Best movies on Disney Plus to watch this month


Best movies on Disney Plus to watch this month

Disney Plus houses every title any movie lover could ever want. From superhero blockbusters courtesy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the entire Star Wars franchise and the best animated movies by Pixar, there’s a great collection of the best movies on Disney Plus to explore.

To make it easier for you to choose, we’ve rounded up some of the best movies on Disney Plus Australia, both new releases and long-time favourites.

Best movies on Disney Plus Australia this month

Wondering what Disney Plus movies can you stream online instantly? Thanks to Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, Pixar, and an extensive collection from the libraries of Disney subsidiaries, including 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animation, Searchlight Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures, the Disney Plus library is packed with blockbusters and must-see classics.

For family entertainment, all Toy Story movies are available to binge while those looking for a nostalgic watch can enjoy Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Better yet, explore a wide range of Disney animated classics that you can only watch on Disney Plus, including Fantasia, The Lion King, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, Dumbo, and so many more.

Marvel titles are also some of the most popular movies on Disney Plus. Fortunately, they’re automatically added into Disney Plus’ catalogue after their theatrical runs, so you can access every superhero film produced by the studio.

Star Wars fan? Both the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequel films, as well as the latest Star Wars sequel trilogy (which still features another Death Star), are available to stream online on Disney Plus.

For young adult audiences, there’s a long list of Disney Channel Original Movies waiting to be discovered. Ready to stream the best movies on Disney Plus? Check out this month’s selection.

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All of Us Strangers

All Of Us Strangers

Based on Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel “Strangers”, All of Us Strangers follows a screenwriter who deals with grief, solitude, and longing in ways that are beyond the boundaries of reality. 

  • Running Time: 106 mins
  • Genre: Fantasy, Drama
  • Director: Andrew Haigh
  • Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy
  • IMDB: 7.7/10

Let It Be (restored version)

Let It Be Disney Plus

Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film, Let It Be, is finally available to watch for the first time in over 50 years. The documentary stars The Beatles and features the band recording and rehearsing songs in January 1969 for what would become their final studio album. 

  • Running Time: 81 mins
  • Genre: Musica, Documentary
  • Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
  • Stars: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
  • IMDB: 7.7/10

Poor Things

Poor Things

Emma Stone just won the Golden Globe and the Oscar for her performance in the black comedy, Poor Things. In the film, Stone plays a young Victorian woman, who, after being brought back to life, embarks on a wild adventure of soul searching and sexual freedom. 

  • Running Time: 141 mins
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
  • Stars: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
  • IMDB: 8.1/10

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour movie

Taylor Swift just broke records yet again with her The Eras Tour moviebecoming the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Now Swifties in Australia who missed it at the cinema last October, or want to rewatch it at home just because it’s a spectacle worth repeating can finally stream the movie on demand. 

  • Running Time: 169 mins
  • Genre: Concert film
  • Director: Sam Wrench
  • Stars: Taylor Swift
  • IMDB: 8.1/10

Tiger

Tiger 2024 movie

Hosted by Priyanka Chopra, Disneynature’s Tiger revolves around the titular charismatic animal, focusing on Ambar, a young tigress raising her cubs in the mystic forests of India.

  • Running Time: TBC
  • Genre: Nature documentary
  • Director: Mark Linfield
  • Stars: Priyanka Chopra
  • IMDB: 7.9/10

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Wish

Wish movie 2023

From the creators of Frozen comes another animated fantasy adventure, the Wish movie, following a 17-year-old girl making a wish so powerful that an actual star falls from the sky. 

  • Running Time: 95 mins
  • Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
  • Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
  • Stars: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk
  • IMDB: 5.6/10

The Marvels

The Marvels

Four years after the premiere of Captain Marvel, Brie Larson returns as the titular character in the sequel The Marvelsonly this time she’s not alone with Photon and Ms. Marvel joining in on the cosmic adventure. Now streaming on Disney+.

  • Running Time: 105 mins
  • Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
  • Director: Nia DaCosta
  • Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton
  • IMDB: 5.6/10

The Creator

The Creator

Set in a future torn apart by a war between humanity and artificial intelligence, The Creator follows ex-special forces agent Joshua, who’s recruited to eliminate the elusive “Creator.” 

  • Running Time: 133 mins
  • Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure
  • Director: Gareth Edwards
  • Stars: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe
  • IMDB: 6.8/10

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones 5

The final Indiana Jones film starring Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, is now on streaming. Get ready to see the world’s most beloved adventurer in his final conquest.

  • Running Time: 154 mins
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Director: James Mangold
  • Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas
  • IMDB: 6.6/10

Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady follows sisters Anne (Awkwafina) and Jenny (Oh) as they embark on a chaotic journey to pay off their mother’s gambling debts.

  • Running Time: 99 mins
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Director: Jessica yu
  • Stars: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor
  • IMDB: 6.7/10

The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman 2023

Step into the eerie world of The Boogeyman, a spine-chilling tale inspired by Stephen King’s imagination. This supernatural horror film plunges viewers into a heart-pounding narrative set amidst the backdrop of the Harper family’s anguish.

