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Prime Video movie of the day: Blake Lively is a hypnotic femme fatale in A Simple Favor
Movie of the Day Every day, we cut through the bottomless list of streaming options and recommend something to watch. See all our Prime Video movie of the day choices. You may think you know what to expect from A Simple Favor, but think again. From the darker side of…
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Prime Video movie of the day: Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman deliver a powerful and compassionate drama in Rain Man
In Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman delivers an extraordinary performance as Raymond Babbitt. Babbitt is savant, a rare kind of autism, and the movie is a warm and sympathetic exploration of what that means for both Babbitt and for his younger brother, played by Tom Cruise. At first Cruise seeks to…
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Prime Video movie of the day: 12 Angry Men is a claustrophobic courtroom drama that deserves its perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
Widely regarded as director Sidney Lumet’s best movie, 12 Angry Men (out now on Prime Video) is one of the best courtroom dramas ever to grace the silver screen. Released way back in 1957, age hasn’t dimmed its considerable power, either, as this powerhouse movie remains a masterpiece to this…
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Prime Video movie of the day: You Were Never Really Here is incredibly stylish and deeply disturbing
Empire magazine’s description of You Were Never Here as “dark, disturbing, and difficult” may well be an understatement. Indeed, this crime drama flick, which is one of thousands of movies you can stream on Prime Video, aka one of the world’s best streaming services, was a smash hit with critics…
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Prime Video movie of the day: Nicolas Cage finds a role to sink his teeth into in Renfield
As we said in a Halloween horror round-up, if you want to know what Renfield is like then “Imagine What We Do In The Shadows with a massive body count and gallons of gore.” Nic Cage is Dracula in a role that sees him chewing necks as well as scenery; Nicholas Hoult…
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Prime Video movie of the day: The Bad Guys are really good fun in this action-packed animation
If you’re in charge of any small people, you may already know The Bad Guys: they’re the anti-heroes of the best-selling book series of the same name, a series of capers that’ll have you hearing laughter from the kids’ rooms long after lights out. And a movie, available free for…
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