{"id":239112,"date":"2026-05-08T18:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-to-stream-this-weekend-may-8-10-dragonheart-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:05:46","slug":"3-best-new-prime-video-movies-to-stream-this-weekend-may-8-10-dragonheart-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/3-best-new-prime-video-movies-to-stream-this-weekend-may-8-10-dragonheart-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Best New Prime Video Movies to Stream This Weekend (May 8-10): \u2018Dragonheart\u2019 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> is keenly aware it\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day weekend, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/amazon-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Video<\/a> has some great movies you can watch with your beloved mom.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you want to watch some films when mom isn\u2019t around? Then you\u2019re reading the right article!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve curated a short list of the best new Prime Video movies to watch this weekend. At the top of the list is <em>Dragonheart<\/em>, an underrated \u201890s fantasy epic featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sean-connery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sean Connery<\/strong><\/a> as a wise dragon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Babe<\/em> is another \u201890s classic, and its heartwarming tale of a talking pig trying to fit in at a farm is still enchanting today.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, <em>The Glass Castle<\/em> is a not-so-sunny drama starring <strong>Woody Harrelson<\/strong> as an irresponsible patriarch of a lower-class family in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Dragonheart\u2019 (1996)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragonheart Official Trailer #1 - Dennis Quaid Movie (1996) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRjSw-4qcgM?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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/game-of-thrones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Game of Thrones<\/em><\/a> made dragons popular on the small screen, but the magical flying creatures have yet to break through in movies. They came close with <em>Dragonheart<\/em>, a 1996 fantasy film starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/dennis-quaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dennis Quaid<\/strong><\/a> as Sir Bowen, a medieval knight with a reputation for killing dragons. That\u2019s what makes it all the more ironic when he has to partner with the last dragon in existence, Draco (voiced by Connery), to overthrow the evil ruler Einon (<strong>David Thewlis)<\/strong>. Even if they\u2019re victorious, it\u2019s doomsday for Draco, as he shares his heart with Einon. If Einon croaks, so does Draco.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dragonheart<\/em> is a throwback to the high-fantasy films of the 1970s and 1980s, although by 1996, CGI had advanced enough to fully realize a realistic-looking dragon. The result is a surprisingly effective action-adventure tale with enough dazzling set pieces and palace intrigue to satiate <strong>George R.R. Martin<\/strong> fans and newbies alike. Quaid unplugs his megawatt smile to portray a morose nobleman who no longer believes in honor and Connery is terrific as the one creature who can restore his faith. The special effects were nominated for an Oscar in 1997 and still hold up today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.3ca9f76a-02e8-be40-ec26-cd790d8c33e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dragonheart<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Babe\u2019 (1995)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Babe Official Trailer #1 - Miriam Margolyes Movie (1995)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yuzXPzgBDvo?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>Who doesn\u2019t like a talking pig? When orphaned piglet Babe (<strong>Christine Cavanaugh<\/strong>) is brought to kindly farmer Arthur Hoggett\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/the-green-mile-cast-where-are-they-now-tom-hanks-sam-rockwell-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Green Mile<\/em>\u2018s <strong>James Cromwell<\/strong><\/a>) farm, he quickly befriends a menagerie of cute animals, including sassy pooch Fly (<strong>Miriam Margolyes<\/strong>) and Ferdinand (<strong>Danny Mann<\/strong>), a duck who crows like a rooster. Babe quickly impresses everyone enough to help Arthur win the local sheep herding contest, but will the charismatic porker come through to make his newfound family happy?<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s not much to <em>Babe<\/em>, and that\u2019s probably why it works so well. The stakes are pleasantly low, with the only real emergency being Babe\u2019s revelation that humans eat his own kind. Nominated for seven Oscars, <em>Babe<\/em> is a family-friendly movie that is sweet without being saccharine. It\u2019s winningly wholesome, and it may just make you swear off pork for the immediate future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Babe-James-Cromwell\/dp\/B0026IPAJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Babe<\/em> is streaming on Prime Video.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018The Glass Castle\u2019 (2017)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Glass Castle (2017) Official Trailer \u2013 Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GoR2Nm43wRA?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<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>Rex Walls (<strong>Woody Harrelson<\/strong>) isn\u2019t your typical father. With his wife, Rose (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/naomi-watts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Naomi Watts<\/strong><\/a>), he raises his four children in a way that would make most other parents grimace. Dirt poor and aimless, the Walls family leads an itinerant life that eventually takes its toll on one of them, Jeannette (<strong>Chandler Head<\/strong>,<strong> Ella Anderson<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brie-larson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brie Larson<\/strong><\/a>). She eventually grows up and becomes a writer, but she can\u2019t quite escape her unconventional upbringing and the memory of her dad, whom she thinks made all the wrong choices.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Glass Castle<\/em> is a powerful drama that often feels like someone punched you in the stomach. It\u2019s tough to take at times, and that\u2019s because everything you see on screen is based on fact. The movie is adapted from Jeannette\u2019s bestselling memoir, also called <em>The Glass Castle<\/em>, and it conveys all the uncertainty and heartbreak of growing up in a dysfunctional family. It\u2019s also an inspiring survivor\u2019s tale, one that any child who had it rough early on in their life can relate to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.74b02b81-9903-415e-9e0a-0f897f16dee9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Glass Castle<\/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-stream-this-weekend-may-8-10-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch With Us is keenly aware it\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day weekend, and Prime Video has some great movies you can watch with your beloved mom. But what if you want to watch some films when mom isn\u2019t around? Then you\u2019re reading the right article! We\u2019ve curated a short list of the best new Prime Video movies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-239112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}