Hugh Jackman’s Oscar-Nominated Smash Is Finally Streaming on Prime Video
Prime Video kicks off the new year with Hugh Jackman’s Oscar-nominated epic Les Misérables, inviting audiences to revisit one of the decade’s most celebrated movie musicals.
New Year, new excuse to cry-sing into a throw pillow: Tom Hooper's 2012 'Les Miserables' hits Prime Video on January 1, 2026. Yes, the Hugh Jackman one. Yes, the one where Russell Crowe sings. Plan accordingly.
What you’re getting
'Les Miserables' is Hooper's big-screen version of the long-running stage musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, itself adapted from Victor Hugo's novel. Jackman plays Jean Valjean, a former prisoner trying to rebuild his life while a relentless lawman, Javert (Russell Crowe), refuses to let go. Set in early 19th-century France, the story threads Valjean's redemption arc with his promise to protect Fantine's daughter, and it all crescendos into student uprisings, heartbreak, and, obviously, a lot of singing.
The cast is stacked: Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen, with Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, and Daniel Huttlestone rounding it out. If you somehow missed it the first time, this is the very definition of going big.
How it landed the first time
The film was a legit hit: $442.8 million worldwide on a $61 million budget. Critics were mostly on board, especially with the staging, the large-scale musical numbers, and the performances. Jackman and Hathaway drew the loudest applause, with Redmayne getting plenty of love too. Come awards season, it scored eight Oscar nominations and won three. The National Board of Review and the American Film Institute also put it on their Top 10 of 2012 lists. Not bad for a movie where half the dialogue is sung directly at you.
Why now
This streaming drop follows the digitally remixed and remastered version that played in Dolby Cinema in early 2024, part of a run-up celebration for the stage musical's 40th anniversary in 2025. So if you missed the fancy theatrical tune-up, Prime Video is your next stop.
Prime Video's New Year's pile-on
'Les Mis' isn't arriving alone. It's one of several notable titles hitting the service the same day. If you like to kick off the year with comfort watches (or just need something on while you nurse a headache), here's what else lands January 1:
- 'Forrest Gump'
- 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- Multiple 'Mission: Impossible' films
- 'Love Actually'
- '21 Jump Street'
Bottom line: if you're a Prime Video subscriber, January 1, 2026 is basically a free pass to live on the couch and pretend it's productive. And if you've somehow never seen 'Les Miserables,' this is as good a time as any to fix that.