By Phillip Swann
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Apple TV+, the streaming service that costs $9.99 a month, just added 54 movies to its lineup, all free with an Apple TV+ subscription. Here are the six best, in my humble opinion. (Click here to get a free two-month trial subscription to Apple TV+. Also take note that the 54 movies will be removed from Apple TV+ after June 30.)
Inception (2010)
Inception, the 2010 mind-bending sci-fi drama from director Chris Nolan (Oppenheimer) which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who steals information by entering another’s mind. Great movie, but if you’re not a chess player, prepared to get lost in the plot a few times.
Goodfellas (1990)
Martin Scorsese’s brilliant 1990 mob drama starring Ray Liotta (RIP), Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro. Ten years earlier, Scorsese made Raging Bull and it seemed improbable then that he could top such a work of art. But he did. Goodfellas has become one of those movies that you can watch over and over and never be bored.
Scarface (1983)
The brilliant Brian De Palma-directed drama stars Al Pacino as Cuban refugee Tony Montana who discovers crime does pay, and exceedingly well, in coke-fueled 1980s Miami. While Scarface may be — okay, is — too violent for some, the film perfectly chronicles the era’s thirst for excess and hedonism through the eyes of Montana. Michelle Pfeiffer is flawless as Montana’s ice-cold, white powder-sniffing moll and the splendid supporting cast also includes Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and F. Murray Abraham. Great movie, and don’t forget to say hello to Tony’s little friend.
Tombstone (1993)
Tombstone, the 1993 western starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer as Doc ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’ Holliday. Russell is good, but Kilmer is masterful in the role of the terminally ill gunslinger who seems to tempt (and cheat) death at every turn.
The Town (2010)
The absorbing 2010 heist drama starring Ben Affleck (who also directed and co-wrote) as a bank robber who courts a beautiful witness (Rebecca Hall) while protecting her from a fellow gang member.
The Departed (2006)
The Martin Scorsese 2006 crime drama with Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio playing cat and mouse (and rat) in mob-run Boston.
Honorable mention to: Blade Runner 2049, Master and Commander, Unforgiven, The Wolf of Wall Street, Gone Girl, Contagion, Collateral, and Big.
Complete List of New Movies Just Added to Apple TV+:
Master and Commander
Galaxy Quest
Big
Blade Runner 2049
Bad Boys
Inception
Boys Don’t Cry
This Is 40
Blades of Glory
Wyatt Earp
The Day After Tomorrow
The Town
Oblivion
The Departed
Mystic River
You’ve Got Mail
The Fifth Element
Old School
The Mummy
The Wolf of Wall Street
Underworld
Scarface
Neighbors
Tombstone
Unforgiven
My Best Friend
Prometheus
Two Weeks Notice
Pacific Rim
White House Down
Saving Private Ryan
Puss and Boots
It
Moulin Rouge
Friends With Benefits
Collateral
Anchorman
Enemy of the State
Contagion
27 Dresses
Kingsman – The Secret Service
Dune
Magic Mike
Apollo 13
Kinsey
Easy A
Panda 2
Gone Girl
Brokeback Mountain
Air Force One
Fury
Goodfellas
10 Things I Hate About You
Miss Congeniality
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