Friday Night Movie Picks 4/28/2023

If you're nostalgic for weekend trips to the video store here is a list of the top 5 most popular movies on Movie Databases 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

Scream VI

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

Where: Paramount +, Amazon Prime Video

Avatar: The Way of Water

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Where: Amazon Prime Video

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.

Where: Netflix

Ghosted

Salt-of-the-earth Cole falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie - but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they decide on a second date, Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the world.

Where: Apple TV

Cocaine Bear

Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow...and blood.

Where: Peacock, Vudu, Apple TV, Google Play

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