in love with the beautiful ghost Nie Xiaoquan (Joey Wang), he’s willing to travel to the underworld to save her soul.

Cross Season 2 (Amazon Prime)--Aldis Hodge plays James Patterson’s popular detective hero Alex Cross.  This season’s big case pits him against a ruthless vigilante (Jeanine Mason) who’s targeting and killing corrupt billionaire CEOs.  (Editor’s Note:  And this is bad because….) But bringing her down won’t be easy as her moves are patient and precise…and she’s been working on her campaign for the better part of a decade.

Flickering Lights (Criterion)--Anupama Srinivasan and Anirban Dutta’s documentary takes viewers to the Indian border town of Tora.  The village has bad roads, no job opportunities, and a non-existent power supply.  Is it possible that after years of the villagers suffering vaporware exposure, electricity will finally come to Tora?  The film follows over the course of three years a trio of people affected by the electricity question: wannabe snack seller Jasmine, unproven Tora Village Chief Ashang, and cynical Khamrang.

In Fabric (Tubi)--This horror-comedy brings Peter Strickland’s (“Berberian Sound Studio”) quietly twisted touch to the familiar story of a flowing artery-red cursed dress that winds up bringing misery of various stripes to people who wear it.  Among the victims are: a divorcee (Marianne-Jean Baptiste) needing a new dress for a date, a washing-machine repairman, and an intimidating girlfriend (Gwendoline Christie). 

Like Father, Like Son (Hulu)—Successful architect Ryota Nonomiya’s world gets rocked when he learns his son Keita is not his biological son.  The boy was switched at the hospital with Ryusei, the boy born to the poorer Saiki family.  How both families deal with the consequences of the switch may well destroy the relationship between Ryota and Keita.  A Hirokazu Kore-eda classic.  

Matori & Kyoken: Men In The Back Alleys (Netflix)--In this live action adaptation of Takashi Tajima and Masashi’s crime manga, Kyonosuke Umezawa has fallen from a former popular child actor to a drug dealer.  To avoid getting arrested by relentless matori (narcotics agent) Toru Kurosaki, Umezawa agrees to become his underworld spy.  But when assistant police inspector Akito Katsuragi arrests him, he also winds up becoming a spy for the police.  Unfortunately, the matori and the police aren’t on friendly terms, and the drug dealer’s caught in the middle.  

Mississippi Grind (Netflix)--Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s (“Captain Marvel”) dramedy tells the story of two gamblers: unlucky real estate agent Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) and itinerant gambler Curtis (Ryan Reynolds).  When Gerry needs to raise money to pay off his loan shark, he convinces Curtis to partner with him on a gambling trip down the Mississippi, with the climax being a high-stakes New Orleans poker game.  During the trip, both men will confront their troubled past relationships and see their fortunes rise and fall frequently.

Peter Hujar’s Day (Criterion Channel)--In this acclaimed two-hander drama from Ira Sachs (“Passages”), writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall) interviews acclaimed gay photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) about his activities of the previous day.  What to the photographer seemed at first glance a wasted day winds up being a fascinating portrait of Hujar’s slice of the New York art scene in 1974.  

Red Rocket (Tubi)--Ex-pornstar Mikey “Saber” Davies leaves Los Angeles for his hometown of Texas City, Texas in hopes of a fresh start.  However, a big resume gap and his porn industry fame narrow his chances of gainful employment.  But the job Mikey eventually lands and his relationship with underage donut shop girl Raylee (aka Strawberry) threatens to undo any benefit he expected from his fresh start.   A pre-”Anora” gem from director Sean Baker.

Rude (Criterion Channel)--Clement Virgo’s crime drama delivers a triptych of tales about Black Canadian life in Toronto’s poor Regent Park neighborhood.  The title happens to be the name of a disc jockey for a neighborhood pirate radio station, and it’s her voice that ties the film’s three Easter weekend stories together.  The tales are: drug dealer The General tries to rebuild his life after leaving prison, amateur boxer Jordan’s participation in a gay-bashing soon makes him aware of his closeted homosexuality, and Maxine’s post-abortion life involves finding a way to go on after getting dumped by her boyfriend.

Samuel Season 1 (Netflix)--Emilie Tronche’s animated coming of age story follows its 10-year-old title character as he navigates childhood in the early 2000s.  When a friend says Samuel’s in love with a girl named Julie, he struggles to understand the worlds of friendship and love.  This is a great series for those pressed for time, as the longest of its 21 episodes runs 6 minutes in length.

