In an era of green screens, McQuarrie and Cruise blew up a real train on a real mountain. The AI villain ("The Entity") is a timely twist, but the action is analog. If you missed it in IMAX, watch it on the biggest screen you own. Prime’s 4K HDR transfer is reference quality. 4. The Cult Hit: Monkey Man (2024) The Vibe: John Wick, but make it Mumbai street food
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal in a career-defining physical performance (those abs are CGI-free, folks), this remake reimagines Patrick Swayze’s classic brawler for the MMA era. Gyllenhaal plays Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter hiding out in the Florida Keys. When a violent land developer (a feral Conor McGregor in his acting debut) sends a gang of bikers to trash his bar, Dalton flips a switch. new action movies on prime
While technically a year old, this just landed on Prime as part of the pay-one window. Tom Cruise does the unthinkable: He rides a motorcycle off a cliff into a base jump. But the real star is the 20-minute train sequence where Ethan Hunt fights across falling carriages. In an era of green screens, McQuarrie and