The Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Prime in March
Video service Amazon Prime is experiencing a very masculine month in March among 18-34 year olds. (Didn’t anyone tell them it was Women’s History Month?) “Ricky Stanicki” comedy starring John Cena premieres; a remake of the 1980s epic Road House with muscle guys; and the second half of the second season of Invincible, a cartoon about adult superheroes for young nerds. (There’s also a documentary about Frida Kahlo and a stand-up special by Tig Notaro.)
Ricky Stanicki
John Cena’s movie star-turned-wrestler is always funnier than you think, and Ricky Stanicki gives Cena a chance to sink his teeth into the bumbling leading man role. Directed by Peter Farrelly, this Amazon-produced comedy stars Zac Efron, Andrew Santino and Jermaine Fowler as Dean, JT and Wes, longtime friends who have been pretending since childhood to have a friend to use as an alibi or scapegoat. . — if they want to spend the evening with the guys, they just say they’re visiting Ricky Stanicki in the hospital. When their partners become suspicious and demand a meeting with Stanicki, the trio hire “Rock Hard” Rod (John Cena), a failed actor who specializes in X-rated celebrity impersonations, to portray Ricky. Things quickly spiral out of control as Ricky refuses to give up this role and infiltrates every aspect of their lives.
The broadcast will begin on March 1.
Road House
The original Road House starred Patrick Swayze as a bouncer in a rough Southern saloon. In the remake, a tormented Jake Gyllenhaal does the honors. He plays Elwood Dalton, a cute guy who used to be a UFC fighter. Down on his luck, Dalton takes a job as a security guard at a run-down roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but his new job quickly takes him beyond bouncing drunks and running into dangerous criminals. In his first acting job, MMA champion Conor McGregor plays hard, and finding out if he can act is enough to watch Road House .
Broadcast starts on March 21.
Invincible , season 2, part 2
The animated superhero series has amassed a large following thanks to its R-rated action and gripping plot, so the arrival of the second half of season two on Amazon is cause for celebration in nerd circles. The main character of Invincible is 17-year-old Mark Grayson, a second-generation superhero living under the shadow of his famous father, Omni-Man, the most powerful man on the planet. According to Prime’s official show description , in the second part of Season 2, “Mark returns to college, reads his father’s books, and nothing bad happens to him and his family. This is a very official synopsis.” So I’ll go with that.
Broadcast starts on March 14.
Frida
This documentary explores the life and work of iconic artist Frida Kahlo using her own words taken from journals, letters, interviews and other primary sources, all illustrated with animation inspired by Kahlo’s art. First-time director Carla Gutierrez has access to footage never before seen in public and uses it to create a film that aims to go deeper than just an art history lesson or a biography based only on facts.
Broadcast starts on March 14.
Boat history
In this BBC-produced action film, a pair of unlucky strangers accidentally end up on a shipwrecked boat filled to the brim with pure cocaine. They decide to sell it, but their scheme to get rich by selling drugs goes awry when they mingle with the police, masked killers and “The Tailor”, a hardened gang boss who wants his cocaine shipment back. . A Boat’s Tale was created by the people who created the excellent Netflix show The Tourist , and if it comes even close to that show, you won’t want to miss it.
Broadcast starts on March 12.
Tig Notaro: Hello again.
Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Tig Notaro’s best jokes come from finding comedy gold in everyday life and delivering it in a casual, friendly style. In “Hello Again ” she talks about home life, misunderstandings with airport clerks and more.
Broadcast starts on March 26.
Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
Many horror game fans consider the Five Nights at Freddy’s video games to be the best of the best, so the film adaptation was highly anticipated, especially since the game’s creator is the producer and co-writer of the film. But would a story about a children’s pizzeria inhabited by animatronic monsters work as a movie? Depends on who you ask. Critics hated it, giving it a dismal 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , but fans loved it and it received an 87% audience score. All you can do is try and see where you land.
The broadcast will begin on March 5.
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Everyone loves minions, but who are they anyway? Rise of Gru answers this question and many more by presenting the origin story of Gru and his meet-cute with the minions, taking us back to the 1970s when Gru was just a boy dreaming of world domination from his suburban bedroom. Minions: The Rise of Gru features voice acting from Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Michelle Yeoh and Julie Andrews as Gru’s mom, and animation from the world’s best non-Pixar animation company, Illumination.
Broadcast starts on March 26.