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Four-star movies you can stream today
Updated Jan. 4, 2018
Looking for something to watch? Here are movies that have received a four-star review from the Globe since 2012 and are currently streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video or HBO Go and Now.
I Am Not Your Negro
Reviewed in 2017
Powerful documentary ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ speaks to current moment
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Paterson
Reviewed in 2017
‘Paterson’ is poetry in motion
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Jackie
Reviewed in 2016
Natalie Portman captures emotional intimacy of ‘Jackie’
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Manchester By The Sea
Reviewed in 2016
In ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ Casey Affleck comes fully out of his brother’s shadow
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Moonlight
Reviewed in 2016
‘Moonlight’ is a coming-of-age movie revelation
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The Handmaiden
Reviewed in 2016
When twists become turns, and turns become kinks
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A War
Reviewed in 2015
‘A War’ is one of the best war movies ever
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Anomalisa
Reviewed in 2015
People are strange in ‘Anomalisa’
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Spotlight
Reviewed in 2015
Superb ‘Spotlight’ doesn’t turn journalists into heroes
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Room
Reviewed in 2015
‘Room’ addresses trauma and wonderment
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Girlhood
Reviewed in 2015
‘Girlhood’ follows Parisian daughters of African diaspora
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Two Days, One Night
Reviewed in 2015
Marion Cotillard shines in ‘Two Days, One Night’
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The Overnighters
Reviewed in 2014
‘The Overnighters’ will stay with you
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Boyhood
Reviewed in 2014
12-year journey into ‘Boyhood’
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Life Itself
Reviewed in 2014
‘Life Itself’ celebrates Roger Ebert
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Reality
Reviewed in 2013
A sharp look at the ‘Reality’ of modern fame
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Reviewed in 2012
‘Ai Weiwei’: art and the activist
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The Kid With a Bike
Reviewed in 2012
‘The Kid With a Bike’ is a masterful ride
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Moonrise Kingdom
Reviewed in 2012
Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ rises to the occasion
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How to Survive a Plague
Reviewed in 2012
‘How to Survive a Plague’ looks back at AIDS activism’s power
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