Eight major streaming services want your monthly fee, and the easiest way to find the big movies is to look at who made them. Warner Bros. films end up on Max. Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and 20th Century films end up on Disney+. Apple's films are only on Apple TV+.
Where each studio's movies go
Each major studio has a home. Warner Bros. releases, DC and its awards contenders included, go to Max, which also carries the HBO film library, Studio Ghibli and A24 titles. Several comparisons rank it the strongest movie catalog of the eight. Everything Disney owns sits on Disney+, and no other service competes with it for franchise and family films. Paramount films go to Paramount+, and Universal titles move mostly between Peacock and Prime Video.
Two services make most of the original blockbusters. Netflix releases more original films than anyone, from action tentpoles to awards contenders. Apple's library is much smaller, around 300 titles, but it spends heavily; films like F1 go straight to Apple TV+ after their theatrical run. Amazon MGM films go to Prime Video, which has the largest catalog overall and works as a default subscription.
Subscribe for what you watch
New theatrical releases and awards films: Max covers most of it. The $16.99 ad-free tier gets you Warner releases plus HBO and A24. Add Netflix (from $7.99) if you want more originals.
Kids at home, or Marvel and Star Wars fans: Disney+ from $11.99. Nothing else has that catalog.
A handful of big productions a year: Apple TV+ at $9.99, all 4K and ad-free. The library is small, and nearly everything in it is expensive to make.
A little of everything: Prime Video from $8.99, with the biggest catalog and bundled with a Prime membership.
You don't need all five at once. Big films usually reach streaming one to three months after they leave theaters, so subscribe the month the movie you want arrives and cancel when you're done. Keep one service year-round based on what you watch most, rotate the rest, and you'll spend less than half of what five standing subscriptions cost.
Sources: CordCutterPro, "Best Streaming Service for Movies 2026"; Cinepit's eight-platform 2026 ranking (pricing and catalog figures); studio distribution arrangements.