Here Are the Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on Paramount+, Including ‘South Park (Not Suitable for Children)’

Finding a great watch has never been easier, and this weekend of August 22 to August 24, 2025, Paramount+ has a lineup that mixes brand new arrivals with fan favorites and modern hits. These picks focus on what is fresh on the service right now along with a few essentials that always play well when you want something familiar.

Each entry below includes clear details about the story, the key cast, and the creative team behind it. That way you can spot the perfect pick fast and know exactly what you are getting before you press play.

‘Novocaine’ (2025)

A bank employee with a rare condition that blocks pain turns that disadvantage into an edge when his co worker is taken hostage during a violent robbery. Jack Quaid leads the cast as Nathan Caine with Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, and Jacob Batalon in supporting roles that steer the rescue through shootouts and close calls in San Diego.

Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen guide the action with a script by Lars Jacobson. The film is also known in some regions as ‘Mr. No Pain’ and ‘Novocaine No Pain’, and it was released by Paramount Pictures after principal photography took place in South Africa with Infrared and Safehouse among the production partners.

‘South Park: The End of Obesity’ (2024)

A new wave of weight loss drugs sweeps through town and sets off a chain of problems when Eric Cartman cannot get access to the medication. Trey Parker and Matt Stone voice the core characters with the special built around the kids’ scramble to fix a very adult situation that is spinning out of control.

The event length special comes from South Park Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios and streams exclusively on Paramount+. It runs close to an hour and follows the line of standalone ‘South Park’ projects that expand the series outside regular seasons.

‘South Park (Not Suitable for Children)’ (2023)

A scandal breaks at South Park Elementary when a teacher’s side hustle collides with school life and social media. The story tracks the fallout across the town as familiar faces try to control a situation that quickly grows beyond them.

Written and directed by Trey Parker, this special premiered on Paramount+ as part of the ongoing slate of exclusive ‘South Park’ events. It features the regular voice cast from the series and slots between the other feature length entries in the streaming collection.

‘South Park: Joining the Panderverse’ (2023)

Eric Cartman lands in a parallel version of his world while a very different version of a Hollywood executive meddles with blockbuster franchises. The story jumps between realities as the boys try to reset their lives and return things to normal.

Trey Parker directed and wrote this feature length special with Matt Stone returning to the recording booth. It arrived on Paramount+ as an exclusive ‘South Park’ event and sits alongside the later specials in the same curated row on the service.

‘Gasoline Alley’ (2022)

An ex con becomes the focus of a murder probe after a late night connection ties him to a triple homicide involving Hollywood starlets. He starts his own search for the truth and crosses paths with two hard charging detectives as the case threads through clubs and back rooms.

Edward Drake directed the film with Devon Sawa in the lead and Bruce Willis and Luke Wilson as the detectives on the case. The production brings together a mix of action and crime mystery elements with scenes set across Los Angeles nightlife.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ (2022)

Pete Mitchell returns to the Navy as a test pilot who is pulled back to train an elite group for a near impossible mission. The story follows his uneasy mentorship of a new class while he faces the past and prepares the team for a dangerous strike.

Joseph Kosinski directed with Tom Cruise leading a cast that includes Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm, and Val Kilmer. The production emphasized in cockpit photography with support from the United States Navy and later took home the Academy Award for Sound along with multiple nominations across major categories.

‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ (2014)

Former NYPD detective Matt Scudder works as an unlicensed private investigator and accepts a job from a drug trafficker whose wife was abducted and killed. The case turns into a patient search through New York as Scudder interviews witnesses, tracks suspects, and discovers a pattern behind several crimes.

Scott Frank wrote and directed the adaptation of the Lawrence Block novel. Liam Neeson stars as Scudder with Dan Stevens, David Harbour, and Boyd Holbrook in key roles, and the film was produced by companies including Cross Creek Pictures and Jersey Films before its theatrical release by Universal Pictures.

‘Extract’ (2009)

The owner of a flavor extract plant faces a string of headaches that pile up at home and at work. A workplace accident, a con artist on the prowl, and a restless marriage turn a simple sale of the business into a maze of misunderstandings.

Mike Judge wrote and directed with Jason Bateman in the lead and an ensemble that includes Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, J K Simmons, Clifton Collins Jr, and David Koechner. The movie was produced by Judgmental Films and Miramax affiliates with distribution handled through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

‘Mean Girls’ (2004)

A homeschooled teenager arrives at a suburban high school and learns the unspoken rules that govern social life in the hallways and lunchroom. She falls in with new friends and then infiltrates the Plastics, which sets off a plan that tests everyone’s loyalties.

Mark Waters directed from a screenplay by Tina Fey based on Rosalind Wiseman’s nonfiction book ‘Queen Bees and Wannabes’. The cast features Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, and Amy Poehler, and Paramount Pictures distributed the film in theaters before later home releases.

‘The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!’ (1988)

Lieutenant Frank Drebin takes on a case that leads to a plot against a visiting head of state while he tries to keep one step ahead of his own mistakes. The story moves from crime scenes to a baseball stadium as the investigation bumps into a planned public assassination.

David Zucker directed with Leslie Nielsen in the lead and Priscilla Presley and Ricardo Montalbán in supporting roles. The film grew out of the short lived series ‘Police Squad!’ and was released by Paramount Pictures, later spawning two sequels with the same creative team.

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