10 Best Warner Bros. Movies For Paramount+ Subscribers, Including The Dark Night

Published Oct 24, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Sky Blanton is a Movie Contributor at ScreenRant with professional experience covering movies, television, and pop culture. Her published work spans news, interviews, features, and opinion pieces, with a focus on film, franchise storytelling, and the entertainment industry. She earned her bachelor's degree in Communications with a concentration in Professional Writing and a minor in Business Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. Paramount+ subscribers have a reason to start looking through Warner Bros.’ movie library, even if their subscription does not include those films yet. According to SkyDance, Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on October 6, 2026, bringing Paramount+ and HBO Max under the same owner. David Ellison’s plan is to offer bundles first, then combine the services over time (via Deadline). That could eventually bring Warner’s movies and Paramount’s programming into one service, though what existing subscribers would need to pay or change remains unclear. Existing licensing deals could keep a Warner movie on another platform in some countries, even if it becomes available through the combined service in others. As mentioned in reporting by Vulture, subscribers are still waiting to learn which movies they’ll get, what they’ll pay, and whether their country will be included in the rollout. For now, these ten picks offer a taste of Warner’s library that Paramount+ subscribers might enjoy. They are not confirmed Paramount+ additions, and any future availability through a combined service remains speculative. For Paramount+ subscribers drawn to the criminal power struggles of MobLand and Tulsa King, the Western journeys of 1883 and 1923, or the elaborate missions of Mission: Impossible, Warner’s library has plenty worth a closer look. These ten recommendations build on those interests with celebrated classics and crowd-pleasers, while also making room for fantasy, science fiction, and horror. 10 The Dark Knight (2008) Via MovieStillsDB A Batman movie might sound like homework if superhero franchises aren’t your thing. Batman’s pursuit of the Joker works as a crime thriller without requiring a ton of background knowledge on Gotham or its villains. Mob bosses are trying to protect their money, police are struggling with corruption, and a prosecutor thinks he can put the criminals away. Their competing plans give crime-thriller fans reasons to care about Gotham beyond its masked hero. Heath Ledger also makes the Joker worth watching even when Batman is nowhere near him. He’s funny enough to make a threat sound like a punchline, then leaves Batman scrambling to find the person he’s threatening. Their interrogation-room encounter is as tense as the chase that flips an eighteen-wheeler. The Joker laughs harder with each blow, making Batman’s anger feel increasingly helpless. He needs answers quickly, and hurting his prisoner only seems to reward him. 9 Goodfellas (1990) Henry Hill takes his date through a nightclub kitchen, skips the line, and gets a table carried out just for them. It’s a terrific sales pitch for becoming a gangster. Being part of the mob looks wonderful until Henry needs to say no to someone in it. Fans of MobLand or Tulsa King will recognize how quickly a favor between friends can become a debt nobody dares question. A night out with Henry’s friends can turn heated over a single compliment. When he tells Tommy he’s funny, Tommy demands to know what he means, leaving Henry stumbling through an explanation as the table goes quiet. Only when Tommy finally laughs can everyone else relax. The relief makes the scene funny, but the wait says plenty about their friendship. Henry gets the best table in the club and still has to worry about what he says once he sits down. 8 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Prison corruption gives Mayor of Kingstown fans a way into The Shawshank Redemption, but Andy and Red’s friendship is the reason to stay. Andy is a banker serving life for murder. Red has spent enough years inside to distrust talk of life beyond the walls. That makes Andy’s plans for a home by the ocean easy to dismiss, but watching Red begin to want that future for his friend makes it harder to dismiss them yourself. What makes Andy worth rooting for is how often he gives the other men something to enjoy. He arranges beers for a roofing crew without taking one himself, happy to watch them drink in the sun. His friendship with Red grows through that same generosity, giving a man afraid to hope someone worth worrying about. Their conversations become a welcome break from the guards and the warden’s demands. Before long, wanting Andy to go free comes with the painful thought of Red having to face another day without him. 7 The Matrix (1999) Image credit: MovieStillsDB Learning kung fu in seconds is a pretty good introduction to life outside a computer simulation. Neo, a hacker who discovers his world is a computer simulation, gets the skills without practice. Using them is another matter. His first sparring match with Morpheus, the man who freed him, is fun because Neo expects his new knowledge to be enough. Watching him get knocked down makes every punch he finally lands more satisfying. Star Trek fans will have something to argue about afterward, too. Cypher has escaped the simulation and would rather go back. He knows the steak on his plate is computer code, but it tastes better than anything he gets in the