The Film Independent Spirit Awards remain a meaningful fixture of awards season. While they are not always a definitive predictor of Academy Award outcomes, the ceremony plays a vital role in recognizing distinctive achievements in independent film and television. This year’s winners offer a fascinating snapshot of the beautiful landscape of titles in both mediums.

One of the evening’s most notable victories went to Eva Victor‘s film Sorry, Baby. The A24 release marks Victor’s feature directorial debut, in which they also star as Agnes, a person grappling with unresolved trauma as their friend, Lydie (Naomi Ackie), moves forward with her life and begins a family. The film presents an intimate and affecting portrait of heartbreak and resilience, centering on a protagonist who is copping, yet striving to grow. Although the film was overlooked by the Academy Awards, the Spirit Awards’ recognition of Victor’s work underscores its impact within the independent film community.

Adolpho Veloso‘s win for cinematography on Train Dreams was another significant moment of the night. In Clint Bentley‘s film, much of Joel Edgerton’s performance is internal and understated, placing greater emphasis on visual storytelling. Veloso’s cinematography shapes the emotional texture of the film, effectively functioning as a narrative force in its own right. His Spirit Award follows a Critics Choice Award win, further strengthening his standing this awards season. Train Dreams enjoyed a strong showing overall, with Bentley earning Best Director and the film taking home Best Feature among its honors. A complete list of this year’s Spirit Award winners is available below.

The Full List of Winners

You can see the full list of winners below:

