I’m combing through the latest movies on Prime Video and picking out a selection of gripping thrillers you should watch this week to add some excitement to your mid-week streaming.
Prime Video just added more than 50 movies to kick off its August 2026 slate, so there are plenty of options. These include a classic crime thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, a tense spy-thriller based on real history, and a surreal neo-noir mystery from legendary director David Lynch.
Don’t waste your precious movie-watching time scrolling through all the new arrivals on Prime Video; I’ve already done the legwork for you and picked out a selection of highlights. Here are the best new to Prime Video thriller movies you need to add to your watchlist this week.
3 best new to Prime Video thriller movies this week
‘The Usual Suspects’ (1995)
Earlier this year, I polled more than 2,000 Tom’s Guide readers to determine the best movie twist of all time. While “The Sixth Sense” took home the gold, 1995’s “The Usual Suspects” secured second place with almost 20% of the vote. If you somehow haven’t seen this Bryan Singer crime thriller, and more importantly, don’t know the devilishly brilliant twists, then stop reading this article and watch this genre classic ASAP before you have the shocking reveal ruined.
This thriller revolves around a single question: Who is Keyser Söze? After a job gone wrong at the San Pedro Harbor, a timid small-time crook, Roger “Verbal” Kint (Kevin Spacey), is taken into police custody for interrogation. Through a series of flashbacks, he explains how the ill-fated heist came to be and, more importantly, how he made contact with the enigmatic crimelord, Keyser Söze. The police hope to identify Söze using Verbal’s testimony, but there is trickery afoot, and the elusive criminal mastermind is already one step ahead of the authorities.
Watch "The Usual Suspects" on Prime Video now
'Operation Finale' (2018)
“Operation Finale” is an intense and powerful spy-thriller rooted in real history. Directed by Chris Weitz, this movie chronicles a 1960s operation to capture an SS officer, Adolf Eichmann (played by Ben Kingsley), and bring him to trial in Jerusalem for his abhorrent crimes during World War II. That mission is easy to get invested in, and while the 2018 movie does run a little long at two hours, it’s still a compelling watch with a strong cast.
In 1960s Argentina, a group of Israeli agents believes they may have identified German officer Adolf Eichmann, one of the key figures behind Hitler’s “Final Solution.” Determined to bring him to justice at any cost, these Mossad agents must infiltrate his inner circle and then find a way to capture him so they can bring him to justice and face the consequences of his war crimes. Their leader is Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac), a man deeply haunted by the past.
Watch "Operation Finale" on Prime Video now
‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)
Visionary director David Lynch passed away in January, so why not celebrate a remarkable career by watching one of his most beloved movies, “Blue Velvet.” This influential neo-noir mystery-thriller explores the darker side of suburbia and earned Lynch his second Oscar nomination for Best Director. Curiously, it was very divisive upon release in 1986, but over the decades since, it has been reevaluated by contemporary critics.
Frequent Lynch collaborator Kyle MacLachlan plays Jeffrey, a college student who returns home to Lumberton, North Carolina, after his father suffers a stroke. Back in the suffocating mundanity of suburban existence, Jeffrey begins to unravel a twisting mystery when he finds a severed human ear near his home; this leads to a fascination with a troubled nightclub singer, Dorothy (Isabella Rossellini), and things get darker (and more disturbing) from there.
Watch "Blue Velvet" on Prime Video now
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