Best Movies on Paramount Plus Essential in the US

1. 1
   Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026

   Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   8.9

   9.0 · 1.4K votes
2. 2
   The Godfather 1972

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.7

   8.7 · 24K votes
3. 3
   The Godfather Part II 1974

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.6

   8.6 · 15K votes
4. 4
   Interstellar 2014

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 42K votes
5. 5
   Parasite 2019

   Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 22K votes
6. 6
   Pulp Fiction 1994

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
7. 7
   Forrest Gump 1994

   Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
8. 8
   Life Is Beautiful 1997

   Directed by Roberto Benigni · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.4

   8.4 · 14K votes
9. 9
   Se7en 1995

   Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.4

   8.4 · 24K votes
10. 10
    Saving Private Ryan 1998

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    8.2

    8.2 · 18K votes
11. 11
    Gladiator 2000

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.2

    8.2 · 22K votes
12. 12
    Shutter Island 2010

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.2

    8.2 · 27K votes
13. 13
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    8.2

    8.2 · 15K votes
14. 14
    Good Will Hunting 1997

    Directed by Gus Van Sant · Streaming on Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.2

    8.2 · 14K votes
15. 15
    Top Gun: Maverick 2022

    Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.1

    8.2 · 12K votes
16. 16
    There Will Be Blood 2007

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    8.0

    8.1 · 7.8K votes
17. 17
    The Wolf of Wall Street 2013

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    8.0

    8.0 · 27K votes
18. 18
    Catch Me If You Can 2002

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    8.0

    8.0 · 18K votes
19. 19
    No Country for Old Men 2007

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
20. 20
    Million Dollar Baby 2004

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    8.0 · 11K votes
21. 21
    Braveheart 1995

    Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 12K votes
22. 22
    Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, fuboTV
    7.9

    7.9 · 14K votes
23. 23
    Transformers One 2024

    Directed by Josh Cooley · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.8K votes
24. 24
    Titanic 1997

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 28K votes
25. 25
    V for Vendetta 2006

    Directed by James McTeigue · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
26. 26
    How to Train Your Dragon 2010

    Directed by Dean DeBlois · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 15K votes
27. 27
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, fuboTV
    7.8

    7.9 · 11K votes
28. 28
    Rocky 1976

    Directed by John G. Avildsen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.8

    7.8 · 9K votes
29. 29
    Rosemary's Baby 1968

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.6K votes
30. 30
    The Untouchables 1987

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.7

    7.8 · 6.4K votes
31. 31
    The Ten Commandments 1956

    Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.9K votes
32. 32
    How to Train Your Dragon 2 2014

    Directed by Dean DeBlois · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.7

    7.7 · 11K votes
33. 33
    Edge of Tomorrow 2014

    Directed by Doug Liman · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
34. 34
    Arrival 2016

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    7.6

    7.6 · 20K votes
35. 35
    Primal Fear 1996

    Directed by Gregory Hoblit · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
36. 36
    Blade Runner 2049 2017

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
37. 37
    Anastasia 1997

    Directed by Don Bluth · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.6 · 5.7K votes
38. 38
    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024

    Directed by Jeff Fowler · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.5K votes
39. 39
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986

    Directed by John Hughes · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.6 · 5.6K votes
40. 40
    Zodiac 2007

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
41. 41
    Better Man 2024

    Directed by Michael Gracey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.5

    7.6 · 956 votes
42. 42
    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2023

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.5 · 5.5K votes
43. 43
    The Crow 1994

    Directed by Alex Proyas · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.7K votes
44. 44
    Almost Famous 2000

    Directed by Cameron Crowe · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.3K votes
45. 45
    Escape from Alcatraz 1979

    Directed by Don Siegel · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.3K votes
46. 46
    My Cousin Vinny 1992

    Directed by Jonathan Lynn · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
47. 47
    Dunkirk 2017

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.4

    7.5 · 18K votes
48. 48
    Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.5 · 9.5K votes
49. 49
    Star Trek 2009

    Directed by J.J. Abrams · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 11K votes
50. 50
    Scream 1996

    Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.3K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956

   Directed by Don Siegel · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.4

   7.5 · 1.3K votes
2. 2
   Tuner 2026

   Directed by Daniel Roher · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.4

   7.6 · 591 votes
3. 3
   John Mulaney: New in Town 2012

   Directed by Ryan Polito · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.4

   8.0 · 212 votes
4. 4
   Passenger 2026

   Directed by André Øvredal · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.2

   7.3 · 980 votes
5. 5
   Shane 1953

   Directed by George Stevens · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy
   7.2

   7.3 · 719 votes
6. 6
   A Simple Plan 1998

   Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.1

   7.2 · 1.2K votes
7. 7
   Henry Danger: The Movie 2025

   Directed by Joe Menendez · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.3

   7.7 · 273 votes
8. 8
   South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID 2021

   Directed by Trey Parker · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.2

   7.4 · 494 votes
9. 9
   Honor Society 2022

   Directed by Oran Zegman · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.2

   7.4 · 465 votes
10. 10
    Jerry & Marge Go Large 2022

    Directed by David Frankel · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.4 · 533 votes