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30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming

Discover the top, most popular movies available now, along with what’s stoking early buzz and hype! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, with Wicked back at #1, hype building for Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, and Moana 2 in its third theatrical week.

Check back for latest updates to the charts, and also take a look at the most popular TV shows out right now!)

#1

Kraven the Hunter (2024)

15%
73%

#1

Adjusted Score: 22050%

Synopsis: Kraven the Hunter is the action-packed, R-rated, standalone story of how one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be….
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Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola

Directed By: J.C. Chandor

#2

Carry-On (2024)

85%

#2

Adjusted Score: 87608%

Synopsis: A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto…
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Starring: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Jason Bateman, Danielle Deadwyler

Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra

#3

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

49%
84%

#3

Adjusted Score: 54454%

Synopsis: Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War…
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Starring: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto

Directed By: Kenji Kamiyama

#4

Red One (2024)

30%
90%

#4

Adjusted Score: 40805%

Synopsis: After Santa Claus — Code Name: RED ONE — is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must…
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Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons, Lucy Liu

Directed By: Jake Kasdan

#5

Heretic (2024)

91%
76%

#5

Adjusted Score: 107716%

Synopsis: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by…
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Starring: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace

Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

#6

Wicked (2024)

88%
95%

#6

Adjusted Score: 111594%

Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s…
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Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater

Directed By: Jon M. Chu

#7

Juror #2 (2024)

94%
91%

#7

Adjusted Score: 102866%

Synopsis: “Juror #2” follows family man Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) who, while serving as a juror in a high profile murder…
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Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

#8

A Complete Unknown (2024)

77%

#8

Adjusted Score: 81767%

Synopsis: New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota…
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Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro

Directed By: James Mangold

#9

Gladiator II (2024)

71%
82%

#9

Adjusted Score: 95065%

Synopsis: Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the…
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Starring: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal

Directed By: Ridley Scott

#10

Nosferatu (2024)

94%

#10

Adjusted Score: 100008%

Synopsis: Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with…
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Starring: Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Directed By: Robert Eggers

#11

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

92%
97%

#11

Adjusted Score: 95169%

Synopsis: The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully… and…
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Starring: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Lauren Graham

Directed By: Dallas Jenkins

#12

Subservience (2024)

48%
40%

#12

Adjusted Score: 49153%

Synopsis: Megan Fox stars as Alice, a lifelike artificially intelligent android, who has the ability to take care of any family…
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Starring: Megan Fox, Michele Morrone, Madeline Zima, Atanas Srebrev

Directed By: S.K. Dale

#13

Conclave (2024)

93%
86%

#13

Adjusted Score: 110542%

Synopsis: CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events — selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes)…
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Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati

Directed By: Edward Berger

#14

Moana 2 (2024)

61%
86%

#14

Adjusted Score: 74720%

Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and…
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Starring: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Temuera Morrison

Directed By: David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller

#15

It Ends With Us (2024)

55%
90%

#15

Adjusted Score: 66992%

Synopsis: IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the story of Lily Bloom,…
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Starring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj

Directed By: Justin Baldoni

#16

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

31%
32%

#16

Adjusted Score: 54720%

Synopsis: “Joker: Folie à Deux” finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with…
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Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson

Directed By: Todd Phillips

#17

Maria (2024)

74%
68%

#17

Adjusted Score: 83491%

Synopsis: The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during…
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Starring: Angelina Jolie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino

Directed By: Pablo Larraín

#18

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

41%
81%

#18

Adjusted Score: 54590%

Synopsis: In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the…
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Starring: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Alanna Ubach

Directed By: Kelly Marcel

#19

The Substance (2024)

90%
75%

#19

Adjusted Score: 112205%

Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this…
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Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia

Directed By: Coralie Fargeat

#20

The Brutalist (2024)

97%

#20

Adjusted Score: 102245%

Synopsis: Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to…
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Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn

Directed By: Brady Corbet

#21

The Order (2024)

89%
89%

#21

Adjusted Score: 95841%

Synopsis: For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and…
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Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett

Directed By: Justin Kurzel

#22

Y2K (2024)

47%
52%

#22

Adjusted Score: 51905%

Synopsis: On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves…
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Starring: Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, The Kid LAROI

Directed By: Kyle Mooney

#23

28 Days Later (2002)

87%
85%

#23

Adjusted Score: 95161%

Synopsis: A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the “Rage” virus from a medical research…
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Starring: Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson

Directed By: Danny Boyle

#24

Mary (2024)

25%
40%

#24

Adjusted Score: 20831%

Synopsis: Mary is shunned following an otherworldly conception and forced to flee when Herod’s insatiable thirst for power ignites a murderous…
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Starring: Noa Cohen, Ido Tako, Anthony Hopkins, Stephanie Nur

Directed By: D.J. Caruso, Gavin Struthers, Tina Kalivas

#25

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

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#25

Adjusted Score: -1%

Synopsis: Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and…
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Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter

Directed By: Jeff Fowler

#26

That Christmas (2024)

65%
74%

#26

Adjusted Score: 66779%

Synopsis: Based on the charming trilogy of children’s books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral,…
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Starring: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Bill Nighy

Directed By: Simon Otto

#27

September 5 (2024)

91%
82%

#27

Adjusted Score: 95550%

Synopsis: During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli…
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Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch

Directed By: Tim Fehlbaum

#28

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

61%

#28

Adjusted Score: 63885%

Synopsis: “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba…
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Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga

Directed By: Barry Jenkins

#29

Emilia Pérez (2024)

76%
72%

#29

Adjusted Score: 89798%

Synopsis: From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song…
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Starring: Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz

Directed By: Jacques Audiard

#30

Queer (2024)

77%
58%

#30

Adjusted Score: 87324%

Synopsis: 1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts…
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Starring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville

Directed By: Luca Guadagnino