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13 Greatest Epic Movie Masterpieces of the Past 25 Years, Ranked

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There’s nothing more satisfying than watching an epic movie. But what defines an epic? Characterized by length, scope, and subject, an epic tends to focus on a heroic figure’s legendary deeds upon a vast expanse. Often elevated by text, style, larger-than-life foes, and sweeping narratives, epic movies are feats meant for the brave.

With advancements in cinema in the 21st century, many filmmakers have told new kinds of epics. Some are original tales. Others tackle historical moments. Whether on Earth or in space, these epics have had a profound impact on movies and blockbusters in general. The films on this list are among the best of the last 25 years, changing how we consume epic thrillers.

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‘Kingdom of Heaven’ (2005)

Orlando Bloom and Velibor Topic in Kingdom of Heaven 2005
Orlando Bloom and Velibor Topic in Kingdom of Heaven 2005
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If there is one director who knows how to play in every genre imaginable, it’s Ridley Scott. Whether in science fiction masterpieces like Alien, comedies like Thelma & Louise, or war films like Black Hawk Down, Scott’s ability to craft expansive universes has made him one of the greatest directors of all time. Only a few years after he established the epic in the new millennium with Gladiator, Scott took audiences to medieval times for Kingdom of Heaven. The film follows Balian (Orlando Bloom), a French blacksmith who, after his wife’s suicide and children’s deaths, travels to the Holy Land seeking redemption, joining his father, Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), there. Balian becomes a knight and leads the defense of Jerusalem against the Muslim leader Saladin (Ghassan Massoud) as the fragile peace between Christians and Muslims breaks down. Navigating religious conflict, political intrigue, and the search for a kingdom of conscience, Kingdom of Heaven was an epic that vowed to change perception.

Kingdom of Heaven is a story of honor, faith, the futility of holy wars, and the corruption of religious zeal. Scott presents the film through a nuanced lens of conflict, putting forth morality before religious dogma. The title, a reference to both the physical city of Jerusalem and the idea of a place where morality, tolerance, and justice exist, Kingdom of Heaven is Scott’s most daring film thematically. Scott’s prowess as a directorial visionary made the film an immersive experience through its spectacular battle sequences. Though it may not have been critically beloved, as epics go, Kingdom of Heaven achieved its mission. Though a post-9/11 lens may have affected the film’s execution, the scope and story still resonate as an epic.

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‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World’ (2003)

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Loosely based on Patrick O’Brian‘s Aubrey-Maturin novel series, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was an extraordinary epic about the naval side of the Napoleonic Wars. Directed by Peter Weir, Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) leads the HMS Surprise in a relentless, high-stakes chase to capture a superior French warship, the Acheron, across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Showcasing the intense, complex friendship between the traditional Captain Aubrey and the ship’s scholarly, intellectual surgeon, Dr. Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is an exploration of the conflict between duty and the Crown, personal ambition, and the responsibility of being a commander at sea.

The film’s selling point is Weir’s realistic portrayal of 19th-century naval life. By highlighting the brutality of war, the hardships of the crew, and the woes that come with leadership, the film is a remarkably textured and richly human portrait of life during the Napoleonic War that audiences may previously have not been familiar with. Following his star turn in Gladiator, Crowe continued his rise to Hollywood superstardom, as this film highlighted his rough charm and brazen ability to lead a wide-ranging project. The source material led to a wonderful blockbuster that earned numerous nominations.

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‘Prometheus’ (2012)

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To no one’s shock, we have another groundbreaking Ridley Scott entry to discuss. This time, we’re heading back to space with 2012’s science fiction horror thriller, Prometheus. The fifth installment of the Alien franchise, the prequel film explores the origins of humanity and the engineers who created them. The story follows the 2093 expedition of spaceship Prometheus as it follows a star map to Moon LV-233, discovered among the artifacts of several ancient Earth cultures. They search for humanity’s origins, only to discover on this distant world, a dark biological weapon aimed at Earth, leading to a fight for survival. With a brilliant ensemble cast including Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Charlize Theron, and Logan Marshall-Green, Prometheus reignited the Alien franchise for the 21st century.

Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof, Prometheus expanded on the mythology and lore of the original film while using similar tones across different themes. With artificial intelligence becoming a prominent factor at the time of creation, the newfound elements made Prometheus’ central theme of creation and identity so profound. It was an ambitious project, but it paid dividends. Fassbender’s take on the android David was sensational, delivering the film’s strongest performance. Visually striking, with an aesthetic only Scott could create, the vivid exploration of space was exactly what the franchise needed. Had it not been for Prometheus, we would not have any of the projects that have come since.

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‘Gangs of New York’ (2002)

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If there is one epic working relationship that blossomed in the 21st century, it is that of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. The first that came to fruition was 2002’s Gangs of New York. A rich period piece, the historical epic explores the brutal gang wars in Manhattan’s Five Points district during the 1860s. Amsterdam Vallon (DiCaprio) is on a quest for revenge against Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) for killing his father. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and draft riots, Gangs of New York is a visceral exploration of vengeance and belonging during the violent birth of modern America.

The road to creation took nearly two decades, but the final product was sensational. Though some felt the excessive violence was heightened for entertainment, Scorsese’s portrayal of the time was fairly realistic. Having two superstar actors go toe-to-toe proved to be an immense draw for the film. By highlighting the long-running Catholic-Protestant feud through an epic lens, Scorsese created a sprawling production with impressive production design. Though it may have fallen short of some of his other works before and after, Gangs of New York is still a modern masterpiece.













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Collider Exclusive · Oscar Best Picture Quiz
Which Oscar Best Picture
Is Your Perfect Movie?

Parasite · Everything Everywhere · Oppenheimer · Birdman · No Country
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Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one.

🪜Parasite

🌀Everything Everywhere

☢️Oppenheimer

🐦Birdman

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🪙No Country for Old Men

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01

What kind of film experience do you actually want?
The best movies don’t just entertain — they leave something behind.





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Which idea grabs you most in a film?
Great films are driven by a central obsession. What’s yours?





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How do you like your story told?
Form is content. The way a story is shaped changes what it means.





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What makes a truly great antagonist?
The opposition defines the protagonist. What kind of opposition fascinates you?





