Unfortunately, Peacock doesn’t have any big modern movies making their premiere in January. What it does have is a powerhouse lineup of classic films, including Beetlejuice and Aliens, as well as horror flicks like The Ring and The Wolfman. Because Peacock cycles through its films at a fast pace, we can’t guarantee they’ll be around next month. So catch them while you can.
In the meantime, Peacock is still the exclusive home for Speak No Evil until it migrates to Prime Video later this year. Fans of Nosferatu may also want to catch director Robert Eggers’ previous film, The Northman. And in a few months, Nosferatu will join it on Peacock.
You can find these flicks and more in our complete roundup of the best movies on Peacock below. Remember: some films are only available to Peacock subscribers on the two premium tiers.
Can’t find anything you like on Peacock? Lucky for you, we’ve also curated guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video.
Beetlejuice (1988)
After Beetlejuice Beetlejuice‘s huge success in 2024, modern audiences clearly know Michael Keaton’s “ghost with the most.” Keaton was even better in the original Beetlejuice, which helped make Winona Ryder a star. The movie itself is actually about the Maitlands, Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis), a young couple who tragically perish after moving into their dream home. They aren’t exactly pleased to be dead or happy that Charles (Jeffrey Jones) and Delia Deetz (Catherine O’Hara) have moved into their home.
However, the Maitlands discover that Charles and Delia’s daughter, Lydia (Ryder), can see and hear both of them. Adam and Barbara love Lydia, but they want her parents gone. Beetlejuice (Keaton) offers to help the Maitlands with their living infestation — but the price for his services is too high, and he won’t take no for an answer.
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Catherine O’Hara
Director: Tim Burton
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 92 minutes
Aliens (1986)
There have rarely been better action movies than James Cameron’s Aliens. With the 40th anniversary coming in 2026, Aliens still kicks butt. After being rescued after spending decades in stasis, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) receives a chance to go out to a colony world, LV-426, alongside the Colonial Marines, to determine if the Xenomorphs have overtaken the people living there.
Upon their arrival, they learn that things are even more dire than anyone expected. A young girl named Newt (Carrie Henn) is the last human survivor, and LV-426 belongs to the Xenomorphs and their fearsome queen. If Ripley and her crew can’t fight their way back to their ship, then they’ll be the next ones to fall.
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Genre: Sci-fi, Action
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn
Director: James Cameron
Rating: R
Runtime: 137 minutes
The Ring (2001)
Japanese horror flicks getting American remakes was a common trend in the early 21st century, but few were better than The Ring. Daveigh Chase’s Samara Morgan is one of the creepiest monsters in modern horror, and she really doesn’t have to do much to pull that off. Since VHS was still a thing two decades ago, Samara’s victims are chosen if they watch a cursed video of her emerging from a well. From that point, they have seven days to live before Samara comes for them.
By the time that journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) realizes that the curse is real, she and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), have already watched the tape. Even Rachel’s ex-husband, Noah (Martin Henderson), has been touched by Samara’s curse. With time running out for her family, Rachel tracks down Samara’s father, Richard Morgan (Brian Cox), and searches for answers. But Samara’s ghost doesn’t want justice; she only wants to lash out at everyone.
Rotten Tomatoes: 71%
Genre: Horror
Stars: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Daveigh Chase, Brian Cox
Director: Gore Verbinski
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 115 minutes
The Wolfman (2010)
Since there’s a new Wolfman movie coming to theaters in January, it’s time to look back at the most recent reboot, which had a great cast including Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, and Hugo Weaving. Del Toro plays Lawrence Talbot, an actor who is drawn home in the late 19th century following the murder of his brother, Ben (Simon Merrells).
Inspector Francis Aberline (Weaving) suspects that Lawrence might be responsible for Ben’s death and other murders because of his history of mental illness. Lawrence may not be ill at all, but he’s feeling his inner beast after an encounter with a werewolf. This is one curse that may run in the family and send Lawrence to an early grave.
Rotten Tomatoes: 32%
Genre: Horror
Stars: Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving
Director: Joe Johnston
Rating: R
Runtime: 102 minutes
Speak No Evil (2024)
Vacation friends go terribly wrong in Speak No Evil, a remake of the 2022 film of the same name. Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis play an American couple, Ben and Louise Dalton, who are traveling through Italy with their daughter, Agnes (Alix West Lefler), when they meet a British couple, Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi), and their mute son, Ant (Dan Hough).
Paddy and Ciara are so charming that the Daltons accept their invitation to visit them at home in the English countryside. That’s where things start to go wrong. Once the Daltons are isolated, they notice strange and unsettling things about their newfound friends. And sneaking away early just isn’t an option, especially once Ben and Louise realize how much danger they’re in.
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Genre: Horror
Stars: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough
Director: James Watkins
Rating: R
Runtime: 110 minutes
The Northman (2022)
If the plot of The Northman seems familiar, it’s because the original legend of Amleth was one of the inspirations for William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Nosferatu director Robert Eggers made it a much bloodier affair with True Blood‘s Alexander Skarsgård in the lead as Amleth, a Viking warrior and former prince.
