Paramount+ has well-stocked shelves of movies spanning every conceivable genre and going back decades.Between the steady drip of Taylor Sheridan dramas, the latest Star Trek installments, and a deep back catalog of MTV and CBS classics, there's already plenty pulling at your attention this spring.Throw in a fresh wave of films landing over the last few weeks, and the "what should we watch tonight?" debate just got more chaotic.
That said, I've picked a batch of recent arrivals worth carving out couch time for.There's a deep-sea cartoon caper that hit theaters just last December, a Texas high school football movie that became a cultural touchstone, a '90s sports romance with catchphrases that still echo through pop culture, and a martial arts masterpiece that rewrote the rulebook for what a foreign-language film could pull off at the Oscars.4 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) Bikini Bottom's softest hero goes on a pirate quest The best thing about a SpongeBob movie coming out isn't the giggles and laughs of the kids watching.
No, it's seeing how excited my Millennial and Gen Z friends, who grew up watching the eternally optimistic yellow sea sponge, get, too.The fourth theatrical feature film from the Bikini Bottom gang, , is now streaming on Paramount+ (the first two films are as well).In this critically-acclaimed installment from 2025, SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) is desperate to prove his bravery to Mr.
Krabs, and he and his best pal Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke) set out on an adventure with the ghost pirate, the Flying Dutchman (voiced by Mark Hamill, no less!), to where no sponge has gone before—to the deepest depths of the ocean.There, they must complete a series of dangerous trials the Dutchman claims will prove SpongeBob's bravery—though the ghost pirate has ulterior motives.is pure fun, and will deliver for fans of the long-running cartoon series while also being a blast to watch for those whose knowledge of the adorable character doesn't go beyond the "5 minutes later" meme.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants PG Family Comedy Adventure Animation Release Date December 19, 2025 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Powered by Expand Collapse 3 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Ang Lee's wuxia masterpiece swept the Oscars When Ang Lee's epic martial arts film hit theaters in wide release in early 2001, it blew audiences away with its unique fighting sequences that had warriors literally floating in the air, and defying gravity as they clashed swords while running through treetops.It is a gorgeous piece of filmmaking that you must see if you haven't already, and it happens to have an epic story as well.Quiz8 Questions · Test Your KnowledgeIndiana Jones moviesTrivia challengeFrom the lost ark to the dial of destiny — how well do you really know Indy's greatest adventures?CharactersArtifactsLocationsVillainsQuotesBegin01 / 8ArtifactsWhat is the name of the powerful artifact that Indiana Jones races to find before the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark?AThe Holy GrailBThe Sankara StoneCThe Ark of the CovenantDThe Crystal SkullCorrect! The Ark of the Covenant is the legendary chest said to contain the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
In the film, the Nazis believe harnessing its power will make their army unstoppable, but it ultimately destroys them when opened.Not quite.The answer is the Ark of the Covenant — the sacred chest from the Bible said to hold the Ten Commandments.The other artifacts appear in later Indiana Jones films, which makes them easy to mix up.Continue02 / 8CharactersWho is Indiana Jones's young sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?AMarcus BrodyBShort RoundCSallahDHenry Jones Sr.Correct! Short Round, played by Ke Huy Quan, is the resourceful and loyal young companion who helps Indy throughout Temple of Doom.
Ke Huy Quan later won an Academy Award for Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Short Round returned in an Indiana Jones comic storyline.Not quite.The answer is Short Round, the energetic young boy played by Ke Huy Quan.Sallah and Marcus Brody appear in other films, while Henry Jones Sr.
is Indy's father introduced in The Last Crusade.Continue03 / 8VillainsWhich villain serves as the primary antagonist in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?ARené BelloqBWalter DonovanCMola RamDColonel DovchenkoCorrect! Mola Ram is the terrifying high priest of the Thuggee cult who seeks the Sankara Stones to gain world domination.His dramatic death at the rope bridge — plunging into a crocodile-filled river — remains one of the most iconic villain endings in the franchise.Not quite.The answer is Mola Ram, the Thuggee high priest who rips beating hearts from his victims as part of a ritual sacrifice.
René Belloq is the villain in Raiders, while Walter Donovan appears in The Last Crusade.Continue04 / 8LocationsIn Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where is the Canyon of the Crescent Moon — the final resting place of the Holy Grail — located?AEgyptBJordanCTurkeyDIraqCorrect! The Canyon of the Crescent Moon scenes were filmed at Petra, a breathtaking ancient city carved into rose-red rock in Jordan.The site's iconic Treasury building, known as Al-Khazneh, doubled as the entrance to the Grail Temple in the film.Not quite.The answer is Jordan, specifically the ancient city of Petra.
The filmmakers chose Petra's Al-Khazneh temple facade as the entrance to the Grail's resting place, and the location has become one of the most visited movie filming sites in the world.Continue05 / 8QuotesWhich famous line does Indiana Jones say in Raiders of the Lost Ark when asked if the Ark is a transmitter to God?A"It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage."B"Snakes.Why did it have to be snakes?"C"Fortune and glory, kid.Fortune and glory."D"I don't know.
I'm making this up as I go."Correct! "Snakes.Why did it have to be snakes?" is delivered when Indy peers into the snake-filled Well of Souls.This line perfectly captures his one true fear — ophidiophobia — and has become one of the most quoted lines in cinematic history.Not quite.
