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.

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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!

With the release of Sinners, audiences get not one but two doses of Michael B. Jordan as he plays a pair of brothers in the new vampire movie from acclaimed director, Ryan Coogler. It’s yet another star turn from the actor, who once again oozes charisma and puts up a captivating performance to further establish his status as one of the coolest and most accomplished actors in the game right now.

But, as he’s the talk of the town at the moment, we got to pondering about what the best Michael B. Jordan movies are, so we put together a list of his finest work. Whether you’re just getting to know him or you’ve been following his career for years, there’s never a bad time to dive into Michael B. Jordan’s filmography, and we can tell you where to stream his flicks, too.

1. Fruitvale Station (2013)

Funnily enough, one of Michael B. Jordan’s earlier movies is actually his very best, and it was his first link-up with Ryan Coogler, too. Fruitvale Station is a brutal sub-90 minute drama retelling the true story of the tragic death of Oscar Grant, a young man who was killed on New Year’s Day back in 2009.

Jordan is immense in the lead role, giving us ample reasons to feel absolutely broken by his untimely death. He balances the lighter, more charming moments early in the film, as well as the absolutely harrowing conclusion. This is the kind of film you simply have to watch once, but may never want to watch again.

2. Creed III (2023)

The whole Creed trilogy is brilliant, and all three films are on this list, but it is the third movie in the series that ranks the highest for us. Interestingly, this was Jordan’s directorial debut, too, and he absolutely knocked it out of the park.

Creed III not only takes Adonis’ story in a fresh and exciting direction, with the introduction of his estranged friend, Damian, but it’s also a highly stylised, impeccably choreographed sports movie. Leaning heavily on anime inspirations, and expertly utilising sound design and slow-motion, you feel every single punch from this threequel, and it’s a rip-roaring experience.

3. Sinners (2025)

When people say they don’t make films like this anymore, Sinners is exactly what they’re talking about. Coogler’s first foray into the world of horror is a spectacular feat, and evokes memories of the big, bombastic genre pieces we used to get in the ‘90s. It’s gory, thrilling, and very, very sexy, and Jordan is at the heart of all of that.

Sinners may be a little bit chaotic, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. And, what it lacks in nuance, it more than makes up for on the technical front, with some truly mind-blowing shots utilising the full scope of IMAX cameras, and that thumping score–put together by Ludwig Goransson–providing the cherry on top of this deliciously dark cake.

4. Black Panther (2018)

An actor of Michael B. Jordan’s status was always going to pop up in the MCU at some point, and he bagged the ideal role in Black Panther, as the forgotten heir to the Wakandan throne, Erik Killmonger. When he returns from his banishment, Killmonger tears his ancestral home apart, and his formidable tyranny is arguably the best part of the whole film.

It takes a lot to steal the show away from the late, great Chadwick Boseman, but Jordan manages it here. As a side note, his cameo in the sequel to this film is solid, but far too brief for us to really recognise Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on this list.

5. Just Mercy (2019)

While Jordan is great value in his more blockbuster roles, he is usually at his most impressive when he’s given more serious, real world themes to chew on, like in the 2019 film, Just Mercy. Playing human rights attorney, Bryan Stevenson, Jordan excels with this more dramatic, heartfelt material, and generates excellent chemistry opposite Jamie Foxx.

It’s a tragedy that this kind of story exists and still needs to be told even to this day, but, just like Fruitvale Station, this is a film that demands attention no matter how uncomfortable it may make us feel. Just Mercy is, quite simply, essential viewing.

6. Creed (2015)

The idea of resurrecting the Rocky franchise at all was a risky one, never mind the fact that, with Creed, they took the focus away from Sylvester Stallone’s iconic character and introduced us to a brand new hero to root for. But it damn sure worked, as the combination of Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler produced magic once more in 2015.

Stallone becomes the reluctant mentor here, helping Adonis Creed step out of the shadow of his father, Apollo, and earn his champion status in his own right. Creed is a rousing, riveting study of the power of perseverance and mental fortitude, and is worth a watch whether you care for boxing or not.

7. Chronicle (2012)

You may think Black Panther was Michael B. Jordan’s first dalliance with the superhero genre, but he actually possessed special abilities long before that, with 2012’s Chronicle. The Josh Trank movie has become something of a cult hit over the years, with praise coming for its gritty approach to the superhero craze and the creative technical elements behind the indie flick.

Jordan is part of the trio of high school friends who develop superpowers after stumbling across a mysterious, subterranean discovery. The story is dark and thought-provoking, and despite the supernatural elements at play, this sci-fi film is surprisingly human and very grounded.

8. Creed II (2018)

Honestly, it’s hard to separate all three Creed movies, but Creed II simply suffers a little bit from being the middle film in the series; in that it lacks the element of surprise of the first instalment, and doesn’t quite have the luxury of having the time to establish the character that Creed III benefits from.

Still, Steven Caple Jr. gets Stallone putting in some of his best work ever here, and Jordan really starts to make the franchise his own by this point. Love it or hate it, the decision to bring back Drago and have Adonis fight his son is a really interesting move, and helped to deliver closure for both families.

9. That Awkward Moment (2014)

Here’s something we haven’t seen often from Michael B. Jordan: a romantic comedy. To say he’s one of the most charismatic and cool men on the planet, that’s something of a surprise, but if That Awkward Moment is to be a rare light spot in his otherwise fairly heavy filmography, then he’s still given us a really underrated gem in the genre.

Alongside Miles Teller and Zac Efron, the leading men of That Awkward Moment help to lift what could have been a fairly average flick into a very entertaining and easy watch. It’s filled with lots of genuinely funny moments, and also offers some–but not too much–commentary on the idea of toxic masculinity, too.

10. Fantastic Four (2015)

Is it messy? Absolutely. Is it for the best that this version of Marvel’s first family was never seen again? Probably. But, deep down, are we ready to admit that Fantastic Four is actually, secretly, a little bit fun? Yes, yes we are.

Aside from a few memeworthy misfires (yes, ‘say that again’ is an awful line of dialogue to end the film on), there’s actually a lot to appreciate about the cast and the general direction Josh Trank’s was heading in. It had plenty of energy, some cool visuals, and the likes of Michael B. Jordan and Toby Kebbell really did give it everything they had. It’s definitely nowhere near the worst superhero movie with Marvel’s name attached, put it that way.

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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 twin brothers Elias and Elijah 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 rather steamy punch.

If you’re looking for other vampire films that range from the subtly sensual to the explosively erotic, check out this selection of 10 of the sexiest vampire movies, and see all the available streaming options.

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 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 Blade is 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.

Where to watch the sexiest vampire movies like ‘Sinners’ streaming online

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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).

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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.”

Where to watch the best Snow White adaptations streaming online

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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.

Where to watch the best anime series of the last decade streaming online

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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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The devil works hard, but Steven Soderbergh works harder. The acclaimed filmmaker has put out not one, but two projects this year, with POV ghost movie Presence up first, and now, a tense thriller to mix things up. If you like the sound of the latter, here are 10 movies like Black Bag that you’ll love, plus streaming options for them all.

Black Bag perfectly scratches the itch for anyone craving original, intriguing movies, and as an added bonus, it comes in at a cool 93 minutes, too. With slick directing, a captivating story, and brilliant performances from Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, it’s a surefire win for any film fan.

But what happens when the credits roll and you want more? Well, dive into our list of the best movies to watch if you love Black Bag, and get even more of those cat-and-mouse thrills of course.

