Top 10 movie and TV Amazon Alexa skills (August 2019)
Interestingly, half of these skills based on multi-million dollar entertainment properties are by fans. People love having more content from their favourite films and TV shows, and based on the reviews, they want more content! The most popular skills aren’t necessarily the most complex. It’s worth considering that Baby Groot, with its 2210 ratings must make its creator several thousand dollars monthly through Amazon’s incentives. Simple kid friendly skills based on beloved properties is a hot market. It’s worth noting that Amazon doesn’t seem to control IP at the moment so anyone can profit from these properties. I’m surprised there are no Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol skills…
Baby Groot by Nicholas Turner – 4.2 out of 5, 2210 ratings, 106 reviews
Baby Groot will answer all the world’s questions for you, is your buddy, friend and partner in crime.
Random review: The look on my 4 year-old daughter’s face every time she uses this is so priceless. And the sound of her laughter! It is a big hit with our kids. It is completely family-friendly, kid-safe, granola-mom approved. It’s so easy for our kids to use, because you can ask it anything, and it answers exactly like you would expect the character Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy to answer.
Our kids are really tech-savvy, and it’s nice that this feels so safe and innocent in a world where digital interaction can be so dangerous. We don’t have to stand by nervously biting our nails, even after previewing it, because we’re afraid we might have missed something that we would feel is inappropriate for our family.
This is a really funny skill, and for an adult, I’ll admit that the novelty could wear off very quickly. I’m not that adult, but I’m not normal, I suppose. I think those with kids in their lives would have a lot of fun introducing this skill to the kiddies. Try it and keep it in your repertoire for when those younger guests…or the younger at heart… visit. (5 out of 5)
The Tonight Show by NBCUniversal Media, LLC – 4.2 out of 5, 507 ratings, 115 reviews
NBC’s The Tonight Show gives Alexa all the information she needs to keep you up to date on the iconic late night series, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! Listen to Jimmy’s nightly monologue, weekly Thank You Notes, find out what guests are scheduled to appear and more! Check back after every episode for something new! Now including video on supported devices.
Random review: I’d love to be able to add the Tonight Show monologue to my flash briefing so I can listen to it automatically every day, instead of having to open a separate skill juto hear it. (4 out of 5)
Spider-Man by Sony Pictures Entertainment – 4.3 out of 5, 1010 ratings, 16 reviews
The home of Spider-Man: Far From Home & Spider-Man: Homecoming. Packed with brand new content!
Random review: I’m a big fan of the Marvel universe and this skill delivers and getting me excited about the new movie. The facts and cast interviews are awesome and it’s clear they had a lot of fun making this movie. (5 out of 5)
Screen Test | Movie Quote Quiz by Cinema Playground – 4 out of 5, 134 ratings, 91 reviews
Do you talk in movie quotes? Test your movie quote skills with the Screen Test | Movie Quote Quiz. Alexa will play several famous movie clips. You name the title of the movie. Each correct answer includes facts about the movie. If the movie is on the tip of your tongue you can repeat the quote, get a clue, or ask more time.
Random review: Really enjoying this game but it does get things wrong. Oftentimes you say the answer exactly correctly and she still says it is wrong. Answered The Godfather for instance and she said wrong the answer is The Godfather. . Frustrati Happens a lot. Frustrating.. (4 out of 5)
Seinfeld Fan Trivia by Ken Westphal – 4.4 out of 5, 171 ratings, 50 reviews
Are you a Seinfeld fan?Test your knowledge with the Seinfeld Fan Trivia skill!This trivia game has over 50 Seinfeld trivia questions.
Random review: Fun, but needs more questions as they are repeating quite often. (4 out of 5)
Discovery Channel’s Shark Week by Discovery Communications – 4.4 out of 5, 235 ratings, 6 reviews
Ask Alexa for shark facts, a countdown for when shark week begins, and more!
Random review: interesting shark facts, but it would be great to have more. (4 out of 5)
BOSCH: A Detective’s Case by Amazon Prime Video – 4.1 out of 5, 45 ratings, 37 reviews
Join Harry Bosch and members of the cast of Bosch, Season 3 in an interactive mystery. A young woman has disappeared and Bosch has given you one day to find her. Avoid false leads and missteps by making the right “detective’s choice” at each fork in the road.
Random review: I really enjoyed this skill. The effects are spectacular and I like the use of many different voices, all well-acted, nothing robotic about it. This is my current favorite skill. I only wish there were more cases, or that they would continue the current mystery. (4 out of 5)
The Office Quote Game by Michael Schlitt – 4 out of 5, 160 ratings, 7 reviews
Random quotes from the NBC hit sitcom The Office
Random review: This needs to be a game it would be su much better. (2 out of 5)
Keeping Up With The Kardashians Quote Game by NBCUniversal Media, LLC – 4.4 out of 5, 35 ratings, 24 reviews
Test your Keeping Up with the Kardashians knowledge by guessing who from the fam said what! Alexa will read fabulous quotes from the show and you must correctly guess who said it. Was it Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kris or even Scott?
Random review: If you love the Kardashians you will love this game!!! (5 out of 5)
Deadpool by Austin Koontz – 4.2 out of 5, 113 ratings, 8 reviews
Gives quotes for the movie Deadpool.
Random review: Yeah get Ryan Reynolds to voice this. (1 out of 5)
