20 most popular movies to stream right now

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It can be hard to know where to start when picking what to stream for your next movie night, with more than 2.7 million video titles available across various platforms.

In addition, streamers can ping pong between 167 unique streaming sources – think Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, just to name a few.

To help narrow your options, Stacker compiled a list of the 20 most popular movies across all streaming platforms, using data from Reelgood, with IMDb ratings and additional data points added for extra insights.

20 most popular movies to stream right now

#20. Crimson Tide

– Streaming on: Prime Video (subscription)
– Runtime: 116 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
– Director: Tony Scott
– Cast: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, and Matt Craven
– Release date: April 1, 1995

#19. Paddington 2

– Streaming on: Kanopy (subscription)
– Runtime: 103 minutes
– Genres: Animation and Children
– Director: Paul King
– Cast: Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, and Hugh Grant
– Release date: Nov. 9, 2017

#18. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

– Runtime: 157 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
– Director: Francis Lawrence
– Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, and Peter Dinklage
– Release date: Nov. 15, 2023

#17. Venom

– Streaming on: Disney+ (subscription)
– Runtime: 112 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Science-Fiction
– Director: Ruben Fleischer
– Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed
– Release date: Oct. 2, 2018

#16. God Knows Where I Am

– Streaming on: Kanopy (subscription)
– Runtime: 97 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Documentary
– Director: Jedd Wider
– Cast: Todd Wider, Lori Singer, and Paul Appelbaum
– Release date: May 1, 2016

#15. Hoosiers

– Runtime: 114 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Family
– Director: David Anspaugh
– Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis Hopper
– Release date: Nov. 14, 1986

#14. The Hunger Games

– Streaming on: Prime Video (rent/buy)
– Runtime: 142 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Fantasy
– Director: Gary Ross
– Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth
– Release date: March 21, 2012

#13. Unforgiven

– Streaming on: Prime Video (rent/buy)
– Runtime: 130 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Western
– Director: Clint Eastwood
– Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman
– Release date: Aug. 7, 1992

#12. John Wick

– Runtime: 101 minutes
– Genres: Crime and Action & Adventure
– Director: Chad Stahelski
– Cast: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, and Alfie Allen
– Release date: Oct. 23, 2014

#11. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

– Streaming on: fuboTV (subscription)
– Runtime: 161 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Western
– Director: Quentin Tarantino
– Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie
– Release date: July 24, 2019

#10. Idiocracy

– Streaming on: Prime Video (rent/buy)
– Runtime: 84 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Comedy
– Director: Mike Judge
– Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard
– Release date: Sept. 1, 2006

#9. Jurassic Park

– Runtime: 127 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Science-Fiction
– Director: Steven Spielberg
– Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum
– Release date: June 11, 1993

#8. Last Breath

– Streaming on: Hoopla (subscription)
– Runtime: 90 minutes
– Genre: Documentary
– Director: Alex Parkinson
– Cast: Richard Da Costa, Duncan Allcock, and Kjetil Ove Alvestad
– Release date: April 5, 2019

#7. The Conversation

– Streaming on: Kanopy (subscription)
– Runtime: 113 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Crime
– Director: Francis Ford Coppola
– Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, and Allen Garfield
– Release date: April 12, 1974

#6. Den of Thieves

– Runtime: 140 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
– Director: Christian Gudegast
– Cast: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, and O’Shea Jackson Jr.
– Release date: Jan. 18, 2018

#5. John Wick: Chapter 4

– Runtime: 169 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Crime
– Director: Chad Stahelski
– Cast: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, and Bill Skarsgård
– Release date: March 22, 2023

#4. Venom: Let There Be Carnage

– Runtime: 97 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Science-Fiction
– Director: Andy Serkis
– Cast: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, and Michelle Williams
– Release date: Sept. 30, 2021

#3. The French Connection

– Streaming on: Prime Video (subscription)
– Runtime: 104 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
– Director: William Friedkin
– Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey
– Release date: Oct. 9, 1971

#2. Best in Show

– Streaming on: Kanopy (subscription)
– Runtime: 90 minutes
– Genre: Comedy
– Director: Christopher Guest
– Cast: Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, and Christopher Guest
– Release date: Sept. 29, 2000

#1. Kraven the Hunter

– Streaming on: Netflix (subscription)
– Runtime: 127 minutes
– Genres: Action & Adventure and Thriller
– Director: J.C. Chandor
– Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, and Fred Hechinger
– Release date: Dec. 11, 2024