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Movie night with friends: crowd-pleasers on Peacock

Right now the best crowd-pleasers on Peacock in the United States are Obsession (2026), Memento (2000) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). 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 11, 2026 · streaming in the United States

Pick three for me

  1. 1. Obsession2026

    Film · 1h 49mHorror, Thriller★ 8.2

    After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

    Stream onPeacock

  2. 2. Memento2000

    Film · 1h 53mMystery, Thriller★ 8.2

    Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoHuluPeacock+8

  3. 3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011

    Film · 2h 10mAdventure, Fantasy★ 8.1

    Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival…

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  4. 4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

    Film · 2h 21mAdventure, Fantasy★ 8.0

    Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and new challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

  5. 5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001

    Film · 2h 32mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.9

    Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

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  7. 6. Jurassic Park1993

    Film · 2h 7mAdventure, Science Fiction★ 8.0

    A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious…

    Stream onPeacockPhiloYouTube TVStarz

  8. 7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005

    Film · 2h 37mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.8

    After his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools in the Triwizard Tournament.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  9. 8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002

    Film · 2h 41mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.7

    Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

  10. 9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010

    Film · 2h 26mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.7

    Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  11. 10. Nobody2021

    Film · 1h 31mAction, Thriller★ 7.9

    Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark…

    Stream onPeacockYouTube TV

  12. 11. Gifted2017

    Film · 1h 41mDrama, Comedy★ 8.0

    Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

    Stream onPeacockFandango at Home Free (free)

  13. 12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009

    Film · 2h 33mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.7

    As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle…

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  14. 13. Disclosure Day2026

    Film · 2h 26mScience Fiction, Thriller★ 7.4

    A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation.

    Stream onPeacock

  15. 14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007

    Film · 2h 18mAdventure, Fantasy★ 7.7

    Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  16. 15. Fargo1996

    Film · 1h 38mCrime, Drama, Thriller★ 7.8

    Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.

    Stream onfuboTVMGM+PeacockPhilo+5

  17. 16. Nightcrawler2014

    Film · 1h 58mCrime, Drama, Thriller★ 7.7

    When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

    Stream onPeacockSundance NowShout! FactoryKanopy (free)

  18. 17. Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975

    Film · 1h 31mAdventure, Comedy, Fantasy★ 7.8

    King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockBritBox+12

  19. 18. Apocalypto2006

    Film · 2h 18mAction, Drama, History★ 7.7

    Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him.

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacockVIX+7

  20. 19. Life of Brian1979

    Film · 1h 34mComedy★ 7.8

    Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockTCM+9

  21. 20. Train to Busan2016

    Film · 1h 58mAction, Horror, Thriller★ 7.8

    When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

    Stream onPeacockHoopla (free)

  22. 21. The Uprising2026

    Film · 2h 8mAction, Drama, History★ 7.8

    As war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival.

    Stream onPeacock

  23. 22. American Psycho2000

    Film · 1h 42mThriller, Drama, Crime★ 7.4

    A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

    Stream onPrime VideoPeacockLionsgate+Roku Channel (free)+2

  24. 23. The Holdovers2023

    Film · 2h 13mDrama, Comedy★ 7.7

    A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go.

    Stream onPeacockFandango at Home Free (free)

  25. 24. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016

    Film · 2h 13mFantasy, Adventure★ 7.3

    In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacockYouTube TV

  26. 25. American Sniper2014

    Film · 2h 13mWar, Action★ 7.4

    U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history.

    Stream onPeacockYouTube Free (free)

  27. 26. Night of the Living Dead1968

    Film · 1h 36mHorror, Science Fiction★ 7.6

    A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxMGM+Peacock+32

  28. 27. Pressure2026

    Film · 1h 41mThriller, History, War★ 7.7

    In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or…

    Stream onPeacock

  29. 28. Beetlejuice1988

    Film · 1h 32mFantasy, Comedy★ 7.4

    A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

    Stream onHBO MaxPeacock

  30. 29. Lone Survivor2013

    Film · 2h 1mWar, Action, Drama★ 7.4

    Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush.

    Stream onPrime VideoPeacockStarz

  31. 30. Five Nights at Freddy's2023

    Film · 1h 50mHorror, Thriller★ 7.3

    Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria.

    Stream onPeacockYouTube TVFandango at Home Free (free)

Questions

What are the best crowd-pleasers on Peacock right now?
In the United States, as of November 11, 2026: Obsession (2026), rated 8.2 out of 10 on TMDB, then Memento and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
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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