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What do you want from a film’s ending?
The final note is the one that lingers. What do you want it to sound like?





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Which setting pulls you in most?
Where a film takes place shapes everything — mood, stakes, what’s even possible.





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What cinematic craft impresses you most?
Every great film has a signature — a technical or artistic element that makes it unmistakable.





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What kind of main character do you root for?
The protagonist is the lens. Who you choose to follow says something about you.





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How do you feel about a film that takes its time?
Pace is a choice. Some films sprint; others let tension accumulate slowly, deliberately.





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What do you want to feel walking out of the cinema?
The best films leave a mark. What kind of mark do you want?





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The Academy Has Decided
Your Perfect Film Is…

Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works.

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Parasite

You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about class, desire, and the architecture of inequality that manages to be darkly funny, deeply suspenseful, and genuinely shocking across a single extraordinary running time. Your instinct is for cinema that hides its true intentions until the moment it’s ready to reveal them. Parasite is exactly that — a film that rewards close attention and punishes assumptions, right up to its devastating final image.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

You want it all — and this film gives you all of it. The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the most maximalist films ever made: action comedy, multiverse sci-fi, family drama, existential crisis, and a genuinely earned emotional core that sneaks up on you amid the chaos. You are someone who responds to ambition, who doesn’t want cinema to choose between being entertaining and being meaningful. This film refuses that choice entirely. It is overwhelming by design, and its overwhelming nature is precisely the point — because the feeling of being crushed by infinite possibility is exactly what it’s about.

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Oppenheimer

You are drawn to cinema on a grand scale — films that understand history not as a backdrop but as a force, and that place their characters inside that force and watch what happens. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a film about the terrifying gap between what we can do and what we should do, told with the full weight of one of the most consequential moments in human history behind it. You want your films to feel important without feeling self-important — to earn their ambition through sheer craft and the gravity of their subject. Oppenheimer does exactly that. It is enormous, complicated, and refuses easy comfort.

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Birdman

You are drawn to films that foreground their own construction — that make the how of the filmmaking part of the what it’s about. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, shot to appear as a single continuous take, is cinema examining itself through the cracked mirror of a fading actor’s ego. You respond to formal daring, to the feeling that a film is doing something that probably shouldn’t be possible. Michael Keaton’s performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s restless camera create something genuinely unlike anything else — a film that is simultaneously about creativity, relevance, self-destruction, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing if your work means anything at all.

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No Country for Old Men

You are drawn to cinema that trusts silence, that refuses to explain itself, and that treats dread as a form of meaning. The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It is one of the most formally controlled films ever made, and its controlled restraint is what makes it so terrifying. You want your films to haunt you, not comfort you. You are not interested in resolution if resolution would be dishonest. No Country for Old Men is honest in a way that most cinema never dares to be.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ (2024)

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The silhouette of Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) bearing a blade high above his head, stands before an awesome crowd.
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By the end of this calendar year, we may have to swap Dune: Part Two out for its follow-up, but for now, the peak Dune film is its second chapter. Expanding upon the splendor of the first film, Denis Villeneuve‘s take on Frank Herbert‘s 1965 novel is remarkable. In Dune: Part Two, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen. Learning the Fremen ways on the road of revenge, Paul must grapple with a prophesied messianic role and visions of a devastating future holy war he might unleash. Through power, love, religious manipulation, and the inevitable rise in becoming a dark anti-hero, Dune: Part Two built upon its predecessor’s success into something even more epic.

Knowing that this part would be bookended with the setup and ultimate climax, Dune: Part Two was the right bridge for the overall narrative. Chalamet’s charismatic Paul was on full display, but the clues to his ultimate descent allowed for a nuanced performance. The entire ensemble, from Zendaya‘s Chani and Rebecca Ferguson‘s Lady Jessica to new players Florence Pugh‘s Princess Irulan and Austin Butler‘s Feyd-Rautha, made the film even stronger than the first. Visually extraordinary, the science fiction epic was a cinematic marvel. Where else can you see two of Hollywood’s biggest rising stars, Butler and Chalamet, engage in a fight sequence as they did here? If the first film was a glorious appetizer, Dune: Part Two was the delicious entrée.

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‘King Kong’ (2005)

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A reboot of a beloved classic would be difficult to achieve without it being in the most capable of hands. Thankfully, Peter Jackson brought King Kong to life in the 2005 epic monster film. A remake of the 1933 film, the film follows the story of Carl Denham (Jack Black), an ambitious and unscrupulous filmmaker who tricks playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrian Brody), actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), and his hired ship crew into traveling to the mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter various prehistoric creatures and the legendary giant gorilla, King Kong. Capturing and bringing him back to New York City, Ann forms an integral bond that helps prove the simian is truly no monster.

Emphasizing the emotional depth of Kong’s relationship with Ann and the spectacle of Skull Island, this iteration of King Kong maintained the integrity of the original’s core narrative while becoming a visually breathtaking blockbuster. Jackson, who will be represented on this list again later, brought his prowess to the project to ensure the epic wasn’t just a remake to introduce a new generation to the character, as 1998’s Godzilla was. With advancements in special effects and a majestic approach to the story, Jackson’s remake was faithful to the original, while also bringing a new sense of wonderment to the iconic creature. Though Jackson may not have continued on the journey with Kong, thanks to him, the character lives on today.

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‘Lincoln’ (2012)

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Bringing Abraham Lincoln’s life to the screen would be no easy feat, given that the 16th President of the United States has been the subject of many projects over the decades. Then Steven Spielberg adapted Tony Kushner‘s script, casting Daniel Day-Lewis in the titular role, and an epic historical biographical drama was born. In the 2012 film Lincoln, the final four months of Lincoln’s life are covered, focusing on President Lincoln’s efforts in January 1865 to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude by forcing the Thirteenth Amendment to be passed. Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin‘s Team of Rivals, Lincoln was a sweeping epic created by a team of cinematic masters.

For a methodical performer who has tackled an array of roles in his career, Day-Lewis’s transformative take on Lincoln allowed for a dignified take on an extraordinary man. A powerful and patient performance of a stellar script, Day-Lewis was once again at the top of his game. Through Spielberg’s realistic approach to the story, it became a triumphant portrait of an integral figure during a dark period. Though it may not have yielded any new revelations, Lincoln became a reliable biopic with just enough cinematic flair.

