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3 new to Prime Video movies you should stream this weekend (Feb. 20-22)

Looking for movies to watch on Prime Video this weekend? I'm rounding up my top three picks that just arrived on the platform.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 20

3 new to Prime Video movies you should stream this weekend (Feb. 13-15)

Need something fresh to watch? Check out these recently added Prime Video movies this weekend.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 13

‘Cue air punches and tears’: why Next Goal Wins is my feelgood movie

Continuing the series where writers pick their go-to mood-lifting films is a look back to an inspiring sports documentary

The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2025

‘Freddy Adu was just like Messi’: what happened to America’s Pelé?

At 14, the wonderkid became the highest paid player in MLS and youngest-ever USMNT player. His career was ultimately defined by hype and disappointment

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2024

Next Goal Wins review – droll account of the world’s worst football team

Michael Fassbender plays the troubled coach of American Samoa in Taika Waititi’s slapdash but charming crowd-pleaser

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Taika Waititi talks uplifting sports drama Next Goal Wins: "I do still feel like an outsider"

Exclusive: The director, alongside footballer Jaiyah Saelua, discusses portraying trans realities, championing hope, and being outsiders

Total Film · Dec 21, 2023

Next Goal Wins review – Michael Fassbender funnies it up in Taika Waititi’s football yarn

Waititi has made some strange casting decisions in his amiable comedy about the real-life travails of the American Samoa team and hothead coach Thomas Rongen

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

7 Years Later, Taika Waititi Reveals Why He Went Back to His Cinematic Roots

Taika Waititi returns to the small low-budget movie and Michael Fassbender dips his toes into comedy with the underdog sports story, 'Next Goal Wins.'

Inverse · Nov 17, 2023

Next Goal Wins Review: Taika Waititi's Family-Friendly Sports Comedy Is Fun But Too Traditional

It brings together all of the traditional pieces of a classic family friendly sports movie, but it doesn’t end up doing more than the expected with them.

Cinemablend · Nov 16, 2023

‘Next Goal Wins’ deserves yellow cards for miscasting, cliches and trickery

Soccer film doesn’t live up to director Taika Waititi’s usual quirky standards.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023