Joker, The Irishman, Marriage story — Watch all these Oscar-winners and nominated movies on Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV
The Irishman on Netflix
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci
Nominated for: Best Picture, Joe Pesci for actor in a supporting role, Best Cinematography, Costume Design, Martin Scorsese for directing, Production Design, Visual Effects, Writing
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman is a story about the disappearance of James Jimmy Hoffa — the labour union president of the 1970s. The case is one of the unsolved mysteries of America. The movie however is a fictional account that is based on the book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt. The book constitutes a confession that Mafia hitman Sheeran made to Brandt before his death.
Joker on Apple TV
IMDb: 8.6/10
Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz
Nominated for: Best Picture, Joaquin Phoenix for actor in a leading role, Best Cinematography, Costume Design, Todd Phillips for directing , Nicki Ledermann and Kay Georgiou for Makeup and Hairstyling , Hildur Guðnadóttir for Music Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Writing
Joker is one of those rare backstories that takes us into the heart and mind of DC Comics’ most celebrated villain, Joker. The gut-wrenching tale takes us into the sickening loneliness and the blurring reality of Arthur Fleck aka Joker, whose life started with a difficult parentage. Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix ‘s startling performance won him the best actor award at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Marriage Story on Netflix
IMDb: 8.1/10
Director: Noah Baumbach
Stars: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Greer
Nominated for: Best Picture, Adam Driver for Actor in a leading role, Scarlett Johansson for actress in a leading role, Laura Dern for actress in a supporting role, Quentin Tarantino for directing, Randy Newman for Music
Description: A modern New York family involving a stage director, his actor wife and
their kid struggles through the process of a messy divorce. The couple try to make it peaceful but all the legal proceedings and their son’s custody make the divorce uglier than they thought.
Once upon a time in Hollywood on Amazon Prime Video
IMDb: 7.7/10
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt
Nominated for: Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio for Actor in a leading role, Brad Pitt for actor in a supporting role, Best Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
Description: Quentin Tarantino’s alternate reality movies takes us into the life of an aging star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt). In a parallel storyline, Margot Robbie portrays Dalton's neighbour Sharon Tate who was one of hippie Charles Manson’s victims. This movie however celebrates the life of Tate, pokes fun of Roman Polanski and even Bruce Lee is not missing from Tarantino’s vivid imagination of Hollywood life.
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