  • Running Time: 99 mins
  • Genre: Horror, Supernatural
  • Director: Rob Savage
  • Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair
  • IMDB: 5.9/10

No One Will Save You

No One Will Save You

Brynn leads a solitary life while still grieving the loss of her mother and best friend. Her self-imposed solitude is disrupted when otherworldly intruders start wreaking havoc in her home.

  • Running Time: 93 mins
  • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
  • Director: Brian Duffield
  • Stars: Kaitlyn Dever
  • IMDB: 6.3/10

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid 2023

In Disney’s new The Little Mermaid, Singer Halle Bailey stars as the spirited young mermaid princess Ariel, whose fascination with the human world only intensifies when she meets dashing Prince Eric.

  • Running Time: 150 mins
  • Genre: Fantasy, Romance
  • Director: Rob Marshall
  • Stars: Halle Bailey Jonah Hauer-King Daveed Diggs Awkwafina
  • IMDB: 7.2/10

Elemental

Elemental movie

The movie Elemental follows Ember Lumen (Leah Lewis), a fiery young woman, literally, who meets water element Wade Ripple (Mamoudou Athie). Despite their differences, they fall in love. But in Element City, where everyone is adamant that elements don’t mix, a story like theirs certainly comes with daunting challenges.

  • Running Time: 109 mins
  • Genre: Animation
  • Director: Peter Sohn
  • Stars: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen
  • IMDB: 7/10

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The second-highest grossing film of 2023 so far (behind The Super Mario Bros Movie), grossing over $840 million at the box office, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 follows the emotional journey of MCU’s most ragtag family still reeling from the loss of Gamora.

  • Running Time: 150 mins
  • Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Director: James Gunn
  • Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan
  • IMDB: 8/10

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

The first Avatar film (2009) remains to be the highest-grossing movie of all time (nearly $3 billion in worldwide gross). It’s followed by Avengers: Endgame, and of course, its 2022 sequel Avatar: The Way of Water. With both movies dominating the box-office charts globally, it’s safe to say that James Cameron’s Pandora-focused universe will forever fascinate movie fans. Three more Avatar movies are also in the works.

  • Running Time: 192 mins
  • Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
  • Director: James Cameron
  • Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
  • IMDB: 7.6/10

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

A sequel to Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, Wakanda Forever is a bittersweet tribute that effectively continues the franchise, allowing it to organically move on to the next chapter of the kingdom of Wakanda and its people. It follows the leaders of Wakanda as they protect their once-hidden nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.

  • Running Time: 161 mins
  • Genre: Adventure, Action
  • Director: Ryan Coogler
  • Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke
  • IMDB: 6.7/10

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

In this latest Ant-Man sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp embarks on a brand new adventure as Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne explore the quantum realm. However, their arrival in this universe unveils secrets and instigate events that are bound to change their future. 

  • Running Time: 124 mins
  • Genre: Adventure, Action
  • Director: Peyton Reed
  • Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton
  • IMDB: 6.1/10

Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon play investigative reporters who challenge the stifling sexism in the 1960s to break the story of the Boston Strangler. Based on the true story of the notorious serial killer, the film is written and directed by Matt Ruskin with filmmaker Ridley Scott producing. 

  • Running Time: 112 mins
  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Director: Matt Ruskin
  • Stars: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Cooper
  • IMDB: 6.5/10

Encanto

Encanto

The Oscar-nominated film follows the Madrigals, a multigenerational Colombian family. While all the children and grandchildren are bestowed magical gifts that enable them to serve their community called Encanto, there’s one exception: Mirabel. Despite her absence of magic, she may be her family’s last hope to find out why the Madrigals are suddenly losing their magic.

  • Running Time: 102 mins
  • Genre: Animation, Musical, Fantasy
  • Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
  • Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo
  • IMDB: 7.2/10

The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin

In this highly acclaimed movie, The Banshees of Inisherin, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson star as two lifelong friends who suddenly have a falling-out when one accuses the other of being dull. The initially harmless dispute then escalates into a full-scale feud with alarming consequences.

  • Running Time: 114 mins
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Director: Martin McDonagh
  • Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan
  • IMDB: 7.7/10

West Side Story

West Side Story

A love story laced with complications and gang rivalry (the Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks), Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story continues to honor Tony and Maria’s forbidden love as an important core of musical theatre. This second feature-length adaptation of the musical combines essential elements of old-school musical showmanship and social issues that are still timely relevant.

  • Running Time: 156 mins
  • Genre: Musical, Drama
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Stars: Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist
  • IMDB: 7.4/10

Barbarian

Barbarian movie

Terrifying with shocking twists at every turn, the Barbarian movie won’t disappoint horror fans. It follows a woman arriving at a remote house she’s rented, only to discover that it’s been double booked and a man is already living there, who also invites her to stay the night. Arriving late in an unfamiliar neighbourhood, she sees no other options but to accept his invitation. If only she hadn’t.

