11 movies to check out on Prime Video this March

Road House, both the 1989 original with Patrick Swayze and the reboot with Jake Gyllenhaal, lead Amazon's offerings this month

Film Features Luke Y. Thompson
11 movies to check out on Prime Video this March
Patrick Swayze in 1989's Road House (United Artists) and Jake Gyllenhaal in 2024's Road House (Amazon MGM Studios) Image: The A.V. Club

Got Road House? This month Amazon’s Prime Video has two versions of the action movie: the 1989 original starring Patrick Swayze at peak Swayze-ness and the 2024 Doug Liman-directed remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a UFC middleweight fighter working as a bouncer at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. Other new arrivals in the Prime Video library this March include the recent horror blockbuster Five Nights At Freddy’s, based on the video game series of the same name, Neil Jordan’s neo-noir crime thriller Marlowe starring Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange, the Peter Farrelly comedy Ricky Stanicky starring Zac Efron and John Cena, the new documentary Frida, about Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, plus catalog titles such as Desperately Seeking Susan, What Lies Beneath, Sleepy Hollow, Waterworld, and more.

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Road House - Official Trailer | Prime Video

Doug Liman’s reimagining of 1989’s stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida, Austin Post, and Conor McGregor. The official description reads: “Road House stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Dalton, an ex-UFC fighter trying to escape his dark past and his penchant for violence, in this adrenaline-fueled actioner. Dalton is barely scraping by on the reputation that still precedes him when he is spotted by Frankie (Jessica Williams), owner of a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. She hires him to be her new bouncer in hopes of stopping a violent gang, working for crime boss Brandt (Billy Magnussen), from destroying her beloved bar. Even five to one, Brandt’s crew is no match for Dalton’s skills. But the stakes get higher with the arrival of ruthless gun-for-hire Knox (Conor McGregor). As the brutal brawls and bloodshed escalate, the tropical Keys prove more dangerous than anything Dalton ever faced in the Octagon.”

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