{"id":188466,"date":"2025-08-22T17:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/3-must-watch-peacock-movies-to-binge-this-weekend-august-22-24\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:01:18","slug":"3-must-watch-peacock-movies-to-binge-this-weekend-august-22-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/3-must-watch-peacock-movies-to-binge-this-weekend-august-22-24\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Must-Watch Peacock Movies to Binge This Weekend (August 22-24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/peacock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peacock<\/a> has hit a rough patch for the month because it doesn\u2019t have a lot of new movies to offer this week.<\/p>\n<p>This tends to happen because Peacock doesn\u2019t spread out its new titles like some of its streaming rivals. But there are still some fun flicks to enjoy, if you know where to look.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> team has selected three underrated Peacock movies that you need to watch this weekend. And chances are good that most of these films will be gone after August 31.<\/p>\n<p>Our picks include a sci-fi western, a superhero-coded martial arts flick and a teen comedy that\u2019s withstood the test of time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/8-must-watch-movies-on-peacock-right-now-may-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/8-must-watch-movies-on-peacock-right-now-may-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">15 Must-Watch Movies on Peacock Right Now (August 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWho knew Peacock would beat rivals like Netflix and Prime Video with its stellar programming lineup in August? The streamer has seriously stepped up its game this month, so much so that Watch With Us had to add a half dozen new titles to our already substantial list of great Peacock movies to watch. Thank [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Cowboys and Aliens\u2019 (2011)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cowboys &amp; Aliens - Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5HsSonHZFnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>No one can ever say that <em>Cowboys &amp; Aliens<\/em> doesn\u2019t deliver on the promise of its title. In the Old West, everyone is outgunned when aliens from another world start kidnapping random people and exterminating the rest. Humanity\u2019s lone hope for survival is Jake Lonergan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/daniel-craig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Daniel Craig<\/strong><\/a>), an outlaw who can\u2019t even remember who he really is.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing Jake has going for him is an alien weapon attached to his wrist that can do serious damage to the invaders. Even Jake\u2019s enemy, Woodrow Dolarhyde (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/harrison-ford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Harrison Ford<\/strong><\/a>), is willing to fight alongside him to rescue his son and other victims from the aliens. The enigmatic Ella Swenson (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/olivia-wilde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Olivia Wilde<\/strong><\/a>) may have the answers to Jake\u2019s question about his past. But first, they\u2019ve got a world to save.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cowboys &amp; Aliens<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/sci-fi\/cowboys-and-aliens\/c6fb44e8-4eac-3ba5-aa8e-c87e71b914af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018The Man with the Iron Fists\u2019 (2012)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Man With The Iron Fists - Trailer (HD)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3swVdu41Ixg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many American movies that tap into the spirit of Asian martial arts flicks like <em>The Man with the Iron Fists<\/em>. This was a passion project for the rapper <strong>RZA<\/strong>, who cowrote the film, directed it, and starred as the title character. The Blacksmith (RZA) can create incredible weapons, and someone has used his creations to assassinate the leader of the Lion Clan ahead of a gold shipment passing through his village.<\/p>\n<p>Zen-Yi (<strong>Rick Yune<\/strong>) arrives in the Blacksmith\u2019s village to avenge his father\u2019s death, while Jack Knife (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/russell-crowe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Russell Crowe<\/strong><\/a>) is only there to protect the gold shipment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/dave-bautista-details-75-pound-weight-loss-i-was-uncomfortably-big\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dave Bautista<\/strong><\/a> plays their nearly invincible adversary, Brass Body. The only way to defeat Brass Body\u2019s superhuman strength and durability is for the Blacksmith to use his own lethal creations in a battle to the death.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Man with the Iron Fists<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/the-man-with-the-iron-fists\/79667f66-f748-3391-9dcf-3138847daa05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018She\u2019s All That\u2019 (1999)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She&#039;s All That (1999) Official Trailer - Freddie Prinze Jr., Paul Walker Movie HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExDPiPhLqEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/movie\/Shes-All-That-(1999)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>She\u2019s All That<\/em> was very successful at the box office 26 years ago<\/a>, and it\u2019s not hard to see why when its supporting cast includes <strong>Matthew Lillard<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kieran-culkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kieran Culkin<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Anna Paquin<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/gabrielle-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gabrielle Union<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/usher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Usher<\/strong><\/a>, and the late <strong>Paul Walker<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/freddie-prinze-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Freddie Prinze Jr.<\/strong><\/a> takes the lead as Zack Siler, a popular high school student who is dumped by his girlfriend, Taylor Vaughan (<strong>Jodi Lyn O\u2019Keefe<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>To spare his ego, Zack makes a bet that he can replace Taylor with any girl at school and transform his new partner into a prom queen. He chooses to romance Laney Boggs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/rachael-leigh-cook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rachael Leigh Cook<\/strong><\/a>), a nerdy art student. But as Zack develops real feelings for Laney, the cruel wager that he made may keep them from forming a lasting connection.<\/p>\n<p><em>She\u2019s All That<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/asset\/movies\/shes-all-that\/a86a4e04-6e74-3237-abe7-08ff556eff77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-underrated-peacock-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-august-22-24-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peacock has hit a rough patch for the month because it doesn\u2019t have a lot of new movies to offer this week. This tends to happen because Peacock doesn\u2019t spread out its new titles like some of its streaming rivals. But there are still some fun flicks to enjoy, if you know where to look. 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