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‘300’ (2006)

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There was an extraordinary desire for gladiator-inspired content after the success of Gladiator. Finding a new way into the genre was the key. Then Zack Snyder swooped in with a Dark Horse comic book, and audiences’ needs were satisfied. Based on the source material by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 took on a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Greco-Persian War. Following King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) as he leads 300 Spartans into battle against Persian “God-King” Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his 300,000 soldiers. As the war rages on, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The fictionalized epic emphasizes the legendary aspect of the last stand through bravery, sacrifice, and defiance against tyranny.

Unlike Gladiator, 300 took on a markedly different tone, even in the color palette Snyder used. Extraordinarily graphic in nature, 300 did not minimize the amount of blood and violence. A film made for the movie theater, 300 didn’t aim to depict history with historical accuracy, opting for an entertaining retelling with buff bodies and quotable lines. Digitally enhanced yet never belligerently animated, 300 was a compelling blockbuster that made Snyder a power player in grandstanding. If you’re looking for historical accuracy, look away. But, like they said in Gladiator, “Are you not entertained?”

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‘1917’ (2019)

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Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘1917’
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No matter what, cinephiles love a good war movie. The 21st century has been in no short supply. Of the many that have come out in the last 25 years, the pinnacle World War I film is Sam Mendes1917. Occurring after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich, the film follows two British soldiers, Lance Corporals Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), on a perilous mission across enemy lines to deliver a message to halt an attack that would have cost 1,600 lives. Renowned for its immersive one-shot filmmaking, 1917 captured the intensity of war through a real-time mission that had never been depicted in war movies before.

One of the most visually remarkable war films, it earned the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects. 1917 is a hard-hitting technical achievement that puts the audience into the trenches. Though some war historians disapproved of the sanitized approach, the cinematic achievement elevated war cinema to new heights through the oft-overlooked chapter of World War I. The historical accuracy of the military tactics may have been exaggerated for entertainment, but nevertheless, 1917 brought the harsh reality of war.

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‘Dunkirk’ (2017)

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Farrier in a plane with his mask off in ‘Dunkirk’
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Before 1917 wowed audiences with World War I, Dunkirk brought audiences the definitive World War II epic of the 21st century. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film depicts the Dunkirk evacuation from the perspective of people on land, sea, and air. Through three parallel narratives, Dunkirk portrays the many individuals who participated in the operation as they helped save Western civilization. On land, it’s British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) who tries to reach safety via the beach. At sea, Dawson (Mark Rylance), a civilian, and his son, Peter (Tom Glynn-Carey), sail their boat to Dunkirk to help with the evacuation. In the air, Collins (Jack Lowden) and Farrier (Tom Hardy), Spitfire pilots, defend the beach from German planes. Considered one of the greatest war films ever made, Dunkirk is an emotionally satisfying epic that honors the reality of a pivotal moment in war.

Filled with chaos and horror, even though we know the outcome, Nolan does a miraculous job at making us ponder if things may turn out differently. Yet, his ability to maintain historical accuracy pleased both casual moviegoers and historians. Seamlessly interweaving multiple storylines, some careening together, Dunkirk‘s ability to provide emotional balance amid the harsh realities of the situation makes the war drama character-driven first, with history as its backdrop.

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Forget ‘Fallout,’ Walton Goggins’ 6-Part Western Masterpiece Is a Monster Hit on Streaming

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The last few years have been nothing short of stellar for the great Timothy Olyphant, who has settled into a key role in Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi series, Alien: Earth. After starring in the first season as Kirsh, it has been confirmed that Olyphant will return and star in Season 2, which is now shooting and eyeing a 2027 return. Olyphant has also become a Star Wars sensation thanks to his role as Cobb Vanth in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and while fans are ready to see him show up again, there don’t appear to be any plans for him to come back in the immediate future. Outside just the last few years, though, Olyphant has been starring in popular Western movies and TV shows, and one of his most famous pieces of work is staging an unexpected comeback.

When it comes to nailing down Olyphant’s most famous role, it would be hard to name more than a few without listing Raylan Givens, who he played in multiple seasons of the legendary Western series, Justified. The show was written and created for TV by Graham Yost, who is also the lead writer on Apple TV’s sci-fi sensation starring Rebecca Ferguson, Silo. Justified, which also stars now mega-star Walton Goggins (Fallout), ran for six seasons between 2010 and 2015 — an impressive turnaround that’s almost unheard of nowadays — and the show has since found a streaming home on Hulu as an FX-produced series. Over 10 years after Justified went off the air, the show is experiencing a surprise comeback on VOD, where it’s become one of the most popular purchases in a few countries.













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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz
Which Action Hero Would Be
Your Perfect Partner?

Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
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Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.

🎖️Rambo

🍸James Bond

🏺Indiana Jones

🔧John McClane

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🎭Ethan Hunt

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01

You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner?
The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.





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02

You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel?
How you get there is half the mission.





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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do?
This is when you find out what someone is really made of.





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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest?
Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.





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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission?
Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.





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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them?
The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.





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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do?
Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.





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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace?
A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.





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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with?
No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.





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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now?
The last question is the most honest one.





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Your Perfect Partner Is…

Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.

Rambo

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Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.

James Bond

Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.

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Indiana Jones

Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.

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John McClane

Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.

Ethan Hunt

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Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.

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What Is the ‘Justified’ Spin-Off Show About?

Back in 2023, seven years after Justified went off the air, Timothy Olyphant returned as Raylan Givens in a new spin-off series, Justified: City Primeval, which consists of only eight episodes. Despite Olyphant returning to the lead role, fans weren’t too hot on the Justified offshoot, as most felt it abandoned the principals of what made the original series so popular in the first place. An official synopsis for the show reads as follows:

“Raylan Givens trades Kentucky hollows for Detroit’s gritty streets, drawn into a deadly clash with Clement Mansell, a slick, sociopathic killer known as the Oklahoma Wildman. As Raylan navigates a corrupt city and unravels a murder case, he must outsmart a cunning judge-killer while protecting his teenage daughter, blurring the line between justice and vengeance in this tense, high-stakes crime saga.”

