This May, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of the crime comedy-drama series Poker Face to all of the John Wick films. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Peacock in May 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
99 Homes (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
99 Homes is a thriller drama film directed by Ramin Bahrani, who also co-wrote the film with Amir Naderi. The 2014 film is set in Florida, and it follows Dennis Nash, a single father living with his family. When his family is evicted from their home by a businessman, Dennis decides to work for the business to get his family home back. 99 Homes stars Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee, and Laura Dern.
Carol (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Carol is a historical romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Phyllis Nagy. Based on the 1952 romance novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, the 2015 film is set in New York City in the 1950s, and it revolves around a forbidden affair between two women. Carol stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, and Kyle Chandler.
Get Out (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Get Out is a psychological horror thriller and dark comedy film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The 2017 film follows Chris Washington, a young African-American man who goes to spend a weekend with his white girlfriend’s parents, but he soon discovers a shocking secret that puts his life in danger. Get Out stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, LaKeith Stanfield, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Lil Rel Howery, and Catherine Keener.
Knocked Up (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
Knocked Up is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow. The 2007 film is set in Los Angeles, and it follows Alison Scott, an ambitious reporter, and Ben, a jobless man with no direction in his life. When both of them spend a drunken night together, they end up getting pregnant and try to work on their non-existent relationship. Knocked Up stars Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, and Martin Starr.
Saving Private Ryan (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Saving Private Ryan is an epic war action drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The 1998 film is set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, and it revolves around a group of soldiers as they are given the task of locating and rescuing Private James Francis Ryan from enemy-occupied territory. Saving Private Ryan stars Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Jeremy Davies.
Schindler’s List (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
Schindler’s List is an epic historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian. Based on the 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally, the 1993 film is set during World War II in German-occupied Kraków, and it follows Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saves thousands of Polish-Jewish refugees from the Holocaust. Schindler’s List stars Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, and Embeth Davidtz.
The Town (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
The Town is a crime thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig and Aaron Stockard. Based on the 2004 novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, the 2010 film follows a group of criminals who rob a bank in Boston and take the bank manager hostage. After releasing her, one of the robbers keeps tabs on her but soon falls in love with her. The Town stars Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, and Chris Cooper.
Black Bag (May 2)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Black Bag is a spy thriller drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by David Koepp. The 2025 film follows George Woodhouse, a British intelligence officer who is ordered to investigate the possibility of a traitor in their midst, but the investigation takes a turn when he discovers that the top suspect in his investigation is his wife. Black Bag stars Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (May 15)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
John Wick: Chapter 4 is an action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay co-written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. The 2023 film is the fourth installment in the John Wick franchise, and it follows legendary hitman John Wick as the price on his head steadily increases, and the High Table appoints the Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont to get rid of him. John Wick: Chapter 4 stars Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Clancy Brown, and Ian McShane.
Sisu (May 29)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Sisu is a Finnish historical action thriller film written and directed by Jalmari Helander. The 2022 film is set during the Lapland War towards the end of World War II, and it follows a legendary former Finnish Army commando now working as a gold prospector who finds a lot of gold but is soon robbed by a Waffen-SS platoon. Now he must get his gold back while also surviving the attacks from a whole platoon. Sisu stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, and Onni Tommila.