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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ on HBO Max

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FBI agent Tom Hanks chases check forger Leonardo DiCaprio in Spielberg’s lively take on the true story of a con man who successfully posed as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor, and passed millions in forged checks, all before his 21st birthday.

Lindsay Lohan vs. the ‘Mean Girls’ on Paramount+

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This satire of teenage girl behavior and high school cliques, written by Tina Fey, features a breakout performance by Rachel McAdams.

What to stream: ‘Devotion’ on Paramount+, ‘Mayfair Witches’ on AMC+, ‘The Drop’ on Hulu, ‘Velma’ on HBO Max

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Plus ‘The Makanai’ and ‘Dog Gone’ on Netflix, ‘House of Darkness’ and ‘Koala Man’ on Hulu, ‘Il buco’ on Criterion Channel, ‘Hunters’ returns on Prime Video, and ‘Servant’ concludes on Apple TV+

Denzel Washington is ‘Malcolm X’ on HBO Max and Paramount+

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Spike Lee’s epic biographical drama of the controversial civil rights leader earned Washington his first Oscar nomination for best actor.

‘Moneyball’ – the business of baseball on Netflix

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Brad Pitt makes it look effortless in this a drama about the business of baseball in the era of multi-million dollar payrolls, which It earned six Academy Award nominations.

Last chance: James Franco has ‘127 Hours’ to save himself on Hulu

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Danny Boyle creates a vivid and cinematic version of outdoorsman and hiker Aron Ralston’s memoir of his real life survival story.

‘Friday Night Lights: Complete Series’ on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and Peacock

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The acclaimed drama set in a high school in a small Texas town is not so much a sports drama as a drama about people whose lives were—for better and for worse—defined by sports.

What to stream: ‘Blackbird’ on Apple TV+, ‘Everything Everywhere’ on VOD, ‘The Sea Beast’ on Netflix, ‘House of Gucci’ on Prime

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Plus ‘Moonhaven’ on AMC+, ‘Hello, Goodbye’ on Netflix, ‘Maggie’ on Hulu, ‘The 355’ on Prime Video, ‘Trigger Point’ on Peacock, and ‘The Northman’ on VOD

Paul Giamatti is John Adams in the HBO miniseries

‘John Adams’ and the birth of American democracy on HBO Max

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Paul Giamatti is American Revolution hero and second American President John Adams in this fascinating miniseries adapted from the acclaimed biography by David McCullough.

Daniel Day-Lewis is ‘Lincoln’ on Prime Video and Paramount+

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Steven Spielberg directs this fascinating historical drama about how Lincoln passed the 13th Amendment to the American Constitution, which abolished slavery.