This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. A big weekend for crime thriller, documentary and sci-fi fans. Welcome to JOE’s new Weekend Streaming Guide where we highlight the movies and TV shows you could check out over the next few days. And because this is our […]

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Fans of the film Man on Fire will want to check out this similarly gritty crime thriller. Our TV movie pick for tonight is the phenomenal 2017 neo-noir crime thriller You Were Never Really Here starring now Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker). The film was adapted for the screen by the great writer-director Lynne Ramsay (We […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It has been called the ‘best time travel show since Dark’. Prime Video’s sci-fi neo-Western thriller Outer Range has returned for a second season and is getting some very positive write-ups – with some critics going as far to […]

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It is following in the footsteps of Kin and Love/Hate. Following on from Kin and Love/Hate, another beloved of Irish series will be getting a release in the UK. That show is Northern Lights, which had its first six-episode season premiere in late 2023 in Ireland on the channel TG4. The drama is set in […]

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The film stars an Oscar-winner and an Oscar-nominee. Netflix has just added City of Lies, the crime thriller movie starring Johnny Depp about the investigations into the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Directed by Brad Furman (The Infiltrator, The Lincoln Lawyer), the film is based on the non-fiction book LAbyrinth by […]

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Starring three now Oscar winners, we’d also argue it is one of the greatest films of the 21st century. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 16 May) is the incredible Western movie with the brilliantly unwieldy title The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Released in 2007, the film sees Oscar-winner […]

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It has been a busy last couple of weeks for the streaming service when it comes to films. Over the past month or so, Netflix has added dozens of movies, both new and old, to its library. And to make it easier for JOE readers in the UK and Ireland to find something to watch, […]

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Loosely based on true events, the film features an all-star cast. Netflix has just added Pain & Gain, the 2013 action crime movie from director Michael Bay (Ambulance, Bad Boys, The Rock). Based on loosely on true events, the film centres around a crew of ripped Miami bodybuilders (played by Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and […]

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It comes from the director behind Sicario 2 and the TV shows Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero. Adagio, the new gangster thriller movie from director Stefano Sollima (Gomorrah, Sicario 2, ZeroZeroZero), has just been added to Netflix. Set in a Rome plagued by blackouts and forest fires, the Italian film focuses on a teenage boy named Manuel […]

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The Oscar-winner holds a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 15 May) is Arrival, the Oscar-winning sci-fi film from 2016. Helmed by Blade Runner 2049 and Dune director Denis Villeneuve, it stars Amy Adams as a linguist who is enlisted by the US Army to attempt to communicate with […]

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The film marked a very important turning point in its star’s career. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 14 May) is The Lincoln Lawyer – the 2011 legal thriller starring Matthew McConaughey. Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly (Bosch), the Oscar-winner plays Mickey Haller – a charismatic defense attorney […]

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It’s one of the most inventive sci-fi films we’ve seen in a long time. Monolith, an incredible new sci-fi thriller movie, is now available to stream via Sky Cinema and NOW Cinema. Coming from Australia, the film features rising star Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise) in the lead role as a disgraced journalist. Desperate to […]

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Directed by one of the action movie kings, it’s basically a cross between Heat and Speed. Netflix has added Ambulance, one of the best action movies of the decade so far, to its library. Directed by action filmmaking legend Michael Bay (Bad Boys, The Rock), it stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Matrix Resurrections). He plays Will, a former U.S. Marine and […]

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It’s the perfect Saturday night movie. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 11 May) is Copshop, the 2021 action thriller from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Narc, Smokin’ Aces). The film tells the story of a wily con artist (Frank Grillo) who, on the run from a lethal assassin (Gerard Butler), devises a scheme […]

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‘I hope to see you on the stage tonight’ Ireland’s Eurovision contestant for this year, Bambie Thug, missed their dress rehearsal ahead of tonight’s final due to what they called an “urgent” situation. In a post on their Instagram page, the ouija pop singer said: “There was a situation while we were waiting to go […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. A must-watch for fans of Dexter and Hannibal, the film holds a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. I Am Not a Serial Killer, the acclaimed mystery horror thriller from 2016, has just been added to Prime Video. Co-written and […]

