Over on Prime Video this week, a couple of interesting things are afoot.Season 4 of Alan Ritchson and his chiseled jaw are at the top of the TV chart with , and —which didn't come anywhere near recouping its $170 million budget in theaters—is enjoying the top spot on Prime's movie charts.Indeed, streaming is a great equalizer.
But you're not here for all of that; you want some movie suggestions that U.S.subscribers can watch.To tie into the new FX/Hulu drama , the iconic writer's twisted Wall Street murderer masterpiece is streaming.
There's also a laugh-out-loud comedy with Ice Cube and, my top pick this week, a sexy art-heist thriller with Pierce Brosnan.3 American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis's Wall Street killer, unrated Controversial novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis, whose stories of drug-fueled, hyper-materialistic American youth include and , is back in the spotlight thanks to , a new FX/Hulu series based on his 2023 novel of the same name.But the book/film that arguably secured his place in pop culture is , and now is the perfect time to revisit it.
Drawing from Ellis's notorious 1991 book, American Psycho follows Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a demented, narcissistic Manhattan investment bro in the late '80s, obsessed with his skincare regimen, restaurant reservations, and having a flawless business card—Silian Rail font on bone paper.Bale completely squashes any remnants of his child-actor, years with Bateman, in another career-defining performance.His fiancée, Evelyn (Reese Witherspoon), barely notices him; he literally axes his colleague Paul Allen (Jared Leto) to death while extolling the virtues of Huey Lewis and the News; and he inner-monologues it all.
He's a psychopath.He's a killer.As Bateman continues his spree, Detective Donald Kimball (Willem Dafoe) is hot on the trail.
The dark, dark comedy from 2000 might have just a 69% critics' rating, but the audience score sits at a more appropriate 85%.Prime Video currently has the unrated version available, which includes an additional four minutes.Watch this, then hop over to and compare.
American Psycho R Crime Documentary Drama Thriller Release Date April 14, 2000 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Cast Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Chloe Sevigny, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Christian Bale Runtime 101 minutes Director Mary Harron Writers Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner Budget $7 million Studio(s) Lionsgate Distributor(s) Lionsgate Powered by Expand Collapse 2 Barbershop: The Next Cut Ice Cube's sequel is funnier than the first To be clear, all four movies in the popular Barbershop franchise (including the panned spinoff, ) are available to stream on Prime Video right now.But for my money (or, er, free with my Prime sub), and as far as Rotten Tomatoes is concerned, it's the fourth film, that's a cut above (sorry). Quiz 8 Questions · Test Your Knowledge Name that iconic comedy movieTrivia challenge From fake rockumentaries to time loops — can you identify these classic comedies from a single clue? Cult ClassicsCharactersPlot CluesQuotesDirectors Begin 01 / 8 Plot Clues A bumbling TV news anchor in San Diego loses his job after a disastrous on-air incident, then must win back his career — and the woman he loves.
What movie is this? ATalladega NightsBBlades of GloryCAnchormanDBruce Almighty Correct! Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) launched Will Ferrell's big-screen comedy career and gave us the unforgettable Ron Burgundy.The film became a cult classic and spawned a 2013 sequel. Not quite — the answer is Anchorman (2004).Will Ferrell plays Ron Burgundy, a pompous 1970s TV newsman whose world is turned upside down when Veronica Corningstone, played by Christina Applegate, joins his team. Continue 02 / 8 Quotes Which film features the iconic line: 'I'm not even supposed to be here today!'? AClerksBOffice SpaceCMallratsDDogma Correct! Clerks (1994) is Kevin Smith's debut film, shot in black and white on a shoestring budget of around $27,000.
