Peacock: 15 of the Best Movies You Should Stream Right Now

Yorgos Lanthimos is back with another mind-blowing drama, starring Emma Stone in the lead. In Bugonia, Stone plays the CEO of a pharmaceutical company who is kidnapped by two conspiracy theorists who believe she is actually an alien intent on destroying Earth. Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis also star.

• Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
• Main actors: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis
• Duration: 118 minutes

What happens when a police officer is killed in the line of duty, only to be brought back to life as a crime-fighting cyborg? The 1987 violent satire RoboCop occurs. Peter Weller plays Murphy, the main character. Once memories of his death begin to return, RoboCop adds revenge to his street-cleaning programming.

• Director: Paul Verhoeven
• Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy
• Duration: 102 minutes

Martin Scorsese directed this 3-hour biopic about Jordan Belfort, the young stockbroker who became very rich at a very young age, only to be arrested by the FBI for fraud and market manipulation. It’s already an interesting premise and thanks to the enigmatic cast, led by Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan alongside Jonah Hill as a deranged sidekick, this film never slows down.

• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Main actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
• Duration: 180 minutes

Director Steven Spielberg drew inspiration from his own childhood to bring to life this semi-autobiographical film about a boy who falls in love with cinema. It’s a coming-of-age story about the power of cinema and how his parents’ difficult divorce helped shape his art.

• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Main actors: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano
• Duration: 151 minutes

Rob Reiner’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel explores fandom gone too far. James Caan plays novelist Paul Sheldon, who ends up being held hostage by “his biggest fan”, Annie Wilkes. There’s barely any blood or gore here, but it’s absolutely a top-notch horror film. Kathy Bates won the Oscar for her breakthrough role as Annie Wilkes.

• Director: Rob Reiner
• Main actors: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth
• Duration: 107 minutes

Based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a slow-burn Cold War spy drama about an intelligence leak within the British secret service and the man searching for the Soviet mole. The writing and directing are effective on all fronts, and the stacked cast elevates the experience to a whole new level. Gary Oldman stars alongside John Hurt, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones and Stephen Graham.

• Director: Tomas Alfredson
• Main actors: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch
• Duration: 127 minutes

The Fall Guy follows a stuntman named Colt Seavers who is sent on a mission to find a missing movie star. The key to the success of this film lies in the chemistry between its two stars, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Great action sequences and lots of laughs make this a very good popcorn movie. And yes, if this sounds familiar, it’s inspired by the 1980s TV show of the same name starring Lee Majors.

• Director: David Leitch
• Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke
• Duration: 126 minutes

The Commitments follows music promoter Jimmy Rabbitte, who takes it upon himself to start an R&B group to fill a void in the Dublin music scene. He has a problem: the band he assembles is made up entirely of Irish people with no experience in this specific musical genre. Well, they do it anyway. The result is a surprisingly energetic, heartfelt and uplifting film.

• Director: Alan Parker
• Starring: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Andrew Strong, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy
• Duration: 118 minutes

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the first feature film starring the legendary comedy group. The film is set in the time of King Arthur and follows the group as they embark on a quest to find the Holy Grail. This is one of those films that should be considered required viewing for comedy fans.

• Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
• Main actors: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
• Duration: 91 minutes

Taking inspiration from the beloved 2010 animated classic, this new adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon delivers. It’s the same world and plot as the original, and it follows a Viking boy who befriends a dragon, much to the dismay of his powerful father. Thanks to the powerful CGI effects, expansive world-building, and attention to character detail, this is a rare example of a live-action remake that improves on its animated counterpart.

• Director: Dean DeBlois
• Starring: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison
• Duration: 125 minutes

Sicario, which stars Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin, takes viewers into the heart of an escalating drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border. The drama is tense and the action is grueling, which makes sense given that Taylor Sheridan wrote the screenplay and Dune visionary Denis Villeneuve directed the film.

• Director: Denis Villeneuve
• Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya
• Duration: 121 minutes

The film 3:10 to Yuma is a modern-day epic western. It’s a remake of the 1957 western of the same name (and both are based on a short story by Elmore Leonard). James Mangold directed the 2007 version in which Christian Bale plays Dan Evans, a rancher who is responsible for guiding outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to a train that will transport him to prison. As you might expect, this is not an easy task. Ben Foster. who is excellent as the villainous Charlie Prince, also stars alongside Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol and Alan Tudyk.

• Director: James Mangold
• Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Gretchen Mol
• Duration: 122 minutes

In Point Break, a band of renegade surfers don the masks of former presidents and rob banks. And they’re pretty good at it too. Enter FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), a young and brash law enforcement officer who infiltrates and infiltrates the group and closes in on their leader, Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), to bring them down. Kathryn Bigelow directed this over-the-top action film, which was a memorable role for Swayze and a stellar turn for Reeves.

• Director: Kathryn Bigelow
• Starring: Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, Lori Petty,
• Duration: 122 minutes

Shrek was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. It’s a little crazy to think that animated films weren’t recognized at the Academy Awards until 2001, but Shrek deserved the win. The vocal performances from Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy are on point and deliver delightful comedy and memorable pop culture moments. The film helped usher in a new era of CGI effects and put DreamWorks on the map. More than two decades later, it’s still a very enjoyable watch.

• Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
• Main actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
• Duration: 90 minutes