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.

Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands scored at $40 million at the box office and took over the top spot this week, while Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein jumped to number two. Lynne Ramsay’s drama, Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, came in at number 3, beating out Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia.

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

#1

Predator: Badlands (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Director Dan Trachtenberg continues to take the Predator franchise in exciting new directions with Badlands, a rollicking adventure that transforms one of cinema's most iconic brutes into a hero worth rooting for.
Synopsis: "Predator: Badlands," which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a [More]
Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg

#2

Frankenstein (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Finding the humanity in one of cinema's most iconic monsters, Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is a lavish epic that gets its most invigorating volts from Jacob Elordi's standout performance.
Synopsis: Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings [More]
Directed By: Guillermo del Toro

#3

Die My Love (2025)
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Critics Consensus: A frenzied depiction of a common but oft-ignored experience, Die My Love might be too stylistically mannered to fully connect but gifts Jennifer Lawrence with one of her most vivid roles yet.
Synopsis: A portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness. [More]
Directed By: Lynne Ramsay

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Bugonia (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are at the top of their game in Bugonia, a bonkers entertainment that applies director Yorgos Lanthimos' whip-smart method to modern society's madness.
Synopsis: Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent [More]
Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos

#5

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Playing out a nightmare scenario with nerve-wracking plausibility, Kathryn Bigelow's masterfully-constructed A House of Dynamite is an urgent thriller that's as distressing as it is riveting.
Synopsis: From Academy Award® winning director Kathryn Bigelow. When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race [More]
Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow

#6

Nuremberg (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Driven by a commanding performance from Russell Crowe, Nuremberg is a handsomely crafted historical drama, but its measured pacing and emotional restraint keep it from fully realizing the complexity of its subject.
Synopsis: As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a U.S. Army psychiatrist gets locked in a dramatic psychological showdown with [More]
Directed By: James Vanderbilt

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Critics Consensus: As gripping as it is deeply unsettling, The Perfect Neighbor lays bare the systemic failures and the quiet terror embedded in American legal systems with surgical precision.
Synopsis: A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences [More]
Directed By: Geeta Gandbhir

#8

Weapons (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Zach Cregger spins an expertly crafted yarn of terrifying mystery and thrilling intrigue in Weapons, a sophomore triumph that solidifies his status as a master of horror.
Synopsis: When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, [More]
Directed By: Zach Cregger

#9

Black Phone 2 (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Taking the consequences of its predecessor seriously, Black Phone 2 is a chilling sequel that mines memorable scares and thought-provoking themes from the scars that linger.
Synopsis: Four years ago, 13-year-old Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of The Grabber. But true evil [More]
Directed By: Scott Derrickson

#10

The Running Man (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Spiritedly sprinting through grim source material, Edgar Wright's The Running Man doesn't live up to the director's high bar for inventive action extravaganzas but maintains a slick stride.
Synopsis: In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television--a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, [More]
Directed By: Edgar Wright

#11

Christy (2025)
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Critics Consensus: While Christy falters in tonal cohesion and emotional impact, it remains a compelling showcase for Sydney Sweeney's transformative performance, grounding a mythic genre in raw, personal storytelling.
Synopsis: Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney) never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia--until she discovered a knack for punching [More]
Directed By: David Michôd

#12

Regretting You (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Regrettable all around.
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling book, REGRETTING YOU introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) [More]
Directed By: Josh Boone

#13

Good Fortune (2025)
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Critics Consensus: A promising directorial feature debut by Aziz Ansari, Good Fortune's socially-minded humor is given wings by Keanu Reeves' heavenly comedic timing.
Synopsis: In GOOD FORTUNE, a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) meddles in the lives of a struggling [More]
Directed By: Aziz Ansari

#14

Good Boy (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Good Boy is a visually striking, emotionally devastating horror film that eschews genre conventions to deliver a uniquely haunting and conceptually ambitious experience.
Synopsis: Our canine hero, Indy, finds himself on a new adventure with his human owner--and best friend--Todd, leaving city life for [More]
Directed By: Ben Leonberg

#15
Critics Consensus: Focusing on Bruce Springsteen's lowest emotional ebb, this brooding biopic too often feels like the B-sides from an extraordinary career but benefits from Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong's stellar performances.
Synopsis: From 20th Century Studios, "Deliver Me from Nowhere" chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen's 1982 "Nebraska" album. Recorded on a [More]
Directed By: Scott Cooper

