This October, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, like the highly anticipated streaming release of the hit fantasy adventure film, How to Train Your Dragon. 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 October 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
50/50 (October 1) RT Score: 93%
50/50 is a comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine from a screenplay by Will Reiser. Inspired by Reiser’s own experience, the 2011 film follows Adam, a young man who is diagnosed with cancer and discovers who his true friends are. 50/50 stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Anjelica Huston.
Edward Scissorhands (October 1) RT Score: 90%
Edward Scissorhands is a gothic romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Caroline Thompson. The 1990 film follows a synthetic man with scissors for hands who is taken in by a kind woman, but he soon finds himself in trouble when he is blamed for a crime he didn’t commit. Edward Scissorhands stars Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin.
Ghostbusters (October 1) RT Score: 95%
Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman from a screenplay co-written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The 1984 film is set in New York City, and it follows three parapsychologists who start a business to catch ghosts, but they soon discover something sinister residing just beneath the bustling city. Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis.
Hot Fuzz (October 1) RT Score: 91%
Hot Fuzz is a buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who also co-wrote the film with Simon Pegg. The 2007 film is the second film in The Cornetto Trilogy, and it follows a London cop who’s transferred to the serene countryside and soon finds himself investigating a series of suspicious accidents. Hot Fuzz stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, and Timothy Dalton.
How to Train Your Dragon (October 1) RT Score: 99%
How to Train Your Dragon is an animated fantasy adventure film co-directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Will Davies. Based on Cressida Cowell’s novel series, the 2010 film is set in a mythical Viking village whose people hunt dragons, and it follows Hiccup, a young boy who befriends one of the most dangerous dragons. How to Train Your Dragon’s voice cast includes Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (October 1) RT Score: 92%
How to Train Your Dragon 2 is an animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Dean DeBlois. Based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell, the 2014 sequel film is set five years after the events of the first film, and it follows Hiccup as he reunites with his long-lost mother and goes up against a maniacal man. How to Train Your Dragon 2’s voice cast includes stars Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (October 1) RT Score: 90%
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is an animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Dean DeBlois. Based on Cressida Cowell’s novel series, the 2019 film is the third film in the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy, and it follows a now 21-year-old Hiccup as he sets out to track down the hidden dragon utopia. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’s voice cast includes Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Shaun of the Dead (October 1) RT Score: 92%
Shaun of the Dead is a zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Pegg. The 2004 film is the first film in The Cornetto trilogy, and it follows a down-and-out London salesman who tries to survive a zombie apocalypse alongside his best friend and ex-girlfriend. Shaun of the Dead stars Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton.
The Wolf Man (October 1) RT Score: 91%
The Wolf Man is a Gothic horror film directed by George Waggner from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak. The 1941 film follows Larry, a man who returns to his Welsh ancestral home after hearing his brother has died, but he is soon bitten by a werewolf and finds himself turning into one. The Wolf Man stars Claude Rains, Lon Chaney Jr., Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, and Bela Lugosi.
The Cabin in the Woods (October 16) RT Score: 92%
The Cabin in the Woods is a sci-fi horror film directed by Drew Goddard, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Joss Whedon. The 2011 film revolves around a group of college students who go to a remote cabin in the woods, but their getaway soon turns bloody when they are hunted by a variety of monsters. The Cabin in the Woods stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford.