5 Weird Movies on Paramount Plus

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Watching strange, hidden-gems is a great way to not only find new genres that you might enjoy, but also diversify your viewing experience. So what are some of the best weird movies on Paramount Plus that you can watch over the weekend? From an odd science fiction movie about conehead-aliens to horror comedies about high school students blowing up, these are some of the best options.

5. The Virgin Suicides (1999)

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This psychological romantic drama was released in 1999 and is one of the best weird movies on Paramount Plus. The Virgin Suicides stars James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook, and Josh Hartnett. The film is based on the 1993 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides and follows the lives of five adolescent sisters in an upper-middle-class suburb of Detroit in 1975. The movie follows a group of male friends who become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents. It’s the perfect movie for those that enjoy creepy themes.

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4. Spontaneous (2020)

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Spontaneous is one of those weird movies on Paramount Plus that has a little bit of everything so you’re in a rollercoaster ride of emotions and events. The movie is a coming-of-age romantic black comedy horror film starring Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Hueble, and Yvonne Orji, based on the 2016 novel by Aaron Starmer. The movie centers around a school where students explode, literally explode. Seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

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3. Coneheads (1993)

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Want one of the best weird movies on Paramount Plus that makes you question what you’re watching? Then check out Coneheads, the 1993 extraterrestrial science fiction film starring Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Michelle Burke. The movie is based on an SNL sketch that focuses on aliens stranded on Earth who have Anglicized their Remulakian surname to Conehead. While on Earth, they not only avoid the government as they search for the aliens but end up having a child and discover that Earth is actually quite good.

2. Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)

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This 1996 crime drama is one of the best weird movies on Paramount Plus right now and is based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley. Night Falls on Manhattan centers on a newly elected district attorney, played by Andy Garcia, who is eager to stamp out the corruption within the New York City Police Department. In doing so, he ends up finding himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner. It’s a weird hidden gem that is a must-see for Paramount Plus subscribers.

1. Ghost Town (2008)

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Ghost Town is one of those weird movies on Paramount Plus that is hilarious as well. The movie stars Ricky Gervais in his first leading role. Gervais plays a dentist who can see and talk to ghosts after he is revived after dying for a full seven minutes. Unfortunately, though, all of the dead that he can see want something from him, and are constantly pestering him. Along with Gervais, there is Téa Leoni who plays a young widow, and Greg Kinnear, who plays her recently deceased husband asking for help to break up his alive wife who wants to remarry.