Nonetheless, 1917 is one of the most technically challenging and visually satisfying movies of the year. Like most cinematic sub-genres that have experienced robust popularity and saturation during a decade or two, the war movie benefits from “lying fallow.” (Someday, the same will be true for superhero films, as well.) With Dunkirk, another artfully shot and presented war film-albeit a different World War-still “fresh” in movie-goers’ minds, and another type of Wars movies dominating discussion, it seems unlikely many from those most sought-after demographics are going to say, “Hey, you know what I want to see? A film set during World War I!” No matter that both its director and cinematographer have Oscar statuettes, or that the latter is the Roger Deakins (no slight to Mendes-but just check out Deakins’ resumé). One suspects that Sam Mendes’ latest film might have made a bigger splash at the box office with slightly different timing. Stars: George McKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch Here are the 30 best movies streaming on Showtime now:

Visit the Paste Movie Guides for all our recommendations. You can also check out our guides, some more updated than others, to what’s on other platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO and Redbox, as well as The Best Movies in Theaters. A few movies left this list this month, but newcomers like Zola and Minari more than make up for it.Īnd Showtime’s not just a cable add-on anymore: You can add a subscription to your Amazon, Hulu or PlayStation accounts or access it via Apple, Android or Roku devices via Showtime Anytime. We’ve gone through its extensive catalog and collected the best movies available now, this December.

The channel not only has a massive library of films, but has a ton of exclusive movies that you just won’t find anywhere else. Showtime boasts one of the largest offerings of streaming movies of any premium cable channel with more than 500 movies available on demand.

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