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The best movies on Apple TV right now
Right now the best movies 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.
Films only: the best-rated and most-watched streaming today.
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. 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 TV5. 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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6. 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 TV7. 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 TV8. 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)9. 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 TV10. 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 TV11. 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 TV12. 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 TV13. 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 TV14. Wolfwalkers2020
Film · 1h 42mAnimation, Family, Adventure★ 8.2
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack.
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Apple TV15. Matchbox the Movie2026
Film · 2h 7mAction, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.6
When a group of former childhood friends reconnect, their reunion takes a wild turn as they stumble upon a dangerous international plot—and must save the world.
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Apple TV16. Luck2022
Film · 1h 45mAnimation, Adventure, Comedy★ 7.8
Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
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Apple TV17. Tetris2023
Film · 1h 58mThriller, History, Drama★ 7.8
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
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Apple TV18. Tenzing2026
Film · 2h 6mDrama, History, Adventure★ 8.3
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Apple TV19. Killers of the Flower Moon2023
Film · 3h 26mCrime, History, Drama★ 7.4
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
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Apple TV20. Minority Report2002
Film · 2h 25mScience Fiction, Action, Thriller★ 7.4
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
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Prime VideoApple TVParamount+Kanopy (free)+121. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse2022
Film · 35mAnimation, Family, Drama★ 8.2
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
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Apple TV22. Greyhound2020
Film · 1h 32mWar, Action, Drama★ 7.4
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII.
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Apple TV23. The Family Plan2023
Film · 1h 58mAction, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.2
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
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Apple TV24. Emancipation2022
Film · 2h 12mDrama, War, History★ 7.7
Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.
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Apple TV25. The Banker2020
Film · 2h 0mDrama★ 7.6
In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.
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Apple TV26. The Nice Guys2016
Film · 1h 56mComedy, Crime, Action★ 7.1
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
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Apple TV27. Clueless1995
Film · 1h 37mComedy, Romance★ 7.2
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
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Apple TVParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)+128. Big1988
Film · 1h 44mFantasy, Drama, Comedy★ 7.2
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside.
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Wonder Project29. Eternity2025
Film · 1h 54mRomance, Comedy, Drama★ 7.1
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
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Apple TV30. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003
Film · 2h 18mAdventure, Drama, War★ 7.2
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to…
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Questions
- What are the best movies 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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