Movies to Stream While You're Quarantined

Outbreak (Netflix)

I'm sure you're aware of the coronavirus (nicknamed the roni by the internet). Well, get ready for the 90's take on a similar virus, except it's full of 90's stuff like explosive action, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr, Morgan Freeman, and...like...a weird amount of helicopters.

The movie follows an A-list cast of military doctors who try to contain a deadly virus that made its way to a small, California town from a smuggled monkey from a remote location in Africa. There's a reason this movie from 1995 is the most watched on Netflix right now, so get ready to watch it and become unsure if you're terrified or entertained or terrified that you're entertained.

Moon (Netflix)

Holy Corona, I somehow just recently watched this movie today and it was nothing short of astounding. I had heard great things but never knew it was on Netflix this whole time.

I can't even say anything funny about this, it was so good. I won't speak too much about because you should go into it with an open mind. It follows Sam Rockwell (the undisputed king of underappreciated actors) as he plays an isolated worker on a station on the moon. He is alone for 3 years with only a robot (voiced by Kevin Spacey) to keep himself company. He has only 2 weeks left on his contract before he can return to his family on Earth, until an accident causes him to question his very sanity and reality. Watch it, and text me after so we can talk about it, I'm still fresh from my watch.

The Shawshank Redemption (Netflix)

IMDB's top rated movie is still disputed on whether it's the best, but you can't deny it's an amazing movie. The best Stephen King adaption ever put to screen in my opinion, this movie is an interesting look at prison life (at least back in the 1940's). A hotshot banker is falsely accused of killing his wife and spends his sentence navigating the harsh reality of Shawshank Prison.

It's funny when it needs to be, hopeful, depressing, and harsh to watch, but damn does it pay off in the end.

There Will Be Blood (Netflix)

Arguably Paul Thomas Anderson's best movie and Daniel Day Lewis's best performance, this movie is a look into the madness that the promise of oil brought to early prospectors in the early 20th century. It is beautifully shot, and the whole movie itself is a work of art. A Shakespearean drama with an oil prospecting backdrop, it's a damn good watch and I'll bet your dad loves it.

Mud (Hulu)

This movie was when everyone was like, "Oh shit, Matthew McConaughey can like...act act."

He plays a vigilante who befriends a couple of boys who help him evade the law that's chasing him. It's exactly like a Tom Sawyer novel set in modern times and it's a thrill to watch. The dialogue is amazing, the performances are amazing, and it's the sheer epitome of an indie film - just a director with no strings attached telling a story the way it should be told.

I, Tonya (Hulu)

An interesting drama-comedy-biography about competitive figure-skater, Tonya Harding, and her rise and fall in the ranks and in the eyes of the media.

Margot Robbie out-right kills this roll, I mean this movie helped dig her way out of being the super hot chick from The Wolf of Wall Street and helped her become the super hot and extremely talented actress who also starred in Wolf of Wall Street. Allison Janney steals her scenes (and snagged the oscar) as Tonya's insane mother who is just a dance mom for ice skaters.

Unbreakable (HBO)

Ah, yes. A remnant of a time when M. Night. Shyamalan was known for good movies and not absolute jokes. This movie is a superhero movie that's disguised as a regular drama-thriller.

It follows Bruce Willis as David Dunn, a normal security guard with a failing marriage and nothing exciting in life. When he is apart of a horrible train crash with 131 deaths, he is the sole survivor and he is virtually unharmed. This catches the attention of Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) who is a comic-book fanatic who lives with a very rare disease that makes his bones easily breakable. He tried to convince David that he could be a modern-day superhero, someone who lives on the opposite end of the spectrum who's bones don't break. It's very smart story-telling and the ending has a twist in classic Shyamalan fashion.

Alien & Aliens (HBO)

I mean, why not both movies, it's not like you're leaving quarantine anytime soon. This is the staple of the horror movie/monster movie genre and they still holds up despite being from the early 80's.

A space vessel receives an unknown transmission and inspect an attacked vessel with it's entire crew dead. An alien that is the perfect biological killer now stalks the crew. The first movie is simply thrilling and horrifying and the second is much more action-packed and horrifying. Watch both and realize there are more pressing forces than the coronavirus....freaking aliens man.

Oh, and Sigourney Weaver's character, Ripley, is the single best female-protagonist in movie history.

Rush (HBO)

A racing film for the ages that's based on the real-life rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

The movie follows the astonishing 1976 season where the two drivers were willing to risk everything on the track to best the other. We also see how uniquely different their styles and personalities were on and off the track. The performances are incredible and Hans Zimmer's score is breathtaking. If you like racing movies, you'll love this. If you like sports movies, you'll love this. If you like movies in general, you will love this.