The market for video-on-demand services has grown in recent years, and DIRECTV now faces competition from companies other than cable TV providers. But because the video streaming service has been able to provide a wide assortment of movies, its members are happy with their purchases.
Today, we present to you a list of the best movies on DirecTV that we’ve compiled of the older and more recent movies that have been made available on DIRECTV. Don’t be surprised if you find some older movies, as many of our picks are restricted to streaming sites due to the nature of film distribution.
DIRECTV is exclusively offered in the United States, so if you are living in UK or abroad and a fan of the service, you probably already know that you will need a virtual private network (VPN) in order to watch on DIRECTV in UK.
Let’s take a look at the 20 best tv movies on DIRECTV.
The Best Movies on DirecTV to Watch in 2023
Inception (2010)
Genre: Science-Fiction, Action, Adventure
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Elliot Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Pete Postlethwaite, Lukas Haas, Claire Geare, Tai-Li Lee, Magnus Nolan, Johnathan Geare, Taylor Geare, Tohoru Masamune, Earl Cameron, Yuji Okumoto
Trailer:
Runtime: 2hr 28min
IMDb Rating: 8.8 out of 10
Description: Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is a thief who possesses the extraordinary ability to enter the dreams of others and steal the secrets that are stored in their subconscious. His talent has made him a highly desirable commodity in the world of corporate espionage, but it has also caused him to lose everything that he cares about the most. Cobb is given the opportunity to redeem himself when he is given the seemingly impossible task of planting an idea in the mind of another person. Cobb is up against a treacherous adversary who is aware of his every move and knows that if he is successful, it will be the ideal crime.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Spacey, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, Suzy Amis, Pete Postlethwaite, Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Bartel, Dan Hedaya, Phillipe Simon, Carl Bressler, Christine Estabrook, Jack Shearer, Morgan Hunter, Clark Gregg, Michelle Clunie, Ken Daly, Frank Medrano, Louis Lombardi
Trailer:
Runtime: 1hr 46min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: “The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist,” asserts con man Kint (Kevin Spacey), drawing a comparison to Keyser Soze, the most mysterious criminal in history of the world. “The greatest trick the devil already pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist.” Kint makes an effort to persuade the federal authorities that the legendary criminal lord not only exists but was also responsible for luring him and his four accomplices into a multi-million dollar theft that resulted in an explosion in San Pedro Harbor, from which there were very few survivors.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Genre: Science-Fiction , Action & Adventure
Director: James Cameron
Writer: William Wisher, James Cameron
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, Linda Hamilton, Earl Boen, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, S. Epatha Merkerson , Danny Cooksey, Castulo Guerra, Jenette Goldstein, Leslie Hamilton Gearren, Xander Berkeley, Ken Gibbel, Peter Schrum, Robert Winley, Shane Wilder, Jared Lounsbery, Michael Edwards, Casey Chavez
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 17min
IMDb Rating: 8.6 out of 10
Description: After Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future, over ten years had passed. Now, her son John, who will one day head up the resistance, is the one being hunted by a newer, more lethal type of terminator. Once more, the resistance has been successful in sending a guardian back in time to make an attempt to save John and Sarah, John’s mother.
The Prestige (2006)
Genre: Drama , Mystery & Thriller , Science-Fiction
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan(screenplay), Jonathan Nolan(screenplay), Christopher Priest(novel)
Stars: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Rebecca Hall, Piper Perabo, Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie, Samantha Mahurin, Daniel Davis , Christopher Neame, Andy Serkis, Roger Rees, Jim Piddock, Mark Ryan, Monty Stuart , Jamie Harris, Ron Perkins, J. Paul Moore, Ricky Jay
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 10min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: A mystery tale of two magicians who have a fierce rivalry that drives them to wage a lifelong struggle for dominance that is fraught with obsession, treachery, and murder.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Stephen King, Frank Darabont
Stars: Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton, Morgan Freeman, Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Larry Brandenburg, Joseph Ragno, Mark Rolston, Brian Libby, Jeffrey DeMunn, Neil Giuntoli, Paul McCraneP, David Proval, Jude Ciccolella
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 22min
IMDb Rating: 9.3 out of 10
Description: Andy Dufresne, a respectable banker, starts a new life at the Shawshank prison after being falsely accused of killing his wife and her lover in the 1940s. There, he uses his accounting abilities to help an immoral warden. Due to his honesty and unwavering optimism, while serving a lengthy sentence, Dufresne becomes to be respected by the other prisoners, particularly an elderly inmate by the name of Red.
