The 30 Best Movies On Paramount+ Right Now (April 2025)


The extensive Paramount+ movie library continues to expand with a selection of high-quality cinematic classics from the iconic studio as well as some of its more recent hit films to enjoy this month. Paramount Pictures is a film studio that has been a part of the movie industry since its earliest years, beginning over a century ago. Needless to say, they are responsible for some of the biggest and most influential movies ever made, including The Godfather, Titanic, and many others. That makes Paramount+ one of the most exciting streaming platforms around.

This month sees some exciting new movies being added to the extensive library of Paramount+ content, including the must-talked-about musical biopic Better Man as well as the Oscar-nominated drama September 5. Beyond that, fans will always have plenty of great titles to choose from, with iconic movies from renowned filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan, blockbuster franchises like Transformers and Mission: Impossible, and movies featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, and Tom Hanks.

  • Catch Me If You Can

    (2002) [Comedy-Drama] – Leonardo DiCaprio gives an outstanding performance as someone who also excels at pretending to be other people in the “true story” of Frank Abagnale Jr, a teenage con man who successfully posed as a lawyer, doctor, and airline pilot while being hunted by the FBI.

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    (2004) [Comedy] – Will Ferrell cemented himself as a comedy icon of the 2000s in this outrageous look at local newscasters of the 1970s and one man’s inability to change with the times.

  • IF

    (2024) [Fantasy Comedy] – John Krasinski’s directorial work moves from tense and terrifying in A Quiet Place to cuddly and heartwarming in IF, about a young girl who is able to see imaginary friends who have been forgotten by children.

  • Tropic Thunder

    (2008) [Comedy] – Filled with almost as much controversy as laughs, Tropic Thunder is an R-rated satire of Hollywood and self-important actors who find their Vietnam War movie turning into a real life-or-death situation.

  • Mean Girls

    (2004) [Comedy] – Get in, losers, Lindsay Lohan plays a kind-hearted teen who is sucked into the popular girl group at school, led by one of the most fabulous (but evil) teen girl villains in cinematic history — Regina George (Rachel McAdams).

  • School of Rock

    (2003) [Comedy] – Jack Black finds the perfect project to combine his comedy and music skills as an aimless wannabe rocker who poses as a substitute teacher and uses the talented prep school kids to create the ultimate band.

  • Interstellar

    (2014) [Sci-Fi Drama] – Christopher Nolan’s ambition as a filmmaker reaches into the cosmos as Matthew McConaughey leads this visually stunning and complex story of a team of astronauts seeking a new home for humanity.

  • Saving Private Ryan

    (1998) [War Drama] – Steven Spielberg creates a visceral World War II movie that poses the question of what one life is worth within such a devastating conflict.

  • Forrest Gump

    (1994) [Comedy Drama] – From meeting various presidents to going to war to running across the country, audiences can experience American history through the oblivious yet kind eyes of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks).

  • The Godfather

    (1972) [Crime Drama] – Revered as one of the greatest movies of all time, The Godfather‘s look at a crime family revealed the type of offer that can’t be refused.

  • Titanic

    (1997) [Romantic Drama] – James Cameron’s epic romance set aboard the doomed ship is a Best Picture winner, the former highest-grossing movie of all time, and the subject of countless theories about whether Jack could have fit on that door.

  • Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves

    (2023) [Fantasy Adventure] – This wildly fun adaptation of the beloved game is filled with fantasy adventure, colorful characters, big laughs, and an adorably small Bradley Cooper.

  • Top Gun: Maverick

    (2022) [Action] – That need for speed finally brought Tom Cruise back to the Top Gun franchise decades after the original movie and proved the wait was worth it.

  • Mission: Impossible

    (1996) [Spy Thriller] – Tom Cruise started his journey to perform the most death-defying stunts in movie history in his first appearance as Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible series.

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    (2023) [Action Adventure] – This animated take on the heroes in a half-shell stands out in the franchise for being the first TMNT movie to let the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actually act like teenagers.

  • Collateral

    (2004) [Thriller] – Tom Cruise brilliantly traded in his hero persona for villainous killer instincts as the worst cab passenger ever.

  • A Quiet Place: Day One

    (2024) [Sci-Fi Horror] – As if keeping quiet deep in the country wasn’t hard enough, Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn try not to make a sound while in the heart of New York City in this prequel.

  • Transformers One

    (2024) [Science Fiction] – The latest entry in the Transformers franchise brings it back to its animated beginnings in the story of Orion Pax and D-16, two robots that eventually become Optimus Prime and Megatron.

  • Smile 2

    (2024) [Horror] – Get ready for more of the creepiest smiles in horror movies with Smile 2 continuing the saga of the dark entity that now stalks a pop singer who finds her world and mental state quickly unraveling.

  • The Lost City

    (2022) [Adventure Comedy] – Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum take their combined star power to the jungle with a mix of adventure, romance, and (briefly) Brad Pitt.

  • Gladiator II

    (2024) [Action Adventure] – Return to Ancient Rome with Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and a scene-stealing Denzel Washington.

  • No Country for Old Men

    (2007) [Thriller] – The Coen brothers’ neo-Western delivers Javier Bardem’s Oscar-winning performance as one of cinema’s greatest villains wearing one of cinema’s silliest haircuts.

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    (2024) [Action Comedy] – With Keanu Reeves as the villain and Jim Carrey playing double-duty, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 takes the video game franchise to new heights.

  • Star Trek: Section 31

    (2025) [Sci-Fi] – Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh returns to the Star Trek universe for a Paramount+ exclusive movie.

  • Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

    (1986) [Comedy] – Beloved by kids everywhere and detested by teachers everywhere, this teen movie classic makes skipping school an epic adventure.

  • Attack the Block

    (2011) [Sci-Fi Comedy] – Aliens invade the wrong neighborhood when a gang of young troublemakers decide to become heroes in facing off with the extraterrestrial monsters.

  • September 5

    (2024) [Drama Thriller] – An intense and gripping real-life drama that takes a look at the Black September attacks at the 1972 Munich Olympics through the eyes of the sportscasters who covered the events.

  • Better Man

    (2024) [Musical Biopic] – Robbie Williams gets his own biopic, and those unfamiliar with the British rocker should know that he is not actually a CGI monkey in real life.

  • Pulp Fiction

    (1994) [Crime] – The hugely influential movie that cemented Quentin Tarantino as a generational filmmaking voice and taught us what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in France.

  • Good Will Hunting

    (1997) [Drama] – See the movie that made Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Hollywood’s favorite lifelong platonic couple.

If you’re looking for more to watch on Paramount+, you can read our lists of the hidden gems on Paramount+, Paramount+ family movies, or the classic movies on Paramount+.

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