The answer is "Snakes.Why did it have to be snakes?" — spoken when Indy discovers the Well of Souls is crawling with thousands of snakes.The line about fortune and glory is actually from Temple of Doom, while "making this up as I go" comes from The Last Crusade.Continue06 / 8CharactersWhich actor plays Indiana Jones's father, Henry Jones Sr., in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?AMichael CaineBSean ConneryCAnthony HopkinsDPeter O'TooleCorrect! Sean Connery brought enormous charm and wit to the role of Henry Jones Sr., Indy's absentminded but brilliant father.
The real-life age gap between Connery and Harrison Ford was only 12 years, which Connery and the filmmakers cleverly played for laughs throughout the movie.Not quite.The answer is Sean Connery, the legendary Scottish actor best known for playing James Bond.Despite being only 12 years older than Harrison Ford, Connery's casting as Indy's father was widely praised as one of the most inspired choices in the franchise.Continue07 / 8ArtifactsIn Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, where does Indy ultimately return the crystal skull?AA hidden Mayan temple in MexicoBAn ancient pyramid in PeruCAn interdimensional space in Akator, BrazilDA buried chamber beneath Roswell, New MexicoCorrect! The skull is returned to the crystal skeleton of an interdimensional being inside the lost city of Akator, hidden deep in the Amazon jungle of Brazil.
The reveal that the beings were "archaeologists of the space between spaces" divided fans but leaned into the film's 1950s sci-fi B-movie inspirations.Not quite.The answer is Akator, a mythical lost city in the Brazilian Amazon.The skull belongs to an alien — or interdimensional being — whose skeleton sits on a throne surrounded by twelve others, and returning it triggers the city's cataclysmic destruction.Continue08 / 8LocationsAt the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, a younger Indy is seen trying to recover the Lance of Longinus from which location?AA burning Nazi U-boatBA Nazi-controlled castle in GermanyCA speeding train in ScotlandDA fortified bunker in occupied FranceCorrect! The de-aged opening sequence takes place aboard a speeding train in Scotland in 1944, where a young Indy and his colleague Basil Shaw race to recover the Lance of Longinus from Nazi hands.
They also discover half of Archimedes's Antikythera device, which sets the entire plot of the film in motion.Not quite.The answer is a speeding train in Scotland.The spectacular de-aged prologue used digital effects to make an 80-year-old Harrison Ford look as he did in the 1980s, and it remains one of the most technically ambitious sequences in the entire Indiana Jones saga.See My ScoreChallenge CompleteYour Score/ 8Thanks for playing!Try Again Chow Yun-Fat stars as legendary warrior Li Mu Bai, who hands over his fabled sword "Green Destiny" to longtime ally Yu Shu Lien ('s Michelle Yeoh), only to see it stolen by a masked thief (Zhang Ziyi).
What follows is stunning sequence after stunning sequence of rooftop chases, bamboo forest duels, expert swordplay, a devastating romance, and warriors literally floating everywhere.With choreography from 's Yuen Woo-Ping, the Mandarin-language film dominated the Oscars that year, earning 10 nominations, and winning four—Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Score.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon PG-13 Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Release Date December 8, 2000 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH RENT BUY Powered by Expand Collapse 2 Friday Night Lights (2004) A Texas town lives and dies by Friday night football Peter Berg's 2004 football drama, is the film that gave us five TV seasons of Kyle Chandler's Coach Taylor and more "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" tattoos than we probably could have used.
But let's give the movie some love for a change, because it's excellent and has an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.Based on the 1990 book, , by Berg's cousin, H.G.Bissinger, Billy Bob Thornton plays Gary Gaines, coach of Odessa, Texas' high school football team, the Permian Panthers, as he navigates the impossible expectations of the community that puts the sport above everything else.
The movie's main action follows running back Boobie Miles (Derek Luke), who must redefine himself after a season-ending injury, and quarterback Mike Winchell (Lucas Black), who battles his personal demons to lead the team to victory.Friday Night Lights PG-13 Drama Sports Release Date October 8, 2004 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Powered by Expand Collapse 1 Jerry Maguire (1996) You had me at hello Depending on how old you are, you might not even know that this iconic Oscar-winning romantic comedy is the birthplace of three catchphrases that defined a generation and that still permeate into today's vernacular—"Show me the money!" "You had me at hello," and "You complete me." The movie, starring Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger, is worth watching to witness them alone.Call it historical research.
As far as what is about, it follows the title character, played by Cruise, a jaded sports agent who's fired for writing an idealistic manifesto, and is left with one client, loud-mouthed football player Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the guy Jerry is supposed to show "the money" to.Inspired by Jerry's manifesto is single-mom, Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger), who jumps ship with him, and romance ensues.The film was written and directed by Cameron Crowe, right after and just before .
Jerry Maguire R Comedy Drama Romance Release Date December 13, 1996 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH RENT BUY Powered by Expand Collapse Something for everyone Whether your week ends on the couch or out on the patio, this selection of movies on Paramount+ covers a lot of ground.If you're still curating your watchlists, How-To Geek's weekly roundups for Netflix, HBO Max, and Prime Video are always worth a scroll.Paramount Plus Subscription with ads Yes, $8/month Simultaneous streams 3 Live TV Select live sports (NFL on CBS & UEFA Champions League) Price Starting at $8/month or $60/year Stream on Paramount+ Expand Collapse
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