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10 Movies to Stream on Peacock That Are Perfect for Your Next Night In

Summer time is the right time to check out some great movies you may have missed!

By Tara Bennett
Kathryn St Jean and George Woodhouse go to kiss each other in Black Dog

Key Takeaways

  • Peacock’s summer movie lineup spans multiple genres, including thrillers, cult favorites, documentaries, musicals, romantic comedies, and family films.
  • Highlighted titles include Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy with Renée Zellweger, Spielberg’s autobiographical drama The Fabelmans, and the cult classic Sharknado.
  • The selection also features music- and creativity-focused stories such as The Commitments, Praise This, Lorne, and the LEGO-animated Pharrell Williams biopic Piece By Piece.

It's summer, and there’s no better time to enjoy some much deserved downtime while catching up on some incredible movies that you may have missed, or want to revisit. 

Peacock has an ever-changing and expansive library of amazing movies, documentaries and Peacock Originals that are well worth your leisure time this summer.

Below, check out our list of must-see Peacock movies that are perfect for your next night in, full of incredible finds that will inspire any in-house cinephiles, documentary lovers, or musical fans. 

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Black Bag (2025)

Black Bag

Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star in Black Bag, a breezy yet intense original thriller from Disclosure Day writer David Koepp and Ocean's Eleven director Steven Soderbergh. When his beloved wife is suspected of betraying the nation, an intelligence agent faces the ultimate test -- loyalty to his marriage or his country.

Watch Black Bag on Peacock

Sharknado (2013)

Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard Sharknado 2: The Second One.

Ian Ziering and Tara Reid star in this classic B-movie that launched a franchise! Against all logic and the laws of nature, a monstrous storm devastates Los Angeles, leaving the streets flooded and infested with sharks.

Watch Sharknado on Peacock

The Commitments (1991)

In this music classic from the ‘90s, director Alan Parker introduced a cast full of amazing singers like Glen Hansard, Maria Doyle, and Andrew Strong. The beloved film follows an Irish hustler who puts together a Dublin band comprised entirely of working class folks covering 1960s American soul hits.

Watch The Commitments on Peacock.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

A close up of Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).

One of the best Bridget Jones sequels, this chapter finds two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returning to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages. Bridget is now a widowed single mother, who must juggle work, parenthood, and romance. 

Watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy on Peacock.

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The Fabelmans (2022)

This summer, director Steven Spielberg released another sci-fi instant classic with Disclosure Day. But his previous film was an intensely autobiographical look back at what inspired his own passion for film, through the fictional Fableman family. Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies and starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.

Watch The Fabelmans on Peacock

Praise This (2023)

Actress Chloe Bailey singing on the set of Praise This.

Before Chloe Bailey starred in Peacock’s Original thriller Strung, she headlined a different sort of musical, Praise This, where in a young woman with dreams of being a superstar joins an underdog Atlanta choir's praise team in the lead-up to the national competition.

Watch Praise This on Peacock

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Lorne (2026)

Lorne Michaels attends the "Lorne" New York Premiere.

With Saturday Night Live on summer break, now’s the perfect time to discover a lot more about the comedy mind leading the show for 50 years. Lorne Michaels redefines TV, culture, and comedy as the creator of Saturday Night Live; featuring interviews with Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and more.

Watch Lorne on Peacock

Piece By Piece (2024)

Piece by Piece

In this ultimate family movie about chasing creativity, LEGO bricks tell the life story of singer-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams, from his Virginia childhood to his success in music and fashion.

Watch Piece by Piece on Peacock

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