This article is updated frequently as movies leave and enter Peacock . New titles are indicated with an asterisk. Who’s ready for another streaming service? NBCUniversal jumped into the crowded pool in 2020 with the launch of Peacock , a destination for everything from classic monster movies to episodes of 30 Rock to original programming.
But as with all of these services, it can all be a little overwhelming. The truth is that Peacock’s film catalogue is a little thin and a little strange (there’s an amazing number of B-movies like Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus ), but it does have some of the weight of the Universal brand and all its history, including classic franchises and recent hits (and the service will likely have more when licensing deals expire with other streaming platforms). But until the selection expands, you can’t go wrong with any of the following films.
Year: 1989 Runtime: 1h 59m Director: Spike Lee Over 35 years after its release, Spike Lee’s masterpiece feels as urgent and current as the day it was released. After the unrest in early 2020, many people seemed to revisit this classic, to discover it’s lost none of its power. In fact, every viewing of Do the Right Thing feels fresh and new again.
It’s one of the best films ever made. Year: 2013 Runtime: 2h 39m Director: Joshua Oppenheimer You’ve never seen a documentary quite like The Act of Killing . One of the best films of the 2010s, Joshua Oppenheimer’s film unpacks the Indonesian genocid.