Sicario (2015)

If it’s edge-of-your seat thrillers you’re into, look no further than Denis Villeneuve’s breakout hit, Sicario. Between the blistering story crafted by Taylor Sheridan, the camerawork of the legendary Sir Roger Deakins, and the roaring score from the late, great composer, Jóhann Jóhannsson, this 2015 flick is a treat for all the senses.

It’s hard to pick an MVP from this one, with Emily Blunt doing some of her best work in the lead role, while the double act of Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro are formidable in support. Sicario is gripping stuff, and honestly, is the kind of film you’ll want to watch again and again.

Skyfall (2012)

You can’t discuss spy movies without mentioning 007. But, if you’re new to the James Bond series, and just want to dip your toes into his world without watching 20-odd films first, Skyfall is perfectly serviceable on its own merits without being burdened by its predecessors. Think about how The Dark Knight can almost be viewed as a standalone Batman movie, and you’re on the right track with this Bond film.

The action sequences here are out of this world, and Daniel Craig’s weary Bond throws himself into every explosive moment of this. Meanwhile, Javier Bardem puts up one of the great villainous performances of the modern era opposite him; that alone makes it worth the watch.

The Killer (2023)

Michael Fassbender, on his day, is one of the finest actors of his generation. While his more nuanced work comes in powerful drama films like Shame and Hunger, if you’re after his more hard-hitting side, look no further than David Fincher’s The Killer.

The Netflix original sees Fassbender take on the role of a contract killer, who finds himself in a tangled web of murder plots, backstabbing, and betrayal. It’s probably as close to Black Bag as you’re likely to get among Fassbender’s filmography to date, and it’s another example of a filmmaker looking to put out fun, flashy movies that don’t take themselves too seriously.

Thief (1981)

You know when people say, ‘They don’t make movies like this anymore’? Well, Thief is exactly the kind of movie they’re talking about. Every inch of every frame in this Michael Mann classic is oozing with flair and panache, and not a second is wasted with every moment filled with compelling character work or searing action.

It’s almost impossible to believe that this was Mann’s feature debut. Thief feels more like the work of a seasoned pro; something Mann has, of course, proven himself to be over the years. Just like Black Bag, you’ll be hooked from the get-go with this ‘80s classic.

Blow Out (1981)

More ‘80s thrills from another master of his trade, Brian De Palma, with Blow Out offering up a healthy dose of mystery and twists and turns, just like Black Bag. John Travolta has arguably never been better, as his character Jack Terry finds himself embroiled in a criminal conspiracy that is not what it seems.

The technical elements of Blow Out are simply superb, with exceptional sound design and editing bringing this enthralling, tight thriller to life. It’s all shot with a raw, rough around the edges lens that gives the film an almost documentarian feel. And, with a runtime of just 108 minutes, you’ll find the wild ride flies by and knocks you for six by the end.

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Cate Blanchett has had quite the career, and a diverse one at that. But, if you like her work in Black Bag and want to find something remotely similar in her eclectic body of work, The Talented Mr. Ripley will deliver a delicious serving of dark dramatic moments, a hint of violence, and lots of twists, too.

While Blanchett is not on screen as much as some might like, the performances of Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow will more than make up for it, while the late Philip Seymour Hoffman is, as always, a real scene-stealer in his supporting role.

North by Northwest (1959)

Now we’re really heading back in time to the genuine classics of a bygone era. Alfred Hitchcock would have loved Black Bag, but the Master of Suspense already put together one of the most flawless spy movies of all time with North by Northwest.

This is the ultimate cat-and-mouse tale, and for its time, a film that features some truly special action set-pieces. Ask any filmmaker worth their salt what their inspirations are, especially those who craft thrillers and spy flicks, and North by Northwest will undoubtedly be on the list. It’s smart, scintillating, and simply perfect in every single way.

Double Indemnity (1944)

If we’re talking about cinematic greats, though, we can’t leave out Billy Wilder. While his comedies like The Apartment and Some Like it Hot steal the spotlight most of the time, his noir detective thriller, Double Indemnity, is arguably his most impressive work; it’s certainly the most tense.

Again, this flick is only just over 100 minutes long, but it packs so much into that short runtime. The audience is led one way and then another as the mystery unfolds before our eyes here, and it’s a tricky tale filled with complex characters that will put the viewer’s moral compass to the test.

Insomnia (2002)

Before Batman, sprawling science fiction, and Oscar-winning biopics, Christopher Nolan dabbled in gritty detective thrillers like Insomnia. While this has a decidedly darker edge to it than Black Bag, and slightly less action, it’s still an intense and intriguing study of deception and considering what to take at face value and when to dig deeper.

With Robin Williams taking on one of his more dramatic roles, and the legendary Al Pacino flexing his screen presence as always, you’ll not want to take your eyes off this one. It’s wild to think this is low-tier Nolan, but that says a lot more about the filmmaker than the film, trust us.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

Alright, we’ve got all the serious stuff out of the way. Let’s be honest, one of the most appealing facets of Black Bag is the fact it puts beautiful people into very entertaining, explosive scenarios. So, if you want to go even further into that side of the spy genre, Mr. and Mrs. Smith is the ideal light watch to cater to your tastes.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bring a charm and playfulness to proceedings, and the Doug Liman flick even ticks the box when it comes to the whole, ‘Should I trust my spouse?’ plotpoint. In many ways, there is no film on this list more similar to Black Bag, actually.

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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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He’s gone from being a vampiric sex symbol for teenage girls, to being one of the most fascinating actors of his generation, with an eclectic filmography that demands respect. With this in mind, and his new film Mickey 17 hitting the big screen, we decided now was the time to dive into the best Robert Pattinson movies, and we can tell you exactly where to watch them all, too.

The Twilight connection hurt Pattinson’s career for a while, with the actor finding it difficult to shake that reputation and indeed, that franchise’s hold on him. But, having gone to the extreme and pushed his work to the limits, Pattinson has come out the other side and shown himself to be an incredibly versatile and impressive performer.

So, picking the best Robert Pattinson movies may be harder than you think. But we did it anyway, and we’ve included details on where they’re all streaming so you can enjoy his work.

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 High Life. But, even in its technical elements alone there is so much to admire here, even if the story could be considered a little too abstract.

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 when 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 in this downright nasty supporting role. He’s joined by Tom Holland, Sebastian Stan, and Riley Keogh in The Devil All the Time, but as you may have guessed, it is Pattinson who steals the scene every time he comes on screen.

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

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 before your eyes. 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. He and Guy Pearce share an intriguing chemistry on screen, and it’s frankly thrilling to watch two powerhouse actors go toe-to-toe.

The Lost City of Z

Ironically, another film where Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson both appear, though in very different circumstances here. 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 many 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 director James Gray, with Pattinson starting to showcase his gravitas and screen presence for the first time.

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 sophomore effort, but the movie 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 is absolutely captivating in every single scene. It was also the first time Pattinson really 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 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 best 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 weird side to come to the fore. In 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, Robert Eggers is determined to mess with your mind, and 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

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As far as foreign language directors go, there are few quite as popular, and indeed talented, as Bong Joon-ho. After dominating the Oscars with Parasite in 2020, he’s back with Mickey 17, and we decided now would be the perfect time to crown the best Bong Joon-ho movie of them all. And, we’ll even tell you where to watch them.

He may be cute and charming when he’s talking about movies, but when making them, director Bong goes to some pretty dark places. Be it strange aquatic monsters, brutal and bloody murder cases, or dystopian train rides, the Korean filmmaker has given us ample opportunity over the years to dissect and decipher our place in society through his work.

