There are some great movies coming to UK streaming services this month, including Oppenheimer on NOW TV, Wish on Disney+, and Rebel Moon: Part Two on Netflix.
Below is a rundown of all the biggest movie releases that are available to stream in April.
Let us know which movies you will be watching in the comments below.
Wish (2023)
Release Date: April 3
Where To Watch: Disney+
When a young girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) wishes on a star, she gets more than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her. Together, they embark on a quest to save the community from a formidable foe – the fearsome King Magnifico (Chris Pine).
Check out our review of Wish here!
How To Date Billy Walsh (2024)
Release Date: April 5
Where To Watch: Prime Video
This British comedy tells the story of two childhood friends, Amelia (Charithra Chandran) and Archie (Sebastian Croft).
Archie has romantic feelings for Amelia but just as he is plucking up the courage to tell her, she falls for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), the new transfer student.
Scoop (2024)
Release Date: April 5
Where To Watch: Netflix
A dramatic retelling of the story behind the Newsnight interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew. Gillian Anderson stars as the journalist who was able to secure a scoop with the disgraced prince (Rufus Sewell).
Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate (2024)
Release Date: April 7
Where To Watch: NOW TV
In this belated sequel to the 2010 movie, Megamind’s former villain team returns, causing our blue-domed hero to keep up evil appearances until he can stop his former comrades from launching Metro City to the moon.
Check out our review of Megamind vs The Doom Syndicate here!
The Greatest Hits (2024)
Release Date: April 12
Where To Watch: Disney+
Listening to old songs can send us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane, but none of us expect them to send us back in time to where we were when we first heard them.
But for Harriet (Lucy Boynton), the protagonist of this tale, that is exactly what happens when her music literally transports her back in time on a romantic journey into the past.
Oppenheimer (2023)
Release Date: April 12
Where To Watch: NOW TV
Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film stars Cillian Murphy as American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man who had a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb.
You can check out our review of Oppenheimer here
Black Flies (2023)
Release Date: April 19
Where To Watch: Prime Video
Also known as Asphalt City, this thriller stars Tye Sheridan as a young paramedic assigned to the often dangerous NYC night shift with an uncompromising and seasoned partner named Gene Rutovsky (Sean Penn).
Expend4bles (2023)
Release Date: April 19
Where To Watch: Prime Video
The most expendable film in the franchise was the verdict we gave in our review.
Jason Statham, 50 Cent, and Megan Fox star in this dumb action sequel that is one of the worst movies of 2023.
Late Night With the Devil (2023)
Release Date: April 19
Where To Watch: Shudder
Horror novelist Stephen King raved about this new chiller after being given a screener for this upcoming release, so what further recommendation do you need to watch it?
David Dastmalchian stars as a TV host of a failing syndicated talk show. To boost the ratings, he plans a Halloween special like no other, little realizing that he is about to unleash evil into the nation’s living rooms!
Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver (2024)
Release Date: April 19
Where To Watch: Netflix
The second part of Zack Snyder’s sci-fi saga with Sofia Boutella as the mysterious warrior protecting her once-peaceful community from the threat of an Imperialistic military force.
BlackBerry (2023)
Release Date: April 19
Where To Watch: NOW TV
The rise and fall of BlackBerry, the world’s first smartphone, is told in this highly entertaining comedy-drama starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, and Matt Johnson.
In the Lands of Saints and Sinners (2024)
Release Date: April 26
Where To Watch: Netflix
Liam Neeson stars as a disillusioned hitman who comes out of retirement when menacing terrorists show up in his sleepy Irish village.
Land of Bad (2024)
Release Date: April 26
Where To Watch: Prime Video
When a US Army special forces unit is ambushed during a mission to retrieve intelligence, their only remaining hope lies with a remote Air Force drone operator who does his best to help them survive. Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth, and Russell Crowe star in this explosive action thriller.
The Retirement Plan (2023)
Release Date: April 26
Where To Watch: Paramount+
Nicolas Cage stars in this crime comedy as the estranged father of Sarah, a young girl who turns to him for help when she and her mother face trouble after becoming involved in a criminal enterprise. As the three of them get caught up in an increasingly dangerous web, Sarah discovers there is more to her father than meets the eye.
Strays (2023)
Release Date: April 26
Where To Watch: NOW TV
Most talking dog movies are for family audiences but this comedy from Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) is definitely not for younger viewers. Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, and Randall Park voice the stray dogs in this raunchy comedy that sees the canines getting revenge on one of their former owners.