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What to Watch: The Best Movies for an Action-Packed Father’s Day

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What better way to celebrate dad than watching a high-octane movie on Father’s Day? From feeling the unforgettable thrills in TWISTERS to witnessing the impressive flight scenes in TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the special man in your life will love these action movies! Please be aware that some of these titles may be intense for younger viewers and sensitive adults.

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TWISTERS

Discernment Adventure/Romance · PG-13

TWISTERS is a big, crowd-pleasing adventure romance. Kate is a young guilt-ridden tornado expert. She has a groundbreaking scientific idea about making tornadoes dissipate. However, she makes a mistake judging one tornado’s strength, and three of her friends die. Five years later,…

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

Discernment Action/Adventure · PG-13

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER tells the origin of Marvel’s first super-hero. During the beginnings of World War II, scrawny Brooklyn native Steve Rogers is repeatedly turned down by the Army. The head of a secret super soldier project, however, is impressed…

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MAN OF STEEL

Discernment Science Fiction/Fantasy · PG-13

MAN OF STEEL brings Superman back, in a big way. Superman’s father launches his baby son in a spaceship to Earth, to save him from their planet’s destruction. The evil General Zod vows to find the son and take revenge. Years later,…

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TRANSFORMERS ONE

Discernment Science Fiction · PG-13

TRANSFORMERS ONE is a spectacular animated movie about the origins of the epic battle between the good Autobots and the evil Decepticon robots. On the planet Cybertron, a lowly mining robot, Orion Pax, and his friend, D-16, discover a holographic map to…

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TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Caution Action Adventure/War Movie · PG-13

TOP GUN: MAVERICK is a sequel to the popular 1986 hit starring Tom Cruise. Cruise plays Pete “Maverick” Mitchell who after 30 years as a fighter pilot is now a test pilot. After he crashes a supersonic jet, Maverick is sent to…

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LEGACY PEAK

Family Action Adventure · PG

LEGACY PEAK is an adventure movie streaming on PureFlix. FAST & FURIOUS actor Lucas Black plays Jason, who wants to bond with his girlfriend’s two children before he proposes on Christmas Eve. He plans to fly the children, Ben and his older…

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