Parasite (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Writer: Bong Joon Ho(story by), Han Jin-won(screenplay by)
Stars: Sun-kyun Lee, Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-sik , Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Jeong-eun, So-dam Park, Park Myeong-hoon, Ik-han Jung, Jang Hye-jin, Ji-so Jung, Keun-rok Park ,Hyun-jun Jung, Jae-myeong Jo, Yi-Seo Jung
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 12min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: The recently developed mutually beneficial connection between the affluent Park family with the impoverished Kim family is in jeopardy due to greed and discrimination based on social class.
“Parasite” is a narratively engaging film about the way the affluent people use the poor to survive. “Parasite’s” social commentary causes turmoil, yet it’s never didactic.
The plot is set in S Korea but might be in LA or London. Bong Joon Ho (“Okja”) builds locations and faces that serve universal ideals about dignity, class, and life. The contemporary home that serves as the movie’s staging looks like a shelter magazine cover. Clean, bright spaces formerly communicated hope and optimism, but today telegraph privilege.
Midway through, the Parks go camping with their Range Rover and outdoor projector. While away, the Kims drink, party, and take over the mansion, but the elderly housekeeper returns with a surprise. The slapstick grows more aggressive, stakes more naked, laughs more scary and terrible. You’re as established as the Kims by then; the home is so nice. The cost of comfort, lovely rooms, and willing tolerance to unfairness and meanness is high.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Genre: Drama, War & Military
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Robert Rodat
Stars: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Dylan Bruno, Vin Diesel, Matt Damon, Jeremy Davies, Paul Giamatti, Joerg Stadler, Ted Danson, Dennis Farina, Demetri Goritsas, Max Martini, Daniel Cerqueira, Gary Sefton, Ian Porter, Julian Spencer
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 49min
IMDb Rating: 8.6 out of 10
Description: Three brothers are found dead on the battlefield, and a fourth is trapped behind German lines as American troops charge the Normandy beaches. The mission is to enter a German-controlled area with Ranger commander John Miller and seven other soldiers in order to rescue the youngster.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Horror
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Thomas Harris(based on the novel by)Ted Tally(screenplay by)
Stars: Lawrence A. Bonney, Jodie Foster, Lawrence T. Wrentz, Kasi Lemmons, Anthony Heald, Scott Glenn, Don Brockett, Frankie Faison, Stuart Rudin, Jim Roche, Frank Seals Jr., Maria Skorobogatov, Anthony Hopkins, Leib Lensky, Jeffrie Lane, George ‘Red’ Schwartz, Brooke Smith, James B. Howard, Ted Levine
Trailer:
Runtime: 1h 59min
IMDb Rating: 8.6 out of 10
Description: The FBI’s training program has Clarice Starling as one of its best students. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a bright psychiatrist who is also a vicious psychopath serving a life sentence for several murders and cannibalism, is the subject of Jack Crawford’s request that Clarice interviews him. Crawford thinks that Lecter could have information on a case and that Starling, a beautiful young lady, might be the perfect lure to entice him.
Se7en (1995)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Stars: Andrew Kevin Walker, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Daniel Zacapa, John Cassini, Gwyneth Paltrow, Peter Crombie, R. Lee Ermey, Bob Mack, Endre Hules, Reg E. Cathey, William Davidson, George Christy, Jimmy Dale Hartsell, Hawthorne James, Charline Su, Bob Collins, Allan Kolman, Richard Roundtree, Dominique Jennings
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 7min
IMDb Rating: 8.6 out of 10
Description: This dark and eerie movie takes viewers from the mangled remains of one victim to the next as two murder investigators are on the lookout for a serial murderer whose crimes are inspired by the “seven deadly sins.” While his inexperienced partner, Mills, mocks Det. Sommerset’s efforts to solve the case, the seasoned detective studies each sin in an effort to understand the killer’s motivations.
Fight Club (1999)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Chuck Palahniuk(based on the novel by)Jim Uhls(screenplay by)
Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Zach Grenier, Eugenie Bondurant, Meat Loaf, David Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Richmond Arquette, George Maguire, Rachel Singer, Christina Cabot, Sydney ‘Big Dawg’ Colston, Christie Cronenweth, Ezra Buzzington, Tim DeZarn
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 19min
IMDb Rating: 8.8 out of 10
Description: An insomniac on the verge of a ticking time bomb and a cunning soap salesman transform male hostility into a startling new treatment. Their idea is adopted, and underground “fight clubs” start to sprout up in every town, but then an oddball gets in the way and starts an uncontrollable downward spiral.
