60 Best Movies to Watch on ITV UK

Name: The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)
Cast: Aaron Murphy, Alison Bruce, Annie Whittle, Anthony Hopkins

April 3, 2025

From box sets to live channels, it would seem like ITVX has it all. As the streaming arm of one of the UK’s leading networks, it has over 10,000 hours of content to choose from, most of which are free (it also has a premium tier you can subscribe to if you don’t want to see pesky ads).

But TV shows and channels aside, ITVX actually boasts an enviable collection of movies on its platform. A cursory search will show you it has no shortage of classics like Kill Bill, Atonement, Drive, Boyhood, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, among plenty of others. The films also range from the 1950s well into the current decade, so rest assured: there is a lot to choose from. Maybe even too much.

To narrow down your choices, we’ve rounded up the very best films you can stream right on ITVX below.

41. The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)

6.9

Genres

Adventure, Drama, History

Director

Roger Donaldson

Actors

Aaron Murphy, Alison Bruce, Annie Whittle, Anthony Hopkins

Moods

Character-driven, Easy, Feel-Good

You know Anthony Hopkins as the evil Hannibal Lecter, but in this film he gives a warm and heartfelt performance portraying real life New Zealand motorcycle legend Burt Munro who set a land speed record in 1967 on a hand-built 1920 Indian. It’s a story of never giving up on your dream even in the face of ridicule and opposition. Hopkins’ performance turns what could have been just another schmaltzy formulaic story line into true gold. You’ll be cheering for Burt/Anthony by the end!

42. It Follows (2014)

6.9

Genres

Horror, Mystery

Director

David Robert Mitchell

Actors

Alexyss Spradlin, Bailey Spry, Carollette Phillips, Charles Gertner

Moods

Raw, Thrilling

This movie is distilled horror. A teenager sleeps with her boyfriend for the first time, after which he tells her that he was the latest recipient of a curse that is transmitted through sexual contact. After she becomes completely paranoid without any manifestations, the curse manifests itself in assassins that kill their way to her. A genuinely creepy film that’s also very smart.

43. The Abyss (2023)

4.5

Genres

Action, Drama, Thriller

Director

Richard Holm

Actors

Angela Kovács, Edvin Ryding, Felicia Truedsson, Göran Gillinger

Moods

Dramatic, Intense, Suspenseful

Not to be confused with James Cameron’s 1989 film, The Abyss isn’t the worst disaster film, but it could have been so much more. Inspired by the earthquake that actually happened in the real life town of Kiruna, there’s an important story here about worker safety, responsible mining, improving emergency protocols, and preserving the environment. However, like plenty of disaster movies, the film plays out in the most predictable ways, attaching a frankly irrelevant family drama that takes time away from the terrifying, claustrophobic nightmare that could have been. It does have decent effects, and even some decent scenes, but The Abyss is more interested in using the real life earthquake to manufacture drama, rather than actually looking into the manmade disaster.