The Best Movies on Peacock Right Now (August 2024)

Peacock subscribers won’t care that a few of the new August movies failed at the summer box office a few months ago. If anything, it worked out in their favor, because The Bikeriders And The Scapegoat were both well-reviewed films that may have a digital afterlife. But since The Scapegoat doesn’t come out until August 30th, so we’ll have to wait a little longer before we can add it to the list of best movies on Peacock.

The good news is that there are still plenty of other options in the meantime, including the romantic comedy Marry mealmost all Fast and Furious movies and the crime epic Casino. You’ll find these movies and more in our roundup of the best movies on Peacock right now. And remember, some movies are only available to Peacock subscribers on the two premium tiers.

Can’t find anything you like on Peacock? Luckily, we’ve also put together guides to the best movies on Netflix , the best movies on Hulu , and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video .

The Cyclists (2024)

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The Bikeriders raced through theaters as if the law were hot on the trail of the titular biker gang. That may not have been what Johnny Davis (Tom Hardy) had in mind when he founded The Vandals as a motorcycle club in the ’60s. Johnny gathers like-minded bikers, including Benny (Austin Butler), who soon woos and marries Kathy (Jodie Comer).

Through the eyes of Kathy and photographer Danny Lyon (Mike Faist), we see the rise and fall of The Vandals. At times, Johnny’s creation threatens to spiral out of control. And it will take more than words to maintain Johnny’s authority over the gang.

Rotten tomatoes: 80%

Genre: Drama

Stars: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus

Director: Jeff Nichols

Judgement: R

Playing time: 116 minutes

Watch The Bikeriders on Peacock on August 9

Marry Me (2023)

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Marry me is based on an independent comic book by Bobby Crosby, starring Jennifer Lopez as a J.Lo-esque 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 with the newest love of her life, Bastian (Maluma). But when Kat discovers that Bastian was unfaithful onstage before the ceremony, she makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to marry a man in the audience who was holding a “Marry Me” sign.

The man in question is Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson), an unassuming schoolteacher whose life is turned upside down when he accepts Kat’s offer to marry him. Instead of quickly ending things, they agree to stay together for a while. And without the media spotlight on them, Kat and Charlie begin to develop real feelings for each other, even though no one expects them to last.

Rotten tomatoes: 61%

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Chloe Coleman

Director: Cat Coiro

Judgement: PG-13

Playing time: 112 minutes

Watch Marry Me on Peacock on August 11

Furious 7 (2015)

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Nearly all of the Fast and Furious movies are back on Peacock this month, but we’re focusing on Angry 7 as it is widely regarded as the best film in the series. This is also where it became more of a spy action franchise. After the events of the previous film, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his wife, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), are ready to settle down. So are Dom’s best friend, Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), and his romantic partner/Dom’s sister, Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster).

Unfortunately for them, Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) is out to exact revenge on Dom and his crew for what happened to his young brother Owen. Shaw is such a force of nature that he’s even managed to take out Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). Against a foe like this, Dom’s team is going to need some help. Enter Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell). He can give “the fam” everything they need to stay ahead of Shaw if they help him track down and protect a hacker named Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) and the dangerous tracking program she created.

Rotten tomatoes: 81%

Genre: Action

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Kurt Russell

Director: James Wan

Judgement: PG-13

Playing time: 137 minutes

Watch Furious 7 on Peacock on August 12

Casino (1995)

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Martin Scorsese reunited his Good guys co-stars Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci for another crime epic, Casinothat has been around for nearly 30 years. In the 1970s, Sam “Ace” Rothstein (De Niro) is sent by the mob to run their operations with his friend, Nicky Santoro (Pesci), at his side. And although Sam is a high earner and a veteran of a crime family, even he is not prepared for the level of corruption he finds in Vegas.

Sam begins a romance with Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone) and marries him, beginning an incredibly toxic relationship that threatens to destroy them both. And as the walls close in around Sam with pressure from the law and other criminals, he is forced to question if there is anyone left in his life he can trust.

