Prime Video movie of the day: Sicario stars a magnetic Emily Blunt in a brutal crime thriller from the director of Dune

Emily Blunt is having a bit of a moment right now: she's superb in The Fall Guy alongside Ryan Gosling, and once again shows her action chops as well as her acting ones. But fans of the actor knew about those action chops already from films such as Edge of Tomorrow and – most relevantly – Sicario, a complex and thought-provoking thriller where Blunt plays an FBI agent who begins to question her part in the war on drugs. With a cast that also includes Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro it's absolutely one for your Prime Video watchlist.

Is Sicario worth streaming?

Yes. The performances are superb and it's a real edge-of-the-seat thriller. Blunt is an FBI agent sent to the US/Mexico border as part of an elite task force, part of the never-ending war on drugs, and the team intends to use one ...