Amazon’s Prime Video to Remove 50 Movies In 12 Days: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Amazon’s Prime Video will remove 50 movies after March 31, 2026, according to its app. Here are the three to watch before they leave, in my humble opinion:

American Gangster (2007)
What Kind of Movie: Drama
Who’s In It: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
The 2007 crime drama from director Ridley Scott stars Denzel Washington as real-life Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as the cop who brings him down. Denzel is at his charismatic best as the crime boss; you can’t take his eyes off him. And Crowe is equally good as the randy but relentless detective. (And there are few directors better than Ridley Scott.) Masterful work all around.

The Girl Next Door (2004)
What Kind of Movie: Comedy
Who’s In It: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert) 
Emile Hirsch stars as a studious high school senior whose life turns upside down when a beautiful adult industry star (Elisha Cuthbert) moves in next door. This 2004 film is a sweet, underrated comedy that has an occasional dark side in the person of Cuthbert’s pimp, played with evil flourish by Timothy Olyphant. Both Hirsch and Cuthbert are charming and the supporting cast (Olyphant, Paul Dano, Olivia Wilde, James Remar) came ready with some fun over-the-top performances.

Warrior (2011)
What Kind of Movie: Sports Drama
Who’s In It: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte
Tom Hardy stars as a former Marine with a mysterious past who accidentally becomes a star in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. However, his path to winning a $5 million tournament gets a bit muddy when his estranged brother (Joel Edgerton) enters the contest. This is the best movie ever made about MMA with shockingly realistic displays of the fights and the damage done to the participants. Hardy is at his Brando-ish best and Edgerton is appealing as his misunderstood bro. And let us not forget the great Nick Nolte who will make you shed a few tears as their alcoholic Dad. (Photo above of Hardy.)

Movies Leaving Amazon’s Prime Video After March 31, 2026
Slap Shot
Colors
No Way Out
Alien: Romulus
Howling
Dark Skies
Shivers
Burnt Offerings
The Lodger
The Descent
Black Rain
Blue Velvet
Nebraska
The Usual Suspects
Dragged Across Concrete
A Most Wanted Man
Miss Potter
The Company Men
The Badge
American Gangster
The Reader
Romance and Cigarettes
The Pianist
The Girl Next Door
War
Began Again
City Island
Knock Knock
The Breakfast Club
The Family Fang
Robocop
Bohemian Rhapsody
Mob Town
The Cider House Rules
Misconduct
Draft Day
Kandahar
Warrior
Regression
The Pilot’s Wife
Hoodlum
Forrest Gump
Ghost in the Shell
The Railway Man
Mystic Pizza
Searching
The Substitute
Project Almanac
The Rules of Attraction
The Good House
Suicide Kings

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