Amazon Prime Video Top 10 Shows and Movies: New and Trending Today, October 5

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Oct. 6, 2022 at 9:46 a.m. PT

The Amazon Prime Video Top 10 Shows and Movies list for Wednesday, Oct. 5 is once again topped by The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, or as I like to call it, TROP, which is itself short for LOTR: TROP. It's an acronym-heavy title. Nothing can even come close to unseating TROP at No. 1, though Prime Video's Thursday Night Football stream probably would if it counted.

Prime Video's most popular new movies and shows on Prime Video are listed below, but we're not just telling you what's on the list; we're also putting our opinions on there to help you figure out which are worth watching. And to help you plan what you'll watch next, we've added the new shows and movies coming to Prime Video, too.

Recent Releases on Prime Video:

Jungle - British crime drama series set in the near future and vibing to a hip-hop soundtrack. (Sept. 30)
My Best Friend's Exorcism - Horror-comedy film about a teenager who gets possessed. (Sept. 30)
Ambulance - Michael Bay's silly 2022 thriller about bank robbers who hijack an ambulance in Los Angeles. (Sept. 30)
Un Extraño Enemigo 2 - Mexican political thriller set in the late 1960s. (Sept. 30)
Bridesmaids, Edward Scissorhands, The Silence of the Lambs, and more - See the whole list here. (Oct. 1)

Upcoming New Shows and Movies on Prime Video:

Bring It On, Ghost - South Korean supernatural romantic drama series about a man with the ability to see ghosts who teams up with a — wait for it — female ghost to perform exorcisms. Yes, they fall for each other. It is not about spectral cheerleaders. (Oct. 6)
Catherine Called Birdy - Lena Dunham's new film set in 1290 England about a young lady (Bella Ramsey) whose father wants to marry her off for political advantage. (Oct. 7)

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Top 10 TV Shows and Movies on Amazon Prime Video

Alan Ritchson, Reacher — Alan Ritchson, *Reacher*
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1. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

For fans of: Elves, orcs, dwarves, hobbits, etc.
Is it good?: It lives up to the high expectations placed on it [Review]
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 1

2. Memory

For fans of: Liam Neeson doing his thing, boomer assassins
Is it good?: This action thriller is far from Neeson's best
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 2

3. Reacher

For fans of: Huge dudes kicking butt and doing detective work
Is it good?: Amazon's hit action show is great and will be around for a long time [Review]
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 4

4. Ambulance

For fans of: Brainless thrillers, sirens
Is it good?: It's one of Michael Bay's better films, if that's saying anything
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 7

5. The Terminal List

For fans of: Chris Pratt, military thrillers, tough guys
Is it good?: It's a solid shoot 'em up adaptation of Jack Carr's book [Review]
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 5

More on Amazon:

Zac Efron, Firestarter — Zac Efron, *Firestarter*
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6. Dog

For fans of: Channing Tatum, dogs
Is it good?: The heart-tugging comedy is a solid buddy movie
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 3

7. The Boys

For fans of: Superheroes, superjerks, superviolence
Is it good?: It's one of TV's best, and certainly the best satirical superhero series
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 6

8. A Private Affair

For fans of: Thrillers, 1940s chic, Spanish-language dramas
Is it good?: Zippy serial-killer drama is a decent diversion
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 8

9. Firestarter

For fans of: That little girl and the burning house meme, Zac Efron as a dad
Is it good?: It's all smoke and no fire
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 9

10. Samaritan

For fans of: Superheroes, Sylvester Stallone beating up Robocop -type street crooks
Is it good?: It's just an OK dark superhero film [Review]
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 10

Based on Amazon Prime Video's Top 10 Movies and TV Shows list for Wednesday, Oct. 5