A word of warning, we haven’t included two films in this list – Tokyo and Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2004 – even though they’re included in Bong Joon-ho’s filmography. He directed segments of these two anthology films, and as such, we’re not going to count them in this ranking.

So, here are all eight Bong Joon-ho movies ranked, and details on where to watch them.

8. Barking Dogs Never Bite

Debut feature films are hard. Very few filmmakers get them right, and sadly, not even the great Bong Joon-ho could do much with his first effort. In fact, the most interesting thing about Barking Dogs Never Bite is its creative title, which says all you need to know about the quality of this one.

It’s not necessarily a bad film, but Barking Dogs Never Bite is painfully raw and rough around the edges. It’s also guilty of the worst crime you can commit in film, which is that it’s immediately forgettable, and not all that engaging.

7. Mickey 17

There were high hopes for Bong Joon-ho’s long awaited follow-up to Parasite, especially when it was announced that Robert Pattinson would lead the cast, playing multiple versions of himself in this twisted sci-fi thriller. But, sadly, Mickey 17 struggles tonally, and feels, dare we say it, generic – not something you’d expect of Bong at all.

Mickey 17 doesn’t lean in hard enough to either the comedy or the tension it tries to generate, and while it looks great and everyone seems to be having fun on screen, there’s a predictability to the story that seriously drains any of the excitement out of the experience of watching the movie.

6. The Host

If you think a monster movie from Bong Joon-ho sounds like fun, you’d be absolutely right. The Host is ambitious, bombastic, and a brilliant take on a tried-and-tested subgenre. It’s by no means perfect, but you simply have to admire the absurdity and the technical creativity on show to bring this sci-fi semi-horror to life.

In many ways, this is Bong at his playful best. The film itself has its lulls and weaknesses, but diving into this disaster movie is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its dark moments, though, but that grey area between glee and gloom is where Bong has always thrived.

5. Mother

In the early to mid-2000s, Bong Joon-ho was crafting far more bleak and brutal work in his native tongue, and Mother is a fine example of this. Bong puts his audience in detective mode to unravel his deliciously dark mystery, and there’s a real no holds barred approach to depictions of violence that cuts razor sharp on screen.

It says a lot that this isn’t even his most sadistic and disturbing picture, but there’s something about Bong’s level of attention to detail here that gets under your skin as a viewer.

4. Okja

If you prefer Bong’s more fun side, Okja is the perfect hit. In truth, this Netflix-produced dark comedy is everything Mickey 17 wanted to be, but ended up being far less intriguing than. Between Jake Gyllenhaal hamming it up and the adorable titular creature at the heart of the story, you’ve got a bit of everything in this one; chaos and cuteness combine for a treat for all the senses.

Okja is also incredibly emotional and may well bring a tear to your eye. It’s a poignant inspection of mankind’s role in the world, and the way we treat other living beings.

3. Snowpiercer

Remember when we said Mother wasn’t the most bleak Bong movie? Well, here it is. Snowpiercer is grim, but it’s absolutely fascinating, too, and is certainly Bong’s finest work in the English language.

From the stunning snowy backdrops outside, to the shadowy, grimy train carriages within, every inch of Snowpiercer is designed to make you feel a sense of claustrophobia and uneasiness, which fuels the harrowing central story; a story of class hierarchy, but more importantly, the fight for survival.

If you love Chris Evans as Captain America, get ready for that poster boy image to be tarnished forever – but it’s so worth it.

2. Memories of Murder

Not many filmmakers could claim that their sophomore feature film is near-perfect, but Bong Joon-ho definitely can. Memories of Murder is a captivating and gritty detective thriller story steeped in gruesome, grisly crimes and a cat-and-mouse chase for the ages.

It’s incredible to think that this effort came just three years after that sub-par debut in Barking Dogs Never Bite. In that short space of time, Bong refined every aspect of his filmmaking repertoire, expertly guiding the lens, drawing mesmerising performances out of his cast, and threading a narrative so complex and compelling you’ll be absolutely hooked from the very first minute to the last.

1. Parasite

Sometimes, it can be a bit annoying to go for the obvious answer. But, then again, if something is so obvious, it’s for a good reason, and the love that Parasite has received since its release in 2019 is more than justified. Simply put, there is no way anything else could have taken top spot in this ranking of Bong Joon-ho’s movies.

Parasite is rip roaringly funny, beautifully dark, and so unpredictable that the first time you watch this movie, you’re likely to end up with your jaw on the floor. This film deserved every award it won, and then some, and it’s genuinely one of the best movies of the modern era.

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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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Last week, Sean Baker was just a really good filmmaker. Now, he’s a four-time Oscar winner and is in the record books as one of only two people to win four awards in one night (alongside Walt Disney). So, naturally, we had to put together a list of all the Sean Baker movies ranked, and tell you where to watch them.

Thanks to Anora, Baker has become a household name over the last few months, but his thrilling, unorthodox love story is actually the eighth feature film he’s made. Most of Baker’s work carry themes of a sexual nature, with problematic relationships and a healthy dose of chaos at their core.

You may want to now dive into everything Baker has ever touched, and you’d be right to do so. But, for those who are more picky about their film-viewing habits, we can separate the best from the rest. Here’s every Sean Baker movie ranked, plus details on where they’re streaming.

8. Four Letter Words

Directorial debuts are always tricky, and Four Letter Words is very obviously the sign of a filmmaker with lots of promise and raw ability, but someone with lots to work out and refine, too. It’s a film which struggles with pacing and character development, but you can’t deny it does its best on a low budget.

Four Letter Words is reminiscent of Kevin Smith’s slacker comedies of the 1990s like Clerks and Mallrats, but it lacks the charm and endearing qualities of its influences. But, even from this early work, you can clearly see what interests Baker, and that’s fascinating in itself.

7. Prince of Broadway

While Prince of Broadway still bears the same gritty, low-budget vibes of its predecessors, there’s a certain flair and panache about the visual side of things here, and Baker really manages to delve into the kinetic energy of the streets of New York with his camerawork – Baker is in charge of cinematography for this one, too.

It’s a film which is certainly not lacking in style, and there’s a lot of creativity and heart flowing through this picture. Unfortunately, the story just isn’t quite engaging enough to boost Prince of Broadway higher up this list, but it’s still a solid piece of filmmaking.

6. Take Out

Baker teamed up with Taiwanese director, producer, and actor Shih-Ching Tsou for his sophomore effort, and his collaborator definitely brought out a more adventurous side to his work. Take Out is far from perfect, though, and still features all the flaws you’re likely to see in this level of indie filmmaking.

Still, we have to give credit to Baker here for stepping out of his comfort zone and taking on a far more challenging narrative than his debut. There’s just something about the aesthetic here that’s oddly captivating, and once again, Baker’s penchant for realism shines through and elevates Take Out beyond its means.

5. Starlet

By 2012, Baker had a lot more experience under his belt, and that is abundantly clear within the first minutes of Starlet. Simply put, this is just a far better experience than his previous three movies in terms of the narrative and the acting on display, and it’s far superior on a technical level, too.

The talents of Dree Hemingway in the lead role carry Starlet, while Besedka Johnson is fantastic in support. There’s a lot to be said for the fact that Baker clearly had a bigger budget here, and that the relinquished control of the camera to focus on directing duties, and those decisions definitely paid off.

4. Red Rocket

There is a really big divide between Baker’s first four movies, and his more recent four efforts. Indeed, we could have put the following films in any order and would have been pretty happy with the ranking, but fine margins split the pack and the highly entertaining Red Rocket just ends up on the outside here.

