This is a great month for new movies on Amazon Prime. While our Editor's Picks section always highlights three films we love, there's even a fourth that we almost included. And they're all pretty recent, with the oldest being 2015's Creed (Creed II is also coming to Prime Video).
Elsewhere this month, you've got great new-to Prime Video movies, such as Pulp Fiction, Dazed and Confused, Being John Malkovich, Good Will Hunting, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Paths of Glory and The Virgin Suicides.
And while not all of the Rocky movies will likely have a shot at making it to the best movies on Prime Video list, they're all coming to Prime Video this month. Joining them are Sly Stallone's action-packed Expendables sequels.
Oddly enough, the new movies on Prime Video this month will feature Oscar best picture nominee Women Talking (one of the top new movies to watch online this week), but for only a select window of time — March 8th through the 12th. Before we get to the big list of the new movies on Amazon Prime this month, let's dive into three of our picks:
New movies on Amazon Prime: Editor's picks
Creed (2015)
Adonis "Donnie" Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Apollo Creed, is not a character anyone saw coming. But much like Michael B. Jordan himself, Creed caught fire upon arrival to the big screen. This first chapter of the Creed trilogy, directed by the fantastic Ryan Coogler, sees Creed struggle through detention centers and other paths in life. But it's through Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), his father's old rival, that Creed finally gets a chance to define his own name.
Thrilling, and proof that spinoffs can be fantastic films, Creed is a critically acclaimed sports movie that most should love. Its fight sequences may be too much for some, but the film is utterly fantastic overall.
On Prime Video starting March 1
Nope (2022)
Otis Jr. (Daniel Kaluuya), and Emerald (Keke Palmer) inherited the family business at Haywood Hollywood Horses in a manner that would make many think the land was cursed. But quiet Otis Jr. (aka OJ) stuck with the business of training horses for Hollywood, and Emerald (aka Em) shows up to be the more affable public face of the team when she's able. A series of events at their ranch, though, border on the supernatural, and their neighbor (Steven Yeun) is ready to profit off the mysterious events at his amusement park.
Nope, as Jordan Peele's third film, arrived with a high bar to clear for fans of Get Out and Us. While it may be a bit more literal and less open to interpretation at times, other moments are completely left up to audiences to decipher. Personally, it's my favorite of Peele's movies.
On Prime Video starting March 21
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is back, and in the least likely role ever: teacher. The TOPGUN academy's latest class of graduates need the former wild-child (who's still irritating the higher-ups) to show them how to pull off an impossible mission. But this drama will be even more intense for Mitchell, as one of the cadets — Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller) — is the son of Pete's former wingman Goose.
In the theaters, I was white-knuckling my arm-rest as I enjoyed every minute of Top Gun: Maverick. At home (I own the film on 4K Blu-ray), I've continued to enjoy it on rewatching. Also, Maverick — no offense to fans of the original Top Gun — has a much stronger plot. Whereas the original was more loose and casual, with stakes eventually, this film puts Mitchell through a lot more drama.
On Prime Video starting March 24
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 1
- 12 Angry Men (1957)
- A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- Akeelah and The Bee (2006)
- American Gangster (2007)
- Barbershop (2002)
- Barefoot in the Park (1967)
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- Capote (2006)
- Carrie (1976)
- Carrie (2013)
- Cinderella Man (2005)
- Cloverfield (2008)
- Contraband (2012)
- Courageous (2011)
- Creed (2015)
- Creed II (2018)
- Dazed and Confused (1993)
- Detroit (2017)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- Elizabeth (1999)
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
- Eye for an Eye (1996)
- Flesh and Bone (1993)
- Good Will Hunting (1998)
- Imagine That (2009)
- Internal Affairs (1990)
- Jonah: A VeggieTales Movies (2002)
- Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain (2011)
- Leaving Las Vegas (1996)
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999)
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- Margin Call (2011)
- Midnight Cowboy (1969)
- Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
- Nerve (2016)
- Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2015)
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- RBG (2018)
- Red River (1948)
- Rocky (1976)
- Rocky Balboa (2006)
- Rocky II (1979)
- Rocky III (1982)
- Rocky IV (1985)
- Rocky V (1990)
- Sahara (2005)
- Scent of a Woman (1993)
- Shine A Light (2008)
- Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
- Street Smart (1987)
- Super 8 (2011)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Babysitter (1995)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- The Defiant Ones (1958)
- The Expendables 2 (2012)
- The Expendables 3 (2014)
- The Frozen Ground (2013)
- The Hunted (2003)
- The Hunter (1980)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
- The Machinist (2004)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales
- Movie (2008)
- The Presidio (1988)
- The Virgin Suicides (2000)
- Unlocked (2017)
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Vanity Fair (2004)
- VeggieTales: An Easter Carol (2004)
- VeggieTales: Lord of the Beans (2005)
- VeggieTales: Noah’s Ark (2017)
- VeggieTales: ‘Twas The Night Before Easter (2011)
- Witness For the Protection (1958)
- Your Highness (2011)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 6
- The Magnificent Seven (2016)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 7
- Secret Headquarters (2022)
- The Silent Twins (2022)
- The Visitor (2022)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 8
- Women Talking (2022) — only included with Prime Video until March 12th
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 10
- Jackass Forever (2022)
- This Is Christmas (2022)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 12
- Men, Women & Children (2014)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 14
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 17
- Boy and the World (2014)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 21
- Nope (2022)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 22
- Sanandresito (2012)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 24
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 28
- Big Trip 2: Special Delivery (2022)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 29
- American Renegades (2018)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
New movies on Amazon Prime on March 31
- But I’m a Cheerleader (2000)
- Enemies Closer (2014)
- Siberia (2021)
- Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
- Zeros and Ones (2021)
More new movies to watch online
But you probably don't just have Prime Video. So, we recommend you check out our list of what's new on Netflix. That list includes both movies, shows and other specials. To get the most-recent set of film recommendations suggest you check out our list of the top new movies to watch online this week.
Looking for critically-appreciated films? Check out the best new to Netflix movies that are 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes to cut through the mess of all the middling stuff on the big red streaming machine. We've also got good fresh picks from the home box office, with the best new to HBO Max movies that are 95% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.
