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

Peacock recently added Wicked: For Good, the movie that represents Act 2 of the Wicked stage show. It's not as good as the first half, which everyone has always known since the show was originally on Broadway, but that's neither here nor there; if you skipped For Good in theaters but still want to complete the story, it's streaming now (Wicked: Part 1 is on Prime Video). It joins our list of the best movies to watch on Peacock right now alongside Academy Award winner Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and a few handfuls of other good movies. 

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 March 27, 2026; newer additions are at the top

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]

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. 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]

Bugonia

The latest collaboration between Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos is a typically atypical dark comedy. Stone plays a pharmaceutical executive who gets kidnapped by a conspiracy theorist (Jesse Plemons), who believes she is an alien sent to Earth to enslave humanity. He might be right — or maybe humans don't need outside help to destroy themselves. It's the type of sad, strange satire only Lanthimos can do. -Liam Mathews [Trailer]

Despicable Me 4

When all else fails, there's always the Minions. The little yellow guys with a net worth of $5 billion are back for their latest adventure that your kids will watch 5 billion times. To be fair, the Minions aren't the main characters here — that would be Gru (Steve Carell), the reformed supervillain-turned-family man, who has to save his family from his old nemesis, a French bad guy named Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell). But you and I both know it's all about the Minions. It's always about the Minions. It's only about the Minions. All hail our Minion overlords. -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]

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]

Didi 

This coming-of-age dramedy from first-time director Sean Wang captures what it was like to be a teenager in the 2000s with uncanny accuracy. Izaac Wang stars as 13-year-old Chris, who lives in a Bay Area suburb with his mother, Taiwanese immigrant Chungsing (Joan Chen, in her best American role in years). He skateboards, makes goofy YouTube videos with his friends, fights with his sister, makes fumbling attempts to flirt with girls, and struggles with the weight of family expectations. It's a sweet slice-of-life movie like Sundance used to make (and this did, in fact, premiere at the Sundance Film Festival). -Liam Mathews[Trailer]

The Fall Guy

Ryan Gosling is a Hollywood stuntman, and a man that's he's doubled for has gone missing. Now his ex, a film director played by Emily Blunt, recruits him to find out what happened. And so begins this Kiss Kiss Bang Bang-esque noir action comedy that's got as many plot twists as it has dope action sequences. Even better: Peacock has an extended cut that's 20 minutes longer than the theatrical version. -Phil Owen [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]

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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]