3 Best Movies To Watch On Prime Video This Weekend (July 18-19)

Published Jul 17, 2026, 5:50 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account Prime Video subscribers will be entertained on the streaming service this weekend, as its selection of movies includes three films that will keep everybody on the edge of their seats. In last weekend's Prime Video movie recommendations, I talked about the star-studded adventure The Lost City of Z, the shocking thriller Love Lies Bleeding, and Ryan Gosling's epic sci-fi adaptation Project Hail Mary. All three of those movies continue to be timely releases for Prime Video subscribers, with the first featuring Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, two of the biggest stars of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which is now playing in theaters. That said, of those three suggestions, only Gosling's fan-favorite Project Hail Mary continues to trend high on the streamer's movie charts. Project Hail Mary is currently the most-watched movie on Prime Video in the United States. Because of that, I wanted to search for a sci-fi movie that viewers might enjoy as an alternative or a follow-up to Gosling's streaming sensation. As such, be prepared for a sci-fi thriller with absolutely stunning visuals that also deals with a catastrophe related to Earth. The Ultimate · Horror Quote Challenge Name That Horror Movie “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.” ☠1960s 🔪1970s 👻1980s 💀1990s 🎭2000s ENTER IF YOU DARE → 01 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“I am your number one fan.” ASingle White Female (1992) BCape Fear (1991) CMisery (1990) DFatal Attraction (1987) ✓ Correct! Annie Wilkes’s obsessive declaration to author Paul Sheldon in Misery — Kathy Bates won the Oscar for this role. ✗ Not quite — it’s Misery (1990). Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes delivers this line before things get very, very painful for her favorite author. NEXT → 02 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“We all go a little mad sometimes.” APeeping Tom (1960) BThe Birds (1963) CWhatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) DPsycho (1960) ✓ Correct! Norman Bates’s unsettling confession in Hitchcock’s Psycho — the film that invented the slasher. ✗ Not quite — it’s Psycho (1960). Norman Bates delivers this chilling line to Marion Crane before the shower scene changes cinema forever. NEXT → 03 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“Here’s Johnny!” AThe Amityville Horror (1979) BPoltergeist (1982) CThe Changeling (1980) DThe Shining (1980) ✓ Correct! Jack Nicholson’s terrifying ad-lib as he axes through the bathroom door in The Shining. ✗ Not quite — it’s The Shining (1980). Nicholson improvised this line while hacking through the door — Kubrick kept the cameras rolling. NEXT → 04 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“They’re all gonna laugh at you!” ACarrie (1976) BThe Exorcist (1973) CThe Omen (1976) DSuspiria (1977) ✓ Correct! Margaret White’s cruel warning to her daughter before prom night turns deadly in Carrie. ✗ Not quite — it’s Carrie (1976). Piper Laurie as Margaret White torments her telekinetic daughter with this prophetic warning. NEXT → 05 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you.” AFriday the 13th (1980) BChild’s Play (1988) CHellraiser (1987) DA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) ✓ Correct! The eerie children’s jump-rope rhyme that haunts the dreams of Elm Street. ✗ Not quite — it’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The nursery rhyme warning of Freddy Krueger’s arrival. All five are iconic slashers, but only one invades your dreams. NEXT → 06 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“I want to play a game.” AHostel (2005) BSaw (2004) CThe Collector (2009) DCube (1997) ✓ Correct! Jigsaw’s signature greeting, delivered through his puppet Billy in Saw. ✗ Not quite — it’s Saw (2004). The Jigsaw Killer’s chilling invitation before his victims face impossible choices. NEXT → 07 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“It was the boogeyman.” ABlack Christmas (1974) BThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) CHalloween (1978) DWhen a Stranger Calls (1979) ✓ Correct! Laurie Strode’s terrified whisper to Dr. Loomis after surviving Michael Myers in Halloween. ✗ Not quite — it’s Halloween (1978). Laurie Strode whispers this to Dr. Loomis, who replies: “As a matter of fact, it was.” NEXT → 08 Which horror movie features this iconic line?“It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.” ASe7en (1995) BAmerican Psycho (2000) CRed Dragon (2002) DThe Silence of the Lambs (1991) ✓ Correct! Buffalo Bill’s skin-crawling command to his captive in The Silence of the Lambs. ✗ Not quite — it’s The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Buffalo Bill delivers this disturbing line from his basement. All five films feature serial killers, but only one has this scene. REVEAL MY SCORE → The Body Count Your Survival Score 💀 / 8 Did you survive the horror quiz? ↻ SURVIVE AGAIN That said, not all movies on the list are of the sci-fi genre. The other two entries are perfect for the horror fans that made films like Obsession and Backrooms become huge box office hits this year. One of them sees a group venture into an abandoned hotel and find supernatural beings, while the other has become a classic of the zombie genre. 