7 Best Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Hulu and More

7 Best Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Hulu and More

Another weekend is upon us: what to watch, and with so many great movie options on the best streaming services, including Netflix and Paramount Plus, narrowing down which ones are worth your time is no mean feat.

So, we at Tom's Guide are here to free you from that decision paralysis with a roundup of the best movies to kick off your weekend. Top of the list is Tom Cruise's latest, "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning": "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One," on Paramount Plus, brings one of the summer's biggest blockbusters to the small screen.

The DCU's superhero adventure "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" and Disney's new animated musical "Wish" also just hit pay-per-view video-on-demand (PVOD) streaming services this week. Meanwhile, Netflix is offering "Train to Busan," one of the best zombie movies of the past decade, and Hulu has a World War II biopic that "Oppenheimer" fans shouldn't miss: "The Imitation Game."

Here are our top picks for what to watch this weekend on streaming.

Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, cinema's greatest super spy. The seventh installment in the long-running blockbuster franchise and the first half of a two-part film, "Deadly Hallows Part One" returns Hunt and his team, Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) and Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), in a high-octane car chase as you would expect, The film features the expected high-octane car chases, daring stunts, and elaborate fight scenes.

This time, the crew crisscrosses the globe in search of two interlocking keys that, when combined, will give them access to a deadly artificial intelligence called "The Entity." Every nation on earth is racing to get their hands on it, including the ghosts of Hunt's past. Sure, the story is on the ridiculous side, but that hardly matters if the film is so entertaining.

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Jason Momoa returns in what may be his last hurrah as the fish-talking Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman. Little is known about the high-profile reset of the DC Cinematic Universe beginning with next year's "Superman: Legacy," but even if critics didn't scathingly review "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," it's hard to imagine that the King of Atlantis will be part of new DC Studios CEO James Gunn's future plans of new DC Studios CEO James Gunn.

Nevertheless, audiences seem to like "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," as 81% of Rotten Tomatoes audiences rated it "fresh." In this sequel, director James Wan ("The Conjuring," "Furious 7") once again takes the helm as Aquaman and his half-brother Ohm (Patrick Wilson) confront the Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II). This supervillain is possessed by an ancient evil and seeks revenge after discovering the "Black Trident," a magical artifact of Atlanta lore. Aquaman, meanwhile, is tired of the political drama of Atlantis, wonders if he is cut out for this job of king, and is more than a little eager to crack his head open again.

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If you're looking for a movie the whole family can enjoy, you can watch Disney's latest animated musical, "Wishes," from the comfort of your couch, from the director of "Frozen" and "Tarzan. Produced to commemorate Disney's 100th anniversary, the film serves as a return to the past, a celebration of the present, and a look into the future of the legendary animation studio.

"Wish" stars Ariana DeBose as Asha, a 17-year-old girl who wishes upon a star to save the fictional kingdom of Rosas from impending doom on a Mediterranean island. This star transforms into an anthropomorphic ball of light. This is a tribute to the bouncing ball exercise, one of the components of the animation. The stars don't talk, but the stellar voice cast, including Chris Pine as the smooth-talking villain King Magnifico, Alan Tudyk as Asha's animal sidekick, and Angelique Cabral as the Queen of Rosas, certainly do.

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"Train to Busan" is a breath of fresh air in the never-ending stream of mediocre zombie films that flooded theaters throughout the 2010s. One reason for this is the film's setting: the majority of the film takes place on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan. While the passengers fight to stop the hordes of undead that swarm each station and the passengers who have already turned into zombies, the confined space of the train creates an intense and claustrophobic environment that is truly inspired.

With Korean cinema in the limelight thanks to Pon Joon-ho's "Parasites," now is the perfect time to check out this outstanding Korean horror film. The action scenes are smartly choreographed without relying too heavily on gore and jump scares. Gong Yoo stars as Seok-woo, a father trying to protect his daughter amidst the chaos while struggling with an unstable relationship with his ex-wife whose fate in Busan is unclear. A must-see for fans of zombie films.

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Fans of last year's "Oppenheimer" need to add "The Imitation Game" to their viewing list. Like Christopher Nolan's biopic, the film focuses on a group of very smart people tackling a complex problem that must be solved in a race against time during World War II.

Mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) is the nucleus of the story this time, and the tragic circumstances of his later life are touched upon, but the bulk of the running time is devoted to his work trying to decipher Enigma, the cryptograph used by the Germans to send coded messages The Imitation Game. Of course, The Imitation Game takes a lot of liberties when it comes to historical accuracy. But if you are willing to suspend your disbelief a bit, it is a very compelling drama about the father of the modern computer.

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Directed by the acclaimed Michael Mann, the biopic about legendary Italian sports car legend Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) was one of the most anticipated films of last year. Focusing on the early struggles of the iconic Ferrari car company and the 1957 Mille Miglia race, the film is made great by the shared screen time between Driver and Penelope Cruz, who plays Ferrari's estranged wife, Laura. It may be some time before "Ferrari" is available on subscription streaming services.

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"Migration" is the latest animated feature film from the studio that brought us "Despicable Me" and "Minions." Kumail Nanjiani and Elizabeth Banks play Mack and Pam Mallard in the film about a family of New England ducks who try to migrate south to Jamaica for the winter. Between the inevitable mayhem and a talented voice cast that includes Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, and Danny DeVito, it's a fun choice for your next family movie night.

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