The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (January 2026)

By Dan Girolamo and Anthony Orlando Updated January 14, 2026

Now that we’re in 2026, Prime Video has prepared plenty of must-see films to stream this January. One of the platform’s biggest new Original Films is Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista’s hilarious buddy cop movie, The Wrecking Crew.

Though 2025 has come and gone, the Prime Video vault is loaded with hits from the past year, including Sinners, Black Bag, Novocaine, and The Naked Gun. Explore this guide for some of our top Prime Video recommendations.

We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on HBO Max, and the best movies on Disney+.

Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle), The Wrecking Crew follows estranged half-brothers Jonny (Jason Momoa) and James (Dave Bautista) when they reunite in Hawaii following their father’s murder in a supposed hit-and-run. Jonny and James then set off to find the truth, uncovering heavy secrets about each other and their father’s killer along the way.

Despite the odds and their opposing personalities, Jonny and James come together to rampage against their enemies, triggering an all-out war with the Yakuza. All this makes The Wrecking Crew an explosive, hysterical adventure that fans of Lethal Weapon should enjoy.

Stream The Wrecking Crew on Prime Video.

Long after its defeat by Ellen Ripley, the Alien franchise’s first Xenomorph is found and experimented on by the crew of the Romulus space station. Eventually, a group of teenagers from a nearby colony searches through Romulus, ruined and infested with Xenomorphs, while on their journey to a new planet.

In true Alien fashion, Romulus sees one of the teens implanted with a baby Xenomorph, and the adult creature starts picking off members of the group. This makes for a good old-fashioned space slasher filled with thrilling action and unforgettable horror.

Stream Alien: Romulus on Prime Video.

Written and directed by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, this adult comedy tells the story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), who wished for his stuffed bear (MacFarlane) to come to life as a child. Though Jon and Ted became best pals, they grew up to become childish adults who spend their days doing drugs and watching Flash Gordon together.

Jon tries to mature and hold onto a job for his girlfriend, Lori (Mila Kunis). However, Ted keeps pulling him back into their usual shenanigans, which threatens to tear these “thunder buddies” apart.

Stream Ted on Prime Video.

Set in the 1930s, Sinners follows gangster brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) as they return home to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to open a juke joint. For their opening night, they have their preacher-boy cousin, Sammie (Miles Caton), sing the blues for their guests, harnessing magic that lets him conjure spirits from the past and future.

Unfortunately, Sammie’s music also attracts the ancient vampire Remmick (Jack O’Connell), who just happened to end up in town after fleeing from a group of Choctaw hunters. Remmick crashes the party, turning the guests into undead bloodsuckers, culminating in an epic, brutal showdown between humans and vampires. Director Ryan Coogler’s Golden Globe-nominated film will be available to stream on December 26.

Stream Sinners on Prime Video.

Action star Liam Neeson is the new Frank Drebin at Police Squad. The Naked Gun follows Lt. Drebin Jr. as he investigates the death of a man linked to sinister tech mogul Richard Cane (Danny Huston). Teaming up with the deceased’s sister, crime novelist Beth Davenport (Pamela Anderson), Drebin tries to uncover the truth behind this strange death.

Though Drebin inherits his father’s brand of buffoonery, he discovers Cane’s plot to wipe out humanity using a literal plot device. While Police Squad’s future is at risk because of Drebin’s slip-up, he must step up to save the world from destruction and live up to his father’s legacy..

Stream The Naked Gun on Prime Video.

Novocaine follows mild-mannered bank executive Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid), who was born with a disorder that makes him unable to feel pain. After meeting Sherry (Amber Midthunder), the girl of his dreams, things finally seem to be looking up for Nathan as she helps him break out of his shell.

However, things turn bad when a group of robbers attacks his bank and takes Sherry hostage. Compelled to save Sherry, Nathan pursues the robbers, using his insensitivity to pain to fight his way through the streets of San Diego to reach his true love.

Stream Novocaine on Prime Video.

Nosferatu, director Robert Eggers’s acclaimed remake of the silent horror classic, follows Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), a woman who has long been tormented by the fiendish vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). However, after marrying the real estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult), she seems to have finally broken free from her melancholic bond with Orlok.