Check out all six seasons of Justified on Hulu, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins’ future projects.

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Adam Arkin, Jon Avnet, Peter Werner, Bill Johnson, John Dahl, Michael W. Watkins, Dean Parisot, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Tony Goldwyn, Don Kurt, Michael Katleman, Billy Gierhart, Frederick King Keller, John David Coles, Lesli Linka Glatter

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Brad Pitt’s Apple TV Action Hit Is Quietly Crushing the Competition on Streaming

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Brad Pitt is certainly no stranger to success on the Apple TV charts, with the Hollywood icon now one of the flagship faces of Apple’s movie division. This is mostly thanks to the enormous success of Joseph Kosinski‘s racing blockbuster F1, which starred Pitt as Sonny Hayes. One of the highlights of 2025’s summer of cinema, F1 was a huge success both commercially and critically, even becoming the highest-grossing original movie of the year and Apple Original Film’s highest-grossing theatrical release of all time, scoring $633 million worldwide against a budget reported to range between $200 million and $300 million.

Not just a smash hit in theaters, F1 also earned Oscars glory, taking home the prize for Best Sound from this year’s 98th Academy Awards ceremony, and even earning a nod in the coveted Best Picture category. For all its dominance, especially having just surpassed the 200-day mark on the streamer’s top ten in America, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was Pitt’s only Apple TV movie. However, in 2024, Pitt teamed up with his Ocean’s castmate George Clooney to deliver the arguably underrated action comedy Wolfs to the streamer.

When two rival fixers (Clooney and Pitt) cross paths on a particularly tricky and high-profile crime, they must put their preference to work alone to the side as they begin a night of chaos and danger. After release in September 2024, and despite lukewarm reviews from critics, Wolfs quickly became Apple TV’s most-watched movie. However, it was originally planned to receive a theatrical run first, with the pivot to a streaming-only release encouraging director Jon Watts to walk away from a previously confirmed sequel.

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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz
Which Action Hero Would Be
Your Perfect Partner?

Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt

Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.

🎖️Rambo

🍸James Bond

🏺Indiana Jones

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🔧John McClane

🎭Ethan Hunt

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01

You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner?
The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.





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02

You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel?
How you get there is half the mission.





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03

You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do?
This is when you find out what someone is really made of.





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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest?
Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.





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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission?
Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.





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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them?
The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.





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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do?
Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.





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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace?
A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.





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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with?
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The last question is the most honest one.





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Your Perfect Partner Is…

Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.

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Rambo

Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.

James Bond

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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.

Indiana Jones

Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.

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John McClane

Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.

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Ethan Hunt

Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.

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‘Wolfs’ Is Back Among the Streaming Elite

Almost two years since it was first released, Wolfs is back among the streaming elite. At the time of writing, the movie is one of the ten most-streamed on Apple TV in the U.S. The current ten is also topped by Pitt as Sonny Hayes in F1, with the rest of the list also boasting some eye-catching projects. This includes Sydney Sweeney‘s underrated thriller Echo Valley, Keanu ReevesOutcome, the World War II action film Greyhound, Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller‘s The Gorge, director Guy Ritchie‘s Fountain of Youth, and more.

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Wolfs is streaming now on Apple TV. Stay tuned to Collider for the latest updates.


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Adam Sandler Officiated Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce called on a very special friend to officiate their wedding: Adam Sandler.

Swift’s rep confirms to Us Weekly that the comedian, 59, presided over the newlyweds’ big day at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday, July 3.

Swift and Kelce, both 36, opted not to have bridesmaids or groomsmen at the black-tie ceremony. Instead, the bride’s brother, Austin Swift, served as her man of honor, while the groom’s brother, Jason Kelce, was his best man.

Sandler’s daughters, Sadie, 20, and Sunny, 17, have been fans of Taylor since they were children.

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“Taylor in our house, every tune, they knew every word,” the actor shared on Travis and Jason’s podcast, “New Heights,” in August 2024. “I loved listening to her in the car. I love what she had to say, every message, every melody, just the production, how cool she was, what she meant to young girls, what she means to women, what she means to guys doing the right thing in life.”

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Adam noted that Sadie and Sunny, whom he shares with his wife, Jackie Sandler, have had the opportunity to meet Taylor several times, including at the Los Angeles premiere of her Eras Tour concert film in October 2023.

“She means so much to my f***ing house,” the Big Daddy star added.

Adam has also become close with Travis since the Kansas City Chiefs tight end made a cameo in his 2025 movie Happy Gilmore 2.

“Travis is such a gentle, nice guy and funny as hell,” the Saturday Night Live alum told Entertainment Tonight in July 2025. “He’s like the guys I grew up with. When I was with Travis, it reminded me of my buddies in high school and just being able to laugh and say the things you want to say.”

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Taylor Swift started writing songs about love and breakups in the early 2000s, but her talent was soon recognized by music executives who knew she was the real deal. From releasing her first record in 2006 to gracing stages all over the world this star has earned her place in the Hollywood A-list music scene. […]

Taylor and Travis started dating in the summer of 2023 and got engaged in August 2025.

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Prior to their wedding, multiple sources confirmed to Us that the couple planned to say “I do” at Madison Square Garden. Approximately 1,000 people attended Friday’s ceremony, including Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Zoë Kravitz, Karlie Kloss, Jack Antonoff, Ed Sheeran and Benson Boone.

Taylor and Travis both wore Christian Dior Haute Couture looks designed by creative director Jonathan Anderson. Christian Louboutin customized their shoes, and the “Love Story” singer donned Cartier jewelry.

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The night before their nuptials, Taylor and Travis hosted a star-studded rehearsal dinner at the Infosys Theater, which is located inside MSG.

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The Harlan Coben Formula That Turned Netflix Into a Thriller Machine

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If it’s starting to feel like everyone’s obsessed with a brand-new Harlan Coben thriller every few months, it’s because they actually are. Since teaming up with Netflix in 2018, 13 of the prolific author’s 35 bestselling books have been adapted into limited-run series, and the partnership is quickly becoming one of the platform’s biggest success stories. In just the last six months, Run Away unseated Stranger Things to top the global charts, and I Will Find You became the biggest original series debut of 2026.

