With the otherworldly Western mystery Outer Range wrapping its first season back in May and who knows how many lightyears until Dune 2 will see the light of day, fans of Josh Brolin may be looking for other streaming sources to get their fix.
With a steady and solid career dating back nearly four decades to his teen years, the son of James Brolin has proven he’s more than just a celebrity kid who got lucky. And with such a large and prolific catalogue, there’s a lot to choose from, especially for an actor who’s just at home in the Wyoming West as he is on Wall Street. That being said, here are five of the best Josh Brolin films streaming this weekend.
The Goonies (HBO Max)
“You dork! If God made it like that, you’d all be pissing in your faces!” – Brand
Directed by: Richard Donner
Written by: Chris Columbus
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Pimpton, Ke Huy Quan
Release: 1985
Runtime: 114 minutes
When a group of friends find out their homes are about to be foreclosed on and their parents have limited options, they search far and wide to find a legendary treasure that will save the day in this 1980’s cult classic.
Deadpool 2 (Freevee)
“Here’s a spoiler alert. You’re not a fucking hero. You’re just an annoying clown dressed up as a sex toy.” – Cable
Directed by: David Leitch
Written by: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy
Release: 2018
Runtime: 119 minutes
In Ryan Reynolds’ second run as as the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool puts together a ragtag team of mutants when a time-travelling cyborg named Cable (Josh Brolin) drops in from the future to kill a young boy with extraordinary powers in this highly praised sequel from 2018.
Avengers: Infinity War (Disney+)
“In time, you will know what it’s like to lose. To feel so desperately that you’re right. Yet to fail all the same. Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives.” – Thanos
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Written by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman
Release: 2018
Runtime: 149 minutes
Over a decade of consequences converge when the Mad Titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) brings his army to earth in search of five Infinity Stones that will give him the power to erase half of all life in the universe. Only the Avengers stand in his way in this 2018 blockbuster from Marvel.
Dune (HBO Max)
“Mood? What’s mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises, no matter the mood. Now fight!” – Gurney Halleck
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Written by: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, based on Dune by Frank Herbert
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista
Release: 2021
Runtime: 156 minutes
Set in the feudal star systems of a distant future, Dune is a gorgeously stylized take on Frank Herbert’s 1965 literary sci-fi masterpiece. When house Atreides is asked to oversee the harsh planet Arrakis and its coveted Spice reserves, house Atreides’ world will be turned upside down as Emperor Corrino has no intention of seeing the family succeed.
No Country for Old Men (HBO Max)
“I’m fixin’ to do somethin’ dumbern’ hell but I’m goin’ anyways. If I don’t come back, tell Mother I love her.” – Llewelyn Moss
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Woody Harrelson
Release: 2007
Runtime: 122 minutes
In rural Texas, hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles on the remains of several drug dealers after a deal gone wrong and recovers $2 million in cash. Rather than report the crime scene and money to the police, Moss keeps the money for himself, setting him on a collision course with a psychopathic killer (Javier Bardem) in this highly praised Western crime-thriller.
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