Movies Shows MoodMatch Explore Services New Pick for Me Games

MoodMatch Explore New Services

CriticCrunch

Movies Shows About How It Works Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Streaming availability data provided by Movie of the Night.

Prime (2005) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

Prime backdrop

Prime

Movie2005·102 min

Prime

Directed by Ben Younger

Comedy Drama Romance

A comedy drama film directed by Ben Younger.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 72%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.0/10

849 ratings

About Prime

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Contemplative
Story Tags: forbidden love, new york, urban, romantic partners, mentor student, everyman, outsider misfit, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance, romcom meet cute

You might like Prime if you enjoyed…

Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give

2003

Drama · Comedy

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

Comedy · Drama

Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006

Comedy · Drama

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

2000

Drama · Comedy

Anything Else

Anything Else

2003

Drama · Comedy

More Like Prime

Matched by mood, pacing, and story

Our Lovers

2016

measuredbittersweetmoderate

Netflix

Gloria

2013

measuredbittersweet

moderate

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

1970

measuredbittersweetmoderate

Mr & Mme Adelman

Mr & Mme Adelman

2017

measuredbittersweetmoderate

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

2011

fish out of waterslow burn revealforbidden love

Inadequate People

Inadequate People

2010

measuredbittersweetmoderate

Notting Hill

Notting Hill

1999

fish out of waterslow burn revealforbidden love

The Nature of Love

The Nature of Love

2023

measuredbittersweetmoderate

Is This Thing On?

Is This Thing On?

2025

measuredbittersweetmoderate

Hulu

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994

fish out of waterslow burn revealforbidden love

Netflix

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

measuredmoderateapproachable

Courier

Courier

1986

measuredbittersweetapproachable

Where to Watch Prime

Checked 1 week ago

4 rent/buy

Available to rent or buy

Rent

Apple TV+hd

$3.99Rent

Prime Videohd

$3.99Rent

Buy

Apple TV+hd

$14.99Buy

Prime Videohd

$14.99Buy

Not currently included with any streaming subscription.

Availability may change. Verify with the streaming service.

Details

Director: Ben Younger
Language: English

Cast

Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg

⬡Explore cast & crew→

How Prime Ranks

All movies

Top 72%

2000s movies

Top 65%

Comedy movies

Top 69%

★Ben Younger films#3 of 3

Top 72% All movies.

the vibe

Prime Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnyintimateheartfeltplayful

contemplative

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealforbidden loveeverymanoutsider misfitromantic partnersmentor studentsweeping romancemeet-cuteNew Yorkurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful