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Friday Night Movie Picks 3/24/2023

 


If you're nostalgic for weekend trips to the video store here is a list of the top 5 most followed movies on Trakt that you can stream at home and where to find them. As always if you need help with anything streaming or smart home related you can contact us at 309-778-8611 or by emailing us at OneSource@midcentury.com


John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world's most dangerous killers.
Where: Peacock

The Conjuring 2

 

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

Where: Vudu, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Apple TV

 All Quiet on The Western Front

 

A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War 1. Together with several other young German soldiers, he experiences the horrors of war, such evil of which he had no conceived of when signing up for the fight. They eventually become sad, tormented, and confused of their purpose.

Where: Vudu, iTunes,AppleTV

A Man Called Otto

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

Where: Amazon Prime

                           Beauty and the Beast
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic 'Beauty and the Beast' tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Where: Disney+

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