Best Feature

Peter Hujar’s Day

The Plague

Sorry, Baby

Train Dreams – WINNER

Twinless

Best Director

Clint Bentley, Train Dreams – WINNER

Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Lloyd Lee Choi, Lucky Lu

Ira Sachs, Peter Hujar’s Day

Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Best First Feature

Blue Sun Palace

Dust Bunny

East of Wall

Lurker – WINNER

One of Them Days

Best Lead Performance

Everett Blunck, The Plague

Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You – WINNER

Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch

Chang Chen, Lucky Lu

Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams

Dylan O’Brien, Twinless

Keke Palmer, One of Them Days

Théodore Pellerin, Lurker

Tessa Thompson, Hedda

Ben Whishaw, Peter Hujar’s Day

Best Supporting Performance

Naomi Ackie, Sorry, Baby – WINNER

Zoey Deutch, Nouvelle Vague

Kirsten Dunst, Roofman

Rebecca Hall, Peter Hujar’s Day

Nina Hoss, Hedda

Jane Levy, A Little Prayer

Archie Madekwe, Lurker

Kali Reis, Rebuilding

Jacob Tremblay, Sovereign

Haipeng Xu, Blue Sun Palace

Best Breakthrough Performance

Liz Larsen, The Baltimorons

Kayo Martin, The Plague – WINNER

Misha Osherovich, She’s the He

SZA, One of Them Days

Tabatha Zimiga, East of Wall

Best Screenplay

A Little Prayer

Sorry, Baby – WINNER

Sovereign

Splitsville

Twinless

Best First Screenplay

Blue Sun Palace

Friendship

Lurker – WINNER

One of Them Days

Outerlands

Best Cinematography

Blue Sun Palace

Dust Bunny

Peter Hujar’s Day

Train Dreams – WINNER

Warfare

Best Editing

Eephus

Good Boy

Splitsville

The Testament of Ann Lee – WINNER

Warfare

Best Documentary

Come See Me in the Good Light

Endless Cookie

My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow

The Perfect Neighbor – WINNER

The Tale of Silyan

Best International Film

All That’s Left of You

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

A Poet

The Secret Agent – WINNER

Sirāt

Robert Altman Award

The cast, casting director, and director of The Long Walk – WINNER

Someone to Watch Award

Tatti Ribeiro – WINNER

Neo Sora

Annapurna Sriram

Truer Than Fiction Award

Tony Benna

Rajee Samarasinghe – WINNER

Brittany Shyne

John Cassavetes Award

The Baltimorons

Boys Go to Jupiter

Eephus

Esta Isla – WINNER

Familiar Touch

Producers Award

Emma Hannaway

Luca Intili

Tony Yang – WINNER

Television Best New Scripted Series

Adolescence – WINNER

Common Side Effects

Forever

Mr. Loverman

North of North

Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

Citizen Nation

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time

Pee-Wee As Himself – WINNER

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series

Sydney Chandler, Alien: Earth

Stephen Graham, Adolescence – WINNER

Ethan Hawke, The Lowdown

Lennie James, Mr. Loverman

Anna Lambe, North of North

Lola Petticrew, Say Nothing

Seth Rogen, The Studio

Lovie Simone, Forever

Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex

Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series

Ariyon Bakare, Mr. Loverman

Babou Ceesay, Alien: Earth

Sharon D. Clarke, Mr. Loverman

Taylor Dearden, The Pitt

Erin Doherty, Adolescence – WINNER

Stephen McKinley Henderson, A Man on the Inside

Poorna Jagannathan, Deli Boys

Xosha Roquemore, Forever

Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex

Ben Whishaw, Black Doves

Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series

Asif Ali, Deli Boys

Wally Baram, Overcompensating

Owen Cooper, Adolescence – WINNER

Michael Cooper Jr., Forever

Ernest Kinglsey Junior, Washington Black

Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Chief of War – WINNER

Congrats to all the winners! You can watch Victor’s work now in Sorry, Baby.

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June 27, 2025

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103 minutes

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Eva Victor

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Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Frank Ariza

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The first season of True Detective is irrefutably one of the all-time great seasons of TV. Between the star power of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, mixed with some of the best writing for any TV script, it’s no wonder the show picked up several Emmys and earned renewals for three more seasons. Everyone loves a good detective drama/police procedural, which is part of why the genre has flourished as well as it has on network TV. There’s something about watching a cop crack a case over the course of an intense and methodical season.

Prime Video has attempted to recreate the magic of True Detective with Cross, the hard-boiled detective series starring Aldis Hodge. The show is based on the series of Cross novels by James Patterson, and it has been brought to the screen in the past by other actors such as Morgan Freeman. Prime Video’s Cross first premiered back in 2024, and despite mixed reviews, the show was an instant hit. It earned a Season 2 renewal, and after months of anticipation, the first three episodes of Cross Season 2 debuted on Prime Video earlier this week. It’s sitting at a strong 91% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

Cross has returned to Prime Video with a splash, wasting no time becoming the third most popular TV show on the platform at the time of writing. It has still yet to pass the new season of Beast Games, the reality TV show from popular YouTube personality, Mr. Beast. It’s also trailing Fallout, but now that the video game adaptation is off the air for now, it will likely surge past the Walton Goggins-led series in the coming days.

What Else Is Streaming on Prime Video Right Now?

In addition to Cross, Beast Games, and Fallout, a few other shows are hanging around in the Prime Video top 10. One of those series is Steal, the hit new crime thriller starring Game of Thrones veteran Sophie Turner. The second season of The Night Manager, which stars Loki veteran Tom Hiddleston, is also a hit streaming on Prime. The most popular movie on the platform right now is The Wrecking Crew, the action smash starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista. Ana de Armas’ John Wick spin-off, Ballerina, is also in the Prime Video top 10.

Check out the first three episodes of Cross Season 2 on Prime Video, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the series.

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November 14, 2024

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Craig Siebels, Nzingha Stewart

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Ben Watkins

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Here’s a secret to looking polished with minimal effort this winter: Pair tailored pants, jeans or skirts with a fitted long-sleeved top. The style instantly elevates any outfit from frumpy to seriously chic, and shoppers are taking note.

Streamlined, fitted tops move away from bulky fabric in favor of a silhouette that accentuates your figure. Plus, the style also helps balance out high-waisted bottoms, wide-leg pants and more. It’s not hard to see why the winter style is wildly popular on Amazon, dominating its Movers and Shakers section, which lists the most purchased items in the last 24 hours. To help you start your search for a similar look, we rounded up 17 fitted long-sleeve tops that are figure flattering whether you’re headed to work, brunch with friends just running errands — and they start at just $8.

17 Fitted Long-Sleeve Tops for Under $40

1. Our Favorite: Thousands of five-star ratings agree, this perfectly-fitted classic long-sleeve tee goes with absolutely anything, including trousers and jeans.

2. Button-Down Beauty: Unlike some button-down shirts that traditionally look more relaxed, this popular one appears tailored and slim fitting. Plus, it’s on sale for less than $25.

3. Can’t-Go-Wrong Crewneck: Looking for a fitted top that could look good with virtually anything? This top-rated shirt has over 1,200 five-star ratings that shoppers like wear it with jackets, skirts, overalls and even scrubs (yes, nurses like them, too).

4. Peek-a-Boo Mesh: Sexy and sultry, this totally-sheer mesh top is fully fitted and comes in lace, dotted or solid varieties. We like to wear it layered under dresses or even with a bralette for girls’ night out.

5. Big Bell Sleeves: A simple silhouette gets a style upgrade with these flared bell sleeves and a flattering boatneck neckline.

