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Friday Night Movie Picks 5/5/2023

 


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


The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Whether we're young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Experience the very first time Tigger pounces Pooh, laugh out loud when Pooh's rumbly tumbly gets him stuck in a hilariously sticky situation. All your favorite Hundred Acre Wood characters come alive in this timeless motion picture.
Where:  Disney+

M3GAN

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend....with terrifying results.

Where:  Amazon Prime Video

 Terminator

 

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the Terminator back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Where: HBO Max

Mulan

A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against hte invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of the handsome Captain Li Shang.

Where: Disney+

                    Lord of The Rings Trilogy
The Lord of The Rings is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films. 

Where: HBO Max

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