There are a lot of gems in here.
In recent days, Prime Video has added a whopping amount of movies to its Irish library – with 50 of the most noteworthy titles compiled for your perusal right here:
13 Going on 30
Jennifer Garner is… 13 going on 30.
A Vigilante
In this well-reviewed drama-thriller, Olivia Wilde plays a vigilante who helps victims escape their domestic abusers.
American Sniper
Bradley Cooper plays a real-life US Navy SEAL sniper in this visceral war drama from director Clint Eastwood.
Anaconda
Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight star in this fun adventure horror set in the Amazon rainforest.
Analysis This/Analysis That
Both the Billy Crystal/Robert De Niro comedies.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me/Austin Powers in Goldmember
Only the two sequels have been added for some reason. The original is on Netflix though.
Beetlejuice
With its long-awaited sequel finally on the way soon, what better time to check out the classic ’80s horror comedy.
Black Mass
Johnny Depp is notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger in this solid crime epic.
Blade Runner/Blade Runner 2049
Which of these sci-fi masterpieces do you prefer?
Blood Father
Mel Gibson stars as an ex-con who reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter in order to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
The Bone Collector
Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie hunt for a serial killer in this watchable crime thriller.
Cry Macho
The aforementioned Clint Eastwood’s final Western.
Clint Eastwood’s Cry Macho is now on Prime Video
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Brad Pitt ages backwards in this epic drama from director David Fincher (Seven).
Deep Blue Sea
We’ll never forget this LL Cool J song for the movie.
Don’t Breathe
Avatar’s Stephen Lang is terrifying in this extremely taut horror-thriller.
The Disaster Artist
A winning comedy about the making of The Room, the Citizen Kane of bad movies.
Fallen
Denzel Washington, again, this time in his only supernatural movie, which recently had its 25th anniversary.
Denzel Washington’s most underrated movie Fallen is on Prime Video now
Fist Fight
A school-set comedy with Charlie Day and Ice Cube.
Focus
Margot Robbie and Will Smith pull off some cons in this very watchable crime comedy.
Gandhi
Ben Kingsley won an Oscar for his title lead role in this biographical epic.
Hellboy
The wonderful 2004 superhero flick with Ron Perlman as the titular red-skinned demon.
Hollow Man
Kevin Bacon stars in this dark riff on The Invisible Man story from the director of Basic Instinct and RoboCop.
The Hunger Games franchise
All four movies except the currently in cinemas The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds.
Johnny Mnemonic
Keanu Reeves plays a man with an overloaded brain implant designed to store information in this ’90s cyberpunk action movie.
The Kill Room
In this new dark comedy thriller featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman, a hitman becomes an avant-garde art sensation.
The Grinch
The 2018 animated version with Benedict Cumberbatch. The Jim Carrey-starring version is also on Prime Video.
Holmes & Watson
Will Ferrell is Holmes and John C. Reilly is Watson in this critically panned spoof.
Landscape with Invisible Hand
One of the best sci-fi movies of 2023.
A still from Landscape with Invisible Hand
Lapsis
This unique and interesting 2020 sci-fi indie centres on a man who, struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother, takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy.
The Last of the Mohicans
“You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you! No matter how long it takes, no matter how far. I will find you!”
Layer Cake
Daniel Craig’s sort of audition for 007 also doubles as a pretty great crime thriller.
Life
A very good Alien-style sci-fi horror starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds.
My Best Friend’s Wedding
The beloved rom-com with Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop/Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Double Blart for your buck.
The Pledge
Sean Penn directs this sadly underseen thriller starring Jack Nicholson as a retiring police detective who pledges to catch the killer of a young child. One of the best films on this list.
Jack Nicholson in The Pledge which is on Prime Video now
Rough Night
A bachelor party goes really wrong in this underrated raunchy comedy starring Scarlett Johansson.
Sausage Party
Seth Rogen leads an ensemble voice cast in this very adult adult animated comedy.
Sleepless in Seattle
One of, and maybe the best of, three rom-coms Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks starred in together.
The To Do List
Another raunchy comedy, this time starring the great Aubrey Plaza.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Also titled Universal Soldier 4, this direct-to-streaming Universal Soldier sequel is actually one of the best action movies of recent years.
The Wedding Singer
One of Adam Sandler’s very best comedies.
Zombieland/Zombieland: Double Tap
The two zom-rom-coms.
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