If you’re trying to add a new streaming service to your ever-growing collection but don’t want to make any commitments or spend a lot of money (or anything at all), Plex is a great option. The streaming platform offers a huge selection of movies that include everything from Decorated A24 films (Opens in a new tab) to modern dystopia classics like snow hole with Intense behind-the-scenes stories (Opens in a new tab).
Throughout August 2022, Plex has a number of great, free movies to stream, including the 2004 horror classic. saw With all its twists, turns, and deadly games. So, as part of CinemaBlend’s partnership with Plex, we’ve put together a list of 14 movies worth considering, either to revisit after all these years or for the first time entirely. Let’s break down each one of them now so you can start your next marathon…
Saw (2004)
After two men who seem to have nothing in common with each other wake up in a rickety bathroom, they both learn they are the victims of a sadistic jigsaw killer (Tobin Bell). Trapped and chained to tubes, the two strangers are forced to play a series of increasingly convoluted games if they are to survive the experience and see the outside world again. Meanwhile, two detectives try to track down the killer before he can claim another set of victims in the disturbing 2004 James Wan movie. saw.
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Compliance (2012)
What begins as an ordinary fast-food worker Becky (Dream Walker) turns out to be nothing until a police officer calls her manager Sandra (Ann Dodd) and accuses the young woman of stealing a customer. Over the phone, the officer forced Sandra to subject her employee to a series of increasingly traumatic experiences, all while telling the manager she was doing the right thing. But Sandra soon discovers that things aren’t always as straightforward as they seem.
Compliance stream on Plex (starting August 26th). (Opens in a new tab)
Frank (2014)
In the 2014 black comedy Lenny Abrahamson sincere, struggling songwriter John Burroughs (Domhnall Gleeson) is given the chance to join a rookie rock band and decides to make the most of the situation and move forward with the journey. But upon joining the band, John becomes fully aware of the idiosyncratic nature of the group, especially after meeting eccentric captain Frank (Michael Fassbender) who insists on performing on stage and living his life behind a large papier-mâché mask.
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Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
2003 Brascia Benqo Modern Martial Arts Classics Ong Bak: Thai Warrior It tells the story of a Muay Thai expert (Tony Jaa) as he leaves his sleepy village and heads to Bangkok in hopes of recovering an ancient and sacred Buddhist statue stolen from a local shrine. While the task at first seems like a simple recovery, it soon turns into a battle for the young man’s survival in the crowded and dangerous city.
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Goon (2011)
Having made a name for himself as a polite but understated goalkeeper with a killer punch, Doug Glatt (Sean William Scott) is given the chance to play for a Canadian minor league hockey team looking for someone with his own skill set. And while Doug lacks the speed, dexterity or mental fortitude to become a great all-time player behind the stick, find out in Michael Dawes’ book Follow That heroes come in all shapes and sizes…especially when they apply ice like nobody’s business.
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Drinking Friends (2013)
2013 Jo Swanberg Romantic Comedy drinking buddies It follows Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) two Chicago brewery co-workers trying to combat their mutual attraction while also dealing with a series of traumatic life experiences involving their romantic partners (played by Ron Livingston and Anna Kendrick).
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Half Nelson (2006)
ryan flick 2006 drama Half Nelson It stars Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunn, a history teacher who despite being charismatic and likable at his school in Brooklyn, has some serious problems with drugs, alcohol and his fragile mental state. But after meeting a student while he was at one of his lowest points, Dan found a reason to make the change he had needed to make for years.
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The Gift (2015)
Life seems perfect for Simon (Jason Bateman) and his wife Robin (Rebecca Hall) until he meets a supposed old friend from high school named Gordo (Joel Edgerton, who also manages) who randomly starts stopping and bringing gifts. And while at first it seems like the case for two former classmates after all these years, the pair soon discover that something is afoot with the persistent and anxious man in the gift.
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Heathers (1989)
After accidentally killing the school’s most ruthless and popular girl, Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) and her boyfriend Jason Dean (Christian Slater) make it look like they’ve committed suicide. But as Veronica learns in the 1989 black comedy by Michael Lehman HeathersThere’s always someone else willing to wear the crown, and things aren’t always what they seem, especially when your boyfriend is a serial killer or isn’t.
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Hard Candy (2005)
2006 David Slade psychological thriller hard candy Follows 14-year-old Hayley Stark (Elliott Page) as she meets and begins seducing a 32-year-old photographer named Jeff Colfer (Patrick Wilson) in an online chat room. Hayley eventually agrees to meet Jeff in real life, and decides to play a sinister trick on her new “boyfriend” by drugging and locking him up in order to get him to confess to committing heinous crimes against innocent tweens, but that’s not all…
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The Road (2009)
Years after a catastrophic event plunges the world into chaos and turns the planet into an ashes-covered inferno, father (Viggo Mortensen) and son (Cody Smit McPhee) make the decision to leave their moribund and increasingly cold home in hopes of finding a way to survive in the coldest of climates. warmer in the American South. But a lack of resources and inhospitable landscapes aren’t the only concerns the man and boy are forced to contend with in John Hillcott’s 2008 adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s play. The Road Where untold horrors and gangs of insane cannibals await to be tested physically, mentally and spiritually.
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Short Term 12 (2013)
Before Destin made Daniel Creighton Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsBooks and Directed Drama 2013 short term 12, which tells the story of Grace Howard (Brie Larson), a counselor trying to make life better for the residents of a group home for troubled youth. While she was initially optimistic and friendly toward the teens in her care, the facade begins to unravel as Grace is overcome with memories of her teens and the abuse she had to put up with.
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Wind River (2017)
After the body of a young woman is discovered in a remote part of an American Indian Reservation in Wyoming, US Fish and Wildlife Service agent Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) attempts to discover the cause of her murder and find those responsible for such a vicious attack. With the help of rookie FBI Special Agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen), Lambert conducts a comprehensive and dangerous investigation while also overcoming his grief in Taylor Sheridan’s new 2017 Western thriller. wind river.
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Lucky Number Sliven (2006)
Slevin Kelevra (Josh Hartnett) finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when he is caught in the crosshairs of a brutal gang war between notorious criminals (and former friends) The Boss (Morgan Freeman) and The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley). But as the story unfolds in Paul McGuigan’s 2006 crime thriller… Lucky number Slivena man who at first glance appears to be the result of a bad case of mistaken identity could be exactly where he has to be all along.
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These are just some of the great movies available Watch for free on Plex (Opens in a new tab) Throughout August and beyond. And with new movies (and TV shows of yesterday and today) being added to our increasingly large streaming library all the time, there’s always something worth checking out on the great platform.
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