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The best of Apple TV right now
Right now the best films and series on Apple TV in the United States are Interstellar (2014), Pulp Fiction (1994) and Forrest Gump (1994). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Updated November 11, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. Interstellar2014
Film · 2h 49mAdventure, Drama, Science Fiction★ 8.5
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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Paramount+2. Pulp Fiction1994
Film · 2h 34mThriller, Crime, Comedy★ 8.5
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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Kanopy (free)3. Forrest Gump1994
Film · 2h 22mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.5
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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AMC++24. Ted Lasso2020
Series · 4 seasonsDrama, Comedy★ 8.4
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
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Apple TV5. Severance2022
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.4
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
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6. Silo2023
Series · 4 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama★ 8.2
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
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Apple TV7. Dead Poets Society1989
Film · 2h 9mDrama★ 8.3
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
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Apple TV8. Prisoners2013
Film · 2h 33mDrama, Thriller, Crime★ 8.1
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession…
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Apple TV9. See2019
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.1
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
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Apple TV10. Slow Horses2022
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Prime Video (free)11. Dickinson2019
Series · 3 seasonsComedy, Drama★ 8.5
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world's greatest poet.
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Apple TV12. Defending Jacob2020
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.2
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
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Apple TV13. F12025
Film · 2h 36mAction, Drama★ 7.8
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
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Apple TV14. Pluribus2025
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.9
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
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Apple TV15. Widow's Bay2026
Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Comedy, Mystery★ 8.0
The mayor of a New England town resolves to turn it into the next tourist hot spot, despite local warnings that it's cursed.
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Apple TV16. Dark Matter2024
Series · 2 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama★ 7.8
Jason Dessen is abducted into an alternate version of his life. To get back to his real family, he embarks on a harrowing journey to save them from the most terrifying foe imaginable: himself.
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Apple TVPrime Video (free)17. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters2023
Series · 2 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure★ 7.7
After surviving Godzilla's attack on San Francisco, Cate is shaken yet again by a shocking secret. Amid monstrous threats, she embarks on a globetrotting adventure to learn the truth about her family—and the mysterious organization known…
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Apple TV18. Black Bird2022
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 8.1
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
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Apple TV19. The Gorge2025
Film · 2h 8mRomance, Science Fiction, Thriller★ 7.7
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
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Apple TV20. Foundation2021
Series · 3 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama★ 7.7
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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Apple TV21. Arrival2016
Film · 1h 56mDrama, Science Fiction, Mystery★ 7.6
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
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Hoopla (free)22. For All Mankind2019
Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics★ 7.7
Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.
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Discovery+23. Palmer2021
Film · 1h 50mDrama★ 8.1
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home.
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Apple TV24. Finch2021
Film · 1h 56mScience Fiction, Drama, Adventure★ 7.8
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
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Apple TV25. Presumed Innocent2024
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery★ 7.8
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
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Apple TV26. Masters of the Air2024
Series · 1 seasonDrama, War & Politics★ 7.8
During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
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Apple TV27. CODA2021
Film · 1h 52mDrama, Music, Romance★ 7.9
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
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Apple TV28. Mayday2026
Film · 1h 51mAction, Comedy★ 7.8
When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
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Apple TV29. Twelve Monkeys1995
Film · 2h 9mScience Fiction, Thriller, Mystery★ 7.6
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities.
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Apple TV30. Shrinking2023
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Comedy★ 7.8
Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things better—or unleash uproarious chaos?
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Questions
- What are the best films and series on Apple TV right now?
- In the United States, as of November 11, 2026: Interstellar (2014), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump.
- How is this list made?
- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
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- Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.
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