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6. Making Waves: Stand out in this stretchy top that makes ‘waves’ with statement-making curved, textured lines.

7. Cowl Neck Sweater Weather: A great choice on colder days, this body-skimming sweater has a lovely cowl neckline and a slightly cropped length. If you ask Us, it’s a total upgrade from your go-to sweatshirt.

8. Super Nice Square Neck: Sophisticated and ultra flattering, this square-neck long-sleeve tee should be a staple in any wardrobe.

9. Deeply Into This Deep V: The plunging neckline on this anything-but-basic top steals the show. However, if you don’t want to reveal too much, consider wearing the shirt with a cami.

10. Must-Have Mock Neck: Ideal for chilly days, this mock neck top is made with soft ribbed knit to keep you warm in 30-degree weather. The basic is great for everyday wear, so grab one in a few colors (there are 12 options)!

11. Lovely in Lace: This romantic-looking top has a high neck and a lace accent that makes it feel super expensive . . . even though it’s on sale for just $8.

12. Off-the-Shoulder Chic: Fitted and slim, we love this elegant top with a chic off-the-shoulder neckline and bell sleeves, making it ideal for happy hours and date nights.

13. Hello, Henley: This fitted, lightly-ribbed shirt has nearly 1,000 five-star ratings, features a trendy henley opening in front and is available in over 30 colors.

14. Try a Turtleneck: Stay cozy and warm in this sleek turtleneck top that’s made with a cashmere blend for a super soft feel. The best part? It costs a fraction of what you’d normally pay for the high-end fabric.

15. Scoop-Up Multiple: Scoop necklines look good on nearly everyone, and this one proves it. Shop it in stripes and solid colors while it’s on sale for $8.

16. Cool Collar: Soft, stretchy and lightweight, this polo-style shirt will make you look country club rich. Plus, the V-neckline and long sleeves make it a work-friendly option.

17. Line Up for This: Textured lines detail the front of this slim fitted shirt, making it look like something from a high-end designer.

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The moment Cam Holmes laid eyes on Emily Miller, he knew it’d be difficult to resist her charms.

Cam and Emily were both cast on the second season of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, which aired in June 2021, thinking they were given a free vacation to find love in paradise. However, the streaming giant’s artificial intelligence system, Lana, quickly squashed those hopes when she revealed that the conditions of their stay meant abstaining from sexual practices in favor of pursuing emotional connections.

The England natives sparked an immediate physical connection, going on to lose a chunk of change from the prize pot when they couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Their budding relationship was further tested when Cam was caught flirting with Too Hot to Handle new arrivals.

“In a weird, twisted way, I’m glad it happened because if it didn’t happen in the show, it could have happened later on down the line,” Emily exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2021 after the finale aired. “So at least we nipped it in the bud from the get-go and we both came out of it as better people. We are two very weird people!”

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Cam ultimately lost the season 2 prize to fellow contestant Marvin Anthony, but he won Emily’s heart in the end. After the show wrapped Turks and Caicos in February 2020, the twosome decided to move in together when they returned to London.

“All my family absolutely loves her. So I think they might be dreading watching the show a little bit,” Cam told Us the following July. “I feel like my mom’s going to be on my case. … We didn’t know whether to test the boundaries. Now living together, there’s no boundaries at all.”

Keep reading to revisit Cam and Emily’s hottest moments together:

January 2020

Despite a three-year age gap, Cam and Emily fell hard for each other when they jetted off to Turks and Caicos for Too Hot to Handle season 2 — and couldn’t help breaking the sex-free rules.

“I’ve not been a relationship type of girl my whole life, but in that villa, as soon as I saw him, I was like, ‘Wow,’ and he felt the same,” she recalled during a May 2023 appearance on “The Squeeze” podcast. “I know it sounds so cringe, but it was love at first sight.”

July 2021

After the finale aired, the pair confirmed they were still dating and had moved in together.

“We are very much in a relationship. We’re actually in the same house right now, just different rooms,” Emily gushed to Us in a joint Zoom interview with Cam after the show debuted. “We’re living at my mom’s house. We are looking to move out together. That is the next step.”

Cam added at the time that the duo only spent “four days apart” since filming wrapped in February 2020.

December 2021 

The couple enjoyed a trip to Inverness, Scotland, weeks after celebrating their first anniversary.

“365 days of loving you 🤍,” Cam gushed via Instagram at the time, sharing kissing pics.

