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Every week, I comb through the latest additions to Prime Video to pick out the newest thriller movies on the Amazon-owned streaming service. The genre is one of the most popular with subscribers, and as I’m a huge thriller fan myself, I’m always happy to highlight the new arrivals.The week ahead looks solid for new thrillers on Prime Video. May 2026’s slate is all but over, the start of a new month means a fresh wave of library titles, and in June, that will include several worthwhile thriller options. Including a Liam Neeson neo-noir mystery, and a truly wild action-thriller that sees Daniel Radcliffe play a meek man who awakes with pistols bolted to his hands, and is forced to compete in an online death match.If you want to bolster your Prime Video watchlist with some thrillers, then here are three movies to consider over the coming days.Best new to Prime Video thriller movies this week‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)“One Battle After Another” is a movie you can’t ignore. It was this year’s awards season darling, scooping wins at every major show, including the coveted Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars. Sometimes, award winners can be divisive, but Paul Thomas Anderson’s action-thriller epic was not only a critical hit but a real crowd-pleaser as well. It couples masterful filmmaking with pure entertainment and career-best performances from its cast.In “One Battle After Another,” Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a former revolutionary, now in hiding with his precocious daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). Living off the grid and deeply paranoid, Bob’s worst fear comes true when Willa goes missing, and his past deeds catch up with him. Scrambling to locate his daughter, he must also contend with a vengeful adversary, Colonel Lockjaw (Sean Penn). The movie also packs excellent turns from Benicio del Toro and Regina Hall. It’s funny, it’s thrilling, and it’s undoubtedly a must-watch.Watch "One Battle After Another" on Prime Video now‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ (2014)
