The Best Movies and Series on Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is one of the most popular video streaming services worldwide. This service only includes Apple originals. This means that all the movies and series available on it are made by Apple. You might think that movies and series produced by an IT company wouldn't be that engaging, but we must say the opposite is true! Apple TV+ movies and series have die-hard fans who are often unwilling to give up their choice!

In this article, we introduce 20 of the best and most popular movies and series on Apple TV+ in 2024. These movies and series are sorted based on their IMDb score and are truly worth watching. Of course, watching these movies and series is not free. You certainly know that you need to buy Apple TV+ subscription, and as we've mentioned before, the best and most cost-effective way to activate Apple TV+ is to buy Apple One. Stay with us for more.

Come from Away

• Official IMDb Score: 8.5/10
• Director: Christopher Ashley
• Notable Actors: Petrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, De'Lon Grant
• Genre: Musical Comedy-Drama
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 1 hour and 46 minutes

A different story of 7,000 passengers who were stranded after the September 11 terrorist attacks in a place where they were housed and welcomed (in a small town in Newfoundland). The narrative of this film is depicted from the live performance on stage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.

CODA

• Official IMDb Score: 8/10
• Director: Sian Heder
• Notable Actors: Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur
• Genre: Musical Comedy-Drama
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 1 hour and 51 minutes

Ruby is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). She is the only hearing person in her deaf family, who works in the fishing business. Ruby becomes interested in music, and just as she wants to go to Berklee College of Music, her family's business is endangered, and their income gradually decreases. She must decide between pursuing her passion and her fear of leaving her parents.

Wolfwalkers

• Official IMDb Score: 8/10
• Directors: Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
• Notable Actors: Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean
• Genre: Action
• Year Produced: 2020
• Duration: 1 hour and 43 minutes

A young apprentice hunter travels to Ireland with her father to eliminate the last wolf pack. But when she befriends a girl from an enchanted tribe in Ireland, everything changes for her. It is rumored that the people of that tribe turn into wolves at night.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

• Official IMDb Score: 7.8/10
• Directors: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy
• Notable Actors: Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Idris Elba
• Genre: Adventure
• Year Produced: 2022
• Duration: 32 minutes

This short animation tells the story of a boy searching for his home who unexpectedly and unusually befriends a mole, a fox, and a horse. They accompany the boy and search for his home together.

Killers of the Flower Moon

• Official IMDb Score: 7.6/10
• Director: Martin Scorsese
• Notable Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone
• Genre: Historical Crime Drama
• Year Produced: 2023
• Duration: 3 hours and 26 minutes

This movie is based on real events. In the 1920s, when oil was discovered deep beneath the lands of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, members of the nation were murdered one by one under suspicious circumstances. This escalated to the point where the FBI stepped in to uncover the origin and reason for the massacre.

Palmer

• Official IMDb Score: 7.3/10
• Director: Fisher Stevens
• Notable Actors: Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright
• Genre: Drama
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes

A former convict released from prison meets and befriends a boy from an unhealthy and vulnerable family. This film depicts the impact he has on the boy. The aim of this movie is to remind people of the role of family and the importance of preserving it.

Cha Cha Real Smooth

• Official IMDb Score: 7.3/10
• Director: Cooper Raiff
• Notable Actors: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante
• Genre: Comedy
• Year Produced: 2022
• Duration: 1 hour and 47 minutes

In this movie, you will watch the adventures of a young man working as a party starter at a bar mitzvah. He meets a woman at the same bar and gradually forms a friendship with her and her autistic daughter.

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

• Official IMDb Score: 7.3/10
• Directors: Philip Hunt, Douglas Kerrigan
• Notable Actors: Meryl Streep, Jacob Tremblay, Ruth Negga
• Genre: Family
• Year Produced: 2020
• Duration: 36 minutes

As the name suggests, this educational animation points out notes about living on Earth and preserving our planet. These points are presented as evidence and conversations that a 7-year-old child sees and hears from his parents and an exhibition called "Wonders of the Planet" at the Museum of Everything on Earth Day.

The Tragedy of Macbeth

• Official IMDb Score: 7.1/10
• Director: Joel Coen
• Notable Actors: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand
• Genre: Drama
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 7.1/10 (Note: The original text seems to have a typo, listing the score again instead of the duration. This translation reflects the original text.)

Macbeth is a Scottish lord convinced by three witches that he will be the next King of Scotland. After he shares this with his wife, she ambitiously supports him in his plans to seize power.

Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), with Love

• Official IMDb Score: 7.1/10
• Director: Clay Kaytis
• Notable Actors: Charlie Boyle, Isabella Leo, Terry McGurrin
• Genre: Comedy
• Year Produced: 2022
• Duration: 38 minutes

This Snoopy short animation tells the story of a girl named Peppermint Patty who lost her mother as a child. During the Mother's Day celebration, while other children are happy, she reflects on being motherless since childhood. This animation aims to remind us of the significant role mothers play in keeping the family unit together.