Search Party Seasons 1-5 (Netflix)--In this quirky cult comedy thriller which once graced HBO Max, fragile emotional doormat and twentysomething Brooklyn hipster Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) is very unhappy about her lack of impact on the world.  The mysterious disappearance of college acquaintance Chantal Winterbottom spurs Dory to rope her friends into investigating the Winterbottom disappearance.  But this comedy soon goes from quirky mystery to HItchcockian thriller and more in following seasons.

Splitsville (Hulu)--When Ashley (Adria Arjona) asks her husband Carey for a divorce, he takes the news badly and seeks support at the home of friends Paul and Julie (Dakota Johnson).  Learning his friends have an open marriage further rocks Carey’s world.  As these four characters navigate infidelity (or its lack), they deal with such questions as “does an open marriage mean you’re totally ok with your best friend sleeping with your wife?”

The Artful Dodger Season 2 (Hulu)--Dr. Jack Dawkins, the former Artful Dodger of “Oliver Twist” fame, finds his double life in Port Victory, Australia in grave danger.  The penal colony’s new lawman Inspector Boxer is trying to hunt him down as a possible killer.  The cop’s also a romantic rival to Jack for the affections of Lady Belle.  Perhaps now’s not the best time for the “ex-thief” to be involved with Fagin’s newest and most dangerous heist…   

Hummingbirds (Ovid)---Documentary subjects and directors Silvia Del Carmen Castanos and Estefania “Beba” Contreras are two teenage best friends who live in the Texas border town of Laredo.  Over the course of a summer, the film follows these two girls as they worry about such things as immigration applications and abortion rights, while also finding joy in wearing ridiculously oversized sunglasses.

Lead Children (Netflix)--This drama based on actual events takes viewers to Poland’s Silesia region in the 1970s.  Young doctor Jolanta Wadowska-Krol tries to figure out why certain children in the area display signs of heavy metal contamination.  She soon discovers these lead-poisoned children happen to live near the Szopienice Steelworks.  But rectifying this problem means confronting the state Communist apparatus, and also risking her career and safety.

The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story (Hulu)--This true crime docuseries takes viewers to Pocatello, Idaho, and the murder of Cassie Stoddard.  The teen was found stabbed to death.  Thanks to police investigation, initial community fears of a random killer soon yields to suspicion falling on a trio of Stoddard’s classmates.  But what role did the horror movie “Scream” play in the girl’s death?

Agatha And The Truth Of Murder (Britbox)--This historical drama mixes actual historical fact with more than a little speculation.  It’s 1926, and mystery writer Agatha Christie is asked by nurse  Mabel Rogers to solve the still-unanswered question of who bludgeoned to death her partner Florence Nightingale Shore (yes, as in granddaughter of the famous nurse) in 1920.  The writer agrees as she’s creatively blocked and she can’t deal with her husband Archie’s blatant infidelity.  But what Christie does sparks a real-life unsolved mystery.  

How To Get To Heaven From Belfast Season 1 (Netflix)--In the new comedy/mystery series from “Derry Girls” creator Lisa McGee. 30-ish Saoirse, Robyn, and Dara have been close-knit friends since their school days.  But Greta, the fourth member of their school group, has long fallen out of touch with them.  When an e-mail arrives informing the trio of Greta’s untimely death, the news sets off a chain of eerie events punctuated by a quest through Ireland and beyond.  Secrets from the past will be revealed and arguments over eyelash extensions will be waged.

Ema (Netflix)--Pablo Larrain’s contemporary drama is set in the world of dance.  The title character performs in a Valparaiso dance company managed by estranged husband Gaston (Gael Garcia Bernal).  A continual point of contention between the couple is who’s to blame for the failure of their adoption of Polo, who’s been returned to the orphanage.  Then again, Polo also displayed a talent for pyromania.      

Museum Of Innocence (Netflix)--This adaptation of Orhan Pamuk’s popular novel takes viewers back to 1970s Istanbul.  Kemal, the scion of one of Istanbul’s wealthiest families, is slated to marry a socialite.  But when he meets the pretty shopgirl Fusun, he embarks on a passionate affair with her which ends when Fusun mysteriously disappears.  Years pass, yet Kemal hasn’t forgotten the shopgirl.  The two do reunite for only one night before they’re separated forever,  The rich man comes up with a unique way of memorializing his relationship with Fusun.

The Starling Girl (Netflix)--Jem Starling, the teen protagonist of Laurel Parmet’s drama, lives in a Kentucky fundamentalist Christian community.  Though she’s pushed to begin courting, she much prefers working with the church dance troupe.  Owen Taylor, the pastor’s married son, is supportive of Jem’s passion for dance.  But trouble rears its head when Jem’s father Paul relapses into alcoholism and the teen begins an illicit relationship with the married man. 

