{"id":237805,"date":"2026-05-01T17:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-may-1-3-rush-gosford-park-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:45:14","slug":"3-best-new-prime-video-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-may-1-3-rush-gosford-park-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-to-watch-this-weekend-may-1-3-rush-gosford-park-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Best New Prime Video Movies to Watch This Weekend (May 1-3): \u2018Rush\u2019, \u2018Gosford Park\u2019 and More"},"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 celebrating the first weekend of May by adding new movies depicting car races, fancy parties and murders. What\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n<p>At the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a>\u2019 binge list is <em>Rush<\/em>, a thrilling sports biopic starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/chris-hemsworth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chris Hemsworth<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/olivia-wilde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Olivia Wilde<\/strong><\/a> and a bunch of vintage cars.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t feed the need for speed, check out <em>Gosford Park<\/em>, an Oscar-winning murder mystery starring every English actor alive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ryan-phillippe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Phillippe<\/strong><\/a> for some reason.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you crave some vintage scares, stream <em>Psycho II<\/em>, a surprisingly good sequel featuring the return of cinema\u2019s scariest boogeyman, Norman Bates.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Rush\u2019 (2013)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rush - Theatrical Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4XA73ni9eVs?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 1970s, no rivalry was fiercer in car racing than the one between James Hunt (<strong>Chris Hemsworth<\/strong>) and Niki Lauda (<strong>Daniel Br\u00fchl<\/strong>). Opposites in looks, temperament and pretty much everything else, the two sportsmen waged war with each other on the race track and in the press. But when a horrific accident sidelines one of them, their rivalry turns into something surprising \u2014 a friendship built on mutual respect. As the all-important German Grand Prix begins, can these two legends compete with the same intensity and ambition that made them famous?<\/p>\n<p>Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ron-howard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ron Howard<\/strong><\/a> and based on a true story, <em>Rush<\/em> is a fascinating sports drama about two men who had one thing in common \u2014 the desire to be the best race car driver in the world. What\u2019s fascinating about <em>Rush<\/em> is how it depicts each man\u2019s different journey to reaching the top. Hemsworth\u2019s Hunt is glamorous and hedonistic \u2014 to him, winning is the key that will unlock untold pleasures \u2014 while Br\u00fchl\u2019s Lauda is more methodical and logical. The film\u2019s racing scenes are a highlight, but it\u2019s the quieter moments off the track that linger in the memory the longest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rush<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Gosford Park\u2019 (2001)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4323102\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:65.571428571429%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Maggie Smith in Gosford Park.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">USA Films\/Everett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sir William McCordle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/tag\/harry-potter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Harry Potter<\/em><\/a>\u2019s <strong>Michael Gambon<\/strong>) has been murdered, and just about everyone at his lavish countryside estate is a suspect \u2014 even his pet dog, Pip (Widget). What\u2019s strange about William\u2019s murder is that he appears to have been murdered twice \u2014 first by poisoning and then with a knife in the back. Who hates William enough to have attempted to kill him twice? Or are there two murderers who decided on their own to strike at roughly the same time?<\/p>\n<p>It would be wrong to categorize <em>Gosford Park<\/em> as only a murder mystery, although a murder does happen, and the revelation of who did it is indeed a surprise. But like almost all of <strong>Robert Altman<\/strong>\u2019s best movies, <em>Gosford Park<\/em> is more than what it appears to be on the surface. The legendary director is really interested in the differences between the upstairs class \u2014 the rich sirs and grand ladies who always seem bored with their wealth \u2014 and the downstairs class, who have their own kind of snobbery they use to bludgeon each other with. Gosford Park is so rich with character detail and so dense with its many, many subplots that you have to watch it multiple times to fully appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gosford Park | Official Trailer | 2001\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o0m00hg1PKY?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>But what fun it is to watch it for the first time! The movie is often very funny, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/maggie-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maggie Smith<\/strong><\/a>, as the pampered Dowager Countess Trentham, Constance, tossing off insults as casually as she breathes the cool British air, and the interplay between the upper class and the servants is rich with comic possibilities. There\u2019s also an air of tragedy lingering on the sidelines, which is only brought to the foreground in a climactic scene that proves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/helen-mirren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Helen Mirren<\/strong><\/a>, as the tightly wound housekeeper Mrs. Wilson, is one of the finest British actors living. Mystery, comedy, tragedy, satire and romance \u2014 <em>Gosford Park<\/em> has it all, and few films before or since have matched its dramatic power and sheer entertainment value.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Gosford Park<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Psycho II\u2019 (1983)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psycho II (1983) Official Trailer - Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles Movie HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKprv08HI0s?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\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\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>After over 20 years in the loony bin, Norman Bates (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/anthony-perkins-son-osgood-perkins-slams-ryan-murphys-monster-ed-gein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anthony Perkins<\/strong><\/a>) is back \u2014 and he swears he\u2019s over the whole psycho killer thing. He even takes a job as a short-order cook at the local diner and romances a young waitress, Mary (<strong>Meg Tilly<\/strong>), who believes he\u2019s reformed. But when people start disappearing, everyone suspects Norman \u2014 including Norman himself, who isn\u2019t so sure Mother is completely gone from his damaged psyche.<\/p>\n<p>If you accept the fact that <em>Psycho II<\/em> is nowhere near as good as the original (what film is?), then you\u2019ll enjoy this surprisingly effective follow-up to <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>\u2019s 1960 masterpiece. Made at the height of the slasher era in the early 1980s, there are a few grisly kills, but that doesn\u2019t detract from Perkins\u2019 surprisingly nuanced performance as an older, more paranoid Norman. The final scene is such a surprise you might burst out laughing \u2014 it\u2019s that unexpected, horrific and, yes, funny. But you could say that about <em>Psycho II<\/em> as a whole, a film that defies convention and expectations with every plot twist and knife slash.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Psycho II<\/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-to-watch-this-weekend-may-1-3-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Video is celebrating the first weekend of May by adding new movies depicting car races, fancy parties and murders. What\u2019s not to like? At the top of Watch With Us\u2019 binge list is Rush, a thrilling sports biopic starring Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde and a bunch of vintage cars. 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