This April, Paramount+ is a little light on original content, as most of the content coming to the service is licensed films and a new docuseries. However, for this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in April 2026 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Airplane! (April 1) RT Score: 97%
Airplane! is a comedy film co-written and co-directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. The 1980 film follows Ted Striker, a former pilot with an extreme fear of flying, as he finds himself in an absurd situation after everyone on the plane he is on gets sick from food poisoning. Airplane! stars Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Leslie Nielsen.
Arrival (April 1) RT Score: 94%
Arrival is a sci-fi drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Based on Ted Chiang’s 1998 novel Story of Your Life, the 2016 film follows linguist Louise Banks as she is recruited by the United States Army to understand aliens who have arrived on Earth with massive spaceships. Arrival stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Tzi Ma.
Atlantic City (April 1) RT Score: 100%
Atlantic City is a romantic crime drama film directed by Louis Malle from a screenplay by John Guare. The 1980 film follows Sally Matthews, a young woman, as she moves to Atlantic City to become a professional gambler, and Lou, an old mobster, as they team up to execute a quick-money scheme. Atlantic City stars Susan Sarandon, Burt Lancaster, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, and Michel Piccoli.
Catch Me If You Can (April 1) RT Score: 96%
Catch Me If You Can is a crime comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. Based on a semi-autobiographical book of the same name by Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding, the 2002 film follows Frank Abagnale Jr, a young con man who pretends to be a pilot, doctor, and a lawyer while being pursued by a relentless FBI agent. Catch Me If You Can stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Baye.
Galaxy Quest (April 1) RT Score: 90%
Galaxy Quest is a satirical sci-fi comedy film directed by Dean Parisot from a screenplay co-written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. The 1999 film revolves around a group of television actors who used to star in a space opera series, but things take a turn when aliens mistake them for the real deal and ask for their help. Galaxy Quest stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell.
Saving Private Ryan (April 1) RT Score: 94%
Saving Private Ryan is an epic war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The 1998 film is set during World War II in Normandy, France, and it revolves around a group of soldiers led by Captain John Miller as they embark on a deadly mission to rescue Private James Francis Ryan. Saving Private Ryan stars Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, and Tom Sizemore.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (April 1) RT Score: 91%
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is a sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron, who also co-wrote the screenplay with William Wisher. The 1991 sequel film is set in 1995, and it follows a 10-year-old John Connor as he is attacked by a new robot sent by Skynet, but things take a turn when the Terminator himself comes to his aid. Terminator 2: Judgement Day stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick.
The Social Network (April 1) RT Score: 96%
The Social Network is a biographical drama film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by author Ben Mezrich, the 2010 film follows Mark Zuckerberg and his friend Eduardo Saverin as they start a social networking website that will become Facebook. The Social Network stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, and Rashida Jones.
The Truman Show (April 1) RT Score: 94%
The Truman Show is a psychological comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay by Andy Niccol. The 1998 film follows Truman Burbank, a seemingly ordinary man with a picture-perfect life, but what he doesn’t know is that everything in his life is fake and everything is being broadcast to the entire world. The Truman Show stars Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natasha McElhone, Holland Taylor, and Ed Harris.
True Grit (April 1) RT Score: 95%
True Grit is a Western drama film co-written and co-directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based on Charles Portis’ 1968 novel of the same name, the 2010 film is set in the late 1870s, and it follows Mattie Ross, a teen girl who hires a down-and-out lawman to go after the outlaw who killed her father. True Grit stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, and Hailee Steinfeld.