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Friday Night Movie Picks 6/2/2023

 


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


Monster Hunter

A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home. 
Where:  Netflix

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time. 

Where:  Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV

 War of the Worlds

 

The extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie and young daughter Rachel for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lighting storm touches down.

Where: Max, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

Les Miserables

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugos classic novel set in 19th=century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption. 

Where: Netflix, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

               Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski...
Where: Amazon Prime Video

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