Coben, who serves as executive producer on all his adaptations, has long been a force in mystery-thriller fiction; now, his name is synonymous with addictive, bingeworthy TV. The Netflix shows are easy to pick up because, like the books they’re based on, they have self-contained plots that remove lore-based barrier to entry and make them universally accessible to global audiences. What keeps viewers hooked, though, is his unique ability to deliver high-stakes twists and breakneck pacing within a narrative that’s emotionally grounded and relatable at its core – and that’s due to a storytelling formula Coben has spent years perfecting.

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The Harlan Coben Thriller Formula

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Each of the adapted novels is built around a “what if?” premise, a scenario or revelation so outrageous it borders on impossible. That premise is then dropped into the life of a deeply ordinary protagonist, often living in Coben’s home state of New Jersey or nearby metro areas, who has a normal job, family, and obligations – and it completely shatters their sense of reality. Because the “what if?” is so farfetched, the protagonist struggles to get others to believe what they’ve discovered, forcing them to take matters into their own hands to uncover the truth.

Coben uses this formula to build out plots that hit all the right notes for a standard-fare mystery-thriller, yet remain entrenched in something much more accessible than shadowy espionage or hard-boiled crime. By using an everyman as the central protagonist, and basing everything on what real people know, feel, and do, he’s able to root each narrative organically in the human experience. “It’s not enough for me to stir your pulse, or stir your brain,” Coben said in an interview recently, “I need to stir your heart.” His work resonates with audiences so strongly because it’s exactly what we would do if we were in that “what if?” situation, which grounds even the wildest plot twist in emotional truth.

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Every Great Mystery-Thriller Plot Starts With “What If?”

James Nesbitt as Simon Greene in an episode of Harlan Coben's Run Away. James Nesbitt as Simon Greene in an episode of Harlan Coben’s Run Away.

The “what if?” is the most important part of the formula, and it often starts as a loose idea that crystallizes as he continues to go about his everyday life, thinking, listening, and observing. After Coben found drug paraphernalia in his daughter’s room, he began thinking about centering his next novel on a young woman who’s lost her way. While mulling it over in Central Park, he saw a musician playing John Lennon on a guitar, and he was hit with the “what if?” behind the smash-hit Run Away: what if you’re half-listening to a busker playing in a park, and you look up and realize it’s your drug-addicted daughter who’s been missing for six months?

Lived experiences and conversations become a springboard, like for Hold Tight, which came out of a dinner conversation with friends about their troubled teen, a decision to install spyware, and a debate about parental responsibilities in an uncertain world. The Stranger, on the other hand, was inspired by browsing history, in both senses of the phrase; he dug into all sorts of websites to mine real stories for inspiration, and doubled down on his personal belief that our searches aren’t private. Each of the “what ifs?” takes real life, flips it on its head, then goes back down to earth on a crash course with reality in Corben’s stories, and that’s why it’s so eminently easy to be drawn in.


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‘Fool Me Once’ is a Masterclass in the Coben Formula

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Michelle Keegan as Maya Stern in an episode of Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once.
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In 2024, Fool Me Once became one of the most-watched series in Netflix history, and it’s when people started really understanding the allure of the Coben binge. It’s a masterclass in his formula; not only does it pull on every heartstring and tick every box of the relatability checklist, it’s also one of the twistiest, shock-inducing, gasp-worthy plots of all time. There’s also one hell of a “what if?”: what if your recently murdered husband suddenly appeared on your nanny cam?

The story centers on Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan), a retired military pilot and newly single mother whose husband, Joe Burkett (Richard Armitage), was murdered during an attempted robbery, only months after her sister, Claire Walker (Natalie Anderson), was murdered in a crime that remains unsolved. Maya is attempting to deal with these dual traumas and move on with her life when she’s given a nanny cam by a friend, and discovers what looks like her dead husband playing with her two-year-old daughter. Maya confronts her nanny, who flees with the camera’s memory card, leaving her without the only evidence she had to prove she saw her husband alive.

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Desperate for answers, she begins investigating her husband’s wealthy, powerful family, and discovers the gun used in the robbery was the same one that killed her sister. Convinced the murders are linked, she takes a headlong dive into the world of the Burkett family and their company, uncovering the dark secrets they’ve tried to hide. And what she finds – well, that’s a bit less about the Coben formula, and more about Coben magic, but if you’ve watched it you’ll know what I mean when I say she finds what she knew all along.

‘I Will Find You’ Brings Coben’s Formula Home

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Britt Lower as Rachel Mills in an episode of Harlan Coben’s I Will Find You.
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The first 12 Netflix series were produced for countries outside the US, so the adaptations not only had to be moved from page to screen, but also adjusted for cultural relevancy and impact in new cities. With I Will Find You, production moved stateside; setting the action in the novel’s original locations, Boston and New York. While significant changes were made to certain characters, the pacing, and the structure of the plot’s twists and turns, the series gives us our first glimpse at Coben’s America, and it’s almost impossible to look away.

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The “what if?” is, as always, astounding: what if your son, who you were convicted of murdering, was spotted in a photograph alive and well? David Borroughs (Sam Worthington) still maintains his innocence while serving life in prison when he’s shown the photo by his ex-wife’s sister, Rachel Mills (Britt Lower). As he becomes even more adamant that he isn’t guilty of the crime, multiple attempts on David’s life take place in the prison to stop him from investigating the circumstances around his son’s death. He’s forced to break out of prison and pursue the answers as a fugitive, convincing his friends and family one at a time that he’s not a madman but a father who knows his son is still alive.

It’s a crazy set of circumstances on the face of things, but as the series progresses, you begin to realize what he’s doing is exactly what you’d do, even though it’s absolutely insane. That’s how relatable Coben’s characters are, and it’s somehow even more true when the tiny details – something as small as swapping a Yankees hat for a Red Sox one when returning to Boston from New York, to make sure you’re not standing out – make the plot on the screen feel so much more real. And while not everything is perfect about the adaptation, it’s wildly watchable from beginning to end.

