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Amid the shocking news of a sequel, one of Bad Boys star Martin Lawrences most beloved action outings is all set to stream for free. Released back in 1999, the action-comedy Blue Streak sees Lawrence leading as a master thief who finds himself double-crossed, stashing the diamond hes just stolen on a construction site, and sent to prison. When hes released, he discovers that what was once a construction site is now a police station...and the diamond is buried somewhere inside.

You may not know this, but Blue Streak was, in fact, inspired by a British comedy from 1965 titled The Big Job. Taking its cues from that 60s caper, the action-comedy is directed by Les Mayfield and stars Martin Lawrence alongside Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, Peter Greene, Nicole Ari Parker, and William Forsythe. While Blue Streak was met with severely mixed reviews at the time, it saw success at the box office,...

The new “Before Sunrise”-inspired Los Angeles romance “Comfort” follows two people who fall for each other over the course of two nights, and it arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day. The film follows the mild-mannered Cameron (Chris Dinh) who’s content working as a late-night courier for his boss Eddie (Billy Sly Williams), until one night when an important client, Martin (Kelvin Han Yee), asks him to pick up his daughter Jasmine (Julie Zhan) from the airport. As they drive through the streets of L.A., Cameron and Jasmine quickly connect and soon he shares his love of cooking with her and tells her about his dream of owning a food truck. But when respective secrets begin to surface, it endangers their newfound romance. Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below.

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