By Vlad Zakh · April 20, 2026
Drama feel goodthought provoking
Movie palaces and nickelodeons are the settings for some very loving tributes to moviegoing. Cinema Paradiso is the benchmark, with a filmmaker remembering a Sicilian projectionist, The Last Picture Show has teens in a dying Texas town as their theatre faces closure, and Matinee has a horror premiere electrifying a small town. The Majestic, Sullivan’s Travels and Sherlock Jr. round out the six.
01 A schlock horror filmmaker's new movie premiere electrifies a small town during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Directed by Joe Dante · 1h 39m · Rated PG
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: ARROW · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
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02 An amnesiac blacklisted screenwriter is mistaken for a small town's long-lost war hero.
Directed by Frank Darabont · 2h 33m · Rated PG
Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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03 A filmmaker recalls his childhood friendship with the projectionist at his small Sicilian town's cinema.
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · 2h 04m · Rated PG
Won 1 Oscar25 wins & 33 nominations
Stream: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: ARROW · Rent: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema · Buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
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04 Teenagers in a dying Texas town navigate love and loss as their local movie theatre faces closure.
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 1h 59m · Rated R
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Stream: Starz Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
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Stream: Sony Pictures Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video
05 A successful film director poses as a homeless drifter to research a serious social drama.
Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 31m · Rated NR
Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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06 A daydreaming projectionist falls asleep and imagines himself solving a mystery inside the film he is showing.
Directed by Buster Keaton · 0h 45m · Rated NR
2 wins
Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix, Kino Film Collection, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
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