The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video to Stream Now

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Nowadays, Netflix is far from the only option for on-demand entertainment. It may seem like there’s a new streaming service popping up every week, but a few remain at the top of the food chain — Amazon Prime Video being one of them.

The subscription-based platform offers a wide variety of movie titles, from original content to age-old classics, right at your fingertips. You can be rolling in the aisles from comedies like The Lost City, get an adrenaline rush from a horror flick like Smile and The Black Phone or enjoy iconic capers like Clue. Fresh releases like Somebody I Used to Know and Shotgun Wedding are available, too, so you can keep up on all the latest movie buzz.

Ahead, check out all the best movies now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Judy Blume Forever

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This 2023 documentary emphasizes how “our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch.” Featuring interviews from Hollywood stars — Molly Ringwald, Lena Dunham, Anna Konkle and others — affected by Judy Blume’s work, Judy Blume Forever explores the legacy of the illustrious author of children’s and YA fiction, whose books pioneered conversations about teen sexuality yet were banned in bookstores and libraries throughout the country. Watch this doc before the film adaptation of Blume’s iconic 1970 coming-of-age novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret — starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates — hits theaters on April 28.

Watch Judy Blume Forever on Amazon Prime Video on April 21

On a Wing and a Prayer

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This 2023 faith-based survival movie is based on an incredible true story. When the White family travels back home on a private plane and their pilot (Wilbur Fitzgerald) dies of a heart attack mid-air, the patriarch (Dennis Quaid) has to communicate with air traffic controllers and a flight instructor (Jesse Metcalfe) to safely land the aircraft while his wife (Heather Graham) acts as copilot and their kids (Jessi Case and Raina Gray) pray for a miracle.

Watch On a Wing and a Prayer on Amazon Prime Video on April 7

KSI: In Real Life

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Produced by BAFTA winner Louis Theroux, this 2023 documentary explores the life of British rapper, boxer and YouTuber Olajide Olatunji (professionally known as KSI). KSI: In Real Life follows the megastar through various events, such as recording an album, performing at festivals and more.

Watch KSI: In Real Life on Amazon Prime Video

All the Old Knives

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If you’re a fan of thrills spiced up with a little romance, this one is for you. In this 2022 spy flick, Chris Pine stars as a CIA agent who has to dig up the mole responsible for leaking top-secret information, however, he has to work alongside a former lover (Thandiwe Newton).

Watch All the Old Knives on Amazon Prime Video

Wildcat

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This 2022 documentary follows British veteran Harry Turner, who lives with PTSD, as he travels to a Peruvian rainforest and meets wildlife biologist Samantha Zwicker. Together, they work to nurture and train an orphaned baby ocelot before releasing it into the wilderness.

Watch Wildcat on Amazon Prime Video

The Silent Twins

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Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, this drama is based on the true story of twin sisters June and Jennifer Gibbons — played by Black Panther star Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence — who refused to communicate with the world at large besides each other. After years of silent rebellion and a vandalism incident, the twins are institutionalized in a notorious psychiatric hospital, which tests their bond and means of survival.

Watch The Silent Twins on Amazon Prime Video

Jackass Forever

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Hitting theaters a little over a decade after Jackass 3D (2010), the fourth installment of the main Jackass film series cranks up the chaos with its shock-worthy, over-the-top stunts. Being the first Jackass film without Ryan Dunn since his death in 2011, the comedy features original Jackass stars like Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Wee Man and more.

Watch Jackass Forever on Amazon Prime Video

About Fate

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In this 2022 rom-com, Margot Hayes (Emma Roberts) and Griffin Reed (Thomas Mann) live in similar homes, with near-identical addresses. After Griffin drunkenly orders an Uber to Margo’s residence and the strangers have an embarrassing encounter, Margot takes him to her sister’s wedding and romance follows.

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Our Friend

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Based on Matthew Teague’s 2015 Esquire article, this 2019 drama follows a husband and wife after they receive the life-altering news that the wife’s ovarian cancer is untreatable, so their friend moves into their home to lend his support. Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Jason Segel and Jake Owen star in this tearjerker.

Watch Our Friend on Amazon Prime Video

A Simple Favor

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Fans of 2009’s Jennifer’s Body and 2014’s Gone Girl will adore this campy 2018 mystery thriller. Mommy vlogger and widower Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) meets the glamorous yet mystifying mom of her son’s schoolmate, Emily Nelson (Blake Lively), and they form a connection over many martinis. After Emily disappears without warning, Stephanie uses her online presence to solve the case. Watch this flick before the forthcoming sequel, which will begin filming in Italy in the fall of 2023.

