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

Peacock’s lineup right now blends brand-new releases, family animation, Halloween-ready thrillers, and a few modern favorites, so it’s easy to fill a weekend watchlist in one go. Pulling from the service’s most-watched chart and recent drop lists, here are ten titles with quick, practical details—what they’re about, who’s involved, and why they’ve been in the mix lately.

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (2025)

This live-action retelling revisits the first meeting of Hiccup and Toothless, mounting Berk with practical sets and photoreal creature work. Dean DeBlois returns to direct, translating the saga’s human-dragon bond into a grounded, real-world approach. The film reintroduces the core characters and Viking island setting while updating the scale of flight and action for a live-action canvas. It’s the headline family adventure currently leading Peacock’s trending titles.

‘M3GAN 2.0’ (2025)

The sequel continues the techno-thriller about an advanced companion doll whose safeguards fail, escalating into higher-stakes questions around AI oversight. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw reprise their roles, with Jenna Davis voicing the title character. The story pushes into upgraded hardware and new failure modes that drive the tension. It extends the franchise’s blend of thriller pacing and technology-driven conflict now drawing viewers on the service.

‘Honey Don’t!’ (2025)

A dark-humor crime caper unfolds around a high-risk scheme that keeps widening as new players enter. The tone leans neo-noir, with punchy dialogue and momentum-driven plotting that pivots on shifting alliances. Marketing emphasizes a quick runtime and ensemble snap typical of recent crime comedies. It’s one of the fresh 2025 entries appearing on Peacock’s weekly most-watched board.

‘The Grinch’ (2018)

Illumination’s animated adaptation casts Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the holiday curmudgeon plotting to steal Christmas from Whoville. Co-directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney, it expands the classic tale with added beats for Cindy-Lou and the Grinch’s daily routine. The production brings a bright, contemporary visual style with narration that keeps the Seuss cadence up front. Danny Elfman provides the score anchoring the seasonal mood.

‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ (2019)

The trilogy finale sends Hiccup and Toothless in search of a concealed dragon haven while facing the hunter Grimmel. Bioluminescent environments and large-scale flight choreography define the production’s set-pieces. New and returning dragon species appear alongside upgraded village technology in Berk. The story closes major character arcs while setting a path forward for humans and dragons.

‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ (2014)

Set several years after the original, the sequel introduces Valka and the antagonist Drago while expanding the map beyond Berk. Writer-director Dean DeBlois returns with new dragon designs and multi-rider aerial sequences. The plot examines succession and leadership responsibilities as Hiccup charts a future for his community. Its events bridge the opening chapter and the concluding installment.

‘Corpse Bride’ (2005)

Tim Burton and Mike Johnson co-direct this stop-motion feature built with hand-crafted puppets and meticulously lit miniature sets. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter lead the voice cast in a tale that moves between the living world and an underworld community. The production uses frame-by-frame animation captured with digital still photography. Danny Elfman’s songs and score stitch together key transitions between realms.

‘Monster House’ (2006)

Gil Kenan directs an animated adventure powered by performance-capture acting. Three neighborhood kids investigate a house that behaves like a living creature, culminating in a holiday-night showdown. Producers include Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg, pairing suburban mystery with kid-scale stakes. A puzzle-box finale inside the house caps the story’s investigation thread.

‘Scream’ (1996)

Wes Craven’s meta-slasher blends a whodunit structure with self-aware “rules” for surviving horror stories. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette headline a series of murders that roil the town of Woodsboro. Kevin Williamson’s screenplay threads red herrings through phone-call set pieces and school-hallway suspicion. Its approach launched a long-running series with evolving Ghostface identities.

‘Scary Movie’ (2000)

This comedy parodies late-’90s and early-2000s teen slashers using sketch-style gags tied to a single mystery plot. Anna Faris leads an ensemble that includes members of the Wayans family, peppered with callbacks to well-known horror setups. The film’s box-office success revived wide-release parody features for several years. It remains a quick, high-recognition watch during spooky-season rotations on Peacock.

Tell us what you’re queuing up—and what we should add to next weekend’s picks—in the comments!