The best films in AppleTV+ form an impressive collection of streaming content for subscribers. From documentaries about renowned artists to awards season darlings – including an Oscar winner for Best Picture – the catalog of great films on Apple TV+ is only growing. Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott are just two of several acclaimed directors whose films are currently streaming on the online service. Apple TV+ has a lot of solid movies to watch right now, across all genres, although when it comes to drama, few streaming platforms can rival its impressive, high-quality content.
While Apple TV+ is popular for its streaming series like Ted Lasso, Separation, and Schmigadoon! his list of films is definitely worthy of consideration. Just as the best TV shows on Apple TV+ feature a diverse range of talent, so do the best movies on Apple TV+. What’s more, the movie lineup on Apple TV+ doesn’t change as much as it does on other streaming services, and in November 2024, subscribers can expect movies like Blitz and documentary Bread and Roses coming (but it remains to be seen whether they will be among the best films on the platform).
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Nails
(2023) [Sci-Fi Drama] – Nails is a relatively slow-paced sci-fi drama that explores the nature of romance and human connection, with a cast that contains many recognizable names, including Jeremy Allen White from The Bear and Shameless fame, Riz Ahmed (mostly known for 2019 metal sound), comedy veteran Luke Wilson.
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Palmer
(2021) [Action Drama] – Palmer sees Justin Timberlake star as Eddie Palmer, a college football star who recently got out of prison after a 12-year sentence for attempted murder and robbery. It’s an incredibly moving film whose plot cannot be summarized in a few sentences without doing it significant injustice (like all good dramas).
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Extravagant dance
(2023) [Crime Thriller] – Starring Lily Gladstone, Extravagant dance focuses on the Senecya-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. The film deftly balances an exploration of the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans with a gripping crime thriller narrative.
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The banker
(2020) [Historic Drama] – The banker is a period drama set in the 1950s and tells the story of real-life historical figures Bernard Garrett (played by Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), two of the first black bankers in the United States who had to fight to establish themselves in the industry despite the incredible amount of racism and prejudice they faced.
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little bird
(2021) [Sci-Fi Drama] – little bird stars Tom Hanks as Finch Weinberg, a man who lives in a world that was nearly destroyed fifteen years earlier when a solar flare destroyed the ozone layer. It’s incredibly exciting as far as post-apocalyptic sci-fi goes, avoiding the action of franchises like Mad Max or movies like The Book of Eli instead, focus on a more emotional and moving story.
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CODE
(2021) [Drama] – Perhaps the most famous original film on Apple TV+, CODE It was the first film distributed by a streaming service to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The film follows 17-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones), the only hearing member of her family, who must face the difficulties of adolescence with the sense of responsibility she feels towards those closest and dearest.
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Flower Moon Assassins
(2023) [Crime Drama] – Flower Moon Assassins is a film so harrowing and captivating that viewers will forget its three-and-a-half-hour running time, and director Martin Scorsese brings the story of the murders of Osage people in Oklahoma in the 1920s after oil was discovered on their land to the screen with a shocking level of realism.
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Napoleon
(2023) [Historic Drama] – Ridley Scott’s 2023 Epic Napoleon is available to stream on AppleTV+ and stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular French general. With solid performances and some truly breathtaking scenes, there are few new movies on AppleTV+ that are as grand in scale or scope as Napoleon.
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Tetris
(2023) [Historic Drama] – Part biopic, part Cold War thriller, Tetris is more than a video game film adaptation and tells the surprisingly dark story of how entrepreneur and video game designer Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) worked to obtain the rights to Tetris from its programmer Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Yefremov).
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The biggest beer race of all time
(2022) [Comedy Adventure] – Starring Zac Efron and Russell Crowe, by Peter Farrelly The biggest beer race of all time is a biographical comedy-drama that tells the extraordinary true story of John “Chickie” Donahue, the young war veteran who sneaked into the Vietnam War to deliver beer to his service buddies.
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Wolves
(2024) [Crime Comedy] – The 2024 action comedy makes perfect use of stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Watts leverages the experience of peers in Oceans movies especially, as the pair play rival fixer-uppers (think Winston Wolf in pulp Fiction) who are forced to work together to get rid of a body.