However, the wicked Orlok refuses to let Ellen go. Purchasing a house in her town of Wisborg, the evil count summons Thomas to his ruined castle in Transylvania and traps him there. Orlok makes his way to Wisborg, bringing with him a relentless bloodlust and a plague that threatens to kill everyone Ellen holds dear unless she faces him head-on.

Stream Nosferatu on Prime Video.

After winning big in its film festival circuit, John Candy: I Like Me premiered on Prime Video and became a hit with audiences. Directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, this documentary explores the life of beloved actor and comedian John Candy.

Using never-before-seen archive footage, outtakes, and home videos, John Candy: I Like Me takes a unique look at Candy’s life, from his time on Second City Television and his work on films like Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains and Automobiles to his heartbreaking death in 1994. The film also features appearances from Dan Aykroyd, Mel Brooks, Macaulay Culkin, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Conan O’Brien, Catherine O’Hara, and Martin Short.

Stream John Candy: I Like Me on Prime Video.

Do not take Steven Soderbergh for granted. The Oscar winner loves experimenting with genre and always seems to find innovative ways to shoot movies. Earlier this year, Soderbergh helmed a tight and compact 94-minute espionage thriller in Black Bag.

Intelligence officer George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) must unearth a traitor who leaked classified information. George identifies five suspects, one of them being his wife and fellow intelligence officer, Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). Will George be willing to take out his wife if the mission calls for it?

Stream Black Bag on Prime Video.

Last Breath plays like an inspirational survival thriller from the ’90s. Based on the 2019 documentary, Last Breath introduces three divers — Chris Lemons (Finn Cole), Duncan Allcock (Woody Harrelson), and David Yuasa (Simu Liu) — who work to maintain gas lines 300 feet below sea level.

During one of the dives, a malfunction above the surface causes chaos underwater, separating Lemons from the team. With only minutes of oxygen remaining in his suit, Lemons must hold on long enough for Allcock and Yuasa to rescue him. What happens next is truly unbelievable.

Stream Last Breath on Prime Video.

Outer Banks’ Madelyn Cline and Riverdale’s KJ Apa play two young lovers on a European excursion in The Map That Leads to You. While on a train with her two best friends, Heather (Cline) meets the handsome Jack (Apa). The two hit it off and embark on a journey to visit a list of places Jack’s grandfather wrote about in a journal.

As their time together comes to an end, Heather and Jack must decide whether their connection can survive while they are separated halfway across the world.

Stream The Map That Leads to You on Prime Video.

This iconic comedy film shows the members of Monty Python recreating the legend of King Arthur in the Middle Ages. The story follows Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his Knights of the Round Table, who are tasked by God to search for the Holy Grail.

Riding on their invisible horses with their clacking coconuts, Arthur and his warriors encounter such fearsome and bizarre foes as the French Taunter (John Cleese), the Knights Who Say “Ni,” and the killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. The film also features some hysterical moments, such as Arthur’s duel with the Black Knight, his encounter with two anarcho-syndicalist peasants, and the catchy musical number at Camelot.

Stream Monty Python and the Holy Grail on Prime Video.

In Twisters, storm chaser Kate Carter (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is convinced that tornadoes can be weakened using an experimental method. When the experiment fails, Kate and Javi (Anthony Ramos) are the only survivors from their team.

Years later, Javi lures Kate out of retirement to try her experiment again. While back in the field, Kate encounters a YouTube storm chaser, Tyler Owens (Powell), who has an outlaw mentality. When a tornado outbreak hits Oklahoma, it becomes a race to see who can wrangle these deadly twisters.

Stream Twisters on Prime Video.

In Challengers, Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, a rising tennis star romantically drawn to two other players: Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) and Art Donaldson (Mike Faist). The young men want Tashi for themselves, but only one of them is willing to play dirty to get her.

Even when one of them wins Tashi’s heart, it doesn’t end the romantic entanglement between this trio, as their lives unfold and intersect over several years. Ultimately, the battle between these two men comes back to the place where it all began: the tennis court.

Stream Challengers on Prime Video.