{"id":180767,"date":"2025-07-15T08:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/15\/prime-video-just-added-this-movie-that-has-96-percent-on-rotten-tomatoes\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:15:07","slug":"prime-video-just-added-this-movie-that-has-96-percent-on-rotten-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/15\/prime-video-just-added-this-movie-that-has-96-percent-on-rotten-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video Just Added This Movie That Has 96 Percent on Rotten Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Every month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/amazon-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> adds dozens of movies to its ever-expanding library.<\/p>\n<p>The streamer has outdone itself in July by adding modern hits and retro classics from every genre you can think of.<\/p>\n<p>One new film that sticks out from the rest is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/07\/the-oral-history-of-a-fish-called-wanda?srsltid=AfmBOooWJfzo_G-Urs1zpielKq1vNwPCf8RxlqLzK_y8498aJMDfEgd9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em>, a 1988 comedy<\/a> that has an impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/a_fish_called_wanda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Very few movies get that kind of score, which should tell you how good \u2014 and funny \u2014 it is. Here are a few reasons why you should stream it this July.\n<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018A Fish Called Wanda\u2019 Is a Comedy Masquerading as a Heist Flick<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WTwVpEEMps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite its title, <em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em> isn\u2019t about maritime pursuits; instead, it\u2019s a classic crime caper where everything that could possibly go wrong does go wrong. It begins with London gangster George (<strong>Tom Georgeson<\/strong>) successfully stealing some diamonds with the help of his crew: girlfriend Wanda (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jamie-lee-curtis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jamie Lee Curtis<\/strong><\/a>), her Anglophobe brother Otto (<strong>Kevin Kline<\/strong>) and stuttering getaway driver Ken (<strong>Michael Palin<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>What George doesn\u2019t know is that Wanda and Otto aren\u2019t siblings at all \u2014 they\u2019re lovers, and they call the cops on George so they can have the loot all to themselves. What Wanda and Otto don\u2019t know \u2014 and soon find out to their dismay \u2014 is that George lied to them about where the loot is, so they can\u2019t take it and can\u2019t ask George where it is since he\u2019s in jail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4039612\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.142857142857%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jamie Lee Curtis and the cast of A Fish Called Wanda<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">MGM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Determined to get the jewels without letting George know they double-crossed him, they come up with a plan to seduce George\u2019s lawyer, Archie (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/john-cleese-disses-taylor-swifts-cat-oliva-watch-20141310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Cleese<\/strong><\/a>), so they can find the jewels and leave Great Britain. Complications ensue when Wanda begins to fall for Archie, and Otto becomes consumed with jealousy.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em> has a lot of plot, but somehow, it never feels like it\u2019s difficult to follow. Director <strong>Charles Crichton<\/strong> directs with an efficient, invisible hand, moving the story along at a perfect pace that allows room for nuance and laughs without slacking. This is a movie that<br \/>really moves \u2014 just when you\u2019re done digesting the last plot development, a new one springs up. <em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em> is the rare comedy that, even if you strip it of all its jokes, still works as a pure heist movie. But why would anyone want to do that?<\/p>\n<h3>It Features an Oscar-Winning Performance<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Fish Called Wanda (3\/11) Movie CLIP - Don&#039;t Call Me Stupid (1988) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PoaOwSPJPHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em>\u2019s other impressive achievement is that it\u2019s the rare comedy that actually won an acting Oscar. Kline received an Academy Award for his performance as Otto in 1989, beating out competitors like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/obi-wan-kenobi-what-to-know-about-the-star-wars-spinoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/strong><\/a> himself, <strong>Alec Guinness<\/strong>, and a young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/river-phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>River Phoenix<\/strong><\/a>. It was deserved, though, as Kline has never been better as the hypnotically narcissistic \u2014 and hilariously stupid \u2014 Otto.<\/p>\n<p>The key to Kline\u2019s performance is that Otto thinks he\u2019s the smartest person in the room when the exact opposite is true. Wanda tolerates it because he\u2019s good in the sack, but even she has her limits. In one of the great takedowns in cinema history, she reveals to him just how dumb he really is.