Since its release in 2002, Lilo & Stitch has become one of Disney’s most beloved franchises. The film’s story of an alien creature being adopted into a broken family, helping them all heal their hearts, has resonated with audiences the world over for decades. The film’s success paved the way for three animated sequel films, three TV series (American, Japanese, and Chinese), and an upcoming live-action remake of the beloved original. If you want to take a tour through the world of Lilo & Stitch, check out our guide to how to watch every Lilo & Stitch film and TV series in chronological order, and see all the streaming options for each.  

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

The first Lilo & Stitch made waves when it was first released in theatres in 2002, and continues to be one of the most beloved Disney animated originals. Lilo (Daveigh Chase) is an orphan being raised by her big sister Nani (Tia Carrere) in Hawaii after the death of their parents when she finds what she thinks is a dog on the beach. She names it Stitch and brings it home. They have no idea Stitch is actually a destructive escaped experimental alien creature known as Experiment 626, and is currently being searched for all around the galaxy by creator Jumba (David Ogden Stiers). While the entire Galactic Federation and a well-meaning social worker try to convince Lilo to let Stitch go, the young girl’s love, care, and relentless belief in the Hawaiian concept of “Ohana” (family), forge an unbreakable bond between the two that broadens the definition of family.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch (2005)

Although Stitch! The Movie was released in 2003 just after Lilo & Stitch, Disney’s next sequel Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch takes place directly after the events of the first film. In this adorable straight-to-video sequel, while Lilo is training for a hula competition to honour her mother, Stitch begins to experience a malfunction that causes him to revert back to his destructive ways.

Stitch! The Movie (2003)

The straight-to-video Stitch! The Movie is a sequel that sets up the Lilo & Stitch TV series, and acts as a kind of informal pilot episode. Back in Hawaii, Stitch finds himself lonely and longing for his “cousins,” the other alien experiments. Meanwhile, the villainous Dr Jacques von Hämsterviel (Jeff Bennett) sends Gantu (Kevin Michael Richardson) to retrieve Jumba’s other 625 Experiments from the pods where they are stored. However, when Lilo and Stitch happen across the container before Gantu, they activate the electricity-based Experiment 221 (Frank Welker), whom they are eventually able to set up with the perfect job for his abilities.    

Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2004–2006)

Lilo & Stitch: The Series takes right up where Stitch! The Movie leaves off, with Lilo and Stitch finding and freeing the other Experiments. Over the course of two seasons and 65 episodes, Lilo and Stitch go through the process of locating an Experiment who is initially wild and destructive and figuring out how to calm them down and get them settled in a new life—despite Hämsterviel and Gantu’s efforts to thwart them.

Leroy & Stitch (2006)

Leroy & Stitch is a made-for-TV film that also acts as a final episode to the Lilo & Stitch series. After freeing all of the experiments during the series, Stitch returns with them to space. However, after Hämsterviel forces Jumba to create a new Experiment named Leroy and clones it to build an army, Lilo and Stitch reunite to put a stop to it with the help of the other Experiments.

Stitch! - Anime (2008–2011)

The Japanese anime series Stitch! takes place years after the events of Leroy & Stitch, when Lilo goes off to college and Stitch reverts to his destructive ways. While on a journey through the galaxy, Sitich crash lands on an island off of Japan and finds a new home with a young girl named Yuna. Over the course of three seasons and a total of 86 episodes, Stitch gets established in the community and works hard to get his wish to become the strongest ruler of the universe granted by the Chitama Spiritual Stone. In order to do this, he must do 43 good deeds to prove himself worthy.

Stitch & Ai (2017)

Stich & Ai is a Chinese animated series that lasted one season featuring 12 episodes. The series follows the familiar pattern of Stitch, evading capture in space, falling to Earth in a new location. This time, he finds himself in the mountains of Huangshan in China where he is adopted by a young girl named Wang Ai Ling. 

Lilo & Stitch - Live-Action Remake (2025)

In 2025, Lilo & Stitch fans will have the opportunity to see Disney’s live-action version of the beloved original. This time around, Lilo will be voiced by Maia Kealoha, while original voice actor Chris Sanders will return as Stitch. While the remake will follow the basic premise of the animated film, both Jumba and Agent Pleaky will appear in human form, played by Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen, respectively.

Where to watch all the Lilo & Stitch movies and TV series in order streaming online

Find out how (and where) to stream the Lilo & Stitch movies and TV shows in order online by scrolling down to the list below. The films and series are all available to stream online across a variety of platforms in the United Kingdom, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, ITVX and more!

The film industry’s fanciest party is popping the champagne corks once again, as the hottest stars and hippest directors gather on the south coast of France to showcase the movies that will set the standard for 2025 and beyond. The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival has a strong mix of blockbusters, big-name comebacks and actors stepping behind the camera: here is our guide to the films you should look out for. Plus, once the festival is over, you can check back to see where and when these movies will be available to watch in theaters and on streaming services.

Highest 2 Lowest

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for Highest 2 Lowest, a bold reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low. The action is transposed to contemporary New York, which is not such a stretch considering that the original film was based on an American novel. Washington stars as a music mogul forced into a moral crisis when a kidnapper accidentally snatches not the rich man’s son, but his chauffeur’s child. With a stellar cast including Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice, and A$AP Rocky, Highest 2 Lowest promises tension, ethical dilemmas, and one of Washington’s most intense performances. It is 36 years since the director premiered Do The Right Thing in Cannes, but this new film marks Washington’s long-awaited Cannes debut. 

Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve, the director and star of The Worst Person in the World, reunite with Sentimental Value, a poignant family drama. Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas play two sisters navigating a fraught reunion with their estranged father (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-renowned filmmaker. As old wounds reopen during a collaborative creative project, Trier crafts another emotionally rich, Oslo-set story, which features Elle Fanning in a supporting role as an American actress. Trier’s ability to balance sharp dialogue with deep humanity makes this one of the festival’s most anticipated dramas, and it’s already generating Oscar buzz.

Eddington

Ari Aster, the horror visionary who brought us Hereditary and Midsommar, ventures into darkly comedic territory with a pandemic-era Western starring Joaquin Phoenix as a defiantly anti-lockdown New Mexico sheriff clashing with Pedro Pascal’s vote-chasing mayor. Set in May 2020, Eddington explores societal fractures, conspiracy theories and social media’s distorting lens through Aster’s signature blend of satire and deep, visceral unease. Emma Stone, Austin Butler, and Micheal Ward round out the ensemble, while Darius Khondji’s cinematography promises a visually striking descent into chaos. After Beau Is Afraid divided audiences, Aster’s pivot into absurdist politics could cement his status as this generation’s most unpredictable auteur.

The Phoenician Scheme

A head-on tackling of the criticism that all Wes Anderson films are basically the same, The Phoenician Scheme sees him shift genres by delivering an espionage thriller: it might be brimming with his trademark whimsy but it’s also drenched in blood. Benicio del Toro stars as Zsa-Zsa Korda, an eccentric tycoon entangled in a dangerous global adventure with his daughter (Mia Threapleton), who is a nun. As usual Anderson recruits an impressive ensemble cast, which this time includes Michael Cera, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hope Davis, Bryan Cranston and Willem Dafoe. Can Anderson’s signature style survive a film with greater geographical ambitions? Cannes audiences are about to find out.

Nouvelle Vague

Richard Linklater pays homage to the French New Wave with Nouvelle Vague, a meta-narrative about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 touchstone, Breathless. Zoey Deutch stars as Jean Seberg, with Guillaume Marbeck as Godard and lesser-known actors playing Claude Chabrol, François Truffaut, and Agnès Varda, in a love letter to French cinema. Linklater, known for dialogue-driven films that bear the clear influence of continental cinema from the 1960s and 70s, takes a risk by making a movie himself that’s entirely in French and looks to ape Godard’s unique style. His passion for the project, however, certainly won’t be lacking.

The History of Sound

Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound is a sweeping queer romance starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor as First World War-era folklorists recording America’s voices and music. Adapted from Ben Shattuck’s short story, the film explores love, memory, and artistry against the backdrop of war. As a director, Hermanus has won acclaim at Cannes previously for Beauty, and now returns with a film that was announced five years ago: the two leads have become a lot more famous in the interim, with Mescal getting rave reviews at Cannes 2022 for Aftersun, and O’Connor set to be one of the stars of this year’s festival, since he’s also in Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Amid all those precious arthouse masterpieces, Tom Cruise brings his multiplex muscle back to Cannes with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the franchise’s eighth and supposedly last chapter. Helmed by regular M:I director Christopher McQuarrie, the film promises jaw-dropping stunts that showcase Cruise’s trademark disregard for his own physical safety, despite him now being 62 years old. Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby return, while Hannah Waddingham joins the ensemble as Ethan Hunt (Cruise) continues to battle the Entity, a rogue AI threatening global chaos. Will it deliver the goods? And will Cruise sprint up the Cannes red carpet?

Urchin

This year’s Cannes features several actors making their directorial debut. As well as Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson’s first movies, there’s Urchin: having starred in the 2022 Palme d’Or winner Triangle of Sadness, Harris Dickinson now directs a gritty drama about homelessness in London. Frank Dillane stars as a drifter trapped in a cycle of addiction and let down by systemic neglect, with Dickinson stating that the movie’s themes include mental illness and institutional failure. As an actor he’s worked with Steve McQueen, Brit Marling, and Ruben Östlund: an amalgam of those three styles would be fascinating, but Urchin looks likely to be low-budget and downbeat.

Alpha

Julia Ducournau, the provocateur behind Titane, returns with Alpha, a 1980s-set drama about a young girl navigating the Aids epidemic. Starring Emma Mackey, Golshifteh Farahani, Finnegan Oldfield and Tahar Rahim, the film is being hyped as potentially Ducournau’s most polarising yet, which would be no small feat: Raw and Titane both provoked fainting fits and angry walkouts on the festival circuit, although Titane did then win the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2021. Expect the usual body horror underpinned by unflinching social commentary: Ducournau’s films aren’t for everyone, but if you make it to the end they linger in the mind after the credits roll.

Die, My Love

Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here) directs Jennifer Lawrence in a harrowing psychological thriller about postpartum psychosis. Adapted from Ariana Harwicz’s novel, the film follows a woman unravelling in an isolated rural setting, with Robert Pattinson as her helpless husband: Ramsay’s ability to deal sensitively but uncompromisingly with harrowing source material, paired with what sounds like a courageous Lawrence performance, could make this a new career highlight for both women. With Sissy Spacek, Lakeith Stanfield and Nick Nolte in supporting roles, Die, My Love is poised to be one of Cannes 2025’s most talked-about entries.

Check out our guide below on where to watch the hottest Cannes 2025 movies, streaming in the United Kingdom!

The MCU has another win under its belt right now with the critical success of Thunderbolts*, suggesting Kevin Feige’s kingdom is back on track after a tough few years. It’s interesting, though, that the latest Marvel movie is thriving without a genuine, recognisable hero in sight. Instead, Thunderbolts* relies on a gang of villains, rogues, and outcasts to carry its story.

It says it all when Bucky Barnes is arguably the cleanest of the crew, but what this teaches us more than anything is that superhero movie fans don’t always need the good guys to have a good time. Sometimes it’s just as much fun (if not more so) to let the darker, more risky characters have their time in the spotlight. If you loved Thunderbolts* and you're looking for more comic book anti-hero movies, here are 10 recommendations for your watchlist. We'll also show you where to watch them all on streaming services in the United Kingdom.

Deadpool (2016)

Lets start with perhaps the most famous, most popular anti-hero movie of all time, Deadpool. The 'Merc with a Mouth' should have been dead and buried a long time ago after Fox’s first attempts to bring him to the big screen via X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but the thing is, Deadpool cannot be killed, and we’re so glad he was resurrected in 2016. The first Deadpool movie is riotously funny, wonderfully risky, and full of truly badass action. It’s a perfect cinematic cocktail of fun and thrills, and gives us the most ridiculous character to root for – and yet we’d do it again and again.

Dredd (2012)

From the most popular to potentially the very best comic book anti-hero movie ever made, Dredd is the kind of film that has you praying to the cinematic gods for a sequel. 13 years later, and those prayers have still not been answered, which is almost as criminal as the goings-on in Mega-City One.

From its slick, stylish action sequences to the incredible world-building and the whole circus of quirky characters, Dredd absolutely nails the grimy comic book aspect of the story and brings it all to life with brutality and bloodshed aplenty.

V for Vendetta (2006)

If you love your anti-hero movies with a healthy dose of rebellion and anarchy, then look no further than V for Vendetta. Based on a story by the legendary comic book writer Alan Moore, who we’ll talk about again momentarily, this tale of political resistance continues to be eerily prescient, perhaps more so than ever, actually.

Natalie Portman offers a thrilling lead performance, but it is Hugo Weaving as the titular V who truly shines in an intriguing and enigmatic role. The story is enthralling, the visuals are a fascinating combination of glossy and gritty, and the grand finale is explosive – to say the least.

Watchmen (2009)

Time for more from Alan Moore, but the credit for Watchmen, at least the movie, goes to Zack Snyder for filming the unfilmable. Moore’s extraordinary and ambitious graphic novel should never have made it to the big screen, and yet it did, and Snyder managed to do it with all his usual verve and bombastic spirit while ensuring the story never gets out of control.

The whole array of characters forming the titular super team come with their own quirks and feel so well fleshed out, which is astounding, considering we are thrown into their lives so abruptly. Most superhero team-up movies need years of worldbuilding to make them work. Watchmen came and went in a whirlwind, and it’s practically perfect.

Sin City (2005)

From one iconic comic book writer to another, Frank Miller takes centre stage with this one. Sin City is a gripping, gruesome revenge tale brought to life in stunning monochrome with just the odd splash of yellow and red to make the frame pop from time to time. As far as finding a genuine translation of the graphic novel style in a film, there is nothing that comes close to Sin City.

Robert Rodriguez co-directs this 2005 flick with all his usual panache and flair, while the likes of Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, and Rosario Dawson give us compelling and highly flawed characters to care about.

Venom (2018)

Is it a great film? Not really. But, is it fun? Absolutely. And the real bonus for anyone planning to watch Venom is, you get to see Tom Hardy completely throw himself into the most ridiculous role of his career, and he looks like he’s loving it, too.

The 2018 flick was a pleasant surprise when it hit the silver screen, bringing a wacky, manic energy to a character that has so often been the source of terror in the past. Indeed, this iteration of the classic Spider-Man villain gives him a chance to do the right thing for once, and though his moral compass may be slightly skewed, he certainly means well.

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Thankfully, James Gunn managed to wash away the bad taste of David Ayer’s attempts to bring this team to the screen, and 2021’s The Suicide Squad carries all the trademarks of the former Marvel director. It’s silly, it’s slick, and it’s stuffed with gratuitous violence, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn leads the way, but she’s helped by the presence of Idris Elba, Peter Capaldi, David Dastmalchian, and of course, John Cena’s Peacemaker. The mission the titular anti-hero team are sent on is epic in scale and incredibly dangerous, producing some truly memorable action set-pieces along the way.

Blade (1998)

In many ways, while it’s a shame the MCU’s version of the vampire hunter isn’t coming to fruition, it’s also a blessing, because nothing would come close to the original Blade. From the very first scene–that iconic, blood-soaked nightclub entrance–through to the big showdown in Moscow, this 1998 flick is a timeless, action classic.

Wesley Snipes, quite simply, is the only man who can truly play the titular half-vampire, half-mortal. What’s more, the story itself is fascinating; is there anything more thrilling than seeing a vampire destroy his own kind to protect mankind? We think not.

Logan (2017)

If Deadpool makes the list, then you have to have Wolverine somewhere, and Hugh Jackman’s finest moment as the Adamantium-clawed, morally-flawed mutant most certainly comes in 2017’s Logan.

Playing an older, more grizzled version of the character, Jackman delivers his very best, most emotional portrayal of the hero he has made his own over the years. Indeed, Wolverine has never been a more reluctant saviour than when he is tasked with protecting young Lara. Still, that’s what makes him the perfect anti-hero; he doesn’t want to be relied upon, but he knows he is the only one up to the task.

Kick-Ass (2010)

While the major franchises have offered up plenty of brilliant anti-hero stories over the years, it’s refreshing when we see something fresh and original hitting the screen, and Kick-Ass is exactly that. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the ultimate rookie vigilante, things go awry for the newest hero on the block when he gets caught up in something far bigger than he anticipated. With the help of Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), Kick-Ass must bring down a whole criminal syndicate headed up by mob boss Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong).

Kick-Ass is full of blistering and brutal fight scenes, a splash of dark comedy, and a lot of heart, making it pretty much the ideal companion piece to Thunderbolts*.

Check out the list below for details on where to watch the various comic book anti-hero movies we recommended, by finding them on streaming services like Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more!

Ever since Disney acquired LucasFilm in 2012, the Star Wars franchise has expanded exponentially year on year, for better or worse. There have been some incredible highs, like The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and some dreadful lows, like The Rise of Skywalker, but overall we’re happy this latest era exists.

No matter what, it’s always a delight to dive into the galaxy far, far away and see what our favourite characters–old and new–are getting up to. Whether it’s the rising Rebellion trying to take down the evil Empire, or stories from long ago in corners of the franchise that had previously been untouched, there’s simply so much of Star Wars to explore.

A key development in Disney’s expansion of the Star Wars franchise has been the introduction of live action TV shows – such as Andor, Ahsoka and Obi-Wan Kenobi – and ‘anthology’ movies such as Solo and Rogue One. As today, May 4th 2025, is officially “Star Wars Day,” we’re ranking all of Disney’s live action Star Wars movies and TV shows outside of the Skywalker Saga. We’ll also show you where to watch them all on streaming services.

May the Fourth be with you!

1. Andor

Honestly, there’s no contest for the top spot here: Andor wins it hands down. While the original trilogy will always have a fond place in any Star Wars fan’s heart, Andor is inarguably the most flawless, technically astounding piece of work the franchise has ever produced, and it’s criminal how underseen the TV show actually is.

When you watch the Skywalker Saga, it almost feels like the Rebellion just suddenly emerged, but Andor allows you to see how this galaxy-wide uprising was truly born, out of the frustrations, fear, and anger of normal people being crushed under the boot of the Empire. It looks incredible, the whole Andor cast are on fire, and the writing for the show is so nuanced you sometimes forget you’re watching something that exists within a major, blockbuster franchise. Simply put, Andor is perfect.

2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

With Andor being at the top of this list, it should come as no real surprise that its companion piece, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story takes second place. It’s a gripping, thought-provoking war movie that gets into the nitty gritty of conflict and espionage on the front line of the struggle for peace in the galaxy.

Just like Andor, Rogue One looks sublime and excels on every single technical level. It does a fine job of not just supplementing the main story of the Skywalker Saga, but actually elevating everything we thought we knew about the original trilogy.

3. The Mandalorian

This is a tough one, and it very much depends on what season of The Mandalorian you watch, but for that fantastic first season alone, this show deserves to be in the upper reaches of our ranking. When it first began back in 2019–as one of the very first things you could watch on Disney Plus–The Mandalorian thrived with its episodic approach, feeling like old-fashioned Saturday morning television rather than a cog in the franchise machine.

Sadly, the show lost its way with each passing season. And the reason? Attempts were made–once The Mandalorian exploded in popularity–to tie the whole thing to the main timeline, with unnecessary cameos and gimmicks detracting from the early success.

4. Solo: A Star Wars Story

People will say Solo: A Star Wars Story was a film we simply didn’t need. They might be right in that respect. But for anyone who says Solo is not at least a fun adventure with a character we all love, well, they’re simply wrong.

It’s a bit messy, sure, and the fact it so blatantly sets up a sequel that will never happen is a real shame. But, Alden Ehrenreich does a great job of embodying the spirit of Han Solo without leaning too heavily on Harrison Ford’s portrayal of the character. In short, Solo is absolutely harmless, it’s full of warmth and charm, and it deserves more love.

5. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

If there’s one thing Disney has generally got right when it comes to Star Wars, it’s fleshing out the aesthetics of the galaxy and giving us some truly stunning movies and TV shows to look at. In Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, they took that to the next level, with beautiful lighting, colours, production design, and framing really making this show pop on the small screen.

While the story itself may be a little bit forgettable and certainly relies a little too much on tropes of classic ‘80s adventure movies, you could do far worse than spend a weekend binge watching this intriguing offshoot of the franchise.

6. Obi-Wan Kenobi

There’s a lot to move in this spin-off series, but also a lot that we either didn’t need, or simply will never remember. For the most part, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series is bland, cheesy even by Star Wars standards, and is plagued by weak technical elements, particularly the visuals and the CGI.

Still, there is one episode, or more specifically one moment, that makes it just about worth watching, as we see Obi-Wan and Darth Vader come to blows, and the spirit of Anakin Skywalker make one final appearance from beneath that terrifying, black costume to remind us all just how far he has fallen.

7. The Acolyte

The premise of The Acolyte is arguably one of the most fascinating you’ll find in the Star Wars franchise. Taking us way back to the High Republic era, Jedi Masters are being killed in brutal fashion, and one young Padawan must face her past mentor to get to the bottom of the crimes. Sounds amazing, right? Well, sadly, the execution leaves a lot to be desired. 

The pacing of the show is all off, the acting is poor, and by and large, the technical elements are far from what we could and should expect. There are some very cool moments in The Acolyte, and Manny Jacinto’s turn as ‘The Stranger’ is riveting at times, but it’s not enough to make this a worthwhile adventure.

8. Ahsoka

She’s one of the best characters in all of Star Wars, but sadly, the Ahsoka series was a real disappointment. Just like the worst episodes of The Mandalorian, this show was far too concerned with showing us characters we’ve met in the past and making clever little nods and references to the rest of the franchise that it almost forgot to tell a story at all.

Indeed, the story we did get was convoluted, lacking any clear direction aside from wanting desperately to set up a second season that simply wasn’t earned at all. There’s something very interesting deep within the fibres of this show, but it’s all so buried beneath fan service and sloppy visuals that no one will ever find it.

9. The Book of Boba Fett

After reading what we had to say about Ahsoka, you may be wondering how anything could fall below that, but The Book of Boba Fett is on a whole different plane of existence. Indescribably messy in its plot, this spin-off flicks between mind-boggling absurdity to downright dull, and it’s the one project on this whole list that genuinely has no right to even exist. 

Why this story wasn’t just folded into The Mandalorian, we’ll never know. Honestly, we much preferred Boba Fett when he didn’t talk and we knew so little about him that he was mysterious and pretty badass. Now, he’s lost all his enigmatic qualities, and is the laughing stock of the Disney era.

Where to watch all the Disney live-action movies and TV shows

Check out our list below for options on where to watch this wide range of Star Wars movies and TV shows, the good and the bad, by finding them on streaming services like Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more!

Few directors have as pristine a record as Ryan Coogler. Since emerging from nowhere in 2013, he has proved himself adept at low-budget indie, franchise revival and mega-budget comic-book flicks, with all his work maintaining a strongly socially aware quality that lesser film-makers would lose in all the hoopla. His latest film Sinners might just be his best yet. To prepare for that, check out our guide to every movie Ryan Coogler has written or directed - and where you can stream them.

Fruitvale Station

Coogler’s debut as a writer/director was made for less than a million dollars, but went on to earn 17 times that at the box office on the back of rave reviews and adulation on the festival circuit. It is the gently devastating true story of Oscar Grant, who was shot dead by a transport police officer at Fruitvale district BART station in Oakland, California in the early hours of New Year’s Day, 2009. Coogler simply shows us the last day in Grant’s life, bringing out all the texture and nuance of what would otherwise have been unremarkable interactions with his girlfriend and mother - by the time the fateful confrontation with the cops occurs, we know Oscar will die but are desperate for it to somehow turn out differently.

Creed

Such was the reaction to Fruitvale Station that Coogler and his debut film’s star, Michael B Jordan, were immediately ushered into the big leagues and entrusted with the seventh film in the Rocky franchise. Jordan is Adonis Creed, the son of Rocky’s opponent from the first two films, Apollo Creed. Rocky himself (Sylvester Stallone) takes Adonis on, training him for a tilt at the world light heavyweight championship that nobody thinks the challenger has a chance of winning… Creed is more or less a straight retread of the original Rocky story, particularly in its final act, but Coogler brings a new authenticity to it that would sustain two Creed sequels.

Black Panther

Another giant leap forward for Coogler saw him put in charge of one of the most eagerly anticipated additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, at a time when any MCU movie was virtually guaranteed to be a massive hit. Coogler takes the challenge in his stride, giving Black Panther plenty of spectacle while staying true to the serious racial politics of the story. His take on the utopian kingdom of Wakanda is, once again, crowd-pleasing mainstream material that still feels grounded. The increasingly famous Michael B Jordan stays on the golden Coogler train by starring as Killmonger, the villain of the tale.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Four years after bringing Wakanda to the world, Coogler and Black Panther returned for a sequel that somehow overcame the loss of the first film’s lead performer, Chadwick Boseman, who had died in 2019. The second film is much more female-focused, with bigger roles for Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong'o and a heavier emphasis on the feminist principles that were present in the original. As usual, though, Coogler effortlessly weaves such potentially heavy themes into a supremely watchable piece of megabucks entertainment that isn’t quite as propulsive in its narrative as Black Panther, but is faultlessly acted and directed with real heart. 

Creed III

Coogler didn’t have a writing or directing credit on Creed II, which was more Sylvester Stallone’s baby, but he co-wrote the storyline for the third movie in the series, which just about makes Creed III an authentic R Coogler joint. Adonis Creed (Michael B Jordan, who also directs) is now a retired champion, tempted back into the ring to see off his former friend Dame Anderson (Jonathan Majors), who bears a grudge against his childhood former friend due to an incident years ago that landed Dame in prison. With Jordan successfully mounting the crunching fight scenes that Coogler had mastered in the first Creed film, Creed III keeps up the standards of the Rocky/Creed franchise.

Sinners

Coogler’s new film is arguably the first where he can be himself and give his talent full rein. An original creation of Coogler’s rather than a contribution to an existing franchise/universe, Sinners is a thrillingly imaginative blend of supernatural horror and knotty American history, set in the southern United States in the 1930s. Michael B Jordan maintains his fruitful relationship with the writer/director, playing twin brothers named Smoke and Stack. Their homecoming, after lives spent seeing all the awful things that the military and organised crime could show them, turns out to be more horrific than anything they’ve encountered before… to say more would spoil it, but just know that this is Coogler at his best, at least for now.

Check out our guide below on where to watch all Ryan Coogler’s movies, streaming in the United Kingdom!

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has already earned its reputation as a unique addition to the vampire genre. This period piece sees Michael B. Jordan play Elias and Elijah, twin brothers who return to their home town to open a juke joint only to find a blood-sucking presence that wants an invitation inside. While the film’s vampiric twist provides the perfect metaphoric context for social commentary and a confrontation with the country’s racial and religious past, it also adds a level of supernatural danger that packs a steamy punch. If you’re looking for other vampire films that range from subtly sensual to explosively erotic, here are ten of the sexiest vampire movies of all time — and where you can find them on streaming services.

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

If you’re looking for a sexy vampire film like Sinners, From Dusk Till Dawn might be just the one for you. Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 action-horror was written by Quentin Tarantino, and its quippy dialogue and over-the-top bloody action sequences clearly bare his signature flair. Like Sinners, From Dusk Till Dawn starts out as one type of film, only to flip suddenly into a full-blown vampire horror. While the performances from the young, ruggedly handsome George Clooney and Harvey Keitel are worthy of recognition, it’s Salma Hayek’s iconic vampire stripper snake dance that has left jaws on the floor ever since the film was first released.

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

The simmering 1994 adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel Interview with the Vampire stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise as two gloriously bewigged vampires struggling in their own ways with the burden of immortality. This film plays out as Louis (Pitt) recounts his life of lust, love, and grief since his vampiric transformation to an incredulous journalist played by Christian Slater. While the film is full of plenty of steamy love scenes, it’s the queer coded chemistry between Pitt’s Louis and Cruise’s Lestrat that creates a crackling sense of unfulfilled desire. If you want a more modern and explicit take on the story, make sure to check out the 2022 AMC series version, Interview with the Vampire.

Queen of the Damned (2002)

In another adaptation of an Anne Rice novel that also serves as a follow-up to Interview with the Vampire, Queen of the Damned sees Lestat (now played by Stuart Townsend) resurrect to the sounds of nu metal in the modern world. After becoming the prominent leader of a band, he awakens the first vampire, Akasha, the Queen of the Damned (played by the late, great Aaliyah), who is intent on destroying humanity and making Lestat her king. While the film itself is an imperfect adaptation and is at times quite camp, there’s no denying its sex appeal—especially when it comes to Aaliyah's snaky moves and daring metal bustier.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Although the story of Dracula has been told in many on-screen renditions, there’s no version quite like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. While Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation is full of blood, sex, and nudity, the real fire starter is Oldman’s Dracula himself. Although he plays some less desirable iterations of the character throughout the film, it’s when he’s at his most vulnerable and romantic, full of tortured longing for Winona Ryder’s Mina, that he becomes utterly enthralling. When Dracula says, "I have crossed oceans of time to find you," the yearning and tragedy of it all is enough to merit a swoon. 

Blade (1998)

While Marvel’s Bladeis not quite as racy as some of the other titles on this list, the leather-clad sex appeal of Wesley Snipes alone is enough to raise the temperature in the room. Snipes stars as the titular half-vampire Blade, who has made it his life’s mission to protect others by hunting down the most evil of vampires. The film was Marvel’s first big success, and paved the way for the sprawling universe of superhero productions we still see today, in addition to spawning its own two sequels, Blade II and Blade: Trinity. 

Underworld (2003)

The undead’s love of leather continues to great effect in Underworld. The film stars Kate Beckinsale as Selene, a vampire assassin known as a “Death Dealer” who hunts werewolves to avenge her family. After falling in love with a human and learning some hard truths about her past, Selene finds herself caught in a deadly war between vampires and werewolves—and donning a skin-tight leather suit to take care of business.

Fright Night (2011)

If you weren’t a Colin Farrell fan before, you will be after watching Fright Night. In this remake of Tom Holland’s 1985 film, Farrell plays a suburban vampire-next-door whose identity is discovered by his teenage neighbour, Charley (Anton Yelchin), sending them into an escalating war against each other. While the entire cast—including Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, and David Tennant—bring their best to the film, it’s Farrell’s charismatic and quick-witted Jerry that steals the show and gives the character a dangerous, sexy vibe.

