Paramount Plus is not in our guide to the best streaming services at all, but that does not mean it is not worth subscribing to Paramount's streaming service Paramount Plus adds a huge amount of new shows and movies every month, including some excellent ones
Among the new additions to Paramount Plus this month are about a dozen films with ratings of 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes These films are the cream of the crop with near-universal acclaim, and adding this many in a given month is no small accomplishment
But there are also a lot of films to watch at once So, we've narrowed it down to seven of the best films that are new to Paramount Plus this August and are in the 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes Here are the films to watch
Rose Dooley (Maeve Higgins) appears to be just a driving instructor, but her father Vincent Dooley (Lister Cooper) has turned her into a talented paranormal expert But a chance encounter with Martin Martin (Barry Ward) and his possessed daughter Sarah (Emma Coleman) forces her to dance with the devil, and one-hit rock star Christian Winter (Will Forte) attempts to sacrifice Sarah to Satan by Things don't go well for Harmonica at first, but she soon finds herself mingling with fugitive “Cheyenne” (Jason Robards) and former prostitute Jill (Claudia Cardinale) Don't miss the greatest Western ever made, now available on Paramount Plus
Genre Western Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96 Streaming on Paramount Plus
It was just announced that Nicolas Cage will star in a biopic about legendary coach-turned-announcer John Madden While that film may end up being great, it will be hard to top Cage's performance in Face/Off [John Travolta co-stars with Cage as FBI Special Agent Sean Archer, a federal agent who has been pursuing criminal Caster Troy (Cage) for years But after hunting down the elusive criminal turns into a mission for revenge, Archer discovers a revolutionary new technology that gives him an advantage against Troy
By the end of this John Woo action thriller, both men are completely immersed in the other's existence in an attempt to win Face/Off remains a unique action film today and a must-see for any action movie fan”
Genre Comedy Drama Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92 Streaming on Paramount Plus
This epic Brazilian crime film is one of the best foreign films made this century Set in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the film is narrated by Rocket (Alexandre Rodriguez), a resident of Cidade de Deus, a favela in Rio who dreams of becoming a photographer When a war erupts between drug dealers Leese (Leandro Firmino) and Carrot (Mateusz Nachtergaele) in a favela, Rocket sees a chance to live outside the Brazilian slums
Despite nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and other awards, “City of God” was not nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for some reason It did, however, make a number of Top 10 lists for 2002 The film has many attractions, but its cast, composed mainly of actual favela residents, is its biggest draw
Genre Crime (Foreign) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91
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