Peacock Adds 102 New Movies Today – Here Are the 5 Best

By Phillip Swann
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Peacock, the streaming service operated by NBCUniversal, today (January 1, 2025) added 102 new movies to its lineup. Here are the five best, in my humble opinion:

Fargo (1996)
The Oscar-winning film from the Coen Brothers stars William H. Macy and Frances McDormand (wife to Joel Coen) who both turn in career performances as a bumpkin car salesman and pregnant police chief respectively. Steve Buscemi and Peter Stomare are equal parts funny and creepy as two kidnappers who bungle the job. This is comedy as black as a 6 a.m. 7-Eleven coffee and no film buff should wait another day before seeing it. Brilliant, brilliant stuff from all involved. You betcha!

Alien (1979)
Director Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece redefined the science fiction genre. Sigourney Weaver’s portrayal of Ripley is a tour de force, showcasing both vulnerability and resilience in the face of unimaginable horror. The meticulous attention to detail in the production design, combined with a smart and suspenseful script, will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. And be prepared to look away at the lunch scene. You know the one.

Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Director Adam McKay’s hilarious send-up of the NASCAR circuit starring Will Ferrell as a witless but winning driver. Sacha Baron Cohen is Peter Sellers-like funny as a French driver and rival to Ferrell’s Ricky Bobby and the rest of the supporting cast includes Amy Adams, John C. Reilly and Leslie Bibb. Rev your engines and prepare to laugh.

Training Day (2001)
Denzel Washington is a force of nature in this Antoine Fuqua-directed movie about a young cop (Ethan Hawke) partnered with a corrupt veteran detective (Washington) on the seedy side of Los Angeles. Washington’s magnetism dominates the screen playing the detective who believes the ends justify the means (particularly when the ends include some grafted cash). Hawke is also effective as the newbie looking to climb the ladder without losing his soul in the process. A powerful film from beginning to end.

The Ring (2002)
The 2002 horror film directed by Gore Verbinski stars Naomi Watts as a Seattle newspaper reporter who investigates why several teenagers have died after watching a videotape. (Another good reason why videotape was replaced by discs and streaming.) The Ring is a truly scary film and Watts is perfect in the damsel in distress role when she gets a little too close to the secret behind the deaths.

Complete List of New Movies Added Today to Peacock

January 1
10 Things I Hate About You
After Earth
Alabama Moon

Alien
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Always Amore
Anita

Atlas Shrugged: Part 1
Atlas Shrugged: Part 2
Atlas Shrugged: Part 3
Attack The Block
The Bad Guys

The Bank Job
Battleship
The Beach House
Beauty Shop
Beetlejuice

The Boy Next Door
The Breakfast Club
Children of Men
The Christmas House
Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered

The Chronicles of Riddick
Clear Cut
Conan The Barbarian
Couples Retreat
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle To Die For

The Crucifixion
Dark Tide
Darrow & Darrow Pilot
Date With Love
Death At A Funeral (2010)

The Devil’s Workshop
Duke
Escape Plan
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Escape Plan: The Extractors

Everest
Fargo (1996)
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades Of Grey

Friday Night Lights
Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers
Heart of the Matter
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Insidious

Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 3
The Interview (2014)
Jingle Bell Bride
The Karate Kid (2010)

Kick Ass
Knocked Up
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 3

The Last Exorcism
The Lost Valentine
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Men In Black
Men In Black II

Men In Black 3
Merry & Bright
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Pineapple Express
Pitch Black

Predator
Predators
R.I.P.D
Real Steel
Red Dragon

Retreat To You
Riddick
The Ring
Robin Hood
Running On Empty

Self/Less
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen
Signed, Sealed, Delivered For Christmas
Source Code
Southpaw

State Of Play
Step Brothers
Stomp The Yard
Strictly Confidential
Submergence

Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
To The Stars
Training Day
Twister
Two Scoops Of Italy

Uncle Buck
Valentine Ever After
The Vatican Tapes
The Wedding Ringer
The Weekend

Window Wonderland
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolfman (2010)
You’re Next

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