12 Best Movies on Peacock Right Now (April 2026): ‘Red Eye’ and More

Hotel manager Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) waits for her flight back home following her grandmother’s funeral, where she meets a handsome and charming man named Jackson Rippner (Cillian Murphy). When she boards her flight, she thinks it’s simply a lucky chance that she and Jackson are seated next to each other, but their meeting is anything but a coincidence. Jackson instructs Lisa to reassign the hotel room of a powerful man he wants assassinated, and to prove that he’s serious, he has Lisa’s father (Brian Cox) kidnapped as blackmail.

This late-period movie from horror maestro Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) is an incredibly economical and entertaining thriller, keeping the suspense as taut as chicken wire throughout its scant 85-minute runtime. Murphy and McAdams have some fantastic chemistry with one another, with Murphy excelling in the villain role and McAdams giving a particularly intense performance. Red Eye is the perfect watch if you want an effective thriller with an explosive ending.

Jay (Jay Baruchel) arrives in Los Angeles from Canada, eager to visit his best friend Seth (Seth Rogen). But Jay isn’t too jazzed to learn that Seth plans to take him to James Franco’s (James Franco) house party, where he’s surrounded by self-absorbed celebrities and Hollywood types that he hates. But the night gets even worse for Jay when the literal biblical apocalypse happens, sending good people up to heaven and leaving the malfeasant actors to flail about on a Hellish Earth. Now trapped indefinitely in Franco’s home, the three are joined by Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride as the group of comedy actors tries to survive the end of the world.

This hilarious movie, in which the aforementioned famous actors play highly caricatured versions of themselves, still holds up as one of the last genuinely good mainstream, mid-budget comedies from the Golden Age of the Mid-Budget Comedy. This Is the End is ambitious, wildly entertaining and truly out-of-the-ordinary hilarious, with all six actors at the top of their game. It’s a constantly funny showbiz satire with cracking dialogue and genuine screwball humor.

In 1988, alcoholic musician Mike Sardina (Hugh Jackman) and hairdresser Claire Stengl (Kate Hudson) haven’t found much prestige becoming stars in their own right, so they decide to team up and form a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning & Thunder. Based on a true story, Song Sung Blue follows the two formerly down-on-their-luck singers as they discover that it’s never too late to do what you love, and find who you love.

While based on the documentary of the same name, Song Sung Blue manages to carve out its own narrative path separate from the story of the documentary directed by Greg Kohs. Instead, Craig Gillespie‘s biopic is a charming and heartfelt fable that is carried by the emotional performances and palpable chemistry between Hudson and Jackman. Plus, what’s not to love about hearing classics like “Sweet Caroline?” In the end, Song Sung Blue shines as an irresistable crowdpleaser.

A disturbed man named Teddy (Jesse Plemons) recruits his cousin Don (Aidan Delbis) to help him kidnap powerful pharmaceutical CEO Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone). Finding herself in Teddy’s basement, covered in white paste and with her head shaved, Michelle learns that Teddy believes her to be a member of an alien race killing the Earth and making humans docile. Teddy’s plan is to have Michelle admit her secret and then contact her mothership for a meeting with Teddy. While Michelle’s humanity remains up in the air, a lingering link between her and Teddy simmers underneath the bizarre situation.

Bugonia is Yorgos Lanthimos‘ fourth collaboration with Stone, a fruitful and lasting partnership that has now garnered her three Academy Award nominations (and one win — so far!) But Stone is far from the only shining performance; Plemons’ Teddy is a conspiracy-addled powder keg, and Delbis is a capable cohort in the young actor’s feature debut. A remake of the South Korean film Save the Green Planet!, Bugonia is a wild and entertaining take on the absurdity of modern society.

Wes Anderson is one of the most consistent directors of his generation — you know what to expect from each of his pictures, and they are all more or less pretty good. But he knocked it out of the park with Asteroid City, a loopy, Looney Tunes-inspired comedy that sneakily transforms into a moving meditation on art and the universal human need to tell stories. 

At a young astronomers’ convention in the titular desert city, a UFO suddenly appears and takes a meteorite from a crater in the town’s center. This amazing extraterrestrial first contact makes national news, resulting in a cadre of assorted reporters, scientists and religious groups to visit the city to see if the UFO will return. In the middle of all this chaos, a recently widowed father, Woodrow (Jason Schwartzman), struggles to reconcile his still lingering grief with a blossoming romance with famous film actress Midge (Scarlett Johansson). 

That’s the basic plot of Asteroid City, but there’s so much more going on, like a framing device that makes everything you’re watching an elaborate play that’s also being filmed as a television documentary. Confused? Well, that’s only natural, but it’s also what makes Asteroid City so effective, moving — and strikingly different from the director’s previous works. With a cast that includes Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody and Margot Robbie, the movie is packed with enough starpower to keep you engaged, even when you get a little lost in its surreal story.

Four years after the events in The Black Phone, teenager Finn (Regretting You’s Mason Thames) and his younger sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) are still experiencing PTSD from their encounter with The Grabber (Ethan Hawke). He’s long dead, so it’s a huge surprise when, at an isolated camp blanketed by snow, Finn receives a phone call from his deceased enemy. The Grabber is angry that he’s dead, and somehow, he’s reaching from beyond the grave to get his revenge by trying to kill Finn and Gwen. Can Finn once again vanquish The Grabber, this time for good?

