30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming

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30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming

Discover the top, most popular movies available now! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, including Super Mario Bros. (the video game adaptation from Illumination), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and Hugh Grant), and Air (starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon).

More major movie movers this week include Paint (starring Owen Wilson), along with Juniper, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, and Showing Up, all on our guide to the best movies of 2023.

Check back weekly for latest updates to the charts. (And also check out the most popular TV shows out right now!) —Alex Vo

#2

Air

(2023)

92%

#2

Adjusted Score:

107416%

Critics Consensus:

A fact-based drama that no one will dunk on, Air aims to dramatize events that changed the sports world forever — and hits almost nothing but net.

Synopsis:

From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball…

From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball… [More]

Starring:

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis

Directed By:

Ben Affleck

#5

Paint

(2023)

32%

#5

Adjusted Score:

36667%

Critics Consensus:

Thanks to a creative canvas that’s stretched too thin and haphazardly splashed with far too few colors, most viewers will find watching Paint a painfully dry experience.

Synopsis:

In PAINT, Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a…

In PAINT, Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a… [More]

Starring:

Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renée

Directed By:

Brit McAdams

#6

65

(2023)

34%

#6

Adjusted Score:

40291%

Critics Consensus:

Sodden sci-fi that somehow finds a way to bungle Adam Driver fighting dinosaurs, 65 is closer to zero.

Synopsis:

After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth… 65…

After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth… 65… [More]

Starring:

Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman

Directed By:

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

#7

Tetris

(2023)

82%

#7

Adjusted Score:

92344%

Critics Consensus:

While it’s nowhere near as addictive or fast-paced as the game, Tetris offers a fun, fizzy account of the story behind an 8-bit classic.

Synopsis:

“Tetris” tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to avid…

“Tetris” tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to avid… [More]

Starring:

Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Toby Jones, Sofya Lebedeva

Directed By:

Jon S. Baird

#8

Juniper

(2021)

92%

#8

Adjusted Score:

94355%

Critics Consensus:

Juniper’s story offers few surprises — and it doesn’t need any, with Charlotte Rampling holding the viewer rapt from start to finish.

Synopsis:

Ruth (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and…

Ruth (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and… [More]

Starring:

Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, George Ferrier, Edith Poor

Directed By:

Matthew J. Saville

#17

Inside

(2023)

63%

#17

Adjusted Score:

68487%

Critics Consensus:

Inside might be a one-note drama that verges on an endurance test, but it does have Willem Dafoe going for it, which is nice.

Synopsis:

INSIDE tells the story of Nemo, an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go…

INSIDE tells the story of Nemo, an art thief trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go… [More]

Starring:

Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck, Josia Krug

Directed By:

Vasilis Katsoupis

#18

Showing Up

(2022)

90%

#18

Adjusted Score:

93737%

Critics Consensus:

A deceptively simple drama about the artist’s life, Showing Up reunites Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams to absorbing effect.

Synopsis:

A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of…

A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of… [More]

Starring:

Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro

Directed By:

Kelly Reichardt

#24

Murder Mystery

(2019)

44%

#24

Adjusted Score:

47162%

Critics Consensus:

Murder Mystery reunites Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler for a lightweight comedy that’s content to settle for merely mediocre.

Synopsis:

A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage. A…

A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage. A… [More]

Starring:

Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton

Directed By:

Kyle Newacheck