The Coben formula is, at its core, a stroke of storytelling genius, one that enables a thriller to maintain both a real-life and out-of-body feel. From the “what ifs?” to the well-grounded emotional foundation he builds, every single aspect of the narrative is built in a way that’s ready-made to binge. And the good news for everyone with a Netflix account is this isn’t the end of the line for the ever-growing Coben universe – as we’ve learned by now, there are always more series on the way.


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Adam Sandler’s Shocking Role In Taylor Swift’s Wedding

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrated their union surrounded by family, friends, and a host of familiar faces. While the star-studded guest list drew plenty of attention, it was one celebrity’s role in the ceremony that became an unexpected highlight. Adam Sandler wasn’t just present to celebrate the couple’s big day; he played a meaningful part in the festivities by officiating their wedding.

On the evening of Friday, July 3, Taylor Swift’s longtime publicist, Tree Paine, confirmed in a statement that the award-winning singer and the three-time Super Bowl champion were married.

Paine also included other details, including the couple’s looks (created by Christian Dior Haute Couture), and the important people who stood by their side during the special day. Swift and Kelce opted to forgo a traditional wedding party. Instead of bridesmaids and groomsmen, Swift chose her brother, Austin, as her man of honor, while Kelce named his brother, Jason, as his best man.

“The ceremony joined both families together and was officiated by friend Adam Sandler,” the statement read.

Following the ceremony, jumbotrons outside Madison Square Garden flashed an announcement: “JUST&T MARRIED!”

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On July 2, a casually dressed Sandler was spotted arriving at MSG for Swift and Kelce’s rehearsal dinner. The comedian donned a blue floral shirt paired with green basketball shorts while carrying garment bags. He was accompanied by his wife, Jackie, and their daughter, Sadie.

Several hours before the wedding, Sandler was spotted in New York City sporting his signature Sandlercore outfit of basketball shorts and a yellow shirt as he headed to a basketball court to shoot some hoops before stepping into his officiant duties.

As reported by PEOPLE, the comedian later emerged from the courts and stopped for a quick coffee run before preparing for the wedding.

Sandler’s role as the couple’s officiant came as a surprise to fans, but it was one many welcomed as a charming and fitting addition to the celebration.

Travis Kelce Is An Adam Sandler Fan

In 2025, Kelce made a cameo appearance as a waiter in Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 comedy hit.

In an interview on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the football player gushed about working with Sandler, which he described as a “dream come true.” Kelce was all praise for the “SNL” alum, saying he was as “cool” off screen was he was on-screen. “Working with Happy Gilmore himself, the Sandman, and Happy Productions, it was off the chain,” he added.

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Sandler, too, only had nice things to say about the athlete. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he said, “Travis is such a gentle, nice guy, and funny as hell.” The comedian added that working with Kelce reminded him of his high school friends, saying he felt free to laugh and be himself around the NFL star. “He certainly is a stud,” he added.

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Sandler also has a good relationship with Swift, as he shared in a 2024 episode on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, “New Heights.” The comedian revealed that he, his wife, and their two daughters have been fans of Swift for years.

“Taylor in our house, every tune, they knew every word,” he said, referring to her daughters. “I loved listening to her in the car. I love what she had to say, every message, every melody, just the production, how cool she was, what she meant to young girls, what she means to women,” Sandler said.

In 2024, Sandler and his children met Swift at “The Eras Tour” movie premiere, where he said the pop star took the time to talk to his daughters. “She just floors my family. Floors them,” he exclaimed.

The comedian also revealed that Swift made him nervous, as he didn’t want to say “something stupid” and embarrass his daughters. “She means so much to my f-cking house… She’s lifetime, forever, along with the whole world. She just means so much,” he gushed.

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The Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Wedding Was A Star-Studded Affair

With more than a thousand people reportedly on the guest list, the Swift and Kelce nuptials brought together a long list of high-profile personalities. Among those spotted were Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, Dakota Johnson, Lena Dunham, Ed Sheeran, Zoe Kravitz, Camila Cabello, and Karlie Kloss, who many speculated the singer had a falling out with.

Other attendees were Jason Sudeikis, Hugh Grant, Eric Stonestreet, Miranda Lambert, Benson Boone, MGK, and Ellie Goulding.

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Guests from the football world included Patrick Mahomes, Ross Travis, Matthew Stafford, Richard Sherman, George Kittle, and Kyle Juszczyk.

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Where Did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Get Married? Details

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding venue has finally been revealed after months of speculation.

The Grammy winner and the Super Bowl champion, both 36, exchanged vows at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday, July 3, 2026.

What to Know About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding Venue

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The location of Swift and Kelce’s nuptials has been hotly debated since the couple announced their engagement in August 2025. A source told Us Weekly in April that the festivities would likely be divided between the bride’s Rhode Island mansion and the nearby Ocean House seaside resort.

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“The guest list grew, so the ceremony and private gatherings associated with the wedding [will be split between the venues],” the insider said at the time, noting that Swift still had other places in mind. “Taylor always has a plan B and C for every scenario.”

According to a second source, Swift and Kelce felt “confident” hosting their wedding in Rhode Island because “the entire area [would] be very private and guarded.”

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse subsequently cast doubt on theories that the pair planned to wed in the state.

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“I don’t know about that,” he told TMZ DC in June when asked about speculation that Swift’s Rhode Island mansion would serve as the setting for the event.

“I think that she gave Rhode Island a pass,” Whitehouse claimed. “But I’d hope so, I’d love to have her in Rhode Island.”

As Swift and Kelce’s big day drew nearer, rumors surfaced that the two might be considering New York City for their nuptials.

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It’s the celebrity wedding of the year. On June 3, 2026, pop singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are reportedly tying the knot in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Over 1,000 guests are expected to attend, including Gigi Hadid, sombr, Dakota Johnson, Ellie Goulding, Benson Boone and more. […]

Amid the conflicting speculation, Swift and Kelce’s inner circle remained tight-lipped about the wedding. Per the second source, the duo weren’t “even sure” they would mail hard copy invitations to their guests given the level of secrecy surrounding the nuptials. However, “their closest friends and family know the venue and the date,” the insider explained at the time, “even if nothing formal has been sent out.”

In the midst of wedding planning, Swift and Kelce approached the process like a team sport.

