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, including Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller A House of Dynamite, the latest horror sequel Black Phone 2, TRON: Ares, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Certified Fresh One Battle After Another, and more.
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#1
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
(2025)
76%
#1
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
#2
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
(2025)
59%
#2
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
#3
Regretting You
(2025)
29%
#3
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
#4
The Perfect Neighbor
(2025)
99%
#4
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
#5
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
(2025)
97%
#5
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
#6
Weapons
(2025)
93%
#6
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
#7
Shelby Oaks
(2023)
57%
#7
Critics Consensus: Shelby Oaks may stumble in its final moments, but its atmospheric tension and emotional core firmly establish it as a chilling debut from director Chris Stuckmann.
Synopsis: A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown [More]
Directed By:
Chris Stuckmann
#8
Black Phone 2
(2025)
72%
#8
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
#9
Frankenstein
(2025)
85%
#9
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
#10
The Long Walk
(2025)
88%
#10
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
#11
Bugonia
(2025)
87%
#11
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
#12
One Battle After Another
(2025)
95%
#12
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
#13
TRON: Ares
(2025)
53%
#13
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
#14
Good Boy
(2025)
90%
#14
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
Good Fortune
(2025)
78%
#15
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
#16
The Woman in Cabin 10
(2025)
26%
#16
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
#17
Evelyn
(2018)
100%
#17
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]
Starring:
Orlando von Einsiedel
Directed By:
Orlando von Einsiedel
#18
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
(2025)
42%
#18
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as Caitlin Morales, an upscale suburban mom who brings a new nanny, Polly Murphy (Maika Monroe), [More]
Directed By:
Michelle Garza Cervera
#19
Roofman
(2025)
86%
#19
Critics Consensus: A disarmingly sweet tonal gearshift for director Derek Cianfrance, Roofman is shaggy as a narrative but expertly tailored to Channing Tatum's strengths as an eminently likable leading man.
Synopsis: Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), an Army veteran and struggling father who turns [More]
Directed By:
Derek Cianfrance
#20
After the Hunt
(2025)
38%
#20
Critics Consensus: After the Hunt doesn't lack for fine performances, especially from a standout Julia Roberts, but its coy followthrough on incendiary themes makes for an uncharacteristically toothless provocation from director Luca Guadagnino.
Synopsis: A gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when [More]
Directed By:
Luca Guadagnino
#21
The Substance
(2024)
89%
#21
Critics Consensus: Audaciously gross, wickedly clever, and possibly Demi Moore's finest hour, The Substance is a gasp-inducing feat from writer-director Coralie Fargeat.
Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this [More]
Directed By:
Coralie Fargeat
#22
Dead of Winter
(2025)
78%
#22
Critics Consensus: Emma Thompson takes a polar plunge into action territory with Dead of Winter, a chilly thriller that wears one too many layers of backstory but still satisfies as a tense showcase for its estimable star.
Synopsis: Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesotan lake and stops for [More]
Directed By:
Brian Kirk
#23
The Black Phone
(2021)
81%
#23
Critics Consensus: The Black Phone might have been even more frightening, but it remains an entertaining, well-acted adaptation of scarily good source material.
Synopsis: Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where [More]
Directed By:
Scott Derrickson
#24
Truth & Treason
(2025)
84%
#24
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: As World War II rages, a teenage boy in Germany is forced to confront a terrible truth--loyalty to his country [More]
Directed By:
Matt Whitaker
#25
Bring Her Back
(2025)
89%
#25
Critics Consensus: A domestic nightmare that draws its most profound scares from Sally Hawkins' deranged performance, Bring Her Back is an exemplary chiller that reaffirms directors Danny and Michael Philippou as modern masters of horror.
Synopsis: A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. [More]
#26
The Elixir
(2025)
70%
#26
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to [More]
Directed By:
Kimo Stamboel
#27
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
(2025)
93%
#27
Critics Consensus: Liable to leave audiences in a cold sweat, this fever dream immersion into parental stress connects with thunderous force thanks to Rose Byrne's gutsy star turn and director Mary Bronstein's uncompromising vision.
Synopsis: With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, [More]
Directed By:
Mary Bronstein
#28
Blue Moon
(2025)
89%
#28
Critics Consensus: While not the flashiest Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon boasts a wonderful performance by Ethan Hawke as he embodies a man hanging on by a thread while the audience hangs on to every word said.
Synopsis: ...You know how in marriage they say "for better or for worse"? I think, in terms of my life, I [More]
Directed By:
Richard Linklater
#29
The Lost Bus
(2025)
87%
#29
Critics Consensus: Recreating a real-life disaster with terrifying authenticity, The Lost Bus ratchets up the tension while maintaining a humanist core thanks to Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera's effective performances.
Synopsis: A determined bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a deadly wildfire. [More]
Directed By:
Paul Greengrass
#30
The Roses
(2025)
65%
#30
Critics Consensus: The Roses' blend of broad comedy and dark satire makes for an uneasy marriage, although watching Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch trade barbs is a treat onto itself.
Synopsis: Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. [More]
Directed By:
Jay Roach
