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30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming

Discover the top, most popular movies available now! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, including Pixar‘s Inside Out 2, The Bikeriders (starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy), Netflix‘s Hit Man (starring Glen Powell), Thelma, and IF.

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#1

Inside Out 2 (2024)
90%

#1
Adjusted Score: 110128%
Critics Consensus: Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teenage angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and warms the heart by living up to its predecessor's emotional intelligence.
Synopsis: The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out--but next summer, everything changes when Disney and Pixar's Inside... [More]
Starring: Amy Poehler, Kensington Tallman, Maya Hawke, Lilimar
Directed By: Kelsey Mann

#2

The Bikeriders (2023)
81%

#2
Adjusted Score: 91389%
Critics Consensus: Fueled by a charismatic cast and the gritty authenticity of writer-director Jeff Nichols' approach, The Bikeriders offers a conventional yet impactful look at motorcycle culture.
Synopsis: THE BIKERIDERS captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing. After a chance encounter at... [More]
Starring: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Mike Faist
Directed By: Jeff Nichols

#3

Hit Man (2023)
96%

#3
Adjusted Score: 110787%
Critics Consensus: A deceptively dark thriller that's also loaded with laughs, Hit Man is an outstanding showcase for leading man Glen Powell -- and one of the most purely entertaining films of Richard Linklater's career.
Synopsis: Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's sunlit neo-noir stars Glen Powell as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who moonlights as a fake hit... [More]
Starring: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta
Directed By: Richard Linklater

#4

Thelma (2024)
99%

#4
Adjusted Score: 108435%
Critics Consensus: A stellar showcase for the talented June Squibb, Thelma avoids cheap laughs as it finds the lighter side of some serious issues.
Synopsis: Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION:... [More]
Starring: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey
Directed By: Josh Margolin

#5

IF (2024)
49%

#5
Adjusted Score: 63610%
Critics Consensus: A sweet ode to rediscovering one's inner child, IF largely works as old-fashioned family entertainment despite an occasionally unfocused and unnecessarily complicated plot.
Synopsis: From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone's imaginary friends... [More]
Starring: Emily Blunt, Ryan Reynolds, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt
Directed By: John Krasinski

#6

Trigger Warning (2024)
20%

#6
Adjusted Score: 21395%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Special Forces commando Parker (Jessica Alba) is on active duty overseas when she gets called back to her hometown with... [More]
Starring: Jessica Alba, Mark Webber, Anthony Michael Hall, Alejandro De Hoyos
Directed By: Mouly Surya

#7
#7
Adjusted Score: 84284%
Critics Consensus: A cold-hearted triptych brimming with caustic wit, Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Lanthimos at his most misanthropic -- and bitingly funny.
Synopsis: KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own... [More]
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#8

The Fall Guy (2024)
81%

#8
Adjusted Score: 107985%
Critics Consensus: With action, comedy, romance, and a pair of marvelously matched stars, The Fall Guy might be the rare mainstream movie with something to entertain everyone.
Synopsis: He's a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and... [More]
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu
Directed By: David Leitch

#9
#9
Adjusted Score: 80956%
Critics Consensus: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remain good company even when Bad Boys strains to up the ante, proving there's still life left in this high-octane franchise.
Synopsis: This Summer, the world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy... [More]
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig
Directed By: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

#10

Inside Out (2015)
98%

#10
Adjusted Score: 117071%
Critics Consensus: Inventive, gorgeously animated, and powerfully moving, Inside Out is another outstanding addition to the Pixar library of modern animated classics.
Synopsis: Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents... [More]
Starring: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Bill Hader
Directed By: Pete Docter

#11

The Watchers (2024)
31%

#11
Adjusted Score: 42869%
Critics Consensus: Heavy on eerie mood but undone by an obtuse script, The Watchers can only hold the gaze for so long before tedium sets in.
Synopsis: The Watchers follows Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When... [More]
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Oliver Finnegan
Directed By: Ishana Shyamalan

#12
#12
Adjusted Score: 119654%
Critics Consensus: Retroactively enriching Fury Road with greater emotional heft if not quite matching it in propulsive throttle, Furiosa is another glorious swerve in mastermind George Miller's breathless race towards cinematic Valhalla.
Synopsis: Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led... [More]
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne
Directed By: George Miller

#13

The Exorcism (2024)
28%

#13
Adjusted Score: 34198%
Critics Consensus: The power of Crowe compels up to a point in this metatextual riff on the possession genre, but The Exorcism's greatest sin is ultimately falling back on clichés.
Synopsis: Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe stars as Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror... [More]
Starring: Russell Crowe, David Hyde Pierce, Adrian Pasdar, Ryan Simpkins
Directed By: Joshua John Miller

#14
#14
Adjusted Score: 98235%
Critics Consensus: With a distinctive visual aesthetic that enhances its emotionally resonant narrative, I Saw the TV Glow further establishes writer-director Jane Schoenbrun as a rising talent.
Synopsis: Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a... [More]
Starring: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Lindsey Jordan
Directed By: Jane Schoenbrun

#15
#15
Adjusted Score: 84835%
Critics Consensus: Bringing a droll edge to deeply serious subject matter, Ally Pankiw's feature length debut provides Rachel Sennott a welcome opportunity to display her dramatic range.
Synopsis: I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and... [More]
Starring: Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees
Directed By: Ally Pankiw

#16

Monkey Man (2024)
88%

#16
Adjusted Score: 110618%
Critics Consensus: An audacious effort from debuting director Dev Patel, Monkey Man dispenses action and sociopolitical commentary with equal aplomb.
Synopsis: Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Dev Patel as Kid, an... [More]
Starring: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma
Directed By: Dev Patel

#17

Civil War (2024)
81%

#17
Adjusted Score: 109684%
Critics Consensus: Tough and unsettling by design, Civil War is a gripping close-up look at the violent uncertainty of life in a nation in crisis.
Synopsis: From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they... [More]
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen Henderson
Directed By: Alex Garland

#18

Ultraman: Rising (2024)
82%

#18
Adjusted Score: 84640%
Critics Consensus: Ultraman: Rising adds an interesting wrinkle of childrearing to the franchise's high-octane formula, making for a colorful romp fit for the whole family.
Synopsis: With Tokyo under siege from rising monster attacks, baseball star Ken Sato reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle... [More]
Starring: Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young
Directed By: Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima

#19

Under Paris (2024)
67%

#19
Adjusted Score: 68875%
Critics Consensus: Marrying environmental themes with bloody thrills, this Gallic entry into the shark attack canon ultimately lands on the right side of ridiculous fun.
Synopsis: To save Paris from a bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark... [More]
Starring: Bérénice Bejo, Anaïs Parello, Inaki Lartigue, Julien Jakout
Directed By: Xavier Gens

#20
#20
Adjusted Score: 99162%
Critics Consensus: A smart, tautly constructed crime thriller with some fresh twists, The Last Stop in Yuma County marks writer-director Francis Galluppi as a talent to watch.
Synopsis: While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into... [More]
Starring: Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Michael Abbott Jr., Richard Brake
Directed By: Francis Galluppi

#21
#21
Adjusted Score: 108931%
Critics Consensus: With engaging human stories anchoring the action, Godzilla Minus One is one kaiju movie that remains truly compelling between the scenes of mass destruction.
Synopsis: Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster.... [More]
Starring: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Directed By: Takashi Yamazaki

#22

Tuesday (2023)
82%

#22
Adjusted Score: 86067%
Critics Consensus: A meditation on mortality full of risky stylistic gambits, Tuesday achieves real grace thanks to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' committed performance and director Daina Oniunas-Pusic's impressive ambition.
Synopsis: A mother (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in a profoundly moving performance) and her teenage daughter (Lola Petticrew) must confront Death when it... [More]
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Leah Harvey, Arinzé Kene
Directed By: Daina Oniunas-Pusic

#23
#23
Adjusted Score: 103345%
Critics Consensus: Carving out a new era for The Planet of the Apes with lovable characters and rich visuals, Kingdom doesn't take the crown as best of the franchise but handily justifies its continued reign.
Synopsis: Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise set several generations in the future following Caesar's reign,... [More]
Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy
Directed By: Wes Ball

#24

Inheritance (2024)

#24
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When their rich uncle passes, his mansion of intricate puzzles becomes the backdrop for his estranged family's quest to secure... [More]
Starring: Maciej Stuhr, Gabriela Muskała, Franek Słomiński, Gabriela Muskala
Directed By: Sylwester Jakimow

#25

X (2022)
94%

#25
Adjusted Score: 106221%
Critics Consensus: A fresh spin on the classic slasher formula, X marks the spot where Ti West gets resoundingly back to his horror roots.
Synopsis: In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their... [More]
Starring: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow
Directed By: Ti West

#26

Am I OK? (2022)
80%

#26
Adjusted Score: 83895%
Critics Consensus: Anchored in an authentically relatable approach to its story of self-discovery, Am I OK? is further elevated by strong work from Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno.
Synopsis: Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to... [More]
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons
Directed By: Stephanie Allynne, Tig Notaro

#27
#27
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Tell Them You Love Me explores the extraordinary story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed university professor who becomes embroiled in... [More]
Starring: Kate Dulcich, Jerron Herman, Brenda McCullough, Richard Rampolla
Directed By: Nick August-Perna

#28

The Beast (2023)
86%

#28
Adjusted Score: 92480%
Critics Consensus: Unwieldy but rewarding, The Beast uses its sci-fi conceit to explore intriguing themes in largely satisfying fashion.
Synopsis: The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely "erase" their feelings. Hoping... [More]
Starring: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha
Directed By: Bertrand Bonello

#29
#29
Adjusted Score: 45434%
Critics Consensus: The Garfield Movie rolls along at a zany enough clip to be diverting for kids, but this animated adventure doesn't much resemble Jim Davis' iconically grumpy creation.
Synopsis: Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After... [More]
Starring: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham
Directed By: Mark Dindal

#30

New Life (2023)
93%

#30
Adjusted Score: 95559%
Critics Consensus: Breathing New Life to the genre, this excellently acted brooding horror thriller marks a propitious debut for John Rosman.
Synopsis: Jess is a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. On her tail... [More]
Starring: Sonya Walger, Hayley Erin, Tony Amendola, Ayanna Berkshire
Directed By: John Rosman

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