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Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ on Netflix

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Jessica Chastain stars in the searing story of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden and legacy of torture in America’s war on terror.

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.

Last chance: Jessie Eisenberg is Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network’ on Netflix

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David Fincher directs Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay that uses the creation of Facebook as a study in hubris, ambition, betrayal, and class.

Emile Hirsch stars in Sean Penn's 'Into the Wild,' adapted from Jon Krakauer's non-fiction book

Last chance: Head ‘Into the Wild’ on Netflix

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Sean Penn’s adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s non-fiction book is a bracing cinematic plunge into the odyssey of Christopher McCandless.

Jason Statham in 'The Bank Job,' directed by Roger Donaldson

Jason Statham leads ‘The Bank Job’ on HBO Max

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Roger Donaldson directs this terrific piece of heist filmmaking made with a rough-and-tumble attitude and old-school professionalism.

David Oyelowo is Martin Luther King in Ava DuVernay's 'Selma.'

Academy Award winner ‘Selma’ on Paramount+

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Ava Duvernay directs this acclaimed drama about the 1965 civil rights march through Alabama led by Dr. Martin Luther King.

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Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ on Netflix

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

Last chance: Head ‘Into the Wild’ on Netflix

Jason Statham leads ‘The Bank Job’ on HBO Max

Academy Award winner ‘Selma’ on Paramount+

Mark Wahlberg is ‘The Fighter’ on Netflix and Paramount+

‘Behind the Candelabra’ – Michael Douglas is Liberace on HBO Max

‘Public Enemies’ – John Dillinger vs. the FBI on Netflix and Peacock

Martin Scorsese’s ‘GoodFellas’ on HBO Max