Gladiator (2000)
Genre: Drama , Action & Adventure
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: John Logan(screenplay), David Franzoni(story), William Nicholson(screenplay)
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Russell Crowe, Oliver Reed, Connie Nielsen, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris, David Schofield, Djimon Hounsou, Tomas Arana, John Shrapnel, Spencer Treat Clark, Ralf Moeller, Tommy Flanagan, David Hemmings, Chris Kell, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Nicholas McGaughey, Mark Lewis, Omid Djalili, Tony Curran
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 35min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: The Roman Empire is in disarray in 180 after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Maximus is an important adviser to the emperor and one of the most competent and dependable generals in the Roman army. Maximus is scheduled for execution when Commodus, the cunning son of Marcus, assumes the throne. He manages to get away, but slave merchants catch him. Maximus is renamed Spaniard and made to fight to the death alongside other men for the entertainment of paying spectators.
Alien (1979)
Genre: Science-Fiction, Horror
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Ronald Shusett(story by), Dan O’Bannon(screenplay by)
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, Helen Horton, Bolaji Badejo
Trailer:
Runtime: 1h 57min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: Commercial spacecraft Nostromo receives a distress signal from a far-off planet while making its way back to the earth. A monster inside one of the eggs assaults an explorer after a three-person crew team finds a room on the planet with thousands of eggs. The alien parasite implanted within its unlucky host is about to give birth, but the entire crew is oblivious of the imminent nightmare that will overtake them.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writer: Roger Avary(stories by), Quentin Tarantino(stories by)
Stars: Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Laura Lovelace, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Phil LaMarr, Frank Whaley, Burr Steers, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Paul Calderon, Bronagh Gallagher, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Uma Thurman, Jerome Patrick Hoban, Michael Gilden, Gary Shorelle, Susan Griffiths, Eric Clark, Joseph Pilato, Brad Blumenthal
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 34min
IMDb Rating: 8.9 out of 10
Description: In this expansive, comic criminal adventure, a burger-loving hit guy, his philosophical companion, a drug-addled gangster’s moll, and a retired boxer come together. Three stories that cleverly go back and forth in time detail their travels.
GoodFellas (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Martin Scorsese(screenplay), Nicholas Pileggi(book “Wiseguy”)
Stars: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco, Joe Pesci, Frank Sivero, Mike Starr, Paul Sorvino, Chuck Low, Henny Youngman, Tony Darrow, Frank Vincent, Frank DiLeo, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Charles Scorsese, Catherine Scorsese
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 25min
IMDb Rating: 8.7 out of 10
Description: Goodfellas is based on the story of Henry Hill, a youngster from Brooklyn who was taken in by local gangsters at a young age and climbs through the Mafia family under Jimmy Conway’s leadership.
Back in 1950s New York City, joining the mob seemed like a cool job. To a young adult, these males have it all: friends, girls, vehicles, cash, and respect. The script exposes all sides of these characters, who are capable of immense good and evil. Moral ambiguity is shrugged off.
Goodfellas is about lower-level Mafia members, criminal comrades, and how treachery is the worst crime possible.
Despite its close perspective, the story spans a quarter-century. The opening 40 minutes, which depict Henry’s childhood and absorption into mob life, are romanticized like The Godfather. This segment aims to bond the audience with the central protagonist while he’s young. Henry isn’t a pleasant man, but Scorsese’s early filming makes us sympathetic to him.
The Matrix (1999)
Genre: Science-Fiction , Action & Adventure
Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Writer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Keanu Reeves, Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss, Julian Arahanga, Gloria Foster, Belinda McClory, Marcus Chong, Paul Goddard, Ada Nicodemou, Matt Doran, David Aston, Anthony Ray Parker, Robert Taylor, Marc Aden Gray, Deni Gordon
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKQi3bBA1y8
Runtime: 2h 18min
IMDb Rating: 8.7 out of 10
Description: The Matrix is a science fiction film that takes place in the year 2220 and centers on a computer hacker who joins an underground insurgency against the world’s enormous and powerful computers.
Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, has faith that Morpheus, played by Laurence Fishburne, an enigmatic character who is widely regarded as the most dangerous individual alive, may provide him with the solution to his inquiry, “What is the Matrix?”
Trinity, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, is a stunning stranger who makes touch with Neo and guides him into an underworld, where he eventually comes face to face with Morpheus. They are engaged in a vicious battle for their life against a group of cunning and ruthless secret agents. It is a fact that if Neo were to learn it, it might cost him something more valuable than his life.
