In July 2023, a large number of new movies will be available on Paramount Plus. One of the main attractions of the streaming service is its huge movie section, which draws from the catalog of America's second oldest movie studio.
Every month, dozens of new releases appear, many of which deserve to be added to Paramount Plus' list of best movies. But scrolling through them all can take hours, and trying to find something to watch on movie night can be a bit exhausting.
So we're going to help by narrowing the choices down to films that score 90% or higher on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. That's practically an A grade, so you can be sure that these new additions to Paramount Plus are great films.
Paul Mescall has gone from playing a dreamy young man in his early twenties in The Normal People to playing a father in this coming-of-age story, which earned him an Oscar nomination. That may seem like whiplash, but he is a very young father at the ripe old age of 30. He welcomed his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio) when he himself was just out of adolescence.
Now he and his precocious 11-year-old daughter go on vacation to a Turkish resort to celebrate his birthday. While she is dazzled by the sexual antics of the older teenagers, Sophie cannot help but notice Callum's insecurities and general brooding. 20 years later, as an adult, Sophie (Celia Rolson-Hall) looks back on that vacation and reflects on the father she knew and did not know She thinks about the father she knew and the father she did not know.
Genre Drama Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Distributed by Paramount Plus
This neo-noir mystery classic is as hard-boiled and cynical as the era that spawned it, namely the 1970s. Starring two of the biggest stars of all time, Jack Nicolason and Faye Dunaway, the film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.
The story, inspired by the water wars of early 20th century Southern California, begins when private detective Jake Gittes (Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities. When he meets the real Evelyn (Dunaway), Jack realizes that the case is more than just an affair; it involves intrigue, corruption, and dark family secrets.
Genre Crime DramaRotten Tomatoes Score: 99% Streaming on Paramount Plus
A stellar ensemble cast including John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline make this heist comedy enlivened the film. It is rare for a comedy to be nominated for an Academy Award, but "Wanda and the Fish" won four awards, with Klein taking one.
The plot involves stolen diamonds and an act of betrayal. British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) plans a jewel heist with his hapless assistant Ken Pyle (Michael Palin). They hire American crook Wanda Gershwitz (Curtis) and weapons expert Otto West (Kevin Kline). But when the job goes awry, George hides a diamond and Wanda tries to seduce his lawyer Archie Leach (Cleese) to find it.
Genre Comedy Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Streaming on Paramount Plus
One of the best horror films of recent years, It Follows is a mixture of thrills, chills and sex. After college student Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend Hugh (Jake Weary) for the first time, she is dismayed to learn that he has inherited a deadly curse (a sort of supernatural sexually transmitted disease).
If the mysterious entity captures and kills her, it will transfer to Hugh, then to his former sexual partner, then to their partner ...... and so on. Jay begins to see the entity tracking her in various forms, but none of her friends believe it until they see it with their own eyes. They band together to save Jay and remove the curse for good.
Genre: horrorRotten Tomatoes Score: 95%Streaming on Paramount Plus
The Coen brothers have made many excellent films, but this neo-Western thriller may be their best. It begins with a drug deal gone wrong. On a hunting trip, Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon a bloody crime scene and can't help but take the $2 million in cash left behind. He flees to Mexico and attempts to hide the treasure.
Brutal and ruthless hitman Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) is hired to retrieve the money and track Moss to a motel. Meanwhile, bounty hunter Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson) and aging sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) also join the chase, each with their own agendas. A violent confrontation is inevitable.
Genre Crime DramaRotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Streaming on Paramount Plus
Milos Forman's psycho thriller is one of three films to win the "Big Five" Academy Awards (Picture, Director, Lead Actor, Lead Actress and Screenplay). It is a masterpiece that is well worth seeing. Skillfully interwoven with black humor, the film is a shocking examination not only of the psychiatric institution, but of any tyrannical system.
Randall Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) pretends to be a lunatic in order to be transferred from a prison farm to a mental institution. But then he meets the cold and stern Nurse Rached (Louise Fletcher). The nurse uses drugs, abuse, and electroconvulsive therapy, and runs the ward with an iron fist. McMurphy rebels and engages in a battle of wills with Rached.
Genre Drama Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Available on Paramount Plus
Tom Cruise has been a mega-star since early in his career, and he shows it in full force in this teen sex epic. When his parents go on vacation, Joel Goodsen (Cruise), a high-achieving high school senior, decides to have some fun by getting fucked up with his friend Miles (Curtis Armstrong).
After an unsuccessful attempt to hire a prostitute, Joel hires a blonde beauty, Lana (Rebecca de Mornay). However, unprepared to pay her hefty bill the next morning, he begins a dubious scheme to turn his house into a brothel in order to raise money.
Genre ComedyRotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Streaming on Paramount Plus
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