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

Discover the top, most popular movies available now, along with what’s stoking early buzz and hype! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, including week Nosferatu in week 2: neck-suckin’ boogaloo, Juror #2 (which may now bear witness on MAX), and Mufasa: The Lion King, the holiday season’s strong-holding offering, and #13 on the live-action Disney remake list.

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

Nosferatu (2024)
85% 74%

Adjusted Score: 104794%

Synopsis: Robert Eggers' NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with... [More]

Starring: Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Directed By: Robert Eggers

Juror #2 (2024)
92% 91%

Adjusted Score: 102560%

Synopsis: "Juror #2" follows family man Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) who, while serving as a juror in a high profile murder... [More]

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
56% 89%

Adjusted Score: 68339%

Synopsis: "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba... [More]

Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Kagiso Lediga

Directed By: Barry Jenkins

Carry-On (2024)
88% 52%

Adjusted Score: 93362%

Synopsis: A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto... [More]

Starring: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Jason Bateman, Danielle Deadwyler

Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra

Babygirl (2024)
77% 49%

Adjusted Score: 89339%

Synopsis: A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much... [More]

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde

Directed By: Halina Reijn

Wicked (2024)
88% 95%

Adjusted Score: 112583%

Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's... [More]

Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater

Directed By: Jon M. Chu

A Complete Unknown (2024)
77% 96%

Adjusted Score: 92212%

Synopsis: New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota... [More]

Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro

Directed By: James Mangold

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
86% 96%

Adjusted Score: 93550%

Synopsis: Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and... [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter

Directed By: Jeff Fowler

Small Things Like These (2024)
93% 81%

Adjusted Score: 98772%

Synopsis: Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy)... [More]

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne

Directed By: Tim Mielants

#10

The Order (2024)
91% 90%

#10

Adjusted Score: 99303%

Synopsis: For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and... [More]

Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett

Directed By: Justin Kurzel

#11

Anora (2024)
94% 90%

#11

Adjusted Score: 114068%

Synopsis: Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey... [More]

Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian

Directed By: Sean Baker

#12

Gladiator II (2024)
71% 82%

#12

Adjusted Score: 95788%

Synopsis: Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the... [More]

Starring: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal

Directed By: Ridley Scott

#13

A Real Pain (2024)
96% 81%

#13

Adjusted Score: 110322%

Synopsis: Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother.... [More]

Starring: Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Jakub Gasowski, Will Sharpe

Directed By: Jesse Eisenberg

#14

Better Man (2024)
88% 94%

#14

Adjusted Score: 97055%

Synopsis: Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop... [More]

Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman

Directed By: Michael Gracey

#15

The Brutalist (2024)
94% 87%

#15

Adjusted Score: 105928%

Synopsis: Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to... [More]

Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn

Directed By: Brady Corbet

#16

Heretic (2024)
91% 76%

#16

Adjusted Score: 108743%

Synopsis: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by... [More]

Starring: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace

Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

#17

Conclave (2024)
93% 86%

#17

Adjusted Score: 111905%

Synopsis: CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes)... [More]

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati

Directed By: Edward Berger

#18

The Substance (2024)
90% 75%

#18

Adjusted Score: 112804%

Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this... [More]

Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia

Directed By: Coralie Fargeat

#19

The Damned (2024)
89% 47%

#19

Adjusted Score: 91831%

Synopsis: Eva (Odessa Young), a 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially... [More]

Starring: Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Lewis Gribben, Siobhan Finneran

Directed By: Þórður Pálsson

#20

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
100% 94%

#20

Adjusted Score: 106524%

Synopsis: Aardman's four-time Academy Award®-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated Merlin Crossingham return with a brand new epic adventure, Wallace... [More]

Starring: Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, Reece Shearsmith

Directed By: Merlin Crossingham, Nick Park

#21

Nightbitch (2024)
59% 49%

#21

Adjusted Score: 71339%

Synopsis: A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom seeking a new chapter in her life and... [More]

Starring: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Ella Thomas, Zoe Chao

Directed By: Marielle Heller

#22

The Six Triple Eight (2024)
52% 73%

#22

Adjusted Score: 54420%

Synopsis: The Six Triple Eight is inspired by the first and only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas... [More]

Starring: Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson

Directed By: Tyler Perry

#23

Kraven the Hunter (2024)
17% 74%

#23

Adjusted Score: 25919%

Synopsis: Kraven the Hunter is the action-packed, R-rated, standalone story of how one of Marvel's most iconic villains came to be.... [More]

Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola

Directed By: J.C. Chandor

#24

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
95% 90%

#24

Adjusted Score: 98446%

Synopsis: Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he... [More]

Starring: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei

Directed By: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte

#25

Emilia Pérez (2024)
76% 46%

#25

Adjusted Score: 90664%

Synopsis: From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song... [More]

Starring: Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz

Directed By: Jacques Audiard

#26