Yes, the concept of the film is a bit uncomfortable, but that’s the point, and Simon Rex does a stellar job of playing the eccentric, at times reprehensible Mikey. His chemistry with Suzanna Son is, frankly, mesmerising at times, and the pair deserve all the credit for turning a potentially problematic film into something oddly sweet and very, very funny.

3. Anora

Anora is Baker’s critical darling, but it’s not even his best film. That says a lot about the quality of his work, though, as Anora is still a superbly crafted cat-and-mouse story full of mayhem, slapstick violence, and some truly emotional moments. The film relies so heavily on Mikey Maddison’s Oscar-winning turn as the titular character, and she’s so good here that you forget you’re watching an actor for the most part.

We love movies like Anora, as anxiety-inducing and disorderly as they are. Baker does a fine job of capturing a sense of surrealism and taking things to the extreme, before crashing back down to Earth with a sobering bite of reality and genuine sincerity.

2. Tangerine

Tangerine bears plenty of similarities with its latest sibling, Anora, but while the latter leans into Baker’s more absurd and outlandish tendencies, his 2015 film is a lot more grounded and, as a result, more impactful in its climax.

While plenty of filmmakers have shot on an iPhone since, Baker’s effort on Tangerine is far from a gimmick, and instead lends a richness and realism to his work in telling the story of transgender sex workers, Sin-Dee Rella and Alexandra. Tangerine is beautiful to look at, has a gripping narrative, and showcases creative filmmaking at its finest.

1. The Florida Project

The last three films in this list are excellent, but there’s something truly special about The Florida Project. While the life and limitations of a sex worker are once again a focus for Baker here, it is the impact of parenthood, both on mother and child, that really form the beating heart of this stunning picture.

Amateur actor Bria Viante is sensational as troubled mother Halley, while Willem Dafoe is typically fantastic in a significant supporting role. But, it is the young Brooklynn Prince who shines the brightest as our playful protagonist, Moonee. 

As her spirited defiance makes way for a softer, more vulnerable nature, our heart breaks for this child who so desperately wants to dive head first into all the things children love to do, but she is severely inhibited by the life she is born into.

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Daredevil is one of the most beloved Marvel Comics vigilantes to make the leap from page to screen. Blinded in a childhood accident, Matt Murdock honed his other senses to such an extent he can perceive far more than the average human, eventually learning to fight and becoming the vigilante known as Daredevil. While protecting his New York neighbourhood of Hell’s Kitchen by night, by day he is a lawyer serving justice in the courts.

While Daredevil has appeared in many productions throughout the years, he has only had a few standalone features himself. The latest is Daredevil: Born Again, a continuation of the 2015 Netflix series, which sees actor Charlie Cox reprise his role as the character and bring the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen firmly into the Disney fold. If you want to check out every Daredevil standalone movie and TV show, as well as any production in which Daredevil appears, check out our full list below and find out where you can stream them all online!

Daredevil standalone movies and TV shows

While the character has appeared in side roles in films and TV series since the 1960s, it wasn’t until 2003 that he got his own standalone film starring Ben Affleck in the role. Over ten years later, the character resurfaced with his own standalone Netflix series, this time played by Charlie Cox. Cox has since become the main live-action actor to portray Daredevil, and reprised the role in several Sony and Marvel/Disney productions before finally starring in the revival standalone series for Disney, Daredevil: Born Again. Here are all the Daredevil standalone productions: 

• Daredevil (2003) - Film
• Marvel’s Daredevil (2015–2018) - TV series
• Daredevil: Born Again (2025) - TV series

Every Daredevil appearance

The list below features every film and TV show in which the character of Daredevil appears. From deleted scenes to standalone productions, here is a comprehensive list of every TV series and film featuring the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen:

• The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) - TV film
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998) - TV series
• Fantastic Four (1994–1996) - TV series
• Daredevil (2003) - Film
• Elektra (2005) (in a deleted scene) - Film
• Marvel’s Daredevil (2015-2018) - TV series
• The Defenders (2017) - TV series
• Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) - Film
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - Film
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) - Film 
• Echo (2024) - TV series
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025-) - TV series
• Daredevil: Born Again (2025) - TV series

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

This TV film was created as an addition to the 1970s series The Incredible Hulk, which starred Bill Bixby as Bruce Banner. Rex Smith played Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) in the TV film, which saw him team up with the Hulk against Kingpin.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

This animated Spider-Man series ran for four successful seasons in the 1990s and featured an animated Matt Murdock (voiced by Edward Albert) in two episodes during the third season. Murdock is introduced as Peter Parker’s attorney. 

Fantastic Four

In this two-season animated series, Daredevil briefly joins the Fantastic Four superhero team, first as a lawyer, and then in his vigilante suit. In the episode, Daredevil helps the team go up against Doctor Doom after the villain takes over the Fantastic Four’s headquarters.

Daredevil

Daredevil’s first standalone film featured Ben Affleck as the masked vigilante, starring alongside Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin, and Colin Farrell as Bullseye. While its theatrical release received mixed reviews, the director’s cut was viewed much more favourably and ultimately spawned an Elektra spinoff film.

Elektra

Ben Affleck’s Daredevil appears in a brief cameo in a deleted scene added to the director’s cut of the film. Sadly, the character did not appear at any other time in Elektra’s standalone picture, but his inclusion, beckoning her back home in a dream sequence, would have cued up a long-awaited reunion between the two characters, had the film series continued.

Marvel’s Daredevil

After the rights to Daredevil were transferred back to Marvel, the studio teamed up with Netflix to bring Matt Murdock to the small screen for a big introduction. This time around, the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen was played by Charlie Cox, who would go on to play the character in all other Marvel and Sony productions. The series brought Daredevil into the greater scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Netflix and introduced key characters like Vincent D'Onofrio’s Kingpin, Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page, and Elden Henson’s ‘Foggy’ Nelson.

The Defenders

After the big success of Daredevil’s solo Netflix series, the platform commissioned more series focusing on the individual characters Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Daredevil, and Jessica Jones, before getting them all together for the team-up series The Defenders. In the series, the Defenders assemble in order to take on a vast criminal organisation known as The Hand in New York City.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

In a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it moment during Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, we catch a glimpse of an alternate universe version of a teenage Matt Murdock. In this universe, he is actually the son of Kingpin, his arch nemesis. 

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Charlie Cox reprised his role as Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil) for the first time since the end of The Defenders Netflix series. His appearance as Peter Parker’s lawyer, while brief, ushered in a new era for Cox's continuation as the character in a new moment in the MCU. 

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

In this Marvel Disney+ series, Cox gets to show off a more playful side to his Daredevil. The series focuses on Jennifer Walters (aka She-Hulk) as she attempts to navigate life as a single 30-something practicing law in New York City. Matt Murdock appears as in his attorney form and has a brief fling with Jennifer.

Echo

This MCU series focuses on Maya Lopez, a deaf Native American vigilante hero who, despite being raised by Wilson Fisk (aka Kingpin), breaks free to forge her own path. Given the connection between Kingpin and Daredevil, Echo was the perfect series to bring Cox’s Murdock and D'Onofrio’s Kingpin back before Daredevil’s next big solo series. While the series features Kingpin more, Daredevil briefly appears in a scene where he fights Echo herself.  

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man

Charlie Cox returned to voice the animated Daredevil briefly in the Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man series. The show features an alternate universe version of Daredevil, who arrives to thwart one of Spidey’s plans. With the series already renewed for a second season, we may catch the Devil from Hell’s Kitchen in the neighbourhood once again.