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A must watch for fans of both crime movies and war movies. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 10 May) is Dead Presidents, the 1995 crime thriller directed by The Hughes Brothers (The Book of Eli, Menace II Society). Set in the ’60s and ’70s, the film focuses on Anthony (Larenz Tate, Menace II […]

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The ‘Irish invasion’ on Netflix continues with its new West Cork-set show. Earlier this week, JOE wrote about an “Irish invasion” on Netflix as the homegrown projects In the Land of Saints and Sinners, Kin and Obituary all landed on the streaming service’s top 10 charts. This looks set to continue with Bodkin, a new […]

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He had to prove in court that his actors were still alive! Film fans who have ever gotten bored and googled a list of the most controversial movies of all time will probably have heard of Cannibal Holocaust. The Italian horror was released in 1980 and revolves around Professor Harold Monroe, an anthropologist who leads […]

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It’s a favourite of filmmaking icon Quentin Tarantino. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 8 May) is Battle Royale, the legendary action flick from 2000. Based on the 1999 novel of the same name, the film follows a group of young teenagers forced to fight to the death by a Japanese totalitarian government. “42 […]

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It holds a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Where the Crawdads Sing, the 2022 murder mystery movie that was a big box office hit, has just been added to Netflix. Based on the also hit novel of the same name by Delia Owens, the film tells the story of Kya (Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones), […]

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It has earned comparisons to Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino. Bullet Train, one of the funnest action movies of recent years, has just been added to Netflix. Released in cinemas in 2022, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug – a notoriously unlucky assassin who is determined to complete his latest assignment in Japan peacefully after one […]

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The cult film is a must-watch for fans of Pulp Fiction or Intermission. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 7 May) is Go, the 1999 crime comedy movie directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow, the new Road House). Comprising of three different interconnected stories, the film begins with two young […]

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New arrivals include an Ireland-set mystery series, a Benedict Cumberbatch-led crime show and a new gangster drama from one of the people behind Gomorrah. Another month has passed, meaning it’s that time when Netflix reveals all of its original films and TV shows coming in the next month. You can take a look at May’s […]

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For those seeking to fill the void Succession left, this show may fit the bill. Netflix has just added A Man in Full, a new six-part series starring Jeff Daniels (Dumb and Dumber, The Newsroom) that is earning comparisons to Succession. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe (The Bonfire […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. There are some truly incredible additions on this list. Earlier in the week, we highlighted how Prime Video had added a new detective mystery series with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. But that was just the tip of the iceberg […]

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It was produced by the filmmaker behind Event Horizon. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 2 May) is Pandorum, a 2009 sci-fi horror thriller starring Ben Foster and Dennis Quaid. The pair play astronauts named Payton (Quaid) and Bower (Foster) who awake in a hypersleep chamber on a spaceship with no memory of who […]

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Hit Irish crime drama Kin is getting its UK debut shortly, as the show is set to premiere on the BBC on Saturday evenings.

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The show is streaming in its entirety on the service right now. Prime Video’s new detective mystery series Them: The Scare is currently sitting on a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. The Scare is the second installment of the […]

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It saw the re-teaming of one of the greatest director-actor duos of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 1 May) is Cape Fear, the 1991 psychological thriller that saw director Martin Scorsese and two-time Oscar winning actor Robert De Niro re-team for the seventh time. A remake of the beloved 1962 film […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Starring an Oscar-winner, the film holds a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Land of Bad, a terrific new action thriller starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games), has been added to Prime Video and […]

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The cult show is returning for its final season very soon. The BBC has unveiled its first look at the ninth and final season of its acclaimed anthology show Inside No. 9. Created by and often starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton (The League of Gentlemen), each 30-minute episode of the Twilight Zone-esque series tells […]

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It launched a series of hit films. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 30 April) is Godzilla, the 2014 American monster film directed by Gareth Edwards (The Creator, Rogue One). It centres around Navy bomb expert Ford Brody (played by the rumoured next 007 Aaron Taylor-Johnson) who is forced to leave his family in […]

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Hit Irish crime drama Kin is getting its UK debut shortly, as the show is set to premiere on the BBC on Saturday evenings.

