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Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Terminal’ on Netflix

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, drama, DVD, feel good movies, Hulu, inspired by a true story, Paramount+, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/31/2022 Sean Axmaker

Hanks plays a traveler who winds up in the longest airport layover in the history of mankind in this gentle and inspiring drama inspired by a true story.

‘The Lady in Red’ – surviving the Depression, outlaw style, on Peacock

!Featured, DVD, gangsters, historical, inspired by a true story, Peacock, Streaming Movies 06/19/2022 Sean Axmaker

This Depression-era crime drama stars Pamela Sue Martin as the woman who was on John Dillinger’s arm when he was killed.

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

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, historical, inspired by a true story, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war 06/06/2022 Sean Axmaker

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

Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, and Ed Burns in Steven Spielberg's World War II platoon drama

‘Saving Private Ryan’ – Spielberg, Hanks, and WWII on Netflix and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, inspired by a true story, Netflix, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war 05/01/2022 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg delivers a classic platoon drama with a new mission in this Oscar-winning World War II epic set during the D-Day invasion.

Al Pacino and Johnny Depp in ‘Donnie Brasco’ on Netflix

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Mike Newell directs this rich and gritty mob drama based on the true story of an undercover FBI agent who succumbs to the criminal identity he plays.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Empire of the Sun’ – Innocence in wartime on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, BAFTA winner, based on a novel, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, inspired by a true story, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war 03/31/2022 Sean Axmaker

Christian Bale made his film debut as British schoolboy in a Japanese prison camp in World War II Shanghai in this superb war drama.

James Mason in ‘5 Fingers’ on Criterion Channel

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Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz spins a true story from World War II into a smart, ironic drama of spies and espionage.

Jeremy Irons plays ‘Dead Ringers’ on Amazon Prime and Peacock

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, drama, DVD, Free, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, Hoopla, inspired by a true story, Kanopy, Peacock, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 10/19/2021 Sean Axmaker

David Cronenberg directs this mesmerizing psychological drama about identical twin brothers and gynecologists whose conjoined lives lead them to madness.

What to stream: ‘Dopesick’ on Hulu, ‘Guilty Party’ on Paramount+, ‘Halloween Kills’ on Peacock

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Plus ‘The Velvet Underground’ on Hulu, ‘The Trip’ on Netflix, ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ series on Amazon, ‘Free Guy’ and ‘The Green Knight’ on VOD and more…

‘School of Rock’ on Netflix and Paramount+

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, feel good movies, inspired by a true story, music, Netflix, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/16/2021 Sean Axmaker

A manic Jack Black plays a narcissistic rock god wannabe who inspired a bunch of elementary school kids to rock out in the comedy directed by Richard Linklater.