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Underrated Gems on Prime: Stoner Comedy & Slow Burn Horror

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Uncover Hidden Gems: Amazon Prime Videos Underrated Treasures in April

This episode explores three underrated gems on Amazon Prime Video this April. First, Smiley Face (2007) is a stoner comedy starring Anna Faris, directed by Gregg Araki, featuring cameos from Adam Brody, John Krasinski, and Jane Lynch. Its a hilarious and heartfelt journey of a perpetually baked actress navigating her day while totally zonked.

Next, The Wailing (2016) is a South Korean slow-burn horror that blends folklore and modern scares. A mysterious stranger brings possessions and murders to a village, dragging a local cop into shamanism, faith, and paranoia amid creeping dread.

Lastly, Movie Forty-Three (2013) is a sketch comedy with a 5% Rotten Tomatoes score. Despite its low rating, it features A-listers going all in with sketch bits like Hugh Jackman with neck balls or parents faking high school for their kid. These picks prove Primes got layers—dive in and uncover your next favorite.

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Underrated Gems on Prime: Stoner Comedy & Slow Burn Horror

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Amazon Prime Video packs the big hits, but it also hides some real underrated treasures worth digging for, especially this April with three standout. Pigs that fly under the radar. First up, Smiley Face from 2007, a stoner comedy starring Anna Ferris as a perpetually-baked actress who accidentally binges weed-laced. Cupcakes inspire us into a day of wild errands like paying bills and hitting auditions all while totally zoned. Located by Greg Arakki, it features cameos from Adam Brody, John Krasinski, and Jane Lynch, delivering hilarious chaos that nails the high life with. Genuine heart-perfect for fans of girl-powered wheat flicks. Then there's The Wailing, a 2016 South Korean slow-burn horror where mysterious stranger hits a village, sparking possessions and murders that drag a local cop into shamanism, faith, and paranoia amid creeping dread. No cheat jumps here. Just thick atmosphere blending folklore and modern scares, making it a thinker that sticks

with you long after. Movie 43 from 2013 gets hate with its 5% rotten tomato score, but those sketch bits like Hugh Jackman with neck. Balls or parents faking high school for their kid-land laughs from A-listers going all in, so hit play buzzed and enjoy the absurdity on its terms. These picks prove primes got layers dive in and uncover your next favorite. That wraps Durham News Today, brought to you with AI.

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