The Lost Boys (1987)

The Lost Boys is a comedy-horror classic combining a typical ‘80s teen coming-of-age premise full of leather-clad bad boys and schoolyard peer pressure with a vampiric twist. Starring a dreamy Kiefer Sutherland sporting an incredible blond mullet as David, the leader of the local gang of vampires, and Jason Patric as the naive but curious new kid on the block, Michael, Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys was one of the game-changers for the vampire genre, first depicting them as young, stylish and sexy even before Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 

Near Dark (1987)

While Near Dark was originally a box office flop, it has gone on to become a cult classic. Like Sinners, Near Dark has a neo-Western setting that blends small-town Americana with vampire horror. The film stars Adrian Pasdar as Caleb, a resident of a small Oklahoma town whose life is turned upside down when he meets Mae, a mysterious drifter passing through the town with her clan of vampires. Although the film has plenty of drama and gore, it’s the tender relationship between Mae and Caleb makes hearts beat a little faster.

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

Like Sinners, Only Lovers Left Alive is not your typical vampire film. Director Jim Jarmusch’s picture stars Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as Adam and Eve, two vampires who have been married for centuries. Adam has become withdrawn and suspicious of the modern world, and much of the film follows the intimate musings between the two as they contemplate life and death. Their lives are upended when Ava, Eve’s chaotic younger sister, comes to visit. While Only Lovers Left Alive is not sexually explicit, it's the clear care and vulnerable intimacy of Adam and Eve’s relationship that make this film painfully romantic.

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On 11 May 2025, Britain’s most prestigious television awards ceremony, the EE BAFTA Film Awards, will take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. So which of the nominated shows do you really need to make sure you’ve watched? Check out our guide below to the 10 most essential shortlisted shows, and where you can stream them in the United Kingdom.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Not just a great true-life drama but a full-blown cultural and political phenomenon, Mr Bates vs The Post Office brought an appalling scandal to a wide audience and ensured something would be done. Leading Actor nominee Toby Jones is Mr Bates: that’s Alan Bates, a sub-postmaster who repeatedly complains to the Post Office that their accounting software is leading to false accusations of dishonest accounting. When he realises there are many such cases across the country, he bands other victims (including Jo Hamilton, played by Leading Actress nominee Monica Dolan) together in a rousing tale about ordinary people helping each other to fight injustice.

Baby Reindeer

The most-talked about drama of the year, starring Leading Actor contender Richard Gadd as a version of himself, and Supporting Actress candidate Jessica Gunning (who is in it so much she could really have been shortlisted for Leading Actress) as the stalker who causes life-changing chaos. When struggling stand-up comedian Donny takes a job as a barman in a London pub, he humours the strange behaviour of regular customer Martha, but quickly becomes embroiled in a bewildering, scary relationship that Martha will not let him end. Gadd’s willingness to reveal incredibly intimate details about his own emotions and behaviour made Baby Reindeer a massive word-of-mouth hit.

Slow Horses

Across its four seasons, more and more viewers have found their way to Slow Horses, the smartest and funniest spy drama on TV. In large part that’s thanks to a fantastic lead performance from Leading Actor nominee Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the filthy, obnoxious boss of Slough House, an MI5 spin-off staffed by failed and rejected agents. But there’s a fine ensemble too: Christopher Chung might be an outside bet for Supporting Actor for his portrayal of wisecracking computer genius Roddy, but he can be taken as representing the whole of the supporting cast. Season four, which starts with a bombing and ends with a big reveal about one of the Slough House stalwarts, is one of the best.

Rivals

Viewers came to the Jilly Cooper dramatisation expecting a fabulous 1980s-set romp, full of outrageous characters, hilarious sex scenes and a general air of ridiculous English upper-class debauchery. That’s exactly what Rivals gave them, with David Tennant leading the way, and scoring himself a Leading Actor nomination, as extremely nefarious TV mogul Lord Baddingham. But the show has some heart to it as well: the unexpected highlight of the first season is a tender forbidden romance between two characters in loveless marriages, played by Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson. For playing Lizzie Vereker, Parkinson is up for the Supporting Actress prize.

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

When the BAFTA shortlists came out, one show dominated the conversation, not for the nominations it got but for the lack of them. The last ever episode of Gavin & Stacey broke ratings records on Christmas Day 2024, with more than 19 million Brits enjoying it, but somehow it isn’t on the list for Scripted Comedy and its only acting nomination is Ruth Jones for Female Performance in a Comedy. There is, however, a nod for the last episode’s pivotal scene: Mick (Larry Lamb) standing up at Smithy’s wedding to tell him he is making a mistake and should marry Nessa instead has a chance of being named this year’s Memorable Moment.

Shogun

It’s not a British show, so Shogun is only nominated for the International prize at the BAFTA TV Awards, but it should have a solid chance of winning its category. The mostly subtitled story of an English sailor who is shipwrecked off Japan in 1600 and becomes part of a power struggle among the local feudal lords, Shogun might sound to the uninitiated like a slog, but it is anything but: epic romance, brutal action scenes and a surprisingly dry sense of humour combine to make it addictive and rewarding. It has already cleaned up at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes and the Emmys.

Say Nothing

Shogun’s strongest challenger in the International category is this ambitious drama, based on the best-selling book by Patrick Radden Keefe. A sprawling history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing focuses on the 1972 murder of Jean McConville and the 1973 bombing of the Old Bailey in London, and has drawn some criticism for moments where the execution of those crimes comes across as thrilling heroism. But when viewed as a whole, the series is a subtle and complex picture of conflict, aided by great performances: for playing Provisional IRA member Dolours Price at different times in her life, Lola Petticrew and Maxine Peake are nominated for Leading Actress and Supporting Actress respectively.

Hell Jumper

The most astonishing documentary of 2024? Hell Jumper commemorates the short but incredible life of Cornwall resident Chris Parry, who left home when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and died in Ukraine in 2023. Parry joined a band of unaffiliated humanitarians who took it upon themselves to rescue stranded civilians from the warzone: they would receive a message with the location, jump in their car and drive towards the horror before posting videos of their adventures online, shooting the footage as they went with body-mounted cameras. The intensity of those images is matched by the sensitivity with which the film handles some difficult questions about why the Hell Jumpers were willing to take such risks.

Mr Loverman

The cast of this superb BBC drama have received the recognition they deserve from BAFTA: while Sharon D Clarke and Ariyon Bakare are worthy nominees for Leading Actress and Supporting Actor, the defining performance in Mr Loverman is by Leading Actor contender Lennie James. In a drama based on Bernardine Evaristo’s novel, James plays Barrington, an Antiguan-born Londoner who has a wife (Clarke) and children, but who has for decades been secretly in love with his male best friend Morris (Bakare). James is spectacularly good as a man who has sacrificed his own happiness in order to do what he assumed was the right thing, but who now is not so sure.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

It may not have had quite the impact of the original Wolf Hall back in 2015, but the long-awaited sequel, again based on Hilary Mantel’s magnificent historical novels, is an equally fine piece of work, nominated both in the Drama category and in the Supporting Actor shortlist for Damian Lewis’s portrayal of Henry VIII. Once again, Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) has to manage an extremely delicate situation, this time in the aftermath of the execution of—spoiler alert—Anne Boleyn. Political intrigue has never been presented in such a fluidly intelligent manner as this, and no drama on the planet is better performed.

Check out our guide below on where to watch all the top EE BAFTA TV Awards nominees, streaming in the United Kingdom!

Seth Rogen’s comedy The Studio, where he plays a movie executive who is unexpectedly made head of a studio, has quickly become notorious for cameo appearances that see big stars send themselves up. Many A-listers have taken the plunge and played themselves, but where have you seen them before? Find out with our guide to the show’s best cameos, and where you can stream the actors’ previous work.

Paul Dano

We know straight away that The Studio is going to drop plenty of crumbs for proper film buffs when the first episode opens with uber-authentic There Will Be Blood star Paul Dano agonising over his acting technique. There’s even a mention of Wildlife, Dano’s debut as an arthouse director. After a strong debut in indie flick L.I.E., Dano appeared in Little Miss Sunshine before breaking through properly in There Will Be Blood. Since then, you might have seen him in 12 Years a Slave, The Batman and The Fabelmans, as well as playing Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy.

Martin Scorsese

Obviously he directed GoodFellas, Taxi Driver, The Departed and so on: you don’t need us to tell you who Martin Scorsese is. His role as a brittle, stroppy version of himself in The Studio takes his willingness to laugh at himself to a new level, but he has always loved a comedy cameo, with self-ironising turns in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage and 30 Rock. Plus he’s in a bunch of his own movies: in his early period he was in most of them somewhere, and if you can’t see him you can listen for his voice in The Wolf of Wall Street and Bringing Out the Dead. 

Charlize Theron

These days Charlize Theron is as much a producer as she is an actor, so she’s not quite as ubiquitous on screen as she was just after the turn of the millennium. She won Best Actress at the Oscars for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, then was nominated for the same award for North Country before starring in Young Adult, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Fate of the Furious. In The Studio she only has one line, but it’s extremely memorable as she forcefully tells Seth Rogen’s character that he isn’t welcome at a star-packed industry party.

Steve Buscemi

Following his appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 breakthrough Reservoir Dogs, Steve Buscemi became one of the most sought-after character actors of the 1990s and 2000s: if Buscemi was in it, you knew it would be cool, unless it was one of the Adam Sandler movies in which he also regularly played supporting roles. His most memorable film turns include Con Air, Ghost World, The Death of Stalin and many Coen brothers movies such as The Big Lebowski. On TV he was the lead in Boardwalk Empire and had an unforgettable one-season arc as the doomed Tony Blundetto in The Sopranos.

Sarah Polley

No doubt drawing on her own experiences as she appears in The Studio trying to film a scene in the face of budget restraints, meddling executives and unhelpful actors, Polley is a respected film director best known for 2022’s Oscar-winning Women Talking. You probably recognise her from her previous acting career, however, which includes Splice, The Weight of Water and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. For an underrated Polley gem, check out her lead performance as a terminally ill young wife and mother in devastating 2003 indie weepie My Life without Me. Mark Ruffalo co-stars.

Johnny Knoxville

In The Studio he’s a version of himself who insists that his new movie Duhpocalypse, a horror in which zombies attack humans by squirting diarrhoea into their faces, is “a dark satire about medical disinformation”. In real life, Johnny Knoxville rose to fame, and repeatedly physically harmed himself, as the leader of the gang in notorious prank/stunt show Jackass. He usually appears as himself but has an acting career as well, most recently on TV in Reboot and The Luckiest Man in America.

Ron Howard

A generation of Americans know Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham in Happy Days, and as one of the lads in American Graffiti, but you’re more likely to know his work as one of Hollywood’s most respected directors. He’s the man behind the hit 1980s comedies Splash, Cocoon and Parenthood, as well as more serious fare like Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind. Creator/star of The Studio Seth Rogen credits Howard himself for coming up with the funniest bit of his cameo, when the director throws his trademark baseball cap at Rogen’s out-of-his-depth studio boss.

Anthony Mackie

Mackie is in the very funny Ron Howard episode of The Studio, starring in the fictional Howard-directed movie Alphabet City, a serious neo-noir drama which is much, much too long: as well as dealing with a producer who is infatuated with him, the Studio version of Mackie also gets involved in a storyline about Howard being persuaded to cut a scene that has great personal meaning for him. Elsewhere, Mackie is one of the stars of the Captain America movies The Winter Soldier and Brave New World, as well as the TV spin-off series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Nicholas Stoller

You most likely won’t recognise Nicholas Stoller in the opening episode of The Studio, since he is normally purely a writer and director, not an actor. You’ll certainly have seen some of the films he’s been involved with, though, be it Forgetting Sarah Marshall and its sequel Get Him to the Greek, or the likes of Bros and the hit 2011 movie version of The Muppets. He’s a very game participant in The Studio, since the gag is that most of the above are, shall we say, somewhat mainstream fare, which means idealistic executive Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) doesn’t initially want to work with him…

Greta Lee

Lee has had prominent supporting roles in two big TV hits in the past few years, namely Russian Doll on Netflix and The Morning Show on Apple TV+. She’s best known, though, for the highly acclaimed 2023 movie Past Lives, where she plays Nora, one half of a pair of old childhood sweethearts who reconnect later in life. The self-parodic version of herself Lee plays in The Studio has let the acclaim for Past Lives go to her head: she didn’t get a private jet for the press tour, and now she is obsessed with getting one for the film she’s making next.

Check out our guide below on where to watch all the shows and movies in our The Studio cameo guide, streaming in the United Kingdom!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for anyone who loves chocolate, cheeky bunny rabbits, and the story of Jesus Christ. That’s right, it’s Easter weekend, and we’re celebrating in style here by stuffing our faces full of the best Easter movies for kids, so that you and the whole family can sit down, take it easy and stream some of the most appropriate films for this particular period.

It’s not hard to find the best Christmas movies, and there are tonnes of horror movies to enjoy at Halloween, but Easter is a celebration that’s often overlooked in the film world. Still, we’ve packed this guide full of some real treats; from movies specifically focused on Easter itself, or simply ones that have that spring time vibe, you’ll be catered to for the full weekend with these Easter movies for kids.

Hop (2011)

An easy one to start us off here, but you simply can’t get anything more Easter-related than Hop, a film which literally follows the Easter Bunny as he looks to shirk his responsibilities and experience life among the humans for a little while.

James Marsden does what he does best–reluctantly interacting with computer-generated animals in secret–and truth be told, the film wouldn’t be worth watching were it not for him giving it absolutely everything as usual. Kids will love it, though. Hop is silly, with plenty of slapstick humour and visual gags, including a rabbit pooping Easter eggs–what more could you want?

Peter Rabbit (2018)

From one mischievous rabbit to another, this modern retelling of the classic tale of Peter Rabbit is another crowdpleaser that’ll help pass 90 minutes of the Easter weekend with the kids while also giving parents a few laughs, too.

James Corden delivers the voice for the titular bunny, while Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson are in support as the humans in the cast, and their chemistry is particularly enjoyable to watch. And, if you find you can’t get enough of this one, you can always stick the sequel on, as a bonus, and keep the fun rolling for another 90 minutes.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Easter may be a religious holiday but let’s be honest, it’s all about the chocolate for most people these days, and there's no film that better captures that sentiment than the 1971 classic, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. From Gene Wilder’s enigmatic and energetic leading performance as the iconic factory owner, to the catchy tunes and poppy visuals, this Roald Dahl tale is brought to life superbly and is exactly the kind of colourful, cheery family movie you need to take the Easter weekend up a notch. Just don’t end up like Augustus Gloop, will you?

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

From one Roald Dahl story to another, clearly the famous author had a knack for creating adventures that would stand the test of time, and that would serve a purpose around Easter. Fantastic Mr. Fox was reimagined in 2009 by the visionary Wes Anderson, and it’s one of his very best films, which is saying a lot.

The exquisite stop-motion animation and delightfully rich colour palette in the film combine with a terrific voice cast and a smart script to help this movie strike a chord with audiences young and old, while the story of greed is subtle, yet very suitable for the Easter weekend.

Chicken Run (2000)

We’ve got more stop-motion for you now, and a bona fide classic from Aardman Animation. Chicken Run was a huge hit upon its release, and has remained a family favourite for 25 years after, largely thanks to the fact it’s simply a lot of fun for people of all ages.

This hilarious riff on The Great Escape works so well, but while the original war movie is a little more serious, Chicken Run understands the assignment and keeps things incredibly light. If you’re all about the eggs at Easter, you’ll surely find yourself rooting for this gang of plucky chickens.

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

While Jack Frost may be the front man of this ensemble piece, the Easter Bunny plays an important support role in this visually sharp, thematically rich animated adventure. Rise of the Guardians is probably better suited to slightly older children compared to the previous entries in this list, with a few moments of real tension and light peril to endure, but it’s nothing the little ones can’t handle, we’re sure. If the kids have gotten all hyped up on sugar, this effort might actually be ideal to help them burn off some energy with this mystical thrill ride full of magic, evil creatures, and daring heroes.

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

We couldn’t assemble this list of the best Easter movies for kids without embracing the religious roots of the holiday, and DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt fits the bill perfectly. It’s a film that dives into the Book of Exodus to tell the tale of Moses, but one which never lets itself get too heavy or dark.

The musical elements really help to bring life and dynamism to this flick, and it’s a brilliant example of old school animation done right, with so much energy in every frame. The Prince of Egypt superbly toes the line between historical drama and fun animation.

Watership Down (1978)

OK, this one should be approached with caution, because you run the risk of scarring your children for life with Watership Down, but it’s very much a formative experience for anyone of the right age to experience their first bout of genuine terror.

That makes it sound worse than it is, but Watership Down is an absolute cult classic, with a harrowing yet heartfelt story that everyone will be richer for watching, whether it’s Easter time or not. The rabbit links help tie it to the holiday, but so too does the deep-rooted narrative of persecution and enduring optimism. Just be sure to check out the details of the film before putting it on your children.

The Wind in the Willows (1983)

If you’d rather not traumatise your children and play it safe, The Wind in the Willows is about as charming and harmless as you can get. This quaint tale is packed with whimsical characters, gentle comedy, and that springtime energy that fits so nicely with the Easter celebrations.

In the film, picnics and plans for jolly vacations soon make way for a wild series of events involving Toad being arrested for causing mayhem on the road and a mean gang of Weasels trying to steal his grand home. This time, though, we really promise it’s not at all dark or scary or stressful at all, really it isn’t.

Christopher Robin (2018)

Is there any character in the history of storytelling more gentle and calming than Winnie the Pooh? Probably not, and it’s this warm nature, plus his love for all things sweet, that make him the ideal ambassador for us to end this list with.

In Christopher Robin, the titular character is all grown up (and played brilliantly by Ewan McGregor), but his furry friends from the past need him to play pretend one more time and save the Hundred Acre Woods. Along the way, he might just save a big chunk of his soul, too, as he finally remembers how to be happy and how to have a little fun.

Check out our list below for options on where to watch all these excellent Easter movies by catching them on streaming services like Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more!

Animation movies aren’t just a way to entertain the kids for a couple of hours; they're part of a fascinating medium that showcases one of the most magical aspects of filmmaking. From Walt Disney to Hayao Miyazaki, the world’s greatest animators have captured the imagination of millions – and movie studios have (sometimes) made a pretty penny in the process. In this guide, you can find out the 10 highest-grossing animated movies of all time, and find out where you can watch them all on UK streaming services.

When it comes to animation, The Walt Disney Company has dominated the box office for decades with sequels, prequels and remakes of their biggest hits, often making even more money with every new installment. But in recent years, animated movies from studios other than Disney have found their way onto the list of highest-grossing animated movies as well. Whether you’re just curious about the most successful animated movies ever or simply looking for must-see titles that belong on your watchlist, here are the 10 highest-grossing animated movies of all time.

1. Ne Zha 2 (2025) - $2.12bn

The biggest surprise of all comes at the very top of this list, with this Chinese animated sequel taking the box-office by storm in 2025. Ne Zha 2 follows its predecessor from 2019, taking us back to this magical world of dragons, wizardry, and warriors for a far bigger and more ambitious story.

As you’d expect, the majority of this film’s success has come in its native homeland, with a record-breaking run in China. But Ne Zha 2 also thrived in the US, selling out theatres and raking in $7.2m in its opening weekend. At the time of writing, the movie stands at $2.12bn (equivalent to £1.62bn) and it still has time to extend its lead at the top of this list, too.

2. Inside Out 2 (2024) - $1.69bn

It’s quite remarkable how Ne Zha 2's box office compares to every other movie on this list, but let’s not pretend that the total gross for Inside Out 2 isn't absolutely phenomenal too. The 2024 Pixar sequel was far and away the top performer of last year, with worldwide takings of $1.69bn (equivalent to £1.29bn). Following on from Riley’s traumatic experiences in the first movie, Inside Out 2 shows us what happens when puberty hits and new, more complex emotions join the party. It’s not quite as emotional as the original, but it’s just as meaningful and was able to resonate with a bigger, older audience.

3. The Lion King (2019) - $1.65bn

This one’s a bit of an anomaly and a controversial entry in the list of the highest-grossing animated movies of all time. There's some debate as to whether The Lion King remake of 2019 is even technically animated, but the fact it was entirely rendered digitally allows it passage onto this list. Rather predictably, the so-called live-action remake was a massive success, with fans flocking to see what Disney came up with here. It made a whopping $1.65bn at the box-office (equivalent to £1.26bn), placing it ever so slightly behind Inside Out 2.

4. Frozen 2 (2019) - $1.45bn

Another pretty predictable winner for Disney was the move to make a sequel to the absolute monster 2013 hit, Frozen, with Frozen 2 making a killing at the box-office in 2019. The film was worth the six-year wait, with a surprisingly profound and emotional storyline, more brilliant songs, and plenty more fun, too. In terms of box office gross, Frozen 2 surpassed its predecessor by a fair distance, bringing in $1.45bn at the time, which is equivalent to £1.10bn. Now, we just have to wait to see what Frozen 3 can achieve, but it's highly likely to have an impact on this list.

5. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - $1.36bn

Creating a movie based on one of the most successful and recognisable video game characters of all time was always likely to give The Super Mario Bros. Movie a strong foundation for its own success, but no one truly saw this one coming. Still, Chris Pratt, who voiced Mario in the movie, is known to get bums in seats – something that was proven one year earlier with the Jurassic World franchise. The Super Mario Bros. Movie made $1.36bn (or £1.04bn) in 2023 and (rather unsurprisingly) we’ll be getting a sequel to the big hit next year, with the core voice cast returning for more plumbing, princess rescues, and catchy tunes.

6. Frozen (2013) - $1.29bn

We’ve already talked about Frozen 2, but we’re simply not ready to "let it go" just yet. When Elsa and Anna were introduced to the world in 2013, along with the lovable snowman Olaf, Disney produced movie magic. Loosely inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen", Frozen became an instant Disney classic that has stood the test of time and remained a family favourite ever since. At the box office, Frozen brought in $1.29bn (£986m) and was the highest-grossing animated movie for six years before it was dethroned by Simba and The Lion King remake. It probably helped that kids and parents alike couldn’t get that iconic song out of their heads for months.

7. Incredibles 2 (2018) - $1.24bn

Incredibles 2 is another Disney effort that absolutely blew its predecessor out of the water. It became the highest-grossing animated movie domestically for some time, and was the fastest animated film to gross $1bn at the time of release – doing so in just 46 days. Incredibles 2 ended its theatrical run with a massive $1.24bn haul at the box-office (equivalent to £950m), eclipsing the $633m figures of The Incredibles. This sequel took things in a much darker, more sophisticated direction to the original, but it clearly struck a chord, and rode the wave of the superhero movie hype, too.

8. Minions (2015) - $1.15bn

Among all this Disney dominance, it’s refreshing to see something from another studio on the list, with Illumination’s Despicable Me franchise peaking with the 2015 spin-off, Minions. Focusing on the origins of Gru’s little yellow sidekicks, this rather simple, yet very effective and entertaining little flick hit all the right notes, with families turning out in their droves.

In the United States, Minions grossed a huge $115.2m in its opening weekend, the second-highest opening weekend for an animated film, behind Shrek the Third. But, ultimately, Minions had the legs to keep going and going, and finished up with $1.15bn (£886m). It was also the biggest opening weekend for a prequel, surpassing Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.

9. Toy Story 4 (2019) - $1.07bn

Like us, you were probably wondering when Buzz and Woody would make it onto this list. And, in typical fashion, we’re getting two at once after waiting so long. Toy Story 4 is fractionally more successful than its predecessor, breaking the top five in 2019 with a healthy taking of $1.07bn (equivalent to £820m). Toy Story 4 has slipped down the list over the last few years, but it performed very well at the box office and proved that people still care about the iconic Pixar franchise – not bad for a movie that was deemed unnecessary by some fans at the time of release.

10. Toy Story 3 (2010) - $1.06bn

Toy Story 3 became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time back in 2010, and was the most successful film of the year, making even more than Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Inception. The film was obviously massively profitable in the United States, but also found a strong market in Japan, too, with a $126.7m haul there helping the movie reach its end total of $1.06bn (or £815m). It’s not surprising, really, given the quality of the film. Toy Story 3 is revered by critics and fans alike, with many claiming it to be the perfect end to a perfect trilogy. The movie was also nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, which is testament to just how great it is.

Check out our list below for options on where to watch all these amazing animated movies and see if they deserved the billions of dollars fans spent on cinema tickets, by catching them on streaming services like Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and more!

MobLand has broken streaming records for Paramount+ in the UK: whether it’s Tom Hardy fans, Guy Ritchie fans or just viewers who love a naughty bit of gangland crime action, this new London mob saga has drawn the punters in. While you’re waiting for the next weekly episode, what other shows should you be streaming to get similar mob/mafia vibes? Find out with our streaming guide.

The Gentlemen

The presence of director Guy Ritchie is fairly easy to spot in MobLand, but it’s not Ritchie at full throttle because MobLand is, most of the time, a pretty serious drama. For the complete experience, spool back to The Gentlemen, Ritchie’s spin-off from his own film of the same name. This show is raucous and cartoonish, delighting in taking the mickey out of several different stereotypes, from posh layabouts to lairy Scousers and from low-rent criminals to American billionaires. Mostly it’s a romp through a twisted version of the English upper classes, led by Theo James as Eddie, a duke who inherits a cannabis empire.

Gangs of London

A drama that changed the game as far as British-based gangster sagas go, delivering the sort of grand, sweeping, operatically violent extravaganza UK viewers can only usually find in American shows. Sope Dirisu and Joe Cole are both immense as the undercover cop and the heir to a criminal family’s throne: Gangs of London is notorious for its incredible fight sequences, but its character work and storytelling are top-class too, and it certainly isn’t afraid to kill off a main protagonist just when you least expect it.

Kin

A word-of-mouth hit in the UK on BBC iPlayer, Irish crime saga Kin has all the elements you look for in a good, gritty gangster drama. Two families control territory in the city of Dublin, with wise old bosses played by Ciaran Hinds and Aidan Gillen. But sage, calm mob dons in TV dramas tend to have hot-headed sons and, when one of the younger men oversteps the mark, it sparks a war that puts everyone in peril and tests loyalties to breaking point. There’s nothing particularly original about Kin, but the acting, the realistic urban setting and some brutal character deaths will keep you nicely on your toes.

The Penguin

A mob drama in disguise! Admittedly not as much of a disguise as Colin Farrell, who is literally unrecognisable inside a colossal fat suit as would-be criminal kingpin Oz Cobb, but viewers who heard about another entry in the Batman cinematic universe didn’t get the fun superhero action they might have expected from The Penguin. Instead, Farrell delivers a deeply impactful performance as a villain powered by awkwardness and sadness, the nuances of which are somehow not blunted by the fact that the actor is essentially invisible. His ongoing sparring match with Cristin Milioti as the psychopathic Sofia Gigante is a thing of dark wonder.

Top Boy

MobLand head writer Ronan Bennett made his name with this tough crime epic. Inspired by Bennett witnessing a frighteningly young boy dealing drugs outside a London supermarket, it follows the kings and the footsoldiers of the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, east London. Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson are Dushane and Sully, who at first are partners in the drug-dealing game, but are destined to become mortal enemies. While telling that big story, Top Boy is excellent at including the smaller, sadder tales that show how tough living in a place overrun by crime can be.

Sexy Beast

To get as close as you can to the tone and look of MobLand, you could give this almost completely overlooked drama a spin. A prequel to the fantastic Jonathan Glazer film of the same name, Sexy Beast fills in the backstories of Gal and Don (Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley in the movie; here played by James McArdle and Emun Elliott), as they make their way into the dirty, violent criminal underworld of London in the 1990s. One surprising, stellar piece of casting is worth tuning in for on its own: Tamsin Greig is not who you would expect to be playing Don’s sinister, domineering sister Cecilia, the monster who is the explanation for a lot of Don’s worst personality traits, and yet there she is, and she’s superb.

Taboo

It doesn’t look like a gangster drama at first glance, since it’s set in the early 19th Century, but Taboo has plenty of the dynamics that make mob sagas tick. For a start, it treats global trading behemoth the East India Company as essentially a criminal organisation, reversing the usual genre set-up (as seen in MobLand) where crime syndicates operate like hierarchical corporations. It also has actual criminal gangs in operation as it explores the dark side of London in 1814. Plus, most importantly for MobLand, Tom Hardy plays the lead and, although he does it in a very different way, his character still has more or less the same energy, which is: severe threat.

Hatton Garden

It’s light relief compared to most of the other shows on this list, but with its London criminals being a bit cheeky while conducting serious business, Hatton Garden still hits a lot of the right notes. It also has the added intrigue of being based on a true story, namely the notorious burglary committed by a gang of elderly thieves during Easter bank holiday weekend, 2015. MobLand’s Geoff Bell plays Carl Wood who, at the age of 58, is one of the younger members of a crew who daringly drill into a secure underground vault beneath the streets of the capital.

The Sopranos

If you haven’t seen it by now perhaps you never will, but it’s always worth repeating that The Sopranos is the best organised-crime drama ever, and possibly the best TV drama ever full stop. Heck, you could even make a case for it being one of the great works of art of the 20th Century. Almost every other show on this list owes a major debt to this New Jersey saga. In a show that’s as much about actual families as it is the Mafia “family”, James Gandolfini is immense as the boss who is troubled enough by his job to be seeing a shrink. But almost every one of the scores of supporting characters is just as beautifully drawn.

Peaky Blinders

Very possibly the best British gangster show of all time, Peaky Blinders is based loosely on the real exploits of a Birmingham criminal gang who were active between the wars, and who carried a fearsome reputation for hiding razor blades in the brims of their rather natty hats. As well as being surprisingly influential on UK menswear in the late 2010s, Blinders is a fine creation, tough and tender with many memorable supporting characters orbiting around Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby. One of the funniest is north London gangster Alfie Solomons, played by MobLand star Tom Hardy.

Check out our guide below on where to watch all the shows like MobLand streaming in the United Kingdom!

Severance is undeniably one of the most compelling TV series of the decade, and has deservedly become one of Apple TV+’s biggest hits. As the mystery of Lumon’s murky intentions unfolds, you’ve probably been able to recognise the stellar cast from other movies and TV shows – whether it’s Adam Scott in Parks and Recreation or Patricia Arquette in True Romance. But if you’re still wondering where to watch all your favourite Severance actors in other movies and TV shows now that season 2 has finally concluded, we’ve got you covered with this streaming guide.

Adam Scott

On Severance, Scott displays his dramatic and comedic chops as Mark Scout, an office manager at Lumon Industries after undergoing the severance process. But before taking on the role, Adam Scott’s most recognisable performance was as Ben Wyatt on the classic comedy sitcom Parks and Recreation – where he managed to win the hearts of Parks and Rec fans despite being introduced late into the core cast. Before that, Scott was previously known as the incredibly pompous brother in Step Brothers, where he served an iconic acapella rendition of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” during an intense carpool karaoke session.

If you’ve become an Adam Scott fan and want to see his other great performances, check him out in the sitcom Party Down and the psychological dark comedy Big Little Lies.

Britt Lower

Britt Lower was relatively unknown before joining the department of Macrodata Refinement on Severance, but her rebellious performance as Helly R has made her one of the most exciting actresses in the business. Before Severance, you may have seen Lower in her recurring role as the brainy tech expert Tanya Sitkowsky on the first season of the procedural Unforgettable. You may also recognise her as protective older sister in the comedy series Man Seeking Woman, and in the dramedy series Casual.

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette was already a Hollywood staple decades before arriving in the halls of Lumon Industries. In the series, she plays both the frigid floor manager Harmony C and her out-of-office counterpart, the hapless Mrs Selvig. You may recognise her from her Academy Award-winning role as single mother Olivia in Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age drama Boyhood. She previously starred in several critically acclaimed films throughout the 1990s, including the Tarantino-written True Romance, Tim Burton’s Ed Wood, and David Lynch’s Lost Highway. From 2005 to 2011, she starred as Allison DuBois in the supernatural procedural Medium as a medium employed as a police consultant, and more recently she received critical acclaim for her role in 2019’s The Act, where she plays the mother in the harrowing dramatisation of the Gypsy-Rose Blanchard case.

John Turturro

John Turturro may be one of the most recognisable actors starring in Severance. He plays Irving B, the dapper stickler for the rules whose longing for Christopher Walken’s Burt G is one of the most touching relationships in the series. You might recognise Turturro from his many collaborations with the Coen Brothers, including in The Big Lebowski where he plays the Dude’s main bowling rival, Jesus Quintana, O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Ulysses’s travel companion Pete, and in Barton Fink where he portrays the titular playwright. You might also recognise Turturro from his role in the 2016 award-winning miniseries The Night Of, where he stars opposite Riz Ahmed as the disheveled lawyer John Stone.

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken is another legendary name in the Severance cast. Known for his highly eccentric roles, Walken gives his signature mix of emotion and old school flair to Burt G, the sensitive O&D employee who shares a deep bond with Turturro’s Irving. You might recognise Christopher Walken for his BAFTA-winning performance as the sly father to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can. He also won an Academy Award in 1979 for his performance as Vietnam War vet Nick Chevotarevich in The Deer Hunter. You may also recognise Walken for his iconic “gold watch” monologue as Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction, and as the Headless Horseman in Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow.

Zach Cherry

Zach Cherry is one of the big breakout stars from Severance. His comedic and emotional portrayal of MDR employee and company perks fan Dylan G has made him one of the most beloved characters in the series. You may recognise Cherry from his work on season 1 of You, where he plays bookstore clerk Ethan Russell, and in the Marvel films Spider-Man: Homecoming and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as big-time superhero fan, Klev. You may also have caught him in 2024’s Fallout series, where he lends his endearing charm to the cowardly but agreeable Vault 33 council member, Woody Thomas.

Tramell Tillman

Tramell Tillman is another one of Severance’s big breakout stars. Tilmman plays Mr Milchick, a loyal Lumon employee who manages the severed floor and oscillates between charm and punitiveness at the drop of a dime. The unhinged office dance scene in Season 1 alone solidified his reputation as one of the most fascinating and entertaining characters in the series. You may also recognise Tillman from his role in the dark comedy Dietland where he plays a bakery and cafe owner named Steven. He also appeared as Bobby Robinson in season 1 of the crime drama Godfather of Harlem, and played a supportive coach in the 2024 romcom Sweethearts. In spring 2025, Tillman will make his well-deserved blockbuster debut opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.

Dichen Lachman

Australian actress Dichen Lachman plays Ms Casey (aka Gemma), the Lumon wellness director and *spoilers for season 1* Mark’s wife who everyone thought was dead. Although she first got her start playing Katya Kinski in the iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours, Lachman has had quite the career in sci-fi. Her most recognisable role outside of Severance is no doubt as the baddie Soyona Santos (aka The Broker) in the Jurassic World franchise, and you may also have caught her in the Netflix cyberpunk drama Altered Carbon, as well as in the superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the post-apocalyptic sci-fi series The 100.

Jen Tullock

Jen Tullock stars as Mark’s sarcastic and down-to-earth sister, Devon Scout-Hale. Before Severance, Tullock mostly appeared in smaller parts, but you may have since seen her playing Anita St Pierre in HBO’s historical drama series Perry Mason.

Michael Chernus

On Severance, Michael Chernus plays Mark’s eccentric brother-in-law and Devon’s husband, Ricken, whose absurd self-help book winds up catalyzing Mark’s reconsideration of the severance program. You may recognise Chernus as Cal Chapman from Netflix’s iconic prison drama Orange Is the New Black, in addition to his more minor roles in Spider-Man: Homecoming and the 2023 miniseries remake Dead Ringers.

Sarah Bock

In her first major role, Sarah Bock plays Miss Huang starting in the second season of Severance. Her role as the uncannily young new manager at Lumon who subtly undermines her supervisor Mr Milchick at any opportunity is one of the season’s highlights. Before Severance, you may have seen Bock play Mia in Hulu’s 2022 coming-of-age drama Bruiser.

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All roads lead to Doom. At least, they do if you’re an actor that has ever had a fleeting appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), it seems. After the revelation that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday, this time as Doctor Doom, the film world was stunned by the unveiling of a whole host of new additions to cast. 

Marvel had us all on tenterhooks with a six-hour long Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal, which featured a slow reveal of set chairs with the casts' names attached. The announcement brought a lot of familiar faces from the past to the fore, including popular characters from Fox's X-Men franchise. If you've looked through the cast and you're wondering where you last saw each character in the MCU's continuity, we've got you covered with this guide. You can also use JustWatch to find out where to stream them all in the U.K.

1. James Marsden as Cyclops - X-Men: The Last Stand

The idea of the original X-Men team returning at all is thrilling enough on its own, but getting James Marsden to return as Cyclops is simply a masterstroke on Marvel’s part. With the exception of a small cameo in Days of Future Past, we haven’t seen Marsden’s cheeky and charming Scott Summers since X-Men: The Last Stand, and the world of mutants has been poorer without him. We'll have to wait and see how much screen time Marsden's Cyclops will get in Avengers: Doomsday, but hopefully he can finally get a proper send-off this time.

2. Sir Ian McKellen as Magneto - X-Men: Days of Future Past

You just can’t have the original mutants without Magneto, and while we love Michael Fassbender’s turn as the metal-manipulating villain, it’s Sir Ian McKellen who will forever and always be the go-to performance as Erik Lehnsherr. He had a fairly significant role to play in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which ended by changing the course of X-Men history. With McKellen returning in Doomsday, we’ll finally get to see this Omega-level mutant battling it out in the big leagues of the MCU.

3. Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor X - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

If the old X-Men actors need any tips on how to integrate themselves into the MCU, they need look no further than Sir Patrick Stewart–the actor who played their esteemed leader, Professor Charles Xavier, for more than a decade. Just like Fassbender as Magneto, James McAvoy did a fine job of playing a younger version of this character, but no one can match the gravitas and incredible screen presence Stewart brings to the role.

Unlike many of his X-Men peers, Patrick Stewart has already appeared in the MCU, when he played a variant of Charles Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. That version of the character was serving on the superhero council known as the Illuminati. He was ultimately killed by the Scarlet Witch, marking the second time (after Logan) a variant of Patrick Stewart's Xavier has died in a Marvel movie. Third time lucky, anyone?

4. Tom Hiddleston as Loki - Loki season 2

Loki has had one of the most fascinating character arcs in the MCU to date. He’s gone from being Thor’s petulant little brother who so desperately wants to rule, to being a reluctant hero in his own Marvel TV series. That show ended with Loki becoming the overseer and protector of the multiverse itself, tasked with holding the branches of time and reality in the palm of his hands.

The season finale of Loki was a pretty great conclusion to the character’s journey, so it’s a little odd that Marvel are bringing him back. But, with the multiversal responsibility he now bears, he should have a big role to play in Avengers: Doomsday.

5. Channing Tatum as Gambit - Deadpool & Wolverine

Having made quite the name for himself in Deadpool & Wolverine, we were all praying that Channing Tatum would get another chance to strut his stuff as Gambit once more–and our wish has come true.  

Channing Tatum's involvement in Marvel history is unlike any other. He had been longing to play the character for more than a decade, but things never quite worked out for him due to the continually changing fate of the X-Men franchise. Plans for a solo feature film as Gambit had even been announced to the public, but this never came into fruition. Thanks to Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman insisting the Cajun card-slinger be brought to life on the big screen, we got one of the best MCU cameos of all time.

If his next outing goes anything like the path we see Gambit tread in X-Men ‘97, we could still see the best of Tatum’s character in Avengers: Doomsday.

6. Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler - X2

Marvel really is digging deep when it comes to reviving the X-Men of yesteryear, with Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler even getting a callback. By the time Avengers: Doomsday makes it to theaters, it will have been 23 years since Cumming’s last (and only) outing as Kurt Wagner in X2, so his return came as a big surprise. 

Nightcrawler’s distinctive blue skin, ability to teleport, and quirky personality were one of the more memorable aspects of X2, and we’re sure Cumming will be a scene stealer when he returns to the role next year.

7. Rebecca Romijn as Mystique - X-Men: First Class

Speaking of blue skin, Mystique will be back, with Rebecca Romijn reprising the role in Avengers: Doomsday. Romijn’s Mystique was a key factor in the original X-Men trilogy, before Jennifer Lawrence took on the younger version of the character for the X-Men prequels. Romijn is synonymous with the original X-Men movies but she did have an uncredited cameo in X-Men: First Class, which is technically her most recent appearance as the character.

8. Lewis Pullman as Sentry - Thunderbolts*

OK, we haven’t technically seen Lewis Pullman in the MCU yet, outside of the trailers for Thunderbolts*, but the upcoming anti-hero flick is going to introduce fans to one of Marvel's most powerful characters–Sentry. The character can move at super speed, he can fly, he can mess with energy and atoms, and he’s also pretty much immortal. It figures, then, that he will survive whatever the likes of Yelena and Bucky can throw at him in the upcoming movie. Still, it’s quite surprising that Marvel plans to include such a powerful villain in a film that already has the burden of introducing Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, the big bad of Marvel’s Phase 6.

9. Tenoch Huerta as Namor - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

In the comic books, Namor is incredibly powerful and important character, both as an Avengers nemesis and as a member of the Illuminati, depending on how he feels on the day. After seeing Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it’s still quite hard to pin down whose side Namor will be on in the future of the MCU. Still, with how protective he is over his Talokan people, we can certainly imagine Namor’s feathers being ruffled if Doom tries to mess with his part of the world.

10. Kelsey Grammer as Beast - The Marvels

Kelsey Grammar was the first new name to be revealed as part of the Avengers: Doomsday casting announcement, and while it was a slight surprise, we really should have known his version of Beast would have some role to play, given his appearance in the post-credit scene for The Marvels. Anyone who watched that MCU movie will know that Beast is likely to be the bridge between the past and the present for many of Marvel’s main characters. He was a key part of the original X-Men series, appearing in X-Men: The Last Stand, and is known for his vast knowledge on all things scientific.

11. The Fantastic Four - Fantastic Four: First Steps

Perhaps the least surprising of all is the fact that our new Fantastic Four team–Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach)–will be suiting up to face their arch-nemesis, Doctor Doom, for Avengers: Doomsday. All four actors will make their debut in Fantastic Four: First Steps in July 2025.

12. The Avengers - Various Movies Throughout Phase 6

Marvel surprised us with the news of the original X-Men actors joining the Avengers: Doomsday cast, but the more obvious players are back for more, too. We’ve got Chris Hemsworth’s Thor returning, who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder. He'll be joined by the new Captain America, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who recently had his first solo adventure in Captain America: Brave New World alongside the new Falcon (Danny Ramirez). Black Panther (Letitia Wright) and M’Baku (Winston Duke) will both return for the first time since Black Panther: Wakanda, while Paul Rudd's Ant-Man was last seen in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. For the first time since Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, we'll get to see Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) once again, along with a bunch of the Thunderbolts team including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), and Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour).

To watch all of these actors and their superhero characters in action, you can dive in below to see where their latest films and TV shows are playing on streaming services like Disney Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video.

The 14th CinemaCon has given us plenty of big announcements to get excited about over the last three days, including the upcoming slate from Sony. The studio revealed an impressive roster of upcoming titles set to be released all the way until 2028, including new Spider-Man and Spider-Verse features, updates on Alex Garland’s 28 Years Later films, and a four-film Beatles extravaganza in the works. Check out all the biggest Sony film announcements from CinemaCon 2025 below.

The Beatles: “a four-film cinematic event”

In a long anticipated update, Sony confirmed that an adaptation of iconic story behind the The Beatles' fame is in the works. Director Sam Mendes revealed that it will be “a four-film cinematic event,” meaning each member of the Beatles will have their own film. Surprisingly, the studio also confirmed that all four Beatles films will be released simultaneously in April 2028.

The main cast members all got on stage at CinemaCon, confirming that the Fab Four will include Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Sony announced that the anticipated fourth instalment in their live-action Spider-Man film series is in production. Previous instalments include 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, and 2021’s Spider-Man: Now Way Home.  Daniel Destin Cretton is set to direct, and Tom Holland will once again star as the wall-crawling Peter Parker. The film is scheduled for release on July 31, 2026.

Resident Evil

At the Sony panel, director Zach Cregger teased that his Resident Evil would be “a wild ride,” and “unlike any of the previous films.” So far, no cast or plot details have been announced, but we know it will take place in the Resident Evil video game universe. The studio confirmed Resident Evil will premiere on September 19, 2026.

Klara and the Sun

Taika Waititi will direct this adaptation of British author Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel, Klara and the Sun. The book is set in a dystopian future in which children are entirely schooled at home, and wealthy families buy Artificial Friends (AF) for them to substitute real human friends. The book is told from the perspective of an AF named Klara, who will be played by Jenna Ortega in Waititi’s adaptation.

GrandGear

Sony confirmed that Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki will make his English language debut with GrandGear. So far, no plot or casting details have been released, but if Yamazaki’s past films are anything to go by we can expect great visuals and gripping, emotional storylines.

The Breadwinner

Sony announced The Breadwinner, a project co-written by standup comedian Nate Bargatze and Dan Lagana, is in the works. Bargatze will also star in and produce the picture, marking his first foray into filmmaking. The Breadwinner will be directed by Eric Appel, who previously helmed Weird: The Al Yankovich Story, and is set to premiere on March 16, 2026.

Jumanji 3

Sony confirmed that the third instalment in the Jumanji film series is still in the works. Back in October 2024, the studio revealed that Jake Kasadan would return as director, after previously helming 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and 2019’s Jumanji: The Next Level.

Starship Troopers

Sony revealed that filmmaker Neil Blomkamp is set to write and direct a new adaptation of Starship Troopers based on the classic sci-fi novel by Robert A Heinlein. In 1997, Robocop director Paul Verhoeven released his own satirized version of the story, but Blomkamp’s is set to return with a more earnest retelling of the original source material.

The Legend of Zelda

Sony revealed that a live-action adaptation of the Legend of Zelda video game is in the works and will be directed by Wes Ball, who previously helmed the Maze Runner films and 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The Legend of Zelda is scheduled to be released on March 26, 2027.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Co-directors Bob Persichetti and Justin K Thompson took to the stage at CinemaCon to discuss the third and final instalment in the beloved Spider-Verse animated film series which currently includes 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse and 2023’s Across the Spider-Verse. Sony revealed that the film, which was originally scheduled to be released in 2024, will arrive in cinemas on June 4, 2027.

Karate Kid: Legends

Sony released a trailer for Karate Kid: Legends at CinemaCon 2025. The film is set to take place three years after the end of the Cobra Kai Netflix series and stars Ben Wang as Li Fong, Daniel and Mr Han’s new protege. Original 1984 Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio is set to appear, as is the legendary Jackie Chan. The film will be released on May 30, 2025.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

If you're craving some ‘90s nostalgia, this reboot of the campy horror franchise might just scratch that itch. Set to premiere dead in the middle of summer on July 18, 2025, I Know What You Did Last Summer takes us back to Southport, North Carolina where a new hook-handed killer is out for blood. This new instalment is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and stars Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders, and sees the much anticipated return of original stars Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Caught Stealing

Sony released their first trailer for director Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing. The film is an adaptation of Charlie Huston’s 2004 novel of the same name and features a star studded cast including Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Zoe Kravitz, Vincent D’Onofrio, Regina King, Matt Smith, and Liev Schreiber. Caught Stealing will premiere on August 29, 2025.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

This dazzling fantasy project from director Kogonada features an impressive cast including Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lily Rabe, Bully Magnussen, and more. The story written by Seth Reiss revolves around Robbie and Farrell, who are drawn together by fate and find themselves thrown into a fantasy world of past memories. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey will be released on September 19, 2025. 

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

At the Sony panel, a new trailer for Alex Garland’s 28 Years Later was released along with the confirmation it will debut on June 20, 2025. In addition, the studio announced a new instalment that will also be written by Alex Garland and directed by Nia DaCosta, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. The film will star Ralph Fiennes in an unknown, possibly villainous role. The Bone Temple is set to premiere on January 16, 2026.

GOAT

GOAT is an animated film from director Tyree Dillihay and follows the story of an anthropomorphic goat named Will Harris (voiced by basketball legend Stephen Curry) as he tries to make it into the big league in animal sports. In addition to Curry's involvement, the film will feature voice acting from the likes of Michelle Raimo Kouyate, Erick Peyton, Adam Rosenberg, and Rodney Rothman. GOAT is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2026.

The story of Snow White is one of the most well known children’s tales in the west. Although the story was first popularised by Disney’s 1937 animated adaptation, it originally came from the Brothers Grimm collection of German folklore tales first published in 1812. Since Disney’s animated film, there have been several on-screen retellings that have each brought a new take to the story about a young woman who seeks refuge in the woods while the Queen, threatened by her beauty, tries to destroy her.

Check out the 7 best adaptations of Snow White, and find out where you can watch them all from the United Kingdom below!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the version that most often comes to mind when thinking about the classic fairytale. The film was Disney’s first ever animated feature, and was extremely well received by both audiences and critics upon release. Walt Disney was even given an honorary Oscar at the 11th Academy Awards for “a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon.” While Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remains an animation classic, newer adaptations have sought to remedy the more problematic elements of the original, especially in terms of discussions around consent and giving Snow White a more three-dimensional personality and story arc.

Snow White (1987)

This 1987 direct-to-video version of Snow White is one of the best live-action productions of the tale. Although many elements of the production are fairly dated, its basic plot structure actually follows that of the original Brothers Grimm tale quite closely. The production features plenty of decent musical numbers, and Diana Rigg’s over the top campy performance as the Queen alone makes this a Snow White adaptation not to be missed.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

Snow White: A Tale of Terror may be the most outlandish adaptation on this list, leaning heavily into the horror elements of the original fairytale and adding some additional gothic pizzazz to the picture. Without a doubt, the best part of the film is Sigourney Weaver’s over the top performance as Claudia Hoffman (aka the Evil Queen), alongside Sam Neill as her husband Frederick Hoffman, and Monica Keena as Lilli Hoffman (aka Snow White).

Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)

ABC’s fantasy adventure series Once Upon a Time ran for seven seasons and takes place in the fictional town of Storybrooke, Maine, where fairytales come to life. Snow White (played by Ginnifer Goodwin) is featured in the series as one of the main characters, and while the basic premise of her story is kept, the series does a great job of weaving in new elements and giving the character more depth than many of the other iterations.

Mirror Mirror (2012)

Mirror Mirror turns the tale of Snow White into a comedy starring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Lilly Collins as Snow White, and Armie Hammer as the Prince. This adaptation sees Snow White take more of the initiative and try to take back the kingdom from her evil stepmother with the help of the Seven Dwarfs and the Prince. While reviews for this production were mixed, there are plenty of fun moments throughout, and seeing a feistier version of Snow White gives the character a worthwhile update.

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

In the original tale, the Huntsman is tasked by the Queen with taking Snow White into the woods and killing her, bringing back only her heart and liver. He winds up sparing her life, and she flees into the woods where she happens upon the seven dwarfs. Snow White and the Huntsman stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White and Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna (aka the Evil Queen), and gives the story a new twist in which Chris Hemsworth’s Eric the Huntsman is tasked with tracking down Snow White for the Queen, only to join forces with her against the regime.

Snow White (2025)

Following in a line of Disney live-action remakes of their most beloved classic animated films, in 2025 the studio released a new Snow White. Starring Rachel Zegler as Snow White, Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, and Andrew Burnap as Jonathan (a new version of the Prince), the 2025 live-action film follows the same trajectory as the more modern adaptations and sees Snow White join forces with the Seven Dwarfs and Jonathan to free the kingdom from the Evil Queen. This version features some catchy new songs, and tasteful updates to original classics like “Heigh-Ho” and “Whistle While You Work.”

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The anime industry is one of the most innovative and engaging in today’s entertainment world. Anime are not bound by the limitations of live-action, and therefore provide the perfect platform for anything from breathtaking fight scenes, interdimensional time-travel, and fantasy worldbuilding to the exploration of the moral and existential issues that plague us all.

Following this year’s AnimeJapan 2025, and the highly anticipated Crunchyroll Awards set to begin nominations on April 3, 2025, what better way to celebrate the achievements in anime than a list of the top 10 anime from the last decade? Check out our list of the 10 best anime series of the last decade, and find out where you can stream them all from the United Kingdom below!

Attack on Titan (2013–2023)

Attack on Titan is without doubt one of the best anime of the past decade due to its gripping storytelling, intricate plot twists, and deep character development. It is a dark fantasy anime set in a world where humanity is on the brink of extinction due to giant humanoid creatures called Titans. The story follows Eren Yeager and his friends Mikasa and Armin, as they join the military to fight against the Titans after their hometown is destroyed. In particular, Eren’s unexpected arc from hero to villain presents a story full of moral dilemmas and philosophical questions that have kept fans engaged over the course of four whiplash seasons.

Jujutsu Kaisen (2020–)

Jujutsu Kaisen is celebrated as one of the best anime of the past decade because of its highly relatable characters, splashy animation style, and blend of action, horror, and humour. The rich world created by Gege Akutami has quickly rocketed Jujutsu Kaisen to the top of anime fans’ lists, despite it only currently having two seasons.

Jujutsu Kaisen follows the story of high school student Yuji Itadori, who, after ingesting a cursed finger, becomes enveloped in a world of cursed spirits. To protect others and learn how to navigate this new world, he enrolls in Jujutsu High, a school for sorcerers trained to combat these sinister beings. Throughout the series, Yuji and his friends Megumi and Nobara, face various powerful curses as they develop their skills and confront their own vulnerabilities.

Demon Slayer: Blade of Demon Destruction (2019–)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is considered one of the best anime of the past decade due to its colourful animation, breathtaking fight scenes, and—perhaps most significantly—the depth of its character explorations as the protagonists tackle loss and what it means to persevere in the face of great odds.

The story follows Tanjiro Kamado, a kind-hearted boy whose family is murdered by demons. Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko are the sole survivors, and Nezuko is shockingly transformed into a demon herself. After vowing to avenge his family and find a cure for Nezuko, Tanjiro becomes a demon slayer. The series follows his journey as he battles demons while encountering fellow slayers and uncovering the murky history of demons as he searches for a cure for his sister.

One Piece (1999–)

Although the One Piece anime may have started back in 1999, the series is very much still relevant and even gaining new fans since the release of its live-action counterpart in Netflix’s One Piece. The anime is widely considered one of the best of the last decade (and prior) because of its relentlessly positive spirit that propels its unique plot forward. The lovable main characters, including Captain Monkey D Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji, together form the Straw Hat Pirates, a merry group of misfits with special powers in search of the One Piece, which dubs its finder King of the Pirates. The series follows the group as they traverse the high seas of this colourful world, evading villains and growing closer to one another as they search for the powerful ancient relic.

Dr Stone (2019–)

Dr Stone is perhaps the most underrated anime on this list. The series takes place in a world where humans have been turned to stone. After thousands of years, human scientist Senku Ishigami awakens in this new world, and finds the few other survivors including his friend Taiju. Together, the group work to restore humanity from their petrified state and rebuild civilisation while confronting opposing views in the group and learning to balance power.

Dr Stone is one of the most compelling anime to come out of the last decade because of its mix of strong-willed characters, impressive animation style, and perhaps most importantly its grounding in science-based problem solving, which is used to great effect and gives the additional benefit of being both educational and entertaining.

Re: Zero (2016–)

Re: Zero—Starting Life in Another World is well loved by anime fans for its intricate storytelling and emotionally charged character development. The story follows Subaru Natsuki, a teenager who is suddenly transported to a fantasy world where he discovers he has the ability to return from the dead. Each time he dies, the timeline resets and he finds himself back at the start of the loop. During his time in the fantasy world, Subaru meets the mysterious Emilia, who saves him only to be killed herself. Once Subaru masters the timeline, he can finally learn how to save Emilia too. Throughout the story, the blend of dark fantasy elements, psychological and emotional challenges, and a good dose of humour create a gripping narrative that makes Re: Zero one of the most beloved anime of the past decade.

One-Punch Man (2015–)

One-Punch Man is one of the best anime of the last decade due to its clever subversion of the classic superhero story blended with plenty of comedy and action. The story follows Saitama, a hero who trained his singular one-punch move so effectively he can defeat any opponent without much effort. But getting to this point has a cost, and Saitama deals with boredom and a sense of meaninglessness as he goes in search of worthy opponents to fight.

One-Punch Man stands out in its ability to address themes of heroism and what motivates a person to continue forward in the face of stagnation. Throughout the story, Saitama maintains a deadpan attitude toward life that contrasts sharply with the heroes and villains around him. This contrast makes him both relatable and intriguing to both die-hard anime fans and those new to the genre.

My Hero Academia (2016–)

My Hero Academia is one of the most compelling anime of the past decade due to its explorations around identity and moral courage. The story takes place in a world where 80% of the population has a superpower, otherwise known as a Quirk. Izuku Midoriya starts out as an ethically heroic but superpowerless teen who is bestowed with powers after gaining the attention of the legendary hero All Might. Now with his own powers, Izuku joins the UA High School where he trains to use his powers as a true hero. Given his great appreciation of superpowers due to having lived without them, Izuku’s moral values are only cemented as he learns at the academy and defends its pupils from outside threats.

Dandadan (2024–)

Dandandan succeeds in being both a thrilling fantasy and a touching story of friendship slowly turning into more. The plot follows two high school students, Momo and Ken (aka Okarun), who attempt to prove the other wrong about their belief in either aliens or ghosts. But in doing so, they find out both are real. With Momo’s latent psychic powers activated during an alien encounter, she and Okarun spend the rest of the series fighting aliens and ghosts whenever a new threat presents itself, while slowly building their own romantic bond.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023–)

Frieren: Beyond Journeys End is one of the best anime of the last decade due to its deviation from the traditional hero’s arc to a beautiful journey through time, grief, and memory. The story follows an elf mage called Frieren who was part of the original group who defeated the Demon King, ushering in a period of peace. But as the years go on Frieren remains the same while those around her age and die. In a bid to honour the memory of Himmel, one of the original group members, she and a new group travel to his resting place as she relives memories from the past and learns to appreciate those around her in the present.

Although the series is slower than many other anime, its thoughtful storytelling, attention to detail, and exploration of loss while reckoning with vulnerability and the value of human connection make it a series not to be missed.

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With the release of the new Snow White live-action remake, we decided it was time to settle the matter once and for all by naming the 10 best Disney villains, and we’ll also tell you where to watch them in action, too.

Audiences have been blessed with Disney’s animated classics for almost 90 years now, and in recent years, the House of Mouse has taken to reimagining those films for the modern era. The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and more have all been given the live-action treatment, but whether animated or not, these movies all share one common theme.

That’s right, every Disney movie needs a Disney villain, and we’ve gathered the best of the best to find the most wicked of them all. And, here’s how to watch the dastardly characters causing chaos, too.

10. Maleficent - from ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘Maleficent’

While we obviously have to give credit to the original animated version of the character from 1959’s Sleeping Beauty, this is one Disney villain where the live-action option might actually be better. Much of that is down to Angelina Jolie throwing herself head and horns first into the role.

Maleficent offers us a fresh perspective on this classic character, revealing the true motivations behind her cursed ways. The character, in both films (and also in the 2019 sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil), is the perfect balance of cold and cruel while still carrying enough gravitas and disquieting charm to make us enjoy every second she is on screen. 

9. Jafar - from Aladdin

We love nothing more than seeing a villain fail in their selfish pursuits, and Jafar is a man whose shortcomings are so satisfying to watch. Jafar messes with powers he cannot control, and he gets rightly punished for this by the end of Aladdin, with a healthy dose of poetic justice.

It may be a little unfair–which is very much in-keeping with the spirit of villainy–but we also have to give Jafar a spot of extra credit for recruiting such an entertaining sidekick. His feathered friend Iago might just steal the show in Aladdin, and the dynamic the bird shares with Jafar is a lot of fun.

8. The Shadow Man - from The Princess and the Frog

If we’re talking about flair, there is no Disney villain that possesses even an ounce of the energy Dr. Facilier, also known as the Shadow Man, brings to The Princess and the Frog. His command of the dark arts make him a truly terrifying bad guy, but it’s so hard not to relish his presence thanks to the imaginative way he is brought to life through creative animation techniques and colourful visuals that pop on screen.

While The Princess and the Frog may not be considered a Disney great, its antagonist more than holds his own among the horrible hall of fame we’re assembling here.