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Pulp Fiction

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Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 crime drama intertwines the four stories of two mob hitmen, a gangster and his wife, a pair of thieves and a boxer through the director’s highly stylized humor, philosophy and violence. The award-winning cult classic features a stellar ensemble cast, including John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel and Christopher Walken, among others.

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Dazed and Confused

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You don’t necessarily have to watch this one, but “it’d be a lot cooler if you did.” Richard Lanklater’s 1993 slacker comedy follows a group of pot-smoking seniors enjoying their last few days of high school. The film also has an ensemble cast of then-newbie actors like Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Renée Zellweger and more.

Watch Dazed and Confused on Amazon Prime Video

Good Will Hunting

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Co-written by Oscar winners/Hollywood power duo Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, this insightful drama from 1997 centers on a misguided math genius named Will (Damon), who works as a janitor at MIT and gets himself in trouble with the law. However, a professor (Stellan Skarsgård) grants him the opportunity to study mathematics at the university if the deserving student gets treatment from a therapist (Robin Williams, in an Academy Award-winning performance).

Watch Good Will Hunting on Amazon Prime Video

Somebody I Used to Know

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Dave Franco’s 2023 rom-com stars his wife Alison Brie — who also co-wrote with Franco — as an overachieving TV showrunner who begins to question her current life. When paying a visit to her hometown, she reunites with her now-engaged ex, Sean (Jay Ellis), which forces her to reconnect with her past self.

Watch Somebody I Used to Know on Amazon Prime Video

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

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Bon voyage with this one! Based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris, this poignant 2022 dramedy focuses on British widower and housekeeper Ada Harris (Lesley Manville). When Mrs. Harris becomes infatuated with a client’s Christian Dior couture gown, she’s inspired to make a trip to the City of Lights to get one of her own.

Watch Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris on Amazon Prime Video

Nope

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From the genius mind behind psychological horrors like 2017’s Get Out and 2019’s Us comes an extraterrestrial Western that brings a unique yet terrifying spin on aliens. Jordan Peele’s 2022 film follows a brother and sister duo (Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer) who try to record documentation of a deadly UFO lurking above their ranch while others nearby take a lucrative interest in its unfamiliar appeal.

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Top Gun: Maverick

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The 2022 sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 need-for-speed action flick — which soared Tom Cruise into global movie stardom — finds the once-arrogant fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) as a TOPGUN alumni instructor teaching a fresh cohort of fliers. Also starring Glen Powell, Miles Teller and Val Kilmer, Top Gun: Maverick seats you in the cockpit with its highly-trained aerial stunts, flying its way to earn six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and winning for Best Sound.

Watch Top Gun: Maverick on Amazon Prime Video

The Lost City

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This 2022 odd-couple action-adventure is a wild escape from reality. When romance adventure novelist Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) and her hunky cover model Alan (Channing Tatum) go on a promotional tour for her new book, she’s abducted by an out-of-touch billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who believes she can lead him to her fictional Lost City and its treasure.

Watch The Lost City on Amazon Prime Video

Orphan: First Kill

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Children in horror films have a talent for instilling fear in their audience, but adults impersonating them can be even more terrifying. Taking place two years before the events in 2009’s Orphan, this 2022 prequel stars Isabelle Fuhrman as an Estonian woman living with hypopituitarism — a hormonal disorder that grants her the appearance of a 9-year-old — who appropriates the identity of a missing child named Esther and joins their rich family to wreak cruel havoc on them.

Watch Orphan: First Kill on Amazon Prime Video

Smile

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We admit: It’s a bit hard to be cheerful while watching this 2022 psychological horror. When a psychotherapist (Sosie Bacon) bears witness to a graphic suicide she later finds out was involved in a pattern of life-ending events, she tries to outsmart a sinister entity that torments her to repeat what she saw.

Watch Smile on Amazon Prime Video

The Northman

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Inspired by the epic world of Scandinavian mythology, Robert Eggers’ 2022 grim action-fantasy follows Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth, a Viking prince who seeks retribution for the murder of his father, King Aurvandill (Ethan Hawke). The Northman also stars Nicole Kidman, Anya-Taylor Joy, Björk, Willem Dafoe and more.

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Shotgun Wedding

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Bringing a new meaning to “it’s about the journey, not the destination,” this action-packed film follows betrothed couple Tom (Josh Duhamel) and Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) as their overseas wedding goes awry once their guests are taken hostage. Jennifer Coolidge and Lenny Kravitz also star.