June 2022

After Emily “collapsed whilst being at the shops,” she was taken to the local hospital and diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. (According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition occurs when a fetus grows inside of a woman’s fallopian tube instead of her uterus. Since a fetus cannot survive outside of the uterus, a pregnancy loss occurs.)

“If I had left [the fetus in] much longer, my fallopian tube would [have] burst,” she wrote via Instagram. “It’s one of those things you just think will never happen to you. I was just so scared. Not only was I about to lose my baby but I was about to have my fallopian tube removed with the potential of my ovary too.”

Several hours later, Emily was taken into surgery. She recalled, “I don’t know who was crying more me or Cam but was extremely emotional, to say the least.” Emily was discharged the next day.

February 2023

To celebrate their third anniversary, Cam surprised Emily with a trip to Paris.

May 2023

One month after Cam called Emily his “world” in a glowing birthday tribute, she opened up about their future.

“I do [want to get married] really soon, but he’s not interested right now,” Emily told Taylor Lautner and his wife, Tay Dome, on their “The Squeeze” podcast, citing Cam’s age as a primary factor in the decision to take his time.

January 2024

The couple kicked off the new year by announcing that Emily is pregnant with their first baby. Sharing the announcement via Instagram on New Year’s Day, Emily confirmed she is due in June 2024.

June 2024

Emily and Cam welcomed their first baby, Reggie, and introduced their little one to the world.

“Reggie Ruston Miller-Holmes 🥹🤍 20.06.2024,” the pair wrote via a joint Instagram post, which featured a black-and-white snap of them holding their son’s hand.

October 2025

Cam proposed on a beach nearly one year after they welcomed son Reggie.

“It finally happened,” Emily wrote via Instagram, showing off her new oval engagement ring.

February 2026

Emily announced that she is pregnant with twins.

“Mummy’s got two babies in her tummy,” she told son Reggie in an Instagram video.

Simone Biles is getting the full princess treatment from her husband, Jonathan Owens, in honor of Valentine’s Day 2026.

“Always spoiling me,” Biles, 28, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, February 15, sharing a selfie with Owens, 30, at the Bottega Veneta boutique in Italy.

Biles and Owens traveled to Milan to cheer on Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics, finding time to make a pit stop at the Bottega Veneta store.

“I never knew Bottega did this, might be a special Milan thing?!” Biles captioned a follow-up slide of a white handbag accessorized with a “SBO” gold monogram on the exterior. “But how f***in cute?”

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Biles did not immediately reveal what she and Owens picked up at the designer shop.

“The shopping in Milan is elite,” Owens succinctly wrote via his Instagram Stories on Sunday. “[I’m a] long way from St. Louis, man.”

After growing up in Missouri, Owens met Biles in 2020 on the celebrity dating app Raya.

“It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn’t do anything,” he told Texas Monthly in 2021 of connecting with the gymnast amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We used it to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now, I’m so thankful.”

Owens, however, wasn’t clued into Biles’ career as the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

“I didn’t know who she was,” he told the outlet. “I just hadn’t heard of her, and when I told her that, that’s one of the things she liked.”

Owens has since become Biles’ No. 1 cheerleader, even dutifully attending the 2024 Summer Olympics when she made her long-awaited return to competition following her mental health-related withdrawal from the 2020 Tokyo Games.

“It is not much motivation you need to do, just because you don’t want to put extra, added pressure on anyone,” he exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2024 of supporting Biles. “I just tell her, ‘Go do your thing, baby.’”

Biles, who married Owens in 2023, also returns the favor by attending his NFL games. (Owens is a safety for the Chicago Bears after previously playing for the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Texans.)

“You get a different type of focus whenever you just have this one person that you’re focusing on,” Owens told Us in 2024. “I ain’t saying there’s something wrong with being single, but for me, knowing myself, I’ve played a lot better since [meeting Simone]. I’ve just been focused and locked in, and you come home, talk about my day and play with the dogs, you know what I mean? That’s just kind of like our thing.”

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Jonathan Owens is one proud husband. Owens, 29, gushed over his wife, Simone Biles, the most-decorated gymnast in history after taking home four medals at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, during a Chicago Bears press conference in Chicago on Tuesday, August 6. “It was amazing to watch,” Owens told reporters after Tuesday’s practice with the […]

Biles seldom misses a Bears game either — and always while decked out in custom merch.

“Something you guys might not know about my husband, Jonathan, is he is actually an undrafted, D2 product. This is his eighth year in the league,” Biles said in an October 2025 TikTok video. “He’s broken down barriers, statistics and undrafted means a guy wasn’t drafted to a team, but they are free to sign with any team as an undrafted free agent. Another Bears win, well-deserved! Proud wife. Four in a row — that’s my man.”

