3 underrated Amazon Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (April 5-7)

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When you think of great places to stream a movie, your head probably doesn’t go immediately to Amazon Prime Video, but maybe it should. The service has a lineup of great movies, many of which are genuine classics. If you’ve seen all the most obvious titles on the service, though, you might be looking for something that’s just a little bit more under the radar.

If that’s the case, then we’ve got three great underrated movies that are available to watch on Amazon Prime Video this weekend (and you should definitely check out at least one of them):

Out of Sight (1998)

Steven Soderbergh is known for movies like Ocean’s Eleven and Erin Brockovich, but perhaps his very best film predates both of those. Out of Sight stars George Clooney (The Boys in the Boat) as an escaped convict who finds himself drawn toward Jennifer Lopez’s Karen Sisco, a federal marshal.

Although these two are on opposite sides of the law, they find themselves inexorably drawn toward one another, and Out of Sight gives us plenty of time to revel in their exquisite flirtations. Although romance comes first here, Out of Sight is also a scintillating crime drama that features one of the best final set pieces of any movie of its kind. It’s got something for everyone.

Watch Out of Sight now.

Charade

Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant were two of the biggest stars of their era, and Charade pairs them together in one of the funniest movies either of them ever made. The film follows the two after they fall for one another, and Hepburn’s character discovers that her husband has been murdered by men he served with in World War II.

As they hunt after a fortune that her husband stole with these men, the circumstances become more and more ludicrous and convoluted until the whole film seems like it’s on the verge of breaking completely. Thankfully, Grant and Hepburn are so magnetic that Charade toes that line perfectly and is instead just a wild and wildly great ride.

Watch Charade now.

Margin Call (2011)

Set at a financial firm on the day before the housing market bubble burst, Margin Call is more riveting than you might expect this kind of financial drama to be. The film takes the perspective of a low-level employee who discovers what’s about to happen and chronicles the activity inside the firm as leadership decides what action to take in response to this devastating new reality.

The genius of Margin Call is that, in spite of its focus on the obscenely wealthy, it doesn’t make any of these people seem sympathetic. Are they compelling? For sure, but almost in spite of their chosen careers. The movie also boasts a stellar cast, with Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, and Jeremy Irons all giving career-best performances.

Watch Margin Call now.

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Joe Allen is a freelance writer based in upstate New York focused on movies and TV.

3 underrated movies on Paramount+ you need to watch in April 2024

It’s not the destiny of every film to go on to become either a blockbuster or a classic. More often than not, movies come and go and barely get remembered years or even decades later. But in the streaming age, movies that could have been lost to oblivion are still with us, even on Paramount+.

After looking over everything new on Paramount+ this month, we’ve put together the following list of three underrated movies that you have to watch in April. Our first pick is a thriller from director James Mangold, while the second was the breakout film for Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage. And our third choice featured the acting debut of the late Tupac Shakur.
Identity (2003)

3 action movies on Paramount+ you need to watch in April 2024

It’s been a long and cold winter, but spring is finally here. And if you’re looking for some excitement in the new season, then Paramount+ has you covered. The new movies on Paramount+ in April have some great options, especially if you love action movies. And we’ve got some picks for you to watch that are available on all tiers, and not just Paramount+ with Showtime.

Our selections for the three action movies you need to watch on Paramount+ in April are all classics in the genre. It’s pretty hard to go wrong with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone when they were in their prime. But our first pick has the unique distinction of letting Nicolas Cage and John Travolta appear as both the hero and the villain in the same movie.
Face/Off (1997)

3 rom-coms on Netflix you need to watch in April 2024

Netflix knows how to do rom-coms. The streaming service constantly releases entertaining original rom-coms and spotlights classics from the genre live within its vast library. Some of the best romantic comedies are streaming on Netflix, including Silver Linings Playbook, the Oscar-winning rom-com starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence; The Holiday, a delightful Christmas romance from Nancy Meyers; and Your Place or Mine, a witty comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher.

Those are only some of the many rom-coms available on Netflix. For April, we spotlight three more romantic comedies to watch this month. Our selections include a New York City-based female adventure, a pleasant romance set in Ireland, and an all-time classic featuring two of the best actors from the genre.
How to Be Single (2016)

Out of Sight (1998)

Charade

Margin Call (2011)

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