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Fish Called Wanda (7\/11) Movie CLIP - Apes Don&#039;t Read Philosophy (1988) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2j3adcbEwSM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Only an actor like Kline can sell Otto\u2019s self-delusion as comedy, but also make it dangerous, too. As Otto frequently states throughout the movie, he doesn\u2019t like to be called \u201cstupid,\u201d so when the inevitable happens and someone does, they\u2019re nearly killed. Kline\u2019s Otto is a true original \u2014 a sleazy psychopath who wants nothing more than to be seen as a rational intellectual. A lot of the movie\u2019s laughs stem from Otto\u2019s overreactions and how Kiline conveys them through an impressive mixture of verbal and physical comedy.<\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s One of the Funniest Movies Ever Made<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4039602\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4039602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-fish-called-wanda-curtis-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">MGM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not just Kline who is superb \u2014 Curtis, Cleese and Palin are also top-notch and each has multiple moments to showcase their comedic skills. Curtis draws on her \u201880s sex symbol status as a weapon Wanda uses to charm all the men in the movie, who are all helpless to her charms. But Wanda herself has a weakness \u2014 she loves it when men speak to her in a foreign language, so when Cleese begins to speak to her in Italian and then Russian, she loses all of her inhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>Palin\u2019s Ken is given his own side story where he has to assassinate an old lady who witnessed George steal the jewels. He isn\u2019t very good at it, and he keeps failing to kill her \u2014 and instead accidentally snuffs out each of her three cute dogs. This causes Ken particular anguish since he\u2019s an animal lover, and the movie keeps cutting back to this failed assassin attending multiple dog funerals that he can\u2019t help causing.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018A Fish Called Wanda\u2019 Is So Funny, It Might Just Kill You \u2014 Seriously<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Fish Called Wanda (8\/11) Movie CLIP - Striptease Surprise (1988) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfHOoFVUk9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I could go on and on \u2014 there\u2019s the scene with Archie being found naked by his neighbors as he attempts to seduce Wanda and there\u2019s another sequence when Archie\u2019s wife interrogates a trespassing Otto about why exactly he\u2019s in her home. And then there\u2019s the madcap finale, which combines a breathless pursuit to an airport that\u2019s straight out of a rom-com and an apparent death by streamroller that\u2019s more appropriate for a <em>Looney Tunes<\/em> cartoon than a British comedy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>But what else do you expect from a movie that\u2019s so funny, it caused the death of one of its viewers? While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12793457\/The-doctor-died-laughing-John-Cleese-film-Fish-Called-Wanda-Michael-Palins-scene-led-demise.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ole Bentzen officially died<\/a> from heart fibrillation, it was due to an extended period of laughter while he was watching the movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-amazon-prime-video-right-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-little-hours.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Dave Franco is threatened by Aubrey Plaza in 'The Little Hours'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/the-little-hours.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-amazon-prime-video-right-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">10 Must-Watch Comedy Movies on Amazon Prime Video (June 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBecause of the sheer number of movies on Amazon Prime Video, there are a lot more bad comedies on the streamer than there are good ones. In fact, you might have to scroll through a lot of films before you find a comedy that\u2019s worth laughing at. But that\u2019s what the Watch With Us team [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll die while watching <em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em>, but even if you did, there are worse ways to go. Even though it\u2019s almost 40 years old, the comedy is still as sharp and funny as it was in 1988. If you\u2019re an Amazon Prime Video subscriber, there\u2019s no better movie to stream this month than a film that combines grand larceny, high comedy, sweet romance and an attempted murder by sticking two French fries in someone\u2019s nose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Jamie%20Lee%20Curtis%20and%20the%20cast%20of%20A%20Fish%20Called%20Wanda\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Fish Called Wanda<\/em> is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/prime-video-just-added-this-movie-that-has-96-percent-on-rotten-tomatoes-july-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, Amazon Prime Video adds dozens of movies to its ever-expanding library. The streamer has outdone itself in July by adding modern hits and retro classics from every genre you can think of. 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