New films from Sylvester Stallone, Harry Styles and Lena Dunham.
‘My Policeman’, ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ and more are coming to Prime Video this fall.
Credit: composite mashable: Amazon Studios
Prime Video has announced its slate of original movies for this fall and winter, and there are several compelling films to choose from.
There’s Sylvester Stallone’s superhero movie Samaritan, Lena Dunham’s medieval comedy, Catherine Called Birdy, My Policeman, directed by Harry Styles and Emma Corrin, and more. Some films (such as My Policeman) are released theatrically before being available to stream on Prime Video. Others stream exclusively on Prime – we’ve noted both release dates, if any, in our list below
Top pick: Nanny
Here are all the original movies coming to Prime Video this fall. To see also : Steven Spielberg is ‘a true gamer’, says ‘Halo’ producer Kiki Wolfkill (exclusive).
Aisha (Anna Diop) is an undocumented Senegalese single mother trying to build a new life for her young son by working as a nanny for a wealthy and entitled couple in Manhattan. Day and night, she is harassed by the demands of this strained family, racist microaggressions and outright greed. But even sleep does not rest her, for strange nightmares of giggling look-alikes, crawling spiders and mythical creatures haunt her. Before long, they begin to creep into his waking hours as well. Are they a warning or a threat? Can she figure out their murky message in time?
In her feature debut, writer/director Nikyatu Jusu uses folklore and surreal horror to transform the all-too-real struggles of immigrant mothers into a haunting thriller. A tale of contrasts and conflict, Aisha’s humble home and cheerful community explode with bright colors, while her employer’s apartment is a grueling expanse of gray. In costume and attitude, a captivating Diop reveals the code-switching necessary to survive as a nanny. Her eyes glow with righteous fury as the lens of nanny cameras appear around her. Twenty quivering insects and moaning human beings act as the perfect backdrop for a downward, slippery, creepy spiral. With a climax that hits as hard as a tidal wave, Nanny is a crowd pleaser. It’s no wonder he won the United States Grand Jury Prize in the slate of Drama Competition at Sundance. Whether you like thoughtful character studies or the treacherous plots found in horror, you’ll want to seek this one out. — Kristy Puchko, Associate Entertainment Editor (*)
Movies
How to watch: Nanny hits theaters on November 23 and is available to stream on Prime Video on December 16.
Argentina, 1985 (in theaters 9/30, on Prime Video 10/21) See the article : Amazon Prime Video Streaming Offers: Watch Hit Movies With Up To 55 Percent Off.
Catherine Called Birdy (in theaters 9/23, on Prime Video 10/7)
Theft/Risk (On Prime Video 9/9)
Goodnight Oppy (in theaters 11/4, on Prime Video 11/23)
Good Night Mom (on Prime Video 9/16)
My Best Friend’s Exorcism (on Prime Video 9/30)
My Policeman (in theaters 10/21, on Prime Video 11/4)
Nanny (in theaters 11/23, on Prime Video 12/16)
Run Sweetheart Run (On Prime Video 10/28)
Something from Tiffany (On Prime Video 12/9)
People We Hate at Marriage (on Prime Video 11/18)
Wildcat (in theaters 12/21, on Prime Video 12/30)
The asterisks (*) indicate that the entry is from a previous Mashable article.
