{"id":931013,"date":"2026-07-13T01:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/931013\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:43:25","slug":"the-3-best-movies-to-watch-on-prime-video-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/931013\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Best Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it would appear this heat really doesn\u2019t want to let up, so you might be facing another few nights, maybe even a whole weekend indoors. Don\u2019t worry, we can help you figure out something to watch.<\/p>\n

Granted, a movie theater\u2019s air conditioning is probably far more intense than your own, and you wouldn\u2019t have to pay for it. But, if you\u2019re fully set on just streaming something good, that\u2019s fine. There\u2019s plenty to choose from. This week, we\u2019ve got a dark comedy for you, and then two feel-good films, because good vibes are needed.<\/p>\n

Here are the three best movies to watch on Prime this week.<\/p>\n

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\""Thoroughbreds"\u201cThoroughbreds\u201d (Claire Folger\/Focus Features)<\/p>\n

Thoroughbreds<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let the title fool you, this isn\u2019t a horse movie. A horse is a bit key to the characterization of Olivia Cooke\u2019s character, but this isn\u2019t necessarily a horse girl movie (unless you believe Letterboxd) reviews.<\/p>\n

No, \u201cThoroughbreds\u201d refers more to the metaphorical thoroughbreds of society. It centers on two wealthy girls, one of who is technically a sociopath. She doesn\u2019t feel any emotions, and manages to convince her friend to kill the stepdad she so clearly hates.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s billed as a dark comedy, though if I\u2019m honest, the latter half doesn\u2019t quite fit. I suppose it depends on your sense of humor though. What can\u2019t be argued is that this is a riveting watch. Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy are mesmerizing onscreen together, to the point that even scenes with minimal dialogue are fun to watch.<\/p>\n

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\"\"James Ortiz and Ryan Gosling in \u2018Project Hail Mary\u2019 (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/p>\n

Project Hail Mary<\/p>\n

If you somehow missed \u201cProject Hail Mary\u201d in theaters, you\u2019re going to need to run, not walk, to go watch this now on streaming.<\/p>\n

Based on Andy Weir\u2019s book of the same name, the story centers on Ryland Grace, a man who wakes up in space with no memory of how he got there or why he\u2019s there. But, he slowly starts to get his memory back, and realizes that he\u2019s there to literally save Earth.<\/p>\n

Along the way, he makes an alien friend, who he calls Rocky, and who may be one of the best Little Guy sidekicks in movie history. His name is very literal, as he\u2019s made up of actual rocks, but he\u2019s also deeply funny and sweet. He\u2019s also been tasked with saving his planet, from the very thing threatening Earth as well.<\/p>\n

This is a very good movie, statement.<\/p>\n

\""The\u201cThe Martian\u201d (20th Century Fox)<\/p>\n

The Martian<\/p>\n

Okay, did I intend to put both Andy Weir book adaptations on here? I did not. But I\u2019m going to stand by it, because \u201cThe Martian\u201d is also a very good movie. My reasoning is more so that we\u2019re all gearing up to watch Matt Damon in \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d in the next few weeks, and this could be both a good prep movie or a good palate cleanser.<\/p>\n

Here, Damon stars as Mark Watney, an astronaut who is left behind by his crew on Mars during a storm, because they presume him to be dead. Miraculously, he survives, but then he immediately has to figure out how to continue surviving on an inhospitable planet. Damon is very funny in it, but it\u2019s equally as heartfelt, and winds up being a pretty feel-good film. <\/p>\n

Has anyone talked to Andy Weir about his whole \u201clone man in space\u201d thing? Hope so! But we\u2019ll happily reap the benefits.<\/p>\n

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