Dante Hicks delivers that classic line repeatedly throughout the day he wasn't supposed to work. Not quite — that line belongs to Clerks (1994), director Kevin Smith's debut feature.Dante Hicks, who works at a convenience store on his day off, repeats the phrase like a mantra throughout his increasingly chaotic shift. Continue 03 / 8 Cult Classics A hapless office worker discovers his life is literally a television show watched by millions, and begins to question everything around him.Which comedy-drama is this? AEdTVBThe Truman ShowCGroundhog DayDLiar Liar Correct! The Truman Show (1998) stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who has unknowingly lived his entire life on a giant TV set.
Directed by Peter Weir, the film was both a critical and commercial hit. That's not it — the answer is The Truman Show (1998).Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, whose entire existence has been broadcast live since birth.EdTV came out just a year later with a similar premise but far less impact. Continue 04 / 8 Directors This mockumentary follows a fictional heavy metal band on a disastrous US tour, featuring an amp that 'goes to eleven.' Which film is it? AWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryBSchool of RockCAlmost FamousDThis Is Spinal Tap Correct! This Is Spinal Tap (1984) was directed by Rob Reiner and largely improvised by its cast.
It essentially invented the mockumentary genre and remains one of the most quoted comedies ever made. Not quite — the answer is This Is Spinal Tap (1984).Rob Reiner directed this pitch-perfect parody of rock excess, and the 'goes to eleven' scene became one of cinema's most beloved comic moments. Continue 05 / 8 Characters In which comedy does a man relive the same day over and over again while stuck in a small town covering a weather event he despises? A50 First DatesBGroundhog DayCThe Invention of LyingDClick Correct! Groundhog Day (1993) stars Bill Murray as cynical weatherman Phil Connors, trapped in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.Directed by Harold Ramis, the film has since become a philosophical touchstone about self-improvement. Not quite — the answer is Groundhog Day (1993).
Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a grumpy TV weatherman stuck in a time loop in Punxsutawney.The concept was so culturally impactful that 'Groundhog Day' is now a common phrase. Continue 06 / 8 Plot Clues An airline flight descends into chaos when food poisoning strikes the crew, leaving a nervous wreck of a former pilot as the only person who can land the plane.Name that movie. AHot Shots!BFletchCAirplane!DTop Secret! Correct! Airplane! (1980) was directed by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team and is widely considered one of the funniest films ever made.
It relentlessly parodies disaster films and packs in more jokes per minute than almost any other comedy. Not quite — the answer is Airplane! (1980).This classic spoof was written and directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker.It launched Leslie Nielsen's second career as a deadpan comedy icon. Continue 07 / 8 Quotes Which film includes the line: 'We're on a mission from God,' spoken by two brothers reuniting a blues band to save an orphanage? AWayne's WorldBThe Blues BrothersCSpaceballsDAnimal House Correct! The Blues Brothers (1980) stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues.
Directed by John Landis, the film features an all-star musical cast and one of the most elaborate car chase sequences in comedy history. Not quite — that line is from The Blues Brothers (1980).John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd play Jake and Elwood, who use their divine mission as justification for a spectacular trail of mayhem across Chicago. Continue 08 / 8 Cult Classics A group of medieval English knights embark on a ridiculous quest, battling killer rabbits and taunting Frenchmen along the way.What is this film? AErik the VikingBMonty Python and the Holy GrailCTime BanditsDJabberwocky Correct! Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) was made on a tiny budget with coconut shells standing in for horses.
It remains one of the most quoted comedies in history and launched the Monty Python troupe to international fame. Not quite — the answer is Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).Made by the legendary British comedy group, the film parodies Arthurian legend with absurdist brilliance. Jabberwocky was also a Terry Gilliam medieval comedy, which makes it a sneaky wrong answer! See My Score Challenge Complete Your Score / 8 Thanks for playing! Try Again It might have taken twelve years to follow 2004's middling sequel , but it was worth the wait.The same sharp, rapid-fire banter and scathing, unapologetic honesty the movies are known for is all there in , but with a unique new story that puts everyone we love in the same room.