Daredevil: Born Again

This 2025 series is a revival of Marvel’s Daredevil, and brings back the original cast for a new chapter firmly within the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+. Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock in a continuation of the Netflix series that sees his vigilante alter ego come out of retirement to take on Vincent D'Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk (aka Kingpin), who has now become the powerful Mayor of New York City.

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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 have a new Best Picture winner to celebrate, with Anora taking the top prize (and a few others) at the 97th Academy Awards. If you’re one of the many people who enjoyed the chaos of Sean Baker’s latest film, there are plenty of other movies to watch like Anora, and we can tell you where to stream them.

Anora is a frenetic thrill ride from start to finish, with a little bit of romance, a lot of sex, and even more stress throughout. With this in mind, we’ve assembled a list of ten movies that capture a similar spirit; be it anxiety-ridden adventures, mazy pursuits of missing persons, or oddly erotic relationships that are simply destined to fail.

From cult classics to modern masterpieces, international exports to Hollywood-backed comedies, JustWatch has a bit of everything in our list of 10 movies to watch if you love Anora.

Uncut Gems

If you thought Anora was hectic, the Safdie Brothers’ monster hit Uncut Gems will leave you curled up in a ball craving a nice warm hug; in a good way, of course! The Adam Sandler vehicle is one of those films where you find yourself screaming at the screen, begging characters not to do the foolish things they’re about to do, and it’s so much fun.

Sandler has never been better than in his turn as gambler and jewel salesman, Howard Ratner. But, be warned, he is almost the anti-Anora in many ways. While we’d love to see things fall into place for poor Ani, Howie probably doesn’t deserve anything good to come his way.

Tangerine

While The Florida Project is the more high-profile flick in Sean Baker’s back catalogue, Tangerine is perhaps his most impressive. Shot on an iPhone, with acting novices Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in the lead roles, this 2015 indie movie is what filmmaking is all about: getting out there, shooting something, and producing raw magic.

Like most of Baker’s work, Tangerine leans on themes of problematic relationships, the treatment of sex workers, and absolute mayhem on the streets of America. If Anora and The Florida Project are a little too polished and refined for your tastes, Tangerine offers all the grit and grime you’re looking for.

After Hours

Long before Sean Baker and the Safdie Brothers sparked a new wave of disruptive and distressing narratives, the master filmmaker, Martin Scorsese, had the subgenre locked down. His dark, twisted 1985 comedy, After Hours, has without a doubt influenced so many since, including The Weeknd, whose album of the same name contained a multitude of references to Scorsese’s work.

After Hours is a severely underrated Scorsese effort, overshadowed by its glitzier, more star-studded siblings. However, if you ever wanted to see the revered filmmaker embrace his weird side, this is where he really lets loose, as he unleashes Paul Hackett onto the streets of New York City for the worst night of his life.

Mommy

Xavier Dolan captures all the misery and messiness of Anora and ramps it up to 11 with his 2014 coming of age story, Mommy. The French-Canadian flick depicts the troubled life of teenage tearaway, Steve, and his widowed mother, Diane, as they navigate the ups and downs of their tumultuous relationship, with a little help from their benevolent neighbour, Kyla.

It’s a blistering and brutal rollercoaster ride filled with violence and anger, but a painful amount of love, too. If you don’t end up heartbroken and teary-eyed by the end of Mommy, then something has gone horribly wrong.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Perhaps you want something a little less stressful now? The Last Black Man in San Francisco has similar themes to Anora of wanting to find a better life, find some purpose, and there’s still a physical journey to be found at the core of the story, too, but it’s a much more calm and poetic adventure.

Jimmie Fails shines in the lead role here, as a man desperate to reclaim his familial home from the gentrification of San Francisco. Along the way, he confronts class struggles, racial profiling, gang violence, and an identity crisis, but we promise it’s not too stressful.

Ema

Pablo Larrain may be better known for crafting sublime period piece biopics about powerful women through history like Jackie and Maria, but when he reverted to his native tongue in 2019 for Ema, he created something monumental. 

It’s a film that simply isn’t spoken about enough, and is one of the greatest foreign language films of the last decade. Ema tells the story of a severely broken relationship that erupts with tremendous ferocity through a shared trauma; you essentially get all the chaos of Anora, with ten times as much pain, but at least all that hurt has a gorgeous backdrop.

The Nice Guys

OK, we hear you, too much pain and suffering and stress. Got it. So why not kick back and relax to some pure, unadulterated slapstick fun with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in Shane Black’s The Nice Guys. 

It’s the move everyone on the internet wants a sequel for, and we’re afraid we will never get that wish fulfilled. But, the 2016 comedy is perfect just the way it is, and might just be the funniest film of the last ten years. The missing persons search at the heart of it all is just as much a wild goose chase as Ani’s search for Ivan, but it’s hilarious watching Holland March and Jackson Healy stumble their way through the case.

Mandy

Chances are, we could hook you in with just one sentence when it comes to Mandy. How about this: Nicolas Cage goes on a wild, neon-soaked, LSD-fuelled rampage in search of his wife’s killers and their demonic cult leader.

If you’re still here and need more persuading, Mandy features a rip-roaring score from the late, great Jóhann Jóhannsson, the violence is gruesome and gnarly, and Nic Cage is at his untethered best in this absolutely savage yet oddly stunning revenge tale.

Boogie Nights

Did someone say graphic nudity and sex scenes? Anora pulls no punches in its depiction of sex workers, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights is much the same in its handling of the amateur porn scene. And, just like Anora, this ‘90s classic has the perfect blend of humour and harrowing moments.

This is by far Mark Wahlberg’s best performance of all time, while the likes of Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, and Heather Graham all shine alongside him. It’s a long and sprawling epic that, at times, feels almost Tarantino-esque in the way the plot weaves and winds into one big messy web.

Burn After Reading

We couldn’t talk about amusing yet disorderly comedy-drama-thrillers without including a movie by the Coen Brothers, and it’s Burn After Reading that perhaps best embraces that genre mash-up. The stakes may be sky high in this story – with CIA secrets on the line – but the sheer silliness of the ensemble cast undercuts all the tension in such a brilliant way, and provides so many laugh-out-loud moments.

Brad Pitt and John Malkovich are simply exceptional here as they let their comedic chops loose, and the haphazard plot they find themselves in is an ideal companion piece to the slightly more serious Anora.

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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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Got yourself an Apple TV+ subscription and don’t know what to watch on it? Let us guide you with our top ten TV shows and films on the popular streaming service, which has everything from innovative sci-fi to wartime adventure, as well as epics from two legendary directors.

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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He’s one of the most beloved actors of his generation, and has taken on some of the most iconic roles in the history of cinema, but there’s more to this man than franchise work. So, we’ve compiled a list of the best Harrison Ford movies, ranked them, and can tell you where to watch them online, too.

Let’s be honest, the man is a living legend. He’s Indiana Jones. He’s Han Solo. He’s Rick Deckard. He’s even a big, red, angry Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World – but we’re not here to talk about that.

No, we only want the best of the best at JustWatch, and luckily, Harrison Ford has put together a brilliant body of work over the years. So, here’s his top ten, plus five honourable mentions that we simply couldn’t ignore.

10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Of the original trilogy, you’re likely to see the general consensus swing away from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but it’s criminally underrated. The highlight of this threequel is Sean Connery’s scene-stealing turn as Indy’s dad, Henry Jones Sr. The James Bond actor brings all his natural charm and is clearly having so much fun with the role, and it rubs off on Harrison Ford, too.

While the first two movies in the franchise are pure adventure-thrillers, this is almost more of a buddy-cop comedy, and the playful tone works perfectly. But, there’s still a strong emotional undercurrent to this one, as father and son reconnect.

