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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, along with what’s stoking early buzz and hype! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, including week Nosferatu in week 3, Better Man (drawing interest, if not exactly ticket purchases), and A Real Pain, out on PVOD now and soon Hulu.

Check back for latest updates to the charts, and also take a look at the most popular TV shows out right now!)

#1

Nosferatu (2024)
Tomatometer icon 85% Popcornmeter icon 73%

#1
Adjusted Score: 106114%
Synopsis: Robert Eggers' NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with... [More]
Directed By: Robert Eggers

#2

Better Man (2024)
Tomatometer icon 88% Popcornmeter icon 89%

#2
Adjusted Score: 99180%
Synopsis: Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop... [More]
Directed By: Michael Gracey

#3

A Real Pain (2024)
Tomatometer icon 96% Popcornmeter icon 81%

#3
Adjusted Score: 111134%
Synopsis: Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother.... [More]
Directed By: Jesse Eisenberg

#4

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
Tomatometer icon 62% Popcornmeter icon 79%

#4
Adjusted Score: 69610%
Synopsis: Gerard Butler (Plane, Has Fallen series) and O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Out of Compton, Godzilla: King of the Monsters) return... [More]
Directed By: Christian Gudegast

#5

The Brutalist (2024)
Tomatometer icon 93% Popcornmeter icon 85%

#5
Adjusted Score: 106631%
Synopsis: Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to... [More]
Directed By: Brady Corbet

#6

The Substance (2024)
Tomatometer icon 89% Popcornmeter icon 75%

#6
Adjusted Score: 111887%
Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this... [More]
Directed By: Coralie Fargeat

#7

Flow (2024)
Tomatometer icon 97% Popcornmeter icon 99%

#7
Adjusted Score: 103692%
Synopsis: A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a... [More]
Starring:
Directed By: Gints Zilbalodis

#8

Babygirl (2024)
Tomatometer icon 77% Popcornmeter icon 48%

#8
Adjusted Score: 90561%
Synopsis: A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much... [More]
Directed By: Halina Reijn

#9

Juror #2 (2024)
Tomatometer icon 92% Popcornmeter icon 91%

#9
Adjusted Score: 102572%
Synopsis: "Juror #2" follows family man Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) who, while serving as a juror in a high profile murder... [More]
Directed By: Clint Eastwood

#10

Emilia Pérez (2024)
Tomatometer icon 76% Popcornmeter icon 36%

#10
Adjusted Score: 90998%
Synopsis: From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song... [More]
Directed By: Jacques Audiard

#11

Anora (2024)
Tomatometer icon 93% Popcornmeter icon 90%

#11
Adjusted Score: 113580%
Synopsis: Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey... [More]
Directed By: Sean Baker

#12

Wicked (2024)
Tomatometer icon 88% Popcornmeter icon 95%

#12
Adjusted Score: 112732%
Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's... [More]
Directed By: Jon M. Chu

#13

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Tomatometer icon 57% Popcornmeter icon 89%

#13
Adjusted Score: 69751%
Synopsis: "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba... [More]
Directed By: Barry Jenkins

#14

Conclave (2024)
Tomatometer icon 93% Popcornmeter icon 86%

#14
Adjusted Score: 111946%
Synopsis: CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes)... [More]
Directed By: Edward Berger

#15

A Complete Unknown (2024)
Tomatometer icon 79% Popcornmeter icon 96%

#15
Adjusted Score: 95624%
Synopsis: New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota... [More]
Directed By: James Mangold

#16

The Order (2024)
Tomatometer icon 92% Popcornmeter icon 90%

#16
Adjusted Score: 100735%
Synopsis: For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and... [More]
Directed By: Justin Kurzel

#17

Small Things Like These (2024)
Tomatometer icon 93% Popcornmeter icon 81%

#17
Adjusted Score: 98807%
Synopsis: Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy)... [More]
Directed By: Tim Mielants

#18

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Tomatometer icon 87% Popcornmeter icon 96%

#18
Adjusted Score: 95190%
Synopsis: Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and... [More]
Directed By: Jeff Fowler

#19

The Last Showgirl (2024)
Tomatometer icon 81% Popcornmeter icon 73%

#19
Adjusted Score: 91368%
Synopsis: The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl who... [More]
Directed By: Gia Coppola

#20

Gladiator II (2024)
Tomatometer icon 71% Popcornmeter icon 82%

#20
Adjusted Score: 95853%
Synopsis: Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the... [More]
Directed By: Ridley Scott

#21

Number 24 (2024)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 95%

#21
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new... [More]
Directed By: John Andreas Andersen

#22

Carry-On (2024)
Tomatometer icon 88% Popcornmeter icon 52%

#22
Adjusted Score: 93739%
Synopsis: A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto... [More]
Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra

#23

Heretic (2024)
Tomatometer icon 91% Popcornmeter icon 76%

#23
Adjusted Score: 108721%
Synopsis: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by... [More]
Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

#24
Adjusted Score: 107373%
Synopsis: Aardman's four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, Wallace... [More]

#25

Den of Thieves (2018)
Tomatometer icon 41% Popcornmeter icon 63%

#25
Adjusted Score: 47943%
Synopsis: Nick O'Brien is the hard-drinking leader of the Regulators, an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Ray... [More]
Directed By: Christian Gudegast

#26

Wolf Man (2025)
Tomatometer icon 53% Popcornmeter icon 58%

#26
Adjusted Score: 70073%
Synopsis: From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a... [More]
Directed By: Leigh Whannell

#27

The Damned (2024)
Tomatometer icon 90% Popcornmeter icon 47%

#27
Adjusted Score: 93561%
Synopsis: Eva (Odessa Young), a 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially... [More]
Directed By: Þórður Pálsson

#28

I'm Still Here (2024)
Tomatometer icon 94% Popcornmeter icon 0%

#28
Adjusted Score: 96336%
Synopsis: Eunice Paiva investigates her husband Rubens' disappearance while maintaining family stability. Rubens is a former PTB deputy who has gone... [More]
Directed By: Walter Salles

#29

We Live in Time (2024)
Tomatometer icon 79% Popcornmeter icon 83%

#29
Adjusted Score: 92296%
Synopsis: Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots... [More]
Directed By: John Crowley

#30

Ad Vitam (2025)
Tomatometer icon 42% Popcornmeter icon 33%

#30
Adjusted Score: 42344%
Synopsis: After escaping an attempted murder, Franck Lazarev must find his wife Léo, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious group... [More]
Directed By: Rodolphe Lauga