These are the 7 best movies streaming on Peacock right now
These are the 7 best movies streaming on Peacock right now
One of the biggest surprise hits of 2026 lands on the top of the list.
Peacock is a staple in our house. We don’t churn it, and a big reason for that is their movie collection. You’re getting movies made for the theater dropping at home relatively soon after they leave the big screen. And that’s what I love: movies that feel like movies. So, here are the top seven movies streaming on the platform right now.
Top 7 movies streaming on Peacock right now:
No. 7: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ (2026) | Animated Adventure
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has Mario in space now, so get on board! Bowser Jr. kidnaps Rosalina, and that’s enough excuse to send Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, and basically half the Nintendo cabinet bouncing around tiny planets while Lumas float by and something from a game you played 20 years ago appears in the background. There’s so much happening that the plot almost feels like the least important thing here.
But I kind of like that it doesn’t pretend otherwise. Yoshi is here. Bowser is dealing with his son. Rosalina gets pulled into the middle of all this. Then five minutes later you’re somewhere completely different because apparently sitting still is illegal in the Mushroom Kingdom. It’s ridiculous, very pretty, occasionally exhausting… and probably exactly what a Mario movie should be.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Having thwarted Bowser’s previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir’s crusade.
No. 6: ‘Pressure’ (2026) | Historical Thriller
Thousands of ships are ready. Planes are fueled. Soldiers are waiting. And the whole thing might get called off because one Scottish meteorologist thinks the weather is about to go bad. That’s the setup for “Pressure,” with Andrew Scott playing James Stagg and Brendan Fraser as Dwight Eisenhower in the days before D-Day. Which is such an odd piece of history to build a thriller around that I was immediately interested.
Scott spends most of the movie carrying around the energy of a man who knows something nobody particularly wants to hear. Fraser, meanwhile, has to decide whether to gamble an invasion on it. Not ideal. And even though we all know D-Day happened, the movie somehow turns a weather forecast into this horrible ticking clock. Rain has rarely had this much power.
Pressure
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 risk losing the war altogether.
No. 5: ‘Genie’ (2023) | Christmas Comedy
It’s not too early for a Christmas movie, is it? My list, my choice, so “Genie” is here. Bernard is having an impressively bad Christmas. His wife wants a separation, he’s missed his daughter’s birthday, his boss fires him… then he accidentally lets a genie out of an old jewelry box. That’s Melissa McCarthy as Flora, who’s been stuck in there for more than 2,000 years and is suddenly walking around modern New York granting wishes for a guy who mostly wants his family back.
The fish out of water backdrop is what makes this movie so funny. McCarthy gets to be weird and completely delighted by basically everything, Paapa Essiedu plays Bernard much straighter, and the two make an odd little Christmas friendship out of the whole mess. There are wishes and ridiculous detours, sure, but this is mostly a movie about a guy realizing he has badly screwed up his priorities. With a genie standing next to him, discovering pizza for the first time.
Genie
Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally called to service by Bernard, whose life is unraveling around him.
No. 4: ‘Girls Like Girls’ (2026) | Coming-of-Age Romance
I’ll be honest, this is not normally the kind of movie I’d watch. “Girls Like Girls” is a small coming-of-age romance set in 2006 about Coley, who moves to rural Oregon after her mom dies and starts falling for Sonya, a girl with a boyfriend and, obviously, her own stuff going on. There’s AIM. There are bikes. There’s swimming. A lot of looking at each other and then immediately pretending that didn’t happen.
And weirdly, that’s kind of the appeal. It doesn’t feel like it’s racing toward some giant plot turn because there really isn’t one. Coley is grieving, Sonya is confused, both of them are 17, and everybody is making things harder mostly by being 17. Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy carry a lot of this in the pauses and awkward little moments, which is probably why people have responded to them so much. Not my usual lane at all, but there’s something lovely in the simplicity of it all.
Girls Like Girls
After her mother’s passing, 17-year-old Coley navigates new feelings of intimacy with Sonya in rural Oregon, where both girls must overcome their mutual uncertainties and self-doubt to embrace their connection.
