Wolfwalkers tops Apple TV list for June 5-7

underrated Apple – From a hand-drawn Irish fantasy at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes to a tender post-apocalypse story with Tom Hanks and a Sundance-winning political documentary, Apple TV’s underrated lineup is ready for the weekend—June 5 to 7.

Apple TV doesn’t always get the spotlight, but this weekend it should—especially if you’re in the mood for something you might not pick on instinct.

Three films are waiting in the catalog. each quietly carrying major momentum: a hand-drawn animated masterpiece with a 99% Rotten Tomatoes critics score. a warm sci-fi drama starring Tom Hanks after a solar disaster. and a Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary that follows teenagers building a representative government from scratch.

Wolfwalkers (2020) is the kind of movie that makes you pause just to look. Set in 17th-century Kilkenny. Ireland. it follows Robyn. the daughter of an English hunter assigned to wipe out the last wolf pack in the region. Her path crosses with a wild girl from a mystical tribe—one that transforms into wolves while they sleep. The animation. crafted by Irish studio Cartoon Saloon. is hand-drawn throughout. built by the four-time Oscar-nominated team behind The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea.

What makes it feel alive is how the visuals shift with Robyn’s changing world: sharp geometric lines when she’s in one reality. looser expressive brushwork when she’s in another. It’s also where the film gets its staying power. Irish folklore and colonial history are woven through the story, and the movie lingers long after the credits roll. Rotten Tomatoes critics gave it 99%, and its IMDb rating lands at 8.0/10.

Finch (2021) trades that painterly fantasy atmosphere for a scorched, post-apocalyptic America after a solar disaster wipes out most of humanity. Finch follows a dying robotics engineer who builds a robot to care for his dog once he’s gone. Tom Hanks plays the title role, bringing quiet warmth that keeps the story moving without sliding into cheap sentiment.

The film is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, known for steering some of Game of Thrones’ most ambitious episodes. Even with its bleak setting, it leans into humor and tenderness rather than letting despair take over. The result is a sci-fi film with “a big beating heart. ” a movie that earns its underrated reputation the same way it earns your attention—slowly. steadily. and with real feeling. Rotten Tomatoes critics rated it 74%, and IMDb places it at 6.9/10.

Then there’s Boys State (2020). a real-life documentary that drops you into a week-long program with a thousand teenage boys from across Texas. Instead of rehearsing politics from a distance. the directors Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine embedded themselves in the chaos as these kids build a representative government from scratch. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and it’s easy to see why.

What you watch is not theoretical. These boys invent political factions, run smear campaigns, and find ways to win—at almost any cost. It lands as a disturbingly accurate portrait of how American democracy actually operates. The documentary’s strength is in the way it lets the teenage participants stay genuinely complex and contradictory. including the ones who surprise you in ways you don’t expect. Rotten Tomatoes critics scored it 94%, and IMDb rates it at 7.6/10.

All three—Wolfwalkers, Finch, and Boys State—are available to watch on Apple TV, making June 5 to 7 a rare weekend where the best picks don’t need a megaphone. They’re simply good, and the kind of good that follows you into Monday.

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