7. Captain Hook - from Peter Pan

Like Jafar, Captain Hook is destined to fail. But, what’s really interesting about the Peter Pan villain is that he almost seems to know this himself. The pirate’s calamitous ways offer up plenty of slapstick comedy, especially when his faithful, bumbling sidekick, Mr. Smee, gets involved.

Make no mistake, Captain Hook is relentless in his petty pursuit of Peter and the Lost Boys, and if things went to plan, he’d no doubt be far more dangerous. But, as it happens, he ends up being a villain we can laugh at, rather than cower in fear from.

6. Ursula - from The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid kicked off Disney’s Renaissance era, and a massive part of the success of that film is down to the delightfully dark villain, Ursula. Her character design is fantastic and unforgettable, but it is her menacing machinations that have allowed this sea beast to stand the test of time.

Using Ariel’s own naivety, innocence, and trusting nature against her to take away her voice and driving a wedge between the princess and her family and friends, all in the name of bitter jealousy and self-loathing is inspired stuff from the writers. Plus, Ursula quite possibly has the coolest lair of all the villains in this list.

5. The Evil Queen - from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

We’ll not pass judgement on Gal Gadot’s rendition of the Evil Queen in the new Snow White flick, and instead we’ll take this chance to pay respects to the ultimate, and the very first, Disney villain. Simply put, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs only works because Grimhilde is such a fascinating and superbly spiteful nemesis.

The (literally) transformative nature of the character in the 1938 classic is not only riveting to watch, but it’s a character arc imbued with great visual flair and iconic voice work from Lucille La Verne. Many since have tried to take her crown, but they all fail.

4. Judge Claude Frollo - from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

We’ve already discussed some nasty pieces of work in this list–with a few more to come–but it’s quite possible that the most downright despicable of them all is Frollo, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. While the other villains here all have some semblance of a logical and perhaps even relatable motivation, Frollo is simply cruel for cruelty’s sake.

His ruthless manipulation techniques in deceiving Esmeralda are reprehensible, as is his vicious treatment of poor Quasimodo. To put it simply, Frollo is a man with absolutely no redeeming features at all, but that’s what makes him such a remarkable villain.

3. Scar - from The Lion King

He may have been trumped by the end, but Scar is perhaps one of the most successful Disney villains when it comes to fulfilling his evil plans. The callous brother of the majestic Mufasa not only succeeds in killing the king, but he also forces his nephew and heir to the throne, Simba, into a years-long exile.

The voice work of Jeremy Irons in this role is up there with some of the finest you’re ever likely to hear in the animated world, and he alone is enough to establish The Lion King as a bona fide modern classic in the Disney catalogue.

2. Cruella de Vil - from One Hundred and One Dalmatians

We find it hard to think of an animated villain quite as distinctive or iconic as Cruella de Vil. From her striking two-tone hair, to that sallow, sunken frame, and of course, her love of fur, Cruella is truly unmistakable. She even has her own theme song; now how many baddies can say that? 

Again, it’s the original animated version of this character in 1961’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians that takes the crown for us, but we have to admit Meryl Streep is just as fierce in the live-action 101 Dalmatians, and Emma Stone is great in Cruella, too. It’s testament to this verifiably vile character that she is able to flourish regardless of medium or actor.

1. Hades - from Hercules

The ultimate winner in this tournament of terrors is the god of the dead, keeper of the underworld, and certified hot head, Hades. He’s another villain who keeps up his malevolent vendetta across many years, and again, it’s all in the name of spite, but you can’t fault his commitment to the cause.

In Hercules, James Woods lends his chaotic energy to the voice cast, helping to inject real humour into an otherwise malignant character. He quite literally wants his minions to kill a poor, innocent baby, sends monsters to bring destruction to the land of the living, and steals the soul of Hercules’ true love; if that isn’t pure evil, we don’t know what is.

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It’s safe to say that Cate Blanchett is one of the best actresses of our time. With a career now spanning decades, Blanchett has kept her own character relatively elusive while wowing audiences with her unparalleled shapeshifting abilities. From starring as Queen Elizabeth I in 1998’s Elizabeth to her Oscar-winning performance in Blue Jasmine, Blanchett has proven time and again that she is a true master of her craft in any role she chooses.

With the release of Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, in which Blanchett plays a killer spy suspected of treason, now is the perfect time to review some of Cate Blanchett’s best performances. Check out all 10 of Cate Blanchett’s best films, and find out where you can stream them from the United Kingdom below!

Tàr

In one of her most triumphant portrayals to date, Cate Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a fictional chief conductor of the Berlin orchestra whose life and career are upended by accusations of abuse and inappropriate conduct. In Tàr, Blanchett manages to tow the line in her portrayal of Lydia, balancing the character’s deeply unlikable characteristics with her drive, ego, and artistic passion to give a truly mesmerising performance. She received a well deserved eighth Oscar nomination for Best Actress at the 95th Academy Awards for her work.

Blue Jasmine

In Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett delivers another brilliant and multifaceted performance as Jasmine, the (ex) wife of a corrupt businessman whose luxurious life is unceremoniously destroyed after he is imprisoned and she goes to live with her adoptive sister in a working-class area of San Francisco. Throughout the film, Blanchett never falters in her portrayal of a character who is at times relatable, mostly self-absorbed, and extremely exhausting. The performance earned Blanchett her second Oscar, and her first win for Best Actress.

Carol

In a career defining performance, Cate Blanchett stars in Todd Haynes’s Carol as the titular character. The film takes place in the 1950s, where Carol is in the midst of a divorce and custody battle when she meets and falls for store clerk Theresa. Blanchett manages to convey Carol’s dilemma as she carefully pursues her desires while plagued by fear as she tries to break the mould—all while maintaining an elegant, guarded exterior.

I’m Not There

In another Todd Haynes collaboration, Cate Blanchett is one of six Bob Dylans featured in I’m Not There. The film is divided into six parts, each starring a different actor as the elusive musician at a different moment in his career. While the film features the likes of Heath Ledger and Christian Bale, Blanchett’s gender-bent performance stands out from them all. In her segment, Blanchett plays Jude, a Dylan on his ‘Judas’ tour in England, facing angry crowds after unceremoniously ditching the calm acoustic guitar for a loud, electric sound. While the film itself received mixed reviews, Blanchett’s impersonation of Dylan while maintaining his mystique makes it worth the watch on its own.

The Aviator

In her first Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress, Cate Blanchett gave an incredible performance in The Aviator as iconic actress Katharine Hepburn. Known for her independent and outspoken personality and trademark Transatlantic accent, it would have been easy for the portrayal of Hepburn to be a miss in the hands of a less capable actress. Luckily, Blanchett was more than up to the task, proving her shape-shifting abilities while portraying the icon’s recognisable toughness mixed with her tenderness towards the suffering Howard Hughs.

Elizabeth

After the release of 1998's Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett became a household name. The young and relatively obscure actress rocketed to fame after portraying the shrewd and powerfully underestimated Queen Elizabeth I. Her performance earned her a Best Actress win at the 1999 BAFTAs, and a nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. She went on to star once again as Elizabeth in the 2007 follow-up film, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which once again earned her nomination for a Best Actress at the Oscars and BAFTA.

The Lord of the Rings

In Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film series, Cate Blanchett plays the over 8,000-year-old elf Galadriel. Although she is a side character, Galadriel plays an important role in furthering the Hobbits’ journey toward Mount Doom, and Blanchett’s portrayal enhances Galadriel’s mystique and hints at a terrifying power she keeps barely tempered with her wisdom and discipline. Blanchett appears in the role in all three Lord of the Rings films, and later in the Hobbit trilogy.

Nightmare Alley

In Guillermo del Toro’s raucous melodrama Nightmare Alley, Cate Blanchett plays Lilith Ritter, a psychologist and antagonist to Bradley Cooper’s Stan Carlisle. While Stan carries his fraudulent act as a telepath on the road, Blanchett’s relentless, sly, and alarmingly stylish Lilith seeks to slowly expose him. While her part is relatively small in the film, Blanchett’s performance is remarkable simply for the fun she seems to be having while doing it.

Manifesto

In Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto, Blanchett is front and centre playing 13 different characters including a CEO, a news anchor, an unhoused man, a school teacher, and a punk. The film revolves around some of the most important manifestos from the 20th century on subjects including Marxism, Dadaism, and Pop Art. Naturally, Manifesto is a prime demonstration of Cate Blanchett’s unparalleled abilities as an actress as she oscillates between wildly different characters with the same level of skill, craft, and dedication to all.

Black Bag

In Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, Cate Blanchett plays Katheryn, a top spy married to fellow spy George (played by Michael Fassbender). After Katheryn is suspected of betraying her country, her husband George has a week to find out the truth. In this perilous game, Katheryn and George’s bond is evident, and Blanchett’s performance as the calculating, fun, and dangerous Katheryn elevates the film to another level.

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Netflix’s Adolescence already looks like it will be the best TV drama of 2025. The real-time series, shot in one take per episode and starring Stephen Graham, is a harrowing portrait of a family torn apart when their 13-year-old son is accused of murder. If you’ve just finished it, you’ll probably want to take a moment to recover - after that, though, here are 10 TV shows you should check out next, plus our full guide on where to stream them.

Boiling Point

Adolescence reunites actor (and in the case of Adolescence, co-creator and co-writer) Stephen Graham with director Philip Barantini. The pair made their name with the 2021 film Boiling Point, an enormously tense and stressful drama that was set in a restaurant kitchen and was, like each episode of Adolescence, filmed entirely in one unbroken take. Boiling Point then transferred to TV, ditching the one-take format - although it does occasionally nod to the film with a long, unbroken scene - and widening the cast beyond Graham’s character, but keeping the intensity and authenticity of a drama following people who are constantly on edge. 

The Virtues

Stephen Graham’s TV CV is long and distinguished, but rarely has he been required to display the raw emotion felt by his character Eddie in Adolescence, particularly in the final episode. One exception is The Virtues, an astonishing drama series by writer/director Shane Meadows. Graham plays Joseph, an alcoholic who suffers a personal crisis and travels from England to Ireland, the country where he grew up. Gradually it emerges that Joseph was abused as a child, a subject handled with tremendous skill and sensitivity by Meadows and his co-writer Jack Thorne, who also co-wrote Adolescence. The final episode, where all Joseph’s repressed memories come tumbling out, is a phenomenal, unforgettable piece of work.

Toxic Town

Adolescence is not the first TV hit this year for prolific writer Jack Thorne. Heck, it’s not even his first Netflix hit of the year - he also wrote this gentler but still pretty fiery true-life drama about a group of ordinary mothers fighting for justice. The scandal it dramatises is the Corby toxic waster case: in the mid-1980s in Northamptonshire, a disused steelworks is redeveloped, but the works release harmful dust that comes into contact with local people. When Corby women start giving birth to unusual numbers of children with disabilities, one of them - played here by Jodie Whittaker - refuses to be silenced, and a long, ultimately inspiring battle begins.

The Bear

You should watch all of The Bear because it’s one of the best dramas of the past few years, but for our current purposes, the episode you want is Review, the seventh episode of season one. The staff of the restaurant that forms the main location of the drama face an even more stressful shift than usual, as they prepare for a busy service: it starts with a mistake that leads to hundreds of pre-orders being taken accidentally, and ends with someone being stabbed. Heightening the energy of the episode is the fact that almost all of it is shot in a single take, a decision taken late in the production process by showrunner Christopher Storer when he saw how suited the script was to being presented unedited. 

Top Boy

Ashley Walters, who in Adolescence plays Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe, the police detective investigating a murder, is best known for embodying a character on the other side of the law: in Top Boy he’s Dushane, a drug dealer who goes to increasingly brutal lengths to try to maintain his position as a kingpin on the drugs scene in Hackney, east London. It’s about gang violence and organised criminality rather than the toxic online culture that fuels Adolescence, but Top Boy has similar warnings about the world British teenagers are growing up in, and how they sometimes can’t be stopped from going down very dark paths.

A Thousand Blows

Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham don’t appear together in Adolescence: she is child psychologist Briony, who spends the whole of episode three interviewing accused teenager Jamie (Owen Cooper) within a youth psychiatric facility, in the absence of Jamie’s dad Eddie (Graham). Doherty and Graham are, however, also both in A Thousand Blows. Set in 1880s London in and around the underground boxing scene, the drama features Doherty as Mary, leader of all-female crime syndicate the Forty Elephants; Graham is fearsome boxer Henry “Sugar” Goodson. A further tie-in: three episodes of A Thousand Blows are directed by Adolescence co-star Ashley Walters.

The Responder

If you’ve seen this fine BBC cop drama, featuring Martin Freeman as Chris Carson, a Liverpool police officer who operates using his own unique version of law and procedure, you’ll remember a disturbing subplot involving Carson’s patrol partner, Rachel (Adelayo Adedayo), and her terrifying, controlling boyfriend, Steve. That’s Philip Barantini, the director of Adolescence and the man responsible for the Netflix show’s astonishing one-take format. Barantini has an acting career running parallel to his directing, also appearing in Time, Humans and Chernobyl, although you’d expect him to stay behind the camera more often now. Indeed, he directed the gripping season-one finale of The Responder.

True Detective

At six minutes in length, the unbroken take in season one, episode four of True Detective is trivial by the standards of Adolescence, which extends its unbroken shots for the whole of each episode. But when it dropped in February 2014, director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s one-taker was a big deal, and it is still mightily impressive. Rogue cop Rust (Matthew McConaughey) makes the rash decision to rob a meth-dealing biker gang - when he’s rumbled halfway through and has to shoot his way to safety, the camera follows him without blinking, including the moment where he climbs up and over a chainlink fence. 

Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones

There’s a lot more to Adolescence than the idea that kids being on their phones all day leads to bad results, but that is a major factor in its devastating story. If you’re a spooked parent or perhaps even a worried kid and you want to know more, give this 2024 documentary a go. Emma and Matt Willis observe - and participate in - an experiment at an Essex school where phones are taken away from the children for three weeks. The change is an immediate success, with mental health and family harmony improving markedly once smartphones stop getting in everyone’s way. It’s food for thought.

Under the Bridge

Another sobering drama about the very dark acts teenagers are capable of, this US series is based on real events. Adapted from the book by Rebecca Godfrey, it stars Riley Keough as Godfrey, who goes back to her home town in sleepy Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, to write a book about troubled young girls in the area. She arrives just as one local teen, Reena (Vritika Gupta), vanishes. When a missing-girl case turns into a murder case and it’s unclear which of Reena’s peers is to blame, Godfrey becomes deeply involved in a malaise that runs deeper than just the odd bad kid.

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Director Steven Soderbergh’s career has a few recurring motifs - heists, flashbacks, lies and coincidences - but you never quite know what you’re going to get with his next film. His latest, Black Bag, is a typically cool espionage thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender - its two leads join a long roll call of A-listers who have benefited from Soderbergh’s freewheeling film-making imagination.

Here’s our pick of Steven Soderbergh’s ten best movies from an outstanding back catalogue… and keep scrolling for a full guide to where you can stream them.

Traffic

A multi-layered deep dive into the bewildering complexities of the “war on drugs”, with its three interlocking stories immediately distinguishable thanks to Soderbergh’s clever use of colour grading, this is the high point of the director’s career in terms of critical acclaim and Oscars: Traffic won five Academy Awards, including Best Director for Soderbergh and Best Supporting Actor for Benicio del Toro. Thoughtful and political without tipping over into finger-wagging, the film showcases Soderbergh’s film-making talent but is also a testament to his ability to provoke fine performances from big names: Don Cheadle, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones all shine.

Erin Brockovich

Soderbergh was the boss of the 2001 Oscars: in the Best Director category he beat himself, having been nominated for Erin Brockovich as well as the winner, Traffic. Erin Brockovich boasts a powerhouse - and indeed, Oscar-winning - performance from Julia Roberts as a (real) lone campaigner for justice, taking on a big corporate foe. Focused squarely on the gripping true story and on Roberts’s expert blend of wit, determination and vulnerability, this proved that Soderbergh, once seen as a god of disruptive independent cinema, could capably deliver a mainstream crowd-pleaser.

Ocean's Eleven

As sleek and stylish as a heist film can be, Ocean’s Eleven is nothing but entertainment, delighting in fiendish plotting and the ability of its super-starry ensemble to carry off as much rakish Rat Pack wit as the script can throw at them. A team of preposterously charismatic con artists plan a ridiculously daring theft on an impossibly fortified Las Vegas casino: from there it’s just non-stop coolness, with the solidly A-list cast - Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt - visibly enjoying each other’s company and the effortless cleverness of the script. It spawned sequels that weren’t as good but were still pretty damn great.

Out of Sight

Many of the elements that made Ocean’s Eleven such a phenomenon were present in this earlier Soderbergh film, the one that signalled his move from indie upstart to major multiplex player. George Clooney is present and correct in his first collaboration with Soderbergh, here delivering romantic chemistry rather than the boys’ night out vibes of Ocean: his career criminal has electric rapport with Jennifer Lopez’s US Marshal, who is at first determined to bring him down but then becomes his lover and ally. Calmly laying out its story via a fractured timeline, Out of Sight has real style.

The Limey

A gritty revenge thriller starring Terence Stamp - at a time when the 1960s icon was not an obvious leading man - as a British hard nut who travels to the US seeking justice for his daughter’s death. A fragmented narrative is combined with more challenging techniques such as mismatched sound and pictures - the visuals of one scene with the audio of another - and, outrageously, the use of Ken Loach’s 1968 film Poor Cow for flashback scenes, because Stamp’s character there works as the younger version of the man he plays here. All that innovation stopped The Limey being a hit, but it was a hell of a calling card. 

Contagion

Released in 2011 and then, effectively, re-released in 2020 when Covid arrived and viewers realised how prescient it was, this chillingly realistic portrayal of a global pandemic has a similar structure to Traffic, drawing on multiple characters as they navigate a chaotically dangerous situation. Soderbergh’s clinical approach lends the film the necessary tension and urgency, while the extensive scientific research carried out by screenwriter Scott Z Burns pays off handsomely - especially for post-Covid viewers, for whom much of the terminology and detail is eerily familiar. As usual with a multi-stranded Soderbergh special, the cast of Contagion is impeccable: Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne.

Side Effects

Soderbergh switches to intense, politically aware mode again with a febrile psychological drama that stares hard at the dark side of the pharmaceutical industry, via the story of a woman (Rooney Mara) whose life spirals out of control after taking a new antidepressant, and takes the equilibrium of her doctor (Jude Law) with it. But Side Effects doesn’t get too bogged down in making a point: really it’s a Hitchcockian thriller centred on a deceitful, unknowable anti-heroine, with twist layered upon twist. It’s taut, malevolent and wickedly entertaining.

Magic Mike

Very much at the top of the list of Steven Soderbergh Films You Probably Didn’t Realise Were Directed By Steven Soderbergh is this huge cult hit, a comedy drama about male stripping that perhaps has its cake and eats it a little: it’s actually a pretty sensitively drawn portrait of daft young hunks - led by Channing Tatum, who was drawing on his own pre-fame experiences - who drift into sex work for want of a better opportunity in life, but it’s one that boosted its box-office takings by attracting rowdy female audiences who didn’t mind the eye candy. 

Logan Lucky

A comedy heist film set in the world of Nascar racing, following a family of outsiders as they attempt a daring robbery, this film saw Steven Soderbergh come out of what was meant to be retirement. He delivered an earthier, cheekier Ocean’s Eleven - so cheeky in fact that Ocean’s Eleven exists in the universe of this film, because someone references it in dialogue - that keeps the smooth, clever storytelling of Soderbergh’s glossier work but gives it a much more relatable charm. Channing Tatum again leads the cast, backed by an on-the-up Adam Driver and an against-type Daniel Craig.

sex, lies, and videotape

When this won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, nobody would have foreseen that Soderbergh would go on to make movies like Erin Brockovich and Ocean’s Eleven: following his debut he became the darling of a growing independent cinema movement, one that prized minimalist film-making and brutally honest stories. sex, lies, and videotape is a raw but nuanced tale about unhappy people in bad relationships, with James Spader wonderfully mercurial as Graham, the old friend who lodges for a while with a married couple and, via his hobby of interviewing women on camera about their sex lives, helps to destroy them. Bold, original and confrontational, it announced a major new talent.

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Michael Fassbender rose to fame through his collaborations with director Steve McQueen, starring in Shame, Hunger and 12 Years a Slave - since then he’s cemented a reputation as one of cinema’s most magnetic performers, even when he’s not playing Magneto from the X-Men. Now he stars in Steven Soderbergh’s cool spy caper Black Bag - if that’s tempted you to delve into the Fassbender back catalogue, here are the 10 films you need to seek out first, along with exactly where to stream them.

12 Years a Slave

Fassbender’s chilling portrayal of morally bankrupt plantation owner Edwin Epps is the dark heart of director Steve McQueen’s masterful historical drama, which sets out the true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), an accomplished African-American man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. 12 Years a Slave unflinchingly depicts the horrors of the slave trade, many of them embodied by Epps, the cruellest of Northup’s “owners” - miraculously, though, Fassbender achieves a nuanced portrayal of a dangerously stupid man who cannot control or understand his raging emotion, causing him to become lost in abject cruelty. Ejiofor is the star, but Fassbender helps elevate the film to the level of a classic.

Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Tarantino’s audacious alternate-history World War II romp is an unsettling blend of extremely dark humour, unbearable tension and explosive action, as it follows the efforts of undercover agents to kill as many Nazis as possible behind enemy lines. Fassbender, who has cited Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction as major influences on his acting, isn’t one of the leads but is at the centre of one of the film’s most memorable scenes, which fans know by the shorthand “the German three”. Fassbender’s character, plummy Brit Lieutenant Archie Hicox, is in a bar full of Nazis, trying to pass himself off as German. But then he makes one small but crucial mistake… 

Shame

The second of Fassbender’s collaborations with Steve McQueen is a raw, at times almost unbearably intimate exploration of addiction and self-loathing loneliness: Fassbender takes full responsibility for the success or failure of the project as Brandon, a man living with sex addiction in an unfeeling, disconnected New York City. Often using Fassbender’s expressions and physicality where other movies would utilise dialogue, Shame’s study of sex addiction, rather than the more familiar cinematic vices like drugs or alcohol, makes it a particularly powerful portrait of how addiction cuts those suffering from it off from their loved ones and their real self. It needs whole-hearted bravery from its lead actor, and gets it.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

The fifth and, arguably, best instalment in the X-Men cinematic franchise, Days of Future Past is however one that might baffle non-devotees if they come to it cold: it’s exciting for fans because it features the older version of the main cast, including Ian McKellen as Magneto, and the younger group, with Fassbender in the same role as Magneto aka Erik Lensherr. Set in an alternate 1970s where the mutant heroes are trying to avert the dystopian alternate 2023 in which the movie opens, there are stunning set pieces aplenty and a good helping of sly humour, with a typically passionate Fassbender driving much of the action.

Prometheus

Film number five in the Alien franchise is directed by Ridley Scott, who helmed the original Alien, and is a prequel of sorts, taking place before the events of that movie and in the same universe. In the late 21st Century, a human space crew looks for clues about the species’ origins, but instead is confronted with a threat that might eliminate humanity altogether. David, the ship’s android maintenance man, is a textbook Fassbender role: as an AI that is, disturbingly, capable of emotions such as jealousy and obsession, the actor uses the character of a robot to further explore what it is to be human. 

Steve Jobs

In a film with a lot more pedigree than its so-so box-office performance would suggest - it is directed by Danny Boyle and written by West Wing supremo Aaron Sorkin - Michael Fassbender takes the titular role of the Apple co-founder, exploring Jobs’ business genius, his limitless ambition, and his deep personal flaws. Intense and intricate beneath its elegant surface - rather like an Apple gadget - the movie demands a wordier performance than Fassbender is generally known for, but he is equal to the challenge, nailing Jobs’s charisma and vulnerability. Those who knew Jobs say Fassbender fails to look or sound like him, but that doesn’t matter: his Steve is an alluring character in his own right.

X-Men: First Class

Number four in the main run of X-Men movies successfully reboots the franchise by switching to prequels, with Fassbender as a younger version of Erik Lensherr/Magneto, previously played by Ian McKellen. Fassbender is the ideal fit, tapping into the pain and rage of a character who is driven by feelings of outsiderdom: as Fassbender himself summarised it, “The core of it is, Magneto just needs a hug!” We begin in Auschwitz in 1944, where the young Erik’s ability to manipulate metal cannot save his mother from being murdered; in the 1960s, his efforts to find the man responsible bring him into contact with Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and what will become the X-Men.

Hunger

Fassbender’s breakout role is as Bobby Sands, the IRA member who, in 1981, leads a hunger strike in Northern Ireland’s Maze Prison, aimed at regaining the inmates’ political prisoner status. Deeply harrowing and unforgettably visceral, the film - the debut of director Steve McQueen, who would go on to employ Fassbender in Shame and 12 Years a Slave - includes a famous unbroken 17-minute scene during which the camera does not move, and which legend has it was completed in just five takes. Stark and authentic, Hunger heralded an actor who was likely to commit to his roles far beyond the norm: to play the starving protestor, Fassbender slimmed down by following a gruelling low-calorie, high-exercise schedule prior to shooting.

Macbeth

More a critical hit than a box-office success, Justin Kurzel’s fairly faithful version of the Shakespeare tragedy - it swaps out the witchcraft for extra bloody battle scenes, complete with slow-motion sequences lingering on spilled blood - casts Fassbender in the title role, and in the part of Macbeth the actor finds many of the qualities that recur in his film roles. As Macbeth’s ambition, or that of his wife (Marion Cotillard), or his fate, or a combination of all three push him further and further down into violent paranoia and despair, Fassbender combines intensity and restraint to create the sort of intimacy between performer and audience that the viewer isn’t fully comfortable with, but which keeps us firmly gripped.

A Dangerous Method

A film examining the complex relationship between pioneers of psychiatry Carl Jung (Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), as well as their interactions with Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), who begins the movie as a patient suffering from hysteria but then becomes Jung’s scientific assistant and, somewhat troublingly, his lover, just as Jung and Freud’s professional relationship begins. Not for the first time, Fassbender is a man bewitched and tormented by his own transgressions - whether he’s sharing a scene with Mortensen or with Knightley, there’s an addictive tension in that room.

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Over the course of the last 14 years, Robert Pattinson has gone from being viewed as a vampiric sex symbol in the Twilight franchise to become one of the most fascinating and sought-after actors of his generation, with an eclectic filmography that increasingly demands respect. On top of becoming the seventh actor to play Batman, Pattinson has spent that time slowly assembling a remarkable roll call of auteur collaborators—a list that now includes everyone from David Cronenberg and The Safdie brothers to Claire Denis, Cristopher Nolan and Bong Joon ho—yet even in light of those achievements, 2026 still looks like a banner year for the alleged "Gen-Z" star.

In March, Pattinson is set to star opposite Zendaya in Dream Scenario director Kristoffer Borgli's The Drama, a romantic comedy produced by A24. He'll pair up with the Euphoria star again in December when he joins the cast of Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part Three, but not before both appear in Cristopher Nolan's The Odyssey in July. As nine month stretches go, they don't get much bigger—well, unless you happen to be Zendaya.

With all that Pattinson ahead of us, it feels like as good a time as any to take stock of all the great work the actor has given us so far. Read on to discover more about the actor's best movies so far and use the guide below to find out where to stream them on services like AppleTV, Netflix, Prime Video and elsewhere. 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Let’s be honest, the Harry Potter series peaked with its fourth movie, and while Pattinson may not play the biggest role in the franchise, his impact in The Goblet of Fire is immense. Indeed, his final moments at Hogwarts are some of the most upsetting and traumatic the Wizarding World has ever witnessed. Voldermort, we’ll never forgive you.

As Cedric Diggory, Pattinson radiates such a natural charm and warmth. He’s a character not without his flaws, but he’s someone we root for all the same, and a lot of that is down to the work Pattinson does in bringing him to life.

High Life

From one of Pattinson’s most mainstream movies, to one of his most bizarre and graphic, High Life is essentially Claire Denis’ sordid exploration of sex in space, with the double act of Pattinson and Juliette Binoche putting in formidable work and commitment to the no-holds-barred nature of the film itself.

It’s not one for the faint of heart, and even admirers of the more unorthodox side of the sci-fi genre may struggle with Denis' abstractions. All that said, there is so much to admire here—the technical achievements alone are a marvel.

The Boy and the Heron

If you’re a fan of Robert Pattinson doing strange voice work, you’ll love the energy he brings to The Boy and the Heron. The Studio Ghibli movie is as weird and wonderful as you’d expect from legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, and obviously, it looks incredible, but the voice cast do impeccable work here, too.

Pattinson plays the titular heron, and totally transforms his vocals to deliver an eerie, sinister side to his character, but that soon makes way for a quirky charm and playful vibe as the true machinations of the unusual creature come to light and the winding narrative unravels.

The Devil All the Time

Another entry in our list of the best Robert Pattinson movies, and yet another outlandish choice when it comes to accent work for the man himself, is this downright nasty supporting role. The Devil All the Time features Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, and Riley Keogh, but as you may have guessed, Pattinson steals every moment of his screen time.

This Antonio Campos film is a brooding and slow-burning drama that definitely has some issues with pacing, but it’s more than worth watching for Pattinson’s delightfully dark turn as Reverend Preston Teagardin.

The Rover

Part of the early wave of A24 movies, The Rover comes from acclaimed director David Michod, and it’s the kind of film that’ll take you by surprise as the grisly, gritty story unfolds. With the Australian outback providing the setting for this dystopian tale, there’s plenty of visual treats for the eyes, too.

Pattinson is almost unrecognisable in his portrayal of Rey here, with an inner conflict brewing inside the young criminal that is absolutely captivating to watch, and he and Guy Pearce share some intriguing chemistry. Come for the look and the mood of Michod's movie but stay for the chance to watch these two powerhouse actors go toe-to-toe.

The Lost City of Z

Ironically, another film where Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson both appear, albeit in very different circumstances. The Lost City of Z is far more reliant on the work of Charlie Hunnam and Sienna Miller, but Pattinson’s supporting role is still important and interesting in equal measure.

In some ways, this is the movie which really announced Pattinson as a very different actor to the one we knew from his Twilight era. It’s a mature performance in a sprawling epic from the great director James Gray, with Pattinson starting to showcase his gravitas and screen presence—suggesting for the first time that there might in fact be a wonderful character actor under all those layers of heartthrob.

Tenet

We couldn’t possibly attest to fully understanding what is going on in Tenet — the temporal pincer movement sounds cool, but it’s complex to say the least — but this Christopher Nolan flick is a blistering time travel heist movie complete with a bombastic score, hard-hitting action, and Robert Pattinson balancing flamboyance and ferocity wonderfully.

As Neil, Pattinson appears to be little more than a guy who talks the talk, but he slowly evolves into someone who will carry the emotional weight of the film on his shoulders. And, of course, Pattinson excels with that responsibility, delivering killer lines with poignancy and an unnerving calmness. 

Good Time

If The Lost City of Z was Pattinson showing he could take on more mature roles, Good Time was the first sign that this actor was ready to really cut loose and go to extreme places with his work. The Safdie Brothers constructed a taut thriller for their revered breakout movie, but the whole thing flies or dies on Pattinson’s performance in the lead role.

With bleach blonde locks, dramatic facial hair, and a frenetic energy, Pattinson’s Connie is a man possessed and, with credit to Pattinson's performance, he is absolutely captivating in every scene. It was one of the first times that Pattinson dived into an undesirable, unlikeable character, and he nailed it.

The Batman

While franchise work might seem like the last thing Pattinson would want to do after shaking his roots in the Twilight saga, the actor took on the cape and cowl to become the most iconic character of them all, Batman.

The Batman is everything fans of the hero should want to see. It transports us to a grimy, noirish Gotham City, where every street corner feels genuinely dangerous, as Matt Reeves introduces us to a younger Bruce Wayne who is far less stoic and commanding, instead filled with doubts and anger.

Pattinson not only captures all of that in his portrayal of Bruce, but when he dons the mask and starts beating down bad guys, he’s truly terrifying. The Batman is the most fateful cinematic translation of the DC character to date.

The Lighthouse

Throughout this list, we’ve discussed moments here and there where Robert Pattinson has allowed his freak flag to fly. In Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse, he cranks that up to 11, as he and Willem Dafoe essentially go crazy-for-crazy in this warped black and white horror that is as unsettling as it is hilarious.

From grudge matches with a menacing seagull, to drunk dancing and absurd confessions, The Lighthouse is more than happy to lure you in with moments of levity. But don’t be fooled, by the end, Eggers is determined to mess with your mind. It’s a beautiful, twisted nightmare that you’ll probably want to experience again and again.

Honourable mentions

• Life

• Cosmopolis

• Twilight

• The King

• Mickey 17

Bong Joon-ho’s 2025 sci-fi epic Mickey 17 adds to the director’s impressive list of big screen triumphs. From his 2013 adaptation of Snowpiercer to his Oscar-winning 2019 dark satire Parasite, Joon-ho has continued to produce films set in unique worlds that leave viewers both hopeful and deeply cynical by the end — and Mickey 17 is no exception. Mickey 17 stars Robert Pattinson as Mickey, a so-called “expendable” clone on his 17th iteration who is part of a colonial space expedition led by a despotic failed politician played by Mark Ruffalo. When Mickey 17 survives a mission in which he was presumed dead, he returns to the ship to find a Mickey 18 has already been printed, upending his existence and causing chaos on the ship — all while they also contend with the native alien creatures.

If you loved Mickey 17 and are looking for more films like it, check out our selection below. You’ll find anything from comedies set in a dystopian future to sci-fi dramas tackling themes of cloning and identity. Check out our list of 10 movies like Mickey 17, and find out where you can stream them all below!

Snowpiercer

Bong Joon-ho also directed Snowpiercer in 2013, and the film shares much of the same social commentary of Mickey 17. Like Mickey 17, Snowpiercer is set mostly within a confined space surrounded by inhospitable conditions, and both films feature a tyrannical leader, and a rebellion against the current system.

Snowpiercer takes place after a climate disaster has ushered in a new Ice Age, making Earth largely uninhabitable and forcing survivors to live on an ever moving train called Snowpiercer divided into classes by car and run by transport magnate Wilford. 

Okja 

Bong Joon-ho’s Okja takes his usual social commentary and combines it with his love of creature creation. Like Mickey 17, Okja explores the way in which humans treat ‘the other’, whether that be another species or a human deemed different or somehow inferior.

Okja is about an enormous genetically modified pig who is taken from his home in the mountains of South Korea and away from his best friend, a young human girl named Mija, to New York City by a powerful multinational company. A devastated Mija resolves to go to the big city to find Okja and bring him back home.

Oblivion

Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi action thriller might not share the same humour as Mickey 17, but its dystopic setting and focus on cloning and its implications leave a lingering effect. Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion as Jack, a repair technician in 2077 on an Earth that is now largely uninhabitable due to an alien invasion that ended in nuclear war. After he discovers a crashed spaceship containing a woman in suspended animation — a woman he has seen repeatedly in his dreams — he begins to question his identity, his past, and his current mission.

They Cloned Tyrone

Juel Taylor’s 2023 sci-fi comedy mystery is a splendid mix of satire, social commentary, and a massive cloning conspiracy. While the style of humour is different to Mickey 17, if you like a dose of laughter with your existential clone crisis, don’t miss They Cloned Tyrone. 

They Cloned Tyrone takes place in an underserved predominantly Black neighbourhood in the US. After drug dealer Fontaine (John Boyega) wakes up unscathed the night after getting shot and killed, he and two friends Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris) and Slick (Jamie Foxx) slowly uncover a dark experiment being carried out on their community.

Moon

Duncan Jones’s 2009 sci-fi drama shares Mickey 17’s interest in the ethics of cloning, and the questions it raises regarding individual identity. Sam Rockwell stars as Sam Bell in Moon, an operations manager sent on a solo 3-year-long expedition to the Moon to mine the alternative fuel helium-3 and send it back to Earth. But after Sam starts hallucinating, leading to a crash, he discovers a clone of himself that turns his entire world upside down.

Edge of Tomorrow

While Doug Liman’s sci-fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow does not focus on clones, the film’s time-loop plotline is very similar in its repetitiveness to Mickey 17. Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise as Major William Cage, a public relations officer with no combat training who finds himself stuck in a time-loop after he is forced into an operation going up against the aliens who have taken over most of Europe. Emily Blunt stars as Sergeant Rita Vrataski, the soldier with whom he forms a bond who trains him for the final battle.

Brazil

Terry Gilliam’s 1985 dystopian black comedy shares quite a few important similarities with Mickey 17. Its darkly comedic tone mixed with the critique of hierarchical structures all make it a must-watch for anyone who loves Bong Joon-ho’s films.

Brazil takes place in a dystopian, totalitarian future where low level governmental bureaucrat Sam Lowry has a recurring dream of rescuing a woman. As he attempts to find the woman, he also discovers a fatal case of mistaken identity that, as he attempts to correct it, leads him to question the entire system in which he lives.

The Double 

Richard Ayoade’s 2013 dark comedy dives head first into struggles of identity and personality. If you want an even more in-depth exploration of the differences between Mickey 17 and Mickey 18, don’t miss The Double.

The Double is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel of the same name and stars Jesse Eisenberg as Simon, a government clerk whose life is turned upside down when a new colleague joins the office — a colleague who is exactly like him in all but personality. Where Simon is shy and introverted, James is assertive and charming, leading to a confrontation between both the two individuals and themselves.

Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2023 fantasy dark comedy drama shares many themes with Mickey 17, not least that of self-discovery, identity, and the autonomy of human ‘creations’. In addition, both films feature over the top performances from Mark Ruffalo.

Poor Things takes place in Victorian London, where an unconventional scientist, Dr Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), creates a new person by taking the body of a woman and inserting the brain of a child. The result is Bella Baxter, a fully formed woman who goes on a world-wide journey of self discovery while her brain catches up to her body.

Idiocracy

Idiocracy is Mike Judge’s prescient comedy from 2006. If you enjoyed Mickey 17’s critique of leadership in the form of Mark Ruffalo’s ethically questionable tyrant Kenneth Marshall, make sure to check out Idiocracy.

Idiocracy is set in a dystopian future where humans have devolved in intelligence and the President of the United States is a wrestling champion played by Terry Crews. Luke Wilson stars as Joe, an average man from 2006 who participates in a government experiment in suspended animation that should find him away within a year. Fast forward 500 years, and Joe finds himself waking up in a new reality in which he is the most intelligent person on Earth.

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International Women’s Day is a time to honour women's achievements, amplify our voices, and reflect on the ongoing fight for gender equality. Over the years, the number of films highlighting stories about women has grown, adding unique perspectives, inspirational narratives, and challenges to social norms that enrich discussions about what it is like to be a woman in today’s world.

The 10 films below highlight a variety of stories about women's struggles, victories, and complexities, weaving narratives through stories of friendship, love, overcoming adversity, and remaining true to oneself. So, check out 10 of the best films to watch on International Women’s Day, and find out where you can stream them all below!

Steel Magnolias

If you’re looking for a film about the power friendship between women that is both witty and deeply moving, make sure to watch Steel Magnolias. The film 1989 picture features an incredible ensemble cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, and Olympia Dukakis, and takes place in a small town in Louisiana. Shelby (Roberts) is getting married, and her mother (Field), the local beauty parlor owner (Parton), and the rest of the tight-knit community of women are busy at work helping prepare for the celebrations. As the women move through their lives, they face inevitable challenges and rely on each other to get through them.

Little Women

Director Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s 19th century novel is one of the best on-screen versions of the story yet. Featuring an ensemble cast including Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, and Chris Cooper, Little Women is a coming-of-age drama that remains timeless in its portrayal of sisterhood. Ronan plays Jo, a headstrong aspiring writer who returns home to Concord, Massachusetts, where her sisters Amy (Pugh), Meg (Watson), Beth (Scanlen), and their mother, Marmee (Dern) live after one of them falls sick. The story is a mixture of heartwarming moments between the sisters, flares of jealousy and competitiveness, growing pains in finding love, and acceptance as each sister finds her own path within and outside of societal limitations.

Legally Blonde

Flashing forward to the end of the 20th century, Legally Blonde taught us to bend and snap with the tale of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who decides to attend Harvard Law School to try and win back her ex. But what starts as a conquest, quickly turns into a story of independence, as Elle discovers her natural talent as a lawyer — and that really she doesn’t need that smarmy ex at all. The brilliant cast includes Reese Witherspoon as the ever bubbly Elle, Jennifer Coolidge as Elle’s friend and manicurist Paulette, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, and Matthew Davis.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

The fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones film series dives right back into the delightfully messy world of author Helen Fielding’s flawed heroine. Bridget, played masterfully once again by Renée Zellweger, is now in her 50s and the mother of two young children. Tragically, she is now a widow and the film sees her explore the world of modern dating while still surrounded and supported by her old friends, and even her former cad boss/lover Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). But while Mad About the Boy is as fun as any Bridget Jones film, seeing Bridget bravely stand in a new phase of life — grief and all — is what makes this instalment all the more poignant.

Mulan

If you’re looking for something lighter to watch on International Women’s Day, this empowering Disney film might be just what you’re looking for. Mulan is a strong female protagonist who, after China is invaded by Huns, disguises herself as a man in order to join the army in place of her aging father. With the invasion threatening to topple the dynasty, Mulan must learn to trust herself and harness her own power with the help of her friends and ancestors in order to save China.

Alien

With Alien, you get the thrill of watching one of the best horror movies of all time along with the satisfaction of seeing a truly great female protagonist kick some alien behind. Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece stars Sigourney Weaver as the now iconic Ellen Ripley, a crewmember on the Nostromo commercial cruiser. On the way back to Earth, the Nostromo picks up a distress signal from a nearby planet and goes to investigate, discovering too late that a horrifying infestation of alien life there intends on stalking and killing any human in its path.

Tangerine

Oscar-winner Sean Baker’s 2015 film Tangerine explores the lives of two trans sex-workers on Christmas Day in Los Angeles. When Sin-Dee Rella is released from a month in jail, she discovers her boyfriend and pimp Chester has been cheating on her. Together with her friend Alexandra, Sin-Dee Rella sets out to find Chester and his lover and teach them a lesson. Tangerine is filmed entirely with an iPhone 5S, which makes Sin-Dee Rella’s story of friendship and betrayal feel intimate and real. The performances, coupled with the mix of humour and drama set against the backdrop of the reality of the trans experience in Los Angeles, all make Tangerine a truly worthwhile watch.

Barbie

Barbie is director Greta Gerwig’s second feature on this list, and is essentially a fun romp through Feminism 101. The cast includes Margot Robbie as Barbie, Ryan Gosling as Ken, and Will Ferrell as the evil Mattel CEO, along with a host of barbies and kens played by Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Nicola Coughlan, Dua Lipa, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, John Cena, and more. The film follows the story of Barbie (Robbie), who goes on a journey of self-discovery after having an existential crisis. After traveling to the real world to search for answers, she meets America Ferrera’s frustrated single mother Gloria, and her daughter Sasha. The three help each other navigate through the despair of crushed dreams, the harsh realities of being a modern woman, and the hope of creating a better future for women and men, both in the real world and back in Barbieland.

Thelma & Louise

Thelma and Louise is nothing if not a feminist classic. Ridley Scott’s film might be from 1991, but the themes of liberation, empowerment, and female friendship remain just as relevant today. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis star as friends Louise, a rebellious waitress, and Thelma, a dutiful housewife, whose worlds are turned upside down when they accidentally kill a would-be attacker during a fishing trip and are forced to go on the run from the law.

Whale Rider

This 2002 film from New Zealand tells the beautiful story of a young girl, Paikea Apirana (Keisha Castle-Hughes), who hears the call of her destiny to become the leader of her community. While tradition dictates the next leader will be a first-born boy from the village, Pai instinctively knows that she has what it takes and enlists the help of her uncle to teach her what she needs to know — behind the back of her traditionalist grandfather, Koro. Despite only being 13 at the time, Castle-Hughes received a nomination for Best Actress at the 76th Academy Awards for her performance, and the film remains an inspiring story about a young woman breaking with patriarchal tradition despite the challenges for the benefit of the whole community.

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We are in a golden age of TV science fiction: every streaming service wants a big sci-fi show, and they’re prepared to pay to make them look as spectacular as possible. Many of the best shows of the 2020s take us away from our regular reality - here is our pick of the top ten, plus a guide on where to stream them. Enjoy the journey!

Severance

You don’t need rocket ships and two-headed aliens to qualify as science fiction: one simple concept can be enough. How about a company that wipes its employees’ memories of the outside world when they enter the building, then makes them forget all about work when they go home? Severance takes that idea and extrapolates it to create a stinging satire on office culture, which brims with odd characters and meticulously constructed, eerily beautiful shots courtesy of director Ben Stiller. Severance might not be the most spectacular show on this list, but it’s almost certainly the smartest.

Silo

Sci-fi loves a dystopia, especially if it’s life in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse. Here the survivors have taken refuge underground in a very narrow, very deep bunker, where the people in charge live on the upper floors and the ordinary working person has to slum it down below. The citizens of this society have been told that the only alternative is death: the air outside will kill them. But is that true? As myths crumble and the silo-dwellers on the lower floors wonder whether their rulers are really benign, Silo brings us sharp allegory and tough action with a nicely grubby steampunk vibe.

Dark Matter

Put your brain in top gear for a multiverse-driven drama that revels in the complexity of its story: Joel Edgerton plays Jason, a physicist who starts hopping between realities when he trades places with a different version of himself. When it gets to the point where numerous Jasons are helping and/or killing each other, it’s time to just let go and enjoy a highly imaginative ride: the scene where Jason - or rather, a Jason - runs down an infinite corridor, opening door after door and sampling an entirely different version of Earth behind each one, is a real mind-melter.

Invasion

There’s an old maxim in horror and sci-fi writing: don’t show too much of the monster too early. Invasion takes that to heart, since although it’s about an alien infiltration that threatens the future of humanity, it’s much more concerned with humanity itself and how people respond to the worst possible crisis. While ordinary citizens make decisions that reveal who they really were all along, and governments and the military show their true colours too, the threat of the invaders hangs in the corner of our eye, giving a classy series a constant feeling of menace.

Foundation

Dramatising the work of storied science-fiction novelist Isaac Asimov is a daunting task for any TV show, but this series is totally up to it. With Jared Harris leading a fantastic cast as Hari, the mathematician whose science of “psychohistory” enables him to predict the future and mess around with time, and Lee Pace putting in a corking turn as cloned emperor Brother Day, the sprawling story of a future universe where people are fighting for freedom from oppressive regimes is rendered as a truly spectacular epic. There’s something dazzling, thought-provoking or both in every episode. 

3 Body Problem

This sophisticated drama has serious pedigree: it’s overseen by writers David Benioff and DB Weiss, and serves as their follow-up to Game of Thrones, so it knows how to tell a big story - which is just as well, because fans of Chinese novelist Liu Cixin and his Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy would not have tolerated a second-rate dramatisation. A tale that begins with physicists recording impossible results in their experiments ends up being an essay on the future of humanity itself, with big ideas pinging about like electrons - and some massive set pieces thrown in to keep our pulses racing.

Dune: Prophecy

Women rule the universe in this savvy Dune prequel, starring Emily Watson and Olivia Williams as two sisters heading up the Sisterhood, an organisation that will become what fans of the films know as the Bene Gesserit. The story is one of revolutions, rival factions and dreadful prophecies, set in worlds where the power of the mind is as important as any military weaponry - all this takes place against some of the most beautiful artificial landscapes on TV, with Watson and Williams lending it tons of extra class.

Upload

Do you feel like more and more of your mind, body and soul is gradually being uploaded to the internet? How about if you could actually just live online, cheating death into the bargain? That’s what’s available to the people who can pay to do it, in a sly comedy that takes aim both at all of us doomscrolling, and at big tech companies who may not be as cuddly and caring as they make out. It turns out that the digital utopia the characters here are promised may have the odd rather serious glitch…

Station Eleven

If you like a sci-fi show that gives you all the feels and leaves you with thoughts you could ponder on for days, check out this ambitious miniseries, based (quite loosely) on Emily St John Mandel’s novel and reminiscent of epic series such as The Leftovers. We are 20 years on from a pandemic that has upended society, but this isn’t your regular post-apocalyptic dystopia. Big concepts, rich characters and profound emotions are everywhere in a show that ultimately has a simple message: in the worst circumstances, humans will come together - helped by the art they create - and survive.  

Fallout

At first glance you might think this is basically the same show as Silo: a nuclear bomb goes off, and two centuries later the characters we meet have only ever known life in their sealed underground bunker. But in a series based on the popular video game franchise, soon we are following Lucy (Ella Purnell) out of Vault 33 and into the world above ground, which is a retrofuturist maelstrom with danger around every corner. For those who like their sci-fi brash and energetic rather than pensive and allegorical, Fallout is a blast. 

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Severance

The cleverest drama on TV? Set in and around a mysterious company that wipes its employees’ memories of the outside world when they arrive for work - and does the reverse at home time - Severance is a super-smart satire on the way we give up our true selves for the sake of a wage. But with its fabulous visual imagination and drily witty script, it’s much more.

Blitz

Less challenging than some films by director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) but no less engaging, this film turns on a sensational debut by Elliott Heffernan as George, a ten-year-old who is evacuated from London during the Second World War. George returns in search of his mother (Saoirse Ronan), embarking on an adventure that shows the harsh reality of a city under fire.

Silo

Life after the apocalypse is tough for the characters in this high-concept sci-fi epic: they’re stuck underground, in a deep vertical bunker, and are told tales of the instant death that awaits them if they walk into the toxic wasteland outside. But is that true? A sophisticated political allegory develops as the citizens of the silo wonder if the people in charge are who they say they are.

Fly Me to the Moon

Fans of old-school screwball comedies should give this historical rom-com a whirl, especially if you love tall tales set in the 1960s. Scarlett Johansson stars as a marketing whiz hired by the Richard Nixon government to make a fake moon landing, in case the real one goes wrong. Channing Tatum’s serious Nasa guy is horrified, but eventually the pair see eye to eye.

Prime Target

Think The Da Vinci Code, mixed with a bit of The Bourne Identity, but where the mystery the hero and the baddies are chasing is a maths problem, and you have the unlikely formula for this thriller. Luke Woodall (The White Lotus) is the genius-level geek whose work with prime numbers takes him from Cambridge University to the back streets of Baghdad.

Killers of the Flower Moon

A Martin Scorsese masterpiece that looks like a Western but turns the genre on its head. In the 1920s, the Osage Nation in Oklahoma strikes oil and is then hit by a series of murders - Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro play the men whose greed drives them to commit heinous acts, with Lily Gladstone as the indigenous woman caught in a slowly unfolding tragedy.

Slow Horses

Why are there so many spy dramas on streaming right now? Mainly it’s because everyone’s trying to make something as cool as Slow Horses, a mix of deadpan British comedy and old-school espionage thrills. Gary Oldman is disgustingly good as Jackson Lamb, the boss of a gang of MI5 rejects who find themselves wrapped up in awfully high-stakes missions.

Wolfs

Clooney! Pitt! The old Ocean’s Eleven muckers are reunited for a drama about “fixers”, the men you call when you need help but can’t ask the police. George and Brad play two fixers who prefer to work alone but are called to the same job - a body in a hotel room - and must then become a team. The star power of the two leads is irresistible.

Shrinking

Harrison Ford’s comic timing has never been in question, but his ability to make us laugh is given full rein here as Paul, mentor of Jason Segel’s widowed therapist character, Jimmy. As Jimmy’s loved ones help him through his loss, a fantastically funny ensemble piece develops about pals looking out for each other and telling each other some hard home truths.

Napoleon

Director Ridley Scott in historical epic mode, teamed with Joaquin Phoenix as lead actor? That combination tells you Napoleon will be an intense ride, and it delivers, charting the French general’s rise to power and his relationship with his wife Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby). It’s spectacular but, in its portrayal of the military man’s eccentricities, naughtily entertaining too.

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Often seen as a barometer for who is going to win the Oscars and Emmys, the Screen Actors Guild Awards are unique in being voted for purely by actors. So which films and TV shows won at the ceremony in Los Angeles on 23 February, and which of the nominees do you need to see as well? We’ve got you covered with our picks of the night below - then be sure to check out the nominations in full to find out where to stream them.

Best Cast in a Motion Picture 

Other shortlisted movies might have caused more excitement among audiences, but for the SAG juries, the sheer class of Conclave was enough for it to win. You can see why: no film with Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini is going to be less than excellent.

Our honorable mention nominee: Wicked was the most overlooked movie of the whole night, especially in a category rewarding ensemble casts - it had at least four outstanding performances.

Best Ensemble in a Drama Series 

Shogun was the big TV winner on the night, taking home this prize as well as the big telly acting awards. It was indeed a fine achievement, turning a doorstop of a book into a gripping drama that treated its audience with respect by assuming they could keep up with subtitled dialogue and the details of the feudal system in medieval Japan. 

Our honorable mention nominee: Slow Horses, which goes from strength to strength, and this time around delivered perhaps both its funniest and its most exciting spy adventure yet.

Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series 

A wide-open category was won by Only Murders in the Building, the New York-set detective caper that has consistently added big names to its cast since it began, although Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez remain its big stars. Once again, the excellent The Bear was nominated for a comedy award despite not being a comedy, which might be why it lost. 

Our honorable mention nominee: Shrinking, which improved on an already very funny and touching first season with a second run that really got to know the friends and family of widowed LA therapist Jimmy, played by Jason Segel.

Best Actors in a Leading Role  

Two very solid winners here in Timothée Chalamet, widely acclaimed for his immersive lead role in the story of Bob Dylan going electric, A Complete Unknown; and Demi Moore, who returned from near-obscurity to become a huge late-career success with outrageous body horror The Substance.

Our honorable mention nominees: Daniel Craig might have won in a different year for his bold performance in Queer, while if the amount of online acclaim was what mattered, there would only have been one winning actress and that’s Cynthia Erivo in Wicked.

Best Actors in a Supporting Role 

Zoe Saldana edged it for the musical Emilia Perez, which has had an up-and-down awards campaign but still managed to nab one of the major categories here. Kieran Culkin, meanwhile, is a classic example of a “supporting actor” who had the advantage of loads of screen time: he’s very much a co-lead in A Real Pain.

Our honorable mention nominees: it has to be the Wicked duo Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, who were a huge part of that film’s success, through a mixture of talent, pizazz and sheer likeability.

Best Actors in a Drama Series 

Here’s how much the SAG panels adored Shogun: the Japan-set historical drama won both prizes here, with Anna Sawai particularly fine as conflicted translator Toda Mariko. Hiroyuki Sanada’s win, in what could have been a relatively impenetrable part as the warlord Yoshii Toranaga, is perhaps even more impressive.

Our honorable mention nominees: Kathy Bates is terrific in Matlock, a legal drama that is more than it seems, while Gary Oldman continues to stink the place out, in a good way, as the filthy spy chief Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses.

Best Actors in a Comedy Series 

Hurrah for the more mature comedy performers who showed younger acting generations how it’s done this year: Jean Smart very deservedly won for her sizzling turn as a waspish, washed-up comedian in Hacks, while everything Martin Short says and does in funny - in life, and when he’s acting in Only Murders in the Building.

Our honorable mention nominees: SAG awards host Kristin Bell was perhaps unfortunate to come up against such a strong contender in Smart, because Bell’s performance in pitch-perfect romcom Nobody Wants This was superb - as was that of her co-star Adam Brody.

Best Actors in a Limited Series 

Two unstoppable winners here in the form of Jessica Gunning, a breakout star on the back of terrifying stalker comedy/drama Baby Reindeer, and Colin Farrell, whose physical transformation to play the title role in The Penguin was the most profound on-screen image overhaul of 2024.

Our honorable mention nominees: Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline were both excellent in the somewhat underrated Disclaimer, a clever twin-timeline drama about a documentary film-maker (Blanchett) whose own life becomes news when a grieving father (Kline) publishes a novel that appears to be about her.

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If you love following the Oscars each year, you’ll know that the Academy is usually a really effective barometer for what’s good and what’s not so good. But, they sometimes get things very wrong, so we’ve put together a list of the 10 biggest Oscar snubs of all time, and added details of where to watch them.

We absolutely love most of the Oscar nominated films for 2025, but as always, there’s some films the Academy neglected this year – Sing Sing deserved far more attention, and Challengers was robbed!

It’s going to be fascinating seeing which film becomes the latest Best Picture winner at the Oscars this year, but let’s take a moment to remember all of those special films through the years that were wrongly rejected by the Academy. Here’s the biggest Oscar snubs of all time, and streaming options for them all.

Nightcrawler

We were never expecting Nightcrawler to scoop a bunch of awards or anything. The grimy thriller was up against it with the likes of Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Whiplash dominating the 87th Academy Awards, but there is one category that it was notably absent from. 

Seriously, how did Jake Gyllenhaal not get a nomination for his unhinged portrayal of Lou Bloom? The fact this captivating depiction of a man possessed by his pursuit of infamy was ignored is a heinous crime; so much so that Lou Bloom would probably be desperate to cover the story himself if he had the chance.

Dune

It would be unfair to claim that the Oscars forgot about Dune. The sci-fi epic was nominated for ten awards in 2022, winning six of them, but they were all in the technical categories. Yes, Dune is a technical marvel in many ways, but it’s so much more than that, and that’s largely thanks to the incredible direction from modern master, Denis Villeneuve.

So, the fact that the man at the helm for this one didn’t get a nomination, despite his film racking up so many nominations elsewhere just feels odd. Even more so, when you consider that he’s been spurned again this year for Dune: Part Two.

Arrival

Thankfully, Denis was nominated for his directing back in 2017 for the magnificent Arrival. The poetic sci-fi movie picked up eight nominations in total, but somehow only took home one award, for Best Sound Editing. But, what would Arrival be were it not for the stellar work in front of the camera from Amy Adams?

The whole film sinks or swims based on Adams’ portrayal of Dr. Louise Banks, and she imbues the movie with so much heart and emotional conflict that it becomes something transcendental, far deeper than a simple alien time travel story. The Academy instead opted to nominate Meryl Streep and Isabelle Huppert, for Florence Foster Jenkins and Elle, respectively. Both brilliant actors doing fine work, but Adams should have won the whole thing never mind being nominated.

Rear Window

The fact that Alfred Hitchcock never won an Oscar – apart from his consolation prize of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968 – is simply ludicrous. The master of suspense is heralded as one of the greatest ever filmmakers and yet he was only nominated for Best Director five times, losing them all.

We could have picked any one of his works to label as a huge snub, but Rear Window is perhaps his finest film of all time and it deserved so much better. The riveting 1954 classic picked up just four nominations at the time, including one for Hitch himself, but it went home empty handed on the night.

2001: A Space Odyssey

If you thought Hitchcock’s catalogue of snubs was bad, spare a thought for the late, great Stanley Kubrick. The famed director, who mastered every genre going throughout his illustrious career, was never given any love by the Academy. Though he was nominated as Best Director for Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Barry Lyndon, he was ignored every time.

It is Space Odyssey that feels the most egregious of them all, though. For a film as influential and astounding as this to win just one Oscar – for visual effects – is a major miscarriage of justice. It’s the greatest sci-fi movie of all time, and it’s not even close!

Do the Right Thing

The Academy clearly didn’t pay attention to the title of this searing Spike Lee joint, because they most certainly did not do the right thing at all in 1990. The fact that Do the Right Thing didn’t even pick up a Best Picture nomination, in the same year that Driving Miss Daisy infamously won the award, just feels wrong on so many levels. Indeed, the two nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Support Actor (Danny Aiello) are more of a kick in the teeth than a justified consolation prize.

Do the Right Thing is bursting with life, tension, humour, and hatred. It’s both an indictment of the prejudices which plague our world, and a celebration of the differences between the rich cultures in our society. It’s a vitally important piece of work, regardless of how many Oscars it was snubbed for.

La La Land

Yes, La La Land won lots of awards – six, to be precise, including a Best Director gong for Damien Chazelle. Yes, its 14 nominations are a fantastic achievement, too. And yes, Moonlight was a very worthy winner in the end, but the way La La Land lost the big prize on the night still stings.

When Faye Dunaway called out La La Land as the Best Picture winner in 2017, no one batted an eye, because it was exactly what this magical musical deserved. Chazelle’s love letter to Hollywood is gorgeous to look at, sublime to listen to, and is achingly romantic in all the best ways.

