“People We Meet on Vacation” is currently the top movie on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system.
The rom-com is based on Emily Henry’s bestselling 2021 novel of the same name, and marks the first screen adaptation of one of her books. It follows Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth), unlikely best friends of a decade who live far apart but spend every summer vacation together. In a true friends-to-lovers trope, the two question whether their friendship could be something more.
The movie also stars Sarah Catherine Hook, Lucien Laviscount, Miles Heizer, Jameela Jamil, Tommy Do, Lukas Gage, Alice Lee, Molly Shannon and Alan Ruck.
Despite its trending status on Netflix, “People We Meet on Vacation” received less-than-stellar reviews from critics, who called the film an “instantly forgettable” rom-com made for viewers to “turn into steamy fan cams on TikTok.” Read HuffPost’s review of the film.
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“Code 3” is one of the top movies on Hulu right now.
The R-rated comedy follows a burned-out paramedic (Rainn Wilson) who spends his final 24-hour shift training an eager but inexperienced replacement. Per the movie’s synopsis, “What starts as a routine night quickly spirals into a chaotic, citywide odyssey that tests their endurance, instincts and sense of humor as they race from one emergency to the next.”
The cast includes Lil Rel Howery, Aimee Carrero, Rob Riggle and Yvette Nicole Brown.
“One Battle After Another” is currently the No. 1 movie on HBO Max.
The action-comedy centers on a paranoid ex-revolutionary named Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio), who’s been living on the outskirts with his self-reliant teenage daughter (Chase Infiniti) to evade capture for crimes committed by his former radical group. But when an old adversary (Sean Penn) resurfaces, both the father and daughter must battle the consequences of their pasts.
The film also stars Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Benicio del Toro, Tony Goldwyn, Wood Harris, Alana Haim and Junglepussy.
“The Naked Gun” is a top movie on Prime Video right now.
The reboot comedy stars Liam Neeson as Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr., who follows in his legendary father’s footsteps so he can lead the Police Squad and save the department from shutting down by solving a case.
Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston and Liza Koshy also star in the movie.
“Bugonia” is currently the top movie on Peacock.
The black comedy, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, follows two conspiracy-obsessed men who kidnap the CEO of a major company, convinced she’s an alien planning to destroy planet Earth.
The cast also includes Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias and Alicia Silverstone.
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