Shortly before the opening of the schools, people are trying to make the most of the last weeks of summer. A movie in this case sounds pretty good. Whether you’re trying to unwind after a stressful day running all over the place or want to have a family movie night before school starts again, the major streaming services continue to offer some great new and classic options. Those on this list are currently Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Prime, HBO Max consists of the best movies to watch. All newly added to streaming services
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Netflix
Skyfall (2012)
One of the most critically acclaimed films Daniel Craig has directed as James Bond (with an Oscar-winning theme piece originally performed by Adele), Skyfall takes the Bond franchise in a darker, more personal direction. After being seriously injured, Bond is semi-retired when a terrorist exposes MI6 agents worldwide, opening MI6 headquarters to a deadly attack. As M (Judi Dench) is pushed by the ambitious Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), he is left without MI6’s resources as Bond (someone with a personal vengeance against M.) hunts down the mastermind of the attack.
The Nice Guys (2016)
Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling make a funny and weird duo in this comedy thriller set in 1970s Los Angeles. Holland March (Gosling) is a hapless private detective who begins investigating the blatant suicide of a fading porn star. His investigation leads him to practitioner Jackson Healy (Crowe), a man with his own motivations to investigate crime. However, neither of them is ready for the conspiracy they started to unfold.
Men In Black (1997)
All three of the Man in Black movies are now on Netflix, but no sequel has caught your attention as much as the original. With a mix of surprisingly solid special effects from the late ’90s and the delightfully wacky duo chemistry between Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, Men In Black still maintains its blockbuster status nearly three decades later.
Agent K (Jones) is a veteran of a government agency, so secretive that even top officials don’t know about it: Men in Black. The agency is tasked with managing and maintaining the secrecy of significant extraterrestrial presence on Earth. Looking for a replacement, K recruits an unlikely New York cop, James Edwards (Smith). But Edward – now Agent J – has little time to acclimate as an invasive alien species known as a bug is descending on the planet.
8 Mile (2002)
The semi-autobiographical tale of rapper Eminem’s rise from Detroit’s trailer parks to hip hop superstardom, 8 Mile is as provocative as it is hilarious. Jimmy Smith, Jr. (Eminem) is chasing his dreams in Detroit’s underground hip hop scene, but between being the only white man in the club and avoiding stage fright, he’s not exactly successful. Yet in desperation, with the help of his will and community, he begins to find his voice.
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl (2022)
Shania Twain is a country music icon and this Netflix original documentary is the rawest and most revealing story of her life to date. Twain is featured in this film that depicts his rise from a Nashville newcomer to an international, genre-transcending superstar despite numerous setbacks and obstacles. The document also features Avril Lavigne, Bo Derek, Diplo and more well-known musicians.
Hulu
Prey (2022)
The Predator series gets a major shake-up in Prey, with a flashback to the past, as this prequel chronicles the alien race’s first hunt on Earth. Naru (Amber Midthunder) is a Comanche warrior bred by some of her tribe’s most legendary hunters to roam the Great Plains. But when a spaceship arrives with the intent to hunt his tribe, Naru must use every ounce of his survival instinct and cunning to prevent the Comanche from falling prey to the technically superior alien predator.
Ghostbusters (1984)
Both Ghostbusters and its 1989 sequel are on Hulu. The comedy classic stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Raymond Stantz, Dr. Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore — the Ghostbusters. Parapsychologist doctors all lost their academic positions at a prestigious university, but were justified when an otherworldly evil sneaked into Manhattan. At first, the work is brisk and fun, but it gets a lot more serious when Dana Barrett hires the team to save the refrigerator from a creature with dark designs for her.
Not Okay (2022)
Hulu got this Fox Searchlight image for a special streaming release. Zoey Deutch stars as Danni Sanders, an aspiring writer with no friends, romance, or any social media influence to talk about. Desperate to make any impression, Danni takes a trip to Paris, hoping to increase her social media influence. But when the real Paris is shaken by a horrific event, Dani tries to capitalize on the lie of her presence, “returns” to America as a hero and adores gunshot survivor Rowan (Mia Isaac) and handsome Colin (Dylan O’Brien) . The lie has given Danni the life she’s always wanted, but the pressure to keep it up can be too much.
