There’s an impressive catalog of great films on the streaming service but finding the best Disney Plus movies can be difficult. The overwhelming selection of films from multiple studios means that there’s quite a bit to choose from on Disney Plus. That includes Disney’s own in-house properties, as well as movies from Marvel Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and some movies from 20th Century Fox that have merged with their library of content. It’s undeniable that, of all the streaming platforms available, Disney Plus is almost unrivaled when it comes to consistent quality across its feature-length offerings.
The platform is packed with some of the most well-known animated films, deep cuts from decades past, and more critically acclaimed gems from more recent years. It is the perfect streaming service to be enjoyed by all ages and subscribers can share some of their childhood favorites with a younger generation, or everyone can discover the latest Disney hits together. There’s also a strong slate of upcoming Disney movies that will land there eventually. There are Oscar winners, cult classics, box office blockbusters, superhero fare, franchise sequels, and animated hits among the best movies on Disney Plus right now.
75 Ever After (1998)
- Directed by Andy Tennant
- Runtime: 2h
- Genre: Romance
- Starring Drew Barrymore, Angelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau
Ever After fits in well with the best Disney Plus movies, as it is a retelling of the classic Disney Cinderella movie. Drew Barrymore stars as Danielle, a woman treated terribly by her stepmother and sisters. However, one day, she runs into Prince Harry, and the two fall in love. The movie itself is set up as Cinderella’s “true story,” as told by the Grand Dame to the Brothers Grimm when she was not happy with their written version. The movie ended up with mostly positive reviews and was a box office success, with Barrymore receiving great reviews for her performance.
74 The Muppets (2011)
- Directed by James Bobin
- Runtime: 1h 43m
- Genre: Family
- Starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Steve Whitmire
There are several options for fans of The Muppets on Disney Plus, including a new series made specifically for the streaming service. While not one of the original Muppet movies, the 2011 rebooting of The Muppets remains a great watch and one of the better movies in the franchise. When a villain wants to destroy the old Muppet Theater, the team has to work together to save it, with human co-stars including Jason Segel and Amy Adams. The movie ended up as an Oscar winner for Best Original Song and also picked up a sequel called Muppets Most Wanted.
73 The Rookie (2002)
- Directed by John Lee Hancock
- Runtime: 2h 8m
- Genre: Sports Drama
- Starring Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, Brian Cox, Angus T. Jones
Dennis Quaid starred in the 2002 sports drama The Rookie, based on the true story of former MLB player Jim Morris. The movie had Quaid star as Morris, who was a high school baseball coach in his mid-30s. He had already given up on his dream to play baseball after tearing up his shoulder after he was drafted out of high school. However, when his high school players make a bet with him, where if they win the district, he will try out for a major league team. They win, he tries out and ends up as the oldest baseball rookie in MLB history. The American Film Institute listed the movie in its 100 Years… 100 Cheers list.
72 Enchanted (2007)
- Directed by Kevin Lima
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Genre: Family
- Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Mardsen, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel
Enchanted took the idea of the Disney princess and turned it on its head in one of the best Disney Plus movies. Starring Amy Adams, the movie started out as a Disney animated movie, but when Princess Giselle ends up tricked into a magical portal, she ends up in real-world New York City and Adams took on the task of figuring out how a fairy tale princess could make it in the real world. She ended up falling in love while the evil Nathaniel shows up to attempt to make sure she never returns. The movie picked up three Oscar nominations for Best Song and ended up with a sequel on Disney Plus called Disenchanted.
71 Robin Hood (1973)
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- Directed by Wolfgang Reitgherman
- Runtime: 1h 23m
- Genre: Animated
- Starring Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, Brian Bedford, Roger Miller
In 1973, Walt Disney Animation took on the task of making a movie about Robin Hood and his adventures in Sherwood Forest. Of course, this was Disney, so the roles went to animals with Robin Hood as a fox, Little John as a brown bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, and the Sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf. Set as a musical, there were also several great singing voices of the day, including Andy Devine and Roger Miller, with the acclaimed Peter Ustinov as Prince John. the movie received mixed reviews, but it picked up both an Oscar and Grammy nomination.
70 Three Men And A Baby (1987)
- Directed by Leonard Nimoy
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Genre: Family
- Starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis
While the movie is best known for the legend that a real-life ghost appeared in the background of one of the scenes, Three Men and a Baby remains one of the best movies on Disney Plus. Directed by Leonard Nimoy (Spock from Star Trek), the movie featured three bachelors (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson) who have to grow up when a baby is left on their doorstep as a love child of one of the men. The movie received positive reviews and was a box office success, which guaranteed a sequel, which arrived in 1990.
69 Remember The Titans (2000)
- Directed by Boaz Yakin
- Runtime: 1h 53m
- Genre: Sports Drama
- Starring Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker
Remember the Titans was a sports drama based on the true story of football coach Herman Boone. Denzel Washington played Boone in the movie, a Black coach seeking to integrate a Virginia high school. This brought about a lot of anger in both the team and the community, but Boone was determined to bring his team together and have them work as a cohesive unit, putting issues of prejudice and hate in the rearview mirror. The movie received mostly positive reviews, with Washington winning acting awards from the BET Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.
68 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Directed by Brian Henson
- Runtime: 1h 26m
- Genre: Family
- Starring Michael Caine, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
After The Muppet Show and the first Muppet Movie, the Muppets went on several adventures in movies that homaged other classic stories. However, it was in 1992 that the franchise’s masterpiece arrived. This was The Muppet Christmas Carol, which was a homage to Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Here, Michael Caine played a human Scrooge while Kermit was Bob Cratchit. Jim Henson’s son Brian directed the movie two years after his dad’s death. The movie remains one of the most beloved Muppets movies in history and one of the best movies on Disney Plus.
67 The BFG (2016)
- Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Runtime: 1h 58m
- Genre: Family
- Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilson, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader
Steven Spielberg has one of the best movies on Disney Plus thanks to his 2016 fantasy tale, The BFG. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, BFG stands for Big Friendly Giant and the movie starred Ruby Barnhill as a young orphan girl trying to make it through the harsh realities of the world when she sees the BFG from the window of her orphanage in London. She seeks him out and befriends the giant, and they end up going on adventures together when some not-so-nice giants show up. The movie picked up positive reviews but was a box office bomb. However, the Saturn Awards honored it with 10 nominations and two awards wins.
66 Cheaper By The Dozen (2003)
- Directed by Shawn Levy
- Runtime: 1h 39m
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo
Steve Martin was the father of 12 kids in Cheaper by the Dozen and the story sees him getting a job coaching football at his old college. However, after moving his family from the country to the suburbs, his kids are not all happy to go. The story then sees the struggling parents trying to keep their family happy while everyone seems to feel like outcasts. The movie was a huge success, making $190 million on a $40 million budget (via Box Office Mojo). A real crowd-pleaser, this ended up as one of the best Disney Plus movies, picking up a sequel in 2005 and a remake that went straight to Disney Plus in 2022.
65 Secretariat (2010)
- Directed by Randall Wallace
- Runtime: 2h 3m
- Genre: Sports Drama
- Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh, James Cromwell, Kevin Connolly, Scott Glenn
The 2010 sports drama movie Secretariat remains one of the best movies on Disney Plus, telling the true story of the racing horse that captured the world’s attention. The movie tracks the birth and rise of Secretariat, from an undersized horse into one of the best racehorses in history. Diane Lane stars as Penny Chenery, the woman who raises Secretariat, and John Malkovich, the man who trains him. What resulted was the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and a true underdog rags-to-riches story. It received positive reviews and was nominated for an ESPY for Best Sports Movie.
64 Hidden Figures (2016)
- Directed by Theodore Melfi
- Runtime: 2h 7m
- Genre: Biographical Drama
- Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali
Based on the novel by Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures is a historical drama that remains one of the best movies on Disney Plus. The movie follows three African American mathematicians (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae) who worked at NASA during the Space Race. This movie showed how these three women helped NASA win the Space Race, a story that many people were unaware of. Despite historical inaccuracies, the movie was a box office success, was highly praised by critics, and picked up three Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
63 Encanto (2021)
- Directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Genre: Animated
- Starring Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo
Disney released two animated movies in 2021, and one of them was an instant classic in Encanto. The movie followed a magical Colombian family, all of whom had powers except one girl named Mirabel. However, when a tragedy occurs and the family finds their powers disappearing and their magical house falling apart, it is the one person who has no powers who had to step up and save her family. The movie wasn’t as financially successful as other Disney animated movies thanks to its early Disney Plus addition, but it picked up three Oscar nominations, winning Best Animated Feature.
