Apple TV is making a big move toward the 2024 Oscars with Ridley Scott's Napoleon and Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon.
However, these are not the only two critically acclaimed films on Apple TV+. If you're looking for prestigious films, from witty comedies to arthouse dramas, here are the top 7 Apple TV Plus movies that received over 85% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Set in the quiet devastation of trauma, "Causeway" stars Jennifer Lawrence as Lindsay, a soldier struggling to adjust to life back home in New Orleans after a traumatic brain injury. Lindsay is often overwhelmed by a sense of loneliness and isolation, but a chance encounter with mechanic James, played by Brian Tyree Henry, helps her change her outlook on life and focus on her therapy.
Despite the film's slow beginning, The Causeway is a powerful film about an unlikely place where connection and healing can be found. Brian Tyree Henry lost out to Ke Hui Quan for his performance in the film Everywhere All at Once, but was nominated for a 2023 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Causeway.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85 Watch on Apple TV Plus
In "Cha Cha Real Smooth," a thoughtful comedy about family, friendship, and the in-between, writer/director Cooper Reif plays Andrew, a recent college graduate. He begins working as a starter at a bar mitzvah party, where he meets the mysterious Domino and her autistic daughter Laura, and the three become very close, but when it becomes clear that Domino is engaged, Andrew begins to question his place in this family and what his true goals are as a young adult. He begins to question what his true goals are as a young adult.
"Cha Cha Real Smooth" won the Audience Award (U.S. Drama) at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and many praised Cooper Life's writing, directing, acting, and story of the sometimes awkward path to adulthood.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89 View on Apple TV Plus
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, "On the Rocks" is a moody comedy starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones as father and daughter Felix and Laura. Convinced that her husband is cheating on her, Laura teams up with her playboy father to investigate the alleged affair, but the results are both funny and heartwarming.
Bill Murray's layered performance is the highlight of this heartwarming and insightful film, which was nominated for several awards, including a Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89 View on Apple TV Plus
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" has been adapted to film many times. But director Joel Coen and stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand add a stylish twist to the iconic tale with striking visuals that highlight both the supernatural elements of the story and Macbeth's internal conflict.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Actor for Denzel Washington.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92 View on Apple TV Plus
Written and directed by John Carney, with original music by Carney and Gary Clark (Once, Begin Again), Flora and Son is a Dublin single mother and bartender Flora (Eve Hewson ) in this heartfelt musical film. Flora struggles to connect with her son Max (Oren Kinlan), and after unsuccessful attempts to get him interested in music, she takes up guitar herself with the help of an American music teacher, Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Eventually, love grows between the two, and Flora begins to find her voice through music, which leads to a deeper connection with her son.
This feel-good, heartwarming story has yet to be nominated for any major awards, but Apple TV Plus submitted the film's "Meet in the Middle" and "High Life" as Oscar nominees in the Best Original Song category.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93 View on Apple TV Plus
CODA is an acronym for Child of Deaf Adults and stars Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, a high school student who is the only hearing member of a deaf family. Ruby is a talented vocalist, but struggles to follow her passion because her parents and brother depend on Ruby to help them with their fishing business as an interpreter.
The powerful storyline and realistic portrayal of the deaf community in "CODA" earned it numerous awards, including Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94 View on Apple TV Plus
"Wolfwalkers," the third and concluding film in Tom Moore's "Irish Folktale Trilogy," reunites him with Ross Stewart, co-director of "The Secret of Kells," and the last wolf pack in Kilkenny, Ireland. This hand-drawn masterpiece tells the story of Robin Goodfellow, a young Irish hunter apprentice who is assigned to assist his father in wiping out the last wolf pack in Kilkenny, Ireland.
While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robin befriends Meb, a member of a tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into a wolf at night.
The film has been widely praised for its unique art style, which resembles medieval tapestries and Celtic art, and its meaningful story. One of the few films to receive near-perfect marks on the Tomatometer, it was nominated for multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99 View on Apple TV Plus
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