Rotten tomatoes: 79%

Genre: Crime, Drama

Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak

Director: Martin Scorsese

Judgement: R

Playing time: 178 minutes

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Men in Black (1997)

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Despite spawning two sequels and a spin-off, none of the sequels are as fun or as good as the original. Men in black. Tommy Lee Jones plays Agent K, a member of the secret Men in Black organization that controls and protects aliens on Earth. While searching for a new recruit, K becomes impressed by Detective James Darrell Edwards III (Bad Boys: Ride or Die(Will Smith) after encountering a potential alien threat to the world.

After James signs up to become Agent J, he and K are forced to battle The Bug (Vincent D’Onofrio), a cockroach-like alien masquerading as a human. K and J’s search leads them to coroner Dr. Laurel Weaver (Linda Fiorentino), a woman who has had her own close encounters with aliens. But if K and J can’t solve the mystery, The Bug’s actions could lead to Earth’s destruction.

Rotten tomatoes: 91%

Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Action

Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rip Torn

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Judgement: PG-13

Playing time: 98 minutes

Watch Men in Black on Peacock

Cocaine Bear (2023)

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While it is true that there was a real “Cocaine Bear,” director Elizabeth Banks and her collaborators took some creative liberties with the eponymous film. The title character of Cocaine Bear is basically Jaws with legs in the woods, and he’s killing anyone who gets in the way of his next cocaine fix.

Sari (Keri Russell) is a single mother who gets caught up in this mess when her daughter, Dee Dee (Brooklynn Prince). To complicate matters, a fixer named Daveed (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) has been sent by his boss to retrieve the missing cocaine from the woods. And even Daveed isn’t prepared for an increasingly aggressive bear loaded with cocaine.

Rotten tomatoes: 66%

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Stars: Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince

Director: Elizabeth Banks

Judgement: R

Playing time: 95 minutes

Watch Cocaine Bear on Peacock

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

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What if there was a reason for every horror movie cliché you’ve ever seen? The cabin in the woods offers an explanation, as five friends embody the character archetypes from those stories. Dana Polk (Kristen Connolly), Curt Vaughan (Furious(Chris Hemsworth), Jules Louden (Anna Hutchison), Marty Mikalski (Fran Kranz) and Holden McCrea (Jesse Williams) don’t realize something is wrong until it’s too late to run away.

As the friends begin to fall one by one, the survivors inadvertently discover why they have been exposed to so much evil. And why they may have to give their lives for the greater good.

Rotten tomatoes: 92%

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Stars: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams

Director: Signed Goddard

Judgement: R

Playing time: 95 minutes

Watch The Cabin in the Woods on Peacock

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

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Cats are said to have nine lives, something Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) has been using to his advantage for years. But in Puss in Boots: The Last Wishthe title character is living his last life, and he is understandably afraid, even giving up his life of adventure to play it safe.

When Puss discovers that a wishing star can restore the eight lives he lost, he begins what could be his final quest. The problem is, Puss isn’t the only one who wants or needs the wishing star, and he’ll have to face his mortality one way or another.

Rotten tomatoes: 95%

Genre: Adventure

Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone

Director: Joel Crawford

Judgement: PG

Playing time: 102 minutes

Watch Puss in Boots: The Last Wish on Peacock on May 10

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

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3:10 to Yuma is the second film adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s story, and director James Mangold was up to the task of modernizing this western tale. In 1884, a rancher named Dan Evans (Christian Bale) has the misfortune of being robbed of his horses by Ben Wade (Russell Crowe). Although Ben spares Dan’s life, he leaves him behind in a desperate search for money.

When Ben is arrested, Dan accepts a large payment to join the group tasked with bringing their prisoner to the train referred to in the film’s title. However, many people want Ben dead before he can get there, and he doesn’t stop trying to escape.

Rotten tomatoes: 89%

Genre: Western

Stars: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster

Director: James Mangold

Judgement: R

Playing time: 122 minutes

Watch 3:10 to Yuma on Peacock

Goodbye, My Love (1975)

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Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, is no longer in fashion. But the classics never really go out of style. In the film adaptation of Chandler’s Farewell, my loveRobert Mitchum takes on the role of Philip and becomes involved in two difficult cases that may be connected.

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 powerless to prevent the murder of his client Lindsay Marriott (John O’Leary). Even police harassment can’t stop 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

Judgement: R

Playing time: 95 minutes