Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on Amazon Prime, Including ‘The Alto Knight’

If you’re mapping out a weekend watchlist, Prime’s latest round-up mixes brand-new 2025 arrivals with acclaimed modern picks and a few stone-cold classics—pulled from this week’s two Comic Basics lineups so you can jump straight to the good stuff.

‘Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy’ (2025)

Written and directed by Tyler Perry, ‘Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy’ follows a woman rebuilding her life with help—and complications—from the people closest to her. Produced under Tyler Perry Studios, it focuses on relationships, second chances, and the ripple effects of personal choices. Expect intimate, dialogue-forward scenes anchored by Perry’s character-centric approach. It’s part of Prime’s lineup for the week of November 3.

‘The Alto Knights’ (2025)

Barry Levinson directs and Robert De Niro portrays both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello in this mid-century New York crime drama. Nicholas Pileggi provides the screenplay, tracing rivalries, backroom deals, and shifting power inside the mob. The film emphasizes character studies and the mechanics of influence over mythology. It’s included in Prime’s week-of-November-3 slate.

‘Hedda’ (2025)

Nia DaCosta adapts Henrik Ibsen’s play with Tessa Thompson in the title role, supported by Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, and Nina Hoss. The film reframes relationships and themes while preserving the story’s volatile mix of desire, ambition, and social pressure. Backed by Plan B, it’s presented with bold stylistic choices that set the classic on contemporary footing. It arrives Wednesday, October 29.

‘The Woman in the Yard’ (2025)

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, this psychological horror centers on a rural family rattled by a veiled stranger’s warning. Danielle Deadwyler leads the cast, with cinematography by Paweł Pogorzelski and music by Lorne Balfe. Produced by Blumhouse and Homegrown Pictures, it leans into isolation and steadily escalating dread. It arrives Friday, October 31.

‘Bones and All’ (2022)

Luca Guadagnino’s romantic horror road movie follows two outsiders on a cross-country journey with dangerous appetites. Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet star alongside Mark Rylance in a story adapted by David Kajganich from Camille DeAngelis’s novel. The production spans multiple states and features a Venice-lauded turn behind the camera. It arrives Saturday, November 1.

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (2017)

Jon Watts directs this MCU chapter charting Peter Parker’s high-school life under Tony Stark’s watch as he confronts Adrian Toomes, the Vulture. The ensemble includes Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya, and Marisa Tomei, with a screenplay team spanning Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, and others. It blends teen-movie rhythms with superhero stakes across Queens and beyond. It arrives Saturday, November 1.

‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001)

Ron Howard’s biographical drama follows mathematician John Nash, adapted by Akiva Goldsman from Sylvia Nasar’s book. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, and Paul Bettany headline, with music by James Horner and cinematography by Roger Deakins. The film earned multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It arrives Saturday, November 1.

‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997)

Directed by Gus Van Sant from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s screenplay, this drama tracks a South Boston prodigy whose life pivots after an MIT professor intervenes. Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, and Minnie Driver star. The film won Oscars for Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor. It arrives Saturday, November 1.

‘Rear Window’ (1954)

Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller places a confined photographer across from a courtyard full of potential clues and suspects, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. John Michael Hayes adapts Cornell Woolrich’s ‘It Had to Be Murder’ with a focus on point-of-view storytelling. The elaborate set and controlled sightlines are central to its design and tension. It arrives Saturday, November 1.

‘Double Indemnity’ (1944)

Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler adapt James M. Cain’s novel into a benchmark noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. The plot turns on an insurance policy’s “double indemnity” clause and a murder scheme. Signature elements include John Seitz’s shadow-rich cinematography and Miklós Rózsa’s score. It arrives Saturday, November 1.

Tell us which of these Prime picks you’re lining up first this weekend in the comments!