#16
Critics Consensus: Benefitting from rock-solid cast chemistry and clad in appealingly retro 1960s design, this crack at The Fantastic Four does Marvel's First Family justice.
Synopsis: Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" introduces Marvel's First [More]
Directed By: Matt Shakman

#17

Evelyn (2018)
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Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When a 22-year-old kills himself, his three siblings try to bury their pain. Ten years later, they go on a [More]
Directed By: Orlando von Einsiedel

#18

The Long Walk (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Cooper Hoffman and David Johnsson's soulful performances bring a lot of heart to Stephen King's dystopian tale, making The Long Walk a life-or-death ordeal for its characters but a riveting ride for audiences.
Synopsis: From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King's first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The [More]
Directed By: Francis Lawrence

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Critics Consensus: An epic screwball adventure teeming with awe-inspiring action set pieces, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson's most entertaining film yet while also one of his most thematically rich.
Synopsis: Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant [More]
Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson

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Critics Consensus: Going all in with a committed Colin Farrell and a memorably opulent presentation of Macau, Ballad of a Small Player too often squanders its virtues by doubling down on excess to diminishing returns.
Synopsis: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters [More]
Directed By: Edward Berger

#21
Critics Consensus: Revving up the carnage while maintaining a perversely sweet emotional core, Chainsaw Man's big screen debut is a bloody feast rendered in eye-popping animation.
Synopsis: For the first time, Chainsaw Man slashes his way onto the big screen in an epic, action-fueled adventure that continues [More]
Directed By: Tatsuya Yoshihara

#22

Sarah's Oil (2025)
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Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Sarah's Oil is inspired by the remarkable true story of Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian [More]
Directed By: Cyrus Nowrasteh

#23
#23
Critics Consensus: Dwayne Johnson goes the distance with his transformative turn as Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, a gritty biopic that sidesteps cliché even at the expense of narrative satisfaction while still landing the dramatic body blows that count.
Synopsis: The true story of mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr, whose obsession with greatness made him a legend [More]
Directed By: Benny Safdie

#24

Train Dreams (2025)
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Critics Consensus: A gorgeous meditation on America, ably shouldered by one of Joel Edgerton's very best performances, Train Dreams takes on mythic proportions while maintaining an intimate emotional delicacy.
Synopsis: Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Golden Globe-nominee Joel [More]
Directed By: Clint Bentley

#25

TRON: Ares (2025)
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Critics Consensus: A sensory feast of vivid neon hues and a hypnotic soundtrack, Tron: Ares is gorgeous to behold but too narratively programmatic to achieve an authentically human dimension.
Synopsis: "TRON: Ares" follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on [More]
Directed By: Joachim Rønning

#26

Sentimental Value (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Deftly exploring the uneasy tension between artistic expression and personal connection, Sentimental Value is a bracingly mature work from writer-director Joachim Trier that's marvelously acted across the board.
Synopsis: Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora [More]
Directed By: Joachim Trier

#27

Materialists (2025)
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Critics Consensus: A mature deconstruction of the conventional rom-com, Materialists provides its trio of swoon-worthy stars some of their meatiest material yet while reaffirming Celine Song as a modern master of relationship dramas.
Synopsis: A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex. [More]
Directed By: Celine Song

#28

Hedda (2025)
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Critics Consensus: Reveling in Tessa Thompson's commanding turn as Hedda, Nia DaCosta's smoldering update on Henrik Ibsen's seminal play locates a bracingly contemporary pulse within a classic text.
Synopsis: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn [More]
Directed By: Nia DaCosta

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Critics Consensus: Saddled with a contrived plot and plodding pacing, The Woman in Cabin 10 throws narrative logic overboard and ultimately sinks.
Synopsis: While on board a luxury yacht for a travel assignment, a journalist witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night, [More]
Directed By: Simon Stone

#30

Sinners (2025)
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Critics Consensus: A rip-roaring fusion of masterful visual storytelling and toe-tapping music, writer-director Ryan Coogler's first original blockbuster reveals the full scope of his singular imagination.
Synopsis: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only [More]
Directed By: Ryan Coogler