Whiplash (2014)
Genre: Drama, Music & Musical
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writer: Damien Chazelle
Stars: J.K. Simmons, Austin Stowell, Suanne Spoke, Paul Reiser, Miles Teller, Chris Mulkey, Charlie Ian, Kofi Siriboe, Melissa Benoist, Nate Lang, Damon Gupton, Max Kasch, C.J. Vana, Jayson Blair, Kavita Patil
Trailer:
Runtime: 1h 47min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: Andrew Neiman, played by Miles Teller, is a young jazz drummer with lofty goals: he wants to graduate at the top of his class from a prestigious music conservatory. Andrew’s life is irrevocably altered when an intimidating teacher named Terence Fletcher (played by J.K. Simmons), who is notorious for his harsh pedagogical techniques, recognizes the young man’s potential as a drummer and promotes him to the top jazz ensemble.
However, Andrew’s eagerness to reach perfection swiftly turns into an unhealthy obsession as a result of his teacher’s unrelenting pressure, which drives Andrew to the edge of both his capabilities and his sanity.
Interstellar (2014)
Genre: Science-Fiction, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Mackenzie Foy, Ellen Burstyn, Timothée Chalamet, John Lithgow, Collette Wolfe, Wes Bentley, David Oyelowo, William Devane, Francis X. McCarthy, Anne Hathaway, David Gyasi, Bill Irwin, Andrew Borba, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, Josh Stewart, Leah Cairns, William Dickinson, Jessica Chastain
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 49min
IMDb Rating: 8.6 out of 10
Description: A former astronaut by the name of Cooper is in charge of a mystery mission that will take them thru a wormhole around Saturn in a bleak future when mankind has no means of survival. Cooper and his crew have to deal with the repercussions of leaving home as they look for a new planet to live on. Christopher Nolan directed the time-traveling science fiction adventure, which starred Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain.
The Green Mile (1999)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Stephen King(novel), Frank Darabont(screenplay)
Stars: David Morse, Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, Michael Jeter, Barry Pepper, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, James Cromwell, Patricia Clarkson, Graham Greene, Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Harry Dean Stanton, Eve Brent, Dabbs Greer
Trailer:
Runtime: 3h 9min
IMDb Rating: 8.6 out of 10
Description: A paranormal story that takes place in a Southern prison on death row and features gentle giant John Coffey who has the enigmatic ability to heal people. Paul Edgecomb, the cell block’s chief guard, realizes Coffey’s extraordinary talent and makes a valiant effort to stop the condemned man from being put to death.
Casablanca (1942)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War & Military
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Philip G. Epstein(screenplay), Howard Koch(screenplay), Julius J. Epstein(screenplay),
Joan Alison (play) and Murray Burnett(play)
Stars: Ingrid Bergman, S.Z. Sakall, Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Lebeau, Joy Page, Leonid Kinskey, John Qualen, Curt Bois, Dooley Wilson
Trailer:
Runtime: 1h 42min
IMDb Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Description: A cynical American expatriate runs into a former sweetheart in Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, but things quickly become complicated. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who operates a nightclub in Casablanca, learns that Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), an old flame of his, is in the city with her spouse, Victor Laszlo.
Victor Laszlo is played by Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Ilsa feels confident that Rick will be able to assist them in evacuating the country given that German authorities are hot on Laszlo’s trail.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Genre: Western, Made in Europe
Director: Sergio Leone
Writer: Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Rada Rassimov, Aldo Giuffrè, Lee Van Cleef, Luigi Pistilli,
Claudio Scarchilli, Enzo Petito, Livio Lorenzon, John Bartha, Antonio Casas, Antonio Casale, Benito Stefanelli, Aldo Sambrell, Angelo Novi, Sandro Scarchilli
Trailer:
Runtime: 2h 41min
IMDb Rating: 8.8 out of 10
Description: In the Southwest during the time of the Civil War, a mysterious stranger by the name of Joe (played by Clint Eastwood) forms an uneasy partnership with a Mexican outlaw by the name of Tuco (played by Eli Wallach). Joe turns the bandit in for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is about to be hanged. Tuco becomes enraged after Joe’s attempt to shoot the noose during one of their shenanigans, and he then makes plans to have Joe killed. However, the guys quickly form a new alliance in order to overcome a cruel criminal and the army of the Union in order to locate twenty thousand dollars that a soldier buried in the desert.
Conclusion
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You may view your favorite movies anytime you want with the help of DirecTV’s On-Demand feature. Movies to watch on DirecTV have you covered whether you’re looking for family-friendly movies or want to see the newest blockbuster.