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It ran for four seasons and starred an Oscar winner A psychological thriller with a near perfect Rotten Tomatoes score has been described by some as ‘even better than Breaking Bad.’ That show is Mr. Robot, which ran for four seasons between 2015 and 2019 and focuses on Elliot Alderson (Oscar-winner Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody), a […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It is so gory, in fact, that audience members were handed sick bags at certain screenings of the film. Saw X, the tenth and most recent entry in the infamous Saw franchise, has just been added to Prime Video. […]

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‘Grand Theft Auto: Society Edition.’ With supervillain sequel Joker: Folie à Deux set for a cinema release this October, the Clown Prince of Crime will no doubt be back as a major topic discussion. And ahead of the criminal clown’s return this year, the folks over at TeaserPlay have done a mock-up trailer for an […]

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Over 300 flights have been cancelled Ryanair has said that it has cancelled more than 300 flights on Thursday (25 April) due to a French strike, with the scrapped flights affecting over 50,000 passengers. In a video statement released on Wednesday evening, the airline CEO Michael O’Leary alerted people to the strike which involves French […]

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89% on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 25 April) is Dark Waters, a 2019 legal thriller based on true events. It revolves around a corporate defence attorney (Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight) who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company on behalf of a family friend and farmer (Bill Camp, The […]

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In the past few weeks, Prime Video has been busy adding movies to its service in Ireland and the UK. Here are 30 of the biggest.

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It was one of the main influences on the 2011 modern classic Drive. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 24 April) is The Driver, a 1978 neo-noir crime thriller from writer-director Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Warriors). It centres on a driver (played in an ice-cool performance by the late Ryan O’Neal, Barry Lyndon, […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Starring an Oscar-winning actor, the film is climbing up the streaming service’s top 10. Black Flies, an extremely dark and tense thriller drama movie, is climbing up Prime Video’s top 10 movie chart in the UK and Ireland. Known […]

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The two movies earned mixed reviews upon release but are now considered cult favourites. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, April 23) is the Denzel Washington double bill on Film4 of Déjà Vu and Man on Fire. On top of both starring the two-time Oscar-winner, the two films were directed by Tony Scott – […]

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Described as ‘Alan Partridge by way of The Exorcist’, the film holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. Late Night With the Devil, a movie that is sure to be considered one of 2024’s best horrors, is now available to stream. Starring the excellent David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Dune, The Suicide Squad), he plays Jack […]

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It’s a real hidden gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, April 20) is The Trust, a severely overlooked 2016 crime thriller starring Elijah Wood and Nicolas Cage. It centres around a pair of cops (played by Wood and Cage) who, bored with their jobs and struggling financially, hatch a plan to rob a […]

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The series will reportedly focus on a new office and new characters Domhnall Gleeson has reportedly been cast in a spin-off of The US Office that is in the works. Earlier in the year, JOE reported that the new series – said to be set in the same universe as the hit mockumentary – was […]

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It’s basically The Magnificent Seven meets Star Wars. Netflix has just added Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver, the latest movie from famed director Zack Snyder (300, Man of Steel, Watchmen), to its library worldwide. The follow-up to 2023’s Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire, the new sci-fi epic continues the […]

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It comes from the director of the Stephen Graham-starring Boiling Point. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Villain, the very tense and gritty 2020 British crime thriller. Starring Craig Fairbrass (Avengement, Cliffhanger, Rise of the Footsoldier), he in the film plays Eddie – a man just released from jail after serving a ten-year sentence. […]

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It has been compared to Apocalypse Now and Lord of the Flies. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 17 April) is Monos, the 2019 war drama starring Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) and Moisés Arias (Fallout). Set in Colombia, the film focuses on a group of teenaged guerilla bandits in the jungle who are […]

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It comes from the creator of the hit drama series Euphoria. Assassination Nation, the 2018 dark comedy thriller movie from writer-director Sam Levinson (Euphoria, The Idol, Malcolm and Marie), has just been added to Netflix. It revolves around four teenage friends (Abra, Hari Nef, Odessa Young and Suki Waterhouse) whose American town of Salem devolves […]

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