Best Movies You Can Stream at Home This Week

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas stars in this Golden Globe-nominated drama about a woman readapting to society — and learning to live with family — following her release from prison. The French flick is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video with subtitles.

Tom Hanks — who recently recovered from COVID-19 — was nominated for an Oscar for his lead actor role in this movie about a man who is stranded on a remote island. The movie received positive reviews from 88% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised Hanks, the film’s script, and the directing by Robert Zemeckis, who is also known for directing “Back to the Future” and “Forrest Gump,” also starred Hanks.

This Indian drama made its U.S. premiere this past February. It details a woman’s experiences after being slapped by her husband at a party. The movie currently has a Freshness rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.

This brutal film noir follows a boxer-turned-cab driver on the run from the police after his wife is murdered by her lover. The thriller was directed by Phil Karlson, who would later direct the drive-in classic “Walking Tall” (1973).

Actress Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for her role as an unstable socialite in this drama. Written and directed by Woody Allen, the film was especially popular among critics, garnering a 91% Freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it a 77% rating.

Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins lead the cast in this Oscar-nominated film about minor league baseball. The harmonious blend of comedy, romance, and sports earned “Bull Durham” a 97% Freshness rating from critics.

This Ridley Scott-directed movie stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as two best friends out on the lam. It won an Oscar for Best Writing, was nominated for five others, and is now considered an American classic, having been added to the National Film Registry in 2016.

Despite its more than three-hour runtime, audiences love “The Green Mile,” which is based on a novel by horror maestro Stephen King. While the movie received a respectable 78% Freshness rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, it received positive reviews from 94% of users. The movie tells the story of a death row inmate convicted of murder who appears to have miraculous gifts.

“The Man in the Moon” is a coming of age story set in the Southern U.S. that stars Reese Witherspoon in her acting debut. Despite being described as “melodramatic” by Rotten Tomatoes’ Critics Consensus, the movie has a 90% Freshness rating with famed critic Roger Ebert likening it to a poem.

Harrison Ford stars in this crime drama about a police officer who goes undercover in an Amish community to watch over a boy who witnessed a murder. The film won two Oscars — one of which was for Best Writing — and has a Freshness rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

World renowned Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar directed this comedic drama about three generations of women working together to aid one another. Lead actress Penélope Cruz was nominated for an Oscar for her role, and the six-person female ensemble cast won the Best Actress award at that year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Director Spike Lee shared the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for “BlacKkKlansman” with three other writers. The film is based on actual events and tells the story of an African-American police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan. The film is available on HBO Now and Cinemax Amazon Channel.

This movie about the Bosnian war won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002. At times both disturbing and humorous, the film has a 93% rating from both critics and viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

Vincente Minnelli’s story about an unethical moviemaker’s ruthless climb to the top of the industry won five Academy Awards. An all-star cast was led by Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Dick Powell. The film classic can be seen on Amazon Video.

The first movie of filmmaker Christopher Nolan in his hugely popular Dark Knight trilogy is now available to Hulu subscribers. Dark and atmospheric, the movie impressed 94% of the more than 1.1 million users who rated it on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Avengers: Infinity War” — which is the fifth-highest grossing movie of all time when not adjusting for inflation — can now be streamed on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video for an additional fee. The cast of characters includes fan favorites such as Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, and Captain America, making the film an excellent choice for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Though this Netflix documentary has fewer online ratings than many of the other films on this list due to its very recent release, the film currently has a perfect rating from both critics and users on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie tells the story of two women who were in a relationship for nearly seven decades.

The recipient of six Oscars — it was nominated for eight more — 2016’s “La La Land” was a huge critical success. The modern musical about the romance between a pianist (Ryan Gosling) and an actress (Emma Stone) currently has a Freshness rating of 91% and a rating of 8.0 out of 10 on IMDb.

The Italian classic about a young boy’s relationship with the movies and his friendship with a film projectionist is now available on HBO Now. The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.

Cary Elwes and Robin Wright star in this highly quotable, contemporary fairy tale from director Rob Reiner. Appropriate for most families, the flick received exceptionally high ratings from both critics (97%) and users (94%) on Rotten Tomatoes.

Mike Nichols won his lone Best Director Academy Award for the counterculture classic that made Dustin Hoffman a star. Hoffman plays a disillusioned college graduate, and the film features a trove of now-classic Simon & Garfunkel songs. The movie enjoys an 86% rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and 90% of audiences like the film.

Michael J. Fox stars as American teen Marty McFly who travels back in time to the 1950s in this ’80s adventure classic. The movie is described by Rotten Tomatoes’ Critics Consensus as “inventive, funny, and breathlessly constructed,” and it received high marks from critics (96%) and audiences (94%).

Viewers eager for the arrival of summer may wish to stream Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” which is often considered the first summer blockbuster ever. The shark flick has maintained its positive reputation over the past 45 years and currently has a 98% Freshness rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 90% rating from the nearly 1 million viewers who shared their opinions.

The second in the Christopher Nolan-directed trilogy of the caped crusader stars Christian Bale as Batman and Heath Ledger in his Oscar-winning performance as the Joker. The film was the most lucrative of the three films in the trilogy, with a lifetime gross of $553.3 million. It can be streamed on Hulu.

Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic about the rise and fall of mobster Henry Hill can now be streamed on Hulu. The Oscar-winning flick is the 17th highest rated movie on IMDb. It also has a rating of 96% from critics and 97% from users on Rotten Tomatoes, where the Critics Consensus calls it “arguably the high point of Martin Scorsese’s career.”