When Amleth was young, his uncle, Fjölnir (Claes Bang), murdered Amleth’s father, King Aurvandill War-Raven (Ethan Hawke), and ran off with Amleth’s mother, Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman). As an adult, Amleth is set upon his path of revenge when he meets a sorceress, Olga (Anya Taylor-Joy), with whom he forms a relationship. But when it comes to seeing his vendetta through to the end, Amleth’s blood cries out for blood, and tragic consequences may follow.
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Genre: Action
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh
Director: Robert Eggers
Rating: R
Runtime: 137 minutes
Twisters (2024)
Twisters does not have any major characters in common with the 1996 film that spawned the franchise, but it rode its flashy tornado special effects to summer box office gold in 2024. The story follows Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a woman whose dream to make tornadoes weaker goes horribly wrong and costs her the lives of most of her team and her boyfriend. Years later, Javi (Anthony Ramos) offers Kate a chance to earn some redemption by working alongside him on a research project.
Out in the field, Kate and Javi encounter a rival storm chaser, Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), who is a tornado social media influencer. Despite being initially repulsed by Tyler, Kate finds him to have deeper motivations than she suspected. But just as romantic sparks start to fly, both teams are endangered by a massive storm.
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Genre: Disaster
Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 122 minutes
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
It took a few decades, but Nintendo finally got a film that recaptured the spirit of the games that inspired it. The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a massive success, both in theaters and on Netflix. Now that it’s back on Peacock, it’s bound to remain a perennial hit. The story mashes up several of the Nintendo games while introducing Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day), a pair of ordinary plumbers from Brooklyn who find themselves transported to the Mushroom Kingdom.
Luigi is quickly captured by Bowser (Jack Black), a villain who wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom and marry its ruler, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy). But Peach isn’t feeling that romantic pairing, so she teams up with Mario and her subject, Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), to find new allies and rescue Luigi.
Rotten Tomatoes: 59%
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Rating: PG
Runtime: 92 minutes
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2005)
The Harry Potter movies are back on Peacock, and the third film, The Prisoner of Azkaban, is widely recognized as the best in the series. It’s the third year in Hogwarts for Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and this trio are growing up fast even as the danger around them grows more intense.
Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) is the titular prisoner who has escaped from Azkaban. Word among the wizards is Sirius betrayed Harry’s late parents and he intends to finish the job by killing Harry. Young Harry thinks he’s ready for a fight with Black, but he’s unaware that someone has been pulling the strings the entire time.
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Genre: Fantasy
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Rating: PG
Runtime: 131 minutes
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho is an unusual ghost story, as a young fashion student, Eloise “Ellie” Turner (Thomasin McKenzie), somehow finds her dreaming hours to be filled with vivid visions of a woman named Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy), who wanted to be a singer in the ’60s. Ellie is so enthralled by Sandie that she models herself after her and takes inspiration from her fashions.
However, Ellie’s visions take a darker turn when she sees Sandie’s lover, Jack (Matt Smith), apparently murder her in the past. Ellie becomes obsessed with finding Jack and avenging Sandie, even as reality breaks down around her. There’s more than one ghost, which may drive Ellie completely out of her mind.
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Genre: Horror
Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao
Director: Edgar Wright
Rating: R
Runtime: 116 minutes
Marry Me (2023)
Marry Me is based on an independent comic by Bobby Crosby that features Jennifer Lopez playing a very J.Lo-like pop star, Katalina “Kat” Valdez. With three failed marriages under her belt, Kat is ready to tie the knot again at one of her concerts to the latest love of her life, Bastian (Maluma). But when Kat discovers that Bastian was unfaithful before the ceremony on stage, she makes an impromptu decision to wed a man in the crowd who was holding a “Marry Me” sign.
The man in question is Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson), an unassuming teacher whose life is turned upside down when he accepts Kat’s offer to marry him. Rather than breaking off things quickly, they agree to stay together for a while. And without the glare of the media on them, Kat and Charlie start developing real feelings for each other, even if no one expects them to last.
Rotten Tomatoes: 61%
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Chloe Coleman
Director: Kat Coiro
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 112 minutes
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective, Philip Marlowe, isn’t exactly in vogue anymore. But the classics never truly go out of style. In the 1975 adaptation of Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely, Robert Mitchum steps into the role of Philip as he finds himself in the midst of two difficult cases that may be related.
In the first, a bank robber named Moose Malloy (Jack O’Halloran) hires Phillip to find his missing girlfriend, Velma (Charlotte Rampling). In the second case, Phillip is helpless to prevent the murder of his client, Lindsay Marriott (John O’Leary). Not even police intimidation can keep Phillip from finding answers and solving the mystery.
Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Anthony Zerbe
Director: Dick Richards
Rating: R
Runtime: 95 minutes