Tough times have fallen on Chicago's South Side, so Calvin (Ice Cube) makes the decision to merge the barbershop with Angie's (Regina Hall) salon to survive.If you thought the quips were clever in the barbershop, when the personalities of the old crew—including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) and Terri (Eve)—clash with the newcomers—including Angie, One-Stop (J.B.Smoove), and Draya (Nicki Minaj)—chaos ensues, and the gossip is relentless.
And if that wasn't enough, Calvin also struggles to keep his son Jalen (Michael Rainey Jr.) safe from the neighborhood's escalating violence—but the shop has a few ideas up its sleeve for that.Barbershop: The Next Cut PG-13 Comedy Drama Release Date April 15, 2016 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Cast Cedric the Entertainer, Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Nicki Minaj, Anthony Anderson, Common, Jazsmin Lewis, Troy Garity, J.B.Smoove, Lamorne Morris, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Margot Bingham, Deon Cole, Tyga, DeRay Davis, Jamal Woolard, Deborah Ayorinde, Michael Rainey Jr., Diallo Thompson, Renell Gibbs, Felicia O'Dell, Elizabeth Dozier, Anthony Davis Runtime 112 minutes Director Malcolm D.
Lee Writers Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver Producers George Tillman Jr., Ice Cube, Robert Teitel Budget $20 million Studio(s) Warner Bros.Pictures Distributor(s) Warner Bros.Pictures Executive Producer(s) Becki Cross Trujillo, Jeff Kwatinetz, Malcolm D.
Lee, Ronald G.Muhammad Powered by Expand Collapse 1 The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) A Monet, a bowler hat, and Pierce Brosnan Sure, heist movies like , , and are fantastic, but as a twentysomething movie nut in 1999, I'd never (and still haven't) seen anything as clever, stylish, and sexy as John McTiernan's () remake of .The only sequence in the film as mesmerizing as art thief Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan at the peak of his Bond powers), lifting Monet's San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk from under the noses of the confused guards at The Met, is the ballet-like shuffling of bowler-hat-wearing accomplices he uses to return it.
But the film isn't all about stealing art; it's a cat-and-mouse love story about a bored billionaire who meets his match in Catherine Banning (Rene Russo), the sultry insurance investigator hired to take Crown down.While hot-under-the-collar detective McCann (the perfectly cast Denis Leary) is driven crazy by the steamy couple as they circle each other, the master thief is always one step ahead.Norman Jewison's 1968 original is also on Prime Video, and a Michael B.
Jordan version is due in 2027.The Thomas Crown Affair R Drama Crime Romance Release Date August 6, 1999 Where to watch Close WHERE TO WATCH Streaming RENT BUY Cast Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Frankie Faison, Faye Dunaway, Esther Cañadas, James Saito, Michael Lombard, Fritz Weaver, Charles Keating, Mark Margolis, Ben Gazzara, Bill Ambrozy, Mischa Hausserman, Daniel Oreskes, Dominic Chianese Jr., Ritchie Coster, Gregg Bello, John P.McCann, Gino Lucci, George Christy, Mike Danner, Michael Bahr, Robert D.
Novak, Joe H.Lamb Runtime 113 minutes Director John McTiernan Writers Kurt Wimmer, Leslie Dixon Producers Beau St.Clair, Pierce Brosnan Main Genre Thriller Budget $48 Million Studio(s) United Artists, Irish DreamTime Distributor(s) MGM Distribution Co.
Executive Producer(s) Michael Tadross Powered by Expand Collapse Prime Video is kind of an endless well The world's second-largest streaming service (by subscribers) has more than enough content to keep your watchlist refreshed indefinitely.You should, however, make sure you're taking full advantage of its features beyond just streaming—you're paying for it, you should learn how to use it.Amazon Prime Video Subscription with ads Yes, via Prime membership or $9/month Simultaneous streams 3 Live TV No Price Included with Amazon Prime subscription ($15/month or $139/year) or $9/month standalone Visit Amazon Prime Video Expand Collapse
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