9. Patriot Games

Harrison Ford took on another high-profile role when he stepped into Alec Baldwin’s shoes to become Jack Ryan. Patriot Games is a taut thriller filled with epic action, shocking twists and turns, and some killer one-liners from Ford, and it’s all packaged up in a neat sub-two hour story, which is always a bonus.

As Ryan intervenes in an IRA assassination plot, he and his family become the target of a deadly revenge mission. But, does he take it lying down? No, of course he doesn’t. With Ford’s effortless gravitas and the gritty determination of Tom Clancy’s character, Patriot Games becomes yet another classic heroic display to add to the actor’s catalogue.

8. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Has there ever been a more exciting time than that brief period of unbridled joy leading up to the release of The Force Awakens? After a decade of no Star Wars movies at all, and a huge 32 years since the last outing for the original trio of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo, the tease of their return in this new trilogy opener was immense.

Harrison Ford could easily have phoned in his reprise as Han Solo, but he gave it his everything, and ended up delivering one of his most nuanced and poignant performances of all time.

7. Blade Runner

There are many who would proclaim Blade Runner to be the ultimate sci-fi movie, or at the very least, a genre-defining film of its time. And frankly, they’d be correct. From the neon-soaked visuals to the cerebral themes at play in Ridley Scott’s epic ‘80s thriller, it’s hard not to be in awe of this iconic picture.

Ford once again bagged a timeless role as Rick Deckard, the suave, ruthless replicant hunter. But, as the mystery at the heart of this story unravels, Deckard’s machinations do, too, and it’s fascinating to watch it all unfold as he questions everything he believed to be true.

6. The Fugitive

Harrison Ford’s trademark run – second only to Tom Cruise’s impressive sprint – is at its very best in 1993’s The Fugitive. When Richard Kimble (Ford) is wrongly accused of murdering his wife, he must flee the authorities hunting him and find a way to prove his innocence before the relentless Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) puts him away for life.

The Fugitive harks back to a more ambitious and adventurous period of filmmaking, where stunts and huge set-pieces were done for real, rather than relying on green screens and digital effects. It’s a raw, rugged thriller, and is Ford’s finest work as a leading man away from the big franchises.

5. The Conversation

OK, look, Harrison Ford can’t always be the main man in every film he does, and it just so happens that in The Conversation, Gene Hackman does a rather good job of leading the line. But, Ford is there, and his role is a pretty significant one all the same. In fact, say it quietly, but we believe he stole the show a little bit in this Francis Ford Coppola flick.

Whether that’s true or not, there’s no denying that The Conversation is an understated masterpiece of the thriller genre. It’s not overly violent, loud, or bombastic, but it’s dripping with tension throughout, and will have you on the edge of your seat, listening just as intently as Harry Caul.

4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

While The Last Crusade is uber-fun and plucky, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom carries a far greater sense of dread and is actually a pretty heavy, traumatic experience for younger viewers who were following Indy’s adventures at the time. Seriously, that melting face and Mola Ram ripping out that guy’s heart were enough to scar an entire generation (in a good way).

In one of the finest movie trilogies of all time, The Temple of Doom stands out as the strongest of the trio, thanks to its enthralling, delightfully dark story, and the fact that Ford had well and truly embraced the titular role by that point.

3. Apocalypse Now

This one almost feels like cheating, but we couldn’t ignore the fact that Apocalypse Now is one of the greatest movies ever made, and Harrison Ford is technically a part of it. Yes, it may be a fleeting appearance at the start of the epic war movie, but Ford’s role as Colonel Lucas is an important one, as he is the man to assign Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) his daunting mission.

What can we say about Apocalypse Now that hasn’t been said already? It’s a brutal, visceral depiction of the horrors of war, and is one of the most important, impactful, and impressive films of its kind.

2. Blade Runner 2049

Controversial, perhaps, but Blade Runner 2049 is actually superior to its predecessor. While Ridley Scott’s original movie deserves respect for what it achieved and how it paved the way for so many others to follow, Denis Villeneuve’s legacy sequel deserves something far greater: reverence.

The follow-up improves on the original in just about every single way. Blade Runner 2049 not only looks impeccable, it’s also got a far more coherent narrative, without sacrificing any of the complexities and ambiguities of Scott’s effort. It’s mighty impressive that this film is not only spectacular in its own right, but actually manages to elevate its predecessor, too.

1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

It had to be, didn’t it? When Star Wars is at its best – as it is with The Empire Strikes Back – there is simply nothing more exhilarating and awe-inspiring than this franchise. The core characters may be separated for most of this sequel, but that only serves to showcase just how big George Lucas’ galaxy is, and it allows each of our heroes to prove their individual merit, too.

While The Empire Strikes Back will forever be known for delivering one of the greatest plot twists of all time, there’s a special place in our heart for another legendary moment in this film. We love Han Solo. And guess, what? He knows.

Honourable mentions

• Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Clear and Present Danger
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• 42
• American Graffiti

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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 latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe finally sees Anthony Mackie’s Captain America make his debut on the big screen. As the new Cap takes up the shield to defend the world against a new threat, recurring characters and plot points from past MCU productions are guaranteed to emerge. Brave New World is the 35th film in the MCU, and takes place in the studio’s so-called Phase Five, which started in 2023 with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. But with such a long list of movies and spinoff TV shows in the MCU, if you haven’t seen them all, which ones are the most important to watch to know what’s going on in Captain America: Brave New World? 

Check out our list of every movie and TV series you should watch before seeing Captain America: Brave New World, and find out where you can stream them below!

Which movies and TV shows should I watch before Captain America: Brave New World?

With 34 movies before Brave New World making up the MCU — not to mention several spinoff TV series — it’s no wonder some audience members are worried they’ll miss out on something going into the theatre if they’re not prepared. While the context coming from all the previous MCU movies can be helpful, there are actually only two movies and one series you should watch before you see Brave New World. The big three to watch before you see Captain America: Brave New World are 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, 2021’s Eternals, and of course the MCU television series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

The Incredible Hulk

2008’s The Incredible Hulk was a different time in the MCU. Edward Norton starred as Bruce Banner (aka The Hulk) — a title that was later transferred to Mark Ruffalo — going through the motions of becoming the Hulk and learning to master his rage. The film introduced cellular biologist Betty Ross (played by Liv Tyler) as Banner’s love interest and daughter to General Thaddeus Ross (aka Red Hulk). Tyler appears again in the same role in Brave New World, as does her father (now played by Harrison Ford), who is now the President of the United States. With both of their backstories playing a role in Brave New World, it’s worth watching The Incredible Hulk before seeing the latest instalment to have a better understanding of the characters’ motives. In addition, a certain Mr Blue who was first introduced in The Incredible Hulk also reappears in a key role in Brave New World.

Eternals

In the Eternals, a group of ten beings created by ‘Celestials’ known as the Eternals are tasked with bringing a new Celestial into being. The task will take up incredible amounts of energy resulting also in Earth’s destruction. When their leader, Cersei, decides to save Earth and stop the creation of the new Celestial in the middle, all that is left is a massive human-shaped form emerging from the Indian Ocean that becomes known as the Celestial Island. In Brave New World, it is discovered that adamantium — the powerful, indestructible metal that protects the likes of Wolverine and Deadpool — can be found in great quantities on the island.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Captain America: Brave New World sees Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson first don the stars and stripes, shedding his identity as Falcon to become Captain America and fight an all-new enemy. While Brave New World may be Mackie’s big screen debut as the character, he already appeared on the small screen as Cap in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In the series, Cap and Bucky Barns (aka The Winter Soldier) team up on a mission to stop a rebel group called the Flag Smashers intent on destroying all borders while powered by Super Soldier Serum. Throughout the series, Sam Wilson struggles with his new identity as Captain America, both on a personal and representational level and as a Black American, understanding the history of the role and questioning if it can truly evolve in the public’s eyes.

The series introduces characters like Isaiah Bradley, the first Black Super Soldier, and Joaquin Torres, another soldier and friend to Sam Wilson, who both reappear in Brave New World. In addition, Bucky Barns also makes a short but significant appearance in Brave New World.

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It’s one of, if not the biggest TV show in the US right now, but there’s a lot to digest if you’re just starting to dive into the world of the Dutton family. Luckily, we can tell you how to watch every Yellowstone TV show in order, and where the various series are all streaming.

Who would have thought that in the year 2025, the Western genre would be alive and kicking once more? You quite literally can’t keep a good horse down, and this resurgence is mostly down to two men: Taylor Sheridan and Kevin Costner.

Sheridan created the hit TV series that brought cowboys back to the fore, while Costner was the man to front Yellowstone’s mainline show from the very beginning. The Yellowstone franchise has expanded since then, though, and anyone planning to stream the series may be wondering what the best approach is.

Luckily, there are two ways to solve this dilemma, and we’ve got both answers for you.

How to watch Yellowstone in release order

The good news is that simply watching Yellowstone in the order the show was released works just fine. Yes, there are prequel series at play here, but the context they give us is not integral to understanding the present day timeline.

If you want to get really specific with it, you can watch Yellowstone seasons 1-4 first. This will allow you to get acquainted with the most prominent members of the Dutton clan, including the patriarch, John (Costner), and his children, Beth, Jamie, and Kayce, as they battle to keep control of their beloved ranch.

Then, you can take a detour to enjoy 1883 – arguably the very best Yellowstone show of them all. As you may have guessed, this spin-off takes place over 130 years before present day events. 1883 introduces us to James and Margaret Dutton as they lead their family on a migration across post-Civil War America to find a new place to settle, while their headstrong daughter, Elsa, contends with her own search for purpose in life.

You’ve time for another spin-off before the main timeline comes to an end, with 1923 taking us 40 years further along in the Dutton journey. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren lead the cast here, as Jacob and Cara Dutton, while the rest of their clan is divided and their ranch appears to be slipping away from underneath them.

All good things come to an end, sadly, and the core storyline of Yellowstone was wrapped up in 2024, with season 5 split into two parts. Costner called time on his involvement with the franchise after a dispute with Sheridan and Paramount, which changed the course of the story, but somehow, it still managed to find a satisfying conclusion.

And finally, 1923 season 2 began airing in February 2024, running through until April. So, if you want to get caught up in time, you’d better hit play right now.

How to watch Yellowstone in chronological order

Another way to tackle Yellowstone would be to watch the various iterations in chronological order. Taking this approach would be very straightforward and would enable you to get stuck into the present-day storyline equipped with a comprehensive knowledge of the Dutton family tree.

1883 would kick things off if you go down this route, giving an insight into how the Duttons first settled in Montana all those years ago, and the price they paid for their pilgrimage.

Then, fast forward to 1923 and witness the struggle of the Dutton family to hold onto their land as predators close in and try to snare it away from them. Which, incidentally, is a common theme that bleeds into the modern day and the main Yellowstone show.

It’s interesting, then, to arrive at the core timeline knowing the sacrifices made by the ancestors of John Dutton over the years to attain and protect the ranch. It informs so much about the motives John has for fighting tooth and nail to keep the wolves from the door throughout the five seasons of Yellowstone, making a chronological watch very rewarding indeed.

Where to watch Yellowstone and the spin-offs streaming online

Every season of Yellowstone, plus 1883 and 1923, are available to stream on Paramount Plus.

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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He’s everybody’s favourite cuddly, little bear, but there are simply not enough Paddington films to satisfy our need for anthropomorphic cuteness. So, here are a bunch of movies like Paddington to keep you going long after the marmalade sandwiches run out and find out where to watch them all online below.

Paddington Bear is a British institution. He’s been entertaining audiences since way back in 1958, first starting life as a book before moving to the small screen. In the past decade, we’ve been treated to feature length Paddington adventures, and rather miraculously, his quaint three-film run is one of the best movie trilogies of the modern era.

From his first outing under Paul King’s directorship, featuring Nicole Kidman’s villainous turn as Millicent, to Hugh Grant’s scene-stealing arrival in Paddington 2, and the third entry, Paddington in Peru, this sweet series of films has given audiences so much joy.

Now, we’re looking beyond the Paddington trilogy for movies that offer up a similar vibe, theme, or general concept. So, whether you want a cosy family movie night, or just like seeing humans and animals get into mischief together, there’s something for everyone in our list of the best movies like Paddington.

Wonka

You could almost certainly watch Wonka and immediately know it’s a Paul King film without having to be told as much. The director carries over all the quaint charm, whimsy, and vibrancy that we’ve come to expect from the man responsible for Paddington and its sequel, and it’s clear to see why he got the gig for Wonka. 

An array of British acting talent crossover from the Paddington series here – including Sally Hawkins, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant – to make you feel right at home. Indeed, you wouldn’t even be surprised if Paddington himself showed up (but sadly, he doesn’t). Meanwhile, Timothée Chalamet is delightful in the titular role, bringing a fresh spin on such an iconic character.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Remember in Paddington 2 when our half-pint hero is incarcerated and turns everyone’s prison gear pink? Well, imagine that but with a Wes Anderson spin, and you’ve got a perfect match in The Grand Budapest Hotel. It’s an oddly sweet film; for all its madcap antics and tomfoolery, Anderson’s Oscar-winning tale is, at its core, a story of friendship and camaraderie.

Be warned, though, The Grand Budapest is certainly not suitable for children. It comes with a healthy dose of profanity, nudity, and even a bit of violence, albeit of a slapstick variety. 

My Neighbor Totoro

What is Paddington, if not the story of a fluffy animal going on wild adventures with his human friends? In that respect, you’ll get the same kicks out of this Studio Ghibli classic, and then some.

The prolific anime house has produced some of the best animated movies of all time, but My Neighbor Totoro might just be the finest of them all. It’s endearing, funny, imaginative, and has an emotional undercurrent that elevates it beyond mere kids’ entertainment, into something truly beautiful.

Wolfwalkers

Speaking of beautiful animated movies, Cartoon Saloon are one of the most exciting new studios on the block, and they’re yet to miss with their relatively small but superb catalogue of films.

One could argue that My Father’s Dragon has more in common with Paddington – given the playful nature of the eponymous creature – but it is Wolfwalkers that is most deserving of your attention. There’s a real profundity to Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s mythical tale, which makes it a more serious viewing experience than Paddington, perhaps, but it still evokes that  same childlike wonder that we cherish so much.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes on

Paddington may be adorable, but Marcel has him beat paws down. This unique and delightful A24 flick combines clever stop-motion animation with real world settings to tell the simple story of a little shell trying to find his place and purpose in life.

While the mockumentary framing device here is very different to Paddington – and probably puts Marcel the Shell with Shoes on out of reach for younger viewers – there’s no denying that, tonally, these two films share a kinship rooted in heart and humour.

Okja

You wouldn’t ordinarily expect to see a Bong Joon-ho picture on a list making comparisons with Paddington, but here we are. Thankfully, Okja doesn’t align with the bloodsoaked chaos one would normally get from the acclaimed director, with the Netflix movie instead going hard on emotional weight and childish innocence.