Owens and the Bears made it to the playoffs this year, getting eliminated just shy of the conference championships.

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For years, Apple TV+ has been associated with very specific success stories. For instance, its biggest cultural hits have largely been feel-good, accessible shows that invited broad audiences in, and it shaped expectations around what kind of series could truly thrive on the platform.

That is why a recent shift in Apple TV+’s internal rankings is actually more significant than it might look at first glance. One of the service’s most slow-burning originals, a series that is built on ambiguity, dread, and corporate paranoia, is now occupying space that was traditionally dominated by a much lighter and more crowd-pleasing Ted Lasso.

That series is Severance, created by Dan Erickson and executive-produced and directed by Ben Stiller. Severance has never been designed for passive viewing. Its premise follows employees who undergo a procedure that separates their work memories from their personal lives completely. Over time, that approach helped the show build a dedicated following, but it also positioned it as an unlikely candidate to challenge Apple TV+’s most recognizable hit, Ted Lasso, which currently sits at the #5 spot. And yet, as of February 12, 2026, Severance is sitting at #4 on Apple TV+’s Top 10 chart in the United States.

Apple’s Bold Move Paves the Way for ‘Severance’ Season 3

Severance has spent much of its existence in a delicate position, with long gaps between seasons, rising production costs, and behind-the-scenes complications. All this has made its future feel deliberately opaque, even as audience interest continued to grow. That uncertainty has lingered in the background for years, especially after the show’s ambitious second season raised questions about how sustainable its scale really was.

Behind the scenes, however, Apple appears to have been thinking several steps ahead. The show’s cultural footprint, critical standing, and unusually deep fan engagement have all played a role in shifting how Apple views its place on the platform. That shift has now become concrete, since Apple has officially acquired the full intellectual property rights to Severance. This has brought the series entirely in-house under Apple Studios. The move not only clears the path for Season 3 but might also unlock a fourth season, with the door open for future expansions beyond the main storyline.

Severance Seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch on Apple TV. The show has also been renewed for Season 3, whereas Season 4 is currently in talks. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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February 17, 2022

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Apple TV

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Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman

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Anna Ouyang Moench, Wei-Ning Yu

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On Christmas Day, Jack Black and Paul Rudd starred in Anaconda, a modern reboot of the 1997 film of the same name. But unlike its predecessor, this one leaned more toward comedy than horror. Since its release, Anaconda received mixed reviews from fans and critics but was still a box-office success. Two months later, the film continues to find its audience.

Anaconda follows Doug McCallister (Black) and Ronald “Griff” Griffen Jr. (Rudd), childhood friends who team up to film a reboot of Anaconda, only to be attacked by a giant anaconda snake. The movie is filled with meta-humor, poking fun at Sony Pictures, and features an Ice Cube cameo, who previously starred in the 1997 film. Since its release, Anaconda has received a fair critics’ score of 48% and an audience score of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes and has generated over $133 million worldwide. Recently, Anaconda has been doing well on the VOD charts.

While Anaconda has yet to announce its streaming home, the movie is available to rent on Prime Video. Currently, it ranks #6 on Amazon’s Top Movies chart, between Dracula and One Battle After Another. Collider’s Aidan Kelley gave Anaconda a 5/10 in his review, praising Rudd and Black’s performances and some of its comedy, but noting the “big lack of giant snakes for a giant snake movie” and criticizing the pacing in the final act.

What To Watch if You Like 2025’s ‘Anaconda’

If 2025’s Anaconda reboot entertained you, and you want to watch something in a similar vein, but without having to sit through the 1997 action-horror, there are a handful of titles that could scratch that itch. First that comes to mind is the modern Jumanji movies, where Black plays Professor Sheldon “Shelly” Oberon, one of the playable characters. He appears in both the 2017 and 2019 films, and it’s reported that he’s set to return in the upcoming fourth film, which is scheduled for release in December 2026.

If you like the modern meta-comedy that Anaconda provided, then The Naked Gun is another good recommendation. This 2025 action comedy stars Liam Neeson, and it’s the fourth installment of the Naked Gun films. The movie brings back slapstick comedy from the ’80s, is filled with familiar genre tropes and jokes that resonate with a modern audience, and features some meta-humor.

Anaconda is available to rent on Prime Video. Follow Collider to keep up to date with the latest updates.

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December 24, 2025

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100 minutes

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Tom Gormican

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Kevin Etten, Tom Gormican

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Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Kevin Etten, Tom Gormican, Alex Ginno, Erin Vitali

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