With One Battle After Another hitting theaters last Friday and Oscar buzz already swirling, Paul Thomas Anderson’s films are suddenly climbing the streaming charts. According to JustWatch, the world’s largest streaming guide, millions of U.S. film fans are revisiting (or discovering) PTA’s iconic catalog.
PTA’s Fastest-Growing Streaming Titles as of September 30, 2025:
- Inherent Vice — up +557% vs. last month, now ranked #7 on the U.S. streaming charts
- Licorice Pizza — up +361%, entering at #30
- Phantom Thread — up +316%, currently #24
- Hard Eight — up +315%
- Boogie Nights — up +237%, now at #29
- There Will Be Blood — up +123%
“There’s so much buzz around One Battle After Another and its 11-time Oscar nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson,” says Christoph Hoyer, COO, CMO & Co-Founder at JustWatch. “The film’s theatrical success is driving fans to rewatch PTA classics like Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood, while discovering overlooked titles like Hard Eight. The fastest-growing title on our list is Inherent Vice, which is also based on a Thomas Pynchon novel, just like One Battle After Another. This is a clear example of how theatrical and streaming feed each other.”
Here is a time-series chart tracking this month’s streaming surge, plus the Top PTA films ranked by streaming demand across JustWatch’s 20M U.S. users.
Most Popular Overall
| RANK | Title | TOTAL STREAMING POPULARITY | |
| 1 | There Will Be Blood | 7890.85 | |
| 2 | Inherent Vice | 6315.04 | |
| 3 | Phantom Thread | 6304.081 | |
| 4 | The Master | 5336.929 | |
| 5 | Hard Eight | 5249.347 | |
| 6 | Boogie Nights | 4702.584 | |
| 7 | Punch-Drunk Love | 4179.075 | |
| 8 | Licorice Pizza | 3696.735 | |
| 9 | Magnolia | 2848.023 | |
Fastest Growing Titles
| Title | AUG – SEP % CHANGE |
| Inherent Vice | 556.89% |
| Licorice Pizza | 361.21% |
| Phantom Thread | 315.65% |
| Hard Eight | 315.14% |
| Boogie Nights | 237.84% |
| Magnolia | 186.74% |
| Punch-Drunk Love | 155.41% |
| There Will Be Blood | 123.79% |
| The Master | 98.52% |
Notably, spikes in streaming occurred on September 18 following the wave of glowing early reviews, and again on September 26 after the film’s nationwide release.
With audiences streaming one PTA classic after another, it’s clear the arrival of One Battle After Another is fueling a broader Paul Thomas Anderson revival.
Methodology & Sourcing
JustWatch streaming popularity scores are a weighted measure of streaming intent, based on user activity such as click-throughs, watchlist additions, searches, likes, trailer views, and page views. Data covers the period from August 20 to September 30, 2025.
Percentage increases reflect the change in 7-day popularity scores, comparing August 31 (or the earliest available date within the past 30 days) to Monday, September 29.
Data was collected on September 30, 2025 at 15:30 CET.
