Despite being relatively small, streaming platform AppleTV+ offers a wide selection of high-profile movies perfect for Friday night or any other night. From drama to animated films and titles, there’s no shortage of awesome titles to choose from. Here’s our guide to the best movies you can watch on AppleTV+ right now!
Killers of the Flower Moon
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Genre: Drama
In the oil-rich Osage Nation, a Civil War veteran (DiCaprio) marries an indigenous heiress (Gladstone) whose family keeps turning up dead. Inadvertently, he becomes involved with the heinous native erasure practice by the corrupt local government.
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
Starring: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt
Directed by: Cooper Raiff
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Sundance sensation follows a man in a quarter-life crisis (Raiff) who strikes a friendship with a single mother and her autistic daughter. These relationships will inadvertently alter his life for the better.
Greyhound (2020)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan
Directed by: Aaron Schneider
Genre: War, Action, Drama
En route on a mission to escort an Allied defense battalion across the Atlantic, a US Navy Commander (Hanks) and his men get attacked and must now survive their mission while adrift at sea. Based on a true story, this is a harrowing war spectacle that once again puts Hanks’ dramatic chops in the line of fire.
Flora & Son (2023)
Starring: Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Directed by: John Carney
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
From the maker of Begin Again and Once comes another heartwarming music-based drama about a Dublin single mother (Hewson) who attempts to connect with her rebellious son through music. She enrolls her son in an online guitar class with an LA-based musician (Gordon-Levitt), and their lives begin changing unexpectedly.
On The Rocks (2020)
Starring: Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Genre: Drama, Comedy
In this stylish dramedy, a young mother (Jones) and her bon vivant playboy father (Murray) travel across New York City as she deals with marriage complications.
Finch (2021)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Oscar Avila
Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an engineer, a robot (Hanks), and a dog embark on a dangerous journey to the West. The bond between man, machine, and animal makes this such a heartwarming watch.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell
Directed by: Joel Coen
Genre: Drama, War
This gripping Shakespearean adaptation by Joel Coen (one-half of the Oscar-winning Coen Brothers) tells the story of a man and his wife’s descent into madness as they chase after a kingly prophecy. Shot in cool black and white, Coen imbues the classic with never-before-seen intensity.
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Starring: Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean
Directed by: Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
In this Oscar-nominated movie, a young Irish girl from the 17th century dreams of becoming a part of her hometown’s wolf-hunting force. All that changes when she meets and befriends a wolfwalker – half human, half wolf – who’s unlike the terrifying creatures she grew up imagining.
Napoleon (2023)
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Genre: Drama
The legendary director behind Gladiator and Blade Runner returns with a historical drama about one of the greatest European rulers in history. The movie charts the French military commander (Phoenix)’s rise to power and his life-changing romance with wife, Josephine (Kirby).
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Starring: Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Kyle Allen
Directed by: Peter Farrelly
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama
Based on a true story, the movie follows an eccentric man (Efron) who wades through the Vietnam War on a mission to deliver beers to his drafted friends.
CODA
Starring: Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin
Directed by: Sian Heder
Genre: Drama, Comedy
In this Oscar-winning film, the musically gifted hearing child of two deaf parents becomes torn between chasing her dream and continuing to support her family as an interpreter.
