The 16 Best Movies to Watch on Peacock Right Now (October 2026)

Films of a feather flock together! Peacock doesn't have as many movies as other streaming services, but it does have quality over quantity, with offerings from across the NBCUniversal studio universe, including DreamWorks and Illumination (animation), Blumhouse (horror), and Focus Features (indies). Our list of the best movies to watch on Peacock right now includes coming-of-age romance Girls Like Girls, animated smash The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and horror super-sensation Obsession, along with a few others. 

We've focused on movies released somewhat recently, as well as some Peacock exclusives that you can't stream anywhere else.

ALSO READ: The best TV shows on Peacock

Last updated Sept. 25, 2026; newer additions are at the top

Girls Like Girls

Writer-director Hayley Kiyoko's semi-autobiographical debut feature is based on her novel of the same name which is in turn based on her song of the same name; Girls Like Girls is the only film in history with that chain of source material. It's a mid-2000s queer coming-of-age story about Coley (Maya da Costa), a teenage girl who moves to a new town and falls in love with Sonya (Myra Molloy), who isn't ready to accept her sexuality. It's a sweet romantic drama that got positive reviews from critics. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Pressure

This World War II drama is about how simple decisions can change the course of history. Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott star as Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and RAF chief meteorologist James Stagg, respectively, and the film tells the true story of how Stagg convinced Eisenhower to change the date of D-Day to a day with more favorable weather conditions. It's based on a play by David Haig. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are back in this sequel to the animated megahit The Super Mario Bros. Movie (which is also streaming on Peacock). This time, they're joined by Yoshi, the beloved green dinosaur from the games, who is voiced by Donald Glover, which was a surprise to everyone when the movie came out. They go up against Bowser (Jack Black) and Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie), traveling to outer space in an effort to save Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson). -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

The Phoenician Scheme

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Wes Anderson's latest living diorama follows Anatole "Zsa-Zsa" Korda (Benicio del Toro), an arms dealer and generally crooked businessman. Knowing that his bad way of living will inevitably catch up with him sooner rather than later, Zsa-Zsa persuades his estranged daughter, Sister Liesl (Mia Threapleton), to leave her convent and take over his business. As they go on an adventure to try to salvage a business deal on the verge of collapse, they realize that family is what's important in life. Like all of Anderson's films, it has an impressive ensemble cast; A-listers in this one include Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Bill Murray. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Drop

Meghann Fahy (Sirens) stars in this fun thriller from Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon. She plays a widowed young mother named Violet who goes on a date for the first time since the death of her husband with Henry (1923's Brandon Sklenar), a photographer who seems very nice. Everything is going pretty well until she gets an Airdrop (they call it something else in the movie because the name is trademarked by Apple, but that's what it is) from an unknown menace threatening to kill her son unless she kills Henry. So these two strangers have to work together to try to figure out who's behind this — and why. Fahy and Sklenar are likable actors with great chemistry, and the script is a blast. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Wolf Man

Leigh Whannell (The Invisible Man) directs this latest reimagining of the classic werewolf tale. Christopher Abbott stars as a husband and father who gets bitten by a monster and transforms into a monster himself, terrifying his wife (Julia Garner) and daughter. It's not perfect — horror fans criticized the monster design — but Abbott and Garner are excellent, emotionally intense performers, and it's worth watching for them. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

The Woman in the Yard

She's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner, she's The Woman in the Yard. Danielle Deadwyler stars in this horror hit as Ramona, a mother grieving the recent death of her husband. One day, the titular entity appears and sits there, waiting. "Today's the day," she says. As Ramona and her kids try to deal with the Woman's presence, the truth about who she is and why she's there becomes apparent. The film hails from Carry-On director Jaume Collet-Serra and horror hit factory Blumhouse. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Dog Man

