{"id":217059,"date":"2026-01-16T18:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-16-18\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:45:28","slug":"3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-16-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-16-18\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Best New Prime Video Movies I\u2019m Watching This Weekend (January 16-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/amazon-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Video<\/a> is the destination for movie fans in January due to its enviable selection of new hits and classic films.<\/p>\n<p>The streamer recently added a new batch of titles this month, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> is here to tell you which ones are worth streaming.<\/p>\n<p>The sci-fi hit <em>Alien: Romulu<\/em>s is the best film in the long-running franchise since the \u201880s, while rom-coms fans will fall in love with the classic <em>Along Came Polly<\/em> all over again.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Video subscribers should also check out <em>Burn After Reading<\/em>, one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brad-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s most underrated films.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Alien: Romulus\u2019 (2024)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alien: Romulus | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OzY2r2JXsDM?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>In the distant future, Rain Carradine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/cailee-spaeny-5-things-to-know-about-the-priscilla-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cailee Spaeny<\/strong><\/a>) and a motley space crew travel to the abandoned ship Romulus to retrieve equipment necessary for them to travel across space. But they get more than they bargained for when they discover the ship is infested with aliens \u2014 and not just any aliens, but Xenomorphs. With acid for blood and an unstoppable lust for destruction, these creatures are hard to kill, as Rain and her crew quickly find out. With supplies dwindling and the oxygen running out, can they somehow defeat these aliens and abandon the Romulus before it\u2019s too late?<\/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-new-movies-to-watch-on-netflix-hbo-max-amazon-prime-hulu-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/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-new-movies-to-watch-on-netflix-hbo-max-amazon-prime-hulu-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">5 Best New Movies to Stream This Weekend (January 9-11)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s only the first week of January, but Netflix already wants you to take a vacation. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Deal of the Day Looking to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The seventh film in the long-running sci-fi franchise, <em>Alien: Romulus<\/em> was a late summer hit in 2024. A big reason why is that it\u2019s not weighed down by much of the franchise\u2019s lore; instead, it goes back to what made the original Alien so effective in the first place \u2014 an emphasis on suspense and tension rather than blood, gore and overcomplicated VFX. Spaeny shines as Rain, who is about as different from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sigourney-weaver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sigourney Weaver<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s Ripley as you can get, while <em>The Long Walk<\/em>\u2019s <strong>David Jonsson<\/strong> steals the show as an empathetic android who holds the key to defeating the Xenomorphs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.10f91b99-a958-47e2-8a81-8d7478a70571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Alien: Romulus<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Along Came Polly\u2019 (2004)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Along Came Polly Official Trailer #1 - Ben Stiller Movie (2004) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_tsUZbkynY8?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>Reuben Feffer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ben-stiller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ben Stiller<\/strong><\/a>) is a little depressed \u2014 you would be too if you caught your fianc\u00e9e having an affair on your honeymoon. His spirits only perk up when he runs into Polly (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennifer-aniston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a>), a free-spirited woman he once went to school with. After going on a couple of dates with her, Reuben starts to fall hard for Polly, who isn\u2019t so sure she wants a long-term relationship. Can Reuben convince her he\u2019s the one? Or will Polly drift out of his life as quickly as she burst back into it?<\/p>\n<p><em>Along Came Polly<\/em> is a good example of how well mid-budget rom-coms were made 20 years ago. It polishes off well-worn tropes like the kooky girlfriend (Polly) and the nerdy lead protagonist (Reuben) and makes them seem new again. Stiller and Aniston generate some real sparks as the mismatched couple, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/philip-seymour-hoffman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Philip Seymour Hoffman<\/strong><\/a> steals the whole movie as Reuben\u2019s basketball-playing best friend, Sandy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.d8aa7866-f97c-dd32-4aae-8da0f006a626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Along Came Polly<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Burn After Reading\u2019 (2009)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burn After Reading (2\/10) Movie CLIP - Cocktails and Goat Cheese (2008) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Ufi7Z8OokA?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<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>No one makes great comedies about dumb people quite like the Coen Brothers. After <em>Raising Arizona<\/em> and <em>The Big Lebowski<\/em>, their best one is probably <em>Burn After Reading<\/em>, a screwball crime tale about stupid people doing stupid things for a lot of money. Linda Litzke (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/frances-mcdormand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Frances McDormand<\/strong><\/a>) and Chad Feldheimer (<strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong>) are gym employees who use every muscle they have except their brains. When they find a mysterious disc belonging to CIA employee Osborne Cox (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/john-malkovich-saves-a-bleeding-mans-life-201396\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Malkovich<\/strong><\/a>), they offer to return it to him for a price. So begins a chain of events that involves Russian spies, the FBI, a philandering husband with the hots for Linda and a guy who murders someone with an axe.<\/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\/3-prime-video-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-in-january-2026\/\" 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\/2026\/01\/burn-after-reading-pitt.jpg?crop=0px%2C89px%2C1540px%2C872px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/burn-after-reading-pitt.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\/3-prime-video-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-in-january-2026\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">3 Prime Video Movie Masterpieces You Need to Watch in January 2026<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWelcome to 2026! Watch With Us is spotlighting Amazon Prime Video and some of the movie masterpieces currently available to watch on its fantastic platform. If you\u2019re still recovering from New Year\u2019s Eve and just want to watch some high-quality movies, we\u2019ve got you covered. Our picks include the uproarious\u00a0crime comedy\u00a0Burn After Reading,\u00a0starring Brad Pitt [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Burn After Reading<\/em> is a wild, unpredictable comedy that throws one curveball after another at you. No one\u2019s really sympathetic and even the authorities in charge don\u2019t know much more than the dim-witted blackmailers they\u2019re chasing. The result is a movie that doesn\u2019t amount to much, which is not only the point of <em>Burn After Reading<\/em>, but its main punchline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.0ea9f6f7-8fc6-7a59-82b3-d7973fdd9561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Burn After Reading<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-im-watching-this-weekend-january-16-18-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Video is the destination for movie fans in January due to its enviable selection of new hits and classic films. The streamer recently added a new batch of titles this month, and Watch With Us is here to tell you which ones are worth streaming. 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