Hereditary

We know the Academy doesn’t really like the horror genre, but its rejection of some performances over the last decade have just been plain terrifying. Most notably, how did Toni Collette not get a nomination for her brutal and brilliant performance in Ari Aster’s breakout hit, Hereditary?

To be honest, Colette should have won the award for her screaming talents alone. But, the way her character, Annie Graham, evolves in this spine-chilling story from a troubled woman, to a heartbroken mother, into a veritable monster, is so engrossing and so unsettling, and perfectly showcases her immense range as an actor.

Brokeback Mountain

Throughout the years there have been some very prominent shock wins in the Best Picture category. We mentioned Driving Miss Daisy earlier, and you can add the likes of Shakespeare in Love and The Green Book to that list, too. However, when Crash took home the top prize in 2006, the whole of Hollywood’s collective jaw dropped, and not in a good way.

That’s because the Paul Haggis movie beat the massive favourite on the night, Brokeback Mountain. Ang Lee’s painful love story is so intimate and intricately made, and it deserved the world. Instead, all it got was three Oscars, including Best Director, which almost makes the Best Picture snub even more criminal.

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane is arguably the best film of all time, and that’s not a subjective opinion; there are countless lists that have the Orson Welles classic sitting at the top of the pile, and critical consensus hails the 1941 movie as a bona fide masterpiece. From its delightfully simple yet compelling story, to the range of different technical feats Welles manages to achieve in this one picture, Citizen Kane will live long as a cornerstone of cinematic history.

It’s funny, then, that this revered artefact wasn’t even considered the best film of the year at the time, losing out on the Best Picture award to How Green Was My Valley. Still, would you rather take one night of glory or a lifetime of admiration? Welles probably wanted both, to be fair.

Honourable mentions

• Saving Private Ryan
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• 12 Angry Men
• The Exorcist
• Dr Strangelove
• The Graduate
• Star Wars: A New Hope
• Dead Poets Society
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Singin’ in the Rain

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The biggest night in the movie calendar is almost upon us. So as we prepare for the 97th Academy Awards, JustWatch has sifted through the history of the ceremony to come up with the 20 best movies to win Best Picture at the Oscars, and we can tell you where to watch them, too.

Since 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been the go-to awards body for separating the good (and the not so good) from the great. The Oscars, as they are more commonly known, offers film fans and film stars the chance to reflect on the best work of the past year, with the Best Picture award being the most coveted prize of all.

This year, the likes of Anora, Conclave, The Brutalist, and The Substance are fighting it out for the big awards as the leading nominees at the 2025 Oscars. But, we’re here to look back in time and determine the best Best Picture winner ever.

Rocky

Who would ever have thought that a scrappy little film about an amateur boxer would make it all the way to the Oscars, let alone scoop the Best Picture award? Just like its titular character, Rocky defied all the odds in 1977, picking up a massive ten nominations, winning in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing categories.

Sylvester Stallone’s script is far from your paint-by-the-numbers sports story; Rocky is a tale steeped in heart and humour, and while the action in the ring is brilliant, it’s the gritty realism on the streets of Philadelphia that truly makes Rocky fly.

Moonlight

A24 movies are expected to succeed these days, but back in 2016, Moonlight gave the studio its first real breakthrough moment. The Barry Jenkins flick didn’t just please the indie crowd, it reached the masses, and the 2017 Academy Awards helped cement it into film folklore after the infamous (but very entertaining) La La Land mix-up.

Nominated for eight Oscars and winning Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Mahershala Ali), and Best Picture, Moonlight was justly rewarded for its harrowing and heartfelt depiction of sexuality, adolescence, and finding family when you need them the most, whether they are blood relatives or not.

The Departed

Should Martin Scorsese have more Oscars on his mantlepiece? Yes, probably. But, with The Departed, the legendary filmmaker was given his flowers (and a lovely, little gold statue) at the 2007 Academy Awards, as were the rest of the team involved. The crime-thriller won in four of its five nominated categories, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing.

You could say that, as a remake of the Hong Kong film series, Infernal Affairs, Scorsese was already working with golden material. But, what the master filmmaker does with that story, and the performances he gets out of his incredible ensemble cast, is nothing short of magic.

The Silence of the Lambs

It is so rare to see horrors and dark, psychological thrillers getting love from the Academy, but The Silence of the Lambs was simply too good to ignore back in 1992. Not only did this chilling film pick up the Best Picture award, it also won for Best Actor and Actress (Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster), Best Director (Jonathan Demme), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

That makes The Silence of the Lambs one of only three movies to win the so-called ‘big five’ at the Academy Awards, with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and It Happened One Night also achieving that very special feat.

Parasite

There has perhaps never been a more popular and beloved Best Picture winner than Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite back in 2020. The film had earned mass praise from critics and audiences alike upon its release for its twisted and darkly comic story of class conflict, but it was still not expected to be such a big hit at the Oscars.

Nominated in six categories, and winning four including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature, Parasite would go on to make history by becoming the first ever film not in the English language to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

The Godfather

When you think of the most revered films of all time – like The Shawshank Redemption, Citizen Kane, and 2001: A Space Odyssey – the only one that can say it actually won the top prize is The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola’s epic mafia masterpiece was nominated in a massive 11 categories, but took home only three awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The Godfather is as violent as it is poetic, a rich tale of how powerful one man and one family can become, and the price that has to be paid to achieve such power. It’s a gorgeous, enthralling picture, and fully deserving of the decades of praise it has received.

Amadeus

Another film to receive 11 nominations is Milos Forman’s quirky, comical Amadeus, a film detailing the envy-driven vendetta of composer Antonio Salieri against his rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Amadeus won a whopping eight awards on the night, including big prizes like Best Director and Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham), and also the more technical awards like Best Costume Design and Best Sound. It’s a triumph in all aspects of filmmaking, and though it boasts a huge 180-minute runtime, Amadeus is one of those special movies that you cannot help but to want to spend even more time in its world.

Lawrence of Arabia

Speaking of technical achievements, Lawrence of Arabia is perhaps the most stunning, inch-perfect film not just of its period, but of all time. It earned ten nominations back in 1963, and managed to bring home seven of those awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Music.

Those last two are particularly justified, with Lawrence of Arabia being a veritable delight for the eyes and ears. The vistas in this sprawling journey across the Arabian desert are truly breathtaking, while the music of Maurice Jarre still stands as one of the finest scores to ever accompany the silver screen.

The Sound of Music

Somehow, ten nominations still doesn’t quite feel like enough for The Sound of Music. Nor does the fact it only won in 50% of those categories. No, this is a film which deserved every award going, and one that has stood the test of time to this day as one of the most splendid musicals ever made.

But, what appears to be a charming and sweet musical on paper, actually turns out to be a fascinating depiction of defiance in the face of Nazism. It’s also a film that delivers some of the most astounding frames ever put to the screen, and it’s a travesty that The Sound of Music failed to win in the cinematography and art direction categories at the time – in fairness, losing out to the equally sublime Doctor Zhivago is not the worst snub imaginable.

Oppenheimer

The big winner at the 2024 Oscars ceremony was Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and rightly so. This engrossing biopic picked up a jaw-dropping 13 nominations, winning seven of the categories including Best Director, Best Lead Actor and Support Actor (Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.), Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. Frankly, it could and should have won all 13.

The exploration of the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, saw Nolan excel himself – which is an extraordinary feat in itself – as he crafted an intricate and intimate retelling of one of the most pivotal periods of human history. It’s a film imbued with flair and creativity, while Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of the man at the heart of it all is simply spellbinding.

Honourable mentions

• Titanic
• The Hurt Locker
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The French Connection
• The Apartment
• It Happened One Night
• Gone with the Wind
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Schindler’s List
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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Since the Academy Award category for Visual Effects was first established in the 1960s, the winners have been highly anticipated as they represent the most exciting and groundbreaking technologies in filmmaking of the time. Indeed, looking at a list of past winners, it is jawdropping to see the leaps and bounds visual effects have made over the decades. 

While the task of narrowing down the top 10 of all the past winners is near impossible, this list attempts to give an overview of the achievements in the field, highlight some of the effects that lay the groundwork for technologies we use now, and celebrate the films that were ahead of their time and continue wow filmmakers and audiences to this day. Check out these 10 movies that won an Oscar for Visual Effects and find out where you can stream them below!

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Few films have impacted the future of cinema as much as Stanley Kubrick’s seminal 1968 sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. With astonishing visual sequences like the opening ‘Dawn of Man’ and the ‘Star Gate’ sequence, Kubrick and his special effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull developed innovative techniques to achieve visuals that are still considered impressive to this day. In a time before CGI, Kubrick and Trumbull showed how far you can go with practical effects when you have incredible artistic skill, genius, craftsmanship, and a large budget at your disposal.

Alien (1979)

While some might argue that Aliens, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece, had even better effects and also won the Academy Award, the first Alien did the hard work of establishing the aesthetic from the start. From the design of the Nostromo ship by lead designer HR Giger, to the incredible costumes and puppets created by Carlo Rambaldi — alongside work by effects advisors Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Denys Ayling — Alien brought the genre of sci-fi to a whole new level both thematically and visually.

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

From miniature models to puppet Tauntauns and holograms, The Empire Strikes Back is a masterclass in practical effects techniques. The sheer extent of the work involved in bringing George Lucas’s Star Wars universe to life in the original films — from concept to execution — is truly breathtaking. The Death Star, AT-ATs, TIE-fighters, and the Millennium Falcon were all painstakingly designed by hand — not to mention the costumes for characters like Jabba the Hutt, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Yoda. The first Star Wars also won the Oscar, as did Return of the Jedi, but The Empire Strikes Back truly has it all — except, sadly, the Ewoks. Hats are eternally off to the special effects team, including Joe Johnston (visual effects art director for miniature and optical effects), Richard Edlund (special visual effects co-supervisor), and Dennis Muren (director of photography for miniature and optical effects) for their creativity, craftsmanship, and dedication.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Dennis Muren, who was also on the special effects team for The Empire Strikes Back, lent his talents as visual effects supervisor to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. From the high-speed chases through Hong Kong to the human sacrifice scene in the temple itself, the scope alone of the visual effects for the film is an incredible achievement. 

Jurassic Park (1993)

When you picture a dinosaur in your head, chances are that you’re envisioning one of the creatures from Jurassic Park. From the design of the park itself to the models for the dinosaurs, everything had to be conceptualised for the first time for Jurassic Park. The textures of the dinosaurs’ hides, their height, and their speed all had to be conjured up using paleontological information from the time and more than a healthy dose of fantasy for some extra entertainment flare. While we may now know that many of these creatures were actually covered in feathers, there’s no doubt that the scaly visuals from Jurassic Park remain firmly embedded in our imaginations.

Independence Day (1996)

Who doesn’t have the image of the White House being blown to bits by an alien ship engrained somewhere in their minds? The iconic visuals from Independence Day were designed by Volker Engel and his team, who used a combination of miniature models and CG to create anything from the dogfights to the Mother Ship explosion.

Titanic (1997)

Mark Lasoff, the visual effect supervisor for Titanic, created a series of illusions that made the sinking of that fated ship into a realistic and devastating drama. Using a combination of miniatures, digital images, motion capture, and practical effects the visual effects team were able to realistically portray the ship’s collision with the iceberg and its descent into freezing waters. While the sinking alone was impressive, the set design, costumes, and dedication to accurately depicting the time makes the film a wonder to watch — even by today’s standards.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings films were a huge feat in visual effects innovations, and by the time the Return of the King was released they had been even more refined. The Lord of the Rings’ visual effects studio, Weta Digital, popularised the use of some groundbreaking technologies, including the use of motion-capture using a live actor. Most famously, Andy Serkis’ portrayal of Gollum resulted in many behind-the-scenes images of him in a skin-tight lycra suit, covered in little dots, and was subject to much deliberation about if his performance could be nominated for an Oscar when he did not technically appear on screen.

Avatar (2009)

Weta — the company in charge of the visual effects in Avatar — built off of their innovations in making the Lord of the Rings films to take the art of real-life motion capture and CGI to a whole new level that had never been seen before. The level of detail, not to mention the scale of the production, made Avatar an impressive achievement for the time. While the technologies used in Avatar are now somewhat outdated, they have only been improved, and continue to be improved in the recent and future Avatar sequels like The Way of Water.

Dune (2021)

Director Denis Villeneuve worked alongside VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, and DNEG VFX supervisors Tristan Myles and Brian Connor to create the hyper-realistic, larger than life world of Dune. Bringing Frank Herbert’s novels to life meant introducing wide expanses of desert landscape populated by giant worms — not to mention the location designs and the creation of the Ornithopters (the dragonfly-like aircraft) — all of which came together to create a flawless, highly immersive world.

Honourable Mentions

With the Visual Effects category first debuting at the 36th Academy Awards in 1964, the list of films that have won the prize is extensive and impressive. Some of those films deserving a further shoutout include Cleopatra, Mary Poppins, King Kong, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Forrest Gump, Babe, Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, and Blade Runner 2049, amongst others.

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Anthony Mackie is one of the best known actors in the current Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mackie originally played the superhero Falcon in the MCU, but took up the mantle of Captain America from Chris Evans in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. Mackie made his big-screen debut as Cap in Captain America: Brave New World, where he finds himself at the centre of an international incident involving the President of the United States.

But while Mackie may be most recognised as Falcon and now Captain America, he has also played some great roles in anything from war dramas like The Hurt Locker to buddy comedies like Pain and Gain. Check out 10 of Anthony Mackie’s best performances in movies, and find out where you can stream them in the United Kingdom below!

8 Mile

In rapper Eminem’s 2002 biopic 8 Mile, Mackie plays the leader of the Free World gang, Papa Doc (aka Clarence). In the film, Papa Doc and his gang go after Jimmy, beating him up the night before the big rap battle. But the day after, Jimmy absolutely destroys them on stage — and Mackie plays poor Clarence like a pro.

The Hurt Locker

Kathryn Bigelow’s 2008 Best Picture winner sees Mackie star alongside Jeremy Renner as Sergeant JT Sanborn. The two are part of a US military squad defusing bombs during the Iraq War, and the film follows them through their experiences there, including traumatic combat situations that highlight the horror of war.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Mackie was first introduced into the MCU as Sam Wilson (aka Falcon) in The Winter Soldier. At the time, Chris Evans was still in the role of Captain America, but the film introduced one of Sam’s Cap’s closest buddies, Bucky Barns (aka The Winter Soldier). While Mackie was part of an ensemble cast with more focus on Evan’s Cap, he was still able to establish Sam as a formidable member of the team while getting in some good banter with the other Avengers.

The Adjustment Bureau

In The Adjustment Bureau, Matt Damon stars as David, an up-and-coming politician who stumbles onto an existential secret: that an organisation known as the ‘Adjustment Bureau’ is actually in charge of human free will. Mackie plays one of the Bureau's agents who becomes David’s ‘caseworker’ and ultimately an ally in establishing his own destiny.

Captain America: Brave New World

In his big-screen debut in the role, Mackie takes up the shield of Captain America. He was first introduced into the role in the MCU television series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. In Brave New World, Mackie’s Cap finds himself in the middle of an international incident, and must save the day multiple times with the help of some old and new allies.

Point Blank

Mackie is a master at playing action roles using a mix of humour and more than a little blood. In Point Black, he plays Paul, an ER nurse who finds himself teaming up with a dangerous criminal in his care (played by Frank Grillo) in order to get his pregnant wife back after she is kidnapped by a notorious gang.

Triple 9

In Triple 9, Mackie plays a corrupt Atlanta police officer, Marcus, who is paired with a new partner, Chris, played by Casey Affleck. Marcus is involved in a plan to steal information from the Department of Homeland Security, and plans to sacrifice Chris to carry out the plan. Mackie gives an excellent performance in Triple 9, giving Marcus a three-dimensionality that makes it hard to dislike him.

Synchronic

In this leading role, Mackie plays Steve, a paramedic alongside Jamie Dornan’s Dennis. When they keep coming across the same gruesome type of accident, at first they think nothing of it. But when Dennis’ daughter goes missing, they realise there is a drug that allows the user to cross dimensions tying everything together in a mindbending thriller.

Pain and Gain

In this action comedy, Mackie plays a body builder, Noel, alongside Mark Wahlberg’s Daniel and The Rock’s Paul. In this film based on a true story, Daniel plots to achieve the American Dream via extortion, and recruits gym buddies Daniel and Paul together to help him kidnap a wealthy member of their gym.

Detroit

Teaming up once more with director Kathryn Bigelow, Mackie plays Karl Greene, a Vietnam veteran. The film tells the true story of the 1967 Detroit riots that culminated in the Algiers Motel incident in which several civilians were killed by police officers.

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The third season of HBO’s masterpiece series The White Lotus was released on February 16, 2025, kicking off a new season of dysfunctional dynamics between the wealthy guests, resort workers, and the promise of murder — this time at a luxury resort in Thailand. Mike White’s series has only grown in popularity, succeeding at entertaining while highlighting the warped realities of the ultra rich and sparing no one from criticism.

If you’re looking for a film or series to pass the time between The White Lotus episodes, you’ve come to the right place. Check out these 10 films and TV shows like The White Lotus, and find out where you can stream them all below!

The Menu (film)

If you want a darkly satirical drama that slices and dices the ultra rich in a similar way to The White Lotus, look no further than The Menu. Mark Mylod directs this black comedy horror that follows a group of wealthy couples and families who travel to a private island to sample an exclusive menu created by an elite chef. The ensemble cast features Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, John Leguizamo, and others, who all play their parts with exquisite execution in this merciless ride.

Nine Perfect Strangers (TV series)

Nine strangers selected to participate in a wellness retreat at a resort run by a mysterious Russian guru healer? Sign me up! While this drama series takes a more serious tone than The White Lotus, the parallels are undeniable — including critiques of new-age spirituality, class divides, and personal drama unfolding in a dazzlingly luxurious setting.

The Resort (TV series)

If you’re looking for a series like The White Lotus that includes a murder mystery at an idyllic resort, the aptly titled The Resort is for you. The Resort takes place in Mexico, where a couple are celebrating their 10th anniversary. While there, they discover a cell phone that belonged to one of two people who went missing there 15 years prior. If you’re looking for a series that leans into the whodunit side of The White Lotus, make sure you check out The Resort.

Triangle of Sadness (film)

If you’re looking for a film with biting social commentary and plotlines that will give you whiplash from the turns they take, do not miss Triangle of Sadness. Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s first English language film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2022 and was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film takes place in three parts, and follows the story of a young celebrity couple on a cruise who, after a storm sinks their ship, wind up stranded with the other passengers on a seemingly deserted island and must adapt to a new social hierarchy for survival.

Parasite (film)

Parasite won the Palme d’Ore at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, and Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Wards. The success rocketed director Bong Joon-ho to fame and ushered in an era of class war satire whose legacy The White Lotus series continues to great effect. Parasite is the epitome of a black comedy thriller. Its plot surrounds the poor Kim family, who scheme their way into the lives of the wealthy Parks.

Knives Out (film)

If you’re looking for a movie featuring the same class satire themes as The White Lotus with a murder at its centre, make sure you check out Knives Out (and its sequels on Netflix)! Director Rian Johnson helms this raucous detective drama complete with an ensemble cast including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, LaKeith Stanfield, and others. Craig plays Benoit Blanc, a famed private detective hired to investigate the death of a well-known author in a locked-door mystery.

The Perfect Couple (TV series)

This limited series starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, and Dakota Fanning is a feast for anyone who loves the dysfunctional family aspects — not to mention the murder mystery — of the White Lotus series. Greer Garrison Winbury (Kidman) is a successful author and head of one of the wealthiest families on the island of Nantucket. Greer’s son is scheduled to wed his middle-class financée Amelia (Eve Hewson) at their estate, but everything is thrown off course when the maid of honour’s body washes up on shore.

Succession (TV series)

While Succession doesn’t share the same ‘dysfunctional rich people at a luxury resort where at least one person winds up dead’ structure with The White Lotus, its focus is exclusively on the obscenely wealthy, their foibles, greed, and personal dramas. The series stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook, among others as members of the Roy family. Cox’s Logan Roy is in decline, and decisions must be made about who will succeed him as the head of the global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. 

Big Little Lies (TV series)

If you want to dive into the secret lives of five women living in a wealthy area of Monterey, California, don’t miss Big Little Lies. Like The White Lotus, a murder takes place at the very start of the series — and the victim and killer are revealed only at the end. The series follows the lives of the five women leading up to the murder, showing how their lives intertwine as they rely on and compete with each other. Big Little Lies features an all-star cast, including Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Adam Scott, and Alexander Skarsgård, among others.

Bad Sisters (TV series)

This Irish black comedy may not focus on a super wealthy family, but it does go all in on dysfunctional dynamics and murder. The series focuses on the five Garvey sisters, a tightknit lot who all live near one another in Dublin. When one of the sisters’ husbands, Jean Paul, is found dead, the sisters find themselves under investigation for potential murder. Served with time jumps between the past and present, Jean Paul’s true nature and the sisters’ determination to get rid of him is revealed.

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The third season in HBO’s wildly successful black comedy drama The While Lotus finally premiered in February 2025. As with every season so far, the cast of characters staying or working at the White Lotus resort in Thailand is stacked with both well known faces as well as some newcomers getting their big break. But where have you seen them all before?

Check out our complete list of the cast of White Lotus Season 3 and find out where you may have seen them before below!

Natasha Rothwell 

Rothwell appears once again as Belinda Lindsey in one of the series’ only recurring roles. In the first season, she was one of the spa managers who struck up a friendship with Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya. This season she finds herself in Thailand, learning about their world-class wellness program.

• Insecure
• How to Die Alone
• Wonka

Jason Isaacs 

Isaacs plays Timothy Ratliff, a wealthy businessman on holiday with his wife, Victoria, and their three children.

• Harry Potter franchise
• The Patriot
• Black Hawk Down
• Peter Pan
• The OA
• Star Trek: Discovery

Parker Posey 

Posey plays Victoria Ratliff, Timothy’s wife with a deadly Southern drawl. She is vacationing with her husband and three children at the White Lotus resort in Thailand.

• Dazed and Confused
• Best in Show
• Coneheads
• Josie and the Pussycats

Patrick Schwarzenegger 

Schwarzenegger plays Saxon Ratliff, the eldest of the Ratcliff children. He idolises and works for his father.

• Midnight Sun
• Gen V
• The Staircase

Sarah Catherine Hook 

Hook plays Piper Ratliff, the middle child in the Ratliff family who is currently attending university for religious studies with a focus on Buddhism.

• Cruel Intentions
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
• American Crime Story

Sam Nivola 

Nivola plays Lochlan 'Lochy' Ratliff, the youngest of the Ratliff brood. He is still in high school and trying to decide where to attend uni.

• The Perfect Couple
• Maestro
• Doll & Em
• The Pursuit of Love

Carrie Coon 

Coon plays Laurie, one of the group of three close childhood friends holidaying at the resort for a week of relaxation and reconnection.

• The Leftovers
• Fargo (Season 3)
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• Gone Girl
• The Gilded Age

Michelle Monaghan 

Monaghan plays Jaclyn, one of the three friends traveling together. She’s a successful actress recognised by many around the resort.

• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• Messiah
• True Detective (Season 1)
• Bad Monkey

Leslie Bibb 

Bib plays Kate, one of the group of three friends.

• ER
• Entourage
• Iron Man
• Palm Royale

Aimee Lou Wood 

Wood plays Chelsea, a yoga instructor and much younger girlfriend to Rick.

• Sex Education
• Daddy Issues
• Toxic Town

Walton Goggins 

Goggins plays Rick, a man trying to carry out a scheme while vacationing with his much younger girlfriend, Chelsea.

• Django Unchained
• Sons of Anarchy
• The Shield
• The Hateful Eight
• Tomb Raider

Nicholas Duvernay 

Duvernay plays Zion, Belinda’s son who comes to visit her during her residency.

• Purple Hearts
• The Winchesters
• BEL-AIR

Lalisa ‘Lisa’ Manobal 

Lisa plays Mook, one of the hotel workers.

• This is Lisa’s first acting role, but you may recognise her as one of the members of the popular K-pop group BLACKPINK.

Tayme Thapthimthong 

Thapthimthong plays Gaitok, one of the hotel security guards nursing a crush on Mook.

• Mechanic: Resurrection
• Skin Trade
• Farang

Lek Patravadi 

Patravadi plays Sritala, the owner of the hotel and creator of the world-class wellness program that the hotel pioneered.

• This is her first on-screen appearance.

Shalini Peiris 

Peiris plays Amrita, a meditation instructor at the White Lotus in Thailand.

• The Ark
• Lockwood & Co
• Danny and Mick

Dom Hetrakul 

Hetrakul plays Pornchai, Belinda’s spa manager counterpart in Thailand.

• Bangkok Dangerous
• The Marine 2

Jon Gries 

Gries appears once more as Greg Hunt, the corrupt and murderous businessman who was married to the late Tanya and has now moved on to the younger Chloe.

• The White Lotus (Seasons 1 and 2)
• Napoleon Dynamite
• Lost
• The Pretender

Charlotte Le Bon 

Le Bon plays Chloe, the young and crafty new wife to Greg Hunt.

• Yves Saint Laurent
• The Promise
• The Walk

Christian Friedel 

Friedel plays Fabian, the hotel manager.

• Babylon Berlin
• The Zone of Interest
• 13 Minutes
• The White Ribbon

Arnas Fedaravičius 

Fedaravičius plays Valentin, a hunky Russian health mentor.

• The Last Kingdom
• Deadly Code

Morgana O'Reilly 

O’Reilly plays Pam, an Australian ‘health butler’ at the hotel who organises wellness plans for the guests.

• Neighbours
• Mean Mums

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The 2025 BAFTAs brought the best filmmakers, actors, designers, and artists together for a night of celebration in which the best films, performances, and more were recognised for their hard work and ambitions. From The Brutalist to Wallace and Gromit, of the many worthy contenders nominated for awards only 11 came away with a prize that night. 

The two big winners at the 2025 BAFTAs were undoubtedly Edward Berger’s sassy Vatican drama Conclave and Brady Corbet’s sprawling epic The Brutalist. Conclave took home four of the top prizes including Best Film and Adapted Screenplay, while The Brutalist won big in four categories, Leading Actor for Adrien Brody’s performance, and Director for Brady Corbet. Check out all of the 2025 BAFTA winners and find out where you can stream them all below!

Conclave

BAFTA Awards: Best Film, Best Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Editing

Director Edward Berger’s Conclave dives headfirst into the ancient, secretive procedures that surround the selection of a new pope. Ralph Fiennes gives a masterful performance as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, the dean and lead organiser of the conclave, who tries to juggle the flamboyant antics of the top contenders with his own grief at the loss of the Pope and his private aspirations. The main players include Stanley Tucci’s Cardinal Aldo Bellini, a progressive American who is first favoured to come out on top; John Lithgow’s Cardinal Joseph Tremblay, a Canadian moderate with some skeletons in the closet; Lucian Msamati’s conservative Cardinal Joshua Adeyemi, Sergio Castellitto’s Italian traditionalist and most emphatic of vape-smokers Cardinal Goffredo Tedesco, and Carlos Diehz’s dark horse Cardinal Vincent Benitez. Isabella Rossellini also plays a small but memorable role in Conclave as Sister Agnes, which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Supporting Actress.

The Brutalist

BAFTA Awards: Lead Actor (Adrien Brody), Director (Brady Corbet), Original Score (Daniel Blumberg), Cinematography (Lol Crawley)

Director Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour epic stars Adrien Brody as the fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect László Tóth who, after surviving the Holocaust in Europe, finds a new home in the United States. There, he contends with hostility from the locals who are suspicious of both foreigners and jews, while attempting to reestablish his career after receiving a chance commission from a mercurial millionaire, played by Guy Pearce (who was nominated for Supporting Actor). Felicity Jones, who also received a Support Actress nomination, starred as Erzsébet Tóth, László’s journalist wife who eventually makes it out of Europe to join him in the United States.

Emilia Pèrez 

BAFTA Awards: Film Not in the English Language, Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldaña)

Jacques Audiard’s operatic Emilia Pèrez tells the story of an ambitious but undervalued lawyer in Mexico City, Rita (played by Zoe Saldaña), whose life is changed when she is hired to help notorious cartel leader ‘Manitas’ fake their own death and undergo a gender transition to become a woman named Emilia Pérez — leaving behind her wife Jessi (played by Selena Gomez) and their two children. Years later, Emilia rehires Rita to bring her back into her children's lives, pretending to be Manitas’ a long-lost cousin. Emilia also attempts to right her past wrongs by helping victims of cartel violence get justice across Mexico.

Anora

BAFTA Awards: Leading Actress (Mickey Madison), Casting

Director Sean Baker’s Anora successfully balances drama, whirlwind romance, heartbreak, and comedy to create an emotional tapestry that will have you both crying and laughing at different times throughout. Leading Actress winner Mickey Madison heads the picture as the titular Anora, a Brooklyn native and exotic dancer who finds herself suddenly engaged and married to the young son of a Russian oligarch — only to find that his parents are none too pleased with the news and have already sent out their top goons to put a stop to it before they arrive.

A Real Pain

BAFTA Awards: Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin), Original Screenplay

Jesse Eisenberg writes, directs, and stars alongside Supporting Actor winner Kieran Culkin in this comedy-drama about two cousins who go on an organised Jewish heritage tour in Poland to honour their late grandmother. Eisenberg plays David, a neurotic introvert who nevertheless manages to keep his life with his wife and son mostly in order. Culkin plays Benji, David’s messy extroverted cousin who is still in the throes of grief after losing their grandmother. As the tour continues, the two try to reach across the yawning gap of their own differences, grief, and inherited trauma to find some common ground on the other side.

Dune: Part Two

BAFTA Awards: Sound, Special Visual Effects

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two may have missed out on the Best Film nomination this time around, but its stunning sound and special visual effects did not go unappreciated. The second instalment in the epic Dune film series continues the story of Paul Atreides (played by Timothée Chalamet) as he grows into his role as the leader of the Fremen as they struggle for freedom from House Harkonnan — and from Paul’s own prophesied destiny. The film features memorable performances from Zendaya, once more resuming her role as the independently-minded Fremen warrior and partner to Paul, Chani, and Austin Butler as the psychotic Harkonnen supersoldier, Feyd-Rautha. 

