Best movies on Disney Plus UK to watch right now

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• Animated fairy-tale adventure featuring the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. The long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life incarcerated in a tower so when she falls in love with a bandit, she must venture into the outside world for the first time.

• Romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney and Cameron Diaz. When food critic Julianne Potter learns that her best friend and ex-lover, sportswriter Michael O’Neal, is getting married, she vows to sabotage the wedding. Thwarted in her initial efforts, she resorts to more underhand methods when she introduces her gay friend George (Rupert Everett) as her fiancé!

• Fantasy adventure set in a medieval fairy-tale land, starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin and Chris Sarandon. A farm boy falls in love with his beautiful employer and, in order to marry her, sets off for foreign parts to seek his fortune.

• In “Becoming Cousteau,” two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and renowned environmental voice – and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth.

• Young grifter Estella is determined to make her name in the world of fashion during the punk rock revolution in 1970s London. Her sartorial elegance catches the eye of fashion doyenne Baroness von Hellman. The relationship between the women gives birth to Estella’s raucous alter ego, Cruella. Fantasy drama, starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser and John McCrea

• Biographical drama starring Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o. Life in a Kampala shantytown is a struggle for young Phiona Mutesi, who must work in the market to help to provide for her family. But Phiona’s world changes when she meets a mission worker who runs a local chess club.

• Psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel. When aspiring ballerina Nina Sayers finally wins the coveted role of the Swan Queen in Swan Lake, it’s a dream come true. But while her demanding choreographer thinks Nina is perfect for the role, he has reservations about her ability to portray the Queen’s alter ego, the Black Swan – a part that comes naturally to her sensuous rival Lily. As jealousy consumes Nina, her hold on reality becomes increasingly blurred.

• Animated musical adventure, featuring the voice of Robin Williams. When street urchin Aladdin releases a genie from a magic lamp, he uses its powers to help him woo the beautiful Princess Jasmine. But the genie’s abilities are also coveted by the evil Jafar, who plans to seize power and rule the land.

• Superhero adventure starring Chadwick Boseman, Andy Serkis and Michael B Jordan. Following the death of his father, Prince T’Challa must prove himself worthy of leading the hidden, technologically advanced, African country Wakanda. When his American-raised cousin Erik arrives and challenges the throne, a battle ensues for the heart of the nation – and the right to bear the noble title of “Black Panther”.

• Historical thriller based on events surrounding the assassination of President John F Kennedy, starring Kevin Costner. On 22 November 1963, President Kennedy’s death changes America for ever. Initially, an angry and saddened nation is satisfied with the guilt of Lee Harvey Oswald. But, as the years pass, unease, disillusionment and cynicism set in. New Orleans prosecutor Jim Garrison is convinced of a conspiracy, and sets out to prove it.

• Comedy musical adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale, starring the Muppets. Young Jim Hawkins and his chums think their dreams of adventure on the high seas have been answered when they are left the map to Captain Flint’s buried treasure.

• Classic family musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. When trainee nun Maria begins to have doubts about her vocation, she leaves her convent in Salzburg to become governess to the seven children of Captain Von Trapp, a widower and retired naval officer. The spirited Maria instils a love of music in the children, but the family’s happiness is threatened by the Nazi occupation of Austria.

• Documentary about a Macedonian farmer struggling with new government policies that leave him unable to sell his land or crops. After his family leaves in search of a better life abroad, he encounters an injured white stork and nurses the bird back to health, leading to an unlikely bond forms between man and bird. In Macedonian and English

• Science-fiction drama starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. In the late 21st century, life on Earth is threatened by a series of mysterious cosmic surges. Major Roy McBride is sent into space to investigate, as officials believe the events could be connected with his father, an astronaut who went missing during a voyage to Neptune. When Roy’s mission in turn breaks down, he is left on a dangerous solo journey through the solar system.

• Biographical drama starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Anna Mae Bullock shows a natural ability at an early age for both singing and dancing. She moves from Nutbush to St Louis where, one night at a club, she sees Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm, whose act involves the participation of female members of the audience.

• Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. Sci-fi adventure, starring Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Ravi Narayan

• Biographical drama starring Timothée Chalamet. Bob Dylan arrives in New York in 1961, hoping to meet his hero, ailing folk musician Woody Guthrie, and to carve his own path as a singer/songwriter. Over the next few years, Dylan begins to chafe against the confines of the folk community, threatening to alienate his peers and mentors.

• Period thriller starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett. On the run from the law, mystery man Stan Carlisle joins a travelling carnival and learns the tricks of the trade. Years later, while performing a successful psychic act for the wealthy, Stan encounters sceptical psychologist Dr Lilith Ritter. Can she expose him as a fraud?

• Documentary in which the master of natural history film-making explores the beauty of our blue planet and offers both a warning and some hope for the future of Earth’s ecosystem.

• On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride made history when the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center and she became the first American woman to fly in space. She was part of a five-strong crew comprising commander Robert L Crippen, pilot Frederick H Hauck and mission specialists John M Fabian and Norman E Thagard. Sally was also carrying a secret into space which necessitated huge sacrifices back on terra firma. A feature-length documentary directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Cristina Costantini relives this historic moment through the eyes of Sally’s life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy

• Ensnared in a deadly trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes embarks on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their past. Superhero adventure, starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan

• Enigmatic herald Silver Surfer announces the impending arrival of ravenous space god Galactus, who intends to devour Earth. Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm must leverage their various abilities to defeat Galactus and prevent humanity’s extermination

• A live-action retelling of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker behind the animated feature film “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” the film stars Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, with Courtney B. Vance, and Zach Galifianakis. “Lilo & Stitch” is produced by Jonathan Eirich and Dan Lin, with Tom Peitzman and Ryan Halprin serving as executive producers. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.

• Romantic comedy, based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles. Bianca Stratford is banned by her parents from going on a date until her older sister Katarina has a boyfriend, but unfortunately big sister has an excessively aggressive personality and only manages to send most boys running for cover. However, when a new guy arrives in town, Bianca’s suitor Joey hits on a plan that could be the answer to their problem.