Since its debut in 2021, Paramount+ has quickly risen to become one of the greatest subscription-based streaming platforms you can currently find online. Combining a range of properties from CBS, Paramount, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central, it boasts a rich library of beloved movies, TV series, and documentaries.
Like all the most noteworthy streaming platforms, Paramount+ also has a ton of exclusive content at its disposal, such as Star Trek: Picard, 1883, and The Good Fight.
Along with those exclusive titles, the platform also has a dense catalog of movies streaming on the service, from newer films like Scream VI and The Help to classics like The Untouchables and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
Here are some of the best movies you can find playing on Paramount+ right now.
Updated: May 1.
Horror: Scream VI
The newest addition to the Scream series has finally arrived to Paramount+, joining the other five entries in the hit slasher franchise. Amazingly, too, the finished product is just as great as everything that came before it, if not better.
Attempting to move on with their lives and attend universities in New York City, the survivors of the previous Woodsboro Massacre are once again stalked by the latest serial killer to assume the Ghostface moniker.
Possibly the best Scream sequel so far, Scream VI serves up the series’ signature blend of laughs and scares, offering a well-rounded satirical take on the reboot sequel, er requel. It also ends with a refreshing plot twist that makes the film unlike any other Scream to date.
Drama: The Help
One of the most popular movies to tackle the subject of civil rights in recent years, 2011’s The Help also gave rise to up-and-coming actors Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, and Bryce Dallas Howard.
In 1960s Mississippi, an aspiring young writer (Stone) decides to write a book about the daily lives of Black maids, focusing on the hardships they endure working for oppressive, overly demanding Southern white families.
A lovingly-made adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling book of the same name, The Help is an acting tour de force for every cast member involved. Complimenting each other perfectly, the women who star in this film demonstrate pure talent through and through, helping them become world-renowned actors almost immediately after The Help’s release.
Comedy: South Park: Post Covid
Since its arrival to Comedy Central in 1997, South Park has gained significant attention for its ability to lampoon practically any newsworthy events of its era. With the Post Covid special, South Park’s showrunners go one step further, imagining a detailed future dystopia and a wholly different look at its fan-favorite main cast.
After years of living with COVID, the world has been transformed into a nightmarish future where living under pandemic rule has become the norm. To escape this grim reality, the now adult kids of South Park ban together to travel back in time and right the wrongs of the past.
With satirical takes on everything from NFTs to rampant consumerism on a mass scale, Post-Covid is an unapologetically humorous addition to the South Park universe. If nothing else, it’s worth watching simply to see the future versions of Stan, Kyle, and Cartman, all of whom grow up and see some surprising and hilarious developments to their characters.
Sci-Fi: 1984
Released in 1984, this stylish adaptation of George Orwell’s most famous novel may not be as monumental as Orwell’s original text. However, it more than lives up to its source material, faithfully taking virtually every aspect of 1984 and translating it onto film.
In a dystopian future society, England has been restructured into Oceania, a land mass ruled by the autocratic Big Brother regime. As the government seizes more rights and freedoms from its citizens, a low-level bureaucrat (John Hurt) rebels against the state by falling in love with another anti-party member (Suzanne Hamilton).
A dire warning against the dangers of totalitarian government parties that weaponize tyranny and personify virtually every ism there is, 1984 will forever remain a timely film for future generations of audiences.
Crime: The Untouchables
The Untouchables usually doesn’t rank as highly on the spectrum of big-name crime films as The Godfather or Goodfellas, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t an excellent historical crime epic in its own right.
As underworld giant Al Capone (Robert De Niro) cements his hold over 1920s Chicago, Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) puts together a ragtag team of law enforcement officers to stop him.
A bold and vivid crime movie that feels like a postmodern spin on the vintage ‘30s Warner Bros. gangster films starring James Cagney, The Untouchables is as tough-as-nails a movie as they come. Costner is excellent as the Prohibition-era knight in shining armor Eliot Ness, with De Niro superbly cast as the unpredictable, thuggish, demonic Capone.
Mystery: Shutter Island
While he’s easily more well-known for his exploration of the crime genre, Martin Scorsese has ventured into other genres over the years as well, including religious epics (The Last Temptation of Christ), period dramas (The Age of Innocence), and mystery thrillers (Shutter Island).
In the early 1950s, a U.S. Marshal (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner (Mark Ruffalo) investigate a missing persons case at a remote island that houses a mental health facility.
A hard-boiled love letter to the classic noir films Scorsese loved growing up, Shutter Island also throws a liberal dose of psychological horror into its narrative, paving the way for a topsy-turvy mystery that leads to some shocking results.
Western: Heaven’s Gate
On the plains of Wyoming in 1890, a Harvard-educated lawman (Kris Kristofferson) protects the local residents of a small town from a contingent of powerful land barons trying to claim the territory as their own.
More so than other genres, Westerns aren’t for everyone, some viewing them as slow-paced, tedious, or filled with overdone cliches (all fair critiques). Fortunately, more modern Westerns have used these cliches to their advantage, telling new, interesting stories by subverting the same old tropes inherent throughout the genre.
Employing this technique expertly is a film like Heaven’s Gate. Despite its similar-sounding premise to Golden Age Westerns like Shane, director Michael Cimino creates a full-bodied portrait of life in the Old West with startling clarity and brutality.
Romance: Sabrina
Throughout his career, legendary director Billy Wilder made a habit of working within and reinventing multiple genres, ranging from war movies and noir films to period mysteries and romantic comedies, the latter of which can be felt in a movie like 1954’s Sabrina.
Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is the daughter of a chauffeur working for the wealthy Larrabee family. One day, Sabrina catches the eyes of the family’s playboy son (William Holden), although she seems more interested in his more serious, workaholic brother (Humphrey Bogart).
Full of merry and whimsy, Sabrina makes endless use of its cast and crew’s immense talents, whether we’re talking about Wilder’s exceptional writing and directing or the charming performances of Hepburn and her on-screen love interests.
Classic: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
If ever you need to see a John Wayne film, it’s probable The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the film to watch. Collaborating with the undisputed directorial king of the genre, John Ford, it’s as magnificent a Western as Ford and Wayne’s previous work together on films like The Searchers.
Reflecting back on his life prior to his government service, an elderly senator (James Stewart) remembers a consequential moment from his past involving a tough-talking rancher (John Wayne) and a notorious outlaw (Lee Marvin).
More a period drama than an action-packed Western, The Man Who Liberty Valance contains perhaps the finest acting of any of Ford or Wayne’s films. Stewart is more than adequate as the level-headed Ranse, standing in sharp contrast to Wayne’s fiery-tempered Doniphon; and whenever he walks on screen, Lee Marvin nearly steals the whole film as the bullying, charismatic ne’er-do-well, Liberty Valance.
Underrated: Gods and Monsters
In the mid 1950s, original Frankenstein director James Whale (Ian McKellen) lives out his final days in isolation, his only company being his kind-hearted gardener (Brendan Fraser) who Whale soon develops feelings towards.
The past two years have been an exciting time for Brendan Fraser. Making his return to mainstream film, Fraser has won acclaim for his recent performances in films like No Sudden Move and The Whale, the latter of which helped the former action star secure his first Oscar for Best Actor.
This miraculous career resurgence has sparked a new interest in Fraser’s past career, from ‘90s cult classics like The Mummy to his lesser-known work on dramas like Gods and Monsters. Leveling a slightly dramatized look at the life and influence of James Whale, the movie is a tender and highly underrated character study of a forgotten horror icon.
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