Greyhound

• Official IMDb Score: 7/10
• Director: Aaron Schneider
• Notable Actors: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham
• Genre: Historical Drama
• Year Produced: 2020
• Duration: 1 hour and 31 minutes

This movie is based on a historical narrative from World War II. The story is set several months after the United States entered WWII, where an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander is tasked with leading an Allied convoy pursued by German U-boat wolfpacks.

Flora and Son

• Official IMDb Score: 7/10
• Director: John Carney
• Notable Actors: Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan
• Genre: Romantic Comedy
• Year Produced: 2023
• Duration: 1 hour and 37 minutes

This movie is about a woman named Flora. Flora is a single mother with a mischievous young son. She tries everything to get her son involved in a useful activity. Until one day, she finds an intact guitar among discarded items, and her son's story begins from there...

Finch

• Official IMDb Score: 6.9/10
• Director: Miguel Sapochnik
• Notable Actors: Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Marie Wagenman
• Genre: Dramatic Adventure
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 1 hour and 55 minutes

This surreal movie points to the destruction of Earth by humans and shows the unfavorable future of the Earth due to destructive human activities. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic era where a robot, built to protect the life of its creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and the meaning of being human.

Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne

• Official IMDb Score: 6.9/10
• Director: Clay Kaytis
• Notable Actors: Hattie Kragten, Etienne Kellici, Charlie Boyle
• Genre: Comedy
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 38 minutes

Another Snoopy animation in which Lucy, feeling lonely as Christmas approaches after learning her grandmother won't visit, decides to throw her own New Year's Eve party.

Swan Song

• Official IMDb Score: 6.8/10
• Director: Benjamin Cleary
• Notable Actors: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Awkwafina
• Genre: Romantic Drama
• Year Produced: 2021
• Duration: 1 hour and 56 minutes

A man suffering from a terminal illness contemplates how to spare his family the grief of his impending death. Without informing his family, he makes a complex decision. He tries to create a clone of himself so his family won't realize he has passed away.

The Velveteen Rabbit

• Official IMDb Score: 6.8/10
• Directors: Jennifer Perrott, Rick Thiele
• Notable Actors: Phoenix Laroche, Ellie Mejia, Samantha Colley
• Genre: Drama
• Year Produced: 2023
• Duration: 44 minutes

This animation is based on the classic book of the same name by Margery Williams. During the magic of unconditional love at Christmas, a boy named William receives a new toy as a gift. He becomes deeply attached to the gift, which appears to be a velveteen rabbit but actually becomes William's lifelong friend, taking him to a magical world.

Sharper

• Official IMDb Score: 6.7/10
• Director: Benjamin Caron
• Notable Actors: Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith
• Genre: Crime Drama
• Year Produced: 2023
• Duration: 1 hour and 56 minutes

This series delves into the story of a deceitful con artist. He encounters Manhattan billionaires, employing lies and trickery in his dealings. This leads to a world where motivations are suspect, and expectations descend into chaos. One individual's illegal action throws a nation into turmoil and collapse. While a crime story, this movie also explores the impact of individual behavior on society.

Fly Me to the Moon

• Official IMDb Score: 6.6/10
• Director: Greg Berlanti
• Notable Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson
• Genre: Romantic
• Year Produced: 2024
• Duration: 2 hours and 12 minutes

Kelly Jones works in NASA's marketing department. Due to a romantic relationship, she jeopardizes the sensitive, important, and difficult project of Cole Davis, NASA's launch director. Everything falls apart, causing severe losses, but Kelly Jones continues pursuing her love affair. She doesn't stop her behavior until the White House declares the mission must not fail. At that moment, the countdown to recover the project begins.

Spirited

• Official IMDb Score: 6.6/10
• Director: Sean Anders
• Notable Actors: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer
• Genre: Family Comedy
• Year Produced: 2022
• Duration: 2 hours and 7 minutes

This engaging and socially relevant movie is a musical version of Charles Dickens' story. In this tale, Dickens talks about a miserly person who is taken on a magical journey. You know what a disaster traveling with stingy people can be...

Causeway

• Official IMDb Score: 6.6/10
• Director: Lila Neugebauer
• Notable Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond
• Genre: Drama
• Year Produced: 2022
• Duration: 1 hour and 34 minutes

This movie expresses the impact of hope amidst despair. The story revolves around an American soldier. This soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan, severely impacting her life. After returning from the warfront, she decides to accept her brain injury. In this movie, you see how she tries to adjust to life back home.

Conclusion

There are many movies and series on Apple TV+ that have also won numerous awards. Certainly, naming all these series and movies is beyond the scope of one article and requires more time. Furthermore, besides movies and series, many documentaries and biographies have been released on Apple TV+ and have also achieved high IMDb scores! By purchasing an Apple One subscription, you can browse the series and movies available on Apple TV+ and also watch those not included in this list. You will undoubtedly enjoy it.