This weekend’s movie recommendations on Peacock are a bit of a wild mix, and that’s exactly the point. Bugonia will make you laugh at things you shouldn’t, Promising Young Woman will make you seethe at things you recognize, and The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil will make you root for someone you probably shouldn’t.
Three very different films, but they all share one thing: nobody in them is playing by the rules, and that’s what makes each one of these underrated movies worth your time.
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Bugonia (2025)
- Genre: dark comedy, sci-fi satire
- IMDB ratings – 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes (critics) – 87%
If you’ve ever gone down a conspiracy rabbit hole at 2am and thought, “What if I’m actually onto something?” Bugonia is the movie for you. This delightfully unhinged dark comedy follows Teddy, a paranoid beekeeper who is utterly convinced that Michelle Fuller, a powerful biotech CEO, is actually an alien from the Andromeda galaxy sent to destroy humanity. So naturally, he kidnaps her.
What follows is a claustrophobic, darkly funny battle of wills between Jesse Plemons at his most unsettlingly committed and Emma Stone with her cool, menacing presence. The film is a sharp satire of conspiracy culture, corporate greed, and the seductive comfort of believing someone else is responsible for the world’s mess. I really like how the movie uses camera angles to keep you constantly questioning who the real monster in the room is.
You can watch Bugonia on Peacock.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
- Genre: action crime thriller
- IMDB ratings – 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes (critics) – 97%
Sometimes the best thrillers are built on the most ridiculous premises, and this Korean crime film pulls it off with total swagger. After a serial killer makes the catastrophically bad decision of attacking mob boss Jang Dong-su and leaving him for dead on a rainy road, Jang teams up with a scrappy detective to hunt the killer down, each for very different reasons.
Ma Dong-seok, who you might know from Train to Busan, is an absolute force of nature here, carrying scenes through sheer physical presence and a surprising streak of dry humor. The film is fast, slick, and genuinely fun, with some brawls that are choreographed just well enough to feel brutal without being ridiculous. I really like how the movie never tries to make its heroes noble. They’re both morally questionable, and the film is completely fine with that.
You can watch The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil on Peacock.
Promising Young Woman (2020)
- Genre: dark comedy, thriller
- IMDB ratings – 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes (critics) – 90%
This one still lingers long after the credits roll. Carey Mulligan plays Cassie, a 30-year-old medical school dropout who spends her nights at bars pretending to be blackout drunk, waiting to see which “nice guys” show their true colors.
It sounds like a thriller setup, but writer-director Emerald Fennell turns it into something far more layered, mixing dark comedy, romance, and a simmering rage that builds quietly until it boils over.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and it earns every bit of that. I really like how Fennell uses pastel colors and upbeat pop music to make the discomfort hit even harder.
You can watch Promising Young Woman on Peacock.
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