The 15 Best Movies to Watch on Peacock Right Now (May 2026)

The newest addition to our list of the best movies to watch on Peacock isn't the newest movie on the list, but it was recently re-added to the streaming service. It's a very spooky, Transylvanian affair. We're talking, of course, about Nosferatu, director Robert Eggers' beautifully made 2024 horror movie. Newer releases on the list include musical sequel Wicked: For Good, Academy Award winner Hamnet, and music biopic Song Sung Blue. 

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

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Last updated May 8, 2026; newer additions are at the top

Nosferatu

Visionary filmmaker Robert Eggers reimagines the 1922 silent film Nosferatu as a sumptuous gothic horror fantasy in this Oscar-nominated feature. Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter, a young woman who invites a malevolent presence into her life: Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård, who is unrecognizable behind layers of prosthetic makeup, a big mustache, and a booming Romanian accent), a vampire who wants her for himself. Ellen's husband Thomas (Nicholas Hoult) tries to save her, but will his love be enough to overcome the vampire's sinisterly seductive power? This one's for fans of production design and cinematography. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Wicked: For Good

The second half of Wicked tells the story of how Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) save Oz from Madam Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) and the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). It reframes everything you thought you saw in The Wizard of Oz. For Good features two new songs, "No Place Like Home" and "The Girl in the Bubble," written for the movie. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Hamnet

Jessie Buckley caps an ascendant decade with her Oscar-nominated performance in this emotionally potent historical drama from Academy Award-winning Nomadland director Chloe Zhao. Buckley plays Agnes Hathaway, William Shakespeare's wife, as they grieve the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet. William (Paul Mescal) deals with his grief by losing himself in work, which puts a strain on their marriage — but he's working on Hamlet, in which a tribute to Hamnet is embedded. The film earned eight nominations altogether, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

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Song Sung Blue

Kate Hudson is nominated for an Oscar for her performance in this clever take on on a musician biopic. The film follows Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder, which consists of married musicians Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardinia (Hudson). They experience all the ups and downs and dramatic moments and struggles with addiction and mental health that big stars face, but on a smaller, more intimate scale. It gives regular people the music biopic treatment, which is pretty unique and cool. The film comes from music drama specialist Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow). It's "so good, so good, so good!" -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Black Phone 2

The sequel to the 2021 horror hit finds Ethan Hawke returning as sinister child-killer the Grabber, who's still terrorizing Finney Blake (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave. Black Phone 2 takes place a few years after the events of the first film, and follows Finn and his sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) as they investigate the Grabber's murders at Alpine Lake Camp 25 years earlier and his traumatic connection to their family. The first Black Phone is also streaming on Peacock. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Conclave

Ralph Fiennes stars in this elevated potboiler that turns a papal conclave into a palace intrigue thriller. Fiennes plays a cardinal overseeing the process to select the next Pope after the sitting Pope dies. While carrying out his duties, he uncovers a secret that could tear the Church apart. Conclave is an engaging, grown-up drama from Academy Award-winning director Edward Berger (Best International Film, All Quiet on the Western Front). -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

The Wild Robot

This animated adventure was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards. It's about a service robot called Roz that crash-lands on Earth and ends up becoming the mother of an orphaned gosling named Brightbill. Lupita Nyong'o voices Roz, Kit Connor voices Brightbill, and Pedro Pascal voices Fink, a mischievous fox who helps Roz. It's a lovely animated film about family, found and otherwise, that your whole family will enjoy. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Twisters

This semi-sequel to the 1995 blockbuster Twister has twice the action, twice the danger, and twice the Twisters. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell star as storm chasers in Oklahoma trying to get as close to the tornados as possible, because "if you feel it, chase it!" It's probably the best movie catchphrase of 2024. The cast of rising stars also includes Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Katy O'Brian, and David Corenswet. If you're looking for a fun movie, give it a whirl. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Speak No Evil

A scarily jacked James McAvoy stars in this terrifying Blumhouse horror-thriller that's a great entry in the "people getting caught in an increasingly dangerous situation because they don't want to seem rude" genre (Get Out, The Invitation, The Gift, etc.). Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy are a married couple on the rocks who go to visit some new friends (McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi) at their isolated home on the west coast of England, and their hosts turn out to be weird. Like, really weird. Like, won't let them leave weird. Speak No Evil comes from Blumhouse, the studio that's the absolute best at this kind of thing, and is a remake of a Danish-Dutch film of the same name. -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]      

Tár

Cate Blanchett's powerhouse performance and Todd Field's script and keen direction launched Tár into the discussions for best film of 2022, with many major prestigious film critics associations naming it their favorite. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and more at the Oscars (but didn't win any), further establishing it as a cinephile's favorite. As for what it's about, Blanchett plays an internationally renowned orchestra conductor whose career is disrupted by accusations of misconduct. -Tim Surette [Trailer]     

Nope

Jordan Peele's third movie stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as owners of a ranch that provides horses to film shoots. They're the only Black-owned ranch in the Los Angeles area, and they're struggling financially. So when an alien creature attacks the ranch, they try to figure out a way to monetize it. Nope is a brilliant sci-fi/horror film dealing with sophisticated themes of spectacle and exploitation. It's also very funny in a way that sneaks up on you. Get Out is Peele's best film, but Nope is an underrated second. -Liam Mathews [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]