Top 10 Movies To Watch This Week on Apple TV | September 7-13, 2025
So you’re stuck in scrolling purgatory again, huh? Endlessly thumbing through Apple TV, hoping something jumps out. We’ve been there. That’s why we pulled together the Top 10 Movies you would actually want to watch this week—no fluff, no filler. Whether you’re into thrillers, rom-coms, or indie gems, there’s something worth hitting play on. Here’s your movie cheat sheet for September 7-13, 2025—because your time is too valuable for another “meh” movie night.
1. Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
A ransom thriller with Spike Lee fire.
Denzel Washington plays a titan music mogul with “the best ears in the business,” suddenly pulled into a life-or-death moral test when a kidnapping plot explodes around him. Spike Lee directs, pulling from Kurosawa’s High and Low, with Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, and even A$AP Rocky and Ice Spice in the cast. Shot by A Star Is Born DP Matthew Libatique, it’s sleek, sweaty, and biting—think Inside Man colliding with Michael Clayton in a recording studio.
2. The Gorge (2025)
Two soldiers, one abyss, and a monster below.
Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy star as operatives stationed on opposite sides of a massive gorge. They fall for each other from afar—until the thing lurking under them rises. Director Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone) mixes romance, survival, and creature horror, with Sigourney Weaver lending extra sci-fi cred. With a Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross score, it’s The Descent meets A Quiet Place.
3. Fountain of Youth (2025)
Guy Ritchie goes full treasure hunt.
John Krasinski and Natalie Portman play estranged siblings racing to uncover history’s most famous myth: the fountain itself. They’re backed by Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson, Stanley Tucci, and more, in a whip-smart script from James Vanderbilt. Ritchie packs it with puzzles, betrayals, and globe-hopping spectacle. If you’ve been missing National Treasure or Uncharted vibes, this is your ticket.
4. Wolfs (2024)
Clooney. Pitt. One disastrous night.
George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite as rival fixers forced to team up when their cleanup job spirals into chaos. Amy Ryan and Austin Abrams round out the cast, with Jon Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming) in the director’s chair. Part Midnight Run, part The Nice Guys, it’s sharp, banter-heavy, and surprisingly funny. Bonus: it became one of Apple’s biggest streaming debuts.
5. Greyhound (2020)
Tom Hanks vs. the U-boats.
Based on C.S. Forester’s The Good Shepherd, this WWII nail-biter stars Hanks as a first-time captain leading a convoy through the deadly “Black Pit” with Nazi submarines circling. Clocking in at just 91 minutes, it’s lean, tense, and immersive. Directed by Aaron Schneider, with Blake Neely’s score pounding like sonar, it even scored an Oscar nomination for Best Sound.
6. Luck (2022)
The unluckiest girl alive meets the Land of Luck.
From Skydance Animation and director Peggy Holmes, this family fantasy follows Sam (voiced by Eva Noblezada), who stumbles into a magical world that runs on pure fortune. Simon Pegg voices her sidekick—a Scottish black cat—while Jane Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg rule the land. Bright, zippy, and heartfelt, it’s Apple’s answer to Inside Out or Monsters, Inc.
7. Ghosted (2023)
Rom-com first date… with CIA gunfights.
Chris Evans plays Cole, a regular guy who falls for Sadie (Ana de Armas), only to find out she’s a secret agent. Before their second date, they’re racing across continents to stop a global threat. Directed by Dexter Fletcher, with Adrien Brody chewing scenery as the villain, it’s a breezy mash of Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Knight and Day. Fun fact: Evans’ Marvel pals Ryan Reynolds, Anthony Mackie, and Sebastian Stan all pop up in cameos.
8. Echo Valley (2025)
Julianne Moore in a rural thriller that cuts deep.
When her daughter (Sydney Sweeney) shows up covered in blood, a reclusive mother (Moore) finds herself unraveling a mystery darker than she ever imagined. Written by Brad Ingelsby (Mare of Easttown) and directed by Michael Pearce, the film also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Kyle MacLachlan, and Fiona Shaw. It’s moody, suspenseful, and unflinching—Prisoners with a Pennsylvania farmhouse vibe.
9. The Family Plan (2023)
Mark Wahlberg, suburban dad with a hitman past.
Dan Morgan (Wahlberg) is a car salesman, a doting husband, and a former assassin whose past blows up his present. Suddenly, his wife (Michelle Monaghan) and kids are in for a road trip filled with gunfights, car chases, and awkward family bonding. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, with Maggie Q and Ciarán Hinds joining the ride, it became Apple’s most-watched film on release—and a sequel’s already in motion.
10. Napoleon (2023 / Director’s Cut 2024)
Ridley Scott stages history with cannons blazing.
Joaquin Phoenix embodies Napoleon Bonaparte in this sweeping epic, charting his rise to emperor and stormy marriage to Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby). Scott’s theatrical cut hit Apple TV+ in early 2024, followed by a 48-minute longer Director’s Cut last August. Nominated for three Oscars—including Best Costume Design—the battles are massive, the palace drama juicier than expected, and Phoenix absolutely devours the role.
And That’s a Wrap
From Spike Lee’s modern moral maze in Highest 2 Lowest to Ridley Scott’s massive Napoleon redux, Apple TV+ is all over the map this week. Want popcorn spectacle? The Gorge and Fountain of Youth have you covered. Need something sharp and star-driven? Wolfs and Ghosted deliver. Or maybe it’s a night for history (Greyhound, Napoleon) or heart (Luck). Either way, Apple’s lineup is stacked—you just have to hit play.