Watch Shotgun Wedding on Amazon Prime Video

Vengeance

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In his directorial debut, The Office alum B.J. Novak also wrote the screenplay and stars as a journalist/podcaster who travels from New York City to Texas to investigate a woman’s recent death. Featuring Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and Dove Cameron, this black comedy is one you don’t want to miss.

Watch Vengeance on Amazon Prime Video

Nanny

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Premiering at Sundance Film Festival in January 2022, Nanny made history by being the first horror film to win the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for drama. In this thrilling feature, Anna Diop stars as an undocumented immigrant, who is a nanny for a wealthy N.Y.C. family and forced to face a terrifying truth that endangers her American dream.

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Beast

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In this 2022 survival thriller, there can only be one apex predator. Idris Elba stars as a widowed father who takes his two teen daughters on vacation in South Africa, and they find themselves as new prey for a persistent, bloodthirsty lion.

Watch Beast on Amazon Prime Video

The Big Sick

A Pakistan-born comic and a grad student have a bumpy romance from clashing cultures, but all of that goes away when one falls into a coma. Based on the real-life relationship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon (who’s played by Zoe Kazan in the movie), the Judd Apatow-produced rom-com tells their love story in a beautiful way that will fill you with hope and make you believe in love at first heckle.

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Brittany Runs a Marathon

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After her doctor diagnoses her with being overweight, 28-year-old Brittany (Jillian Bell) becomes determined to lose weight and run the N.Y.C. marathon. Inspired by a real story, this 2019 comedy might make you want to stay comfy where you’re sitting or get up immediately and start training for your own race.

Watch Brittany Runs a Marathon on Amazon Prime Video

Late Night

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Fans of Hacks will love this 2019 flick. Emma Thompson stars as a prominent TV host who hires a young writer (Mindy Kaling, who also wrote the screenplay) on her late-night show to keep up with the times and keep herself from getting fired.

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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

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Think Groundhog Day or Palm Springs, but for teens. In this sci-fi rom-com, Mark (Kyle Allen) has already accepted being stuck in a time loop, but things stray from his everyday routine once meeting Margaret (Kathryn Newton), a young woman living in the same loop.

Watch The Map of Tiny Perfect Things on Amazon Prime Video

The Black Phone

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If you’re in the mood for a supernatural horror flick, pay a call to The Black Phone. In this 2021 film, a young abducted boy (Mason Thames) discovers a telephone that connects him with the former victims of his ruthless captor (Ethan Hawke).

Watch The Black Phone on Amazon Prime Video

Jurassic World Dominion

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2022’s action-packed adventure is the latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise. Fans of the original trilogy will be glad to see Jurassic World’s Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard appearing alongside original Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum.

Watch Jurassic World Dominion on Amazon Prime Video

Clue

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This 1985 mystery comedy was inspired by the iconic board game. The movie follows six people who are invited to a mansion and soon realize there’s a murderer among them. An ensemble cast of Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan, Michael McKean, Martin Mull and Lesley Ann Warren make this whodunit a cult classic.

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Something from Tiffany’s

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This holiday rom-com is about a couple, Rachel (Zoey Deutch) and Gary (Ray Nicholson), who “are happy enough but not quite ready for that big commitment,” according to an official synopsis. Things get complicated when their paths cross with another couple, Ethan (Kendrick Smith) and Vanessa (Shay Mitchell), during a fateful gift mix-up, putting an engagement ring in another woman’s hands. The fun Christmas romance is based on the 2011 book of the same name by Melissa Hill.

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The Wolf of Wall Street

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This 2013 flick is based on the real-life career and crimes of Wall Street stockbroker Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film reached critical acclaim and effectively launched Margot Robbie’s career, but perhaps is most memorable for its raunchiness and explosive performances by the star-studded cast, including DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey. With plenty of both deadly serious and laugh-out-loud moments, The Wolf of Wall Street is guaranteed to entertain no matter how many times you’ve seen it.

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House of Gucci

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When photos of Lady Gaga and Adam Driver’s transformations as Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci began circulating, fans were certain that they were in for quite a treat with House of Gucci. The 2021 Ridley Scott-directed telling of the infamous fashion family has everything you could want in a drama: romance, revenge, murder and, of course, a stellar wardrobe.

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No Time to Die

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In Daniel Craig’s fifth and final turn as James Bond, the iconic character is pulled from his retirement when an old friend from the C.I.A. asks for help with a mission. Along with Craig, the 2021 action thriller stars Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux and Ana de Armas. The film’s sweeping theme song, “No Time to Die,” is performed by Billie Eilish and won the singer an Oscar, as well as a Grammy Award for best song written for visual media.