real world. It’s hard to blame him for missing a good meal, which makes the price he’s willing to pay for it so ugly. He’ll hand over the people who freed him if the machines let him forget he ever left. 6 Inception (2010) Inception is easier to follow once you start thinking of its dream worlds as places to pull off a heist. Cobb, a thief who steals information from sleeping minds, assembles a crew to plant an idea instead. An architect designs the setting, a forger impersonates people, and everyone needs a way out. As in Mission: Impossible, half the fun is seeing who can still do their job when everyone else’s goes wrong. Watching Arthur fight along a hotel ceiling is more fun when you know what knocked him off the floor. A van rolling in one dream sends the corridor spinning in the next, turning every punch into a struggle to stay upright. When gravity disappears altogether, he still has to wake his sleeping teammates. The usual method depends on making them feel a fall, so floating beside them presents a problem. His improvised use of an elevator makes solving it as cool to watch as the fight. 5 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The prospect of three long movies and centuries of invented history can make Middle-earth seem like a commitment. But it doesn’t take much history to understand why Frodo, a hobbit carrying a Ring that corrupts anyone who wants its power, needs good company. His companions tease one another, share food, and draw their swords when he’s in danger. By the end, it’s easy to want another three hours with people you were worried about keeping track of. Boromir letting two hobbits turn a sword lesson into a wrestling match makes him easy to warm to. His laughter makes their friendship feel as important as his promise to protect them. Sam, who has known Frodo since before the journey, inspires that same affection with considerably less skill at keeping himself safe. He wades after Frodo’s boat despite being unable to swim. Watching Frodo pull him aboard brings relief for both of them. Sam is out of the water, and Frodo no longer has to face the journey alone. 4 Unforgiven (1992) Clint Eastwood can barely get on his horse in Unforgiven, and that’s a better introduction than a quick draw. He plays William Munny, a former killer whose pig farm isn’t feeding his children. Taking a bounty means returning to work he insists he has left behind. Anyone drawn to Taylor Sheridan’s weary, stubborn men should find him worth following. The film makes a young companion’s bragging about gunfights painful to hear once he finally kills someone. Munny can tell him what killing takes from someone because he has spent years trying to live with it. When he enters the saloon with a shotgun, it’s hard not to want the men waiting inside to pay. It’s satisfying to see him frighten men who have hurt others, until you remember how much he regrets being good at it. 3 The Departed (2006) Watching Colin Sullivan earn his colleagues’ trust is infuriating when you know he’s passing police secrets to a Boston crime boss. Billy Costigan, the cop undercover in the same gang, has to let people think the worst of him to keep his cover. It’s easy to want him to expose Colin, who gets to wear a badge and collect praise while Billy takes the risks. Every promotion for the wrong man makes Billy’s next meeting with the gang harder to watch. Colin helping the police hunt their own informant is funny until you remember he can point them toward someone else. Billy cannot even call his handlers without checking who might hear him. That makes enjoying Colin’s mistakes difficult when the next scene could leave Billy struggling to explain himself to the gang. It’s satisfying to see one man get closer to being caught, but only if the other survives long enough to benefit. 2 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Watching a two-hour car chase might sound exhausting, especially if you've never seen a Mad Max movie. But Fury Road makes it surprisingly easy to get caught up in the madness. Furiosa is helping five women escape a tyrant who considers them his property, and nearly every vehicle on the road is trying to bring them back. You don't need to know anything about Max's past to enjoy watching a convoy of ridiculous machines tear across the desert. Max and Furiosa spend much of their journey arguing, making it satisfying when they finally learn to work together. During a nighttime chase, Max struggles to hit an approaching vehicle with a rifle. He hands the gun to Furiosa and offers his shoulder to steady her aim. She makes the shot, and neither needs to say a word. After spending so much time butting heads, it's nice to see Max and Furiosa finally get something right together. 1 The Conjuring (2013) If you enjoy horror movies that make you nervous about turning off the lights afterward, The Conjuring is an easy recommendation. Roger and Carolyn Perron move into an old farmhouse with their five daughters, only to discover that something terrifying is living there. The family is easy to care about, especially when the children start becoming afraid of their own bedrooms. One of the best scenes involves Carolyn following the sound of clapping into a dark basement. You can see almost nothing, making the wait for another clap unbearable. Later, one of the daughters points to something behind her bedroom door that her sister can't see. You keep looking for it too, which makes the empty space harder to watch. For Paramount+ subscribers who enjoy a good scare, The Conjuring would be a great addition to their horror rotation.