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Disney Plus: All the best movies to watch this week – CNET [CNET]
Disney Plus is absolutely stacked. It’s gotten most of its attention recently for new bingeable shows like The Mandalorian and Loki, but its library of movies is arguably more impressive. It’s got every Star Wars and Marvel movie, but that’s just the beginning.
If you’re new to the service, you’re probably going to rush straight to your old favorites. But once you’re done binge-watching through childhood memories, you’ll realize just how much there is to sift through on Disney Plus. This list is here to help. Here are some of our favourite movies currently available to watch on Disney Plus.
We’ve divided it conveniently into categories — because otherwise it’d just be anarchy.
Best Disney movies on Disney Plus
It’s only right to start with the best Disney movies on Disney Plus! Warning, we didn’t add any of the live-action remakes because they are almost all terrible. Please don’t get upset — but also, you know it to be true.
Raya and the Last Dragon
You can agree or you can disagree, but I believe that Aladdin has the best song lineup of any animated movie Disney has ever produced. A Whole New World, Prince Ali, Friend Like Me, Arabian Nights — banger after banger.
Combine this with a pitch-perfect, utterly golden performance from Robin Williams and you have — for me — possibly the best Disney animated movie ever.
Beauty and the Beast
There’s been a slight backlash against Frozen in recent years — mainly, I suspect, from parents forced to watch on repeat by demanding little Elsas — but the cultural impact of this movie and its songs is undeniable. Much like Aladdin, it’s a setlist of bangers tied together with a nicely drawn story about the power of sisterly love. Majestic.
Hercules
You could make an argument that Moana is the best animated Disney movie ever and I’d be inclined to hear that argument. Certainly it’s my favourite of Disney’s CGI movies and certainly its best since The Lion King. Brilliant songs, a perfect character arc for its titular heroine. Everything about Moana hits perfectly. If, for some reason, you skipped Moana, it’s now time to rectify that mistake.
Mulan
Forget the hollow, god-awful live-action remake. The original Mulan is the best Mulan, by miles and miles. It’s got more heart, and more Eddie Murphy.
The best Pixar movies on Disney Plus
It feels like the lines between Pixar and Disney movies are getting blurrier by the day. Either way, here are our favorite Pixar movies on Disney Plus.
Luca
Has Pixar ever made a better movie than The Incredibles?
No. It hasn’t.
Inside Out
Just when you thought Pixar was on the decline, it releases Inside Out, one of its most thoughtful, powerful movies.
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a movie that dealt with the issue of mental health in children quite so delicately. If you have children, and even if you don’t, you need to watch this movie.
Onward
Look, we can’t put all the Toy Story movies in this list, but we can’t not put Toy Story 2 in.
Arguably it’s the best one. For me, it’s between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3… which is next on this list!
Toy Story 3
It’s weird, it’s funny and it pushes the MCU in directions you don’t expect — but Guardians of the Galaxy is just a well made, smart throwback of sorts. It’s got big Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone vibes and you have to respect that. It’s also a fantastic watch for people who haven’t seen every other MCU flick, since it has a mostly self-contained story.
Black Widow
Considering the narrative weight it had to bear, and the knots it had to untie, Avengers: Endgame is something of a minor miracle. I doubt we’ll see something of this scale tied up so neatly ever again.
Not only that, Endgame is a fun movie in its own right. An incredible achievement — and spectacle — all considered.
Black Panther
Without Iron Man, there is no Marvel Cinematic Universe, so show some goddamn respect!
But Iron Man is more than a proof of concept, it’s just a fantastic, ground-breaking superhero movie. It’s loose, interesting and literally vibrates with energy. It’s aged fantastically well.
Thor: Ragnarok
Yes! It’s the best Star Wars movie The Last Jedi!
This one is controversial but, for me, this is as good as Star Wars has ever been. The final act of this movie is very special. There’s just a lot going on here: Luke Skywalker’s anti-hero swerve, the meta-commentary on Star Wars as a franchise. Just a brave, interesting movie from start to finish.
Documentaries
This section exists to direct your attention to the fact Free Solo is available to watch on Disney Plus.
Free Solo
After you’re done with Free Solo, definitely check out Howard, which focuses on the heartbreaking story of Howard Ashman. A pivotal part of Disney’s resurgence with movies like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, Ashman’s story is absolutely the best of Disney’s documentaries about itself. A must-watch for any Disney fan.
The best Star movies on Disney Plus
No, this is not a typo. I don’t mean Star Wars, I mean Star. Sadly, these are only available for Disney Plus subscribers outside the US.
Star is a back catalogue of more mature movies and shows on Disney Plus and it’s absolutely loaded with incredible movies. It’s hard to know where to even begin. I’ll just pick a few of my personal favourites, but it’s absolutely worth diving in and seeing what classics you feel like rewatching.
Alien
Why not start with what is probably the best sci-fi horror movie ever made.
When I rewatch Alien (which I do regularly) I’m in awe of its opening act. How patient it is, how committed it is to its own world building, the offhand dialogue, the performances. A perfect, ageless movie.
Note: Aliens is also on Disney Plus. I prefer the original, but Aliens is also phenomenal and you should watch it.
Conan the Barbarian
A bizarre, dated but somehow insanely compelling movie that’s unlike anything committed to screen before or since. Conan the Barbarian takes itself seriously and is almost good enough to get away with it. It’s also blessed with a Basil Poledouris score that’s as good as any soundtrack you could name.
Contemplate this on the tree of woe…
Die Hard
Taken has sort of dissolved into a meme, a parody of itself almost, but the original movie? Absolute barn-burner. This is the movie that took acclaimed actor Liam Neeson and turned him into an unlikely action hero. It also wrote the blueprint for what action movies have looked like for the last decade. There is no John Wick without Taken.
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