This 2024 Pamela Anderson Film Is A Top Movie On Hulu Right Now
'The Last Showgirl' is currently among Hulu's most popular movies, according to the streamer's public ranking system.
The 2024 film stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a middle-aged showgirl whose career is on the verge of ending as her Las Vegas revue is set to close after a run of 30 years. The Gia Coppola-directed drama also features Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka.
Anderson received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for her role. It's an intriguing drama contained in a tight, 90-minute time frame, writes former HuffPost senior culture reporter Candice Frederick.
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This Oscar-nominated animated film made its Netflix debut on Saturday. Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor, the film is based on the 2016 book of the same name by Peter Brown. The story follows Roz (Nyong'o), a helper robot who teaches itself how to talk to animals and take care of a baby goose.
Robert Pattinson stars as the titular Mickey in Bong Joon Ho's latest sci-fi film. Mickey Barnes is part of a space colony, and his job is to undertake a variety of dangerous and fatal tasks — he's cloned by his employer every time he dies. The film also stars Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.
Apple TV+'s 'Fountain of Youth' stars John Krasinski, Natalie Portman and Eiza González. The film follows Luke (Krasinski), a treasure hunter who forms a team to go on a new adventure. However, a wrinkle gets added to that journey when Luke recruits his estranged and skeptical sister Charlotte (Portman).
The last installment of the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise just entered theaters on Friday, hitting a series high at the box office — a whopping $191 million globally. (You can read contributor Jake Kleinman's review of the new film here.) On Paramount+, viewers tapped into the previous installments of the eight-film franchise, which nabbed several of the top spots on the Paramount+ film ranking.
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