Disney+
Lightyear (2022)
In Pixar’s original classic Toy Story, Andy receives a toy from his favorite movie for his birthday. This toy is Buzz Lightyear. Pixar says this movie is Lightyear and could easily be released on Disney+. Lightyear is a new take on the man who inspired the toy, a Space Ranger who made a devastating mistake and left his crew stranded on a hostile planet. As Buzz dedicates his life to correcting his mistake, he must learn to let go of the wheel a little and trust that others can make their infinity and beyond.
Rise (2022)
Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of today’s best-known NBA superstars, but the “Greek Freak” (and his two NBA player brothers) took a tumultuous path to basketball’s biggest stage. After emigrating from Nigeria to Greece, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo (Yetida Badaki and Dayo Okeniyi) live under the constant threat of deportation as they struggle to care for their five children. But thanks to their perseverance, vision and faith, they gradually create an opportunity for their children to pursue their dreams on the hardwood.
Apple TV+
Luck (2022)
Sam Greenfield (Eva Noblezada) has the unfortunate privilege of being the unluckiest person in the world. He doesn’t just think – it’s a fact. So when he stumbles upon the extraordinary Land of Fortune, his absurd bad luck threatens to derail the delicate balance between good and evil. Fortunately, she takes a little help from lucky magical creatures to turn her luck back.
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
Writer and director Cooper Raiff’s debut film was critically acclaimed in Sundance. Andrew (Raiff), 22, a recent college graduate, returns to his family’s home in New Jersey without instruction. The only thing he really knows how to do is start a party, which is the only skill his younger brother needs to get a job as a motivational dancer at his classmates’ bar and bat mitzvahs. This new job takes him on a friendship with local mom Domino (Dakota Johnson) and sets him on a path to a future he never thought possible.
The Sky Is Everywhere (2022)
This collaboration with A24 follows 17-year-old musical prodigy Lennie Walker (Grace Kaufman), who lives deep in Northern California’s Redwood forest. When Lennie’s sister dies suddenly, Lennie grapples deeply with the loss. The fight becomes more complicated as she realizes she’s increasingly drawn to both her sister’s devastated boyfriend Toby and the charismatic new guy at school, Joe.
Amazon
Dont Make Me Go (2022)
Max (John Cho) is a single father to young Wally (Mia Isaac). When Max learns that he has a terminal illness, he realizes that his daughter will never see the most formative years of her life or any of the most important turning points. To get over it, Max tries to squeeze all his future love and support into a trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, and secretly hopes to reunite Wally with his mother, who abandoned them years ago.
Anything’s Possible (2022)
Billy Porter directs this casual, coming-of-age romantic comedy (dash enough for you?) starring Eva Reign as Kelsa, a trans high school girl who is extremely confident in her skin but can’t find it. romantic. This is partly because of the stigma that her classmates fear if someone asks her out. But when Khal (Abubakr Ali) falls in love with Kelsa, he mustered up the courage to ask her out, knowing what his peers might say.
Respect (2021)
EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin in this epic biopic chronicling her father’s rise from church choir singing to international superstardom. One of the most universally loved artists and people the music industry has known, Respect is an emotional and gripping tale of how Franklin found his voice.
HBO & HBO Max
Belle (2021)
HBO Max adds to its considerable anime collection with this latest hit from Studio Chizu. Suzu is a shy teenager living an ordinary life in a rural village. But when she enters a huge virtual world called “U,” she lives the online persona of Belle, a gorgeous, beloved singer who can seemingly do anything. So when one of her concerts is interrupted by a fearsome creature pursued by vigilantes, Suzu puts her virtual trust to the test. He embarks on an emotional, epic quest to learn more about the mysterious “beast” and find his true self.
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Edgar Wright’s trippy, stylized time-bending film stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer who discovers the mysterious ability to relive the 1960s through the eyes of a dazzling club singer Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy). Sadie pursues her dreams in a glamorous, seductive world. But when Eloise begins to stumble down a rabbit hole about what happened to Sandie and why, the attraction soon gives way to crooked cracks.
A Most Violent Year (2014)
1981 was one of the most violent years in New York City’s history. A Most Violent Year chronicles that year through the eyes of Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac), an immigrant with a trucking business that constantly experiences the devastating consequences of the city’s rampant crime. His wife Anna (Jessica Chastain) begs him to use violence against her, but Abel refuses to succumb to the cycle and risk everything they’ve built together.
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