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Tilda Swinton in Bong Joon-ho 's 'Snowpiercer'

‘Snowpiercer’ – careening apocalyptic allegory on Prime Video and Hulu

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Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho directs the high-speed allegory ‘Snowpiercer’ barreling down the science fiction tracks of genre cinema.

‘Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex’ – the cyber-S.W.A.T. team prequel on Criterion Channel

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The animated series spin-off ‘Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex’ is a prequel to the landmark cyberpunk feature.

Tom Holland is the new web-slinger in the new reboot

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ – the high school hero grows up on Disney+ and Netflix

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Tom Holland stars as everybody’s favorite webslinger in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ the second reboot of the superhero franchise, this one woven into the MCU.

‘Ghost World’ – suburban teen rebels on Prime Video and Criterion Channel

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Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, and Steve Buscemi star in ‘Ghost World.’ a smart, sly adaptation of the cult comic book from director Terry Zwigoff.

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are the ‘2 Guns’ on Netflix and Starz

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Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play a pair of freelance criminals in the action-packed thriller ‘2 Guns.’

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‘Iron Man’ – the MCU begins on Disney+ and Hulu

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Robert Downey Jr. is the playboy millionaire and genius engineer whose tricked-out suit of armor turns him into a superhero in ‘Iron Man,’ the first official movie in the MCU.

‘Over the Hedge’ – animated animals take on suburbia on Peacock

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Bruce Willis and Garry Shandling provide the voices for the woodland creatures in suburbia in the animated comedy ‘Over the Hedge.’

‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ – a superhero conspiracy thriller on Disney+, Hulu and AMC+

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The star-spangled superhero investigates a vast criminal conspiracy in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ a superhero spectacle with an espionage edge, with Scarlett Johansson’ Black Widow and Anthony Mackie’s debut as Falcon .

‘Persepolis’ – growing up in Iran after the Islamic Revolution on VOD

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Marjane Satrapi adapts her acclaimed graphic novels for the screen in ‘Persepolis,’ an evocative memoir in the form of an animated feature.

‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ – the star-spangled hero in World War II on Disney+, Hulu and AMC+

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Chris Evans plays the red, white and blue all-American hero in the origin story ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ set during World War II, costarring Hayley Atwell and Tommy Lee Jones.