Streaming Showdown: The Top Movies Dominating Every Platform Right Now (December 23)

Here is what people are actually clicking on across the big streaming apps right now. Some comfort rewatches, some holiday sugar, and a few curveballs that made me do a double take. Quick tour below, platform by platform, with who is in them, why they are trending, and how they are scoring.

What is topping each streamer right now

• Netflix - The Great Flood
  A South Korean sci-fi thriller about Gu An-na, a scientist trapped in her apartment with her young son Ja-in while the world literally drowns. An asteroid strike melts Antarctic ice sheets, triggers a global flood, and strands survivors in pockets like theirs. It first released on September 18, 2025, and hit Netflix on December 19, 2025, where it has been getting steady attention. Cast is low-key, stakes are not.
  Scores: IMDb 5.4/10; RT 54% critics, 41% audience.
• Disney+ - Home Alone
  The classic holiday trap-house comedy is back on top (again), and has been holding the No. 1 spot on Disney+ since December 19. Young Macaulay Culkin vs. two very unlucky burglars never seems to age. If one is not enough, the sequels are all sitting there too: 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' (1992), 'Home Alone 3' (1997), 'Home Alone 4' (2002), 'Home Alone: The Holiday Heist', and 'Home Sweet Home Alone'.
  Scores: IMDb 7.7/10; RT 66% critics, 80% audience.
• Apple TV+ - F1
  Brad Pitt and Damson Idris lead a glossy Formula 1 drama that Apple clearly wants you to feel in your bones. If you are watching on an iPhone, the playback uses device haptics to rumble during engine-heavy moments. Gimmick? Sure. Also, kind of fun. It has not budged from the top spot on Apple TV+ since December 19. Co-starring Javier Bardem and, yes, actual F1 legend Lewis Hamilton.
  Scores: IMDb 7.7/10; RT 82% critics, 97% audience.
• Amazon Prime - Red One
  A Christmas action romp pairing Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson with Chris Evans. It dropped last year and has slid right back into heavy rotation for the holidays. Also in the mix: Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, and J.K. Simmons. Cozy cocoa watch with big punches and bigger quips.
  Scores: IMDb 6.2/10; RT 30% critics, 89% audience.
• HBO Max - One Battle After Another
  Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a high-tension drama from Paul Thomas Anderson that plays like a pressure-cooker stage piece: rebels on one side, a father-daughter dynamic on the other, and everyone barely holding it together to finish the job. The kind of movie where performances do the loudest shouting even when nobody raises their voice.
  Scores: IMDb 7.9/10; RT 95% critics, 85% audience.
• Paramount+ - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
  The closing chapter of Tom Cruise's spy saga is parked at the top of Paramount+ and has been there a while. It is the farewell tour for Ethan Hunt, with the franchise going as big and as breathless as it can on the way out. Now that Cruise has retired the IMF badge, do not be surprised if the next sonic boom you hear is more 'Top Gun' energy on the horizon.
  Scores: IMDb 7.2/10; RT 80% critics, 88% audience.
• Google TV - A Minecraft Movie
  A family-aimed adventure that lures in gamers and every kid who ever stacked a block. Jack Black brings the comedy; Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, and Jennifer Coolidge round out the starry cast. It is the most-watched film on Google TV today (December 23), and it is exactly the kind of easy crowd-pleaser people throw on during the break.
  Scores: IMDb 5.6/10; RT 48% critics, 85% audience.
• Peacock - HIM
  Jordan Peele switches gears with a sports-psych horror story about a former football star who cannot let go of his glory days and is willing to make a brutal trade to get back on top. Tyriq Withers and Marlon Wayans star. Fame is the monster here, and it bites.
  Scores: IMDb 5.1/10; RT 30% critics, 57% audience.
• Hulu - Home Alone
  Yep, it is topping Hulu too. Same movie, same booby traps, same annual tradition. Consider this the companion to the Disney+ listing above if that app is not your home base.
  Scores: IMDb 7.7/10; RT 66% critics, 80% audience.
• MGM+ - Roofman
  Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst headline a comedy-thriller love story about an escaped prisoner hiding out in a very unexpected place and falling hard. The less said about the best gag, the better; it plays better as a surprise. Also features Peter Dinklage, LaKeith Stanfield, and Juno Temple.
  Scores: IMDb 7.0/10; RT 87% critics, 85% audience.
• Catchplay+ - Hellhound
  If you want unfiltered mayhem, this 2024 action slugfest with Louis Mandylor delivers exactly that: gunfights, explosions, and chaos stacked on chaos. It is currently ruling Catchplay+ for that exact reason.
  Scores: IMDb 4.3/10; RT no critics score, 14% audience.

What are you throwing on tonight? The safe holiday comfort food, or the asteroid-fueled flood? Either way, there is plenty to stream without leaving the couch.