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The world of streaming provides a near-infinite array of viewing possibilities. There are now countless streaming services, each with their own libraries containing hundreds or thousands of movies to watch. (Did you know there\u2019s a streaming service called Howdy? Well, there is. And I have heard its selection is\u00a0the rootin\u2019 and tootin\u2019-est in all the land.)<\/p>\n
With all those choices and with all those services, it\u2019s hard to know what people are\u00a0actually\u00a0<\/em>watching. Most streaming services do not share their data, and those who publish \u201cmost viewed\u201d lists often do so using arcane mathematical formulas that can\u2019t be fact checked. (Do we really think the obscure 2009 family film\u00a0Aliens in the\u00a0Attic\u00a0<\/em>had 2.1\u00a0million\u00a0<\/em>views on Netflix last week? I have no proof that it didn\u2019t. Maybe it did!)<\/p>\n One way I like to investigate this topic is by looking at streaming films\u2019 popularity on the movie-based social media app Letterboxd.\u00a0As we have outlined previously<\/a>, popularity on Letterboxd<\/a> is determined by\u00a0\u201ca mix of member activity, including reviews, comments, watches, logs, watchlists, etc.\u201d The more people are reviewing, watching (and saying they want\u00a0<\/em>to watch), logging, and writing about something, the higher it rates on the site in terms of \u201cpopularity.\u201d<\/p>\n But Letterboxd\u00a0also<\/em> allows you to filter results in their database according to where movies are available, either in theaters or on VOD or streaming. And when you weed out the popular films that are exclusively available in theaters, you\u00a0wind up with\u00a0a list of the most popular titles of the moment on streaming \u2014 and here they are (and where to currently stream them)…<\/p>\nThe Most Popular Movies on Streaming This Week (November 2, 2026)<\/h2>\n