Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary is once again the number one movie on Prime Video, surprising absolutely no one. Easily one of th
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Project Hail Mary is once again the number one movie on Prime Video, surprising absolutely no one. Easily one of the biggest hits of the year so far, the movie, adapted from Andy Weir’s 2021 novel, stars Ryan Gosling as a science teacher who finds himself in space, struggling to remember how he got there. A massive critical and commercial success, the film is an excellent watch, particularly for sci-fi fans. But in case you’re in search of something a little different, there’s still plenty to explore on the platform. Here’s a look at three great movies that we think you should watch on Prime Video this week.
For more recommendations, check out our list of the best shows and movies on Prime Video.
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‘65’ (2023)
Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, 65 is a science fiction film starring Adam Driver as Mills, an age-old astronaut from a different planet. Set 65 million years ago, the movie follows Mills as he crashlands on an unknown planet (Earth) inhabited by perilous lifeforms (dinosaurs) and must find a way to escape the world alongside a youthful girl (Ariana Greenblatt). Chloe Coleman and Nika King appear in supporting roles, and the film was produced by Beck, Woods, Sam Raimi, Deborah Liebling, and Zainab Azizi.
After a very enigmatic marketing campaign, 65 premiered in 2023 to a decent box office run but largely negative critical reception. On paper, the movie is essentially After Earth meets Jurassic Park, and while it doesn’t fully make the most of that promising premise, it’s still an entertaining watch for fans of sci-fi survival thrillers. If you’re in the mood for a rollercoaster sci-fi movie with a miniature but talented cast, then 65 is the movie for you.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz
Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?
The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
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01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
The first instinct is often the truest one.
APull on every thread until I understand the system — then figure out how to break it.
BStop asking questions and start stockpiling — food, fuel, weapons. Questions don’t keep you alive.
CKeep my head down, observe carefully, and trust no one until I know who’s pulling the strings.
DStudy the patterns. Every system has a rhythm — learn it, and you learn how to survive it.
EFind the people fighting back and join them. You can’t fix a broken galaxy alone.
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02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely?
What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
AKnowledge. If you understand the system, you don’t need resources — you can generate them.
BFuel. Everything else — movement, power, escape — runs on it.
CTrust. In a world of fakes and informants, a truly reliable ally is rarer than any commodity.
DWater. And after water, information — the two things empires are truly built on.
EShips and credits. The galaxy is substantial — you survive it by being able to move through it freely.
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03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re forthright about what you’re actually afraid of.
AThat reality itself is a lie — that everything I experience has been constructed to keep me compliant.
BA raid. No warning, no mercy — just the roar of engines and then nothing left.
CBeing identified. Once someone with power decides you’re a problem, you’re already out of time.
DBeing outmanoeuvred — losing a political game I didn’t even know I was playing.
EThe Empire tightening its grip until there’s nowhere left to run.
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04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
ASubvert it from the inside — learn its rules well enough to weaponise them against it.
BIgnore it and stay out of its reach. The further from any power structure, the better.
CAppear to comply while doing exactly what I need to do. Visibility is the enemy.
DManoeuvre within it carefully. You can’t beat a system you refuse to understand.
EResist openly when I have to. Some things are worth the risk of being seen.
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05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
AUnderground bunkers and server rooms — tight, artificial, but with access to everything that matters.
BOpen wasteland — brutal sun, no shelter, constant movement. At least the threat is forthright.
CA dense, rain-soaked city where you can disappear into the crowd and nobody asks questions.
DMerciless desert — extreme heat, no water, and something enormous living beneath the sand.
EThe fringe — backwater planets and busy spaceports where the Empire’s attention rarely reaches.
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06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
AA tight crew of believers who’ve seen behind the curtain and have nothing left to lose.
BOne or two people I’d trust with my life. Any more than that and someone talks.
CNobody, ideally. Alliances are liabilities. I work alone unless I have no choice.
DA community bound by shared hardship and mutual survival — people who need each other to last.
EA ragtag team with wildly different skills and total commitment when it counts.
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07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all?
Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
AI won’t harm the innocent — even the ones who’d report me without hesitation.
BI do what I have to to protect the people I’ve chosen. Everything else is negotiable.
CThe line shifts depending on who’s asking and what’s at stake.
DI draw a long-term line — nothing that compromises my people’s future, even if it’d support now.
ESome lines, once crossed, can’t be uncrossed. I know which ones they are.
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08
What would actually make survival worth it?
Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
AWaking others up — dismantling the illusion so no one else has to live inside it.
BFinding somewhere — or someone — worth protecting. A reason to keep moving.
CAnswers. Understanding what I am, what any of this means, before time runs out.
DLegacy — shaping the future in a way that outlasts me by generations.
EFreedom — for myself, for others, for every world still living under someone else’s boot.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated
You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t support but notice the seams in things.
- You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
- You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
- You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
- The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are strenuous to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
- You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
- You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
- You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
- In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
- You read people accurately, keep your circle miniature, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
- In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
- You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
- In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
- Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
- You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
- Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
- In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is enormous, raucous, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
- You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
- You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
- You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
- In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ (2003)
Directed by Donald Petrie, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 rom-com inspired by the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. Kate Hudson stars as Andie, a magazine writer working on the titular article, and Matthew McConaughey stars as Benjamin, an ad executive who makes a bet that he can win over a woman in 10 days. When these two start dating, things quickly move in unexpected directions. The movie also features Adam Goldberg, Bebe Neuwirth, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Kathryn Hahn, and more in supporting roles.
Back when it first hit theaters, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days earned largely mixed reviews, which did nothing to stop it from becoming a major box office hit. Despite flaws in the narrative, the movie is an undeniably engaging affair, largely thanks to Hudson and McConaughey’s performances and chemistry. The film has developed an enduring fan following in the years since, and it’s now widely regarded as one of the most iconic rom-coms of the early 2000s.
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‘Gladiator’ (2000)
Directed by Ridley Scott, Gladiator is an epic action-adventure movie that stars Russell Crowe as Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius. Betrayed and reduced to slavery by the Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who kills his father Marcus Aurelius to take the throne, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator, rising up the ranks in a quest for vengeance. The film’s ensemble cast also includes Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, and more.
After a long and complicated production, Gladiator had its world premiere in 2000, instantly becoming a major box office hit and earning highly favorable reviews from critics. A magnificent action epic that paints a fully realized vision of the Roman Empire, the movie is widely regarded as one of Ridley Scott’s best. Gladiator went on to become the second-highest-grossing film of the year and win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and spawned a sequel, Gladiator II, which was released in 2024.
Release Date
May 5, 2000
Runtime
155 minutes
Writers
David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson
