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Prime Video has one of the most robust content libraries for movies to stream at home.
Amazon’s streamer doesn’t just include a great library of old classics and newer releases, but it’s also home to quality originals, from this summer’s hit mystery-comedy The Sheep Detectives to the great music documentary Man on the Run about Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career. You’ll find those and more below, along with a rundown of the biggest releases each month. While a $15 monthly Prime membership grants you access to Prime Video and all of the films on this list, some of them are also available free with ads.
What’s new on Prime Video in September
Sept. 2
- The Runner (2026): Thriller. Gal Gadot stars in the Amazon original film The Runner as Maia Marten, a lawyer who learns – while she’s out for her morning jog – that her son has been kidnapped. His captors have a specific set of instructions she must follow to get him back, and, in a race against time, Maia is forced to keep moving or suffer the consequences.
Sept. 18
- You+Me – Against the World (2026): Romantic drama. This French film stars Vittoria Di Savoia and Lucas Barski as Alma and Vadim, two students who are total opposites that can’t help but be attracted to each other. But someone in their lives is trying to keep that from happening.
Sept. 23
- The Love Hypothesis (2026): Romantic comedy. Lili Reinhart stars as Olive, a woman whose best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for Olive’s crush, Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay). Olive then starts pretending to date a professor, Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman), to prove she’s moved on. But while Olive and Adam’s feelings for each other are supposed to be fake, they end up developing a real connection.
Sept. 24
- Go Deep: The DeSean Jackson Story (2026): Sports documentary. A look at the life of the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver from his childhood through his Pro-Bowl career. The film was made from over 30 years of footage taken by Jackson’s brother, Byron, and looks at the brothers’ complicated relationship and the family dynamics that shaped them.
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Best Prime Video original films
This list focuses on movies released in 2022 or later.
Thriller
Crime 101 (2026)
Crime 101 stands out for its stacked cast, which include two household names: Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo. Their characters pull off robberies and investigate them in the character-driven thriller. Halle Berry also plays an insurance broker who decides to work with Hemsworth’s jewel thief in the slick, entertaining film.
Saltburn (2023)
Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi star in Emerald Fennell’s much-talked-about black comedy thriller, which follows an outcast Oxford University student invited to a luxurious estate by another student. Expect obsession, deception and an infamous bathtub scene you may want to scrub out of your brain.
All the Old Knives (2022)
This Prime Video spy thriller didn’t impress every critic but it wasn’t totally panned, either. The movie introduces two former lovers and co-workers at the CIA’s Vienna station — played by Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton — who’ve reunited under not-so-sweet circumstances. A CIA mole could have played a role in a plane hijacking, and the agency sends Pine to question Newton. The twisty, flashback-heavy flick is engaging enough to fall back on if you need an evening escape.
Emergency (2022)
At the start of this comedy-thriller, we learn that college seniors and best friends Kunle and Sean plan to become the first Black men to complete a “legendary tour,” a feat that involves fraternity party-hopping on an epic scale. But when the students find a young white woman passed out on the floor in their home, the night spirals into something else entirely. The film, which mixes comedy and social commentary, is at times tense and harrowing. A significant part is the bond between Kunle and Sean, played by an excellent RJ Cyler and Donald Elise Watkins.
Comedy
Prime VideoMy Old Ass (2024)
Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella both play the same character, Elliott LaBrant, in My Old Ass, a coming-of-age comedy about a teen who hallucinates meeting her older self on a camping trip. (The younger Elliott refers to her more mature self as “my old ass,” hence the name of the film.) This sweetly hilarious Prime Video original film was written and directed by Megan Park, who also helmed this summer’s hit show, Sterling Point.
Deep Cover (2025)
A trio of improv actors manage to infiltrate the London criminal underworld in Deep Cover — a new Prime Video entry that’s as entertaining as it sounds. Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso assistant coach Nate) star as the comics in the middle of the action, and there are multiple alums from HBO’s Game of Thrones shows (Sean Bean, Paddy Considine and Sonoya Mizuno).
AmazonThe Sheep Detectives (2026)
The Sheep Detectives is a murder mystery about a flock of sheep who try to solve the murder of their shepherd (played by Hugh Jackman). The sheep are voiced by a who’s who of great actors, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Chris O’Dowd, and while the film sounds like it might veer into wacky caper territory, it’s got genuine laughs and is surprisingly moving at times.
Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
This medieval film stars Bella Ramsey — who you may know as Lyanna Mormont from Game of Thrones or Ellie from The Last of Us — as the adventurous Lady Catherine, aka Birdy. Unlike those HBO dramas, this comedy sees the cunning teen come up with ways to circumvent the many wealthy suitors her father, portrayed by Ripley’s Andrew Scott, wants her to marry. Directed by Lena Dunham and based on Karen Cushman’s 1994 children’s novel of the same name, Catherine Called Birdy is witty and satisfying.
Drama
The Burial (2023)
The Burial is an engrossing legal drama starring two Oscar-winning actors — two reasons to work it into this week’s streaming plans. Tommy Lee Jones’ funeral home owner teams with Jamie Foxx’s lawyer in the underdog tale inspired by actual events.
Air (2023)
This crowd-pleasing sports drama is one of Prime’s better-known originals and worth a watch. Ben Affleck directs the Air Jordan sneaker origin story, which stars Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis and others. The tale’s ending is no surprise, but themes of working hard and taking big risks make the journey compelling.
Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
Who can resist a mouthwatering slice of cake? In this touching Prime Video dramedy, a pair of best friends perfect the recipe for meeting new people: bringing delicious desserts to bars. The two 20-somethings must navigate sugary success and a life-changing diagnosis in the friendship-focused story.
A Million Miles Away (2023)
This captivating biopic stars Michael Peña as José Hernández, a former NASA astronaut. The film focuses on Hernández’s decades-long journey to space — achieved with the support of his family — and is based on his autobiography, Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut.
Thirteen Lives (2022)
When 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach became trapped in a flooded cave in 2018, it brought about an extraordinary global effort to save them. This dramatization of the rescue attempt, directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), depicts the extreme lengths divers and volunteers went to to bring the boys to safety. The star-studded cast includes Joel Edgerton, Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell.
Documentary
Prime VideoJohn Candy: I Like Me (2025)
Directed by Colin Hanks, the documentary John Candy: I Like Me provides an intimate look at one of the most popular comedic actors of the 1980s. Candy began his career on the legendary Canadian sketch comedy show SCTV before becoming a major movie star, appearing in films including Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone. A heartfelt tribute to an actor gone too soon, the film is a reminder of his great talents.
I Am: Celine Dion (2024)
This must-watch music documentary shows Celine Dion’s battle with the rare neurological disorder, stiff-person syndrome. The film touches on the pop diva’s extraordinary, decades-long career with footage of her performing hits like The Power of Love and My Heart Will Go On and provides a raw look at her health struggles.
Frida (2024)
A documentary about Frida Kahlo that focuses on her own words, Prime Video’s Frida could deepen your appreciation for the iconic Mexican painter. Through narration by Fernanda Echevarría del Rivero and lyrical animation, the film offers insights from Kahlo’s illustrated diary, letters, essays and print interviews. The filmmakers had access to research materials unseen by the general public.
Lucy and Desi (2022)
Do you love Lucy? How about insightful, nostalgic documentaries? If so, you’ll need to engage with this Amy Poehler-directed examination into the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The feel-good doc draws on home movies and audio provided by Ball and Arnaz’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz, and charts everything that led up to the pair’s iconic run in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy. When you’ve wrapped up, a fictional film about the stars, Being the Ricardos is also on Prime Video.
Man on the Run (2025)
Director Morgan Neville has a knack for making incredible music documentaries such as 20 Feet From Stardom, Miss Americana and Breakdown: 1975. His 2025 film Man on the Run is equally compelling, even though his subject has already been the focus of dozens (hundreds?) of documentaries over the years. The film looks at Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career as a founding member of Wings, exploring his creative rebirth and serving as an ode to his relationship with his wife and Wings bandmate, Linda.
Romance
The Idea of You (2024)
The Idea of You broke a record for streaming movies with its trailer, and the buzzy romantic drama is a hit with critics, too. Based on the book by Robinne Lee, the movie stars Nicholas Galitzine as a boy band singer and Anne Hathaway as the mom of a fan. The two start a relationship after unexpectedly meeting at Coachella, leading to swoon-worthy moments, although their different lives (and ages) complicate things. Hathaway, predictably, makes for a charming lead.
Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
With an enemies-to-lovers plot and sizzling chemistry, this adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s 2019 novel is a must-see for rom-com fanatics. The film follows the son of a US President and a British prince who are rivals, but after they have to convince the public otherwise, it opens the door for romance. If you need another reason to get swept up in the love story, a sequel that includes the original movie’s stars — Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine — is in development.
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