  • Running Time: 102 mins
  • Genre: Horror, Thriller
  • Director: Zach Cregger
  • Stars: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long
  • IMDB: 7/10

The Menu

The Menu

Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult star as a young couple travelling to a remote island to dine at an exclusive restaurant in the gripping horror thriller The Menu. The star of the show, of course, is the restaurant’s owner Chef Slowik, a celebrity chef well known for his exemplary and lavish menu. Only after touring the private island and the chef introducing his work, shocking surprises begin to unravel. 

  • Running Time: 107 mins
  • Genre: Horror, Thriller
  • Director: Mark Mylod
  • Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau
  • IMDB: 7.2/10

Prey

Prey

The famous Predator film franchise is expanding with its origin story, 2022’s Prey. Serving as the prequel to the Predator movies, it explores the origins of the fearsome extraterrestrial beings in the Predator franchise and explains their emergence on Earth.

  • Running Time: 99 mins
  • Genre: Sci-Fi, Action
  • Director: Dan Trachtenberg
  • Stars: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Michelle Thrush
  • IMDB: 7.1/10

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

The direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War, Endgame follows the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies as they sacrifice everything to undo Thanos’s actions in the previous movie. All Avengers movies are also available to stream on Disney+.

  • Running Time: 181 mins
  • Genre: Action, Adventure
  • Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
  • IMDB: 8.4/10

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: The First Avenger catapulted lead star Chris Evans to superhero stardom. It was followed by its blockbuster sequels Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, the latter of which showcases several MCU characters. Dividing the Avengers into two opposing factions, one led by Steve Rogers Evans) and the other by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), it became the first film in Phase Three of the MCU.

  • Running Time: 147 mins
  • Genre: Adventure, Action
  • Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
  • IMDB: 6.6/10

Star Wars movies

Star Wars movies

Star Wars fans will be pleased to know that the entire Star Wars franchise, including the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy, and other spin-offs are available on demand on Disney’s streaming service. From 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope to the most recent Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Disney+ is the only platform that offers every Star Wars movie to have graced the screens.

  • Details: 9 Movies + Spin-offs
  • Genre: Space opera
  • Directors: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand, J. J. Abrams
  • Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver
  • IMDB: N/A

Turning Red

Turning Red

This Pixar film follows 13-year-old student Meilin “Mei” Lee who has quite a dilemma: she transforms into a giant red panda every time she experiences intense emotions. Now she must figure out how to handle the sometimes indescribable changes of adolescence while trying to be an obedient daughter, without her “turning red”.

  • Running Time: 100 mins
  • Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
  • Director: Domee Shi
  • Stars: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park
  • IMDB: 7/10

Luca

Luca

Nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, Luca tells the story of a young boy who’s actually a sea monster living in a town where his kind is hated. Having the best summer adventure with his newfound best friends, the young sea monster boy’s life will change in ways he’s never imagined.

  • Running Time: 95 mins
  • Genre: Coming-of-age, Fantasy
  • Director: Enrico Casarosa
  • Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo
  • IMDB: 7.4/10

All-time top movies on Disney Plus

Disney Plus is home to hundreds of the world’s greatest movies online, which means there’s plenty of best movies on Disney Plus to try.

From blockbusters like Avatar 2 and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, as well as some of cinema’s acclaimed films such as The Banshees of Inisherin and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, you’ll find it all on Disney Plus.

Check out some noteworthy selection of all-time favourite movies on Disney Plus below.

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Disney Plus offers most comprehensive catalogue of TV shows, docos, and specials from Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic, Star, and, of course, the greatest Disney Plus movies you won’t find somewhere else.

To start streaming, there are two plans: Standard and Premium. The Standard Plan costs $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year. This tier offers watching in full HD, up to 5.1 audio, and two concurrent streams.

The 4K and Dolby Atmos features included in Disney Plus’ formerly single tier plan is now exclusive to the new Premium Plan, which Disney+ just introduced in 2024. It costs $17.99 per month or $179.99 annually.

The free trial is no longer offered but there are Disney Plus offers that new and existing customers can take advantage of every now and then.

Disney+ Plans

Plan
Inclusions
Price
Premium Yearly
  • Save 16% with an annual subscription
  • Premium Yearly
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Up to 4K UHD & HDR video
  • Dolby Atmos audio
  • $179.99/365 days
$179.99/365 days
Min Cost - $179.99 over 1 year (works out as $14.99/mth)

Premium Monthly
  • Premium Monthly
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Up to 4K UHD & HDR video
  • Dolby Atmos audio
  • $17.99/mth
$17.99/mth
Min Cost - $17.99 over 1 month

Standard Yearly
  • Save 16% with an annual subscription
  • Standard Yearly
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Stream in full HD & up to 5.1 audio
  • Downloads on up to 10 devices
  • $139.99/365 days
$139.99/365 days
Min Cost - $139.99 over 1 year (works out as $11.67/mth)

Standard Monthly
  • Standard Monthly
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Stream in full HD & up to 5.1 audio
  • Downloads on up to 10 devices
  • $13.99/mth
$13.99/mth
Min Cost - $13.99 over 1 month

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