Best documentary, comedy, action, horror, & drama shows on Paramount+, ranked.
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Paramount+Battlestar Galactica
2004–2009 · Series · 4 seasonsAction · Drama
3 EmmysWhen an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
Paramount+ - #1393#1393
Paramount+Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987–1994 · Series · 7 seasonsAction · Drama
18 EmmysSet almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's five-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Paramount+ - #1593#1593
Paramount+Attica
2021 · Movie · 1h 56mDocumentary · History
This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.
Paramount+ - #2492#2492
Paramount+The Andy Griffith Show
1960–1968 · Series · 8 seasonsComedy · Family
6 EmmysWidower Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his friend and deputy, Barney Fife.
Paramount+ - #3291#3291
Paramount+Prime VideoTerminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · Movie · 2h 17mAction · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
4 OscarsA cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
Paramount+Prime Video - #4390#4390
Paramount+Prime VideoJim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
2018 · Movie · 1h 30mComedy
In his all new NOBLE APE stand up special, Jim Gaffigan gets personal as he discusses the medical crisis that befell his wife. Other topics include his kids, his travels, doctors, colonoscopy, Catholic saints and, of course, Philly.
Paramount+Prime Video - #4790#4790
Paramount+Battlestar Galactica
2003– · Series · 1 seasonAction · Drama
Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home: Earth.
Paramount+ - #8088#8088
Paramount+Hunger Ward
2020 · Movie · 40mDocumentary · War
Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film pro...
Paramount+ - #8688#8688
Paramount+Hell on Wheels
2011–2016 · Series · 5 seasonsDrama · Western
The Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.
Paramount+ - #8887#8887
Paramount+Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 · Movie · 2hDocumentary · Biography
Follow musician David Johansen's luminous set at Café Carlyle from January 2020. A concert that is wonderfully intimate and a testament to both a lost New York and an artist who remains as fresh and exciting as ever.
Paramount+ - #10087#10087
Paramount+Ghosts
2021– · Series · 5 seasonsComedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A young couple, Sam and Jay, inherit a haunted mansion and, unaware of their invisible housemates, plan to turn it into a B&B. Their lives become much more complicated after a fall causes Sam to see the ghosts. Based on the UK ser...
Paramount+ - #10187#10187
Paramount+Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · Movie · 1h 52mDrama · Biography · Crime
Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
Paramount+ - #10487#10487
Apple TV+Paramount+Prime VideoMinority Report
2002 · Movie · 2h 25mAction · Crime · Mystery
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
Apple TV+Paramount+Prime Video - #11086#11086
Paramount+The Longest War
2020 · Movie · 1h 30mDocumentary
This documentary feature unpacks the human stories and drama behind America's involvement in Afghanistan, now the longest war in U.S. history. First-hand witnesses bring their experiences to life through emotional interviews.
Paramount+ - #11786#11786
Paramount+Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Movie · 1h 51mAction · Drama
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
Paramount+ - #11886#11886
Paramount+Prophet's Prey
2015 · Movie · 1h 41mDocumentary · Biography · History
Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by their former leader, Warren Jeffs.
Paramount+ - #11986#11986
Paramount+Fellow Travelers
2023– · Series · 1 seasonDrama · Romance
Decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
Paramount+ - #13585#13585
Paramount+Life Is Beautiful
1997 · Movie · Italian · 1h 56mComedy · Drama · Romance
3 OscarsWhen an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Paramount+ - #13685#13685
Paramount+The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021 · Movie · 1h 23mDrama · Thriller
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check ...
Paramount+ - #13785#13785
Paramount+Belushi
2020 · Movie · 1h 48mDocumentary · Biography
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audi...
Paramount+ - #14185#14185
Paramount+Star Trek: Voyager
1995–2001 · Series · 7 seasonsAction · Drama
7 EmmysPulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, the crew of the Starfleet star-ship Voyager must forge a truce with a group of Maquis rebels in order to find a way home.
Paramount+ - #15284#15284
Paramount+The Crow
1994 · Movie · 1h 42mAction · Crime · Drama
The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural...
