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

Critics Consensus: A daffy satire that’s equal parts heart and wily humor, Coyote vs. Acme makes a triumphant case for the Looney Tunes’ modern relevance with a sense of good-natured mischief that’d make even Bugs Bunny bow.

Synopsis: After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor, Eric Bauza

Directed By: Dave Green, Jesse Ehrman, Allison Abbate, Carsten H.W. Lorenz

Synopsis: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team up in “Mayday,” a genre-bending, action-packed buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller on its head. When hotshot U.S…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Dorociński, Maria Bakalova

Directed By: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Ryan Reynolds, George Dewey

Synopsis: Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North. When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, Michael Keaton

Directed By: James Ashcroft, Tim Connors, Malcolm Gray, Alex Lebovici

Critics Consensus: Buddy weaponizes the cheery conventions of children’s entertainment into an inventive, hilarious, and creepy descent into pop culture madness.

Synopsis: Remember BUDDY–the bright orange unicorn and star of that classic children’s television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room? Inside the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key

Directed By: Chris 'Casper' Kelly, Kevin Flanigan, Dexter Braff, Roberto Linck

Synopsis: In the pulse-pounding psychological thriller The Runner, Maia Marten (Gal Gadot) has built her life on being one step ahead — a sharp, resourceful, high-powered… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gal Gadot, Damian Lewis, Rory Wilmot, Alfred Enoch

Directed By: Kevin Macdonald, Jane Robertson, Amy Paquette, Elliott Kleinberg

Critics Consensus: By Any Means turns a compelling true story of racial injustice into an uneasy mix of exploitation thrills and prestige drama, with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s nuanced performance too often overwhelmed by Mark Wahlberg’s hammy antics.

Synopsis: Based on a true story, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas

Directed By: Elegance Bratton, David Goldman, Brent Guttman, Mark Carmer

Critics Consensus: A derivative and drowsy tour through the post-apocalypse, The Dog Stars‘ lush visuals can’t compensate for its listless narrative and underpowered pacing.

Synopsis: Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars,” is a riveting, epic thriller set in a world where survival is instinct, but humanity is a choice. Scott tells… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney

Directed By: Ridley Scott, Lily Brooks-Dalton, Brandon Scott Smith, Peter Heller

Critics Consensus: Drenched in gonzo old-school gore effects and stylishly crafted action, Onslaught unleashes a story that ultimately lacks the substance and primal fury its title promises.

Synopsis: When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson

Directed By: Adam Wingard, David Kern, Jon Rosenberg, Stuart Manashil

Critics Consensus: Perversely funny while giving its quartet of fine actors some of their best material yet, The Invite is a sophisticated farce that reaffirms Olivia Wilde as one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.

Synopsis: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton

Directed By: Olivia Wilde, Patrick Chu, Shayne Fiske, Chelsea Barnard

Critics Consensus: Combining a proudly queer coming-of-age story with a wild sense of humor, Lesbian Space Princess is a raucous animated adventure with a big heart to go along with its rebellious spirit.

Synopsis: A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from Straight White Maliens.

Starring: Shabana Azeez, Gemma Chua-Tran, Bernie Van Tiel, Jordan Raskopoulos

Directed By: Leela Varghese, Emma Hough Hobbs, Ari Harrison, Cam Rogers

Critics Consensus: Tapping into the primal pleasures of the classic creature feature, The End of Oak Street is pulpy good fun carried off with a light touch and a sharp bite.

Synopsis: After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery, Maisy Stella

Directed By: David Robert Mitchell, Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Joanne Lee

Critics Consensus: Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling.

Synopsis: Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. Crossing the Mediterranean Sea with his fellow soldiers, they… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson

Directed By: Christopher Nolan, Thomas Hayslip

Critics Consensus: Equal parts bracing and sensitive in its exorcism of the taboo, Blue Film is provocative without being exploitative thanks to phenomenal performances and writer-director Elliot Tuttle’s emotional frankness.

Synopsis: Fetish camboy Aaron Eagle (Kieron Moore) agrees to spend the night with an anonymous client (Reed Birney), and discovers a disturbing tie to his past.

Starring: Reed Birney, Kieron Moore

Directed By: Elliot Tuttle, Reed Birney, Eric Kohn

Synopsis: In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until suddenly she’s living with… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sunny Sandler, Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield, Jack Champion

Directed By: Julia Hart, Sophia Lin, Judit Maull, Kevin Grady

Synopsis: Louise lives a peaceful life on an island with her boyfriend, Joachim. But one summer day, her world is turned upside down when a stranger… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Natalie Madueño, Pål Sverre Hagen, Claes Bang, Stina Ekblad

Directed By: Anders Rønnow Klarlund, Lars Bjørn Hansen

Critics Consensus: One of indie stalwart Gregg Araki’s most accessible works yet, this bawdy dramedy leverages well-judged performances by Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman to deliver incisive commentary on carnality and connection.

