The Best YouTube Premium Original Movies

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We're ranking the best YouTube Premium (formerly known as YouTube Red) original movies currently streaming on YouTube! Featuring comedies, dramas, horror, documentaries, sci-fi, and more, YouTube Premium originals come in all different genres, so there's something for everyone.YouTube Premium original films are available to watch online on your own time and there are many good movies on YouTube Premium to enjoy. 

This list of YouTube Premium movies covers some of the best films the streaming service offers. Starring Logan Paul and Peyton List, the YouTube Premium film The Thinning is a sci-fi drama in which society uses a school aptitude test as a determining factor in population control. Other YouTube Premium movies include Alexander IRL, Lazer Team, We Love You, and King of the Dancehall. There are also must watch YouTube documentaries, like Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? and This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous.

Which is the best YouTube Premium original movie? Vote up your favorites below and feel free to add anything you feel is missing. 

Most divisive: G Funk
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  • The Thinning
    1
    Logan Paul, Peyton List, Lia Marie Johnson
    626 votes
    In a dying world, population control is dictated by an aptitude test in high school. When two students discover the test is all smoke and mirrors and hiding a larger conspiracy, they go against the system to expose the conspiracy and take it down.
  • Bodied
    2
    Calum Worthy, Jackie Long, Rory Uphold
    71 votes
    Bodied is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Kahn. A progressive graduate student (Calum Worthy) finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.
  • A Heist With Markiplier
    3

    A Heist With Markiplier

    Mark Fischbach, Matthew Patrick, Rosanna Pansino
    41 votes
  • Stalking Vampire
    4

    Stalking Vampire

    23 votes
  • Burn The Stage: The Movie
    5

    Burn The Stage: The Movie

    RM, Jin, Suga
    36 votes
  • Burn the Stage: The Movie
    6

    Burn the Stage: The Movie

    33 votes
  • G Funk
    7

    G Funk

    Snoop Dogg, Warren G
    26 votes
  • Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
    8

    Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass

    13 votes
  • The Gift: The Journey Of Johnny Cash
    9

    The Gift: The Journey Of Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash
    12 votes
  • Maluma: Lo Que Era. Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Sere
    10

    Maluma: Lo Que Era. Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Sere

    Maluma
    12 votes
  • Stonewall Outloud
    11

    Stonewall Outloud

    Lance Bass, Connor Franta
    12 votes
  • Virtually History: The Berlin Wall
    12

    Virtually History: The Berlin Wall

    8 votes
  • Terms And Conditions: A U.K Drill Story
    13

    Terms And Conditions: A U.K Drill Story

    8 votes
  • Coldplay: Everyday Life - Live In Jordan
    14

    Coldplay: Everyday Life - Live In Jordan

    8 votes
  • Taylor Swift Lover's Lounge
    15

    Taylor Swift Lover's Lounge

    Taylor Swift
    15 votes
  • The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
    16

    The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

    Lance Bass, Aj Mclean, Aaron Carter
    15 votes
  • Viper Club
    17
    Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Matt Bomer
    13 votes
    Viper Club is a 2018 American drama film directed by Maryam Keshavarz. Secretly struggling to free her journalist son from capture by a terrorist group, a veteran emergency room nurse (Susan Sarandon) discovers a clandestine community of journalists and advocates who might be able to help her.
  • The Deported
    18

    The Deported

    Rosario Dawson
    16 votes
  • The Price Of Free
    19

    The Price Of Free

    11 votes
  • State Of Pride
    20

    State Of Pride

    Raymond Braun, Troye Sivan
    14 votes
  • Band Together With Logic
    21

    Band Together With Logic

    Logic
    9 votes
  • Museo
    22

    Museo

    Gael Garcia Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris
    21 votes
  • Claire
    23

    Claire

    Claire Wineland
    13 votes
  • Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas
    24

    Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas

    Ken Jeong
    10 votes
  • How To Be: Mark Ronson
    25

    How To Be: Mark Ronson

    Mark Ronson
    8 votes
  • The Creator Games
    26

    The Creator Games

    MrBeast, Jack Black, David Dobrik
    8 votes
  • Act III: Motte
    27

    Act III: Motte

    8 votes
  • Coachella: 20 Years In The Desert
    28

    Coachella: 20 Years In The Desert

    Billie Eilish, Kanye West, Travis Scott
    7 votes
  • Dear Class Of 2020
    29

    Dear Class Of 2020

    8 votes
  • Stream #WithMe
    30

    Stream #WithMe

    8 votes
  • #MoveWithMe
    31

    #MoveWithMe

    8 votes
  • Lazer Team
    32

    Lazer Team

    Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones
    208 votes
    Lazer Team is a 2015 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Matt Hullum. Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
  • Straight Up Punjab
    33

    Straight Up Punjab

    10 votes
  • Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
    34
    Demi Lovato, Marissa Callahan, Dianna De La Garza
    248 votes
    Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated is a 2017 documentary film directed by Hannah Lux Davis. Singer and actress Demi Lovato opens up about using drugs, bipolar disease, eating disorders, and her road to sobriety and a healthy life.
  • Tyler Shields: Provocateur
    35

