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The best movies and shows to stream right now
Right now the best films and series in the United States are Breaking Bad (2008), Project Hail Mary (2026) and House (2004). 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 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. Breaking Bad2008
Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 9.0
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live.
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Netflix2. Project Hail Mary2026
Film · 2h 37mScience Fiction, Adventure★ 8.6
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there.
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Philo3. House2004
Series · 8 seasonsDrama★ 8.6
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
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HuluPhilo4. The Office2005
Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.6
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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TBS5. The Dark Knight2008
Film · 2h 32mAction, Thriller, Crime★ 8.5
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets.
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6. Rick and Morty2013
Series · 9 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
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Adult Swim7. The Shawshank Redemption1994
Film · 2h 22mDrama, Crime★ 8.7
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden.
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AMC+8. Better Call Saul2015
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet.
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Netflix9. Arcane2021
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
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Netflix10. Chernobyl2019
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 8.7
The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
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HBO Max11. The Mentalist2008
Series · 7 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.4
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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Hulu12. The Godfather1972
Film · 2h 55mDrama, Crime★ 8.7
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take…
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fuboTV
Paramount+MGM+13. The Vampire Diaries2009
Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
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HBO MaxPeacock14. Avatar: The Last Airbender2005
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.8
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
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NetflixParamount+15. The Sopranos1999
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.
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HBO Max16. 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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Apple TVParamount+17. Teach You a Lesson2026
Series · 1 seasonAction & Adventure, Drama, Comedy★ 9.4
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.
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Netflix18. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
Film · 3h 21mAdventure, Fantasy, Action★ 8.5
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne…
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TNTTBS+119. Michael2026
Film · 2h 8mMusic, Drama★ 8.6
The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music.
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Starz20. 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)21. The Godfather Part II1974
Film · 3h 22mDrama, Crime★ 8.6
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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fuboTVParamount+22. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
Film · 2h 59mAdventure, Fantasy, Action★ 8.5
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator.
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HBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+123. How I Met Your Mother2005
Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.1
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
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USA Network24. Fight Club1999
Film · 2h 19mDrama, Thriller★ 8.4
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy.
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Pluto TV (free)25. The Simpsons1989
Series · 38 seasonsAnimation, Comedy★ 8.0
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands.
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Disney+HulufuboTVYouTube TV+226. 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++227. The Green Mile1999
Film · 3h 9mFantasy, Drama, Crime★ 8.5
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments.
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PhiloAMC+28. Seinfeld1989
Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.2
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
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Netflix29. Coco2017
Film · 1h 45mFamily, Animation, Music★ 8.2
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz.
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Disney+30. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018
Film · 1h 57mAnimation, Action, Adventure★ 8.4
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man.
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Netflix
Questions
- What are the best films and series right now?
- In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Breaking Bad (2008), rated 9.0 out of 10 on TMDB, then Project Hail Mary and House.
- 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.