Okja is humorous – in that dark manner in which Bong excels – but it carries a strong environmentalist message, too, and one that Paddington himself would be proud to endorse, we’re sure.

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

From one British institution to another, it would be foolish of us to neglect the work of Aardman Animation on this list. The only difficult part is picking which Wallace and Gromit film to focus on.

By selecting the most recent effort, Vengeance Most Fowl, we can also sneakily force you to go back and watch The Wrong Trousers, too, as the new movie relies on you having seen the iconic 1993 film. 

Given Paddington’s propensity for dealing with nefarious characters, it wouldn’t be at all out of place to see him battling Feathers McGraw in Gromit’s place, actually. Now there’s a crossover we’d love to see!

Ratatouille

A quick game of word association can connect the dots between Paddington and Ratatouille quite easily: Animal, hat, food, mischief, you get the picture. The Disney Pixar movie is a bona fide classic and a deserving winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature back in 2008.

At its core, Ratatouille is a story about finding a passion in life, but it is also underpinned by the universal feeling of leaving a past life behind to pursue a new one. It’s something Paddington knows all too well, having upped sticks and took on a big adventure in London after leaving Peru, and Remy the rat follows a similar path in leaving behind the garbage cans of the Parisien streets to ingratiate himself in the grandeur of fine dining restaurants.

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot has similar themes of a classic fish out of water story, but we’re including it on this list for mere vibes alone more than anything. It’s one of the best animated movies of the last year, and is just so sweet and stylish that you cannot help but fall in love with Roz and her animal companions.

There’s actually an argument to be made that The Wild Robot could be even more wholesome than Paddington. It’s a close contest, that’s for sure, so if that’s the mood you’re in, you could do far worse.

Where the Wild Things Are

Spike Jonze’s adaptation of the classic children’s book is a spectacularly imaginative and nuanced interpretation of a source material that is actually incredibly short. Jonze imbues his version of Where the Wild Things Are with a surprising degree of humanity and realism that you’ll soon forget you’re watching a bunch of giant monsters on a fantasy island.

This is not one that younger children are likely to engage with, truth be told. However, for slightly older kids who are perhaps beginning to get to grips with their emotions (or indeed, any adults who are doing the same), Where the Wild Things Are is a poignant experience indeed.

Honourable mentions:

• Babe
• Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
• The Cat in the Hat
• Rango
• Fantastic Mr Fox
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
• E.T the Extra-Terrestrial
• An American Tail
• The Mitchells vs the Machines
• Elf

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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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Ever since Bridget Jones appeared on screen in Bridget Jones’s Diary singing Céline Dion’s ‘All By Myself’ in 2001, audiences have fallen in love over and over again with the charming, clumsy, and utterly relatable protagonist. Based on Helen Fielding’s newspaper column-turned-novel(s), the Bridget Jones films have since multiplied into four instalments, with the most recent addition, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, set to premiere in cinemas just in time for Valentine’s Day on February 13, 2025.

In Mad About the Boy, Renée Zellweger once more plays darling Bridget as she navigates a new chapter in her life. Having sadly been recently widowed (RIP Mark Darcy *sob*, your perfection will never be forgotten) and raising their two children on her own, a 51-year-old Bridget embarks on a bold adventure into the modern dating world. 

Whether you’re catching up on all the Bridget Jones films before seeing the latest instalment, or have already seen it and just want to spend a little more time in Helen Fielding glorious romcom world, check out our guide to how (and where) to watch all of the Bridget Jones movies in order from the United Kingdom below!

All of the Bridget Jones movies in order

If you want to watch the Bridget Jones movies in order, it is luckily very simple! Both the chronological and release orders are the same, meaning you simply need to start with 2001’s Bridget Jones’s Diary and watch the story unfold throughout the next three instalments.

• Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
• Bridget Jones: The End of Reason (2004)
• Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

Bridget has been through a lot over the years. In Bridget Jones’s Diary, the single 30-something starts out having an affair with her boss, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), while her slow-build romance with the Pride and Prejudice-inspired Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) hots up. In The Edge of Reason, Bridget and Darcy’s relationship is tested and temporarily paused while she happens to be working abroad with Daniel Cleaver. 

In Bridget Jones’s Baby, 43-year-old Bridget finds herself pregnant and unsure if the father is Mark or Patrick Dempsey’s dashing Jack Qwant. Finally, in Mad About the Boy, Bridget explores the modern dating scene — complete with apps, younger men, and botox — while raising her two children after Mark’s tragic death. Although over the years Bridget never quite learns to move forward with grace, move forward she does with all the lovable clumsiness that made her an icon from the start.

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It’s nearly clobberin’ time once more for the Fantastic Four! After years of stumbling beginnings, reboots, and drawn-out pauses, the Fantastic Four are finally set for a brand new outing — this time within the Marvel Cinematic Universe — with The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The film is scheduled to premiere in cinemas in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2025.

While the Fantastic Four might be making their ‘first steps’ in the MCU, the quad have been around on screens big and small since the late 1960s. Check out all of the Fantastic Four movies and TV shows, and find out where you can stream them below!

All the Fantastic Four movies and TV shows

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Fantastic Four were originally created as Marvel Comics superhero squad composed of Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), Invisible Woman (aka Susan Storm), Human Torch (aka Johnny Storm), and Thing (aka Ben Grimm).

Over the years, the Fantastic Four have had a series of somewhat successful animated television series, but their live-action films have had fairly bad to mixed receptions.

Television Series

• Fantastic Four (1967–1968)
• The New Fantastic Four (1978)
• Fred & Barney Meet The Thing (1979)
• Fantastic Four (1994–1996)
• Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes (2006–2010)
• The Super Hero Squad Show (2009–2011)

Movies

• Fantastic Four (2005)
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
• Fantastic Four (2015)
• Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

The first 1994 Fantastic Four film was apparently so awful that it was never officially released. However, in 2005, 20th Century Fox took a crack with an adaptation starring Chris Evans, Jessica Alba, and Kerry Washington. While this film too was originally not well received, in recent years a newly found appreciation for it has sprung from the catastrophic disappointment around its 2015 reboot starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B Jordan, and Jamie Bell. 

In the wake of the 2015 box office bomb, 20th Century Fox was sold to Disney (who also own Marvel Studios), giving the Fantastic Four another chance at live-action redemption within the MCU. In two subsequent Marvel productions, Fantastic Four members made brief cameos — including Reed Richards (played by John Krasinski) in Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Johnny Storm (played once more by Chris Evans) in Deadpool & Wolverine — before finally getting their own standalone movie.

In 2025, the Fantastic Four are ready to reassemble in their first solo debut in the MCU with an all new cast including Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm.

What is the best Fantastic Four movie or TV show?

In terms of TV shows, Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes is widely seen as the best animated series featuring the squad. Although it only lasted one season, its straightforward interpretation of stories from the comic books, plus its sleek animation style helped ease the disappointment in the wake of the 2005 live-action film’s release.

Given the above, it might seem counterintuitive to name 2005’s Fantastic Four as the best of the film selection — but here we are. Until First Steps is released and possibly takes the crown as the best Fantastic Four movie, the 2005 film can proudly claim the title. Although it was originally badly received, in recent years it has undergone a reconsideration that has largely landed in its favour. Yes, it may have been bashed for its attempts at humour, debatable acting, and beige plotlines, but in comparison to the next instalments — especially the 2015 reboot — it’s a solid attempt. And if the celebration of Chris Evans reprising his role as the Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine is any indication, it seems the film is now seen in a much gentler light.   

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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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