Paramount+ - #15384#15384
Paramount+Galaxy Quest
1999 · Movie · 1h 42mAction · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
Paramount+ - #15884#15884
Paramount+Sheryl
2022 · Movie · 1h 34mDocumentary
An intimate story of song and sacrifice—musically gifted superstar Sheryl Crow navigates an iconic yet arduous musical career battling sexism, ageism, depression, cancer, and the price of fame, before harnessing the power of her gift.
Paramount+ - #16084#16084
Paramount+Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Movie · 2h 12mAction · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.
Paramount+ - #16184#16184
HuluParamount+Prime VideoEverybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · Series · 4 seasonsComedy · Drama
Comedy following an awkward young African-American teenager (based on a young version of comedian Chris Rock) as he attempts to survive with his family and his all-white school in 1980's Brooklyn, New York.
HuluParamount+Prime Video - #16683#16683
Paramount+Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Movie · 1h 56mDrama · Horror · Musical
1 OscarThe legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lov...
Paramount+ - #17783#17783
Paramount+Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · Movie · 1h 43mComedy
A brash, cocky high school senior, tired of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day roaring around his favorite Chicago sites, enlisting his best friend and girlfriend to join him on the a...
Paramount+ - #17983#17983
Paramount+Last Flight Home
2022 · Movie · 1h 46mDocumentary
In his final days, we discover Eli Timoner and an extraordinary life of wild achievements, tragic loss and most of all, enduring love. LAST FLIGHT HOME shares a stunning verité account of a courageous family confronting life and d...
Paramount+ - #18482#18482
Paramount+Challengers
2024 · Movie · 2h 11mDrama · Comedy · Romance
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
Paramount+ - #18582#18582
Paramount+Outcry
2020– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Crime
A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was arrested, convicted and jailed for sexual assault of a 4-year-old boy, and his supporters' quest for truth and justice.
Paramount+ - #19182#19182
Paramount+A Quiet Place Part II
2021 · Movie · 1h 37mDrama · Horror · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.
Paramount+ - #19282#19282
Paramount+Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
2015–2016 · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary
David Attenborough revisits the Great Barrier Reef after nearly 60 years. His visit takes him from the most exposed part of the reef as well as down to 300m below the surface discovering corals never seen before.
Paramount+ - #19682#19682
Paramount+Real Husbands of Hollywood
2013– · Series · 5 seasonsComedy
Kevin Hart and other celebrities play a comic fictionalized version of themselves in this parody of similarly named reality shows. Episodes often feature Kevin Hart's attempts to gain celebrity and his jealousy of his friends.
Paramount+ - #19782#19782
Paramount+Console Wars
2020 · Movie · 1h 32mDocumentary
It was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese t...
Paramount+ - #20082#20082
NetflixParamount+PeacockMartin
1992–1997 · Series · 5 seasonsComedy · Drama · Romance
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne, focusing on his relationship with his girlfriend Gina, interactions with Gina's best friend Pam, and escapades with his best friends Tommy and Cole.
NetflixParamount+Peacock - #20481#20481
Paramount+Star Trek: Enterprise
2001–2005 · Series · 4 seasonsAction · Drama
4 EmmysA century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
Paramount+ - #20681#20681
Paramount+MacGyver
1985–1992 · Series · 7 seasonsAction · Crime
Follows the adventures of Angus MacGyver, a secret agent for a national security agency, who solves complicated missions with his resourcefulness and knowledge of applied sciences (oh and his ever-present Swiss Army knife).
Paramount+ - #20881#20881
Paramount+Happy Days
1974–1984 · Series · 11 seasonsComedy · Family
1 EmmyIn Milwaukee Wisconsin, hardware store owner Howard Cunningham, his wife Marion, and their children Richard and Joanie live through the 1950s with help and guidance from lovable and almost superhuman greaser Fonzie.
Paramount+ - #21481#21481
Paramount+Hot in Cleveland
2010–2015 · Series · 6 seasonsComedy
1 EmmyThree middle-aged best friends from Los Angeles are flying to Paris when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland. Realizing that all the norms from Los Angeles don't apply anymore, they decide to celebrate a city that ...