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“They’re both involved and making decisions together,” the source told Us in April, adding that the couple had been “focused on actually enjoying the process rather than getting caught up in the pressure” as the ceremony grew closer. “They’re keeping things light.”

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Swift and Kelce were both “very laid back” while sorting out the specifics of their big day, with the insider noting they “made a conscious decision not to let it cause any tension between them.”

As for Kelce’s willingness to be involved in the planning, the source revealed, “Taylor thinks it’s cute that Travis cares about a lot of the details.”

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Swift previously confessed that she never dreamed about her perfect nuptials prior to finding love with Kelce. During an October 2025 appearance on the U.K.’s Heart radio station, she shared, “You would think that I had been the type of person who would have obsessed over the idea of a wedding my whole life, but I actually never thought about what I would ever do or what I would want until I met the person.”

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All 53 Episodes of Kevin Costner’s ‘Yellowstone’ Just Officially Became Easier To Stream

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For Western aficionados everywhere, now is a great time to head to Montana. As of July 1, Yellowstone fans everywhere are in for a Kevin Costner-sized treat as the five-season neo-Western is officially available for free. That’s right, you no longer need a Peacock subscription to watch any episode of the modern horse opera or restart the Taylor Sheridan-made program from scratch. Even better, this is a major step in the right direction for the Yellowstone universe, inching the entire franchise closer to a full streaming reunion.

‘Yellowstone’ Can Now Be Streamed for Free on Pluto TV

Whether you’re just aiming for a refresher before the next seasons of Marshals or Dutton Ranch, hoping for a Fourth of July-themed neo-Western marathon, or just jonesing for the return of Costner’s John Dutton after his impromptu Season 5 exit, it’s the perfect time to dive back into the 53-episode horse opera. For many, this streaming shift will make it much easier to revisit Yellowstone alongside the other Duttonverse shows, since previously, the Paramount Network drama had only been available on Peacock. It may seem odd now, but back when Peacock launched in 2020, Paramount+ was not yet established. While its predecessor, CBS All Access, predated the NBC-affiliated streamer, there was no digital outlet yet for the high-quality, prestigious cable dramas found on Paramount Network. Thus, the brand made a deal with Peacock for Yellowstone, and the rest is history.

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This deal has long prevented the flagship Dutton series from being available alongside the rest of Sheridan’s television catalog on Paramount+, which officially launched in 2021. This has been a source of frustration for fans, with some speculating that Yellowstone‘s ending would allow Paramount to bring the main Dutton characters under one streaming banner by spinning them off into their own programs. Every Duttonverse show, from prequels 1883 and 1923 to sequels Marshals and Dutton Ranch, is available on Paramount+, and so there may be some credence to that theory (you know, aside from Costner’s exit and all). Of course, now that Yellowstone is available on Pluto TV (which is actually owned by Paramount Skydance), we’re another step closer to the original series being available to stream alongside the larger Sheridanverse.

Westerns Are a Staple on the Free-to-Stream Platform

However you view it, making Yellowstone available for free on Pluto TV opens the door for those without Peacock to enjoy the famed neo-Western at their own leisure — and is one step closer to a full Paramount+ reunion. While you’re enjoying Yellowstone on Pluto TV, you can explore the free-to-stream platform’s other Western offerings, and there are several. In addition to some of the platform’s Western-specific channels, classic television horse operas like Gunsmoke, Have Gun — Will Travel, Rawhide, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Rifleman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp can be streamed on-demand on the platform, some in their entirety. Other shows like Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and the Josh Brolin-led The Young Riders have also found their way to the platform.

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Even better, for those looking for something as high-caliber as Yellowstone in terms of cinematic quality, you can’t go wrong with Lonesome Dove. Whether Yellowstone will make it to Paramount+ in the future is unclear, but the series’ presence on Pluto TV is good for everyone. If you’ve canceled your cable subscription and are sick of keeping Peacock just for the Duttons, then now is the time to hop back on the horse.

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Empire State Building Lights Up Blue for Taylor Swift Wedding

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Taylor Swift had her “something blue” on her wedding day, courtesy of New York City’s own and iconic Empire State Building.

“Her something blue 💙,” an X post from the official account for the skyscraper’s observation deck read on Friday, July, 3, sharing footage of the exterior lit up with blue LED lights.

The tweet presumably was in honor of Swift’s Friday wedding to Travis Kelce, which was held at Madison Square Garden blocks away from the Empire State Building.

While a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Swift and Kelce’s big day would have a “whimsical” wedding theme, the couple remained tight-lipped about their plans as did their relatives.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have a “whimsical” evening planned for friends and family when they reportedly tie the knot in New York City, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. An insider says that the engaged couple have dreamt up a celebration inspired by fairytales, which have been a recurring theme in Swift’s music throughout […]

“I just wanna say to literally everybody — I know it usually comes from a good place, not always — but quit asking me and my mother-in-law about upcoming nuptials,” Travis’ sister-in-law, Kylie Kelce, lamented on an April episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “Nobody’s f***ing telling you anything!”

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She continued, “Keep f***ing asking. You know what my answer’s gonna be? ‘I know nothing, suck my ass.’ No, actually, I’m done with the answer ‘I know nothing.’ My new answer? ‘Suck my ass.’ I’m gonna get a headband with LED lights and it’s gonna say, ‘Suck my ass.’”

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Kylie, 33, is married to Travis’ older brother, Jason Kelce. The entire Kelce crew — including the brothers’ parents and Jason’s four daughters — have all warmly embraced Swift since her relationship with Travis began in 2023.

“Taylor has really been integrated into the family,” a source exclusively told Us in 2024. “They have fully embraced her. It’s a whole new world and chapter for her.”

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With Jason and Kylie’s young kids, Swift included them into her baking and sewing hobbies in addition to introducing them to her three pet cats.

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“As soon as I got the kids around the cats, it was my goal to prove to them that they weren’t poisonous,” she told Jason, 38, on his and Travis’ “New Heights” podcast in August 2025, dispelling her then-future brother-in-law’s claims that cats were poisonous. “There’s no better way to prove that than to just hand them Benjamin, my ragdoll cat, who lets humans hold him like he’s a baby. My favorite thing ever is when Bennie will come up to me and just go, ‘I find Benjamin, I find him.’ And she’s just over there laying with him and petting him and holding him.”

Jason stood up next to Travis on Friday, serving as his best man while Swift enlisted brother Austin as Man of Honor.

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Love Island USA‘s Zach Georgiou revealed that one of his biggest issues in the villa was waking up with “morning wood.”

During the Friday, July 3, episode of the hit Peacock series, Zach woke up and told the guys, “I’ve always got f**ing morning wood. I can’t get up.”

Carl Lee Schmidt tried to offer Zach some advice. “You have got to chop that wood down,” he noted.

Zach has previously often been seen hooking up with his partner Kayda Bosse. The couple reunited after Zach explored a romance with Alannah Keyser in Casa Amor.

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Zach walked back into the villa alone after Alannah was removed from the show after facing backlash for a resurfaced video that allegedly showed her using a racial slur.

The video and other posts were not shared publicly until after Alannah’s appearance on the show and thus were not accessible during the vetting process.

“Hi everyone, I’m coming on here to address some things that have been circulated online. I do want to begin by addressing the video of me singing along to a Roddy Ricch song that contains a racial slur. I’m sorry to whoever has seen that video and has been offended by it. That was never my intention,” Alannah said in a Saturday, June 27, TikTok. “The video is from six years ago and that word is just not in my vocabulary anymore.”

She continued, “I’d also like to address the screenshots that have been going around online that have been falsified. What has been shared does not reflect the truth and it has never been in my character to discriminate against anybody’s skin color. I do want to say directly that I do not support racism or discrimination of any kind and I never have.”

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Earlier this season, another contestant, Vasana Montgomery, was cut from the show after resurfaced social media posts showed her using a slur. Similar issues arose during season 7 last year, with Yulissa Escobar leaving days into the experience after clips of her using racial slurs on a podcast circulated online.

Cierra Ortega also faced backlash for using a slur in her own resurfaced social media post. She was pulled from the villa and later issued an apology for her past actions.

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Inside Taylor Swift’s Close-Knit Bond With Brother Austin Swift

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Taylor Swift and her younger brother, Austin Swift, have a tight-knit bond.

While the siblings don’t constantly post about each other on social media, they have shared the rare tribute to each other over the years. Not to mention, Austin seems super supportive of Taylor’s relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

Not only has Austin been photographed alongside Taylor during various Chiefs games in 2023, but he got Kelce a special Christmas gift in December 2023, and the NFL star couldn’t help but gush over it.

“He actually made me feel like a child because his gift to me was straight out of the bag,” Kelce gushed during his “New Heights” podcast in December 2023. “[He] handed me a VHS of my favorite football movie of all time … Little Giants.”

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While Austin hasn’t commented publicly on his sister’s romantic relationships, he has explained what it has been like having such an influential sibling.

“As a brother and friend I couldn’t be more proud, as a lifelong fan I am thrilled beyond words, as a human being I am simply dumbfounded at this level of artistry and depth of insight into what it is to love and to lose and to simply exist,” he wrote on Instagram in December 2020. “Now please stop reading this and go listen to evermore by @taylorswift !!!!!”

Keep scrolling for an inside look into Austin and Taylor’s sibling relationship:

The Kanye West Battle

Taylor and Kanye West haven’t seen eye-to-eye in years, but when he released the song “Famous” in February 2016, Austin outwardly supported his sister.

“Getting a head start on some spring cleaning,” Austin captioned a video of himself throwing West’s Yeezy brand sneakers in the trash. “Here we go again.”

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Birthday Tributes

Over the years, Austin has shared sweet birthday tributes dedicated to the “best sister.”

“I can’t believe you’ve been riding ponies, making music, playing with cats, and telling stories for almost three decades now,” he captioned an Instagram post from December 2016. “You’ve always been there for your family and friends no matter what and you’re always finding unique and beautiful ways to show us how much you care.”

His Best Friend

Taylor shared an Instagram post about the 2018 midterm elections in Tennessee. Austin was beaming with pride when his sister shared her beliefs.

“When you thought you couldn’t respect your best friend any more than you already do. And then you do,” he wrote at the time, sharing her original caption.

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Her Producing Credit

Eagle-eyed fans speculated that Austin released a cover of Taylor’s “Look What You Made Me Do” under the moniker Jack Leopards & The Dolphin Club. Nils Sjöberg — Taylor’s pseudonym — was listed as a producer on the track, which was featured in a 2020 episode of Killing Eve.

The single art featured what appeared to be a photo of Austin as a child with his face covered. In the image, the youngster is wearing a Dolphin Club T-shirt. Of course, neither sibling has confirmed the fan theory.

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A Supportive Sibling

In 2022, Austin let it slip that he was on the team that helped created Taylor’s “I Bet You Think About Me” music video, which was directed by Blake Lively.

“I am so proud and thankful that we’ve been nominated for the ACM award for video of the year!” he wrote on Instagram of the song in February 2022.

The Travis Kelce Connection

Austin dressed up as Santa Claus during the Chiefs Christmas Day game in 2023 and earned Kelce’s respect.

“I respect a full commit,” the NFL star said on the “New Heights” podcast. “It was a full commit. He killed it.”

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Lending Swifties a Helpful Hand

Austin swooped in to assist a fan in need at one of Taylor’s Indianapolis Eras Tour stops in November 2024. Per social media footage, a fan dressed as Kelce was seized by security while shouting his name and approaching the VIP area. The fan was instructed to take off their football helmet and did so as Austin came over.

“Hey, let’s not put our hands on people,” Austin told security before complimenting the fan. “I’m sorry about that. It’s a really cool costume. … You guys enjoy the concert. Have a great night.”

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Her Man of Honor

When Taylor married Travis Kelce in July 2026, she enlisted Austin as her Man of Honor in lieu of a traditional bridal party.  Travis, meanwhile, chose brother Jason Kelce as his Best Man.

“Her brother Austin Swift served as Taylor’s Man of Honor and Jason Kelce was Travis’ Best Man,” a press release read. “The ceremony joined both families together and was officiated by friend Adam Sandler.”

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