A success at the box office, this 2025 sequel plunges firmly into supernatural territory by turning The Grabber into a Freddy Krueger copycat. The shameless stealing from other, more popular horror movies works, making Black Phone 2 a surprisingly scary horror movie that’s more effective than the original.

Black Phone will stream on January 16 on Peacock.

One of 2024’s best blockbusters is now on Peacock. In Twisters, Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Carter, a meteorologist who is persuaded by her friend Javi (Anthony Ramos) to come out of semi-retirement to monitor a dangerous storm system that’s developing in the American Midwest. Joining her is Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), a YouTube star who is more concerned with views than saving lives. But when several deadly twisters threaten their lives, they are forced to rely on each other to survive and help others.

Twisters is exactly what a fun summer blockbuster should be — a well-directed, big-budget romp filled with impressive visual effects and characters you actually care about. At the heart of the movie is a surprisingly effective will-they-won’t-they? Romance between Kate and Tyler, who are opposites in almost every way. You root for them to hook up and find some happiness, if they can escape being sucked into the vortex of a few killer tornadoes.

Twisters will stream on January 15.

After his parents take him to a screening of The Greatest Show on Earth, young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel Labelle) falls in love with the art of motion pictures. Through his tumultuous, upper-middle-class upbringing, Sammy’s constant is his camera, as he hones his novice filmmaking talents while dealing with the pains of adolescence and family. His world is ultimately shattered upon the reveal of a devastating family secret.

Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical film doubles as both a revealing portrait of an artist as well as a love letter to cinema. Funny, intimate and featuring some fantastic cinematography, The Fabelmans was hailed by critics and received a number of Academy Award nominations, including best picture. The movie also stars Paul Dano, Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen.

It’s no spoiler to reveal that the hero of Spoiler Alert, real-life TV critic Michael Ausiello (Jim Parsons), experiences the death of someone close to him. That’s the whole point of the film, which chronicles Michael’s relationship with photographer Kit Cowan (Ben Aldridge) from their meet-cute first encounter to several years into their dedicated relationship. When Kit is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Michael must take care of him while dealing with the inevitable: Kit’s death, which will leave him alone to pick up the pieces.

Spoiler Alert largely avoids the “beautiful person dying from cancer” cliches that Love Story started in 1970 and instead tells a deeply moving story about two people who love each other, even if their relationship isn’t perfect. Another standout aspect of the movie is Michael’s relationship with Kit’s parents, particularly his mother, Marilyn (Sally Field), who is stronger than he is when facing her son’s impending death. Spoiler Alert will make you cry, but whatever tears you shed, the movie earns them with its honesty and sincerity.

When journalist Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) receives a tip about an explosive story about film producer Harvey Weinstein, she recruits fellow reporter Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) to help gather enough evidence to publish an exposé. But getting anyone, from ex-assistants to movie stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd, to put their reputations on the line proves to be a difficult task to overcome. With their deadline looming, and Weinstein himself lurking in the background threatening legal action, can Kantor and Twohey build a strong enough case to publish their story in The New York Times and inadvertently start a social movement?

Like All the President’s Men, She Said is a real-life thriller that involves intrepid reporters exposing the crimes of a very powerful person. She’s Said’s story is pretty the origin of the #MeToo movement, and it’s fascinating to see how it all came together. The movie avoids sensationalism to concentrate on the dedicated professionalism of two female reporters who never wavered, even when it looked like their story was dead. She Said is a suspenseful film with a bittersweet ending — Kantor and Twohey win some battles, but the day-to-day war these journalists engage in still rages on.

Maggie Sherwoode (Dakota Johnson) is a personal assistant to R&B music legend Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), but she dreams of becoming a music producer. She wants to remix some of Grace’s song to give her boss a much-needed hit, but doesn’t have the courage or luck to do so. But when she develops a romantic relationship with aspiring musician David Cliff (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), Maggie just might get the necessary motivation to make her dreams come true.

A rom-com set in the modern music industry, The High Note is enjoyably fun and breezy, with three charming leads that breathe new life into the slightly cliched plot. The supporting cast consists of people you’d never seen in a movie like this, from Ice Cube to Diplo and Dakota’s real-life mom, Melanie Griffith. The High Note is a pretty routine rom-com, but it’s executed well enough to warrant a watch.

Get Out writer and director Jordan Peele’s third film, Nope, is a wildly entertaining and captivating thrill ride. OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer), siblings who run a financially struggling horse ranch, see an opportunity to make some cash when they realize a UFO has been hovering in the vicinity. But their attempts to capture the creature on film grow more and more dangerous.

Despite its categorization on Peacock, Nope is more action thriller than a horror film, and it makes for an exciting and captivating watch. Palmer’s performance is particularly outstanding in this film, as she imbues Emerald with captivating energy. Nope raises interesting questions about the relationship between humans and animals, as well as the nature of spectacles we can’t tear our eyes away from.