Peacock to Remove 21 Movies In 4 Days: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Peacock is removing 21 movies after February 28, 2026. Here are the three to watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:

Basic Instinct (1992)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Basic Instinct is a psychological thriller that explores the dangerous allure of a hedonistic author (Sharon Stone) suspected of murder. Michael Douglas plays the investigating detective who falls headfirst in the honeypot. The film is a classic neo noir that made Stone a star and her tete a tetes with Douglas (written by crazy Joe Eszterhas) are both funny and seductive. Great film!

American Fiction (2023)
Jeffrey Wright (pictured above) stars in this smart and sweet satire of racial stereotypes in our culture and literary world. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, American Fiction features Wright as a serious (and somewhat pretentious) author who discovers the ticket to fame and fortune as an African-American writer is feigning he’s a criminal who lives and breathes the hood. The publishing world, filled with white do-gooders, anoint the fake novelist as a literary genius much to Wright’s chagrin. American Fiction is a rare film that challenges perceptions of race and perceptions themselves which makes it worth a watch. There’s also a standout performance by Sterling K. Brown as the newly-out-of-the-closet brother to Jeffrey Wright’s protagonist.

Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Will Ferrell is at his peak zaniness as a narcissistic San Diego news anchor named Ron Burgundy whose perfect life is disrupted when the station hires a female co-anchor, played superbly by Christina Applegate. The film serves as both satire of local news in the 1970s and a showcase for Ferrell’s slapstick genius and the supporting cast is just brilliant including Fred Willard, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner. And don’t miss the amazing news anchor duel with cameos from Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins and Vince Vaughn. Funny film!

Movies Leaving Peacock After February 28, 2026

3:10 to Yuma
Basic Instinct
About Time
Above the Rim
Action
Air
American Fiction
Officer and a Gentleman
Anchorman
Black Ice
Challengers
Coach Carter
Courage Under Fire
2 Minutes Of Fame
Along Came Polly
Bulletproof
Deliver Us From Eva
America’s Sweethearts
Austenland
Blades of Glory
Bonnano: A Godfather’s Story

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