Amazon just upgraded Alexa Plus with a new long-awaited feature that lets you instantly jump to your favorite movie scenes — all via a simple phrase.
Called "find a scene," the new feature makes it easier for you to jump to your most prized movie moments without fast-forwarding. Alexa Plus uses enhanced visual understanding to find the specific scene in Prime Video, even if you don't state the movie title in your query.
How Alexa Plus scene-jumping works
Ever wanted to show a friend your favorite scene from a particular film? Now, you can simply state a movie scene into the microphone, and Alexa Plus takes care of the rest. Some of the examples Amazon gives in its blog post include:
- “Jump to the card scene in Love Actually”
- “Jump to the scene in Red One where Santa flies over the city”
- “Jump to the scene where Deloris Jordan says ‘a shoe is just a shoe until my son steps into it’”
- “Jump to the scene when John McClane says ‘come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs’”
- “Jump to the scene where Joshua asks, ‘shall we play a game?’”
- “Jump to the Ozdust ballroom scene in Wicked with Glinda”
- “Jump to the scene in Mamma Mia where Sophie sings ‘Honey Honey’”
- “Jump to the boulder chase scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Using sophisticated artificial intelligence, Alexa Plus identifies the specific movie moment and jumps to it without needing to fast-forward. Alexa Plus captures a variety of elements from a particular movie, such as captions and visuals, and analyzes them to gain a broader understanding of the plot and sequencing.
Amazon claims the new feature is a combination of Anthropic Claude and Amazon Nova, combining "a variety of large language models." For the feature to work, the movie in question must be included with a Prime Membership or a video you purchased/rented through Prime Video.
It's unclear if the feature will be extended beyond Prime Video. Tom's Guide has reached out for clarification, but it will most likely remain an exclusive feature for Prime Video content only.
Amazon has also upgraded Alexa Plus with additional discovery features, making it even easier for you to find new content. Alexa Plus uses contextual awareness for even better suggestions, so you can say, "Hey Alexa, find us more action movies like the one we watched last weekend," and it takes care of the rest.
You can even find out more about specific actors and actresses, so you'll never be confused about what movie or show you might know them from ever again. The same applies to sports stars and events, with Alexa Plus now offering you scores from your favorite teams and stats across services like DirecTV, Sling TV, Prime Video, and more.
Which devices support the new Alexa Plus features?
Currently, only a handful of Amazon products can leverage Alexa Plus. Amazon has a handy list of devices with Alexa Plus compatibility, and of these, only those under the Fire TVs section can leverage the new feature. Such devices include the newest addition to the Fire TV Stick lineup, the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select, the popular Fire TV Stick 4K Max, the Hisense U6QF Mini-LED TV, and select Panasonic models.
You'll need an Alexa Plus subscription and a Prime Video subscription if you're not already an Amazon Prime subscriber. Separately, Alexa Plus costs $19/month, and Prime Video costs $8/month, or you can pay $14/month for the complete Amazon Prime package. Currently, Alexa Plus is free because it is in early access, but it will become paywalled after January 2026.
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