From The Beekeeper to Blue Beetle to Mean Girls, here are the 8 best movies to stream on Showmax

10th Jul 2024 | Source: Multichoice Ghana

<div><em>Including Anyone But You, Migration, Blue Beetle, BlackBerry, Master Gardener & Silent Night</em></div>

<div><strong>MEAN GIRLS </strong><span style="color:#000000">| Stream from Monday, 1 July</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">From multiple-Emmy-winner Tina Fey (</span><em>30 Rock</em><span style="color:#131313">) comes a new – musical – twist on the cult-favourite movie, </span><em>Mean Girls</em><span style="color:#131313">, which was in turn based on Rosalind Wiseman's book </span><em>Queen Bees and Wannabes</em><span style="color:#131313">. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">The #15 highest-grossing movie of 2024 (so far) at the global box office, </span><em>Mean Girls</em><span style="color:#000000"> follows </span><span style="color:#131313">new student Cady Heron, who's welcomed in to the top of the social food chain by the elite popular girls known as "The Plastics"... until she falls for queen bee Regina's ex, Aaron. </span></div>

<div><em>Mean Girls</em><span style="color:#131313"> stars Angourie Rice (the </span><em>Spider-Man</em><span style="color:#131313"> trilogy, </span><em>Mare of Easttown</em><span style="color:#131313">) as Cady, with singer Reneé Rapp (</span><em>The Sex Lives of College Girls</em><span style="color:#131313">) reprising her role from the Broadway show as Regina. Also look out for Auli'i Cravalho (who voiced the animated Moana), Tony winner and Grammy nominee Jaquel Spivey, and Christopher Briney (</span><em>The Summer I Turned Pretty</em><span style="color:#131313">) as Aaron, as well as a bunch of familiar faces from the original film, including lead Lindsay Lohan. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#13343b">As</span><em> RogerEbert.com</em><span style="color:#13343b"> says, "Ultimately, the film is a vinegary cautionary tale, an angry screed against being mean for meanness sake, and a love letter to teens who are comfortable just being themselves. This time around it seems Fey and co actually made fetch happen."</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#13343b">If you don't know what that means, </span><span style="color:#131313">also watch the </span><a href="https://usw2.nyl.as/t1/211/bawprcs2xoozt2t1ab837qj98/1/1e7f70c6a0a17b9543fccc4f8970c965e1cb742b05ca557e54b3dfefcc980df1" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc" target="_blank">2004 original on Showmax</a><span style="color:#131313">.</span></div>

<div><strong>BLUE BEETLE</strong><span style="color:#000000"> | Stream from Monday, 1 July </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">In </span><em>Blue Beetle</em><span style="color:#000000">, struggling college grad Jaime Reyes unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he gets an incredible but unpredictable suit of armour, forever changing his destiny.</span></div>

<div><em>Blue Beetle </em><span style="color:#000000">was up for Best Superhero Movie at the 2024 Critics Choice Super Awards, where Xolo Maridueña (</span><em>Cobra Kai</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Parenthoo</em><span style="color:#000000">d) was nominated for Best Actor.  </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Recommending the film for ages 12+, and listing it among the Best Movies of the Year: 2023, </span><em>Common Sense Media</em><span style="color:#000000"> calls </span><em>Blue Beetle</em><span style="color:#000000">, "a breath of fresh air in a packed superhero market," saying, "A Latino superhero is long overdue in the DCEU, and this warm, funny adventure makes it worth the wait." </span></div>

<div><em>Blue Beetle</em><span style="color:#000000"> also stars Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza (</span><em>Thor</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Dora and the Lost City of Gold</em><span style="color:#000000">), Emmy-winning comedian George Lopez, and Critics Choice nominees Raoul Max Trujillo (</span><em>Mayans M.C.</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Riddick</em><span style="color:#000000">) and Harvey Guillén (</span><em>What We Do in the Shadows</em><span style="color:#000000">), as well as Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. Singer Becky G voices Khaji-Da.</span></div>

