Best new movies and TV series on Amazon Prime Video Australia: March 2024
Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Amazon Prime Video‘s Australian library. Eliza Janssen presents her picks for titles worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down.
Top picks
Ricky Stanicky (March 7)
Inexplicably filmed in Melbourne, Australia, this goofy bro-comedy comes from director Peter Farrelly. We’re kinda glad to see he’s left the legit drama stuff behind since winning that Oscar for Green Book. Zac Efron leads a pack of mates who have been using the perfect alibi for ages to get out of boring family events; a fictional bestie known as “Ricky Stanicky”. But when their families begin to question the lie, they must hire an unhinged strip-club performer (John Cena, always game) to play the imaginary friend. Thing is, he likes living as Ricky a little too much, and ends up causing more problems than he solves. Sounds like stupid fun, filled with gross-out setpieces like the Farrelly Bros. films used to be.
Road House (March 21)
The director of this action remake has kicked up a big stink about the film’s premiere on Prime Video; hopefully scenes of Jake Gyllenhaal kicking Florida ass can be as exciting on your TV screen as they would’ve been in a cinema. Going from MMA legend to nightclub bouncer, Gyllenhaal must turn a rowdy bar’s brawling clientele around. One of the trouble-makers is UFC legend Conor McGregor, whose acting chops we will be keen to ascertain. Check out Matt Glasby’s recent piece about the balls-out brilliance of the original Patrick Swayze film.
American Rust: Season 2 (March 28)
It’s been more than two years since the first season of this downtrodden western series, starring Jeff Daniels as a Pennsylvania cop. Steve Newall applauded those episodes for their somber themes of rural entrapment, anchored by Daniels’ fine turn as Chief Harris. “Haunted by his past, buckled but not broken, Harris is neither a white or black hat”, Steve said, “but in possession of enough moral compass to seek the least bad future out of largely disappointing possible outcomes.” With its subheading “Broken Justice”, season two should delve even deeper into Rust Belt-set mystery, violence, and environmental ennui.
All titles arriving on Prime Video Australia in March
March 1
Chicago PD: Seasons 5-6
Jacque Mate
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Seasons 19-20
March 3
The Miracle Club
March 7
Ricky Stanicky
March 8
Beautiful Wedding
March 14
Frida: A Self Portrait
Invincible: Season 2
March 15
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
Beacon 23: Season 1
March 21
Road House
March 22
Davey & Jonesie’s Locker: Season 1
My Lovely Yokai Girlfriend: Season 1
March 26
Tig Notaro: Hello Again
March 28
American Rust: Broken Justice: Season 2
The Baxter: Seasons 1-3
Hope on the Street: Season 1
Ourika: Season 1
March 29
The Boys in the Boat
March 30
Retribution
See also
* Best new movies and TV series on Netflix
* Best new movies and TV series on Stan
* Best new movies and TV series on Binge
* All new streaming movies & series