The Last Sacrifice (Shudder)--In 1945, Warwickshire farm laborer Charles Walton was found murdered with a pitchfork to the head and a billhook to the neck.  His murder was suspected of being ritualistic, and Scotland Yard inspector Robert Fabian was called in to lead the investigation.  However, the villagers’ complete stonewalling caused the murder to remain unsolved.  It would also partly inspire the 1960s and 1970s rustic horror film boom, embodied by “The Wicker Man.”  Rupert Russell’s documentary details this fascinating story.

Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model (Netflix)--This docuseries takes a look at the sometimes controversial history of the Tyra Banks-helmed reality series.  For example, the aspiring models who appeared on the show frequently underwent dramatic physical transformations they didn’t always agree to.  The docuseries will also talk to such show personnel as Banks herself as well as former judges Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker, both of whom left under dubious circumstances.  Were the show’s problems the fault of Banks’ people or the show’s audience?

Urchin (Hulu)--For those who miss the Mostly British Film Festival’s screening of Harris Dickinson’s FIPRESCI-winning drama, they can catch the film here.  Mike (Frank Dillane) is a homeless addict who struggles to get by on the streets of London.  However, his hopes for a better future are undercut by his self-destructive behaviors for thievery and lying.

The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes To Haiti (Ovid)--Roxane Gay serves as Executive Producer on Alain Martin’s award-winning documentary.   The director’s grandfather Brunel Martin came of age during the years American Marines occupied Haiti.  That occupation wound up destroying the country, yet the director’s ancestor never stopped being a fierce supporter of American rule.  Martin’s film might be called a confrontation with his dead relative, as the director examines the traumatic legacy of that foreign occupation.

The Swedish Connection (Netflix)--Gosta Engzell heads the Legal Department of Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs during World War II.  In accord with Sweden’s official neutrality policy, Engzell’s department leaves Jewish visa applications untouched.  But when new staff member Ruth Vogel starts questioning the practice (especially given rumors of Nazi extermination camps), a quiet revolution is sparked where the Nazi oppressors are met with legal loopholes and understated politeness.

Emergent City (Ovid)--New York City’s Sunset Park district has been plagued with rising rents and the loss of its former industrial base.  When a global developer purchases the waterfront Industrial City complex with an intent to turn it into an “innovation district,” a battle is sparked over the future of New York City.  Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg follow the decade-long fight without taking sides.

Pavane (Netflix)--In this Korean romantic drama, Mi-jung, Yo-han, and Gyeong-rok all work at the same department store but in different capacities.  They’re also all emotionally closed off (e.g. Mi-jung may be a salesperson, but she works to avoid being seen).  But when Gyeong-rok develops feelings for Mi-jung, these three people will help each other open up.

Crap Happens (Netflix)--Toni left his hometown of Kacken to achieve fame as a rapper.  But after 18 years in Berlin, all he has to show for his efforts is a decent skill at making pizzas.  He returns to his normal boring hometown to attend his mother’s funeral with the intent of booking  quickly.  However, his plans drastically change for various reasons, particularly when he learns he’s a father.  And we haven’t gotten to the duck yet!

The Gray House (Amazon)--Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman produced this Civil War drama.  It’s based on the true story of a quartet of women who helped turn the tide of the Civil War in favor of the Union.  A Virginia socialite, her strong-willed mother, a formerly enslaved ally, and a notorious courtesan run an Underground Railroad operation in Richmond, Virginia aka the heart of Confederate power.  When they decide to evolve their operation into a spy network, they will risk their lives and freedom for the sake of American democracy’s future.

Man On The Run (Amazon)--Paul McCartney originally planned to grow up after leaving The Beatles.  But as Morgan Neville’s new documentary shows, the 1970s would see him transition to form his new band Wings.  Expect to see Linda McCartney’s amazing photos as well as interviews with Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, and McCartney himself.

Spy x Family Season 3 (Hulu)--It’s the return of anime’s favorite fake family of spies The Forgers.  This season, the long-running mission Operation Strix is in danger of derailing when Anya accidentally lurches closer to school expulsion.  The crisis sends spy/fake father Loid on a trip through his tragic past and the reasons he became a spy.  

Kinds Of Kindness (Hulu)--The three stories in Yorgos Lanthimos’ triptych film are connected by the mysterious R.M.F.  However, the film’s main actors play different roles in each story.  In the first, a man whose life is entirely controlled by his boss sees his life fall apart when he refuses to kill a man.  In the second, is the missing wife who returns to her husband an impostor or is the husband losing his mind?  Finally, a couple gets involved with a weird free love cult obsessed with finding a woman who can resurrect the dead.