Best of What's Coming to Amazon Prime Video in June of 2020 (Adam Sandler and More)

May 28, 2020 Topic: Technology Blog Brand: Techland Tags: Amazon PrimeStreamingTechnologyNetflixPay-TV

Best of What's Coming to Amazon Prime Video in June of 2020 (Adam Sandler and More)

The streaming landscape is more crowded than ever, with this month's arrival of HBO Max, and Peacock on the way soon as well. But the incumbents are still out there, including Amazon Prime Video. Some highlights of what to look out for on Prime next month:

 

The streaming landscape is more crowded than ever, with this month's arrival of HBO Max, and Peacock on the way soon as well. But the incumbents are still out there, including Amazon Prime Video.

Some highlights of what to look out for on Prime next month:

 

"The Natural" (June 1.) Director Barry Levinson's 1984 adaptation of Bernard Malamud's baseball novel might have changed the ending and the entire message from the book, but it's still among the most beloved baseball movies, featuring an iconic theme song by Randy Newman. Robert Redford stars as baseball star Roy Hobbs, a young prodigy who gets shot by a woman in a hotel room and later makes a comeback.

"Dirty Dancing" (June 1.) The classic 1987 film is also showing up on Hulu this month, and it's coming to Amazon as well. The film, directed by Emile Ardolino, told the story of a young woman (Jennifer Grey) who falls in love with a dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) at a resort in the Catskills in 1982.

"Kingpin" (June 1.) The 1996 film, centered around bowling, from Peter and Bobby Farrelly has emerged as a comedy classic in the years since, thanks to a gross-out spirit and performances by Bill Murray, Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid. It left Netflix awhile back, but now it comes to Prime.

"You Don't Mess With The Zohan" and "Grown Ups" (June 1.) Adam Sandler has had a second career act in recent years on Netflix, as both his original films for that service and older titles have all done huge engagement. Even his acclaimed 2019 film, "Uncut Gems," just arrived on that service. However, two of Sandler's older movies-the 2008 Israeli commando comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and the 2010 ensemble comedy "Grown Ups"-arrive on Prime in June.

"Knives Out" (June 12.) Director Rian Johnson's "Clue"-style murder mystery, starring a large ensemble cast led by Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Toni Collette and Daniel Craig, was one of the most acclaimed movies of 2019, and now it heads to Prime. 

"Crawl" (June 18.) A good old-fashioned horror-thriller about a father and daughter (Barry Pepper and  Kaya Scodelario), hunted by alligators in their flooded home. A surprise hit when it came out last July, the film has a chance to gain an even larger following once it hits Prime.

"7500" (June 19.) Last month had "Extraction," a streaming action movie starring movie star Chris Hemsworth, that debuted on Netflix. Coming in June is Amazon's answer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film, directed by German first-timer Patrick Vollrath, is set on a hijacked plane.

"Guns Akimbo" (June 27.) You can watch all the "Harry Potter" movies on HBO Max, but if you're interested in Daniel Radcliffe's post-Potter work, try this action-comedy, which co-stars "Ready or Not" star Samara Weaving.  The film's theatrical release earlier this year was marred by a social media snafu involving director Jason Lei Howden, but it will get a second chance when it hits streaming.

"Where the Wild Things Are" (June 30.) Director Spike Jonze's 2009 adaptation of Maurice Sendak's popular children's book turned a ten-sentence book into a 101-minute movie, but it somehow worked, thanks to a creative visual style and voice performances from a cast led by the late James Gandolfini.

Stephen Silver, a technology writer for The National Interest, is a journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.