Amazon’s Prime Video to Remove 31 Movies In 7 Days – Here Are the 3 to Watch Before They Leave

By Phillip Swann
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Amazon’s Prime Video plans to remove 31 movies from its streaming lineup on September 1, 2025. Here are the three you should watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:

American Fiction (2023)
Jeffrey Wright stars in this smart and sweet satire of racial stereotypes in our culture and literary world. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, American Fiction features Wright as a serious (and somewhat pretentious) author who discovers the ticket to fame and fortune as an African-American writer is feigning he’s a criminal who lives and breathes the hood. The publishing world, filled with white do-gooders, anoint the fake novelist as a literary genius much to Wright’s chagrin. American Fiction is a rare film that challenges perceptions of race and perceptions themselves which makes it worth a watch. There’s also a standout performance by Sterling K. Brown as the newly-out-of-the-closet brother to Jeffrey Wright’s protagonist.

The Long Goodbye (1973)
Elliott Gould (pictured above) stars as Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe in this quirky mystery/drama from the King of Quirky, director Robert Altman. The Long Goodbye works so well because of Gould’s oddball portrayal of Marlowe, a character normally inhabited by tough guys such as Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum. Gould is both funny and intriguing as he navigates the world of LA eccentrics (Sterling Hayden, Henry Gibson, Jim Bouton (!) in search of clues to why a wealthy businessman (Hayden) disappeared. And Altman displays his usual light touch, giving free rein to his cast to cook. Fun film.

Duck Soup (1933)
The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo) star in arguably the greatest satire of politics ever. Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, a nihilist hustler who becomes emperor of the tiny nation of Freedonia by romancing its wealthiest woman (Margaret Dumont). Once in power, he enlists the aid of two incompetent spies, played by Chico and Harpo, to get information on the prime minster of a rival country. But since this is a Marx Brothers film, his plans soon fall apart and war ensues. If you haven’t seen the Marx Brothers in action, or if it’s been awhile since you have, do yourself a favor and watch Duck Soup. The jokes fly faster than bullets and the film’s underlying message that all governments are corrupt and self-serving will leave you looking for modern day parallels.

Movies Leaving Amazon’s Prime Video On September 1, 2025

The Long Goodbye
Mulholland Falls
It Came From Outer Space
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (2009)
Only Lovers Left Alive
Rush
Gorky Park
Marlowe
American Fiction (Leaving September 7)
Leaving Las Vegas
The Misfits
Stanley & Iris
Blue Crush
Buona Sera, Mrs, Campbell
Kiss Me, Stupid
Benny & Joon
The Fortune Cookie
The Favor
Man in the Moon
The Informant
K-Pax
The Bounty
Hidden Figures
Death Rides a Horse
The Mechanic
Extremities
Machete Kills
The Train
The Bone Collector
Salt
Duck Soup

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