The best fantasy movies on Amazon Prime Video

Jennifer Lawrence quickly became a superstar after headlining The Hunger Games as its fan-favorite heroine, Katniss Everdeen. In a dark future ruled by the dictator, President Coriolanus Snow (Donald Sutherland), the Hunger Games are annual duels to the death between representatives from all of Panem’s districts. Katniss volunteers for the games to save her sister, and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) accompanies her as a tribute as well. Together, they face unimaginable odds to survive as they grapple with the knowledge that only one person can walk away from the Hunger Games alive.

It’s probably not a coincidence that the entire Lord of the Rings cinematic trilogy is on Amazon Prime Video just in time for the premiere of The Rings of Power. But enjoy it while it lasts because there aren’t many fantasy flicks better than this one. The Fellowship of the Ring kicked off the trilogy with style, as director Peter Jackson brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels to life with vivid details and beautifully shot scenes. Elijah Wood stars as Frodo Baggins, a simple Hobbit who just happens to have the One Ring of Sauron, the Dark Lord and the enemy of everything good in Middle-earth. To save the world, the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), a Ranger named Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Frodo’s best friend, Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), and five others form a Fellowship to accompany Frodo on his quest to destroy the ring. But not all of them will survive the journey.

There are a lot of familiar faces from genre TV in Knights of Badassdom, including True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten, Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage, Westworld’s Jimmi Simpson, Community’s Danny Pudi, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Summer Glau. That actually makes the movie even more enjoyable. Within the film, Joe Revitt (Kwanten) has just been dumped by his girlfriend, Beth (Margarita Levieva). To cheer Joe up, his friends, Hung (Dinklage) and Eric (Steve Zahn), take him to a live-action roleplaying game, where he meets Gwen (Glau). However, the assembled players unintentionally awaken a deadly succubus, who assumes Beth’s likeness before using her dark magic to prey on everyone in her path.

Wish Upon a Star is a lot like Freaky Friday. Although instead of featuring a mother and a daughter swapping bodies, this film puts an older sister into her younger sister’s shoes, and vice versa. Katherine Heigl stars as Alexia Wheaton, the popular older sister of Hayley Wheaton (Danielle Harris). In contrast to her sister, Hayley is academically focused and not that popular with her peers. One night, during a shooting star, the sisters independently make a wish to swap bodies and experience each other’s lives. For Hayley, this allows her to pursue Alexia’s boyfriend, Kyle (Don Jeffcoat), which causes some friction between the sisters. Thankfully, the sisters soon begin to have a greater appreciation for each other, especially when they can’t find a way to reclaim their true bodies.