<div><strong>THE BEEKEEPER</strong><span style="color:#000000"> | Stream from Monday, 8 July </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Expose the corruption. Protect the hive.</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">The #13 biggest global blockbuster of the year (so far), </span><em>The Beekeeper</em><span style="color:#000000"> stars Critics Choice nominee Jason Statham (</span><em>Wrath of Man</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Expend4bles, The Transporter</em><span style="color:#000000">) as a man whose brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organisation known as "Beekeepers." </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">As </span><em>Globe and Mail</em><span style="color:#000000"> says, "There is no anxiety in this increasingly stressful world that cannot be soothed by watching Jason Statham kick someone in the throat."</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Directed by David Ayer, who wrote </span><em>Training Day</em><span style="color:#000000"> and the original </span><em>The Fast and the Furious</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>The Beekeeper's </em><span style="color:#000000">all-star cast includes Emmy Raver-Lampman (</span><em>The Umbrella Academy</em><span style="color:#000000">), People's Choice winner Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark in the </span><em>Hunger Games</em><span style="color:#000000"> movies), Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (</span><em>Good Will Hunting</em><span style="color:#000000">), six-time Emmy nominee Phylicia Rashad (Mary-Anne Creed in the </span><em>Creed</em><span style="color:#000000"> films) and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons (</span><em>Watchmen</em><span style="color:#000000">).</span></div>

<div><strong>MIGRATION </strong><span style="color:#000000">| Stream from Sunday, 14 July</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Take flight into the thrill of the unknown in </span><em>Migration</em><span style="color:#000000">, another #1 blockbuster from Illumination, the studio that gave us </span><em>Despicable Me</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Minions</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Sing</em><span style="color:#000000"> and </span><em>The Secret Life of Pets</em><span style="color:#000000">. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Overprotective Mallard duck dad Mack just wants to keep his family safe in their pond, but his family wants the holiday of a lifetime. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">At the 2024 Annie Awards, Tresi Gazal was nominated for Outstanding Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for her feature film debut as the voice of little Gwen. The cast also includes Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjiani and three-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks as her parents, not to mention the likes of Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key, Emmy nominee Awkwafina and Oscar nominee Danny DeVito. </span></div>

<div><em>Migration </em><span style="color:#000000">is directed by Oscar nominee Benjamin Renner (</span><em>Ernest & Celestine</em><span style="color:#000000">), from his screenplay with Emmy winner Mike White (</span><em>The White Lotus, School of Rock</em><span style="color:#000000">). </span><em>Common Sense Media</em><span style="color:#000000"> recommends </span><em>Migration</em><span style="color:#000000"> for ages 6+ in their 4/5-star review, calling the animation, "a charming choice for all ages to watch together."</span></div>

<div><strong><em>WEEK THREE: 15-21 July</em></strong></div>

<div><strong>ANYONE BUT YOU</strong><span style="color:#000000"> | Stream from Monday, 15 July </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Hot? Yes. Bothered? Also yes. </span></div>

<div><em>Anyone But You </em><span style="color:#000000">was up for Comedy Movie of the Year at the 2024 People's Choice Awards, where co-stars Sydney Sweeney (</span><em>Euphoria</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>The White Lotus</em><span style="color:#000000">) and Glen Powell (</span><em>Top Gun: Maverick</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Hit Man</em><span style="color:#000000">) were both nominated for Comedy Movie Star of the Year. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Bea and Ben look like they'd be the perfect couple. But after an amazing first date, something turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.</span></div>

<div><em>GQ</em><span style="color:#000000"> says, "Sweeney and Powell are delightful, as well as smokin', in this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's </span><em>Much Ado About Nothing</em><span style="color:#000000">, one of the most charming big screen rom-coms in years."</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Directed by Golden Globe nominee Will Gluck (</span><em>Easy A</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Friends with Benefits</em><span style="color:#000000">), </span><em>Anyone But You</em><span style="color:#000000"> also stars Teen Choice nominee Alexandra Shipp (</span><em>Barbie</em><span style="color:#000000">), Hadley Robinson (</span><em>Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty</em><span style="color:#000000">), Michelle Hurd (</span><em>Blindspot</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Star Trek: Picard</em><span style="color:#000000">), Dermot Mulroney (</span><em>Secret Invasion</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Scream VI</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>My Best Friend's Wedding</em><span style="color:#000000">), Darren Barnet (</span><em>Never Have I Ever</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Gran Turismo</em><span style="color:#000000">) and Oscar nominee Rachel Griffiths (</span><em>Muriel's Wedding</em><span style="color:#000000">).</span></div>

