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Movie night with friends: crowd-pleasers on Paramount+

Right now the best crowd-pleasers on Paramount+ in the United States are Interstellar (2014), Pulp Fiction (1994) and Se7en (1995). 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.

Comedies, action, thrillers and the odd scare: big, well-loved films that work for a room full of people.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

  1. 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.

    Stream onApple TVParamount+

  2. 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.

    Stream onApple TVParamount+YouTube TVKanopy (free)

  3. 3. Se7en1995

    Film · 2h 7mCrime, Mystery, Thriller★ 8.4

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+

  4. 4. Parasite2019

    Film · 2h 13mComedy, Thriller, Drama★ 8.5

    All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

    Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)

  5. 5. Gladiator2000

    Film · 2h 35mAction, Drama, Adventure★ 8.2

    After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred.

    Stream onNetflixParamount+KanopyYouTube TV+2

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  7. 6. Top Gun: Maverick2022

    Film · 2h 11mAction, Drama★ 8.2

    After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized…

    Stream onNetflixParamount+YouTube TV

  8. 7. Shutter Island2010

    Film · 2h 18mDrama, Thriller, Mystery★ 8.2

    World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+Kanopy (free)YouTube Free (free)

  9. 8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991

    Film · 2h 17mAction, Thriller, Science Fiction★ 8.2

    Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVParamount+YouTube TV+2

  10. 9. Life Is Beautiful1997

    Film · 1h 56mComedy, Drama★ 8.4

    A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II.

    Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)

  11. 10. The Wolf of Wall Street2013

    Film · 3h 0mCrime, Drama, Comedy★ 8.0

    A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

    Stream onParamount+StarzKanopy (free)

  12. 11. Gone Girl2014

    Film · 2h 29mMystery, Thriller, Drama★ 7.9

    With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

    Stream onParamount+

  13. 12. No Country for Old Men2007

    Film · 2h 2mCrime, Thriller, Western★ 8.0

    Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)+1

  14. 13. Raiders of the Lost Ark1981

    Film · 1h 55mAdventure, Action★ 7.9

    When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

    Stream onPrime VideoDisney+fuboTVParamount++1

  15. 14. V for Vendetta2006

    Film · 2h 12mAction, Thriller, Science Fiction★ 7.9

    In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+

  16. 15. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989

    Film · 2h 7mAdventure, Action★ 7.9

    In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr.

    Stream onPrime VideoDisney+fuboTVParamount++2

  17. 16. Blade Runner 20492017

    Film · 2h 44mScience Fiction, Drama★ 7.6

    Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos.

    Stream onPrime VideoParamount+

  18. 17. 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.

    Stream onApple TVParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)

  19. 18. Edge of Tomorrow2014

    Film · 1h 54mAction, Science Fiction★ 7.6

    Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+YouTube TVYouTube Free (free)

  20. 19. The Untouchables1987

    Film · 1h 59mCrime, History, Thriller★ 7.8

    Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+MGM+Kanopy (free)+2

  21. 20. Rosemary's Baby1968

    Film · 2h 18mDrama, Horror, Thriller★ 7.8

    A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+AMC+Kanopy (free)+1

  22. 21. The Crow1994

    Film · 1h 42mFantasy, Action, Thriller★ 7.5

    Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

    Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)+1

  23. 22. Dunkirk2017

    Film · 1h 47mWar, Action, History★ 7.5

    The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World…

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+

  24. 23. Zodiac2007

    Film · 2h 37mCrime, Mystery, Thriller★ 7.5

    Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.

    Stream onParamount+MGM+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)+1

  25. 24. Baby Driver2017

    Film · 1h 53mAction, Crime★ 7.4

    After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+

  26. 25. First Blood1982

    Film · 1h 33mAction, Thriller, Drama★ 7.5

    When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+AMC+YouTube TV+2

  27. 26. Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018

    Film · 2h 27mAction, Adventure★ 7.5

    When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives.

    Stream onParamount+YouTube TVFXNow

  28. 27. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023

    Film · 2h 44mAction, Adventure, Thriller★ 7.5

    Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands.

    Stream onParamount+

  29. 28. Primal Fear1996

    Film · 2h 10mCrime, Drama, Thriller★ 7.7

    Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago.

    Stream onfuboTVParamount+MGM+Kanopy (free)+1

  30. 29. A Quiet Place2018

    Film · 1h 31mHorror, Drama, Science Fiction★ 7.4

    A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

    Stream onfuboTVMGM+Paramount+Philo+1

  31. 30. Scream1996

    Film · 1h 52mCrime, Horror, Mystery★ 7.4

    A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxParamount+Cinemax+3

Questions

What are the best crowd-pleasers on Paramount+ right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Interstellar (2014), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then Pulp Fiction and Se7en.
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.
Can it pick something for me?
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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