{"id":8469,"date":"2026-01-24T01:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-23-25\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T01:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:14:51","slug":"3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-23-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-23-25\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Best New Prime Video Movies I\u2019m Watching This Weekend (January 23-25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While a lot of people subscribe to Amazon Prime, its streaming service, Prime Video, is somehow still overlooked when compared to rivals Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a pity, as the streamer boasts an impressive library of new releases and beloved classics ready to watch.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, Watch With Us recommends streaming the captivating 2022 melodrama <em>Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em>, the underappreciated action sequel <em>Mission: Impossible II<\/em> and the Oscar-winning musical, <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, starring <strong>Hugh Jackman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Where the Crawdads Sing\u2019 (2022)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PY3808Iq0Tg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After Chase Andrews (<strong>Harris Dickinson<\/strong>) is found dead in a swamp in 1969 rural North Carolina, local author Kya Clark (<strong>Daisy Edgar-Jones<\/strong>) becomes the prime suspect. On trial for his murder, Kya flashes back to her wild childhood, when she was abandoned by her parents and raised by a local couple, and her tumultuous teenage years, when she was involved in a love triangle with Chase and Tate Walker (<strong>Taylor John Smith<\/strong>). Why was Chase murdered? And does his death have anything to do with Tate\u2019s competing love for Kya?<\/p>\n<p>Based on the bestselling novel by <strong>Delia Owens<\/strong>, <em>Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em> is an engrossing drama with a genuinely intriguing mystery at its center. The film is best when it evokes a pre-Nixon America filled with passions and melodrama that simmer below the surface. It\u2019s pulpy, sure, but the movie works, with the very British Edgar-Jones convincingly portraying a Southern \u201cmarsh girl\u201d who drives the two most popular boys in town crazy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Mission: Impossible II\u2019 (2000)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mission: Impossible II (2000) | Official Trailer - Tom Cruise\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hSPtsCQq52k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get this out of the way right now \u2014 <em>Mission: Impossible II<\/em> is the weakest entry in the long-running action franchise. It simply can\u2019t hold a candle to the original or the mid-series peak of <em>Ghost Protocol<\/em> and Fallout. But <em>M: I 2<\/em> is still better than most action movies of the then (the forgettable <em>Gone in 60 Seconds<\/em>) and now (the awful <em>Red Notice<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>In this sequel to the 1996 hit, Ethan Hunt (<strong>Tom Cruise<\/strong>) is a little older and wilder \u2014 he likes to free solo climb in Utah and sports a shag that any \u201880s rock star would be envious of. The threats, however, are still the same \u2014 a rogue agent, Sean Ambrose (<strong>Dougray Scott<\/strong>), has stolen the Chimera virus and wants to use it to kill a lot of people for even more money. The key to stopping Ambrose is Ethan finding and recruiting Sean\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Nyah (<strong>Thandiwe Newton<\/strong>), to seduce the bad guy long enough to find the virus. But things get complicated when Ethan starts to fall for her and vice versa. Can he trust Nyah? Or will she betray him like his previous love, Claire Phelps (<strong>Emmanuelle Beart<\/strong>), in the first <em>Mission: Impossible<\/em> movie?<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Hong Kong action maestro <strong>John Woo<\/strong>, M: I 2 has some great fight scenes and a plot that\u2019s simultaneously simplistic and way too complicated. That doesn\u2019t matter much when you have Cruise performing his now-signature death-defying stunts on speeding motorcycles and tall skyscrapers. <em>M: I 2<\/em> is uneven, but when it\u2019s good, it\u2019s very good, and it\u2019s still the best American movie Woo has ever made.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mission: Impossible II<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Les Mis\u00e9rables\u2019 (2012)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Les Miserables - Official Movie Trailer 2012 (HD)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IuEFm84s4oI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s Oscar season, so it\u2019s a good time to watch one of the previous winners for Best Picture, <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>. In this surprisingly dramatic adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Jean Valjean (<strong>Hugh Jackman<\/strong>) is a former convict who has established a new identity as a respected factory owner. When he helps the destitute prostitute Fantine (<strong>Anne Hathaway<\/strong>) and her bastard daughter, Cosette (<strong>Amanda Seyfried<\/strong>), his former identity is discovered by Javert (<strong>Russell Crowe<\/strong>), a policeman who will stop at nothing to see Valjean behind bars again.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just some of the movie\u2019s bulging plot, which also covers the French Revolution, more than one impoverished orphan, a couple of doomed romances and a <em>very<\/em> dramatic suicide. That doesn\u2019t sound like much fun, but <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> is immensely entertaining due to its top-notch cast, skillful direction and unbeatable musical score. \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d is a classic for a reason, and after watching this adaptation, you\u2019ll be singing it long after the credits have rolled.<\/p>\n<p><em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While a lot of people subscribe to Amazon Prime, its streaming service, Prime Video, is somehow still overlooked when compared to rivals Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max. That\u2019s a pity, as the streamer boasts an impressive library of new releases and beloved classics ready to watch. 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