The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video to Stream Now
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Get the popcorn ready.
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 Bridesmaids, 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.
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.
Watch Nope on Amazon Prime Video
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.
Watch Top Gun: Maverick on Amazon Prime Video on March 24
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 a 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.
Watch The Northman on Amazon Prime Video
Shotgun Wedding
Ana Carballosa
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.
Watch Nanny on Amazon Prime Video
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.
Watch The Big Sick on Amazon Prime Video
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.
Watch Late Night on Amazon Prime Video
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Amazon Studios
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
Bridesmaids
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Get ready to party! This uproarious 2011 comedy follows Annie, played by Kristen Wiig, whose personal and professional life is in a major rut when she's asked to be the maid of honor for her best friend's wedding. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast — including Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper and Wendi McLendon-Covey — Bridesmaids is nothing short of a classic.
Watch Bridesmaids on Amazon Prime Video
Shrek
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It's hard to resist everyone's favorite all-star ogre. In this 2001 animated comedy, Shrek (Mike Myers) has his peaceful life disrupted when a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), an enchanted princess (Cameron Diaz) and more bubbly fairy-tale characters stumble into his swamp.
Watch Shrek on Amazon Prime Video
Shrek 2
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In the second installment of this beloved DreamWorks series, Shrek and Fiona's marriage is interfered by her royal parents and conniving fairy godmother (who's also a fabulous performer).
Watch Shrek 2 on Amazon Prime Video
The Help
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Based on Kathryn Stockett's eponymous novel, this 2011 period drama follows aspiring journalist Eugenia (played by Emma Stone), who wants to write a book about the untold stories of the maids in Jackson, Miss. during the Civil Rights Movement. The Help features an ensemble cast including Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer (who won an Oscar for her performance), Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain and Allison Janney.
Watch The Help on Amazon Prime Video
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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Winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, this 2004 psychological drama, which is now considered a cult classic, stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple who go to the same neurologist to procedurally remove their memories of the other.
Watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on Amazon Prime Video
Baby Mama
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After discovering she's infertile, successful entrepreneur Kate (Tina Fey) hires a loud outlandish woman from South Philadelphia, Angie (Amy Poehler), to be her surrogate. Watch this 2008 comedy before the SNL alums hit the road on their first-ever comedy tour in 2023.
Watch Baby Mama 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
Almost Famous
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Based on the life of writer/director Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous follows teen journalist William, who has to follow the rock band Stillwater on tour for his first cover story in Rolling Stone magazine. Starring Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup and Frances McDormand (among others), this 2000 dramedy recently took to the Broadway stage as a musical.
Watch Almost Famous 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
Mission: Impossible
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This 1996 classic follows a government operative, played by Tom Cruise, whose latest assignment goes terribly wrong. Cruise's character is suspected of murder and he needs to sneak into a heavily guarded CIA building to nab a computer file in order to prove his innocence.
Watch Mission: Impossible on Amazon Prime Video
Mission: Impossible II
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After the blockbuster success of Mission: Impossible, Cruise returned to the role of dashing Ethan Hunt in 2000. In this sequel, the hero leads his team to prevent a deadly German virus from being released by terrorists.
Watch Mission: Impossible II on Amazon Prime Video
Mission: Impossible III
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In 2006's installment of the action franchise, Cruise's character is training government recruits when he's threatened by an evil arms dealer, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Watch Mission: Impossible III on Amazon Prime Video
Mission: Impossible IV - Ghost Protocol
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Cruise returned for a fourth film as Ethan Hunt in 2011. In the movie, Cruise's character is blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin and is forced to go "off the grid" as he works to clear his name. Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg also star.
Watch Mission: Impossible IV - Ghost Protocol 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.
Watch Clue on Amazon Prime Video
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Harrison Ford and Karen Allen star in this 1981 classic in which Indiana Jones, an archeology professor, sets out to protect the Ark of the Covenant from a troop of Nazis. Steven Spielberg's smash hit won four Academy Awards and sparked the lucrative franchise.
Watch Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark on Amazon Prime Video
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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In this 1984 sequel, Ford's character is joined by his friend Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) and nightclub singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw) as they search for a magical stone. It's a memorable movie, especially for director Spielberg and Capshaw, who met while making this film and were later married.
Watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on Amazon Prime Video
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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The third installment of Spielberg's adventure series was released in 1989. This film marked the introduction of Indiana Jones' professor father, played by Sean Connery, and Alison Doody, who played femme fatale Elsa.
Watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade on Amazon Prime Video
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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2008's installment of the series follows Ford's character as he sets out to find the legendary Crystal Skull of Akator at the height of the Cold War. This film marks Allen's return to the franchise and introduces Shia LaBeouf as young adventurer Mutt.
Watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Amazon Prime Video
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
Amazon
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
Universal Pictures
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
Focus Features
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.
Watch Downton Abbey: A New Era on Amazon Prime Video
Redeeming Love
Universal Pictures
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.
Watch Redeeming Love on Amazon Prime Video
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.
Watch Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on Amazon Prime Video
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.
Watch The Commuter on Amazon Prime Video
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
Amazon
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
Amazon
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.
Watch Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby on Amazon Prime Video
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.