Tom Cruise's Near-Perfect Crime Thriller Officially Returns to Streaming

Described as one of Tom Cruise's most entertaining roles, this near-perfect crime drama has found a new streaming home nearly a decade after its theatrical release. The film sees Cruise, a licensed pilot, perform his own dangerous flight stunts without green screens. It also reunites the legendary actor with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman, who, using a gritty documentary visual style with natural lighting and unpolished camerawork, gave the biopic the feel of recovered investigative tapes.

Released on September 29, 2017, the crime comedy was an instant critics' favorite, with praise for Cruise's brilliant performance. In it, the award-winning actor steps away from his usual clean-cut, world-saving action hero to play a morally flexible antihero recruited by the CIA. Cruise portrays Barry Seal, a TWA pilot recruited to provide reconnaissance on the growing communist threat in Central America, who soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in U.S. history. The operation spawns the Medellín cartel and nearly brings down the Reagan White House. Currently, the intriguing hit holds a Certified Fresh 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, along with a 79% audience score.

Starting November 1, 2026, American Made begins streaming on Prime Video, where it will surely find renewed success. In addition to earning critical praise, the film performed modestly at the box office, grossing $51.3 million in North America and $83.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $134.9 million against a $50 million production budget. Alongside Cruise, American Made stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jesse Plemons.

What Else Is Coming to Prime Video in November?

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Cruise's American Made isn't the only masterpiece heading to Prime Video this November; a few similar hits and forgotten favorites will also begin streaming this month. They include Channing Tatum's psychological thriller Blink Twice, the 2017 war gem Darkest Hour, Matt Damon's classic Good Will Hunting, and Hayden Panettiere's If You Believe, among others. Several Prime Video originals are also debuting or returning, including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which returns for Season 3 on November 11; The Chosen Season 6 on the 15th; and the debut of Blade Runner 2099 on the 25th.

American Made streams on Prime Video in November.