No. 3: ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997) | Drama
This one got me early. “Good Will Hunting” was one of those movies that inspired me to want to go to Hollywood. Which is funny considering so much of the movie is just Matt Damon sitting in rooms arguing with people. He plays Will, a janitor at MIT who can solve math problems nobody else can, but would rather drink with his friends, get into fights, and generally make sure nobody gets close enough to figure him out. Then Robin Williams shows up as the therapist who eventually does.
The Ben Affleck and Matt Damon part of this movie hits differently now too. They wrote it together when they were young and basically unknown, won an Oscar for the screenplay, and all these decades later they’re still best friends and running a production company together. I love that. Two guys write this very personal little Boston movie, somehow get it made, it changes both of their lives… and they’re still making movies together nearly 30 years later.
Good Will Hunting
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire.
This film stands out for several compelling reasons:
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Outstanding Performances: The film features stellar performances from its cast, particularly Matt Damon as the troubled genius Will Hunting and Robin Williams in his Oscar-winning role as therapist Sean Maguire. Their on-screen dynamic is both powerful and moving.
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Engaging Storyline: The plot centers around Will, a young janitor at MIT with an extraordinary intellect, who navigates challenges in life, love, and his emotional and mental health. The film thoughtfully explores themes of potential, self-discovery, and the complexities of personal growth.
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Critical Acclaim: The film received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, and acting. It won two Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay for Damon and Ben Affleck, highlighting the quality of its narrative and dialogue.
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Emotional Depth: “Good Will Hunting” is renowned for its emotional depth, seamlessly blending drama, romance, and subtle humor. The film’s exploration of personal struggles and relationships is both authentic and heartwarming.
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Inspirational Messages: The movie delivers inspirational messages about overcoming obstacles, the importance of vulnerability in personal growth, and finding one’s path in life. It resonates with anyone who has faced the challenge of realizing their potential or the struggle of confronting their past.
No. 2: ‘She Dances’ (2025) | Drama
Steve Zahn at a dance competition is already a pretty good sell. “She Dances” has him playing Jason, a dad who takes his teenage daughter Claire to one last competition while their relationship is kind of hanging there, unresolved. She’s dancing. He’s trying not to screw this up. There are costumes and hotel rooms and all the weird little rituals around competitive dance, but the movie keeps pulling back to these two people who clearly love each other and also don’t really know how to talk anymore.
And then there’s the slightly strange extra layer that Audrey Zahn, who plays Claire, is Steve Zahn’s actual daughter. That changes the temperature of the whole thing a bit. You’re watching a father play a father who’s watching his daughter grow up, opposite his actual daughter, who is… growing up. Hard not to bring that into it. The movie doesn’t go chasing some huge emotional payoff either. It just stays with the awkwardness and lets that be enough.
She Dances
A father and his distant teenage daughter road-trip to a dance competition, confronting their shared grief over a family tragedy.
No. 1: ‘Obsession’ (2026) | Horror
It’s better to be late to the party than never show up at all. That’s Tara and me showing up for “Obsession.” The original horror movie broke records at the box office, but it wasn’t until it dropped on Peacock that we had a chance to watch it. And everything you’ve heard is true: this movie rocks. It’s basically about a guy who’s too scared to tell his friend he likes her… and so instead makes a wish on a “One-Wish Willow” that his friend will love him more than anyone else in the world. Well, he gets his wish… and like all wish-fulfillment stories, it isn’t what he asked for.
What I love most about this film is that it’s not the same old recycled story we’ve seen a thousand times before. A great premise well executed doesn’t need a huge budget, and director Curry Barker uses his craft (often shrouding Inde Navarrette in near complete darkness) to build suspense and thrills. He said he cut the film in his head before ever shooting a frame, and it shows. His shots are elegant, his pacing is great, and the performances and story add up to something much larger than the $750K this movie was made for. Bravo to the entire team.
Obsession
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.