Amazon Prime Video is enhancing its comedy lineup with two notable additions in late December 2025. The Naked Gun sequel arrives on December 29, featuring Liam Neeson as a bumbling detective, while Project X joins on December 30, offering a chaotic found-footage party tale. These releases complement an existing selection of humorous films available to subscribers.
As the year draws to a close, Amazon Prime Video offers comedy enthusiasts a timely boost to their viewing options. Published on December 24, 2025, by Us Weekly, the recommendations highlight nine standout comedy movies, with fresh arrivals underscoring the platform's commitment to lighthearted entertainment.
Leading the newcomers is 'The Naked Gun' (2025), a sequel to the classic series where Liam Neeson portrays Frank Drebin Jr., the son of the original character played by Leslie Nielsen. The plot follows Frank as he investigates a software engineer's suspicious death, getting entangled with the victim's sister, Beth Davenport, played by Pamela Anderson, and uncovering a broader conspiracy. Despite Neeson's age of 73 compared to the 1988 origins of the parent characters, the film embraces the absurdity, blending idiocy with unexpected competence. It begins streaming on December 29.
Close behind is 'Project X' (2012), a found-footage comedy that eschews horror for high school hijinks. Directed through the lens of Dax Flame's character, it centers on three friends—Thomas Kub (Thomas Mann), Costa (Oliver Cooper), and J.B. (Jonathan Daniel Brown)—who host an epic party at Thomas's home. What starts as a bid for popularity spirals into neighborhood-wide chaos, complete with flames and mayhem, captured in first-person perspective. This one hits Prime Video on December 30.
The existing lineup includes action-packed laughs in 'Bullet Train' (2022), where Brad Pitt's unlucky assassin Ladybug navigates a deadly Japanese train ride. 'Novocaine' (2025) stars Jack Quaid as pain-insensitive Nathan Caine, who endures wild ordeals to rescue Amber Midthunder's kidnapped character. 'The Pickup' (2025) pairs Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson as armored car drivers facing a heist led by Keke Palmer's cunning Zoe.
Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out' (2019) brings mystery comedy with Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc probing a wealthy author's death, implicating nurse Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas). Period satire shines in 'The Little Hours' (2017), loosely inspired by The Decameron, with Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, and Kate Micucci as temptation-prone nuns encountering Dave Franco's disguised servant. Timeless Monty Python gems round out the list: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' (1975), ridiculing Arthurian quests with quotable duels like King Arthur's (Graham Chapman) versus the Black Knight (John Cleese); and 'Life of Brian' (1979), spoofing biblical tales through Brian Cohen (Chapman), mistaken for a messiah amid revolutionary antics and encounters with Pontius Pilate (Michael Palin).
These selections provide varied tones, from slapstick to sharp wit, ensuring diverse options for holiday viewing without venturing into 2026.
