{
  "id": 6479214,
  "title": "The best original movies on Apple TV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/the-best-original-movies-on-apple-tv",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/best-apple-tv-original-movies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple TV, known for producing fewer feature films than its competitors, has garnered attention for its quality cinephile content. The platform has even won the Best Picture Oscar, and features big-name directors like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott, as well as A-list actors such as Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, and Robert De Niro. While there are a few less impressive titles, there are also hidden gems worth discovering.\n\nCODA, featuring Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, and Marlee Matlin, is an emotional coming-of-age story about a Deaf teenager who must decide between pursuing a music career or helping her family's fishing business. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2022, making it the first film with a predominantly Deaf cast to achieve this milestone.\n\nCome From Away, based on the true story of passengers stranded in Gander, Newfoundland after 9/11, is a Tony-winning Broadway production. The film showcases community, kindness, and hope during a time of uncertainty and fear. Its songs are also highly praised.\n\nEternity, a co-production of A24, is a rom-com about love after death. The film presents an imaginative concept where individuals have a week to choose their afterlife when they die. Joan (played by Elizabeth Olsen) must decide between her two former loves, each with its own merits, and finds the afterlife setup to be charming.\n\nF1: The Movie, directed by Joseph Kosinski, is a visually impressive racing drama starring Brad Pitt. The film follows a washed-up veteran racing driver who gets a second chance at the big leagues by joining a struggling team and mentoring a young upstart. While character tropes and overaggressive marketing are present, the immersive race sequences are genuinely thrilling.\n\nGreyhound, a 90-minute historical drama starring Tom Hanks, is set during the Battle of the Atlantic. Hanks plays U.S. Navy commander Ernest Krause, who leads an Allied convoy of ships across the dangerous North Atlantic while being hunted by German U-boats. Character development and tactical elements make this a tense and fascinating watch.\n\nKillers of the Flower Moon features Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone, who made history as the first Native American woman to be nominated for Best Actress. The film is based on David Grann’s book about the 1920s murders of several Osage Nation members and skillfully balances ambitious scope with intimate spirit.\n\nNapoleon, directed by Ridley Scott, is an action-packed historical epic about Napoleon Bonaparte's life. While the technical accuracy is debatable and Leonardo DiCaprio's American accent may be noticeable, the film delivers impressive battle sequences and Vanessa Kirby’s portrayal of Josephine Bonaparte is noteworthy. The director’s cut adds nearly an hour of footage for more context and backstory.\n\nMichael J. Fox stars in Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, a documentary that chronicles his rise to stardom and his struggles with Parkinson’s disease. The film offers a candid, optimistic look at Fox’s life through present-day interviews and archival footage.",
  "summary": "From Killers of the Flower Moon to Wolfwalkers, the best original movies on Apple TV have something for everyone.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}