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5 Movies You Should Watch on HBO Go Right Now

From '80s cloak-and-dagger tales to throwback thrillers to identity-switching action flicks, these movies will blow your face...OFF!

HBO Go (or HBO Now, if you're living the cord-free life) has one of the strangest movie selections imaginable. It's full of early-'00s rom-coms, mid-'80s Tom Hanks adventures, and late-night Oscar-bait with titles like Bikini Model Mayhem. But there are plenty of overlooked and/or under-appreciated new-classics to be found there as well, if you dig around long enough. Here are five to get you started.

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