Prime Video Adds One of Its Best Movies So Far This Year (Right as it Leaves Netflix)

Amazon Prime Video just added one of its best movies so far this year, right after it was removed from Netflix. After its big dump on May 1, movies and TV shows continue to trickle to Prime Video this month. For example, on May 5, Prime Video was updated with what is very arguably Shia LaBeouf‘s best movie, which changed home from its previous platform of Netflix.

When people think of Shia LaBeouf movies, they probably think of Transformers, Disturbia, Holes or, typically, the roles he played when he was younger. And while they are perhaps not his most popular movies, LaBeouf has some of his strongest work in more recent years. For example, his highest-rated movie is 2019’s The Peanut Butter Falcon, a comedy drama with a 95% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only is this LaBeouf’s best work to date, but it is one of the most charmingcomedies of the last handful of years. Those who have never seen it can now remedy this with a Prime Video subscription. How long it is going to be available via Prime Video, we don’t know, but it is now included.

For those unfamiliar with the movie, The Peanut Butter Falcon was the directorial debut of Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, and upon release, earned $23 million at the box office on a $6.2 million budget, an impressive return considering its limited run. To this end, it was the highest grossing independent film of 2019.

The touching comedy stars Zack Gottsagen as Zak, a man with Down Syndrome who runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a pro wrestler. Alongside him, Shia LaBeouf plays an outcast who he befriends on the road, and who teaches him life skills, as well as becoming his wrestling coach. It’s essentially a modern spin of the Huckleberry Finn story, and sees Dakota Johnson tracking the pair as Zak’s care coordinator.

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As noted, The Peanut Butter Falcon has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, tied with Honey Boy as Shia LaBeouf’s highest-rated movie. However, it has a 96% audience score where Honey Boy has a 92% audience score, giving The Peanut Butter Falcon the tiebreaker.

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