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Paramount Plus has been the focus of much attention for its original series such as Dexter, Landman, and MobLand. However, this streaming service also houses a vast library of movies, both recent and classic. This month, Paramount Plus will be adding 130 new films to its collection. Here are seven standout titles that are worth watching:
Baby Driver (2017)
What Kind of Movie: Action/Drama
Who’s In It: Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey
If you’re looking for an adrenaline-pumping film, Baby Driver features Ansel Elgort as a mentally challenged getaway driver for a crime crew filled with exceptional supporting actors like Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, and Eiza Gonzalez. Their heist plan goes awry, leaving Elgort’s character at odds with the group and searching for a way out. Directed by Edgar Wright, Baby Driver is an inventive and action-packed crime drama with some outstanding performances. The film showcases great filmmaking and highlights how much we miss Kevin Spacey in roles like this.
Zodiac (2007)
What Kind of Movie: Drama
Who’s In It: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.
Directed by David Fincher, this thriller about the infamous serial killer in the 1970s Bay Area stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a San Francisco newspaper cartoonist obsessed with the case. Fincher captures how one man’s obsession can consume him while also showing the impact one criminal can have on an entire city. The film features excellent performances from Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr., along with Mark Ruffalo as the lead cop.
Blue Chips (1994)
What Kind of Movie: Sports Drama
Who’s In It: Nick Nolte, Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway
Blue Chips offers a gritty look at the dark side of college basketball recruiting. Nick Nolte plays a college coach facing ethical dilemmas, exposing the pressures coaches and players face in their pursuit of success. The film uses real-life NBA players like Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway in key roles, enhancing its realism. Former Boston Celtics player Bob Cousy appears as the college’s athletic director.
Election (1999)
What Kind of Movie: Satire, Comedy
Who’s In It: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
This satire directed by Alexander Payne follows a corrupt high school election. Matthew Broderick stars as an overqualified teacher outwitted by an overachieving student played by Reese Witherspoon. Broderick delivers his best performance since Ferris Bueller, making Election a funny and insightful film from an underrated director.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
What Kind of Movie: Drama
Who’s In It: Jessica Chastain, Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke, James Gandolfini
Kathryn Bigelow’s intense 2012 drama stars Jessica Chastain as a relentless CIA agent hunting for the masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks. The film sparked debate about its portrayal of extralegal tactics but accurately depicts the pain and zeal felt by intelligence and military personnel. Chastain delivers a compelling performance, supported by strong contributions from James Gandolfini, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke, and Joel Edgerton.
Serpico (1973)
What Kind of Movie: Urban Drama
Who’s In It: Al Pacino, Tony Roberts, F. Murray Abraham
Based on the real-life New York police officer Frank Serpico, this film stars Al Pacino as a man who exposes widespread corruption within the force. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it showcases Pacino’s iconic performance as Serpico, with a stellar supporting cast including John Randolph, Judd Hirsch, Tony Roberts, and F. Murray Abraham.
Southpaw (2015)
What Kind of Movie: Sports Drama
Who’s In It: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Billy ‘The Great’ Hope, an undefeated light heavyweight champion who loses everything outside the ring. While not the best sports film, Gyllenhaal’s performance is convincing, and the supporting cast, including Rachel McAdams and Forest Whitaker, adds depth to the story.
Movies Already Added This Month to Paramount Plus
Here is a list of some of the movies already added to Paramount Plus this month:
- 10 Cloverfield Lane
- 50 First Dates
- A Man Called Horse
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- About Adam
- About Time
- Adore
- Angels & Demons
- Babel
- Baby Driver
- Barron’s Cove
- Bebe’s Kids
- Black Rain
- Blue Chips
- Blue Story
- Brassed Off
- Bringing Out the Dead
- Captive
- Carriers
- Changing Lanes
- Chocolate City
- City of God
- City of Men
- Clerks
- Clockstoppers
- Coach Carter
- Company Man
- Cool World
- Cop Land
- Critical Condition
- Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
- Dead Man Walking
- Deadlock
- Devotion
- Double Jeopardy
- Drop Zone
- Eagle Eye
- Election
- Equilibrium
- Event Horizon
- Everybody Wants Some!!
- Fighting
- Flashdance
- Footloose (1984)
- Four Rooms
- Foxfire
- Fresh
- From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter
- Funny Face
- Grudge Match
- Hard Eight
- High Noon (1952)
- House of Yes
- I Love You, I Love You Not
- In Too Deep
- Jackass 2.5
- Jackass 3
- Jackass 3.5
- Jackass Number Two
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Unrated
- Jackass: The Movie
- Jenny’s Wedding
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
- Kate & Leopold
- Last Weekend
- Like Crazy
- Love Me If You Dare
- Major League
- Maniac
- Necessary Roughness
- O (Othello)
- Paid in Full
- Percy Vs Goliath
- Pixels
- Pixie
- Queenpins
- Rudy
- Scary Movie
- Scary Movie 3
- Scream
- Scream 2
- Scream 3
- Searching For Bobby Fischer
- Serpico
- Silence
- Sinister
- Sleeping Dogs
- Southpaw
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Switchback
- The Crossing Guard
- The Crow (1994)
- The Crow: City of Angels
- The Crow: Wicked Prayer
- The Crying Game
- The Da Vinci Code
- The English Patient
- The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
- The Grifters
- The Haunting
- The Hours
- The Little Prince
- The Longest Yard (1974)
- The Lookout
- The Martian
- The Other Guys
- The Soloist
- Twisted
- Under the Stadium Lights
- Undisputed
- Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
- Undisputed III: Redemption
- Villain
- Wander
- We Were Soldiers
- What Lies Beneath
- Wildcat
- Would You Rather
- Wuthering Heights (2003)
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Zodiac
- Zoolander 2
Coming January 27
- College (2008)
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