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The instigators
(2024) [Crime Comedy] – While The instigators doesn’t do much to stray from its regular heist comedy narrative tropes, but it still delivers an incredibly solid viewing experience that’s sure to appeal to viewers who enjoy a team of hilariously mismatched thieves making their way through a grand plan.
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With ice
(2020) [Comedy] – Lost in translation director Sofia Coppola teamed up with Bill Murray once again in 2020 for the father-daughter comedy With icewith the cast co-led by The office and Parks and Recreation star Rashida Jones. Bill Murray plays Felix Keane, with Jones as his adult daughter Laura, and the two conspire to uncover the truth about Laura’s husband Dean (Marlon Wayans).
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The Family Plan
(2023) [Comedy] – Mark Wahlberg stars in Apple TV+’s original action comedy The Family Plan, playing a quiet car salesman and family man named Dan Morgan, who is apparently a pacifist bordering on pushover. However, as the film progresses, it is discovered that Dan was once a highly skilled assassin.
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Cha Cha Real Gentle (2020)
(2022) [Comedy] – A gentle comedy-drama with a romantic heart, Very Smooth Cha Cha is a great showcase for director, producer, writer and star Cooper Raiff. The Apple TV+ film was praised for Raiff’s performance and direction, as well as the story’s moving premise and sincerity.
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The beanie bubble
(2023) [Comedy Biopic] – The beanie bubble centers on the toymaker behind the bean-filled Beanie Babies in the 1990s, Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis), and the three women (Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, Geraldine Viswanathan) who helped him become a billionaire .
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Flora and son
(2023) [Musical Drama] – Flora and son takes place in Dublin, Ireland and sees single mother Flora trying to find a hobby for her rebellious teenage son Max (Orén Kinlan) to keep him out of trouble. She comes across a discarded guitar, and through online guitar lessons with Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max are able to rebuild a connection.
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Come from far away
(2021) [Musical] – Filmed live at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic for an audience of 9/11 first responders and survivors, Come from far away is a theater production about the 7,000 passengers who were stranded in Newfoundland after the 9/11 attacks.
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Argyle
(2024) [Action Comedy] – Featuring an all-star cast led by Henry Cavill, Argyle centers on spy novelist Elly Conway, whose books focus on the titular Argylle. An introvert, Elly is taken out of her comfort zone when she is targeted by a real-life spy organization whose novels apparently predict the future.
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Ghost
(2023) [Action Romcom] –Ghost on Apple TV+ mixes classic tropes from the rom-com and action-adventure genres into an elegantly entertaining package. He sees Cole (Chris Evans) as a ghost, despite forming a seemingly close bond with Sadie (Ana de Armas). Unable to accept the rejection, Cole tries to see Sadie in London, where she works, but is kidnapped by arms dealers who mistakenly identify him as a legendary CIA agent.
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Emancipation
(2022) [Historic Drama] – The historical thriller Emancipation stars and was co-produced by Will Smith, IIt’s an incredibly tense and emotional watch that focuses on the 1860s, just after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln.
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Sharper
(2023) [Drama Thriller] – A breathtaking dramatic thriller, Sharper is a welcome addition to the neo-noir crime genre, with a plot that revolves around a con artist who targets Manhattan billionaires, but is told inventively through a series of non-linear vignettes from different perspectives .
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Girls State (2024)
(2024) [Documentary] – Released in 2024 with a highly successful premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Girls State follows 500 girls from Missouri. Specifically, he delves into the American Legion State Girls Auxiliary program, in which groups of high school students meet for a week at camp with the goal of trying to build and run a hypothetical government from the ground up.
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The Velvet Underground
(2021) [Documentary] – Offering a comprehensive look at the formation, rise, cultural impact, and dissolution of the original lineup of the titular ’60s alternative rock band, The Velvet Underground is an unmissable documentary on Apple TV+ from a social and musical point of view.
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STILL: A film by Michael J. Fox
(2023) [Documentary] – The 2023 winner of the Hope Award at the SXSW Film Festival, STILL: A film by Michael J. Fox illuminates the life of the beloved actor and his life with Parkinson’s disease, covering how Fox tried to keep his illness a secret at the height of his career in 1991 about how he lives with Parkinson’s more than two decades after being diagnosed.
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