This May, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much-anticipated premiere of the new season of Criminal Minds and also the release of the much-awaited new season of The Chi. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films coming to Paramount+ in May 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee from a screenplay co-written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. Based on the Chinese novel of the same name by Wang Dulu, the 2000 film is set in the 19th century in Imperial China and it follows Master Li Mu Bai, a legendary warrior who is about to retire has to go on a mission to find his stolen sword. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen.
In the Bedroom (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
In the Bedroom is a drama film directed by Todd Field, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Festinger. Based on the 1979 short story titled Killings by Andre Dubus, the 2001 film revolves around a New England couple whose barely adult son begins dating an older woman who has two children. In the Bedroom stars Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl, William Mapother, William Wise, Celia Weston, and Marisa Tomei.
Minari (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Minari is a semi-autobiographical drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. The 2020 film follows a South Korean family as they emigrate to Arkansas, America, in the 1980s and find themselves in a strange country with a big dream. Minari stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton.
Nebraska (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Nebraska is a comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne from a screenplay by Bob Nelson. The 2013 film follows an elderly alcoholic man who goes on a road trip with his estranged son to Lincoln, Nebraska, to claim a million-dollar prize. Over the course of the journey, their father-son relationship changes. Nebraska stars Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, and Bob Odenkirk.
Parasite (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
Parasite is a South Korean psychological thriller, dark comedy-drama film directed by Bong Joon Ho, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. The 2019 film follows the poor Kim family, who begin living a parasitic life through the wealthy Park family after their son gets a job with them. Parasite stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, and Jang Hye-jin.
Pride (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Pride is a historical comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Warchus from a screenplay by Stephen Beresford. Based on a true story, the 2014 film is set in 1983 and it revolves around a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to support families affected by the British miners’ strike. Pride stars Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Joseph Gilgun, and Ben Schnetzer.
The Edge of Seventeen (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
The Edge of Seventeen is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. The 2016 film Nadine, a teenage girl who doesn’t have a great relationship with her mother and brother, and the only person she adores is her best friend, Krista, but things take a turn for the worse when she begins dating Nadine’s brother. The Edge of Seventeen stars Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson.