18 Movies To Watch Online Now
Lion (Amazon Prime)
This award-winning drama follows the story of five-year-old Saroo (Dev Patel) who gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India. After leaving his family and home behind, he tries to learn to survive in Kolkata, before being adopted by a kind Australian family. 25 years later, he sets out on an extraordinary journey to find his long-lost family and return to India. Armed with only a handful of memories and Google maps, Saroo heads back to his motherland to find the answers to questions that have been haunting him for decades.
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The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (Netflix)
Set in 1946 just after the end of WW2, this film tells the story of Juliet Ashton (Lily James), a writer who travels to Guernsey after receiving information about an unusual group on the island – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. After meeting the group, and bonding with the colourful residents of the town, she decides to extend her stay to find out about the book club they formed during the German occupation. As she becomes closer to the group, she finds out some troubling information and is determined to help in whatever way she can.
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The Help (Amazon Prime)
Directed by Tate Taylor (Get on Up and The Girl on the Train), The Help is set in 1960s Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. Skeeter, a Southern society girl (Emma Stone) returns from college with dreams of becoming a writer but shocks her white middle-class town when she chooses to interview African American maids for her book. But only the housekeeper of Skeeter's best friend Aibileen Clark (Viola Davies) is willing to talk. As the two women start their collaboration, more women eventually come forward to share their experiences.
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The Blind Side (Now TV)
Directed by John Lee Hancock, The Blind Side is based on the 2006 book of the same name by Michael Lewis. Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) is a homeless teenager who has been drifting aimlessly in and out of the school system for years. When Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in, the couple transform Michael’s life, eventually becoming his legal guardians. Thanks to his height and size, and with the help of the new family and tutor, he quickly sees his potential in American football.
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Something's Gotta Give (Amazon Prime)
When Marin (Amanda Peet) arrives at her family beach house in the Hamptons with her boyfriend Harry (Jack Nicholson), her mother Erica sneakily plans to also stay for the weekend. But Erica is quickly shocked by their relationship and Harry's womanising ways. When Harry suddenly has a heart attack and is confined to bed, he finds himself falling for another woman.
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Green Book (Amazon Prime)
This 2018 film is a biographical comedy-drama set in 1962. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) is a world-class African American pianist, who travels on a concert tour of the Deep South. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a straight-talking bouncer from a rough neighbourhood in the Bronx. While confronting racism and prejudice along the tour, despite their differences, the two men develop a close bond and discover they have more in common than they first realised. Inspired by a true story, it’s a deeply moving watch.
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Darkest Hour (Amazon Prime)
Gary Oldman takes on the role of Winston Churchill in this epic biopic. It’s 1940 and the fate of Western Europe relies on Churchill at the start of WW2. As the newly appointed Prime Minister, he must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight on against all odds. As the future of Britain hangs on the edge, Churchill cements his legacy with courageous decisions and leadership that help change the course of history.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Amazon Prime)
Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) is a tough Missourian who is seeking justice for the rape and murder of her daughter, Angela. After seven months, no arrests have been made, so Mildred takes matters into her own hands and puts up three roadside signs to pressure the Ebbing police into action. The law doesn’t take kindly to the provocation, but Mildred doesn’t care. In fact, it only spurs her on to get to the bottom of her family tragedy.
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The Dig (Netflix)
Based on John Preston’s 2007 novel and the real-life events that took place in Suffolk’s Sutton Hoo, The Dig landed on Netflix earlier this year. As WW2 looms, wealthy widow Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. Edith cannot spare the resources to begin with, but once she learns a whole host of important artefacts lie beneath her home, she does everything within her power to uncover the past, which echoes Britain’s uncertain future.
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Lady In The Van (Amazon Prime)
Lady In The Van is the true story of Mary Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a characterful elderly woman who parked her broken-down van outside the house of screenwriter Alan Bennett. Alan lets her stay on his driveway for three months, but 15 years later, Mary is still there. The two form a somewhat strained relationship – Mary is eccentric and crabby – and Alan digs deeper to find out about her previous life.
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Netflix)
King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) has grown tired of his wife Catherine of Aragon who is yet to father him an heir. Seeing the desperate situation as an opportunity for personal gain, the Duke of Norfolk and Sir Thomas Boleyn persuade his beautiful daughter Anne (Natalie Portman) to seduce the king. But when Henry falls in love with Anne’s older sister Mary, who becomes pregnant, Anne is set the task of keeping the king entertained to prevent his eye wandering from the Boleyn family. Struggling for personal and political gain, Anne fights for Henry’s affection, but when she oversteps the mark, her family’s plans come crashing down.
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Philomena (Amazon Prime)
It’s 1952 and Irish teenager Philomena (Judi Dench) has been sent to a convent after becoming pregnant out of wedlock. Unbeknownst to her, her baby was sent away and put up for adoption in America. For the next 50 years, Philomena searches tirelessly for her son and decides to find out anything she can about his life. When former BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) learns of the story, he becomes her ally and the two travel together to America to search for her long-lost son.
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Breathe (Amazon Prime)
After contracting polio at the age of 28, Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield) is confined to bed and given a few months to live. But with the help of his wife Diana (Claire Foy), her twin brothers and the ground-breaking ideas of inventor Teddy Hall, Cavendish emerges from the hospital ward and devotes the rest of his life to helping fellow patients. A truly inspiring watch.
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Under The Tuscan Sun (Amazon Prime)
Frances Mayes’ (Diane Lane) is turned upside down when she learns her husband is cheating on her, and she falls into a deep depression. In attempt to raise her spirits, her best friend Patti (Sandra Oh), encourages Frances to go on a tour of Italy. During the trip, the new divorcée impulsively decides to purchase a rural Tuscan villa and manages to start a new life. Things are looking up, especially when the handsome Marcello (Raoul Bova) turns up in town.
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Victoria & Abdul (Amazon Prime)
Abdul Karim, a young prison clerk, arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The Queen, who is tired of courtiers and seeks companionship, instantly takes to Adbul. As she questions the restrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with Abdul becoming a son-like figure. But the royal household and her inner circle have other ideas and try to destroy their close bond. As their friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes.
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Walk The Line (Amazon Prime)
Directed by James Mangold, Walk the Line tells the story of the country music legend Johnny Cash and his rise to fame. Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) is raised on his family farm under the scorn of his troubled father. As the years pass, he finds himself in Memphis, Tennessee, with his wife Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin). After managing to finally break into the music industry some years later, he meets the love of his life, singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon). Two are madly in love, but Cash’s substance abuse and volatile nature threaten to keep them apart.
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Jackie (Amazon Prime)
Natalie Portman plays Jackie Kennedy in this biographical drama directed by Pablo Larraín. After the assassination of her husband in 1963, Jackie’s world falls apart. Traumatised and reeling with grief, she must confront the unimaginable: consoling their two young children, vacating the home she painstakingly restored as well as planning her husband's funeral. Jackie quickly realises that the seven days following the assassination will determine how history will define her husband's legacy – and how she herself will be remembered.
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Little Women (Now TV)
An all-star cast brings to life this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic drama about the March sisters' coming-of-age in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy are raised by their mother in Massachusetts while their father serves in the army during the war. Years later, the sisters befriend Theodore Lawrence, the grandson of their old neighbour, and Megan marries his tutor to start her own family. Meanwhile, the family, who have grown up to varying degrees over the years, are brought back together when Beth contracts scarlet fever. This adaptation is a wonderful retelling of Alcott's beloved novel.
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