<div><strong>BLACKBERRY </strong><span style="color:#131313">| Stream from Thursday, 18 July</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">Based on the true story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone, </span><em>BlackBerry </em><span style="color:#131313">is a whirlwind ride through a ruthlessly competitive Silicon Valley.</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">The comedy stars Emmy winner Jay Baruchel (</span><em>FUBAR</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>This is the End</em><span style="color:#131313">, and the voice of Hiccup in the </span><em>How to Train Your Dragon</em><span style="color:#131313"> films), Glenn Howerton (</span><em>A.P. Bio</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</em><span style="color:#131313">), and Matt Johnson, who also wrote and directed. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">After premiering at Berlin, </span><em>BlackBerry</em><span style="color:#131313"> went on to win over 25 awards and earn a 98% critics' rating on </span><em>Rotten Tomatoes</em><span style="color:#131313">, where the critics' consensus says: "With intelligence as sharp as its humour, </span><em>BlackBerry</em><span style="color:#131313"> takes a terrifically entertaining look at the rise and fall of a generation-defining gadget."</span></div>

<div><strong>MASTER GARDENER</strong><span style="color:#000000"> | Stream from Thursday, 18 July</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">Written and directed by Oscar nominee Paul Schrader (</span><em>Taxi Driver</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>The Card Counter</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>First Reformed</em><span style="color:#131313">), </span><em>Master Gardener</em><span style="color:#131313"> follows Narvel Roth, a meticulous horticulturist devoted to tending the grounds of a historic estate called Gracewood Gardens, and pandering to its wealthy owner, Mrs Haverhill. When Mrs Haverhill asks him to take on her wayward great-niece Maya as an apprentice, chaos enters Narvel's spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried, violent past that threatens them all.  </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (</span><em>The Great Gatsby</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>The Underground Railroad</em><span style="color:#131313">), three-time Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver (</span><em>Avatar</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>Alien</em><span style="color:#131313">) and Black Reel nominee Quintessa Swindell (</span><em>Black Adam, In Treatment</em><span style="color:#131313">) co-star. </span></div>

<div><em>Master Gardener</em><span style="color:#000000"> had its world premiere at Venice, with Weaver winning Best Actress at the CinEuphoria Awards, where Edgerton was up for Best Actor.  </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">In their 4/5-star review, </span><em>Total Film</em><span style="color:#000000"> praised </span><span style="color:#131313">Schrader as </span><span style="color:#000000">"An auteur operating at the top of the league." </span></div>

<div><strong>SILENT NIGHT </strong><span style="color:#000000">| Stream from Monday, 22 July</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">Joel Kinnaman (</span><em>The Suicide Squad, For All Mankind</em><span style="color:#131313">) stars in </span><em>Silent Night </em><span style="color:#131313">as a father who witnesses his young son die in gang battle crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen to avenge his son's death. </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">From legendary action director John Woo (</span><em>Face/Off</em><span style="color:#131313">, </span><em>Mission: Impossible 2</em><span style="color:#131313">) and </span><em>John Wick</em><span style="color:#131313"> producer Basil Iwanyk, </span><em>Silent Night </em><span style="color:#131313">was hailed by </span><em>RogerEbert.com</em><span style="color:#131313"> as "one of the most deliriously cinematic movies of the year."</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#131313">The cast includes </span><span style="color:#000000">Critics Choice nominee and Grammy winner Scott Mescudi, aka Kid Cudi (</span><em>Don't Look Up</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>X</em><span style="color:#000000">)</span><span style="color:#131313">, and Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno (the upcoming </span><em>John Wick </em><span style="color:#131313">spinoff, </span><em>Ballerina</em><span style="color:#131313">). </span></div>