3 Do Not Enter (2026) Let's start this weekend's Prime Video movie recommendations with this straightforward horror movie. Do Not Enter was released in theaters on March 20, so if you missed it on the big screen, wait for the night to fall and get ready to be on the edge of your seat. Do Not Enter follows a group of explorers, the Creepers, who have the terrible idea of entering the abandoned Paragon Hotel and live-streaming it. Of course, waiting for them in the dark are several supernatural threats, which lead to multiple bloody deaths and plenty of scares along the way. The movie is pure dumb horror fun for fans of the genre. With a young adult cast that includes names like Adeline Rudolph (Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat II), Jake Manley (iZombie, The Order), Francesca Reale (Stranger Things, Entergalactic), and more, viewers should be entertained. 2 World War Z (2013) Continuing in the horror genre, but with a movie that is less about jump scares and more about action, World War Z is a horror thriller that has become a must-watch. Led by Brad Pitt in yet another magnetic performance, the movie plays like a shot of adrenaline, with Pitt's Gerry Lane, a former investigator for the UN, watching as a virus sends the world into disarray, with fast, bloodthirsty zombies taking over. World War Z's zombies are the complete opposite of The Walking Dead's walkers, so fans of the genre that have grown used to the hit series' modus operandi will have to adjust. It is a thrill ride, with a search for the cure to the zombie virus at its center, or a way for humanity to survive at its center. World War Z is currently Prime Video's 7th most-watched movie in the United States. 1 Moonfall (2022) ​​​​​​​Finally, after the success of Project Hail Mary on the streamer, I believe that those who have yet to discover Moonfall will have a good time with the film. While it is not on the level of Gosling's space epic, Moonfall also presents an intense story of how all life on Earth could end much sooner than imagined. However, in this sci-fi movie, it is because the planet will be hit. An unknown force causes the Moon to fall towards the Earth, and that collision is set to destroy the planet. To save it, Patrick Wilson's Brian Harper, a former astronaut, Halle Berry's Jocinda Fowler, NASA's deputy director, and John Bradley's K.C. Houseman, a conspiracy theorist, team up to put the Moon back on its trajectory, dealing with an alien swarm complicating things. This is a wild movie, and an action-packed note with gorgeous visuals to end the weekend on Prime Video. Do Not Enter Release Date March 20, 2026 Runtime 91 minutes A group of young explorers delve into an abandoned hotel, lured by rumors of a hidden treasure. They face competition from another group and encounter a mysterious entity within the hotel's eerie corridors. Cast Francesca Reale, Nicholas Hamilton, Adeline Rudolph, Jake Manley, Shane Paul McGhie, Javier Botet, Laurence O'Fuarain, Brennan Keel Cook, Kai Caster Director Marc Klasfeld World War Z 6/10 Release Date June 21, 2013 Runtime 116 minutes Based on the novel by Max Brooks, World War Z tells the story of a world ravaged by a zombie virus. Former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) braves the apocalypse in search of a cure. He is tasked with finding the point of origin of the virus in order to synthesize a vaccine, reluctantly doing so in exchange for his family's safety. His search takes him around the world, where he witnesses all the devastation of the apocalypse. Cast Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Sterling Jerins, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ruth Negga, Moritz Bleibtreu, Abigail Hargrove, Fabrizio Guido, David Andrews, John Gordon Sinclair, Grégory Fitoussi, Jane Perry, Lucy Russell, Mark Holden, Tim Berrington, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Michiel Huisman Director Marc Forster Moonfall 4/10 Release Date February 2, 2022 Runtime 131 minutes Moonfall, directed by Roland Emmerich, follows a desperate attempt by humanity to avert catastrophe when a mysterious force dislodges the moon from its orbit, causing it to head toward Earth. As time runs out, a small group forms to combat the impending threat. Cast Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Michael Pena, carolina bartczak, Zayn Maloney, Ava Weiss, Hazel Nugent, Chris Sandiford, Jonathan Maxwell Silver, Eme Ikwuakor, Stephen Bogaert, Maxim Roy, Ryan Bommarito, Kathleen Fee, Donald Sutherland, Frank Schorpion, Sebastian Pigott, Jaa Smith-Johnson, Adam LeBlanc, Frank Fiola, Katy Breier, Josh Cruddas Director Roland Emmerich