If you take toParamount+ , there ’s no better way to quetch off the month of January than with a trinity of newly arrive action movies . Paramount+ may not have the deep bench of film that its streaming contender do , but Paramount itself has been one of the major Hollywood studio for decennary , and it has its own classics in the action writing style alongside a handful of films from other studio .
This month , our picks for the three action movies on Paramount+ that you need to see in January include a reunion of Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte , a really tragic comical Scripture film , and a Michael Bay sci - fi activity flick featuring Ewan McGregor and a young Scarlett Johansson .
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
In the realm of buddy drollery natural process films , there are few better than the original48 Hrs . , which was released in 1982.Another 48 Hrs.reunites Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte as Reggie Hammond and Inspector Jack Cates , respectively . At the head start of the film , Jack is unrelentingly pursuing a killer who goes by the name of The Iceman , while Reggie is sedately waiting for his release from prison so he can take in the money that Jack has been holding for him .
When Jack approaches Reggie about getting his help on the current case , friction ensues as Jack withholds Reggie ’s money until he cooperates . But an attempt on Reggie ’s life mean that he ’s already got a stake in the fight against The Iceman , which once again leads to Reggie and Jack team up up to take down their mutual foeman .
WatchAnother 48 Hrs.onParamount+ .
The Crow (1994)
The Crowwas supposed to have been Brandon Lee ’s breakout role , but the son of Bruce Lee was tragically killed during an on - set fortuity . That actual - globe calamity merge with the story ofThe Crowlends this unlikely superhero action movie a luck of gravitas and impact . In his last role , Lee plays Eric Draven , a vernal human being who is mangle on the same night that his fiancée , Shelly Webster ( Sofia Shinas ) , was sexually assaulted and fatally wound .
One class afterwards , Eric is uprise by a mystical crow that allow him to get his retaliation on everyone who hurt him and Shelly . Sergeant Daryl Albrecht ( Ernie Hudson ) , the man who investigated the crimes against Eric and Shelly , can hardly believe his own middle when he sees that Eric is awake again . But Eric ’s ultimate foe , Top Dollar ( Michael Wincott ) , visit his return as a chance to slip the Crow ’s powers of immortality for himself .
WatchThe CrowonParamount+ .
The Island (2005)
Before he went on to make severalTransformersmovies , director Michael Bay brought Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson together in the sci - fi action flickThe Island . In this alternate version of 2019 , Lincoln Six Echo ( McGregor ) and Jordan Two Delta ( Johansson ) are among a large chemical group of people who live in a secret facility that is seemingly one of the few places in the populace that is not contaminated . Or so they thought .
When Lincoln becomes suspicious about their living in the compound and an “ the island ” where certain man and women are sent to , he discovers that almost everyone in the facility – admit himself and Jordan – are clones who were created to furnish supernumerary pipe organ to their conferrer . After Lincoln convinces Jordan to make a audacious escape with him , the two clones are pursued by Albert Laurent ( Rebel Moon‘s Djimon Hounsou ) as they attempt to key out what ’s waitress for them in the extraneous world .
WatchThe IslandonParamount+ .
