We are just over two months into 2023, and it has provided a series of hit movies across many genres. With several sequels and old-classic remakes in line, the movie industry this year is firing on all cylinders.
In short, you cannot take the risk of missing out on some of the best box office hits and classics. So, get a streaming subscription that can provide you with great on-demand content and live TV at affordable rates. One of the top options for this purpose is the DirecTV Stream, which promises nothing but the best content from every which way. Follow this link to learn more on how you can tune in to one of the best streaming service platforms: https://www.buytvinternetphone.com/directv.
Moving on, we plan to entice our readers with the best movies so far, but it is impossible to list them all. However, we have hand-picked ten must-watch titles, ranked from bottom to top, for you to enjoy with your friends and family this year. So let’s not waste any more time and jump right into the action.
Cocaine Bear
Have you ever imagined what a predator on cocaine would be like? Well, no need to imagine anymore. The movie shows a band of smugglers in search of their lost bags of cocaine when one bag is found by a wild bear that swallows it whole. After that, no tourist, smuggler, or cop in its way is safe as the cocaine-fueled bear goes on an all-out rampage. It is not a masterpiece but a worthwhile movie with a large group of people.
Plane
When a passenger plane gets out of control in the storm, the pilot manages to handle this uneventful situation professionally. Somehow, he narrowly escapes the crash and tragic ending of everyone seated in the plane and emergency lands on an island in the Philippines. However, they are not alone there as slowly, the passengers start getting captured by rebels. Now, those who remain have to team up, free the remaining members from the clutches of rebels and escape the deadly island before it’s too late. It is a classic action film and a must-have for Gerard Butler’s fans.
Missing
Missing is the sequel of 2018’s Searching, a screen-life classic thriller experience that shows the story of a Father finding his missing daughter. In Missing, a teenager is on the search for his lost mother in Colombia. As the story moves forward, several twists and turns make it interesting, such as the point when the teenager, June, finds out that her mother has been keeping secrets from her. It is a great thriller movie that keeps the audience hooked till the very end.
Knock at the Cabin
From the hands of M. Night Shyamalan comes a supernatural-themed movie with many twists named Knock at the Cabin. The story follows four strangers who hold their parents and their 7-year-old daughter hostage at the cabin. The strangers demand a sacrifice of one of the family’s own to avoid a so-called apocalypse that, in their mind, is about to end everything. It may not be a top-hit movie, but the charm of Shyamalan makes it worth watching the movie.
M3GAN
After a couple’s death, they leave her daughter Cady in the hands of her aunt and a robotic creator, Gemma. However, she has no clue how to raise a child, so she takes help from her latest lifelike Android bot, M3GAN, who is there to protect her as her best friend. Soon things take a violent and horror turn as M3GAN grows overprotective of the kid against anyone who crosses her path. It is a scary, funny, and sci-fi horror that will surely provide fun.
Creed III
Michael B. Jordan takes the director’s seat for Creed III, the newest entry in the franchise. The movie tells the story of retired Donnie as he is working as a promoter instead of a fighter and living a happy life with Bianca Taylor. However, the story takes a turn when his childhood friend, who took the fall for him, returns from prison after a lengthy sentence. Slowly the story builds up to the final epic showdown. It is an overall great movie for franchise lovers and everyone else, all the same.
Sick
The man responsible for the 1996 humor and clever-filled horror, Scream returns to make its sequel in the same genre as Sick. The movie is set in the time during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and features two college students as they head to quarantine while the world shuts down. The two girls, along with their masks, gloves, and sanitizers, go on the road to set out against the pandemic. However, their plan faces a nightmare when a masked lunatic follows and attacks them at their cabin. It is a witty slasher movie that will surely grab your eyes.
Infinity Pool
Although Infinity Pool may seem gross and disturbing at some point, the actors do a fine job of making it worth watching the movie. It features a novelist on vacation with his rich wife. The husband, Jamie, meets a friend Gabi who, with her husband, Alban, plans a couple’s night out. However, during their time out, Jamie kills a local man, but he soon realizes the power of being wealthy and how they duplicate themselves and let a clone take death in their name. It may not be a movie for every house party but a great one if you are in a wild mood.
Skinamarink
Skinamarink is a nightmare starring a movie about two children, one of six years of age and her four-year-old brother. One day, the children wake up to find that their father is missing. Not only that, but strangely, all the windows and doors of the house vanished. So the duo set out to look for their father in the dark as voices call them from every which way. It is a scary movie that will scare even the toughest of minds, but that shouldn’t stop horror fans from reliving their childhood nightmare.
Saint Omer
Inspired by the events of documentarian Alice Diop when she attends the trial of a French child killer. The murderer does so by leaving her daughter to drown on the shore of Berck-sur-Mer, who was found lifeless the next day. The film features the novelist as Rama, four months pregnant, attending the trial for inspiration for her next writing piece. Saint Omer showcases a courtroom drama that poses difficult questions that makes the film about sympathy and humanity. It is a must-watch for documentary lovers and people with an interest in such drama-like movies.
Final Thoughts
Other than the paid subscription plans that you can buy, like Netflix and Hulu, you can also tune in to the DirecTV Stream local channels, which feature all kinds of great movies. So if you don’t have a subscription or just want to casually pass the time, the local media will suit you just fine.
Still, these movies are a great start to the year, while many more are still to come. So we will keep updating the list while you enjoy these hit and classic movies from all genres.
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