62 Deadpool (2016)
- Directed by Tim Miller
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Genre: Superhero
- Starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano
Deadpool did the impossible. It proved that an R-rated comic book movie based on a Marvel Comics character could become a massive success. It also gave Ryan Reynolds the superhero role he always desired after failures in movies like Green Lantern and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movie was the origin story for Deadpool and ended up making $782 million on a $58 million budget (via Box Office Mojo). It also picked up a sequel and ended up as one of the first R-rated movies to make it to Disney Plus. Marvel is also making a third movie, also R-rated, under the MCU banner.
61 Moana (2016)
- Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Genre: Animated
- Starring Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jermaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brought his iconic voice to the 2016 Disney animated movie Moana. The movie took the same course as classic Disney movies, with Moana as a Disney princess, albeit one who ignores her father’s demands and sets out to save her home from a deadly curse, only to have to convince a demigod named Maui, to lend his assistance. The movie went on to pick up two Oscar nominations, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, although it lost the main award to fellow Disney animated movie, Zootopia.
60 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Directed by Jon Watts
- Runtime: 2h 13m
- Genre: Superhero
- Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr.
The Spider-Man movies were made by Sony until Spider-Man: Homecoming came along, and then it was co-produced by Marvel and Sony. That first movie saw Tom Holland’s Peter Parker return from Captain America: Civil War for his first solo adventure in the MCU. What resulted was a fresh coat of paint that revitalized the entire Spider-Man franchise. The first movie also brought Michael Keaton back to superhero movies, as the former Batman became the villain, The Vulture. It was a huge success and has been one of the best franchises within the MCU since this movie arrived.
59 The Incredibles (2004)
- Directed by Brad Bird
- Runtime: 1h 55m
- Genre: Animated
- Starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
The Incredibles was a Pixar movie and remains one of the best movies in Disney Plus. While Marvel has yet to make a critically-acclaimed Fantastic Four movie, Pixar did it here with its Incredibles team as a version of Marvel’s First Family, but with some major changes including turning two of the heroes into children. At its heart, it is a movie about a world that needs heroes, even if it doesn’t know it, and about heroes who need to be heroes, even if they had previously shut that idea out of their lives. The movie picked up four Oscar nominations, winning for Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing.
58 The Greatest Showman (2017)
- Directed by Michael Gracey
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Genre: Musical
- Starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya
In 2017, Disney released the musical The Greatest Showman, which also served as a biopic for P.T. Barnum and his rose to create one of the most iconic circuses in American history. Hugh Jackman took on the role of Barnum, while former Disney Channel star Zac Efron played his business partner. With Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, and Michelle Williams as co-stars, the movie had a great cast and even better songs. It won a Golden Globe for the song “This is Me,” picked up an Oscar nomination, and even won a Grammy Award for its soundtrack.
57 X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)
- Directed by Bryan Singer
- Runtime: 2h 12m
- Genre: Superhero
- Starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Peter Dinklage
The Fox X-Men movies finally made their way onto Disney Plus, and Days of Future Past remains the best of the later sequels and is one of the best movies on Disney Plus. This retold the comic book story where the X-Men had to send someone back to the past to stop an event that would destroy the world. This allowed Fox to bring the new younger cast and mix in the original X-Men cast as the versions from the future, with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine as the man who tied it all together. This was the first X-Men movie to ever win an Oscar, taking home the award for Visual Effects.
56 Lady And The Tramp (1955)
- Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske
- Runtime: 1h 16m
- Genre: Animated
- Starring Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson
In 1955, Disney Animation created the sweet love story Lady and the Tramp. This movie had a pampered cocker spaniel puppy named Lady fall for a stray dog named Tramp. Add in a cruel human who doesn’t like Lady set her up for an attack she was innocent of, and it gave the two dogs a chance to spend time together and help each other discover love and find a home. Parts of the movie remain problematic in today’s society, but it remains mostly beloved as one of Disney’s best classic animated movies. It even received a live-action/CGI hybrid remake on Disney Plus in 2019.