<div><strong>CLASSICS ON THE COUCH</strong></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Showmax is also bringing back a wide range of classics this month, including:</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• One of </span><em>IMDb</em><span style="color:#000000">'s top-rated movies of all time, </span><em>Groundhog Day </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 1 July), starring Bill Murray</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• #1 box office hits like </span><em>Space Jam </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 1 July), with Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny; </span><em>Venom</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 1 July), starring Tom Hardy; </span><em>Dumb and Dumber </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 4 July), starring Jim Carrey; Neil Gaiman's adaptation of </span><em>Beowulf </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 8 July); Roland Emmerich's </span><em>10, 000 BC </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 8 July); </span><em>Jack The Giant Slayer</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 8 July), starring Nicholas Hoult; </span><em>The Bone Collector</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 8 July), starring Denzel Washington; </span><em>Four Christmases </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 11 July), starring Reese Witherspoon; Guy Ritchie's </span><em>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 11 July); </span><em>The Longest Yard </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 11 July), starring Adam Sandler; </span><em>City of Angels</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 15 July), starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan; </span><em>A League of Their Own</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 15 July), starring Geena Davis and Tom Hanks; </span><em>Godzilla</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 15 July); </span><em>Oceans 8</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 18 July), starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway; </span><em>He's Just Not That Into You </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 22 July), starring Jennifer Aniston; </span><em>New Year's Eve</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 22 July), starring Sarah Jessica Parker; </span><em>Valentine's Day </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 22 July), starring Julia Roberts; </span><em>Austin Powers in Goldmember</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 25 July), starring Mike Myers; </span><em>Semi-Pro</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 25 July), starring Will Ferrell; </span><em>Pineapple Express </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 25 July), starring Seth Rogen; </span><em>Demolition Man</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 29 July), starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes; and </span><em>Passenger 57</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 29 July), starring Wesley Snipes</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• Oscar nominees like </span><em>Troy</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 8 July), starring Brad Pitt; </span><em>Sherlock Holmes</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 11 July), starring Robert Downey Jnr; </span><em>Donnie Brasco </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 11 July), starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp; </span><em>Captain Phillips</em><span style="color:#000000"> and </span><em>Sully</em><span style="color:#000000"> (both from 15 July), both starring Tom Hanks; </span><em>My Best Friend's Wedding </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 22 July), starring Julia Roberts; </span><em>Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 25 July), starring Mike Myers; and </span><em>Moneyball</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 29 July), starring Brad Pitt</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• Critics Choice Best Action Movie nominee </span><em>Spider-Man: Far From Home</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 18 July), which earned Tom Holland and Zendaya People's Choice Awards for Favorite Action Movie Star and Female Star respectively, and Critics Choice Best Comedy nominee </span><em>Game Night</em><span style="color:#000000"> (from 25 July), which also saw Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams up for Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• </span><em>A Cinderella Story </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 4 July)</span><em>,</em><span style="color:#000000"> which earned Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge and Chad Michael Murray Teen Choice Awards for Blush Scene, Sleazebag and Breakout Movie Star - Male respectively; and</span><em> The Dukes of Hazzard </em><span style="color:#000000">(from 18 July), which earned Jessica Simpson the Teen Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female award. </span></div>

<div><strong>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN JULY</strong></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">Other highlights on Showmax this July include: </span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• Kate Winslet in HBO series </span><em>The Regime </em><span style="color:#000000">(above), one of </span><em>BBC</em><span style="color:#000000"> and </span><em>Vogue</em><span style="color:#000000">'s best series of 2024 so far</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• Emma Stone in A24's series </span><em>The Curse</em><span style="color:#000000">, dubbed "the weirdest, most unforgettable show of 2023" by </span><em>Entertainment Weekly</em></div>

<div><em>• </em><span style="color:#000000">The critically-acclaimed second season of </span><em>Killing It</em><span style="color:#000000">, starring Craig Robinson (</span><em>The Office</em><span style="color:#000000">, </span><em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</em><span style="color:#000000">)</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• Mzansi Wethu's most-watched show ever, </span><em>Sibongile & The Dlaminis</em></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">• </span><em>School Ties</em><span style="color:#000000">, the latest true-crime phenomenon from Showmax faves IdeaCandy and </span><em>Steinheist</em><span style="color:#000000"> director Richard Gregory</span></div>

<div><span style="color:#000000">See everything headed for Showmax </span><a href="https://usw2.nyl.as/t1/211/bawprcs2xoozt2t1ab837qj98/10/4c7b67b14e2074304ccd0d4669f815b7954c0f64d36094a4a6fd97b4e159ed46" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #1155cc" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color:#000000">. </span></div>

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