Top 10 Most Popular Movies on Streaming Services in 2024

Published on December 13, 2024

Updated on January 04, 2025

As the year comes to an end, it’s time to unveil the most popular movies on streaming services throughout 2024. Here you can find the complete list of the year’s ten most popular movies and find where you can still watch them all right now online.

What was the most popular movie to stream in 2024?

According to JustWatch’s popularity score throughout the last twelve months, Alex Garland’s dystopian thriller Civil War was this year’s most popular title on streaming services in the United States. The movie was released in theaters on April 12, grossing $68 million domestically, and was released on streaming services shortly after. The A24-produced movie starring Kirsten Dunst beat the likes of Oppenheimer (#2), Poor Things (#3) and Dune: Part Two (#4) to the top spot.

This year’s most popular movies on streaming services shows that streamers in the United States are interested in watching acclaimed non-English language movies; Three of the year’s most popular streaming titles were not predominantly in English, including Godzilla Minus One (Japanese), Anatomy of a Fall (German/English/French) and The Zone of Interest (German). Interestingly, these were also the non-English language titles nominated in popular categories at the Academy Awards in 2024. There is also a strong correlation between streamers’ preferences and the nominations for Best Picture at the Oscars; Six of the top ten most popular streaming titles this year were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars back in March 2024.

There is also a noticeable trend of live-action movies outperforming animation, in contrast to the year’s domestic box office which featured four animated movies in 2024 (Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4, Moana 2, Kung Fu Panda 4).

Top 10 Most Popular Movies of 2024 on JustWatch

Civil War
Oppenheimer
The Fall Guy
Poor Things
Godzilla Minus One
Anatomy of a Fall
American Fiction
The Holdovers
The Zone of Interest
Dune: Part Two

Our list of the top 10 movies of 2024 is based on JustWatch’s popularity score throughout the last 12 months. Check out the complete list below and see where you can stream them all on streaming services such as Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+ and many more.

Civil War

2024

7.0

In the midst of a U.S. civil war, four reporters make the dangerous trip to the capital to interview the president before he is overthrown.

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Oppenheimer

2023

8.2

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

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The Fall Guy

2024

6.9

A stuntman, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?

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Poor Things

2023

7.7

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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Godzilla Minus One

2023

7.6

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

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Anatomy of a Fall

2023

7.6

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

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American Fiction

2023

7.5

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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The Holdovers

2023

7.9

In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.

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The Zone of Interest

2023

7.3

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

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Dune: Part Two

2024

8.4

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

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