Amazon Today Added 30 Movies – Here Are the 5 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Amazon’s Prime Video today (December 1, 2025) added 30 new movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the five to watch, in my humble opinion:

Bull Durham (1988)
Bull Durham, the 1988 baseball comedy from director Ron Shelton (a former minor league baseball player in the Orioles organization), stars Kevin Costner as a career-long minor leaguer who’s summoned to tutor a talented but dimwitted pitcher (Tim Robbins). Shelton’s personal experience in the bush leagues brings a realism to this fun film.

Hoosiers (1986)
Based on a true story, the late great Gene Hackman stars as the basketball coach at a small Indiana high school who inspires his team to dream it can win the state tournament despite being undersized and under-appreciated. One of the greatest sports movies ever made, Hoosiers over the years has also inspired viewers with its simple but powerful message that anything can happen if you just believe in yourself. In addition to prime Hackman, Dennis Hopper is touching as his booze-soaked assistant coach as is Barbara Hershey as a fellow teacher.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The remake of the 1956 same-name movie starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams is steeped in the pervasive paranoia of the 1970s, fueled by assassinations, government cover-ups and God knows what else. Rather than serve as an allegory of Communist infiltration, as the 1956 film did, this version screams (pun intended; nod to chilling final scene) that you can’t trust anyone, particularly in high places. If you’re not familiar with the plot, an invading force from above drops little pods that transform you into robotic servants when you’re sleeping. Sutherland and Adams play San Francisco city employees who try to root out the cause of the sudden change in people’s behavior. The great supporting cast includes Jeff Goldblum as a conspiracy-minded and failed writer and Leonard Nimoy as his very successful counterpart. (Also look for a quick cameo from Kevin McCarthy who starred in the original.)

Mad Max (1979)
The post-apocalyptic film stars Mel Gibson as a police officer forced to enter survival mode when society becomes lawless due to shortages of critical resources. The movie made Mel a star but don’t forget director George Miller’s visionary storytelling and flawless scene staging. Classic work.

Platoon (1986)
Director Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam drama stars Charlie Sheen as a grunt in the brush who’s torn between two sergeants (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) who have violently different views of how to conduct the war. This is Stone’s masterpiece, perhaps even surpassing 1991’s JFK, in large part because it feels so authentic thanks to the director’s personal experience in the war. Sheen is particularly good and a rewatching of this film and 1987’s Wall Street will make you wonder why he didn’t become a top-tier actor instead of a late-night punchline.

Movies Added Today to Amazon’s Prime Video

12 Angry Men (1957)
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bloodsport (1988)
Bull Durham (1988)
Death on the Nile (2022)
Dog (2022)
Double Impact (1991)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Hackers (1995)
Hoosiers (1987)
Igor (2008)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Love Actually (2003)
Mad Max (1980)
Madagascar (2005)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Max (2015)
Max 2: White House Hero (2017)
Notting Hill (1999)
Out of Time (2003)
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Platoon (1987)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Supernatural Seasons 1-15
The Birdcage (1996)
The Man In the Iron Mask (1998)
The Merchants of Joy (2025)
The Prodigy (2019)
Zombieland (2009)

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