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A Quiet Place Part II

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Picking up where the first film left off, the Abbott family must navigate a post-apocalyptic world where they are hunted by creatures with a keen sense of hearing. A Quiet Place II briefly stars John Krasinski (who also serves as writer and director) as Lee in a series of flashbacks, but focuses mainly on his character’s widow, played by his real-life wife Emily Blunt, and their children. With just as many jump scares as the original A Quiet Place, this 2020 thriller will get your heart racing.

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I Want You Back

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With comedians Jenny Slate and Charlie Day at the helm of the 2022 rom-com, I Want You Back is pretty much guaranteed to make you laugh. The hilarious pair play Emma and Pete, strangers who discover they were both dumped on the same weekend. They decide to team up to get back at their ex-partners, who have moved on quickly with new relationships. The Amazon original film also stars Gina Rodriguez and Scott Eastwood.

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Beautiful Boy

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Steve Carell proves his dramatic acting chops in this heartbreaking tale about a family grappling with their son’s drug abuse. Also starring Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy is based on a pair of memoirs by father and son David and Nic Sheff. The 2018 film is gut-wrenching and inspiring, with a powerful message about family, addiction and survival.

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Licorice Pizza

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This 2021 Paul Thomas Anderson film stars Alana Haim (of the band Haim) and Cooper Hoffman (son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) alongside a star-studded ensemble cast, including Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper. Set in 1973 in the San Fernando Valley of California, Haim and Hoffman play a young duo who must navigate the ups and downs of their friendship while coming of age.

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Ambulance

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In this Michael Bay thriller, brothers Danny and Will Sharp (played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) team up to rob a bank to fund one of their wives’ cancer treatments. After the heist goes wrong, the brothers hijack an ambulance and hold two first responders hostage. Released in 2022 and filmed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ambulance is based on the 2005 Danish film of the same name.

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Respect

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Aretha Franklin’s 2021 biopic stars Jennifer Hudson as the legendary singer. Named after her most iconic song, Respect follows Franklin’s life from childhood to international stardom.

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Catherine Called Birdy

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Based on the 1994 novel of the same name, this 2022 coming-of-age story is about a 14-year-old girl named Catherine, who goes by Birdy. The teenager’s parents are determined to marry her off, but Birdy yearns for independence and protests their plans. Things come to a head when a particularly vile suitor claims Birdy’s hand in marriage. The Amazon original stars Joe Alwyn, The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey and Fleabag’s Andrew Scott.

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Downton Abbey: A New Era

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A sequel to the 2019 film Downton Abbey and a continuation of the hit television show of the same name, this historical drama reunites the Crawley family as they uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’ newly inherited villa. Much of the principal cast reprised their roles for the 2022 film and they were joined by a few new faces, including Dominic West, Hugh Dancy and Laura Haddock, among others.

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Redeeming Love

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This 2022 romantic drama is based on the best-selling novel by Francine Rivers. Set in California during the California Gold Rush of 1850, it follows Angel, a young woman who runs from a life of prostitution to find true love.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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The beloved video game character is back in this 2022 sequel. James Marsden and Jim Carrey star in this children’s comedy in which Sonic embarks on a journey to stop Dr. Robotnik’s evil plans.

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The Commuter

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If you love Taken, you’ll love Liam Neeson in this similarly thrilling 2018 action movie. The actor plays an ex-cop who, on his daily commute home as an insurance salesperson, gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy and works against the clock to save the train’s passengers.

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My Policeman

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This romantic drama stars Harry Styles as a married policeman who falls in love with a man. A love triangle ensues, forcing the characters to grapple with identity and challenge social conventions. The 2022 release is based on a 2012 novel of the same name.

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The Tomorrow War

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Aliens threaten mankind in this 2021 sci-fi action film that takes place 30 years in the future. Chris Pratt stars as Dan Forester, a biology teacher who teams up with a scientist and his estranged father to fight the extraterrestrial forces.

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Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby

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Told through previously unseen footage, this 2021 documentary explores the life of Dominique Armani Jones, known as Lil Baby. Fans get a glimpse at the Grammy-winning rapper’s upbringing in West Atlanta and his rise to fame — plus enjoy a soundtrack of his biggest hits.

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Dog

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In his 2022 directorial debut, Channing Tatum stars as a former Army Ranger who is paired up with a canine companion while traveling to a fellow soldier’s funeral.

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Becoming the Ricardos

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Released in 2021, this behind-the-scenes drama follows Lucille Ball (played by Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) through a production week of I Love Lucy. Written and directed by Aaron Sorokin, Becoming the Ricardos explores the challenges that the famous show business couple faced both on set and off.

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