Synopsis: When fresh-faced Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders

Directed By: Gregg Araki

Critics Consensus: Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.

Synopsis: 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… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless

Directed By: Curry Barker

Critics Consensus: Spinning a web of spectacular set pieces together with mature emotional stakes and Tom Holland’s soulful performance, Brand New Day is a promising reset that portends Spidey will remain sticky on the big screen for years to come.

Synopsis: It’s a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him — and the pressure of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon

Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton, Louis D'Esposito, David Cain

Synopsis: In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers

Directed By: Lance Oppenheim, Lance Oppenheim, Harrison Huffman, AJ Bourscheid

Critics Consensus: A startlingly assured feature debut from director Kane Parsons, Backrooms bends the liminal spaces that have haunted the internet for years into a horror film that’s as mesmerizing as it is terrifying.

Synopsis: A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett

Directed By: Kane Parsons, Kane Parsons, Jesse Savath, Judson Scott

Critics Consensus: Merging an emotionally-involving queer relationship with its clever monster concept, Leviticus executes its intriguing hook with eerie aplomb.

Synopsis: Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.

Starring: Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Mia Wasikowska, Jeremy Blewitt

Directed By: Adrian Chiarella

Critics Consensus: If Out of the Further‘s modest efforts to put a fresh spin on Insidious only serve to underline how formulaic this franchise has become, some chilling set pieces distinguish it as one of the most effective entries yet.

Synopsis: In Insidious: Out of the Further, Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Lin Shaye, Sam Spruell

Directed By: Jacob Chase, Steven Schneider, Ryan Turek, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones

Critics Consensus: Exploring how the iconic Anthony Bourdain came to be with a scrappy coming-of-age story that’s equal parts sweet and tart, Tony is a splendid tribute to mentorship, complete with a standout performance by Antonio Banderas.

Synopsis: In this origin story of a voice that defined a generation, 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a Cape Cod restaurant kitchen,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall

Directed By: Matt Johnson, Chris Stinson, Amy Greene, Emily Rose

Critics Consensus: Bountiful in action but threadbare in narrative thrust with its episodic structure, this Star Wars is more of a skirmish that coasts on the charm of its central dynamic duo.

Synopsis: The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White, Jonathan Coyne

Directed By: Jon Favreau

Critics Consensus: An unhinged sci-fi epic that boasts awe-inspiring production design and amusingly quaint visual effects, Na Hong-jin’s Hope gets the adrenaline pumping whenever it focuses on the unraveling of its hapless human heroes.

Synopsis: A police chief, a policewoman and a group of hunters try to track down and kill a mysterious creature that’s laying waste to a Korean… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Taylor Russell

Directed By: Na Hong-jin

Critics Consensus: A deft balance of prickly and sweet that’s bound together by Robert Aramayo’s knockout performance, I Swear doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges of Tourette syndrome while delivering an uplifting tale of resilience.

Synopsis: Scottish setting, true life story of John Davidson. Diagnosed with Tourette’s at 15, targeted as ‘insane’ by his peers, he struggled with a condition few… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson

Directed By: Kirk Jones

Critics Consensus: Layering modern anxieties about technology onto a nightmarish outbreak, Colony lacks the vivid characterizations that distinguish director Yeon Sang-ho’s best work but mostly reaffirms his mastery over zombie mayhem.

Synopsis: Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Sin-rok

Directed By: Yeon Sang-ho

Synopsis: A former soldier (Alan Ritchson) is thrown into a brutal race against time when a critical medical delivery makes him and his unlikely partner (Owen… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alan Ritchson, Owen Wilson, Leila George, Rodrigo Santoro

Directed By: Scott Waugh

Critics Consensus: Normal thrives on Bob Odenkirk’s gruff yet playful presence and director Ben Wheatley’s over-the-top carnage, delivering simple, ridiculous, and consistently entertaining thrills despite its familiar premise.

Synopsis: For Sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk), his provisional posting to the quaint Midwestern American town of Normal was meant to be a welcome respite from both… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Summer H. Howell

Directed By: Ben Wheatley, Josh Adler, Rhonda Baker

Critics Consensus: A humanistic variation on one of Steven Spielberg’s most revisited themes, Disclosure Day‘s breathless pursuit of optimism in an age of conspiracy gets its biggest boost from career-highlight work by Emily Blunt.

Synopsis: If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson

Directed By: Steven Spielberg, Adam Somner, Chris Brigham