Amazon Prime Video Top 10 Shows and Movies: New and Popular Today, September 1

No, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power isn't out yet — at least not yet if you're reading this before 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET — but it will be out soon. In the meantime, let's take a look at top 10 movies and shows on Amazon Prime Video, and make predictions about who will be battling it out for No. 2 on the list tomorrow. Not a lot has changed since yesterday, with Sylvester Stallone's superhero movie Samaritan still on top, followed by the same shows and movies in the top 5: A League of Their Own, The Terminal List, The Boys, and Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby. Expect all of them to move down a rung tomorrow.  

The top 10 movies and shows on Prime Video are listed below, but we're not just listing them; 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.

New releases on Prime Video:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - The eagerly anticipated TV series prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy is set thousands of years before the films and cost an absurd amount of money to make. Here's when it releases in your time zone, and here's everything we know about the series. (Sept. 1; first two episodes available at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET)

Amazon Top 10 shows and movies list for Aug. 31, 2022

Top 10 TV Shows and Movies on Amazon Prime Video

1. 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: 1

2. A League of Their Own

For fans of: Baseball yuksters, queer stories, killer casts
Is it good?: This delightful remix of the 1992 film goes deeper into important topics but still stays fun [Review]
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 2

3. 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
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 3

4. 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: 4

5. Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby

For fans of: Lil Baby, obviously
Is it good?: This doc film is a solid look at the enigmatic Atlanta rapper's life 
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 5

More on Amazon:

• The Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video Right Now
• The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now
• New Amazon Prime Video Shows and Movies Coming in August
• New Amazon Prime Video Shows and Movies Coming in September
• The Ultimate Guide to Streaming in September

6. 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
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 6

7. The Lost City

For fans of: Sweaty A-listers, Romancing the Stone
Is it good?: Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum make for a fun pair of novice adventurists in this crowd-pleasing genre blend
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 7

8. Sonic the Hedgehog 2

For fans of: Jim Carrey at his best, speeeeeeeed
Is it good?: Yeah, it's better than the critics said and kids love it
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 9

9. Making the Cut

For fans of: Project Runway, fashion, Gunn and Klum
Is it good?: It's one of Amazon's better reality series, but it doesn't stray from the familiar formula
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 8

10. The Summer I Turned Pretty

For fans of: Teen romance, beach vacations, love triangles, Abercrombie vibes
Is it good?: For a page-turning YA drama, it delivers the goods
Trailer | Yesterday's rank: 10

Based on Amazon Prime Video's Top 10 Movies and TV Shows list for Wednesday, Aug. 31