‘The Pickup’ Is Amazon Prime’s Most-Watched Movie This Week: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

This week on Amazon Prime brings a mix of action, adventure, sci fi, and true story drama that kept viewers busy from start to finish. The titles below reflect what people actually pressed play on over the past seven days across new releases and reliable favorites.

Each entry includes a quick story outline along with concrete details like key cast, directors, and production notes. Use this to decide what to watch next or to learn more about the movies that dominated watchlists.

10. ‘Hidden Figures’ (2016)

This fact based drama follows Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson as they support early NASA missions with orbital calculations, programming, and engineering work inside flight research centers. The plot traces how assignments move from test flights to crewed launches while showing the collaboration between analysts and astronauts.

The film is directed by Theodore Melfi and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe. It draws on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction account and shows the growth of computing teams, the transition to electronic systems, and the policy changes that open technical roles to a broader talent pool.

9. ‘Sabotage’ (2014)

An elite DEA unit seizes cartel money during a raid and soon finds its members targeted one by one as an investigation opens into who took the cash. The story weaves between tactical operations, internal affairs interviews, and forensic follow up as evidence links recent missions to the mounting attacks.

The film is directed by David Ayer and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, and Mireille Enos. It focuses on team procedures, surveillance logs, and raid planning while showing how insider knowledge and competing motives complicate the case.

8. ‘Uncharted’ (2022)

A rookie treasure hunter teams up with a seasoned partner to chase a fortune connected to historic voyages and long missing cargo. The search moves through museums, cathedrals, and remote sites as old maps, ciphers, and double crosses reveal a path to a hidden haul.

The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer and stars Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. Set pieces use practical stunts and large scale environments like airborne cargo holds and cliffside ruins while the script threads in family backstory and rival crews racing for the same prize.

7. ‘Wicked’ (2024)

This musical fantasy retells the events in Oz through the friendship of Elphaba and Glinda from their first days at school to the public narratives that define them. The plot follows classes, ceremonies, and palace announcements while political currents reshape how citizens view the two leads.

The film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande with music by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman adapted for the screen. Large ensemble numbers move from classrooms to grand halls and open countryside while costumes, choreography, and visual effects translate stage moments into cinematic sequences.

6. ‘Transformers’ (2007)

The battle between Autobots and Decepticons reaches Earth as both sides search for a powerful artifact that can create or destroy mechanical life. A teenager becomes the link between human authorities and the alien robots as military units respond to escalating incidents in cities and bases.

The film is directed by Michael Bay and stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. It combines practical effects, pyrotechnics, and computer generated characters while establishing core designs for Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and other key figures that anchor later entries in the series.

5. ‘Heads of State’ (2024)

A covert operative is paired with an unlikely partner when a threat surfaces around an international summit that draws world leaders to one place. The mission moves through credential checks, secure motorcades, and back room meetings as the team tracks a plot that aims to disrupt the event.

The film is directed by Ilya Naishuller and stars Idris Elba and John Cena. It blends action sequences with political misdirection and uses encrypted devices, cover identities, and layered security to show how agents navigate official gatherings without attracting attention.

4. ‘Wrath of Man’ (2021)

A new hire at an armored truck company shows unexpected skills during a robbery attempt, prompting questions about his past and purpose. The story unfolds across multiple timelines that reveal a prior heist, the people involved, and the motive behind his decision to join the firm.

The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Jason Statham with a structure that revisits key days from different viewpoints. It details route planning, crew protocols, and convoy procedures and shows how surveillance gaps and insider knowledge can be turned against security teams.

3. ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ (2024)

Generations after Caesar, young ape leaders manage new settlements while humans live in scattered groups with different levels of contact. The plot follows contested territories, shifting alliances, and travel across regions as communities work out rules for trade and defense.

The film is directed by Wes Ball and stars Owen Teague, Freya Allan, and Kevin Durand. Performance capture and location photography build out language systems, social hierarchies, and training methods to show how ape societies function day to day.

2. ‘War of the Worlds’ (2025)

An extraterrestrial assault disrupts normal life as towering machines arrive and communications fail across multiple cities. Families, first responders, and military units attempt evacuations and countermeasures while power grids falter and the threat expands.

This modern reimagining draws from the classic source material while updating settings, tools, and public responses. Large scale sequences show urban flight, improvised shelters, and field operations while smaller threads track how people reconnect as the invasion intensifies.

1. ‘The Pickup’ (2024)

A chance meeting sets off a heist that grows into a high stakes operation as multiple crews chase the same score and a determined investigator follows the trail. The plot covers surveillance, planning, and quick reversals as the job draws attention from rivals and law enforcement.

The film is directed by Tim Story and stars Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer, and Pete Davidson. It maps how the thieves use everyday locations and improvised gear to stay ahead while cross checking phone records, traffic cameras, and witness statements narrows the search.

Tell us which of these you watched on Prime this week and what you are planning to queue up next in the comments.