The Substance

BAFTA Award: Make-up and Hair

Coralie Fargeat’s horror-drama masterpiece is a terrifying exploration of modern female beauty standards and the fear of aging. Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a once popular television fitness instructor who is unceremoniously fired by her chauvinistic boss once he deems her too old for the job. Hurt and desperate, Elisabeth turns to a mysterious drug known as ‘the Substance’ to give her back her youthful appearance and allow her to dominate screens once again. But there’s a catch: the Substance splits the user into two forms — the younger and the older original — that must switch every seven days or suffer the consequences. Neither can survive without the other.

Wicked

BAFTA Awards: Costume Design, Production Design

Jon M Chu’s first of two Wicked films brings fans of the hit Broadway musical into the cinematic world of the Wizard of Oz. Starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, Wicked explores the story of how the Wicked Witch of the West came to be. The film shows Elphaba and Glinda’s arrival at Shiz University, where they forge a deep bond despite Elphaba’s outsider status and Glinda’s desperation for popularity. However, after they meet the Wizard of Oz, they begin to go down different paths that drive a rift between them that lead to disastrous consequences.

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

BAFTA Awards: Animated Film, Children's and Family Film

Wallace and Gromit are a staple of British entertainment excellence around the world, and Nick Park’s lovable claymation duo’s second feature-length film has only served to confirm their status at the top. In their latest outing, the eccentric Northern inventor Wallace has invented a robotic garden gnome named Norbot, that causes Gromit to worry he is becoming too dependent on technology. When an old enemy resurfaces and hacks into Norbot’s system, creating an army of hostile garden gnomes, it’s down to Gromit — and Wallace — to save the day.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

BAFTA Award: Documentary

This moving documentary by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui follows the true story of Christopher Reeve, from his rise to stardom playing Superman onscreen and his nearly-fatal accident in 1995 that left him paralysed from the neck down, to his activism and unwavering support for disabled people around the world. The documentary is a moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit, the importance of visibility, and the bravery of one man who conquered prejudice to become a true superhero to millions both on and off screen.

Kneecap

BAFTA Award: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Writer and director Rich Peppiatt received a well-earned accolade for his debut film Kneecap, which covers the true story of the rise of the Belfast hip-hop group Kneecap. The group rap in the Irish language, and have played an important role in keeping the language alive while introducing it to new generations. In the film, the band members play themselves as they go through their anarchic and self-described ‘low life scum’ beginnings to become figureheads of the fight to save their language.

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The first Jurassic World movie roared into theatres in 2015, kicking off a new era in the Jurassic Park films series that had lain dormant since the final instalment’s release in 2001. Featuring an all new cast of characters, director Colin Trevorrow went on to create a new trilogy that brought audiences back to the fated Isla Nublar — this time with more advanced special effects. In 2025, we’re returning to the island with Jurassic World Rebirth, which will premiere in cinemas in the UK on July 2, 2025.

Under the direction of Gareth Edwards, Jurassic World Rebirth features an ensemble cast including Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey. The film takes place five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, and follows a team of scientists and pharma representatives on a mission to extract life-saving answers from the DNA of some of the largest and most formidable creatures on a remote tropical island.

While the three Jurassic World films remain the core of the franchise, several spinoffs were also created in the form of LEGO productions and two animated television series. So, in the spirit of the franchise’s revival from extinction, let’s check out all the Jurassic World movies and TV shows thus far and rank them below!

All the Jurassic World movies and TV series ranked

1. Jurassic World (2015)

Without a doubt, the best film or series in Jurassic World is the first movie instalment. After 14 years, audiences were primed to return to Isla Nublar, and in tandem with the special effects advances, the film gave the perfect mix of Jurassic Park nostalgia with the ushering in of a new era. The film featured a new cast including Bryce Dallas Howard as park manager Claire Dearing and Chris Pratt as raptor trainer Owen Grady, who successfully brought the franchise roaring into a new era as the park reopens its gates.

2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Fallen Kingdom might have lost some of the lustre that made the first Jurassic World so compelling, but it was still able to successfully rally for another heart-pumping addition to the franchise. Once more starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, Fallen Kingdom sees our protagonists escaping the erupting Isla Nublar — and they even bring back Jeff Goldblum to get the job done.

3. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022)

This DreamWorks animated series is geared towards children, and takes place at the same time as the 2015 film. While all hell is breaking loose on the island, a group of teens find themselves stranded and must work together to keep safe. While the story drags somewhat, it gives a fun and unique look at the Jurassic World story from another perspective. 

4. Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024–)

Chaos Theory is the animated sequel to Camp Cretaceous and follows the same group of teens who are now adults living in a world where they must coexist with dinosaurs. The tone is slightly darker than its predecessor, but it succeeds in bringing in more compelling stories that tie into the larger franchise.

5. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

While Dominion may have been intended as the franchise's grand finale, it sadly fell flat for most viewers. Although they managed to bring back the old Jurassic Park crew (including Sam Harris, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum) for a nostalgic meeting of the old and new guard, the focus on genetically engineered locusts — shall we say — plagued the production.

6. LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit (2018)

Set before the events of Jurassic World, The Secret Exhibit is a LEGO television special that sees Owen Grady and Claire Dearing transporting three dinosaurs across the island for an exhibition only for the operation to be sabotaged by a park employee, Danny, allowing the dinos and a T-Rex to escape. Unfortunately, The Secret Exhibit rather awkwardly struggles to balance the serious danger of the live-action films with the inherent whimsy of LEGO productions. 

7. LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (2019)

This 13-episode animated miniseries, continues from where The Secret Exhibit left off. As Claire and Owen continue to work to keep the park going and the dinos and patrons safe, Danny — who is revealed to be the vengeful nephew of Dennis Nedry — works behind the scenes to take the park down. Like The Secret Exhibit, Legend of Isla Nublar keeps it light and fun, but struggles to balance maintaining the interest of parents and children at the same time.

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The Brutalist is a 2024 sprawling cinematic masterpiece from director Brady Corbet. Starring Adrien Brody in a career defining performance, The Brutalist tells the story of László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect who seeks refuge from World War II in the United States only to find that a complex struggle between his artistic vision, integration, greed, and envy will shape the rest of his life there.

If you have seen The Brutalist and are keen to watch other films that explore similar themes, check out our 10-movie selection below. Whether you’re looking for films that examine the harsher realities of the immigrant experience in America, explore the effects of wealth and greed on the American Dream, or examine antisemitism in American society, there’s something on this list for everyone. Check out 10 movies like The Brutalist, and find out where you can stream them all below!

The Pianist

In an Academy Award-winning performance, Adrien Brody solidified his reputation as an actor capable of boundless emotional rage with his raw and heartfelt portrayal of Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and the destruction of World War II in Warsaw. Similar to The Brutalist, The Pianist tells the story of a brilliant artist whose life is forever altered by catastrophic human evil. Both protagonists use the mastery of their mediums to capture and express the pain of their traumas, transforming them into both a memorial and reminder for future generations.

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson’s provocative 2007 drama stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, a ruthless early 20th century oil tycoon who sinks deep into moral corruption as he goes up against an entrepreneurial preacher, Eli Sunday, played by Paul Dano. Like The Brutalist, There Will Be Blood is epic in scope, and provides merciless social commentary on the consequences of capitalism and performative religion, and their undeniable continued effect on the American psyche.

Golden Door

This 2006 Silver Lion-winner written and directed by Emanuele Crialese and promoted by Martin Scorsese poetically tackles the experience of immigrants making their way from Sicily to New York City at the turn of the 20th century. While the film mostly focuses on the journey by boat to the new world, like The Brutalist, it also addresses how the American Dream is advertised around the world in contrast to the harsh reality of how immigrants are perceived and treated upon arrival.

Foxcatcher 

On the face of it, Bennett Miller’s 2014 adaptation of the true story of a wrestling champion and his patron has little to do with the grandeur of The Brutalist. However, Foxcatcher dives headlong into the toxic exploitation of the talented by the morbidly wealthy — which can also be seen in dynamics between The Brutalist’s László Toth and Guy Pearce’s Harrison Lee van Buren. In Foxcatcher, Steve Carrell plays billionaire John Eleuthère du Pont, who recruits troubled Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (and, fatefully, his brother Dave) to create a world-class wrestling facility on his estate. Like in van Buren and Toth’s dynamic, at the heart of du Pont’s relationship with the Schultzs is hidden envy and desire for ultimate control facilitated by boundless wealth and unchecked behaviour.

Once Upon a Time in America

Sergio Leone’s 1984 epic crime drama sharpens the focus on the way greed and betrayal mixed with the fantasy of the American Dream can lay waste to human connection. Once Upon a Time in America stars Robert De Niro and James Woods as David ‘Noodles’ Aaronson and Max Bercovicz, two Jewish childhood friends growing up in New York who ascend to the top of the city’s organised crime world. The film frequently jumps back in time, as the present-day Noodles reflects on his life and struggles to find closure. Like The Brutalist, Once Upon a Time in America ponders the long-term effects of wealth and greed, and how it erodes the human psyche in tragic ways over time.

Minari

Lee Isaac Chung’s 2020 Best Picture-nominated film is about a Korean-American family in the 1980s who decide to relocate from California to a 50-acre farm in Arkansas. While there, the family struggle to establish their farm and integrate into the local community — a theme shared by The Brutalist. In both films, the protagonists contemplate the costs and benefits of assimilation, which weighs heavily in many conversations as they attempt to make the best choices for themselves and their families while staying true to their roots and visions.

Gentleman’s Agreement

Elia Kazan’s award-winning 1947 drama is a telling examination of antisemitism in the United States at the time that sadly remains relevant today. The film stars Gregory Peck as a journalist who pretends to be Jewish while writing an exposé on antisemitism in New York City, throwing himself into an uncomfortable new reality. Both The Brutalist and The Gentleman’s Agreement highlight the extent to which Jewish or foreign identity is perceived by many non-Jews as less-than and a source of suspicion.

Vox Lux

Brady Corbet’s 2018 feature might be a different beast to The Brutalist, but his style and in-depth exploration of a tortured character and the lingering effects of trauma link the two films thematically. Vox Lux stars Natalie Portman as Celeste, a survivor of a school shooting who later becomes a pop star — only for her fame to start crumbling in the wake of several scandals. 

Citizen Kane

Orson Wells’s 1941 epic drama is widely recognised as one of, if not the, best film of all time. Citizen Kane is a fictional semi-autobiographical look at the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane — who is something of an amalgamation of several American media barons, most prominently William Randolph Hearst. The film documents the rise of a young and ambitious Kane as his cutthroat tactics rake in the cash while keeping any possibility of real connection at bay. Plenty of parallels between Kane, Toth, and van Buren can be drawn, most notably in Kane and Toth’s desire for notoriety and a fanatical dedication to their professional visions; and between Kane and van Buren’s greed that manifests in gross manipulation — not to mention their choice of booze and castle-like living conditions.

Heaven’s Gate 

Michael Cimino’s epic 1980s American Western draws focus on the power dynamics between European immigrants and wealthy land barons in late 19th century Wyoming. The film follows the story of James Averill, a local sheriff from a wealthy background who finds himself defending the poor immigrant farmers from a barrage of violent attacks by the rich and hostile Wyoming Stock Growers Association members. Like The Brutalist, Heaven’s Gate explores themes of suspicion and hatred towards immigrants, as well as class warfare and the consequences of tribalism. 

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When Dan Erickson’s magnificent TV series Severance first debuted on Apple TV+ in 2022, it quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the streamers’ most successful projects. Beloved by fans and critics alike, Severance takes on the question of work-life balance and dials it up to 11. Set in and around the mysterious biotech corporation Lumon Industries, the series focuses on employees who have undergone the “severance” procedure, in which the their consciousness is severed in two; one half comes online at work (the ‘Innie’) while the other (the ‘Outie’) activates only after leaving the office.

Severance is directed and produced by Ben Stiller and stars Adam Scott as Mark, one of the severed employees who runs a team made up of the dapper Irving (John Turturro), the competitive Dylan (Zach Cherry), and the rebellious Helly (Britt Lower). The first season begins with Helly’s entry onto the team, when her insistence at being freed sparks a growing suspicion about the nature of their work and the entire severance program. Meanwhile, the lives of their ‘Outies’ start to complete the picture of why anyone would want to sever their consciousness in the first place, while also revealing how interconnected the outside world and Lumon really are.

The second season of Severance is now underway (Episode 1 premiered on January 17, 2025), with new episodes airing weekly on Apple TV+. While no series is quite like Severance, there are a few compelling shows that can make the wait between episodes feel shorter. Check out these 10 TV shows like Severance, and find out where you can stream them from within the United Kingdom below!

Mr Robot

Creator, writer, and director Sam Esmail’s immersive award-winning conspiracy-drama Mr Robot ran for four seasons between 2015 and 2019. The series stars Academy Award-winner Rami Malik in his breakout role as Elliot Alderson, a socially anxious and clinically depressed cybersecurity expert whose life is turned inside out when he is recruited by a hacktivist group set on destroying E Corp, an enormous, evil conglomerate. Like Severance, Mr Robot explores questions about the role corporations can and should play in our lives, as well as deeper themes of identity and the coping mechanisms we develop in the face of suffering and loss.

Counterpart

The series created by Justin Marks ran for two seasons between 2017 and 2019, and stars JK Simmons as a mild-mannered bureaucrat working in the Office of Interchange in Berlin. His quiet life is upended when it is revealed to him that deep in the basement of the office lies a portal between parallel worlds, where his counterpart is a capable deadly agent in a Cold War that continues to silently rage. The way in which Counterpart slowly zooms out over the seasons, incrementally revealing the true extent of the conspiracy shaping everyone’s lives is very similar in feel to Severance. 

Station Eleven

Based on Emily St John Mandel’s novel of the same name, Station Eleven is a 2021 miniseries that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Some twenty years after most of the population is killed by a deadly pandemic, the survivors struggle to create a new world and keep hope alive — even as a dangerous cult leader attempts to gain the upper hand. Like Severance, Station Eleven emphasises the importance of human connection, showing that in a world of division and suspicion encouraged by corporate greed or the struggle to survive, we need each other more than ever.

Westworld

This American dystopian sci-fi drama from HBO galloped onto screens in 2016 and captivated audiences around the world. Although the series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy lasted four seasons, the first season is widely considered to be the best, with the others progressively losing steam. The first season of Westworld is set within the confines of a massive Wild West-themed amusement park in which completely lifelike android ‘hosts’ cater to the guests living out their wildest fantasies. Like Severance, Westworld delves heavily into questions of identity, what it means to be conscious — or even human — and the role of technology in facilitating or destroying humanity.

Maniac

This Netflix miniseries was created by Patrick Somerville in 2018 and is a loose adaptation of a 2015 Norwegian series of the same name. The series stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as two strangers who sign up for an experimental trial for a drug that is supposed to cure all mental illness. Although they already live in a real world with grotesque societal problems, they go through the stages of the trail confronting their own coping strategies and deepest fears. Like Severance, Maniac explores the desperation of individuals to both be and not be human in a hostile world. By severing themselves or searching for medical cures to suffering, they find their way back to themselves and each other through imperfect and messy human connection.

Devs

This 2020 miniseries written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina) shares many similarities with Severance, although the overall tone is even darker. The series takes place in and around Amaya, a quantum company run by a grieving CEO, Forest (Nick Offerman). After the mysterious death of her boyfriend on his first day in the Devs department, Lily Chan, a software engineer, starts investigating what happened, leading her to uncover the true nature of the company and its motives. Devs and Severance both explore questions of free will and self-determination in a highly technological corporate setting run by humans who are themselves deeply wounded.

Homecoming

This 2018 Amazon series was created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, who originally released it as a scripted podcast series of the same name. The first season is directed by Sam Esmail (Mr Robot), and stars Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a waitress who used to be a therapist at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center. The centre’s purpose was to treat veterans with PTSD so that they could return to their civilian lives, but Heidi can barely remember her time there. However, after an auditor starts asking questions, her memories start returning — and she begins to suspect the facility had a far darker purpose than she thought. Like Severance, Homecoming features a plot in which a corporation purports to have a ‘cure’ for an ailment whose aims, as they are uncovered, appear to be far more sinister than advertised. 

Utopia

This two-season British dystopian thriller created by Dennis Kelly aired between 2013 and 2014, and follows a group of fans of the graphic novel The Utopia Experiments, which they believe predicts disasters such as pandemics before they happen. When one of the group gets their hands on an unpublished edition, they find themselves being hunted down by a shadowy organisation known as The Network. Similar to Severance, Utopia plunges into a mysterious conspiracy that only grows wider and more complex as the members of the group open their eyes to see its full expanse.

The Leftovers

This three-season HBO drama is created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, based on Perrotta’s novel of the same name. The award-winning series stars Justin Theroux and Carrie Coon as two people coming together in the wake of an event known as the Sudden Departure, in which 2% of the world’s population suddenly disappeared without a trace. In the aftermath of the Sudden Departure, those left try to cope with their grief as they grasp for an explanation for what happened and why. Like Severance, The Leftovers deals heavily with themes of grief in the aftermath of immeasurable loss.

The Consultant

The Consultant is a 2023 one-season Amazon thriller adapted by Tony Basgallop from author Bentley Little's novel of the same name. The series stars the magnificent Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff, the bizarre consultant who appears overnight to reorganise mobile gaming company CompWare after the murder of its CEO. Two employees grow suspicious of Patoff and his motives, and they begin investigating him, even as they try to climb the corporate ladder. Like Severance, much of The Consultant takes place within the confines of an office — although in this series the baddie isn’t a faceless corporate entity, but an actual real sociopath.

Honourable mentions

The series listed above are some of the best options if you’re looking for TV shows like Severance. But these other honourable mentions also make for equally compelling watching, so make sure you check them out!

• Made for Love
• Dark
• Black Mirror
• Orphan Black
• The OA
• Brave New World

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Whether you know him as Spidey, the webslinger, the wallcrawler, or just plain Spider-Man, this teenage vigilante has become one of the most beloved superheroes since he first sprang from the imagination of Stan Lee onto Marvel comic books pages in 1962. In his origin story, Peter Parker is a seemingly normal teenager being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in Queens. But after he is bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter develops powers that give him super strength and the ability to climb walls and produce webs from his wrists. As he learns to master his powers, he dedicates his nights to defending New York City from a host of supervillains while keeping his identity secret.

As one of the most relatable and likeable characters in Marvel Comics, Spider-Man has developed a dedicated fanbase spanning generations. With all the love, it’s no wonder Spider-Man has also swung off the page and onto screens both big and small. While he currently features in live-action form in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (portrayed by Tom Holland), he also enjoys a vibrant television existence in mostly animated form — although there have been a few live-action attempts too. The most recent animated series is Marvel’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which is now available to stream on Disney+ in the United Kingdom.

Whether you’ve binged Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and are keen for more, or want to take a stroll down memory lane with the other Spider-Man TV shows, make sure to check out the full list of every Spider-Man TV show in order of release (both animated and live-action) and find out where you can stream them all below!

Every animated Spider-Man TV show

• Spider-Man (1967–1970)
• Spider-Man (1981–1982)
• Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981–1983)
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998)
• Spider-Man Unlimited (1999–2001)
• Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
• The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009)
• Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man (2012–2017)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (2017–2020)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021–)
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025–)

Every live-action Spider-Man TV show

• Spidey Super Stories (1974–1977)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
• Spider-Man (1978–1979)

If you’re keen for more Spidey content, make sure to check out our guide to watching every Spider-Man movie in order — including the Sam Raimi, MCU movies, and the animated Spider-Verse films.

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Adrien Brody has established himself as one of the best living actors of our time. With a career spanning from the late 1980s to the present day, Brody has become known for his ability to play a wide range of characters. From his role as eccentric surrealist painter Salvador Dalí in Midnight in Paris to his Oscar-winning performance as a survivor of the horrors of the Holocaust in The Pianist, Adrien Brody brings a mesmerising all-in approach to each of his performances.

In his latest film The Brutalist, Brody plays a famous Hungarian-Jewish architect who must rebuild his life and career from scratch after fleeing to the United States during the second World War. His performance has already been nominated for an Academy Award, reminding us of his incredible acting abilities, so what better time to take a look at Adrien Brody’s best movies to date? Take a look at 10 of Adrien Brody’s best movies, and find out where you can stream them below!

The Pianist

Adrien Brody won an Oscar for Best Actor at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003 for his portrayal of Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist who survived the horrors of the Holocaust and the destruction of World War II in Warsaw. Brody prepared for the role by dropping a significant amount of weight and mastered some of Chopin’s most complex pieces so that his hands could be used in shots of him playing piano. At 29, Brody’s Best Actor win made him the youngest person to date to win the award.

The Brutalist

Brody was nominated again for Best Actor at the 97th Academy Awards in 2025 for his role as László Tóth, a fictional Hungarian-Jewish architect who flees World War II with his wife to the United States. Once there, he realises his reputation was also left behind in the destruction of Europe, and he must work again to establish himself in a hostile new country. However, a chance meeting with a millionaire changes his luck and life forever.

Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris is a 2011 film directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Owen Wilson as Gil, a nostalgic screenwriter visiting Paris with his fiancée and her family. As his uncertainty about the relationship grows, he discovers a way to travel back in time to the 1920s where he hobnobs with some of the most well-known artists and intellectuals of the time. In his small but memorable role, Adrien Brody plays the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí to exuberant effect, complete with moustache twirling and wide-eyed chat about rhinoceroses.

The Darjeeling Limited

This Wes Anderson comedy-drama from 2007 tells the story of brothers Jack (Jason Schwartzman), Peter (Adrien Brody), and Francis (Owen Wilson) who go on a journey across India together in an attempt to heal their relationship in the aftermath of their father’s death. Brody’s portrayal of Peter demonstrates both his comedic chops and his masterful ability to show heartfelt emotion as the brothers struggle to reconcile.

Detachment

This 2011 drama from director Tony Kaye sees Adrien Brody star as Henry Barthes, a substitute English teacher who takes a one month position in a struggling American high school. As he gains the students’ trust and respect, he helps them face both personal and academic challenges — while struggling to keep afloat amidst his own personal troubles. In this role, Brody puts his full dramatic prowess on display as his character navigates the complexities of being a teacher trying to support troubled teens.

Summer of Sam

This 1999 drama from acclaimed director Spike Lee tells the story of two childhood friends living in an Italian-American neighbourhood in the Bronx in 1977 when the Son of Sam serial killer starts his killing spree. With the shootings setting the backdrop for the summer, two childhood friends Vinny and Ritchie contend with relationship struggles and their own growing differences. Brody portrays Ritchie, who returns to the Bronx after some time away with a new punk style and a British accent that makes some in the neighbourhood suspicious of him.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

This 2014 Wes Anderson film set in the 1930s tells the story of Gustave, the hotel concierge who provides first-class service to all the guests, but finds himself framed for one of their murders. In this story, Brody plays Dmitri, the villainous son of the owner of the Grand Budapest Hotel who will stop at nothing to steal what he thinks is his rightful inheritance. Brody brings a wicked flare to the part, proving he’s more than capable of playing more sinister roles.

The Village

In M Night Shayamalan’s 2004 horror film, Brody plays Noah, one of the inhabitants of an isolated village in 19th century Pennsylvania whose members live in fear of the creatures living in the surrounding woods. Reality and myth are blended into a narrative of fear to keep the younger members of the population rooted in the town. Brody plays a small but key role in the film, and his portrayal of Noah encapsulates both the innocence and the misguided evil of the character.

The French Dispatch

In this 2021 comedy-drama from director Wes Anderson is divided into five distinct chapters, and Brody appears in the second, The Concrete Masterpiece. He plays the eclectic art dealer Julien Cadizio, who serves a sentence with artist Moses Rosenthaler in the Ennui prison and becomes a passionate fan of his work. The role shows Brody’s ability to provide an expressive, almost silent film-like performance that is both over-the-top  and completely convincing.

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson’s 2023 alien saga is set in the 1950s in a fictional desert town where a Junior Stargazer convention is taking place. As the attendees arrive in Asteroid City, an unexpected alien visit upends the convention and their lives. Brody plays a small role in the film as the director of the play depicting the events, Schubert Green, whose deteriorating relationship with his wife causes him to live in the studio for the entire run of the production. Here, Brody crafts a character whose macho tendencies are deeply but believably complimentary to his theatrically wounded nature.

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The Night Agent is one of Netflix’s most successful action series to date. Brought to the screen by Shawn Ryan (known for The Shield, Lie to Me, and SWAT) and based on Matthew Quirk’s novel of the same name, The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso as FBI agent Peter Sutherland. Peter stumbles onto a conspiracy at the highest levels of the US government after he receives a desperate call on the Night Action telephone he mans in the White House.

If you binged The Night Agent (including season 2, which dropped on January 23, 2025) and want to immerse yourself in another spy action series, make sure you check out our 15 series recommendations here. Find out where you can watch these 15 TV shows like The Night Agent on different streaming platforms in the United Kingdom below!

Bodyguard

This critically acclaimed 2018 political thriller stars Richard Madden as Police Sergeant David Budd, a veteran suffering from PTSD after serving in Afghanistan who is assigned as the primary bodyguard in charge of protecting controversial Home Secretary Julia Montague. Like in The Night Agent, a complex web of conspiracies and lies are at the heart of Bodyguard — and the intrigue and thrilling chase scenes will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Condor

Joe Turner is an idealistic low-level CIA operative who has newly joined the force in the hopes of changing it from within. But when he returns from lunch to find his entire office has been murdered by professional killers, Joe must gather all his skills together to stay alive while he unravels the conspiracy around who killed them and why. Like Peter in The Night Agent, Joe must find the few people he can trust and expose a plot that goes all the way to the top while evading the baddies.

The Recruit

Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) is a newly hired CIA lawyer who finds himself drawn into an internal conflict on an international scale. When an asset named Max Meladz threatens to expose her connection to the agency unless she is freed from prison, Owen finds himself playing a dangerous game of politics and spywork far beyond his paygrade. If you liked The Night Agent but are in the mood for a spy-thriller that’s a bit more on the fun end, make sure to check out The Recruit.

The Americans

This critically acclaimed six-season series stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as two Soviet KGB agents during the Cold War stationed in the US. As sleeper cells, they appear to be born-and-raised Americans, raising two children in the US system while carrying out missions and reporting back to the Russian government. If you’re looking for a series heavy on the espionage elements of The Night Agent, make sure to watch The Americans.

Paradise

This 2025 Hulu drama stars Sterling K Brown as Xavier Collins, the loyal Head of Security to President Cal Bradford. But when the President Bradford is found dead, and Xavier was the last to see him alive, all of a sudden he finds himself at the centre of a plot framing him for a crime he may or may not have committed. Like The Night Agent, Paradise deals with a conspiracy at the highest levels of the US government and a protagonist who must prove himself innocent and find those few people he can really trust.

The Night Manager

This critically acclaimed British spy-thriller was released in 2016 and stars Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine, an army veteran turned night manager at a luxury hotel in Cairo. When an illicit arms dealer, Richard Roper (played by Hugh Laurie), comes to stay at the hotel, Pine is contacted by the Foreign Office and tasked with infiltrating Roper’s inner circle. If you loved the heartpumping tension in The Night Agent, make sure you don’t miss The Night Manager.

Collateral

This 2018 crime drama created by David Hare stars Carey Mulligan as Kip Glaspie, a Detective Inspector investigating the killing of a pizza delivery driver in London. What starts out as a seemingly random crime turns out to be connected to a web of corruption that covers the criminal underworld, MI5 spies, and government officials at the very top. If you want to watch a series that slowly uncovers a deadly conspiracy, filled with fantastic performances and a social commentary, don’t miss out on Collateral.

The Diplomat

This 2023 Netflix series stars Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, the newly named American ambassador to the United Kingdom. As she settles into her new position and tackles tense international crises, she must also contend with her increasingly unruly husband, fellow diplomat Hal Wyler. If you liked the political drama in The Night Agent, you’ll get loads more of it in The Diplomat.

Reacher

This ongoing Amazon series from 2022 stars Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, a character created by Lee Child for his Jack Reacher novel series. Reacher is a lone drifter and former US military police major who uses his skill set to help people around the country. Like Peter in The Night Agent, Reacher draws from his extensive skillset to save lives and seek justice. 

Chuck

This five-season series first premiered in 2007 and ran until 2012, and stars Zachary Levi as Chuck Bartowski. Chuck went from being an ordinary computer nerd to a super asset for the CIA after an old friend sends him an email that automatically embeds all of the CIA’s top secrets into his brain. Given the magnitude of his newly acquired knowledge, Chuck is taken on high-risk missions with the CIA as a kind of secret weapon. While the series might be a bit old-school at times, if you’re looking for a fun CIA drama with a good mix of intrigue and action, check out Chuck.

Homeland

This espionage thriller series ran for eight seasons between 2011 and 2020. Starring Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer with bipolar disorder working for the Counterterrorism Unit, Homeland follows her story as she investigates terrorist plots in and outside of the United States while also dealing with her own personal struggles. Homeland features plenty of action and espionage, so if you’re looking for a long-running series with a lot of similar elements to The Night Agent, Homeland is a great pick.

Slow Horses

This critically acclaimed series from 2022 takes a unique approach to espionage, focusing on the MI5 agents who made career-ending mistakes and are subsequently assigned to a division run by Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) at Slough House completing menial tasks. But when River Cartwright joins the ranks after bungling a practice training, he sets out on a mission to find out if he was actually set up, while trying to redeem himself.

Designated Survivor

This political drama ran for three seasons between 2016 and 2019, and stars Kiefer Sutherland as Tom Kirkman, the designated survivor who ascends to the presidency in the United States after an explosion kills the president and everyone in the line of succession. After being sworn in, he must deal with the weight of presidential tasks as well as questions about his legitimacy as an elected official in the government. If you’re looking for a series like The Night Agent with a more political bent, this is the show for you.

Citadel

This ambitious Amazon series stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra as two secret agents who, after their organisation Citadel was defeated, had their memories wiped. Years later, when they are both leading very different lives, a Citadel agent comes to restore their memories and reactivate them to take down Manticore, the deadly organisation that destroyed them. If you want to watch a series like The Night Agent that leans even more heavily into the espionage elements, check out Citadel and its spinoff series Citadel: Diana.

