The best Apple TV Plus movies

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It’s more of a short animation than a movie, but given the theme (and the fact that Apple TV Plus doesn’t have many movies) we’re including it. Here We Are: Notes for Life on Planet Earth is beautiful, heartwarming, and perfect for families with young children.

If you’re a Charlie Brown fan – let’s face it, who isn’t? — This informative, family-friendly documentary will knock you off your feet (and you don’t even have to go in for an unfortunate soccer kick). Narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, Who Are You, Charlie Brown? A short and sweet film that explores the appeal and origins of classic cartoon characters. But I’m going to stop going on like wah, wah, wah. Now watch this one

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this praised “Adult” focuses on 17-year-old Ruby, the only hearing member of a deaf family. After excelling in his high school choir class, he is torn between supporting his family’s fishing business and fully pursuing his passion for music. Featuring a standout performance by Emilia Jones (which stands for “Child of the Deaf Adult”), CODA is a moving story that deserves a place on this list. This year’s Oscar winner is Best Picture.

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You can read us Finch’s full review here, but long story short: we loved it! It’s often overly sentimental, with a few ridiculous “life lessons,” but this apocalyptic tale of a lone survivor and a robot on one last road trip has real charm and is well worth watching.

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A stunning animated film by the team behind Song of the Sea, this is the third part of Tom Moore’s loosely connected ‘Irish Folk Trilogy’. This is probably one of the best animated films of 2020, and it deserves an Oscar nomination against the giants Disney and Pixar. Absolutely mesmerizing

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Joel Coen, of the Coen Brothers filmmaker duo, directs this adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, which earned three Oscar nominations this year. Sure, an English-language Shakespeare movie might not be for everyone, but the feature is undeniably great, and Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and Alex Hassell give strong performances.

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It’s a little light on the subject, but The Banker, the biopic of Bernard Garrett—an enterprising black business owner who hires a white person to be the face of his company to circumvent racist attitudes—is at least worth a look. .

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Palmer, playing an ex-convict grappling with life as a young man, is hardly a trailblazer, but it’s accompanied by Timberlake’s central performance. Prepare for tears.

This 2020 documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Boss album of the same name.

This raw documentary behind the music gives you a closer look at the life of singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, from her smash hit Ocean Eyes to recording the James Bond theme song No Time to Die. In the candid film, Eilish deals with the pressures of touring, making music videos and writing and recording her hit album, Where Do We Go When We All Go To Sleep?

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This documentary is about a mother elephant named Athena who leads her family across the desert as the dry season begins. The film is narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor and was one of the official selections of the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

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The coming-of-age film was directed by Cooper Rife and stars Andrew, an aimless 22-year-old college graduate who starts working as a caterer for bar and bat mitzvahs. He also meets and befriends an elderly woman named Domino (Dakota Johnson) and her daughter Lola (Vanessa Borgard). If you’re in the mood for a feel-good movie, this one delivers. It also won the Audience Award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

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Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks as a US naval commander, was well-received upon release and – unlike most modern films – runs 90 minutes. Intense, well-acted, well-produced, and Oscar-winning for its sound, Greyhound is perhaps one of the best movies on Apple TV Plus.

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A fantastic documentary by Bryce Dallas Howard about what it’s like to be a father in this day and age. Impressive, well produced. It is a must watch especially for parents.

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Fight for your right to party with the Beastie Boys, Mike Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) as they tell their musical story, and 40 years of friendship with Adam Yauch (MCA). Directed by their longtime collaborator Spike Jonze, this “live documentary experience” is a fitting tribute to these rap legends.

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On The Rocks brings Sofia Coppola back with Bill Murray for the first time since A Very Murray Christmas. It is a father-daughter drama. It’s a little more breezy than Coppola’s usual work, but it seems to suit Murray, whose engaging and tiresome performance elevates the entire project.

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This stunning documentary examines the cultural and scientific impact of meteorites and craters on Earth. This is complicated but compelling stuff. The film interviews people like Norwegian jazz guitarist Jon Larsen, who describes the feeling of holding a micrometeorite: “No human has ever touched anything older. It’s literally eternity in sight.” One particular opening we see near the beginning of the film is absolutely beautiful.

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The story of growing up lol It tells a relatable story about the struggle to forge an identity as a teenager balances her Muslim upbringing with her social life and identity as a high schooler.

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Nature is healing. No, really — this isn’t about those hilarious early 2020 alligator memes Floating on pool noodles or cats Ride the carousel. When humans abandoned cities, parks, oceans and many other places during the 2020 Covid quarantine, all kinds of wildlife benefited. The Year the Earth Changed, narrated by the legendary David Attenborough, shows that we owe it to whales, penguins, cheetahs and a host of other animals to interfere less in their lives.

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In this first offering from Skydance Animation, Sam Greenfield is drowning in bad luck – until he finds a lucky penny. After losing a penny, he sets out to turn his luck around and ends up in the land of luck with a talking cat voiced by Simon Pegg.