Paramount+ - #22380#22380
Paramount+I Love You, Man
2009 · Movie · 1h 45mComedy · Romance
Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?
Paramount+ - #22480#22480
Paramount+Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Movie · 1h 59mAction · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
Paramount+ - #22980#22980
Paramount+Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · Movie · 1h 50mAction · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.
Paramount+ - #23280#23280
Paramount+I'm Dying Up Here
2017–2018 · Series · 2 seasonsComedy · Drama
In 1970s L.A., struggling comics pursue success at famed comedy clubs, exploring the darker motivations of an industry where making audiences laugh is no laughing matter. Based on William Knoedelseder's book.
Paramount+ - #23580#23580
NetflixParamount+Prime VideoSmile 2
2024 · Movie · 2h 7mHorror · Mystery · Thriller
About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.
NetflixParamount+Prime Video - #24080#24080
Paramount+My Psychedelic Love Story
2020 · Movie · 1h 42mDocumentary · History
An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?
Paramount+ - #24180#24180
Paramount+Aerial America
2010– · Series · 8 seasonsDocumentary
Helicopter flights above the USA give breathtaking views of the nation's historic landmarks and natural wonders all presented in stunning HD aerial cinematography while narration provides background information and historical cont...
Paramount+ - #24580#24580
Paramount+Prime VideoEnd of Sentence
2019 · Movie · 1h 36mDrama · Action
After being widowed, Frank Fogle reluctantly embarks on a journey to honor his wife's last wish of spreading her ashes in a remote lake in her native Ireland and a promise of taking his estranged son, Sean, along for the trip. As ...
Paramount+Prime Video - #26179#26179
Paramount+The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015–2025 · Series · 10 seasonsComedy
2 EmmysStephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast four nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theatre in New York.
Paramount+ - #26279#26279
Paramount+We Need to Talk About Cosby
2022– · Series · 1 seasonDocumentary · Biography · Crime
During his nearly 50 years in show business, Bill Cosby became one of America's most recognizable black celebrities: his career was a model of excellence for millions of Americans, until the painful testimonies of dozens of women uncovered the sinister grimace behind the smile of the so-called America's dad.
Paramount+ - #26679#26679
Paramount+Honor Society
2022 · Movie · 1h 38mComedy · Romance
Honor's sole focus is getting into Harvard. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a plan to take down her top three competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition.
Paramount+ - #27278#27278
Paramount+CSI: Vegas
2021–2024 · Series · 3 seasonsAction · Crime
Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City (aka Las Vegas, Nevada).
Paramount+ - #27378#27378
Paramount+Mr. Holmes
2015 · Movie · 1h 44mDrama · Crime · Family
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Paramount+ - #27978#27978
Paramount+Prime VideoMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · Movie · 2h 49mAction · Thriller
Hunt and the IMF pursue a dangerous AI called the Entity that's infiltrated global intelligence. With governments and a figure from his past in pursuit, Hunt races to stop it from forever changing the world.
Paramount+Prime Video - #28178#28178
Paramount+The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue
2025 · MovieDocumentary
Grandfather and retired Israeli general Noam Tibon rescues his family from Hamas terrorists invading their home during the October 7, 2023 massacre - a coordinated assault on Israel sparking an ongoing conflict.
Paramount+ - #28578#28578
Paramount+Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula
2013 · Movie · 42mComedy
Anthony Jeselnik brings his signature dark and twisted point of view to this extended and uncensored special. He holds nothing back, routinely saying things most wouldn't ever dare. Anthony is not for the easily offended or humorl...
Paramount+ - #28878#28878
Paramount+28 Weeks Later
2007 · Movie · 1h 39mHorror · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.
Paramount+ - #29178#29178
Paramount+Memory
2023 · Movie · 1h 43mDrama
Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
Paramount+ - #29978#29978
Paramount+Demetri Martin. Person.
2007 · Movie · 42mDocumentary · Comedy
A unique talent, Demetri Martin is one of the hottest stand-up comics working today. His new special, Demetri Martin. Person. Inventive and insightful, this top-rated program brings the funny in ways you've never seen.
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