This April, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much-anticipated streaming release of the historical drama film The Return and also a special featuring live performances from Elton John and Brandi Carlile. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films coming to Paramount+ in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Arrival (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Arrival is a sci-fi drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Based on the 1998 short story titled Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, the 2016 film follows linguist Louise Banks as she is enlisted by the Army to decipher the language of and communicate with aliens who recently arrived on Earth. Arrival stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien, and Tzi Ma.
Her (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Her is a sci-fi romantic drama film written and directed by Spike Jonze. The 2013 film is set in the near future, and it follows Theodore Twombly, an extremely introverted man who begins falling for an artificially intelligent operating system known as Samantha. Her stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, and Scarlett Johansson.
Moneyball (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Moneyball is a biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller from a screenplay co-written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Based on the 2003 book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, the 2011 film follows the story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane as he begins using innovative computer-generated analysis to assemble a baseball team and soon make history. Moneyball stars Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Stephen Bishop, Reed Diamond, Brent Jennings, and Ken Medlock.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is a sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron, who also co-wrote the screenplay with William Wisher. The 1991 sequel film follows a 10-year-old John Connor as he is attacked by T-1000, a new robot assassin sent from the future. The Terminator takes it upon himself to save John and the human race. Terminator 2: Judgement Day stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Earl Boen, and Joe Morton.
The Gift (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
The Gift is a psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Joel Edgerton. The 2015 film follows Robyn and Simon, a couple who run into an old acquaintance named Gordo. This interaction soon turns into a nightmare as a Gordo keeps dropping by their home unannounced and gives them mysterious gifts that uncover a dark secret from their past. The Gift stars Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, and Joel Edgerton.
The Truman Show (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
The Truman Show is a psychological comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay by Andrew Niccol. The 1998 film follows the story of Truman Burbank, a seemingly ordinary man who doesn’t know that his whole life is being filmed and aired for people as a television show. The Truman Show stars Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, and Ed Harris.
The Last Stop in Yuma County (April 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
The Last Stop in Yuma County is a neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Francis Galluppi. The 2024 film is set in the 1970s in a remote desert location in Yuma County, Arizona, and it follows a travelling knife salesman who gets embroiled in a deadly hostage situation when two bank robbers arrive at the same rest stop as him. The Last Stop in Yuma County stars Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Sierra McCormick, Nicholas Logan, Michael Abbott Jr., Connor Paolo, Alex Essoe, Robin Bartlett, Jon Proudstar, and Sam Huntington.