Paramount Plus to Remove 22 Movies In 2 Days

By Phillip Swann
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Paramount Plus, the streaming service with plans starting at $7.99 a month, plans to remove 22 movies from its lineup after December 31, 2024. Here are the four best, in my humble opinion:

Heat (1995)
Michael Mann’s classic heist film pits master thief Robert De Niro against world-weary detective Al Pacino in a battle for the ages. This is the first film the two acting legends appeared in the same scene together, and while they share the screen for less than 10 minutes, it’s like watching Michael Jordan play Kobe Bryant in their primes. The intensity pours off the screen as they attempt (even if not consciously) to outdo the other. Almost lost in the novelty of having De Niro and Pacino in the same film is Mann’s incredible vision and direction of Heat which holds your attention for nearly three hours as if it were three minutes. It’s a whirlwind of a movie and increasingly getting recognition as one of the best ever.

Pulp Fiction (1994)
Director Quentin Tarantino’s non-linear masterpiece weaves interconnected stories of crime, wit, and dark humor as only he could. And what a cast! Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, Christopher Walken…it just goes on and on. Pulp Fiction, which has often been copied, even to some degree by Tarantino himself, should be in anyone’s list of the top 10 best movies ever. And if you disagree, allow me to retort!

The Hurt Locker (2008)
The brilliant 2008 Iraqi war drama stars Jeremy Renner as a munitions specialist who’s ready to blow. There have been many films that strive to show the horrors of war after the soldier comes home but few have done it better than The Hurt Locker. Renner’s character becomes addicted to war’s adrenaline rush and is never able to live normally again. It’s a great performance.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Let’s lighten things up a bit. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has become the American cinema’s best coming-of-age comedy ever thanks to the perfect performance by Matthew Broderick as the wisecracking and charismatic Ferris. The film, which features Ferris playing hooky from school, serves up everything you want from a comedy and more. And let’s not forget the great supporting work from Alan Buck as Ferris’ put-upon pal. Fun film!

Complete List of Movies Leaving Paramount Plus After December 31, 2024 (Some may require the Paramount Plus with Showtime plan, which costs $12.99 a month.)

Shooter
World War Z
Bad Santa 2
The Lincoln Lawyer
Transformers
Case 39

Clueless
Inglourious Bastards
The Hateful Eight
Days of Thunder
Noah
Hansel & Gretel

Those Who Wish Me Dead
The Hurt Locker
Heat (1995)
Project Ithaca
Pulp Fiction

Set It Off
The Wolf of Wall Street
Footloose
Foxcatcher
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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