Written by Jake Shoolheifer
The festive season has been and gone, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep the quality entertainment coming, especially with winter in full swing.
NOW TV has got some of the finest releases from last year like The Favourite and Avengers: Endgame, as well as some classics from the last decade to tuck into such as Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
So sign up to NOW TV and start your year right with these five choice cuts.
1. Avengers: Endgame
Streaming now
Avengers assemble for an almighty culmination of time travel, loss, revenge, hope and just about everything else that the 22-film-strong story has amassed. In terms of all-star casts, it doesn’t get much bigger with Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd and Brie Larson to name but a few. It’s no wonder this exhilarating Marvel-produced superhero story is the highest-grossing movie of all time.
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
Streaming now
Leonardo DiCaprio puts in a Golden Globe-winning turn as fraudulent stockbroker Jordan Belfort in Martin Scorsese’s criminal romp, based on a real story. This pulsating drama about greed and corruption drips with excess at every turn, and benefits from exceptional supporting performances by Margot Robbie and Jonah Hill. And who could forget that cameo from Matthew McConaughey in the chest-bumping restaurant scene? With so many iconic quotes and downright ludicrous moments, three hours absolutely fly by.
3. Aladdin (2019)
Streaming now
Sit the family down on the magic carpet for Guy Ritchie’s live-action reimagining of a Disney favourite. Will Smith delights as only he can as the Genie, while Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott are enchanting as Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. Sing along to songs from the original movie, including a special version of A Whole New World by Zayn and Zhavia Ward, as well as the newly recorded Arabian Nights.
4. The Favourite
Streaming now
Sparks fly in the 18th-century royal household as Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz vie for the affections of Olivia Colman’s Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos’s riotous The Favourite. Expect pithy putdowns, faultless costumes and impressive dance routines. You’ll relish the lead roles: in 2019, Colman took home the Oscar for best actress, but both Weisz and Stone picked up best supporting actress nominations, too.
5. Toy Story 4
Streaming 14 February
The fourth instalment in this legendary Disney Pixar franchise sees Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Annie Potts return as the voices of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Bo Peep respectively. When a new toy called Forky joins the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals just how big the world can be for a toy. If you missed Toy Story 4’s cinema release in June 2019, it’s the perfect weekend family movie.