The 25 Best Movies Streaming on Peacock Right Now
Peacock came from behind with a strong bench of original shows (the greatest of which was/is Poker Face ), as well as a solid assortment of original or exclusive films, some brand new and some released during quarantine that you may have missed while being busy with others affairs. There’s some high-end stuff here as well as a little more questionable, including drama from some of the people you might have liked on The Real Housewives , and a ton of smart Blumhouse horror. There’s a little something for everyone here.
Travel dolls (2024)
Ethan Coen directs alone (co-directing with Trisha Cook) in this brilliantly demented tribute to the romantic exploitation films of the ’70s. Marian and Jamie are a couple of friends who, on a road trip to Tallahassee, Florida, discover that they have taken the wrong car. They find out when they discover a briefcase full of sex toys and a human head. From these things great lesbian adventures are born.
Leftovers (2023)
Paul Giamatti stars alongside Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in this film from director Alexander Payne about a curmudgeonly New England prep school teacher who ends up being stuck babysitting a group of students stranded on campus during Christmas break. Randolph plays Mary Lamb, a cafeteria worker who recently lost her son; these two are connected by shared losses and changing times.
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Written by Diablo Cody and directed by Zelda Williams, Lisa Frankenstein didn’t do well at the box office, which is a shame. It’s the unique and funny story of a misunderstood ’80s goth girl (Kathryn Newton) who accidentally reanimates the corpse of a young man who died in 1837 (Cole Sprouse). It’s a fun and surprisingly charming horror-comedy that blends tones and genres with a neon 1980s visual style.
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: The Monk Movie (2023)
Tony Shalhoub returns as America’s favorite OCD detective Adrian Monk, taking over the role 14 years after the series ended. What’s impressive is that he doesn’t seem to have missed a beat in a film that very intelligently examines the impact of Covid on the life of the fastidious and phobic Monk as he becomes embroiled in a case involving his stepdaughter’s dead fiancé.
If You Were the Last (2023)
An incredible space rom-com: Anthony Mackie and Zoe Chao play a pair of astronauts who have been adrift on a ship for three years without navigation. Everyone at home thinks they are dead, so to them they are literally the last two people around. In Christian Mercado’s film, they are on opposite ends of almost every conversation, but the need to communicate brings them together. It is charmingly old-fashioned in its willingness to rely on dialogue to move us forward.
Sick (2022)
This Blumhouse slasher hit Peacock in the middle of the Covid pandemic, which was a lot. Now that enough time has passed that we can pretend this never happened or isn’t still happening, this wonderfully disgusting cabin-in-the-woods slasher is a little easier to swallow. Scream’s Kevin Williamson wrote a story about a quarantine murder.
Oppenheimer (2023)
You may have heard about Christopher Nolan’s latest, the explosive story of the Manhattan Project director and controversial father of the atomic bomb: J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Its box office success offers hope for a post-superhero future.
Brothers (2022)
Billy Eichner (who also co-wrote the film) stars alongside Luke MacFarlane in this sweet, funny and charming old-school rom-com that mixes genre stereotypes with a refreshing queer context. Brothers scared off many casual moviegoers at the box office, but home viewing is enjoyable.
They/Them (2022)
Another unique Blumhouse slasher film set in an LGBTQ conversion camp. Scary enough even before the bodies start falling. The talented cast includes Carrie Preston, Anna Chlumsky and Kevin Bacon. Not everything turns out perfectly, but everyone loves a spin on the classic premise.
Mid-Century (2022)
This gorgeous rental property you’re looking at may not be quite what it was cracked up to be, especially considering the architect was an occult-obsessed polygamist who continues to make his presence known decades after the house was built. A Covid-stressed doctor and her husband go on vacation to a very cool house, only to get into a bunch of very weird shit. It doesn’t all work together, but in some moments it’s effective enough to make for a creepy time at the rental shop.
The Rebel Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
This powerful, original Peacock documentary serves as a still-needed reminder that the Rosa Parks of our collective imagination is very much a work of fiction. During the Montgomery bus boycott, Parks was far from a little old lady too tired to give up her seat, but a young activist who had been planning and strategizing for civil rights for years. This is where her determination and radical politics are revealed.
You Should’ve Left (2020)
Another Blumhouse horror film, another creepy house – and another Kevin Bacon. Perhaps there will be a new flavor to Peacock’s horror offerings, and to be honest, I’m not mad about it. Here, Bacon is joined by Amanda Seyfried as his too-young actress wife, whom he is constantly jealous of – a situation complicated and exacerbated by their Welsh country home. The property itself seems to be filled with evil intentions, reflecting the marital problems of our unhappy couple.
Shooting Stars (2023)
Although it contains a lot of biographical notes, this sports drama offers an inspiring origin story for LeBron James, starring Mookie Cook as a young LeBron who, along with his friends, formed the No. 1 high school basketball team in the country. It is based on the book of the same name, co-written by Buzz Bissinger, best known for Friday Night Lights .
Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker “The Pass” (2023)
Clumsy title aside (there are probably a lot of movies called The Pass ?), this is an entertaining soapy drama from the titular power couple of The Real Housewives of Atlanta . Drew Sidora and Rob Riley star as a couple who give each other a one-night break from fidelity, with predictably steamy results. There’s nothing wrong with a film that delivers exactly what it promises.
Year Between (2022)
Writer-director Alex Heller also stars alongside J. Smith-Cameron and Steve Buscemi as a young college dropout battling bipolar disorder who returns home to her troubled family. Heller is great, the dialogue is smart, and the film gets high marks for its more authentic portrayal of the lives of people with bipolar disorder than usual.
No (2022)
Jordan Peele’s latest film creates a thoroughly unnerving atmosphere, even as it combines comedy and scares in an alien invasion horror film that also plays a bit like a Western. Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer scored another unclassifiable and original triumph.
She Said (2022)
When this docudrama was released back in 2020, good reviews were met with dismal box office returns, but it’s worth a watch. In the style of the great journalism dramas of yesteryear , She Said follows the investigation that ultimately uncovered Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse and assault by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey). Mulligan).
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
A London cleaning lady (circa 1957) falls in love with a client’s Dior dress and travels to Paris to buy her own when she has a little extra money. In the process, she enters the world of high fashion and high culture. Lesley Manville is simply delightful in the title role in the film adaptation of Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel.
Promising Young Woman (2020)
Cassie (Carey Mulligan) seemed to be doing well before she dropped out of medical school and started spending her nights hanging out in bars, seemingly easy prey for shady guys. Except there’s more to Cassie than meets the eye, and those guys at the bar have no idea what’s coming next. Writer/director Emerald Fennell (who followed this up with the equally difficult-to-categorize Saltburn ) combines comedy with revenge thriller themes and packages it all in an ultra-stylish candy-colored package.
Bosco (2024)
Based on the memoir of Quontay “Bosco” Adams (played here by Aubrey Joseph), who was sentenced in 2004 to 35 years in a maximum security prison for a heinous and unforgivable crime… well, the movie keeps it a secret for quite a long time. Bye. Suffice it to say, it’s not hard to root for him as he plans an ingenious and quite spectacular escape with the help of a prison pen pal played by Nikki Blonsky.
House of Gucci (2021)
Ridley Scott hasn’t had much luck with his big historical epics, but this slightly smaller film about the Gucci dynasty had more success at the box office and generally positive reviews. Lady Gaga and Adam Driver star in a brilliant, mildly campy crime drama about a battle for control of a fashion brand.
Night Swim (2024)
Writer-director Bryce McGuire is expanding his 2014 short into a feature-length film with somewhat mixed results, but the horror-fantasy starts with a fun premise: this movie is about a haunted pool – keeping it consistent with the “creepy property,” I suppose. theme of other Peacock horrors. It’s not that simple, but Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon are effective leaders and some really scary things happen.
On Fire (2023)
An old school survival drama (based on a true story) about a family living in the wilderness who are faced with a horrific fire. Peter Facinelli and stars Fiona Dourif.
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (2022)
A broad approach to the history (and present) of the American civil rights movement can be useful, but zooming in is often more informative. This smart doc uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the titular district in the 1960s, a time when the area was 80% black but had no voters of color.
Trolls Unite (2023)
It may be a little late for a movie parodying boy bands, but otherwise this third Trolls movie is on par with the series: it’s joke-packed, family-friendly, and generally stupidly fun. Justin Timberlake leads one of the all-star voice casts, which includes Anna Kendrick, Keenan Thompson, Ron Funches and RuPaul. For brave parents there is also a sing-along version.