Max to Delete 69 Movies In One Week! – Here’s the 3 to Watch Before They Leave

By Phillip Swann
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Max, the streaming service, plans to remove 69 movies from its lineup after October 31, 2024. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

Uncut Gems (2019) 
Directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems stars Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler and gambling and (adrenaline) addict who tries to parlay a rare gem into a betting jackpot involving real-life NBA superstar Kevin Garnett. The plot may sound crazed (it is), but Sandler and the Safdies turn it into a modern Scorsese-like crime classic with a crackling intensity felt in every scene. There’s also great supporting performances from Garnett, LaKeith Stanfield, Eric Bogosian, Julia Fox and Judd Hirsch, among others. Even Mike Francesa is dead on as a bookie. If you love sports, and gambling, you’ll love this movie and want to watch it more than once.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Bradley Cooper shines in this David O. Russell comedy/drama film as a bipolar teacher named Pat who loses his grip on reality after seeing his wife having sex with a fellow teacher. Once out of a mental institution, Pat attempts to rebuild his life but is soon thrown a curve by a curvaceous young widow (Jennifer Lawrence) whose hold on reality is equally suspect. Cooper and Lawrence are wonderful together in this dysfunctional romcom and Robert De Niro is a hoot as Pat’s mentally uncertain father who lives and dies with the hometown Philadelphia Eagles. Silver Linings Playbook is a great movie that will make you smile, laugh and cry.

The Shining (1980)
The chilling horror film from director Stanley Kubrick stars Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall as a dysfunctional couple who decide to caretake a remote resort while it’s closed during the winter. While we say The Shining is a horror film (and it has plenty of jump scares), it’s also a brilliant dark comedy thanks to Nicholson’s tour de force performance as Jack Torrance, a frustrated writer who truly understands that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Duvall is also convincing as the tortured (perhaps on and off the set) wife and little Danny Lloyd is a delight as their son.

Complete List of Movies Leaving Max After October 31, 2024:

The Expendables 2
The Expendables
The Expendables 3
The Exorcist
Doctor Sleep

Agent Cody Banks
Death Wish 2
Death Wish 4
Legally Blonde
Antitrust

Blown Away
Chain Reaction
The Conjuring
The Conjuring 2
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Definitely, Maybe
Down to Earth
The Exorcist
Fame

The Fantastic Four
Free Fire
Freddy vs. Jason
The Fury
F/X

F/X 2
Get Smart
Gorky Park
High Life
House at the End of the Street

The Ice Storm
Interview with the Vampire
The King’s Speech
Mad Max
Lord of Illusions

The Lovely Bones
Leviathan
Mean Girls 2
Misery
Mistress America

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5
Ordinary People
Out of Time
Paycheck
Poltergeist (1982)

Predators
The Shining
Silver Linings Playbook
Stephen King’s It (1990)
Stop Making Sense

White Men Can’t Jump
Wonderland
Agent Cody Banks 2
Ordinary Love
A Nightmare on Elm Street

Uncut Gems
Major League
American Heist
All About My Mother

A Nightmare on Elm Street – Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
The Dead Don’t Die
The Nun
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4

Gran Torino
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde 2
Legally Blondes
Aliens

The TV Answer Man is veteran journalist Phillip Swann who has covered the TV technology scene for more than three decades. He will report on the latest news and answer your questions regarding new devices and services that are changing the way you watch television. See the bio for Phillip Swann here.