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Awards season is upon us, and it’s time to prepare for the grand finale with the biggest ceremony of them all: the 97th Academy Awards. The Oscars are widely considered the most prestigious awards ceremony in the filmmaking industry, and this year’s nominees present the best of the best in acting and filmmaking from this past year. This year, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez picked up the most nominations (13) followed by Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (10) and the Wizard of Oz-inspired box office hit, Wicked (10).

The Academy Awards are set to take place this year on Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the US, which is Monday, March 3, 2025 in the UK (12:00am – 3:00am UK Time). Check out the full list of all the 2025 Oscar nominees below!

2025 Oscar Nominations – The Complete List

Best picture

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Pérez

• I’m Still Here

• Nickel Boys

• The Substance

• Wicked

Best actor

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave

• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best actress

• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked

• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez

• Mikey Madison, Anora

• Demi Moore, The Substance

• Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here

Best supporting actor

• Yura Borisov, Anora

• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown

• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist

• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best supporting actress

• Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown

• Ariana Grande, Wicked

• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist

• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave

• Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez

Best directing

• Sean Baker, Anora

• Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

• James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

• Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez

• Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Best adapted screenplay

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Emilia Pérez

• Nickel Boys

• Sing Sing

Best original screenplay

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• A Real Pain

• September 5

• The Substance

Best international feature

• I’m Still Here

• The Girl With the Needle

• Emilia Pérez

• The Seed of a Sacred Fig

• Flow

Best animated feature

• Flow

• Inside Out 2

• Memoir of a Snail

• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• The Wild Robot

Best documentary feature

Black Box DiariesNo Other LandPorcelain WarSoundtrack to a Coup d’EtatSugarcane

Best editing

• Anora

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Emilia Perez

• Wicked

Best cinematography

• The Brutalist

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Perez

• Maria

• Nosferatu

Best production design

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Dune: Part Two

• Nosferatu

• Wicked

Best costume design

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Gladiator II

• Nosferatu

• Wicked

Best original score

• The Brutalist

• Conclave

• Emilia Pérez

• Wicked

• The Wild Robot

Best original song

• “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

• “The Journey” – The Six Triple Eight

• “Like a Bird” – Sing Sing

• “Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez

• “Never Too Late” – Elton John: Never Too Late

Best live action short

• A Lien

• Anuja

• I’m Not a Robot

• The Last Ranger

• The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent

Best animated short

• Beautiful Men

• In the Shadow of the Cypress

• Magic Candies

• Wander to Wonder

• Yuck!

Best documentary short

• Death By Numbers

• I Am Ready, Warden

• Incident

• Instruments of a Beating Heart

• The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best makeup and hairstyling

• A Different Man

• Emilia Pérez

• Nosferatu

• The Substance

• Wicked

Best sound

• A Complete Unknown

• Dune: Part Two

• Emilia Perez

• Wicked

• The Wild Robot

Best visual effects

• Alien: Romulus

• Better Man

• Dune: Part Two

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• Wicked

The 97th Academy Awards will take place on Monday, March 3, 2025 in the UK from 12:00 am to 3:00 am, starting on the red carpet and switching to the ceremony at 1:00 am. The whole Oscars ceremony will be broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX in the United Kingdom.

The 78th annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts, otherwise known as the BAFTAs, is set to take place on February 16, 2025. As the most prestigious film awards ceremony in Britain, BAFTA awards are some of the most coveted prizes around the world and have been known to forecast many winners at the next big awards ceremony, the Oscars.

The BAFTAs feature 26 categories including Outstanding British Film, Best Director, and Best Leading Actor, and gather together a comprehensive list of the best of cinema in Britain and abroad from the past year. Check out the full list of BAFTa nominees for the 78th annual awards below!

The 78th Annual Awards BAFTA Nominees

Best film

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez

Outstanding British film

• Bird
• Blitz
• Conclave
• Gladiator II
• Hard Truths
• Kneecap
• Lee
• Love Lies Bleeding
• The Outrun
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

• Hoard, Luna Carmoon (director, writer)
• Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt (director, writer)
• Monkey Man, Dev Patel (director)
• Santosh, Sandhya Suri (director, writer), James Bowsher (producer), Balthazar De Ganay (producer) [also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge]
• Sister Midnight, Karan Kandhari (director, writer)

Best film not in the English language

• All We Imagine As Light
• Emilia Pérez
• I’m Still Here
• Kneecap
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best documentary

• Black Box Diaries
• Daughters
• No Other Land
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
• Will & Harper

Best animated film

• Flow
• Inside Out 2
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Best children’s & family film

• Flow
• Kensuke’s Kingdom
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wild Robot

Best director

• Anora, Sean Baker
• The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
• Conclave, Edward Berger
• Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve
• Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
• The Substance, Coralie Fargeat

Best original screenplay

• Anora
• The Brutalist
• Kneecap
• A Real Pain
• The Substance

Best adapted screenplay

• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Nickel Boys
• Sing Sing

Best leading actress

• Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
• Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
• Mikey Madison, Anora
• Demi Moore, The Substance
• Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun

Best leading actor

• Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
• Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
• Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
• Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
• Hugh Grant, Heretic
• Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice

Best supporting actress

• Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
• Ariana Grande, Wicked
• Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
• Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
• Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
• Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez

Best supporting actor

• Yura Borisov, Anora
• Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
• Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
• Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
• Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
• Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best casting

• Anora
• The Apprentice
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Kneecap

Best cinematography

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu

Best editing

• Anora
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Kneecap

Best costume design

• Blitz
• A Complete Unknown
• Conclave
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Best make up & hair

• Dune: Part Two
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best original score

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Emilia Pérez
• Nosferatu
• The Wild Robot

Best production design

• The Brutalist
• Conclave
• Dune: Part Two
• Nosferatu
• Wicked

Best sound

• Blitz
• Dune: Part Two
• Gladiator II
• The Substance
• Wicked

Best special visual effects

• Better Man
• Dune: Part Two
• Gladiator II
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Wicked

Best British short animation

• Adiós
• Mog’s Christmas
• Wander to Wonder

Best British short film

• The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
• Marion
• Milk
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Stomach Bug

Rising Star award (voted for by the public)

• Marisa Abela
• Jharrel Jerome
• David Jonsson
• Mikey Madison
• Nabhaan Rizwan

The 2025 BAFTAs will take place on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The full ceremony will be broadcast on the BBC One and the BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.

A24 has firmly established its reputation as the studio that reliably releases exciting new original films each year. Spanning a multitude of genres including horror (The Witch, Midsommar, Hereditary, MaXXXine), drama (Moonlight, Aftersun, The Zone of Interest, Babygirl), and the simply bizarre (Swiss Army Man, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Dream Scenario), A24’s collection’s range of quality cinematic voices, coupled with their ability to introduce new talent to a wider audience remains unparalleled.

With an impressive array of 160 feature films and counting, A24 continue to hone their selection process, reliably serving up compelling new stories in an industry otherwise flooded with remakes and sequels. Check out A24’s complete catalogue, organised in order of release from the first films to the latest releases, and find out where you can stream them all below!

A24’s Complete Movie Catalogue in Order of Release

2024

• Problemista
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Civil War
• I Saw the TV Glow
• Tuesday
• Janet Planet
• MaXXXine
• Sing Sing
• The Front Room
• A Different Man
• We Live in Time
• Heretic
• Queer
• Y2K
• The Brutalist
• Babygirl

2023

• When You Finish Saving the World
• Close
• Sharper
• Pi
• Showing Up
• Beau Is Afraid
• You Hurt My Feelings
• Past Lives
• Earth Mama
• Talk to Me
• Medusa Deluxe
• Stop Making Sense
• Dicks: The Musical
• All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
• Priscilla
• Dream Scenario
• The Zone of Interest
• The Iron Claw

2022

• The Sky Is Everywhere
• After Yang
• X
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Men
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Bodies Bodies Bodies
• Funny Pages
• Pearl
• God's Creatures
• Stars at Noon
• Aftersun
• Causeway
• The Inspection
• The Eternal Daughter
• The Whale

2021

• Saint Maud
• Minari
• False Positive
• Zola
• Val
• The Green Knight
• Lamb
• The Souvenir Part II
• C'mon C'mon
• The Humans
• Red Rocket
• The Tragedy of Macbeth

2020

• First Cow
• Boys State
• On the Rocks

2019

• Outlaws
• The Hole in the Ground
• Climax
• Native Son
• Under the Silver Lake
• Skin
• Low Tide
• Share
• Gloria Bell
• The Kill Team
• High Life
• The Souvenir
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco
• Midsommar
• The Farewell
• The Death of Dick Long
• The Lighthouse
• Waves
• In Fabric
• Uncut Gems

2018

• The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
• The Last Movie Star
• Lean on Pete
• Backstabbing for Beginners
• First Reformed
• How to Talk to Girls at Parties
• Hereditary
• Woman Walks Ahead
• Eighth Grade
• Hot Summer Nights
• Never Goin' Back
• A Prayer Before Dawn
• Slice
• The Children Act
• Mid90s

2017

• Trespass Against Us
• The Blackcoat's Daughter
• Free Fire
• The Lovers
• The Exception
• It Comes at Night
• A Ghost Story
• Menashe
• Good Time
• Woodshock
• The Florida Project
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer
• Lady Bird
• The Disaster Artist
• The Ballad of Lefty Brown

2016

• Mojave
• The Witch
• Remember
• Krisha
• Green Room
• The Adderall Diaries
• The Lobster
• De Palma
• Swiss Army Man
• Equals
• Into the Forest
• Morris from America
• The Sea of Trees
• American Honey
• Moonlight
• Supersonic
• The Monster
• 20th Century Women

2015

• Son of a Gun
• While We're Young
• Cut Bank
• Ex Machina
• Slow West
• Barely Lethal
• Amy
• The End of the Tour
• Dark Places
• Mississippi Grind
• Room

2014

• Enemy
• Under the Skin
• Locke
• Obvious Child
• The Rover
• Life After Beth
• Tusk
• Laggies
• Revenge of the Green Dragons
• The Captive
• A Most Violent Year

2013

• A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
• Ginger & Rosa
• Spring Breakers
• The Bling Ring
• The Spectacular Now

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Since German director FW Murnau’s iconic silent film Nosferatu was released in 1922, it has become widely considered to be the defining horror film of the 20th century, and has gone on to shape the way filmmakers conceptualise vampires on screen. The story of Nosferatu is based on Irish author Bram Stoker’s seminal gothic horror novel Dracula, which was first published in 1897. Due to the production studio making an unauthorised adaptation, names and plot changes were added to differentiate Nosferatu from Dracula — although the influence remains hard to ignore.

Over the years, there have been several adaptations of Nosferatu — including Robert Eggers’ recent 2024 version — so if you’re keen for a little more Count Olok in your life, make sure to check them all out below, and find out where you can stream all the Nosferatu movies from the United Kingdom!

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Director FW Murnau’s seminal 1922 film Nosferatu introduced audiences to Count Orlok, a terrifying vampire portrayed by Max Schreck who lives in a castle in the Carpathian mountains. When the Count is visited by estate agent Thomas Hutter, he becomes obsessed with a picture of Hutter’s wife, Ellen.

• Nosferatu (1922)
• Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
• Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2023)
• Nosferatu (2024)

In 1979, the legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog released his own interpretation of Nosferatu, Nosferatu the Vampyre. The adaptation absolutely holds up against the original, and introduces dialogue into the picture that brings the existentially tortured nature of the protagonist into the light. 

In 2023, director David Lee Fisher released his adaptation of the story, using the English translation of the full name of the original film: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. The film stars Doug Jones as Count Orlok, and while his performance was praised by critics, the film overall did not measure up to either the original or Herzog’s interpretation.

In 2024, director Robert Eggers released his own interpretation of Nosferatu. Starring Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter, Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter, and featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Willem Dafoe, Eggers’ contribution was largely well received. Known for his films The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, Eggers’ proven horror chops mixed with strong nods to the spirit of the original silent film make his Nosferatu an adaptation not to be missed.

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Vampire movies never truly go out of style. With their nocturnal habits, menacing presence, and undying bloodlust, vampires have provided ample fodder for imaginative filmmakers since the medium was first introduced. With 2024’s addition Nosferatu, director Robert Eggers continues the tradition with a gothic horror starring Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying Count Orlok, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, and Willem Dafoe in a retelling of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.

If you loved Nosferatu and want to watch more similar films, make sure you check out our list of 10 movies like Nosferatu, and find out where you can stream them below!

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

First and foremost, we have the 1922 original silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. This German expressionist masterpiece has defined the genre of vampire horror since its release, setting the aesthetics and tone for generations of filmmakers to come. The film is directed by FW Murnau and stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok (aka Dracula), and is based on Bram Stoker’s seminal 1897 novel. Robert Eggers’ film is heavily inspired by Murnau’s take, so if you want to see where it all began, make sure to check out Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Over the years, there have been many attempts to retell the story of Dracula, but one of the most successful remains Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 dramatic horror starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves. Oldman plays the Count in one of his most outrageously iconic performances to date, and the film succeeds in bringing a dazzling operatic drama to Bram Stoker’s dark story.

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Director Werner Herzog’s contribution to the lore of Dracula arrived in 1979’s unmissable Nosferatu the Vampyre. This take, heavily influenced by Murnau’s 1922 silent classic, sees Klaus Kinski put on a performance to rival that of Max Schreck and delves into the tortured and conflicted soul of the protagonist. Herzog’s masterful retelling of Stoker’s story is an utterly unique take that features captivating visuals and performances not to be missed by fans of Nosferatu.

Interview with the Vampire

Departing from stories based on Bram Stoker’s novel, Interview with the Vampire is based on author Anne Rice’s 1976 novel of the same name. The film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, and Christian Slater follows Louis de Pointe du Lac (Pitt), a man claiming to be a 200-year-old vampire, as he recounts his life to a skeptical reporter (Slater). If you’re looking for another classic suspenseful vampire film that tells a new story in the genre and explores the question of immortality in more depth, make sure to include Interview with the Vampire.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

This 2023 supernatural thriller directed by André Øvredal is based on one chapter of Bram Stoker’s Dracula called ‘The Captain's Log’. The chapter focuses on Dracula’s journey from Transylvania to London, hidden aboard the ship the Demeter and feeding off of the crew members at night. While it is overall not the best of vampire films, the suspense of the hidden menace as well as Liam Cunningham’s performance as the ship’s captain make the Last Voyage of the Demeter a great addition to a cosy night of vampire film watching.

30 Days of Night

David Slade directs this 2007 vampire horror starring Josh Hartnett based on a comic book series of the same name. Once more expanding the vampiric lore without retelling Bram Stoker’s story, 30 Days of Night is one of the most directly horror-based films on the list. Taking place in a small town in Alaska during the polar night, the townsfolk find themselves set upon by vampires for 30 days — the largest stretch of darkness all year.

Shadow of the Vampire

This 2000 gothic horror gets meta with the subject of Nosferatu. Starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire focuses on the making of the original 1922 silent film, with Malkovich playing the increasingly distraught director Murnau as he comes to realise that Max Schreck (Dafoe), the actor portraying the Count, is in fact a real vampire. With plenty of nods to the original silent film, and excellent performances by Malkovich and Dafoe (the latter was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars), Shadow of a Vampire isn’t one to miss.

Let the Right One In

This Swedish production from 2008 remains one of the most compelling vampire films of the 21st century thus far. This bloody yet heartfelt take sees a child vampire and her guardian struggle to blend into a small town, where she forms a bond with the outcast boy next door. Their connection grows, even as her identity and the harsh reality it comes with is revealed. If you want a film that remains within the vampire horror genre, but features a more modern, relationship-oriented story than Nosferatu, be sure to check out Let the Right One In.

Renfield

It seems Nicholas Hoult’s stint in the vampiric world has simply continued with Nosferatu, because in 2023 he also starred in Renfield as the titular lackey. Renfield is the fanatical servant to Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel, and this film sees him take centre stage in modern day New Orleans, where he attends a 12-step group for recovering co-dependents to try and extract himself from the relationship with the Count. Nicolas Cage plays a spectacularly overbearing Dracula, and it’s not one to be missed if you’re looking for a lighthearted vampire film.

What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows is perhaps one of the best comedies overall of the 21st century thus far. This vampire mockumentary is created by New Zealanders Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, and stars the duo alongside Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, and Stu Rutherford. The film follows the lives of vampires living in a flat-share in modern Wellington, New Zealand. Complete with spats about whose turn it is to wash the dishes, run-ins with the local werewolves, and pandering wannabe familiars, What We Do in the Shadows can bring a bit of fun to the otherwise dark world of vampire movies. 

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Robert Eggers is one of the most celebrated horror directors of the 21st century thus far. Coming from a background in production design, he released his first feature film in 2015 with the critically acclaimed folk horror The Witch. Since then, he has solidified his reputation as a director who masterfully crafts his films by blending horror elements with folklore, and a dark aesthetic that prioritises historical accuracy. With his latest release Nosferatu now in cinemas, now is the perfect time to check out the rest of his short but impressive back catalogue. Find out where you can stream all of Robert Eggers’ films from the UK below!

How (and where) to watch Robert Eggers’ best films

After working for years as a production designer, Robert Eggers released his first feature film with 2015’s The Witch. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her debut role, in which she plays a young puritan girl suspected of performing witchcraft that led to the disappearance of her baby brother. The Witch brought Eggers much critical and fan attention, and left audiences excited to see what he would make next.

• The Witch (2015)
• The Lighthouse (2019)
• The Northman (2022)
• Nosferatu (2024)

His next project, The Lighthouse, did not disappoint. The film stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as 19th century lighthouse keepers isolated in a remote lighthouse in New England, where reality becomes blurred after a powerful storm. Based on an unfinished poem by Edgar Allan Poe of the same name, The Lighthouse succeeded in further confirming Eggers’ reputation as a formidable horror filmmaker.

Eggers’ next project, The Northman, incorporated much of his signature interest in folklore and mythology into an epic historical action film. Taking place in medieval Scandinavia during the time of the Vikings, The Northmen tells the story of Amleth — a character from Scandinavian folklore that went on to inspire Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Amleth, a viking warrior prince, is portrayed by Alexander Skarsgård, who stars alongside Nicole Kidman and several of Eggers’ previous collaborators, including Anya Taylor-Joy and Willem Dafoe. 

Eggers’ latest film, Nosferatu, is a retelling of the iconic German silent film from 1922 of the same name, which was based on Bram Stoker’s seminal novel Dracula. The film’s aesthetic is heavily inspired by the source material, but Eggers adds his own brand of storytelling to make the film truly his own.

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Daniel Craig is one of the most popular British actors of our time. He is perhaps best known for bringing his rugged charisma to the role of James Bond in five films from 2006 to 2021. In addition to playing 007, Craig has starred in a number of dramatic and comedic roles throughout his career that demonstrate his great range and versatility as an actor. Check out all of Daniel Craig’s best movies below, and find out where you can stream them online from the UK!

Skyfall

This Bond film from 2012 makes the top of the list because, while every Bond film has a high-stakes plot, none before or since has packed quite the same emotional punch. This film dismantles the MI6 system as we had known it and forces Bond to confront his own painful past. Daniel Craig masterfully carries the character through the film with all of the swagger we’ve come to know and love from his Bond, but also the raw emotionality of such a character finally facing himself.

Knives Out

If you thought Daniel Craig was a one-trick pony, you’d be proven wrong by Knives Out. This 2019 mystery sees Craig star as Benoit Blanc, a famous detective hired to solve the locked-door murder of bestselling author Harlan Thrombey. Craig puts on an American Southern drawl that somehow works in its over-the-topness — although it must be said that it is an entirely fictitious accent. But Craig’s eccentric, perceptive, and flamboyant portrayal of the character melds the star-studded production into a perfect Agatha Christie-style murder mystery that went on to spawn a franchise.

Queer

This 2024 film from director Luca Guadagnino sees Craig once again masterfully step away from his action-star type casting to play William Lee, a World War II veteran living in Mexico City who becomes infatuated with a younger man while in the throes of his own addictions. This love story sees Craig bring out one of the most vulnerable and tragic performances of his career.

Defiance

In this 2008 war film, Daniel Craig plays Tuvia Bielski who, together with his brother Zus, led a resistance group that saved many Jewish lives in Belarus during the Nazi occupation. Here Craig’s rugged charisma shines through as the leader of the group, fighting against enormous odds in the freezing wintery woods of Belarus.

Casino Royale

In 2006, Daniel Craig stepped into the fitted tux of James Bond for the first time in Casino Royale. This action-packed film brought the 007 back in style and introduced Craig’s iteration of the character as a swaggering, charismatic, and compellingly macho hero — while adding a tone of ironic self-reflection necessary to make Bond still palatable to modern audiences. 

Layer Cake

This 2004 action-crime film provided a strong confirmation of Craig's qualification to play James Bond. In Layer Cake, he plays a criminal in London who abides by strong moral principles while playing a vital role in the production and distribution of cocaine. Although he’s looking to leave the business, he is tasked with completing two final tasks that prove much trickier than expected.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

In this 2021 sequel to Knives Out, Craig reprises his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in a Netflix production featuring another all-star cast. Craig once again busts out his over the top antics as the Southern detective while solving a compelling mystery.

Lucky Logan

Steven Soderbergh’s 2017 action-comedy film sees Craig try out a Southern US American accent for the first time. Playing the subtly named explosives expert Joe Bang, Craig delivers one heck of a performance opposite Adam Driver and Channing Tatum. The two play brothers who assemble a team of criminals to help them rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway while evading law enforcement.

Infamous

This 2006 drama focused on the life and career of author Truman Capote who, while writing his book ‘In Cold Blood’ built a complicated relationship with one of the incarcerated killers, Perry Smith. Craig plays the murderer behind bars, portraying him as an intelligent, emotional, and traumatised man whose past experiences led his life to take the darkest of turns.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

In this 2011 David Fincher adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel of the same name, Craig plays journalist Mikael Blomkvist, the founder of Millennium magazine who is known for ruthlessly exposing government corruption. Starring opposite Rooney Mara as the tough-as-nails hacker Lisbeth Salander, Craig delivers a steadfast performance as the weight of the mystery the duo are investigating unfolds.

Honorable mentions:

• Spectre
• No Time to Die
• Munich
• Quantum of Solace
• The Mother
• Sylvia

Where to watch the best Daniel Craig movies streaming online

Find out how (and where) to stream the best Daniel Craig movies online by scrolling down to the list below. The films are all available to stream online across a variety of platforms in the United Kingdom, including Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, ITVX and more!

With 2024 slowly coming to a close, it’s time to look back at all of the films JustWatch users watched over the past year. In theatres, Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine and Despicable Me 4 dominated the box office across the United Kingdom – but which titles were most popular on streaming services?

JustWatch’s top 10 movies of 2024 is based on the popularity of each title on our streaming guide. It shows which movies were most popular on streaming services over the last 12 months for streamers in the United Kingdom. Check out the Top 10 Movies of 2024 below, and find out where you can stream the best movies of the year online.

The Top 10 Movies of 2024 on JustWatch (United Kingdom)

1. Anatomy of a Fall
2. The Zone of Interest
3. The Holdovers
4. Oppenheimer
5. Dune: Part Two
6. Poor Things
7. Godzilla Minus One
8. Beetlejuice
9. Barbie
10. Late Night with the Devil

Looking back at the 10 most popular movies of 2024, it’s clear that audiences this year were keen to watch almost all of the films nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, which took place in March. Six of the top ten films listed above were nominated for Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards, with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (#4 on the list) succeeding in taking the coveted award home. However, UK audiences made their preferences clear with the captivating French drama Anatomy of a Fall, outstripping Oppenheimer and taking the top position.

Dune: Part Two, Godzilla Minus One, and Late Night with the Devil were not part of the 2024 Oscars race, but still found their way onto the year’s most popular movies on streaming services. It’s also worth noting that Dune: Part Two was released in cinemas in 2024 and has been available to stream for a shorter period of time than 2023 titles like Oppenheimer and Barbie. As one of the summer’s big box office hits, it’s no wonder fans wanted to revisit Denis Villeneuve’s film when it became available to stream on several platforms.

Japan’s Godzilla Minus One debuted in cinemas in the UK at the end of December 2023 and was the second highest-grossing film after Wonka during its opening weekend. Godzilla Minus One was then released worldwide for streaming on Netflix in June 2024, where it became an instant fan favourite. The final entry on the list, Late Night with the Devil, was acquired by Amazon’s Shudder horror channel after its debut at SXSW. After a stint in cinemas, the supernatural horror film became available to stream on Amazon Prime in mid-April 2024.

Where can I stream the most popular movies of 2024?

Find out how and where to watch all of the most popular movies of 2024 below. All 10 films are available to stream in the United Kingdom, with options to watch them on platforms such as Prime Video, Netflix, ITVX and more.

‘Tis the season to bingewatch all of your favourite Christmas movies! Streaming platforms in the UK are gearing up for a cosy holiday season and putting out some of their best festive content, so what better time to peruse our Christmas streaming guide and choose which films to cue up to get into the Christmas spirit?

From older classics like It’s A Wonderful Life to ‘90s nostalgia like Home Alone, or rom-coms like Bridget Jones’s Diary, and newer additions like Ben Stiller’s family comedy Nutcrackers, there are plenty of great Christmas movies to choose from. If you’re looking for something a little less cosy, there are even some Christmas horrors like Krampus and Terrifier 3 to while away the hours. Whether you’re keen for some old-school nostalgia, newer holiday fare, or you’re just looking for an excuse to rewatch Die Hard for the hundredth time, here’s something for everyone on this festive list!

Where to watch the best Christmas movies streaming online

Find out how (and where) to watch all the best Christmas movies by scrolling down to the list below. The films are all available to stream from the United Kingdom online across a variety of platforms, including  Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, ITVX, Sky and more!

The full list of winners for the 2025 Golden Globes has been announced, with the team behind Emilia Pérez taking home four awards while The Brutalist was awarded three. If you're looking for where to watch every movie and TV show nominated at this year's awards show, including all the winners, this guide is the best place to find all the latest streaming offers in the United Kingdom.

Browse through the full list of nominees and find out where you can stream them with our guide below.

Golden Globes 2025 Winners & Nominees: The Complete List

Best Motion Picture - Drama

• A Complete Unknown

• Conclave

• Dune: Part Two

• Nickel Boys

• September 5

• The Brutalist *(WINNER)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

• A Real Pain

• Anora

• Challengers

• Emilia Pérez *(WINNER)

• The Substance

• Wicked

Best Motion Picture - Animated

• Flow *(WINNER)

• Inside Out 2

• Memoir of a Snail

• Moana 2

• The Wild Robot

• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

• All We Imagine as Light – United States, France, India

• Emilia Pérez – France *(WINNER)

• I'm Still Here – Brazil

• The Girl With The Needle – Poland, Sweden, Denmark

• The Seed of The Sacred Fig – United States, Germany

• Vermiglio – Italy

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Angelina Jolie – Maria

• Fernanda Torres – I'm Still Here *(WINNER)

• Kate Winslet – Lee

• Nicole Kidman – Babygirl

• Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl

• Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

• Adrien Brody – The Brutalist *(WINNER)

• Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

• Daniel Craig – Queer

• Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

• Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

• Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

• Ariana Grande – Wicked

• Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

• Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

• Margaret Qualley – The Substance

• Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez

• Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez *(WINNER)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

• Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

• Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

• Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

• Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

• Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain *(WINNER)

• Yura Borisov – Anora

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night

• Glen Powell – Hit Man

• Hugh Grant – Heretic

• Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain

• Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness

• Sebastian Stan – A Different Man *(WINNER)

Best Director - Motion Picture

• Brady Corbet – The Brutalist *(WINNER)

• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

• Edward Berger – Conclave

• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

• Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light

• Sean Baker – Anora

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

• Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
• Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
• Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
• Jesse Eisenberg –  A Real Pain
• Peter Straughan – Conclave *(WINNER)
• Sean Baker – Anora

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

• Clement Ducol, Camille – Emilia Pérez
• Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
• Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
• Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
• Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – Challengers *(WINNER)
• Volker Bertelmann – Conclave

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

• Beautiful That Way,  The Last Showgirl –  Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson
• Compress / Repress, Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino
• El Mal, Emilia Pérez – Clement Ducol, Camille *(WINNER)
• Forbidden Road, Better Man – Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek
• Kiss The Sky, The Wild Robot – Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
• Mi Camino, Emilia Pérez – Clement Ducol, Camille

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

• Alien: Romulus
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Gladiator II
• Inside Out 2
• The Wild Robot
• Twisters
• Wicked *(WINNER)

Best Television Series - Drama

• The Diplomat
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• Shogun *(WINNER)
• Slow Horses
• Squid Game
• The Day of the Jackal

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

• Abbott Elementary
• The Bear
• Hacks *(WINNER)
• Nobody Wants This
• Only Murders in the Building
• The Gentleman

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

• Baby Reindeer *(WINNER)
• Disclaimer
• Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Ripley
• The Penguin
• True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

• Anna Sawai – Shōgun *(WINNER)
• Emma D'Arcy – House of the Dragon
• Kathy Bates – Matlock
• Keira Knightley – Black Doves
• Keri Russell – The Diplomat
• Maya Erskine – Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

• Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
• Jean Smart – Hacks *(WINNER)
• Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
• Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
• Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
• Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

• Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
• Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
• Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country *(WINNER)
• Kate Winslet – The Regime
• Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
• Sofia Vergara – Griselda

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

• Andrew Scott – Ripley
• Colin Farrell – The Penguin *(WINNER)
• Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
• Kevin Kline –Disclaimer
• Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Allison Janney – The Diplomat
• Dakota Fanning – Ripley
• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
• Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer *(WINNER)
• Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country
• Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

• Diego Luna – La Máquina
• Ebon Moss–Bachrach – The Bear
• Harrison Ford – Shrinking
• Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
• Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
• Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun *(WINNER)

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

• Adam Sandler: Love You
• Ali Wong: Single Lady *(WINNER)
• Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
• Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die
• Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
• Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

• Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
• Jason Segel – Shrinking
• Jeremy Allen White – The Bear *(WINNER)
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
• Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

• Amy Adams – Nightbitch
• Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
• Demi Moore – The Substance *(WINNER)
• Karla Sofìa Gascón – Emilia Pérez
• Mikey Madison – Anora
• Zendaya – Challengers

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

• Billy Bob Thornton – Landman
• Donald Glover – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
• Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
• Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun *(WINNER)
• Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent

Where can I watch 2025 Golden Globes-winning movies online in the U.K.?

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