    Tyler Shields: Provocateur

    7 votes
  • The Edge Of Science: How To Levitate
    36

    The Edge Of Science: How To Levitate

    Colin Furze
    7 votes
  • Jingle Ballin'
    37
    Liza Koshy, David Alan Grier, Chris Kattan
    207 votes
    Jingle Ballin' is a 2016 comedy film directed by Pete Marquis and Jamie T. McCelland. YouTuber Liza Koshy finds herself alone at home after her parents leave on a cruise, so she decides to throw a party and invite the whole Internet.
  • The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire
    38
    Daniel Howell, Phil Lester
    182 votes
    The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire is a 2016 live-performance film. YouTubers Daniel Howell and Phil Lester perform live shows around the UK.
  • A Trip to Unicorn Island
    39
    Lilly Singh, Dwayne Johnson, Grace Helbig
    188 votes
    A Trip to Unicorn Island is a 2016 documentary film directed by Scott Winn. starring YouTube personality Lilly Singh. Lilly Singh, YouTube's iisuperwomanii, brings her happy place to life in an ambitious 27 city world tour where she hand delivers an inspirational message to her millions of fans while learning what it takes to become a world class live entertainer and boss.
  • Dan and Phil's Story of TATINOF
    40
    Dan Howell, Phil Lester
    178 votes
    Dan and Phil's Story of TATINOF is a 2016 documentary film directed by Matt Kaunitz. Documentary about YouTubers danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil and their journey of making the live show and tour TATINOF (acronym for The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire).
  • Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough
    41
    Lindsey Stirling, Justine Ezarik, Cassey Ho
    192 votes
    Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough is a 2017 documentary film directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. Beginning on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, the film documents violinist Lindsey Stirling over the past year as she comes to terms with the most challenging and traumatic events of her life.
  • Ghostmates
    42
    Ian Hecox, Anthony Padilla, Francesca Galassi
    169 votes
    Ghostmates is a 2016 comedy horror film directed by Jack Henry Robbins. A down-on-his-luck man (Anthony Padilla) must help a self-absorbed ghost (an Hecox) finish his last request so he can ascend to Heaven.
  • Lazer Team 2
    43
    Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones
    160 votes
    Lazer Team 2 is a 2017 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Matt Hullum and Daniel Fabelo, and the sequel to the 2015 film. After one of their own is lost in another dimension, the Lazer Team groups together once again to fight against a new threat.
  • The Keys of Christmas
    44
    Mariah Carey, Rudy Mancuso, DJ Khaled
    163 votes
    The Keys of Christmas is a 2016 musical film directed by Dave Meyers. A holiday hater (Rudy Mancuso) is transported into a mystical winter wonderland where lyrical troublemakers show him the true meaning of Christmas.
  • Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
    45
    Katy Perry, James Corden, America Ferrera
    160 votes
    Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? is a 2017 documentary film directed by Rick Pendleton. Colorful pop icon Katy Perry puts her life on camera 24/7 for four whole days, in her most intimate reveal yet.
  • Dance Camp
    46

    Dance Camp

    Nadji Jeter, Salvator Xuereb, Jake Paul
    180 votes
    Dance Camp is a 2016 American comedy-drama web film directed by Bert & Bertie. After being sent to dance camp where he meets a bunch of misfits, Hunter (Nadji Jeter) is eventually inspired to take down a rival dance group led by Lance (Jake Paul).
  • King of the Dancehall
    47
    Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Louis Gossett Jr.
    163 votes
    King of the Dancehall is a 2016 American drama film directed by Nick Cannon. A young man (Cannon) from Brooklyn gets caught up in Jamaica's lively dancehall music scene.
  • Kedi
    48
    Bengu, Deniz, Duman
    156 votes
    Kedi is a 2016 Turkish documentary film directed by Ceyda Torun. A profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
  • This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
    49
    Gigi Gorgeous, Cory Binney, Scott Fisher
    151 votes
    This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous is a 2017 documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple. The film chronicles the transition of Gregory Gorgeous, the young YouTube star, famous for his make up tutorials and online presence, to Gigi Gorgeous, an upcoming model and personality.
  • Reggae Shark Adventures is a 2017 musical short film created by The Key of Awesome YouTube channel. After saving the Earth from evil forces, Reggae Shark is now retired in Jamaica, but an old nemesis has concocted an evil plan that is certain to bring humanity to its knees.
  • We Love You
    51
    Yousef Erakat, Lele Pons, Justin Dobies
    159 votes
    We Love You is a 2016 comedy film directed by Huck Botko. Best friends Ford (Yousef Erakat) and Noah (Justin Dobies) both fall for Callie (Lele Pons), potentially spelling the end of their friendship, but things get weird when Callie is okay with dating both of them at the same time.
  • Vlogumentary
    52
    Shay Carl, Colette Butler, Charles Trippy
    144 votes
    Vlogumentary is a 2016 documentary film directed by Matthew Testa. Starring ShayCarl and the SHAYTARDS, the documentary delves into what vlogging is, the rise of YouTube creators, and how vlogging has forever changed the lives of the vloggers, the viewers, and the industry itself.
  • Alexander IRL
    53
    Brent Rivera, Mikaela Hoover, Ryan Newman
    150 votes
    Alexander IRL is a 2017 comedy film directed by K. Asher Levin. Two brothers with nothing in common decide to throw a house party to make their dreams come true.