3 new to Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (February 21–22)

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Featuring historical action, a Spielberg classic, and a heist movie

Viola Davis as General Nanisca in The Woman King.
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If you're staying home this weekend, or are planning a family film night, then this guide to three of the best new movies on Prime Video is for you. This is where we pull out three great titles that are all new to the streamer this month.

We're on a journey through the decades this week, starting our selections with the relatively-recent historical action film The Woman King. That's followed up with an early-'90s Steven Spielberg classic – but can you guess which one? And then we're going back to the '60s with the original version of heist movie classic, The Thomas Crown Affair.

The Woman King

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Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Available: US

This exciting 1800s-set action film stars Viola Davis as General Nanisca, who leads a regiment of all-female warriors known as the Agojie. When the Agojie free a group of women who have been abducted by slave traders working for the Oyo Empire, King Ghezo of Dahomey (John Boyega) declares war on the Oyo and their Portuguese allies. Nanisca sets out to train a new cadre of soldiers to help protect their kingdom.

Inspired by real events, The Woman King is a gripping adventure, energetically directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, with some fantastic fight choreography. Viola Davis shines as Nanisca, in a film that feels like a modern take on a Gladiator-style historical epic.

Watch The Woman King.

Hook

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Director: Steven Spielberg
Available: US/UK

The story of Peter Pan gets a '90s update in this beloved Steven Spielberg classic. Acting as a sequel to J. M. Barrie's novel, Peter and Wendy, Hook centers on Peter Banning (Robin Williams), a middle-aged father of two who has no memories of his childhood. When his kids, 9-year-old Jack (Charlie Korsmo) and 6-year-old Maggie (Amber Scott), are abducted, Peter's friend Wendy (Maggie Smith) reveals to him that he is really Peter Pan. The kids have been taken by Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman), and to get them back, Peter must return to Neverland.

Hook was a long-in-development passion project for Spielberg and a reasonable-sized hit when it was released in 1991. Since then, its fanbase has only grown and grown, thanks in no small part to the presence of the much-missed Robin Williams.

Watch Hook.

The Thomas Crown Affair

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Director: Norman Jewison
Available: US/UK

You may have seen the 1999 remake, but have you ever watched Norman Jewison's 1968 original? This super-stylish film helped lay the template for the modern heist movie and is a huge amount of fun. The perennially-cool Steve McQueen stars as wealthy businessman Thomas Crown, who – out of sheer boredom – decides to mastermind a $2.66 million heist from a bank in Boston. An investigator, Vicki Anderson (screen icon Faye Dunaway) is hired to recover the money and quickly clocks that Crown may be the crook. As the two grow closer, however, an undeniable attraction forms between the two.

With a killer cast, and slick direction and editing, this is a pacy adventure full of witty banter, exciting set pieces, and red hot chemistry between its two leads.

Watch The Thomas Crown Affair.

Comics Editor Will Salmon
Will Salmon

Recommendations for what to watch on Prime Video this weekend has come via Will Salmon, GamesRadar's Streaming Editor. Will has been writing about film and TV for the last 20 years in the pages of SFX magazine and online here and loves mystery, sci-fi, and horror series in particular. If you still need a hand with what to watch this weekend, here's a little quiz to help:

Will Salmon
Will Salmon
Streaming Editor

Will Salmon is the Streaming Editor for GamesRadar+. He has been writing about film, TV, comics, and music for more than 15 years, which is quite a long time if you stop and think about it. At Future he launched the scary movie magazine Horrorville, relaunched Comic Heroes, and has written for every issue of SFX magazine for well over a decade. His music writing has appeared in The Quietus, MOJO, Electronic Sound, Clash, and loads of other places too.

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