Amazon Prime: 55 Movies & Shows Leaving After Today: 5 to Watch Before They Leave
By Phillip Swann
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Amazon’s Prime Video will remove 55 shows and movies after today, December 31, 2025. Here are the five you should watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:
Landman, Season one
Billy Bob Thornton (pictured above with Ali Larter) stars as a Texas oil company fixer in this drama (with a pinch of comedy) series from producer/writer Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone). Thornton delivers a charismatic performance as the oilman who will do anything to further his company’s agenda, even manipulating the U.S. military to bomb a Mexican drug cartel that threatened to disturb an exploration. (Like I said, he will do anything.) The terrific supporting cast in season one included Ali Larter as Billy Bob’s WILD ex-wife, Jon Hamm as the oil company CEO, and Demi Moore as the CEO’s wife. Paramount Plus is now airing season two but season one is now available on Prime and it’s far better than season two. Believe me.
The Hurt Locker
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The brilliant 2008 Iraqi war drama stars Jeremy Renner as a munitions specialist who’s ready to blow. There have been many films that strive to show the horrors of war after the soldier comes home but few have done it better than The Hurt Locker. Renner’s character becomes addicted to war’s adrenaline rush and is never able to live normally again. It’s a great performance.
Thief (1981)
Thief, the 1981 heist film directed by Michael Mann and starring James Caan as a veteran jewel thief who wants one more big score before settling down. Tuesday Weld plays his girlfriend and Robert Prosky is sensational in a small role as a dangerous gangster. (You’ll also love the score by 1980s synth band, Tangerine Dream.)
Annie Hall (1977)
Woody Allen’s comedy masterpiece is based loosely on the actor/director’s romance with Diane Keaton (pictured above), who plays the title character. The film, which captured the 1978 Academy Award for Best Picture, combines Woody’s comic brilliance with an insightful take on relationships and human foibles. Such a great movie and one that filmmakers have tried to replicate ever since with varying degrees of success. Annie Hall is a great showcase for Ms. Keaton who recently died at the age of 78; pay some homage to the great actress and stream in. You’ll be glad you did.
Rear Window (1954)
Director Alfred Hitchcock exploits the human impulse to snoop with this suspenseful masterpiece starring Jimmy Stewart as a wheelchair-bound photographer who thinks he’s uncovered a murder after spying on his neighbors from his window. It’s a great film filled with subtle psychological messages about our worst and best instincts. (mostly worse).
Shows & Movies Leaving Amazon’s Prime Video After December 31, 2025
Landman, season one
The Family Man
Dragged Across Concrete
Scrooged
Mayor Of Kingstown, season one
Larry Crowne
Riviera
War of the Worlds (2020)
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Draft Day
Gone
Stargate Atlantis, five seasons
Thief
Vertigo
Double Indemnity
Rear Window
The Hurt Locker
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Dead End
The Passenger
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Killshot
Swallowed
Navy Seals
Haywire
Demonic
The Negotiator
The Accountant
Child’s Play
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Bent
Reasonable Doubt
From Paris With Love
The Captive
Poison Rose
Inherit the Viper
Jeepers Creepers
I Am Wrath
All the Old Knives
Hanna
Evil Under the Sun
Lizzie
The Forgiven
The Commuter
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Joy Ride
The Contractor
Lying Eyes
A Beautiful Mind
Once Upon a Time In America
Annie Hall
Harsh Times
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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