This Captain Underpants spinoff from DreamWorks is low-key a very funny family comedy. It follows Dog Man, a half-man, half-dog police officer as he battles against Petey, "the World's Most Evilest Cat," voiced by Pete Davidson. It's a very silly, gag-driven movie that runs wild with the "what if a dog was a policeman?" premise in a crowd-pleasing way. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Obsession

The little horror movie that could. 26-year-old director Curry Barker's chilling tale follows a young man (Michael Johnston) who makes a wish that his crush (Inde Navarrette, in a star-making performance) falls in love with him. But it's dangerous to play with matters of the heart, and his wish has terrifying consequences. Made for $750,000 and grossing over $300 million, Obsession is already one of the most profitable movies of all time, and is ushering in a generational cinematic shift as Gen Z starts making movies for itself. If you missed out on the theatrical phenomenon, now you can find out what all the fuss is about in the safety of your own home. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Wicked

Even musical theater skeptics end up loving Wicked, an adaptation of an equally beloved Broadway musical that tells the origin story of The Wizard of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, who actually isn't evil at all. They love Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's performances as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively; they love its immersive production design and elaborate costumes, both of which the film won Academy Awards for; and most of all, they love "Defying Gravity," the musical's signature song. Wicked: For Good, the second half of the story, is also streaming on Peacock.  -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

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Black Bag

Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett star in this sexy and cerebral spy thriller from director Steven Soderbergh. Fassie plays George, an MI6 agent tasked with rooting out a leaker in the agency's midst. One of the suspects is his wife, Kathryn (Blanchett), who's also a spy. So he invites the other suspects over for a dinner party, and the psychological spy games get crackling. The cast also includes Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, and Regé-Jean Page. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Last Breath

If you're looking for a competent thriller with an admirably tight 90-minute runtime, click play on Last Breath. Woody Harrelson stars as the leader of a three-man dive team sent to fix an oil pipe in the ice-cold, pitch-black waters of the North Sea. The repair mission turns into a rescue mission when a member of the crew (Finn Cole) gets cut off from the rest of the team with no comms and a limited supply of oxygen. It's based on a true story, and Woody is having a great time. - Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Asteroid City

Every time Wes Anderson directs a film, at least one critic inevitably calls it " the most Wes Anderson movie Wes Anderson has ever made." That might actually be true of Asteroid City, his latest. Anderson's quirky, dollhouse style is at an all-time high in this story that depicts the fateful events of a teen astronomy convention in a retrofuturistic version of 1955. The sprawling cast features perfectly droll performances from Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Steve Carell, and more, while the meta narrative (Asteroid City is also the name of a televised play within the movie) adds zany texture. It often plays like a live-action cartoon, as Anderson's best movies tend to. - Allison Picurro [Trailer]

Freaky

There are plenty of body-swap movies out there, but usually it's a child changing places with their parent, or a kid exchanging basketball skills with Kevin Durant, or Kevin Spacey becoming a cat. How many find a teenage girl trading meatsuits with a serial killer? Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn get to have a blast in this incredibly self-aware horror-comedy from director Christopher Landon, who throws in plenty of high school drama for a genre-blender that actually works. - Tim Surette

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Renee Zellweger returns to her iconic romantic comedy role for the fourth time, and first time since 2016, in this straight-to-Peacock original. This time, Bridget is widowed. She's still grieving the death of her husband four years earlier, but she's starting to get back out there. But Bridget doesn't do anything the easy way, and she starts dating a much younger man, Roxster (Leo Woodall), which is exciting but stressful. It's a rom-com, but there's a lot of sadness in it, so be prepared to have your tears jerked. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

The Killer

Game of Thrones veteran Nathalie Emmanuel gets her action star on in this surprisingly good straight-to-streaming thriller. The special thing about the film is that it's directed by John Woo, one of the greatest action filmmakers of all time, and is in fact a remake of his 1989 Hong Kong film, which starred Chow Yun-fat in the title role. Emmanuel plays a professional assassin in Paris who gets caught up in a job that turns personal. Omar Sy and Sam Worthington co-star. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]