Angelina Jolie is trying to win the Best Actress Oscar with Maria, but if she's going to do it, she'll have to overcome Netflix's poor track record.

Netflix only acquired the US rights to the movie and after a limited theatrical run, the streaming service released Maria on December 11. So if you're in the US, you can watch the biopic right now.

Angelina Jolie’s biopic Maria has been earning raves where the Oscar winner portrayed opera singer Maria Callas’ final years. However, an important rave review to take notice of is Halle Berry’s, who wrote in her Instagram stories strong praises for the new musical biopic:

Angelina Jolie took on one of the most challenging roles of her career in Netflix ‘s new biopic Maria, which documents the life of famed opera singer Maria Callas.

Now we have “Maria,” which is streaming on Netflix. Based on a screenplay by Steven Knight, who also wrote “Spencer,” “Maria” – which stars Angelina Jolie – follows the noted soprano Maria Callas during the final week of her life.

A bracing reminder of the power she brings to the screen, Angelina Jolie delivers a deeply moving performance in Pablo Larrain’s “Maria,” the director’s third biopic focused on a significant

The actress spent seven months taking intense vocal lessons. In Maria, Angelina Jolie takes on the role of renowned soprano, Maria Callas. Throughout the film, there are many closeups of Jolie-as-Maria performing, leading viewers to wonder: Is Angelina Jolie really singing in Maria, or is she lip syncing to Maria Callas recordings?

La Divina boutique hotel, in Athens, is inspired by Maria Callas — and every suite is named for an opera she performed.

Few actors are so undeniably made to be stars as Angelina Jolie. A legendary beauty whose public image has shifted from wild child nepotism baby drinking vials of blood to glamorous bombshell to a mother figure and human rights activist,

Angelina Jolie took on one of the most challenging roles of her career in Netflix‘s new biopic Maria, which documents the life of famed opera singer Maria Callas. Of course, being a film about a ...

Angelina Jolie plays famed Opera singer Maria Callas in the Netflix movie "Maria," but is she really doing her own singing?

Maria, which explores the true story of the real woman behind the operatic diva, has received mostly positive reviews, with a score of 76 per cent on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. While many critics take exception to the script, they are all united in their praise for the exquisite portrayal of Maria Callas by Angelina Jolie.