It’s the middle of July, and chances are, you’ve probably seen some, if not all, of the latest summer blockbusters like Inside Out 2 , A Quiet Place: Day One , and Despicable Me 4 . Even if you haven’t, you’re probably seeking something to watch this weekend, but you don’t need to go to the movie theater to watch something good. Streaming has plenty of great movies, and HBO’s streaming platform, Max, has the best that Hollywood has to offer.
Max’s impressive library of titles includes these three movie gems, all of which are underrated in one way or another. They also feature legendary movie stars like Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Taylor, and are guaranteed to give you a few hours of quality entertainment.
Patriot Games (1992) Many movie buffs believe action movies peaked in the 1980s with such films as 48 Hrs. , To Live and Die in L.A.
, and any Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Some believe the 2000s were the golden era for the genre, with directors Michael Bay, Tony Scott, and McG all pumping out one hit after another. Personally, I love action movies from the 1990s because most of them tried to marry spectacle with substance.
The best of these Clinton-era movies is Patriot Games , Phillip Noyce’s excellent adaptation of Tom Clancy’s book featuring Jack Ryan. In this entry, Harrison Ford takes overthe role from The Hunt for Red October ‘s Alec Baldwin in a story that pits Ryan against a radical faction of the IRA. In .