Movie night on STARZ? Here are the 7 best movies to pick from
Movie night on STARZ? Here are the 7 best movies to pick from
‘The Housemaid,’ ‘Good Fortune,’ and ‘The Long Walk’ lead a movie lineup with plenty of range.
I’m a relatively recent STARZ subscriber, and the big reason I jumped on board was its movie lineup. There are just a lot of good movies across all the genres. Want something intense? There’s “The Long Walk.” Want something dumb-funny in the best way? “Step Brothers” is right there. Want a twisty thriller you can watch with someone and keep saying, “Wait, what’s going on?” That’s “The Housemaid.” So if you’re scrolling around STARZ for movie night, these are the seven I’d start with right now.
Top 7 movies streaming on STARZ right now:
No. 7: ‘The Long Walk’ (2025) | Dystopian thriller
“The Long Walk” is probably the most punishing movie here, in the best way. Tara and I saw it in theaters, and it felt like surviving something just watching this thing. Based on Stephen King’s novel, it follows 50 teenage boys forced into a government-run walking contest. Fall behind too many times, and you’re killed. The whole thing keeps going until only one boy is left.
Director Francis Lawrence doesn’t treat this like a fun dystopian game. It’s brutal, sad, intimate, and very powerful. Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson are excellent, and their friendship gives the movie its heart. You’re not just waiting to see who survives — you’re watching these kids become real to each other inside a system designed to strip that away. It’s not easy, but it’ll stick with you.
The Long Walk
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
No. 6: ‘211’ (2018) | Crime action-thriller
“211” is the gritty Nicolas Cage action pick. Cage plays Mike Chandler, a veteran cop who gets pulled into a violent bank robbery while on duty with his son-in-law and a teenage ride-along. What starts as a normal day turns into a shootout when heavily armed criminals hit a bank, and the cops realize they’re completely outgunned.
Sure, it’s not a perfect movie. But it has a specific late-night action appeal. Sometimes you want Cage in cop mode, a bank robbery going sideways, and chaos that doesn’t ask too much of you. It’s rough around the edges, but the setup is easy to lock into: bad guys, hostages, cops under pressure, and Cage trying to hold it all together. If you want no-frills crime-thriller energy, this scratches that itch.
211
Inspired by one of the longest and bloodiest real-life events in police history, Officer Mike Chandler and a young civilian passenger find themselves under-prepared and outgunned when fate puts them squarely in the crosshairs of a daring bank heist in progress by a fearless team of highly-trained and heavily-armed men.
No. 5: ‘Step Brothers’ (2008) | Comedy
“Step Brothers” is basically required comedy viewing. Will Ferrell plays Brennan and John C. Reilly plays Dale, two grown men still living with their parents and avoiding adulthood in every possible way. When their parents get married, they’re forced into the same house, the same family, and eventually the same bedroom. They hate each other instantly, which means they’re about five minutes away from becoming best friends.
I love comedy, and this is one of those big, stupid comedies that works because everyone is totally committed. Ferrell and Reilly play Brennan and Dale like actual children with adult bodies and unlimited confidence. That’s why the drum set fight, the job interviews, the bunk beds, and the Catalina Wine Mixer still work. It’s ridiculous, endlessly quotable, and even has a sneaky little point about not killing every weird, silly part of yourself just because you’re supposed to grow up.
Step Brothers
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn’t stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan’s constant competition with Dale strains his mom’s marriage to Dale’s dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they’ll ever see eye to eye.
No. 4: ‘Nothing to Lose’ (1997) | Buddy action-comedy
“Nothing to Lose” is very ’90s in a way I appreciate. Tim Robbins plays Nick Beam, an ad executive who thinks he’s caught his wife cheating with his boss. Wrecked, he drives off with no plan. Then Martin Lawrence’s T. Paul tries to carjack him, but Nick is so emotionally fried that he basically snaps instead of panicking.
That gives Robbins and Lawrence a fun odd-couple dynamic. Nick thinks his life is over, so nothing scares him. T. Paul is trying to commit a robbery, but now he’s stuck with a victim who might be more unstable than he is. It turns into a road-trip crime comedy about two guys who start as enemies and slowly realize life has shoved both of them into corners. It’s broad, loud, not subtle, and that’s the charm.
Nothing to Lose
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don’t appreciate the competition.
No. 3: ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ (2025) | Magic heist-thriller
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” brings the magic-heist series back after the success of the original movie and its sequel, with familiar faces and new illusionists. The original Horsemen return, this time working with a younger crew on another elaborate job where the con, the show, and the heist all blur together. Their target is Veronika Vanderberg (Rosamund Pike), a diamond heiress with shady connections. So yes, there’s a giant diamond, a dangerous, rich villain, and plenty of “no way that trick would work, but I’m having fun” energy.
That’s the appeal of these movies — they’re not realistic. They’re slick, twisty, and ridiculous. You know someone is lying, and you know the real plan isn’t the plan you’re watching. This one gets a boost from the new cast, but it still understands the franchise: card tricks, fake-outs, stagey reveals, and charming criminals who act like every robbery is also a TED Talk with smoke machines.
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must overcome their differences to work together on their most ambitious heist yet.
No. 2: ‘Good Fortune’ (2025) | Fantasy comedy
“Good Fortune” had me interested fast. Aziz Ansari directing his first feature was enough to get my attention, then you add Keanu Reeves as a well-meaning angel and Seth Rogen as a rich tech guy? I’m in. Ansari plays a struggling gig worker whose life gets rearranged by Gabriel, an angel who tries to teach everyone a lesson by messing with their circumstances. Obviously, it does not go cleanly, as Rogen and Ansari switch lives.
Tara and I saw this in theaters, and it worked for me as a big, friendly comedy with real frustration underneath it. The life-swap setup is simple, but the movie taps into gig work, money stress, insulated rich people, and the feeling that everyone is one bad month away from disaster. Keanu is the joy here, playing Gabriel with sweet, clueless confidence. Rogen is also right in his lane as a guy who isn’t evil, just wildly removed from normal life. It’s warm, but it has enough bite to feel more interesting than a standard body-swap comedy.
Good Fortune
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
No. 1: ‘The Housemaid’ (2025) | Psychological thriller
“The Housemaid” was an easy yes for Tara and me, but for different reasons. She had read the book, so she knew it had big thriller energy. I was in because Paul Feig directed it, and when he’s in stylish, slightly wicked mystery mode like “A Simple Favor,” I’m showing up. Sydney Sweeney plays Millie, a young woman with a messy past who takes a live-in job with a wealthy family. It looks like a clean reset, until the house gets weird, the marriage looks off, and everyone seems like they’re hiding something.
This worked because it knows exactly what kind of movie it is: glossy, twisty, funny, sexy, and full of people behaving terribly in nice clothes. Sweeney gives you a strong way into the story, but Amanda Seyfried is the one I kept watching. She makes Nina feel fragile, terrifying, and funny, sometimes all in the same scene. I also didn’t guess the big turn, which is always a win. If you missed it in theaters, this should play great at home. For me, it’s the most fun movie streaming on STARZ right now.
The Housemaid
Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.