Top 10 Movies To Watch This Week on Apple TV | July 20-26, 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 July 20-26, 2025—because your time is too valuable for another “meh” movie night.

1. The Gorge (2025)

When the guy who made Doctor Strange and Sinister decides to direct a high-concept horror-thriller starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, and Miles Teller? Yeah, you clear your schedule.

Teller and Taylor-Joy play elite operatives stationed across a strange gorge in the wilderness—one that’s not just creepy, but possibly alive. What starts as a cold war of personalities turns into a reluctant alliance when something deep in the ravine begins to stir. And by stir, we mean terrorize.

Directed by Scott Derrickson and dripping with atmosphere, The Gorge leans into slow-burn horror with a beating heart. It’s got romance. It’s got monsters. It’s got Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the score. And somehow, it all works.

If The Shape of Water and The Descent had an emotionally damaged baby, this might be it.

2. Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (2025)

Sometimes you don’t want gritty, award-winning drama. Sometimes you just want to sit on the couch and feel feelings with a cartoon dog who wears sunglasses and plays the piano.

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical is a 40-minute warm hug of a special that finds Charlie Brown trying to make his last summer at camp count. Sally’s not feeling it. Snoopy and Woodstock are off on a treasure hunt. There’s music, mischief, and moments that hit way harder than you’d expect.

It’s sweet, it’s sincere, and it’s got just enough nostalgia to pull at your grown-up heartstrings while still keeping the kids hooked. Bonus: it’s actually funny. Like, real giggle-out-loud funny.

If you can’t make it to a campfire this summer, this is the next best thing.

3. Bono: Stories of Surrender (2025)

Whether you’re a lifelong U2 fan or just curious how a rock star tells his life story through acoustic ballads and Bono-isms, Stories of Surrender delivers something surprisingly raw.

Filmed during his one-man stage show, this 86-minute doc blends stripped-down performances of U2 hits with personal stories, family memories, and behind-the-scenes looks at the man behind the wraparound shades. It’s not a greatest hits concert—it’s something closer to confession.

Directed by Andrew Dominik (Blonde, The Assassination of Jesse James), this one’s more about emotion than ego. And yes, you can also experience it in Apple Vision Pro if you want Bono literally in your face.

Come for the music. Stay for the dad stories. And maybe cry a little.

4. Wolfs (2024)

George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Together. Again. And this time, they’re not robbing a casino—they’re cleaning up someone else’s mess.

In Wolfs, Clooney and Pitt play rival “fixers” who both show up to the same crime scene. From there, it’s a battle of wits, old-school cool, and petty insults as they try to figure out who’s better at their very shady job. Spoiler: it’s close.

Directed by Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Jon Watts, this slick little action-comedy isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel. It’s just two movie stars having way too much fun while fake blood flies and things explode.

Think Ocean’s Eleven if everyone was crankier, messier, and possibly working with the Albanian mafia. Not deep, but definitely fun.

5. Fancy Dance (2024)

Lily Gladstone is back—and if you thought she was good in Killers of the Flower Moon, just wait until you see her here.

Fancy Dance follows Jax, a woman searching for her missing sister while caring for her niece on a reservation in Oklahoma. When the system decides she’s unfit, she takes off on a road trip with the girl—part escape, part reckoning, all heart.

Directed by Erica Tremblay, the film doesn’t sugarcoat life on colonized land. It shows the gaps in justice and the love that fills them. There’s anger, beauty, and deep, quiet defiance in every scene.

It’s one of those films that hits you in the chest and lingers. Watch it, then sit with it.

6. Napoleon (2023)

Look, Napoleon is a lot. It’s moody, massive, and full of men yelling in accents. But if you’re even slightly in the mood for prestige drama with cannon smoke and emotional dysfunction, this one hits the spot.

Ridley Scott directs Joaquin Phoenix as the world’s most emotionally unstable conqueror, complete with intense stare-downs and the occasional battlefield tantrum. But it’s Vanessa Kirby who quietly owns the screen as Joséphine—Napoleon’s wife, obsession, and ultimate undoing.

Sure, there’s empire-building and war strategy. But underneath the history lesson is a love story that’s awkward, toxic, and way too real. And if that doesn’t sell you? There’s also a horse cannon scene. Seriously.

It’s Gladiator meets Marriage Story, with epaulets.

7. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

This one’s not a popcorn movie—it’s a sit-up-straight, pay-attention, let-it-sink-in kind of film. And honestly? It’s worth every second.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon tells the true story of the Osage murders in 1920s Oklahoma, when oil money brought wealth—and death—to the Osage Nation. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Ernest Burkhart, a weak man caught between love and betrayal. Lily Gladstone plays Mollie, his wife, who’s quietly fighting for the truth while the world tries to erase it.

It’s slow, brutal, and gorgeous, with scenes that stay with you long after the credits roll. This isn’t Scorsese showing off—it’s Scorsese pulling you in.

If you’re into historical epics that make your chest ache, this one’s already a classic.

8. Swan Song (2021)

Mahershala Ali plays a dying man—and his clone. That’s the hook. But Swan Song is way more than just sci-fi trickery.

Ali plays Cameron, a husband and father facing a terminal illness. To spare his family the pain of losing him, he secretly agrees to be replaced by a perfect replica. The movie asks the big questions—What makes us who we are? Is it better to be remembered or replaced?—but does it quietly, with aching tenderness.

Naomie Harris plays his wife with warmth and depth, and the whole thing feels like a slow, beautiful unraveling. It’s a movie that doesn’t yell—it whispers, and sometimes that’s louder.

If Her and Black Mirror had a baby and raised it on love stories, you’d get this.

9. Sharper (2023)

The less you know going in, the better—so we’ll keep this one vague on purpose.

Sharper is a twisty, stylish thriller where nothing (and no one) is what it seems. It’s a game of grifts inside cons inside betrayals, starring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, and John Lithgow. You think you’ve figured it out… and then the floor drops out again.

It’s slick, lean, and packed with double-crosses, but never feels gimmicky. Think modern noir but with AirPods and art galleries.

If you liked Gone Girl, The Talented Mr. Ripley, or anything where someone says, “I lied,” before disappearing into the night—this is for you.

10. Tetris (2023)

Yes, there’s a movie about Tetris. And no, it’s not just people stacking blocks in slow motion (although that would be kinda cool?).

Instead, Tetris tells the wild true story of how the world’s most addictive puzzle game escaped the Soviet Union. Taron Egerton plays Henk Rogers, a game designer who risked everything to bring Tetris to the West. There’s Cold War espionage, KGB surveillance, and a surprising amount of corporate backstabbing.

It’s part tech origin story, part political thriller, and somehow still fun. Like The Social Network but with Game Boys and trench coats.

If you’ve ever lost three hours to a falling block, this one’s for you.

And That’s a Wrap

There you go—ten Apple TV picks that hit every corner of the map. You’ve got eerie wilderness horror (The Gorge), raw reservation drama (Fancy Dance), and animated campfire vibes (Snoopy Presents). Want emotional sci-fi (Swan Song)? Prestige historical warfare (Napoleon)? George Clooney and Brad Pitt in matching smug mode (Wolfs)? It’s all here.

You’ll cry with Bono (Stories of Surrender), flinch with DiCaprio (Killers of the Flower Moon), get played by Julianne Moore (Sharper), and cheer for a blocky Cold War hero in Tetris.

Some of these will break your heart. Some might break your brain. But they’ll all give you something to talk about—and maybe even rewatch.

So find your mood, press play, and let Apple TV do the rest.