Best movies on Plex (November 2026)

Plex is best known as a personal media server, but it also runs a huge free, ad-supported streaming catalog with thousands of movies. Below are the top movies on Plex right now, refreshed regularly. Grab a few candidates and start a swipe room to decide together.

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2022 · 6.7 ·Horror

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

The Intouchables

2011 · 8.3 ·Drama · Comedy

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

Graphic Desires

2023 · 6.8 ·Thriller · Crime

When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974 · 7.3 ·Horror

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

Terrifier

2018 · 6.3 ·Horror

A mute maniac named Art the Clown terrorizes two friends on Halloween and everyone else who gets in his way.

Obsessed

2014 · 6.6 ·Drama · Romance

A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.

Memento

2000 · 8.2 ·Thriller · Mystery

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Before I Go to Sleep

2014 · 6.5 ·Thriller · Mystery

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.

Seven Samurai

1954 · 8.4 ·Drama · Action

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Terrifier 2

2022 · 6.6 ·Horror

Resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County to terrorize a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 · 8.4 ·Drama · Crime

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Peninsula

2020 · 6.7 ·Adventure · Horror · Action

A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Plex's movie catalog free?

Yes. The streaming side of Plex is ad-supported and costs nothing beyond a free Plex account. The paid Plex Pass only matters for personal media server features, not for these movies.

How is Plex different from Tubi or Pluto TV?

Same free-with-ads model, different library. Plex's licensing deals pull in their own rotation of studio films and international titles, so it is worth checking alongside the bigger names.

What's the easiest way to choose a Plex movie as a group?

Make a PickFlix room with Plex selected and pass the link around. Everyone swipes through the same well-rated picks, and the highest vote settles it without a debate.

Why do movies come and go on Plex?

Ad-supported catalogs run on shorter licensing windows than subscription services, so the lineup turns over constantly. That churn is why this page refreshes instead of staying frozen.