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‘Das Boot: The Series’ – submarines, spies, and WWII on Hulu

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The small screen series continues the story begun in the 1981 film, with a new submarine crew on a base in Nazi-occupied France and the Resistance movement working to sabotage it.

What to stream: ‘The Last Duel’ on HBO Max, ‘A Hero’ on Prime Video, ‘Munich’ on Netflix

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Plus ‘Somebody Somewhere’ on HBO Max, ‘Single Drunk Female’ and ‘How I Met Your Father’ on Hulu, ‘As We See It’ on Prime Video, and more ‘Ozark’ on Netflix.

‘300’ – Zach Snyder adapts Frank Miller on Netflix and HBO Max

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Forget realism, this is Greek history as a macho fantasy that privileges brute force over intellect and turns war in an epic gladiator battle.

‘Jules and Jim’ – François Truffaut’s ménage-a-trois on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

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Jeanne Moreau stars in this romantic classic of the French New Wave with Oskar Werner and Henri Serre.

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

Academy Award winner ‘Selma’ on Peacock

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

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

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Johnny Depp is John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s take on the gangster glory days of the depression.

Clint Eastwood is ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ on HBO Max

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Eastwood brings warmth and low key humor to his previously cold-blooded revenge-seeking persona in this post-war western, his fifth film as a director.