2020 is planned to be jam-packed with huge movies coming to the cinemas. Big names and franchises were set to knock out the box office this year and with the shutdowns all across the world, the place to go to see these shining stars is closed too!
Now with everyone at home for the most part, movie companies in the US are pushing movies to streaming and digital early. Here are 10 movies that are either already available to watch on your couch right now or will be available in the coming weeks!
1. Onward
Rating: PG
Release Date: March 6th
Available to stream: March 20th
Platforms: Youtube, Amazon Prime, Vudu, and Google Play. Disney Plus on April 3rd.
Cast: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Octavia Spencer
About: Teenage brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, go on a quest given to them by their late father. Set in a modern suburban fantasy world, these brothers are in search for a little magic!
2. The Invisible Man
Rating: R
Release Date: February 24th
Streaming Release Date: March 20
Platforms: Google Play, Youtube, Amazon Prime
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Storm Reid, Johnny Depp
About: Escaping the abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend, a woman finds out her ex has committed suicide. Now that he is gone, the woman begins to feel like she is being stalked, soon coming to the assumption that he has found a way to become invisible.
3. The Hunt
Rating: R
Release Date: March 13th
Streaming Release Date: March 20th
Platforms: Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Youtube
Cast: Betty Gilpin, Emma Roberts, Hilary Swank, Ethan Suplee, Justin Hartley
About: 12 strangers are collected and dropped off in a forest by wealthy elites intending to hunt them down!
4. Birds of Prey
Rating: R
Release Date: February 7th
Streaming Release Date: March 24th
Platforms: Vudu, Google Play, Youtube,
Cast: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell
About: Harley Quinn has left Mr. J, joins forces with Huntress, Black Canary, and Detective Renee Montoya to save a girl from a crime lord.
5. Just Mercy
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: December 25th
Streaming Release Date: March 24th
Platforms: Apple, Amazon Video
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O'shea Jackson Jr.
About: As a post-grad from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson ventures to Alabama intending to help those that are wrongly convicted or unable to pay for proper representation. Among his first cases is Walter Macmillan, sentenced to death for murder of an 18 year old girl in 1987. Even though evidence proves differently, Macmillan is convicted and Stevenson works tirelessly to fight this case while being racially profiled.
6. Bad Boys for Life
Rating: R
Release Date: January 17th
Streaming Release Date: March 31st
Platforms: Apple, Google play, And Amazon Prime
Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence
About: Marcus and MIke take on new roles in the Miami PD in order to take down Armando Armas of the drug cartel.
7. Trolls World Tour
Rating: PG
Release Date: April 10th
Streaming Release Date: April 10th
Platforms: Google Play, Youtube, Amazon Prime
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Ozzy Osbourne
About: Branch and Poppy find out they aren't the only musically inclined trolls out there. Scattered among six different lands, devoted to six different types of music, Poppy and Branch venture out to each land finding trouble.
8. Emma
Rating: PG
Release Date: February 21st
Streaming Release Date: March 20th
Platform: Amazon Prime, Google play, Youtube
Cast: Anya-Taylor joy, Johnny Flynn, Tanya Reynolds, Mia Goth
About: A selfish woman in the 1800s meddles in the love lives of her friends. Based off a novel by Jane Austen.
9. Love Birds
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 6th
Streaming Release Date: April 3rd
Platforms: Google Play, Youtube, Amazon Prime
Cast: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Anna Camp, Moses Storm
About: Nearly broken up, a couple gets involved with a murder mystery. Once the case is almost solved, they must figure out how to make their relationship work moving forward.
10. Bloodshot
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 24th
Streaming Release Date: March 27th
Platform: Google Play, Youtube, Amazon
Cast: Vin Diesel, Elza Gonzalez
About: Marine Ray Garrison was murdered then resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced by nanotech, Garrison becomes a super-human machine - Bloodshot.
What better time to get up to date and watch the latest movies than when you are quarantined. If you see a movie you like check and see if it's available now! Hoping you are staying productive during this difficult time, this is another Chick Chat post!
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