The best movies leaving Netflix, Amazon, and Max at the end of May 2023

We’re just spitting distance from June, and with it the beginning of summer! Fun in the sun and breezy weather are nigh upon us, but that’s not all: A fresh new batch of movies to watch is about to pop up on streaming. Before we get to what’s new to streaming in June though, here are just a few of the very best movies to watch before they leave streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, and Max (formerly HBO Max) at the end of the month.

We’ve got a solid selection of outgoing movies to choose from this month, from the 1982 sword and sorcery action epic Conan BarbarianStarring the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger in the ultra-violent action film classic First BloodSylvester Stallone stars in the classic crime film My Cousin VinnyMore.

With choices like that, you won’t have to look far to find something awesome to watch. Let’s get into it.

Netflix Movies

Conan The Barbarian

Universal Pictures

Year: 1982
Genre:Epic Fantasy
Run time: 2h 1m
Director: John Milius
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman

What do you think is the most important thing about life? How would you like to crush your enemy, drive them before you and hear their lamentations? Maybe, but watching Arnold Schwarzenegger play Robert E. Howard’s pulp hero is pretty high up there as well.

Conan is a young boy who fights for his freedom from slavery. He also trains in sword skills and seeks revenge against the warlord that murdered his parents. Schwarzenegger is Cona. He represents everything in this film. Conan Barbarian is epic; from Mako’s ominous narration chronicling the trials and tribulations of Conan’s rise to power, the brutal action sequences and battles between Conan and snake cultists, to Jones’ inimitable performance as the devious Thulsa Doom. It even opens with Friedrich Nietzsche’s quote. If that doesn’t scream “badass,” I don’t know what does. —Toussaint Egan

Conan Barbarian Leaves Netflix on March 31, 2019.

The Quick and the Dead

Photo: TriStar Pictures/Everett Collection

Year: 1995
Genre: Western
Run time: 1h 48m
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast:Sharon Stone Gene Hackman Russell Crowe

Sam Raimi is a master of modern Westerns.

In many ways, the film’s structure is similar to that of a sports flick. The Quick and the Dead The film follows a colorful cast of characters in an action-packed quick draw tournament held in a lawless city run by Gene Hackman. That tyrant is the many-times defending champion of this deadly tournament, and the crowded field of contestants includes a woman on a quest for revenge (Sharon Stone), his son looking to prove himself (Leonardo DiCaprio), a former outlaw-turned-preacher forced to compete against his will (Russell Crowe), a celebrity gunman (Lance Henriksen), and a gun-for-hire (Keith David).

The movie is full of Raimi’s visual flair, with outlandish zooms and angles, especially in the duel sequences, and close-ups set against pitch black backgrounds to highlight what the character is thinking. The visual excess doesn’t distract from the incredible actors — rather, it amplifies it, as Raimi focuses on his talented cast’s faces and lets them do what they do best. The Quick and the Dead This movie is an excellent preview of his Spider-Man films, as he embraces comic book aesthetics. I was so entertained by this film that I re-installed it immediately. Red Dead Redemption 2, —Pete Volk

The Quick and the Dead Netflix is leaving May 31, 2019.

Hulu Movies to Watch

Unstoppable

Twentieth Century Fox

Year: 2010
Genre:Blue-collar thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson

Tony Scott’s final film is also arguably his best, a down-to-earth blue collar drama ripped from the headlines and dramatized You can also read more about the benefits of using Enough to create a cinematic experience.

Unstoppable The film retells a story about the CSX incident 8888, in which a train that was running away with hazardous material on board had to be stopped by a crew from a second locomotive. In the movie’s version, Denzel Washington is veteran engineer Frank Barnes, while a young Chris Pine is the rookie train conductor Will Colson. Unstoppable quickly sets up the tension between the two characters — Frank and his pals see Will as an example of young new hires given senior positions so as not to pay the experienced employees higher wages.

Washington and Pine’s ability to give these characters depth and a relationship is one of the main reasons why this movie succeeds. You get to see these two men figure each other out in real time, especially when they’re in crisis mode. The train sequences are also electrifying — Scott borrowed trains from three different railroads for the movie, and the tension is palpable and gripping. —PV

Unstoppable Leaves Hulu Aug. 31.

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First Blood

Orion Pictures

Year: 1982
Genre: A Thriller
Run time: 1h 33m
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna

The first Rambo film might seem like a violent, jingoistic action movie. This is not the case. First Blood This is an anti-war classic featuring one of greatest performances in its time. You should see it before Max leaves.

The following are some of the ways to get in touch with us First BloodJohn Rambo, a Vietnam War veteran, visits the made up town Hope, Washington to visit the last survivor of his squad. Police see Rambo as a victim to be exploited, so they arrest him and treat him like a subhuman while harassing and beating him inside the police station. The highly-skilled soldier beats up the police and escapes, causing a massive manhunt.

Rambo begins to stalk his victims in the forest. You may feel like you’re rooting more for the villain than the victim, but there aren’t that many deaths in First BloodRambo wants nothing more than to be alone. Stallone’s vulnerable and moving performance makes it all come together — it’s movie-star stuff. First Blood This is one of the best anti-war films in American history. It’s a film that everyone should watch. —PV

First Blood Leaves Max31 May

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My Cousin Vinny

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Year: 1992
Genre: Crime comedy
Run time: 1h 59m
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei

Joe Pesci is the cousin of two New Yorkers, including Ralph Macchio, the Karate Kid, wrongly charged with murder in Alabama. He has passed the bar after numerous attempts. That cousin, Vinny, and his fiancée Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) travel to the Deep South to attempt to win a trial with the odds stacked against them.

The comedy is a cross between a culture clash and a legal thriller. My Cousin VinnyThe performances of the central characters are what makes this film so good. Pesci’s Vinny has a great range of emotions. At times he is overconfident and at other times he lacks confidence but tries to care for those whose lives he touches. Tomei is the star, though, as she won the Oscar for her sharp, hilarious and incredibly rich performance. —PV

My Cousin Vinny leaves Prime Video May 31.

The Criterion Channel offers a wide range of movies to enjoy.

Metropolis

Image: Kino-Lorber

Year: 1927
Genre: Sci-fi
Run time: 2h 33m
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich

Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film opus is a towering achievement, a masterpiece of German Expressionism and a quintessential work in the canon of science-fiction cinema. It’s simply inconceivable to imagine a world where films like Blade Runner, Stars Wars, and other classic of the genre exist without the precedent of Metropolis.

In a dystopian world, a wealthy upper class lives in towering technological citadels while a abused and exploited lower class toils below the surface to maintain the city’s functioning. Metropolis centers on the intersecting stories of three people: the rebellious son of Metropolis’ founder, a young woman living in the undercity, and a mad scientist with plans to usurp the ruling class and claim power for himself.

Two hours thirty minutes of brilliant storytelling MetropolisIt is as much of a time capsule as it is of an old vision of what the future might have been. —TE

MetropolisCriterion Channel is leaving on May 31, 2009.