Calling Prime Video’s slate of original movies in 2025 a mixed bag would be charitable. If I were being harsh, I could say the streaming service has been offering subscribers mostly skippable movies over the last almost 11 months.
I was excited for new Prime Video movies like “Holland” and “Another Simple Favor,” but they fell way below my expectations, and even the ones with lower anticipation levels, like “You’re Cordially Invited,” “The Pickup” and “The Map That Leads to You,” were far from worthwhile. The less said about Ice Cube’s truly bizarre modern take on “The War of the Worlds,” the better.
Best Prime Video movies of 2025 (so far)
‘Unstoppable’
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“Unstoppable” is a great reminder that movies don’t necessarily have to do something unique to be worthwhile. The nuts and bolts of “Unstoppable” are routine: It’s an inspirational sports drama based on real-life wrestler, Anthony Robles, who was born with only one leg. It follows a predictable path, but thanks to a winning performance from Jharrel Jermon as Robles, and great support from Michael Peña, Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez, “Unstoppable” takes a fairly standard sports biopic framework and earns its gold medal.
Born without a right leg, Robles develops a passion for wrestling in his high school days. Facing societal prejudice and various physical hurdles, he refuses to let his dreams be just that, and thanks to his perseverance, he fights his way onto the Arizona State Wrestling team and pushes forward to achieve his ultimate goal of becoming an NCAA champion. Watching over him are his supportive mother (Lopez) and dedicated coaching team.
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‘Deep Cover’
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“Ted Lasso’s” Nick Mohammed earned himself a new wave of fans after his recent appearance on the BBC’s “Celebrity Traitors” reality show. However, his best work of 2025 was actually “Deep Cover,” a Prime Video original that really deserved more attention. This crime comedy caper sees Mohammed team up with Bryce Dallas Howard and Orlando Bloom for a farcical adventure about three fish very much out of water.
Kat (Dallas Howard) is an improv comedy teacher unsatisfied with her mundane life. But when an undercover cop (Sean Bean) recruits her for a dangerous mission, infiltrating a London crime syndicate, she brings in two of her students (Bloom and Mohammed). The trio must put their ability to think on their feet into action in some high-stakes situations as they pretend to be hardened criminals. Naturally, the results are ludicrous and very funny.
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‘Hedda’
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Streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video often drop their more “prestige” efforts towards the end of the year to prepare for the upcoming awards season, and “Hedda” could be a dark horse in the race. From director Nia DaCosta, and starring Tessa Thompson, it’s an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s renowned play Hedda Gabler. It leaps between romance and drama, with plenty of tension and unspoken feelings between its cast of characters. But Thompson’s screen-dominating performance is the glue that holds it all together.
Hedda Tesman (Thompson) is the illegitimate child of a military general. Having settled into a domestic life after marrying an academic husband, George (Tom Bateman), all seems well. But during a lavish party, Hedda’s repressed wilder side bubbles to the surface, and the arrival of an old flame, Eileen Lovborg (Nina Hoss), sees the festivities spiral further out of control. “Hedda” is one of Prime Video’s most well-crafted movies of 2025 to date.
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