{"id":501632,"date":"2026-03-29T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T10:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/501632\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T10:47:13","slug":"5-top-paramount-movies-you-probably-havent-watched-but-need-to-stream-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/501632\/","title":{"rendered":"5 top Paramount+ movies you (probably) haven\u2019t watched, but need to stream now"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a little bored with rewatching the old familiar favorites on Paramount+, then you\u2019ve come to the right place, because I\u2019ve combed through the streaming service\u2019s respectably large movie library and picked out a few titles that I consider just a little bit overlooked.<\/p>\n

My selections range from a visually stunning sci-fi thriller with plenty of thematic depth to a Denzel Washington drama which ranks among the legendary actor’s very best work (and that\u2019s quite some praise). Plus, there\u2019s also a real tear-jerker and a zany post-apocalyptic action-comedy, which, in my opinion, takes several world-building cues from the Fallout video games.<\/p>\n

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These are five of the best movies on Paramount+ that you (probably) haven\u2019t watched.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Annihilation\u2019 (2018)<\/p>\n

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Alex Garland\u2019s excellent \u201cEx Machina\u201d is fondly remembered by sci-fi fans, but just four years later, he delivered \u201cAnnihilation,\u201d a terrifying movie that is not only just as good, but it might be even better. With phenomenal visuals and a story that is rich in subtext, \u201cAnnihilation\u201d rewards viewers who are willing to dig beneath the surface. If you like sci-fi that asks very big questions and isn\u2019t afraid to take a few narrative risks, then you absolutely must watch it.<\/p>\n

Lena (Natalie Portman) is a biologist and former soldier who joins a mission to step inside the Shimmer, a strange, quarantined zone created by a crashed meteor. Her objective isn\u2019t just to discover the cause of the phenomenon, but also to discover what happened to her husband (Oscar Isaac), who was left traumatized by his own experience within the abandoned zone. Once inside the Shimmer, the expedition party discovers all manner of cosmic horrors.<\/p>\n

Watch “Annihilation” on Paramount+<\/a> now<\/p>\n

\u2018Fences\u2019 (2016)<\/p>\n

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Denzel Washington can really do everything. Not only does he star in this hard-hitting adaptation of August Wilson\u2019s 1985 play, but he also directed the Oscar-nominated film. Oh, and Viola Davis plays Washington’s character\u2019s wife in a role that won her a deserved Academy Award. This movie has two of the greats starring side-by-side, giving everything they\u2019ve got. If that doesn\u2019t totally sell you on \u201cFences,\u201d then maybe watching movies isn\u2019t for you.<\/p>\n

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Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson (Washington) is a sanitation worker with a real chip on his shoulder after his professional baseball career was thwarted by the major league’s refusal to allow black athletes to play until years after his prime. He\u2019s deeply bitter and resentful when his son (Jovan Adepo) is given the sporting opportunity he never got. Alongside him is his wife, Rose (Davis), who struggles to stand by Troy as his self-destruction tears their family apart.<\/p>\n

Watch “Fences” on Paramount+<\/a> now<\/p>\n

\u2018Our Friend\u2019 (2019)<\/p>\n

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If I tell you that \u201cOur Friend\u201d charts a trio of adults’ lives over several years, your first thought might be that it\u2019s a soapy flick that can be boiled down to a cheap love triangle, but this tender drama doesn\u2019t take such a predictable route. But it will put you through the emotional wringer. Based on a 2015 Esquire article, the biographical movie celebrates the bond between Nicole (Dakota Johnson), Matt (Casey Affleck) and Dane (Jason Segel).<\/p>\n

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Nicole and Matt are a married couple with two young daughters, but after receiving devastating news, their good friend Dane springs into action, putting his own needs aside to ensure the family is supported in their hour of need. Each of the leads gives a fitting performance, Segel being the movie\u2019s real beating heart, and by the end, I challenge you not to shed a tear or two. \u201cOur Friend\u201d is a celebration of the bonds that make life worth living.<\/p>\n

Watch “Our Friend” on Paramount+<\/a> now<\/p>\n

\u2018Love and Monsters\u2019 (2020)<\/p>\n

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Before we had the TV show on Prime Video, 2020\u2019s \u201cLove and Monsters\u201d was probably the closest thing to an adaptation of the Fallout video games you could find. This apocalyptic action-comedy starts with a group of survivors living in an underground bunker, sheltering from the irradiated surface above. If that wasn\u2019t bad enough, Earth\u2019s animals have been turned into mutated monsters that will feed on anybody foolish enough to go topside.<\/p>\n

The protagonist here is Joel Dawson (Dylan O\u2019Brien), who reconnects with his old high school girlfriend, Aimee (Jessica Henwick), over a battered radio. She\u2019s living in a colony 80 miles away, so Joel decides to venture out into the wasteland to find her. With its comedic tone, \u201cLove and Monsters\u201d doesn\u2019t forget to have fun even during the end of the world. Plus, for a movie that can be very silly, it also shows a surprising degree of emotional maturity.<\/p>\n

Watch “Love and Monsters” on Paramount+<\/a> now<\/p>\n

\u2018Nocturnal Animals\u2019 (2016)<\/p>\n

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This aloof psychological thriller won\u2019t be for everybody, and it asks viewers to puzzle out some of its overarching narrative beats for themselves, but with confident direction from Tom Ford, and excellent performances from Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon, there\u2019s little not to like about \u201cNocturnal Animals.\u201d Just don\u2019t expect a simple watch; the movie goes to some dark places, and juggles a story set across two distinctive timelines.<\/p>\n

Susan Morrow (Adams) is an L.A. gallery owner who receives a manuscript written by her first husband, Edward (Gyllenhaal), whom she hasn\u2019t seen in years. The dark story within the novel’s pages entrances her. As she reads more, she starts to realize that elements of the manuscript reflect Susan\u2019s own past relationship with Edward. The thrill of \u201cNocturnal Animals\u201d is that it’s set in both the real world and within the fictional story contained within the manuscript.<\/p>\n

Watch “Nocturnal Animals” on Paramount+<\/a> now<\/p>\n

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