The extensive Paramount+ The film library continues to expand with a selection of high-quality cinema classics this November. Like many other streaming services, Paramount+ is wasting no time preparing for the holiday season in December with titles like 1999 A Christmas song and both Bad Santa and Bad Santa 2 arriving on the platform. They replace a handful of classic horror franchises that leave after Halloween — although the selection of genre films on Paramount+ also remains strong.
Thanks to the relative stability of Paramount+ compared to streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video, many of the best films available in recent months still remain. Comedy classics like Presenter: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and iconic titles like pulp Fiction remain available to subscribers (with the latter accompanied by another Tarantino hit, Inglourious Basterds, on November 1st). In short, Paramount+ in November 2024 remains one of the best streaming platforms for movie buffs and cinephiles, with many of the most successful films of all time calling the service home.
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Catch me if you can
(2002) [Comedy-Drama] – 2002 Catch me if you can is based on the “true story” of Frank Abagnale Jr. and was adapted from his autobiography. Played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Abagnale was a con man, and the film follows him getting ahead of the FBI agent assigned to bring him to justice – the increasingly frustrated Carl Hanratty, played to hilarious perfection by Tom Hanks.
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Presenter: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004) [Comedy] – Will Ferrell is considered a comedy A-Lister in the 2020s, and one of the films that put him on the map was 2004 Presenter: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Few films capture the spirit of 2000s comedy as much as Anchor, and its 86% audience score on Rotten tomatoes shows that it has stood the test of time.
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SE (2024)
(2024) [Fantasy Comedy] – IF is a charming and touching family comedy that viewers of all ages can enjoy. Written and directed by John Krasinski of The office and A peaceful place fame, IF centers on 12-year-old Bea, who, upon moving into her godmother’s apartment, discovers that she can see imaginary friends.
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Tropical Thunder
(2008) [Comedy] – Tropical Thunder is utterly hilarious, with the three main cast members – Ben Stiller as Tugg Speedman, Jack Black as Jeff Portnoy, Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus – all delivering some of the best performances of their careers. Although it is an incredibly controversial comedy, it is considered by the overwhelming majority of viewers to be an impeccable film about cinema.
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Jackass: The Movie
(2002) [Comedy] – The stunt-based slapstick antics of Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and the rest of the Idiot the team may seem like a relic in the age of social media, when online pranksters are a dime a dozen, but the Idiot The films show why the band of adventurers that started it all is still the best.
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
(1986) [Comedy] – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is the film that made Matthew Broderick a star. He plays the eponymous high school slacker who skips class with his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) and his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is one of the best truancy films of all time, thanks to its clever script and Broderick’s charming performance.
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The Addams Family (1991)
(1991) [Supernatural Comedy] – The Addams Family marks the big screen debut of the spooky and eccentric clan based on the Charles Addams cartoons. The Addams Family was a box office success, probably thanks to the performances of its talented cast led by Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston and the young Christina Ricci in a remarkable performance as Wednesday Addams.
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Mean Girls (2004)
(2004) [Comedy] – From the brilliant mind of Tina Fey, Mean Girls sees homeschooled Cady Heron experience public high school for the first time. It’s a hilariously exaggerated yet shockingly realistic portrayal of female high school politics, and Mean Girls‘most iconic quotes – “She’s not even going here!”, “You go, Glen Coco!”etc. – are still spoken to this day.
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School of Rock
(2003) [Comedy] – School of Rock is the best Jack Black film for many fans. Black plays Dewey Finn, an aspiring guitarist who is kicked out of his band and is in need of money. While posing as a substitute teacher at a private school, Dewey discovers that the class he teaches is made up of musical geniuses, so he recruits the children to compete with him in the Battle of the Bands.
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Interstellar
(2014) [Sci-Fi Drama] -Christopher Nolan Interstellar centers on the crew of an exploratory ship, the Endurance, as they attempt to find a new home for humanity by traveling through a newly emerged wormhole near Saturn. Things quickly go wrong for the Endurance team (led by Matthew McConaughey as Cooper), and the adventure that follows has some of the most epic sci-fi visuals of the last decade.
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Saving Private Ryan
(1998) [War Drama] – Widely considered the best WWII film ever made, Saving Private Ryan is arguably a career highlight for both director Steven Spielberg and lead cast member Tom Hanks. Saving Private Ryan it won Golden Globes for Best Drama and Best Director, as well as nominations for Best Drama Actor (for Tom Hanks), Best Original Score and Best Screenplay. It then won the Oscar for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing at the Oscars of the same year.
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Forest Gump
(1994) [Comedy Drama] – Forest Gump it’s also almost undefeated as a film that sums up the last decades of the 20th century succinctly (and sometimes hilariously). Tom Hanks plays the titular character, Forrest Gump, who – despite having an IQ of just 75 – manages to become one of the coincidentally most significant figures of the century. He ends up meeting several presidents, serving in the Vietnam War, becomes an international ping pong champion and, in the 1990s, a billionaire (although he still mows lawns for free).
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Gladiator
(2000) [Historic Drama] – Set in Ancient Rome, Gladiator stars Russell Crowe as Maximus, a fallen Roman soldier who becomes enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator in the Colosseum. Crowe gave a career-defining performance, as did Joaquin Phoenix as the vile Emperor Commodus.
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The godfather
(1972) [Crime Drama] – Few films have been as influential as the 1972 crime drama The Godfather, and Marlon Brando’s performance as the ruthless but soft-spoken mob boss Vito Corleone is one of the most cited in cinema history.
