3 Best Movies To Watch On Prime Video This Weekend (August 1-2)

Published Jul 31, 2026, 8:22 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account Prime Video subscribers will find that the best movies to watch on the streaming service this weekend are mostly thrillers, with a timely video game adaptation also making the cut. On last weekend's Prime Video movie recommendations, I went over projects like Ruthless, The Wild Robot, and Masters Of The Universe, making for a pretty diverse selection of movies. Looking at Prime Video's movie library to see what viewers might be drawn to this final weekend of July, I realized that the streaming service has the perfect selection of thrillers trending right now. For anyone who has been aching for a good, violent shark thriller, or a spy movie with several stars, Prime Video is the streaming service to tune into this weekend. One of those is also extremely timely due to a massive hit that has just debuted in theaters. Likewise, as a way of keeping this selection of movies to watch on Prime Video synergized with the biggest theatrical releases of the moment, I feel that an adventure movie based on one of the most exciting video game genre franchises is in order. As for last weekend's Prime Video movie recommendations, two of them are still trending. The fantasy epic Masters of the Universe ranks as high as #2 in the United States on Prime Video, while the action thriller Ruthless is currently the streamer's 6th most-watched movie in the US. Now, prepare to embark on a weekend that is full of thrills on Prime Video. 3 The Devil's Mouth (2026) The first entry on this weekend's list is the latest Prime Video original movie to become a global streaming sensation. The Devil's Mouth follows a group of young adults who harbor secrets from one another. When they get trapped in an underwater cave system where they are hunted by a bloodthirsty shark, those secrets begin to spill out, and there are plenty of guts to be laid bare. The Devil's Mouth features a stacked cast of rising stars, with names like Marvel Cinematic Universe star Kathryn Newton, To All the Boys I've Loved Before franchise lead Lana Condor, The Summer I Turned Pretty's Jeremiah Fisher actor Gavin Casalegno, and more. The Devil's Mouth is currently Prime Video's most-watched movie worldwide, according to FlixPatrol, after releasing on July 29. 2 Uncharted (2022) The second movie on our Prime Video recommendations is the first to be connected to theaters' new major release. Uncharted stars Tom Holland, who is also the face of Marvel and Sony's new box office behemoth, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. If you did not manage to get tickets for the many sold-out sessions for the new Spider-Man movie, Uncharted is a fun time with Holland on Prime Video. The video game adaptation tells the story of a young Nathan Drake, with Holland playing the Indiana Jones-like adventurer. Expect plenty of gorgeous backdrops, creative action sequences, puzzle-solving, and a surprisingly fun dynamic between Holland's Drake and Mark Whalberg's Sully. Uncharted is currently #10 on Prime Video in the United States, and it also works as a follow-up experience after Spider-Man: Brand New Day to get more of Holland. 1 The Amateur (2025) Ending our list is The Amateur, another film that comes as a good call with Spider-Man: Brand New Day's theatrical release. The reason for that is the spy thriller features Jon Bernthal, who has a pretty sizable role in Marvel's new Spider-Man movie as the Punisher. The Amateur boasts a stellar 87% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and the movie is at #4 in the US. The Amateur stars Rami Malek as CIA cryptographer Charlie Heller, who blackmails the agency itself to train him to become a spy and enable him to take revenge on the terrorists who killed his wife. The Amateur is an intense and dark revenge thriller that never lets up. Its star-studded cast also features names like Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne, Caitríona Balfe, Holt McCallany, and more, making it a thriller worth investing time on Prime Video. The Devil's Mouth Release Date July 29, 2026 Runtime 106 minutes Cast The Devil's Mouth follows a group of college friends on an adventure in Thailand, where they become trapped in submerged caves with a dangerous predator. As oxygen dwindles, past conflicts emerge, escalating tensions and forcing the group to collaborate in a desperate struggle for survival. Uncharted 4/10 Release Date February 10, 2022 Runtime 116 minutes Cast Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas, Steven Waddington, Rudy Pankow, Tiernan Jones, Pingi Moli, Jesús Evita, Georgia Goodman, Diarmaid Murtagh, Joseph Balderrama, Serena Posadino, Alana Boden, Jonathan Failla, Anthony Thomas, Peter Seaton-Clark, Robert Maaser, Eskindir Tesfay, Manuel de Blas, Carme Capdet, Julia Schunevitsch, Alois Knapps, Patricia Meeden Director Ruben Fleischer The Amateur 7/10 Release Date April 11, 2025 Runtime 123 minutes The Amateur is a thriller directed by James Hawes. It follows a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder whose life is upended when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. Frustrated by his supervisors' inaction, he takes matters into his own hands to seek justice. Cast Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Danny Sapani, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg, Laurence Fishburne, Julianne Nicholson, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Adrian Martinez, Takehiro Hira, Evan Milton, Nick Mills, Kate Sumpter, David Mills, Anita Anand, Fleur Keith, Barbara Probst, Joseph Millson, Marc Rissmann, Lanna Joffrey, Tom Clarke Hill, Anna Francolini, Alice Hewkin, Christy Meyer Director James Hawes