Netflix adds 80s hit Flashdance – an underrated classic you should watch

An Oscar-winning 1983 movie has recently become available to stream (Picture: Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock)

Flashdance, an era-defining film from the 1980s, has recently been added to Netflix, with fans hailing it a ‘milestone movie’ and a ‘heartwarming classic’.

Produced by blockbuster powerhouse Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Fatal Attraction filmmaker Adrian Lyne, the film stars Jennifer Beals as 18-year-old welder Alex, who moonlights as...