This guide to the best new to Prime Video movies will help you plan out your weekend’s viewing. We’ve selected three films that will keep you thrilled, scared, and deliver a few laughs along the way too.
We’re kicking off with Crime 101, an underrated new thriller starring Chris Hemsworth that rather came and went at the cinema last month. Now it’s on Prime Video and already finding a new audience. We’ve followed that up with one of the all time classic sci-fi films in James Cameron’s The Terminator – still a banger all these years later. Finally, we’ve picked out a cult classic zombie musical. Can you guess what it is?
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Crime 101
Crime 101 | Official Trailer – YouTube
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Chris Hemsworth stars alongside his fellow Avenger Mark Ruffalo in this gripping thriller, based on Don Winslow’s 2020 novella. Hemsworth plays jewel thief Mike Davis, a notorious criminal who nevertheless has enough scruples to make sure that his crimes are non-violent. When a diamond heist goes wrong, however, he encounters Ormon (Barry Keoghan), a psychotic thug who does not share his qualms about bloodshed.
After a short run in cinemas, Crime 101 is now streaming on Prime Video where it seems to have found a more appreciative audience. It’s currently in the number one spot on the streamer’s film top 10, and number 2 in its combined TV/movie chart. If you enjoy pacy thrillers with a great cast, this one is for you.
Watch Crime 101.
The Terminator
THE TERMINATOR (1984) | Official Trailer | MGM – YouTube
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James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic is a lean, mean b-movie with style. Linda Hamilton stars as Sarah Connor, the innocent young woman who, one day, will be the mother of humanity’s savior in the war against a genocidal AI called Skynet. To prevent its own destruction, Skynet sends a Terminator – a killer cyborg that can blend in with humanity (though they should probably have chosen someone other than Arnold Schwarzenegger if that was really their intention) – to assassinate Sarah.
Even after all these years The Terminator remains a gritty masterpiece, as Sarah fights to survive. Its sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is arguably the better (and certainly the more ambitious) film, but the original has it beat for sheer pulp thrills.
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Watch The Terminator.
Anna and the Apocalypse
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Official Trailer (2018) – YouTube
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This horror musical has become a bit of a cult classic in the years since its release. Anna Shepherd (Ella Hunt) is planning a year of travelling before she goes to university. Unfortunately, her plans are put on hold when the zombie apocalypse happens and Anna and her friends are forced to fight off hordes of undead – but with songs!
Filmed and set in Scotland, Anna and the Apocalypse is a zombie flick with a difference. Like High School Musical with decapitations, or a cousin of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s great musical episode, this is a riotously fun and amusingly sardonic take on a well-worn genre. It helps, of course, that the tunes are actually pretty good.
Watch Anna and the Apocalypse.
Will Salmon
Streaming Editor
Recommendations for what to watch on Prime Video this weekend have come via Will Salmon, GamesRadar’s Streaming Editor. Will has been writing about film and TV for the last 20 years in the pages of SFX magazine and online here and loves mystery, sci-fi, and horror series in particular. If you still need a hand with what to watch this weekend, here’s a little quiz to help: