Prime Video thrillers see unexpected streaming success

Two thriller films are experiencing unexpected surges in popularity on the Prime Video streaming platform.

'The Postcard Killings', starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dakota Fanning, and Patrick Dempsey, has climbed into the platform's top ten. Despite receiving poor critical reviews—including a 24% score on Rotten Tomatoes—the film has found a second life on streaming four years after its initial 2020 theatrical release. The plot follows a New York detective hunting a killer in London following the death of his daughter.

Similarly, the spy thriller 'The Amateur' (referred to in some contexts as 'Operazione Vendetta'), starring Rami Malek, has risen to the top of the streaming charts. Directed by James Hawes, the film follows a CIA cryptographer who embarks on an international mission for vengeance after his wife is killed in a terrorist attack. The story focuses on the protagonist's use of intelligence over physical combat skills.