9 Best Miles Teller Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 2, 2026

Miles Teller built his reputation on a run of tightly wound, high-pressure performances before Top Gun: Maverick finally made him a mainstream leading man. Whiplash and The Spectacular Now earned the praise, Only the Brave battles a deadly blaze with elite firefighters, War Dogs lands arms dealers a Pentagon contract, Thank You for Your Service follows returning soldiers struggling to readjust, and Top Gun: Maverick trains new pilots. Bleed for This, Fantastic Four and Divergent round out the list.

Only the Brave (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An elite team of wildland firefighters faces increasingly dangerous wildfires across the American West.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 2h 13m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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War Dogs (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Ana de Armas features in this comedy-drama about two young arms dealers who land a massive government contract they're completely unequipped to handle.

Directed by Todd Phillips · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 78

A legendary fighter pilot trains a new generation for a nearly impossible, dangerous mission.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar114 wins & 237 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Thank You for Your Service (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Miles Teller stars as one of a group of soldiers who struggle to readjust to civilian life after Iraq.

Directed by Jason Hall · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bleed for This (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A champion boxer fights to return to the ring after a near-fatal car crash leaves him partly paralysed.

Directed by Ben Younger · 1h 56m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Fantastic Four (2015)

TMDB ★ 4.3

Four scientists gain extraordinary powers after a teleportation experiment goes catastrophically wrong.

Directed by Josh Trank · 1h 40m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Whiplash (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 94% Metacritic 89

An ambitious young drummer is pushed to his psychological limits by a ruthless, abusive music conductor.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 1h 47m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars100 wins & 144 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Spectacular Now (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A teen romance that treats its characters' problems as genuinely serious.

Directed by James Ponsoldt · 1h 35m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Divergent (2014)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 41% Metacritic 48

A young woman who doesn't fit any of society's five rigid factions hides a dangerous secret.

Directed by Neil Burger · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

7 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

9 Best Miles Teller Movies

Only the Brave (2017)

War Dogs (2016)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Thank You for Your Service (2017)

Bleed for This (2016)

Fantastic Four (2015)

Whiplash (2014)

The Spectacular Now (2013)

Divergent (2014)

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