The movies available for streaming on a service depend on the distribution rights. It's similar to how live TV streaming services negotiate with cable channel owners to get streaming rights. The services that own the rights to huge catalogs of content (or have the money to get streaming rights) have an advantage. Take, for example, four of the biggest names in the media business: Comcast (Peacock), Disney (Disney+), ViacomCBS (Paramount+), and Warner Bros. Discovery (Max). Comcast owns several movie studios, including DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and Universal Pictures. Disney+ has classic Disney films, Marvel movies (but not all Marvel movies), Pixar animations, and Star Wars films. ViacomCBS owns Paramount Pictures. Warner's Max includes movies from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, plus has exclusive streaming rights to Studio Ghibli films in the US. Netflix and Prime Video aren't backed by traditional media behemoths, but they have large (albeit constantly changing) libraries of movies. Check out our features on what's arriving on Netflix and Prime Video to stay up to date with the streaming offerings. Both companies produce original movies, some of which have earned critical acclaim. Some of the top Netflix original movies are El Camino: A Breaking Bad Story, I Care A Lot, The Irishman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Roma, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Prime Video's best original movies to date include Honey Boy, I Am Not Your Negro, Manchester by The Sea, One Night in Miami, Sound of Metal, and The Big Sick. Part of the reason that Amazon and Netflix need to produce their own titles is that some of the traditional media powerhouses are making movies exclusive to their own services. Hulu doesn't produce many original movies, but it is owned by Disney, which likely has some financial upside. Apple TV+ doesn't license content from traditional media giants and thus is in the unenviable position of creating most of its content in-house, though it has acquired some films and documentaries. This means that its movie library is minimal compared with other streaming services. On top of that, Apple TV+'s focus appears to be on creating original series more so than original movies. The most notable Apple TV+ films available for streaming are The Banker, The Elephant Queen, Greyhound, Hala, and Wolf Walkers. Other services have a more specific focus. The Criterion Channel focuses on classic and foreign films. Filmatique, Mubi, and Ovid.tv curate a rotating library of indie movies and documentaries. Angelika Anywhere lets you rent or purchase streaming films curated by the arthouse theater chain. If that is your primary interest, check out our roundup of the best documentary streaming services. KweliTV is one of the best video streaming services for celebrating Black art. Tubi and Crackle, which are free services, offer popular movies from years past, though you probably won't recognize a good portion of the titles in their libraries. Note that you won't be able to watch the latest movies from traditional film giants on these services; often, a film has a theatrical release period, which lets it qualify for awards.