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Titanic
(1997) [Romantic Drama] – James Cameron’s epic romance film Titanic had a huge effect on Hollywood the moment it hit theaters in 1997. Turning its lead actors into huge stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, TitanicThe story of the doomed ship parallels the doomed lovers who sailed on it in 1912.
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Transformers (2007)
(2007) [Action Sci-Fi] – Michael Bay fans in particular will find Transformers immensely satisfying, as it’s filled with the director’s penchant for explosions and high-octane action sequences. The CGI from the 2007 film still holds up, showing that it more than earned an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 80th awards show.
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
(2023) [Fantasy Adventure] – While Honor among thieves contains many nods to Dungeons and Dragons, knowledge of the game is far from being a requirement to enjoy the film. The film is an action-packed ride through a mythical fantasy realm that never gets bogged down in lore and exposition at the expense of good storytelling.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991) [Action Sci-Fi] – The long-awaited sequel to 1984 The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day It surpassed expectations and is widely considered the best film in the science fiction franchise. The sequel turned its lead actors into huge stars, and its special effects are so impressive that they’re just one of the things about it. Terminator 2 which still remains today.
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022) [Action] – After many decades, the classic 1986 aviation film Superior weapon received a sequel, and 2022 Top Gun: Maverick both lived up to the original and even – according to many viewers and critics – surpassed it. Tom Cruise returns to Superior weapon 2 to reprise his role as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, and in the sequel he’s struggling to adapt to a changing world that increasingly relies on drones, AI and other varieties of technology that threaten to make ace pilots redundant.
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Mission: Impossible
(1996) [Spy Thriller] – Although Cruise has been in action films before this one, it could be argued that Mission: ImpossibleThe still-iconic scene of Ethan Hunt breaking into a high-security vault in a line was what solidified Cruise as a no-nonsense stunt junkie. Brian De Palma’s spy thriller doesn’t rewrite the genre, but what it does is make Tom Cruise a true action star.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023) [Action Adventure] – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem It’s perfect for a family movie night. From a writing team that includes the hilarious Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the animated film finds the four Turtles (Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon) and their friend April (Ayo Edebiri) looking to bring about a union from crime to justice.
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pulp Fiction
(1994) [Crime Drama] – When it comes to directors currently working, few names are as recognized as Quentin Tarantino. The filmmaker has several acclaimed films to his name, though the classic that arguably made him a household name, 1994 Pulp Fiction, it is still considered by many to be his best.
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Face/Off
(1997) [Crime Sci-Fi] – 1997 Face/Off, a sci-fi action crime thriller from renowned director John Woo. Face/Off stars John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, and both have played the same pair of characters since Face/Off is about an FBI agent who has his face swapped with that of a notorious terrorist through a surgical procedure so he can go undercover and find the location of a bomb that could destroy Los Angeles.
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Jack Reacher
(2012) [Action Thriller] – The premise of Jack Reacher It already sets up an intense action thriller on its own, but the presence of Tom Cruise in the lead role lets Paramount+ subscribers know they’re in for a thrill ride every minute of 2:10. It is an adaptation of the film Lee Child One shot, and stars Cruise as the titular retired U.S. Army investigator who finds himself pulled back into his former life to help capture a retired military sniper responsible for a mass shooting.
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Guarantee
(2004) [Thriller] – Tom Cruise is one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars thanks to iconic performances from protagonists like Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible franchise and Maverick in Superior weapon films. However, his villainous performance as the murderer Vincent in Guarantee It’s actually one of his best roles. Playing the hero in the Michael Mann-directed film is Jamie Foxx as Max Durocher, a taxi driver who is forced to drive Vincent around as he completes his contract killings.
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Annihilation
(2018) [Sci-Fi Horror] – Director Alex Garland’s mind-bending 2018 sci-fi horror andstars Natalie Portman alongside the likes of Tessa Thompson and Oscar Isaac, and remains one of the most intriguing and mentally engaging films in the sci-fi horror subgenre of recent decades. Annihilation is a film that’s best entered with as few spoilers as possible, and it’s almost guaranteed to satisfy Paramount+ subscribers seeking a horror that has as many thought-provoking plot points as it does scares.
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A peaceful place: first day
(2024) [Sci-Fi Horror] – Among the new films that came directly from theaters to Paramount+ is the one from 2024 A peaceful place: first day, the long-awaited prequel to A peaceful place and A Quiet Place: Part II. A peaceful place: first day stars Lupita Nyong’o as Sam, a terminal cancer patient living in a hospice outside New York. The film’s plot follows Sam as she tries to survive the sudden invasion of Earth by hostile aliens.
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World War Z
(2013) [Zombie Horror] – Brad Pitt’s action horror World War Z is based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. However, the adaptation is incredibly loose, and there were many complaints about both its version of the narrative and that director Marc Foster’s version watered down the tone to achieve a PG-13 rating. However, when analyzed on its own merit, World War Z is an incredibly solid zombie movie with some unparalleled special effects.
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Pet Cemetery
(2019) [Supernatural Horror] – The 2019 remake of Pet Cemetery is one of the most solid Stephen King adaptations of the last decade. The film follows the Creed family who, after being evicted from their home in Boston, move to the small town of Ludlow, Maine, with their two children. The family quickly discovers that the local “Pet Cemetery” has strange properties, particularly that animals have buried what has returned from the grave.
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Smile
(2022) [Supernatural Horror] – One of the most discussed new horror films that is not a remake, reboot or sequel in the last 5 years is 2022 Smile. From the moment Smile The trailer has arrived, got fans of the horror genre talking thanks to its incredibly stunning and disturbing visuals – most notably the ghoulish, distended smile of each victim affected by the Smile the curse sees those around him and eventually wears them down in his final moments.
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