Here Are the Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on Peacock, Including ‘Brightburn’

Peacock’s lineup this week blends new arrivals with what everyone’s already watching, so it’s easy to fill a weekend with thrillers, comedies, animation, and modern classics. To make browsing simple, here are ten movie picks pulled from what just landed and what’s currently topping the platform’s charts.

Each entry below sticks to the essentials—what it’s about and who made it—so you can pick fast and press play. Releases are ordered with the most recent first, followed by other standouts and a few evergreen favorites to round things out.

‘Abigail’ (2024)

After a kidnap crew snatches the ballerina daughter of a powerful crime figure and retreats to a secluded mansion, the job flips when their hostage reveals a deadly secret: she’s a vampire who’s more dangerous than any of them. The story traps the criminals overnight as the house becomes a maze of shifting alliances and closed-room confrontations.

The film is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. The ensemble includes Alisha Weir in the title role with Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, William Catlett, Angus Cloud, and Giancarlo Esposito.

‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ (2022)

Realizing he has burned through eight of his nine lives, Puss embarks on a quest to find the Wishing Star and restore what he’s lost. He teams up with Kitty Softpaws and a relentlessly upbeat dog named Perrito while facing rivals including Goldilocks and the Three Bears Crime Family and a wolf whose presence forces Puss to confront fear head-on.

The adventure is directed by Joel Crawford with Januel P. Mercado as co-director. Voice cast includes Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, and Samson Kayo, with a screenplay by Paul Fisher and Tommy Swerdlow.

‘Home’ (2015)

When a well-meaning alien outcast named Oh accidentally reveals his species’ hiding place on Earth, he goes on the run with a human teen, Tip, who is searching for her mother after the invasion scatters families worldwide. Their road trip across a reshaped planet becomes a buddy story about mismatched partners finding common ground.

Tim Johnson directs for DreamWorks Animation from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, adapted from Adam Rex’s novel ‘The True Meaning of Smekday’. The voice cast features Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, and Matt Jones.

‘Brightburn’ (2019)

A child of mysterious origin crash-lands in rural Kansas and grows up loved by his adoptive parents—until his emerging powers take a violent turn that unsettles their small town. As incidents escalate, the family confronts what their son is becoming and whether anyone can stop him.

David Yarovesky directs from a screenplay by Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, with production by James Gunn and Kenneth Huang. The cast includes Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Meredith Hagner, and Matt Jones, with distribution handled by Screen Gems/Stage 6.

‘21 Jump Street’ (2012)

Two rookie officers are reassigned to an undercover unit that sends cops back to high school, where they pose as students to infiltrate a synthetic-drug ring. Their investigation tangles with homework, cliques, and mistaken identities as the case barrels toward a graduation-day sting.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller direct from a screenplay by Michael Bacall, based on a story by Bacall and Jonah Hill inspired by the original TV series. The cast features Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, and Ice Cube.

‘Django Unchained’ (2012)

A formerly enslaved man partners with a German bounty hunter to track down a brutal plantation owner and rescue his wife. The journey crosses frontier towns and plantations, blending Western motifs with a rescue mission that builds to a tense standoff.

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson. It was produced by A Band Apart and released domestically by The Weinstein Company, with international distribution by Columbia Pictures/Sony.

‘2012’ (2009)

A struggling writer fights to save his family as a wave of planetary-scale disasters reshapes continents and collapses landmarks around the globe. The story threads multiple vantage points—from government scientists to everyday survivors—through a series of large-scale set pieces.

Roland Emmerich directs and co-writes with Harald Kloser, continuing the filmmaker’s run of disaster epics. The ensemble includes John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Thandiwe Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson.

‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ (2004)

Medical student Ernesto “Che” Guevara and biochemist Alberto Granado set out on a long road trip across South America, meeting people in cities and remote regions whose struggles shape Guevara’s outlook. The journey’s episodes—from volunteer work at a leper colony to encounters with miners—trace the experiences that informed his later life.

Walter Salles directs from a screenplay by José Rivera, adapted from memoirs by Guevara and Granado. The film stars Gael García Bernal as Guevara and Rodrigo de la Serna as Granado, with cinematography by Eric Gautier and an original score by Gustavo Santaolalla.

‘Miss Congeniality’ (2000)

An FBI agent goes undercover as a pageant contestant when a terrorist threat targets the Miss United States competition. Balancing training montages and investigative work, the operation moves from field offices to the pageant stage as the bureau races to stop an attack.

Donald Petrie directs from a screenplay by Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, and Caryn Lucas. The cast features Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and Ernie Hudson, produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and released by Warner Bros.

‘The Mummy’ (1999)

During a 1920s expedition to the lost city of Hamunaptra, adventurer Rick O’Connell joins librarian-archaeologist Evelyn Carnahan and her brother Jonathan in uncovering a cursed tomb—and accidentally resurrects the high priest Imhotep. Ancient plagues and supernatural forces erupt as the group tries to undo the mistake.

Stephen Sommers directs from his own screenplay and story with contributions by Lloyd Fonvielle and Kevin Jarre. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Patricia Velásquez, with score by Jerry Goldsmith and visual effects supporting the large-scale action.

That’s the weekend watchlist—tell us which titles you’re queuing up and what you’d add in the comments.