Amazon Prime might not be the first streaming service you turn to when you’re in the mood for a good movie, but with the largest library of films of any of its competition (nearly 7,000), it should be. And with our help, narrowing down the best movies on Amazon Prime Video — be it a cheesy rom-com, chilling horror, weird comedy, or Oscar-winning drama — is a whole lot easier. Whether you’re totally up to speed with all the new movies on Amazon Prime or not, “new” doesn’t always mean “best,” so we curate this weekly-updated list of movie titles so you don’t have to.
We’ve also put together guides to the best shows on Prime Video, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Netflix, the best new movies to stream, and the best movies on Disney+.
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Thirteen Lives2022
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The Lost City2022
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Licorice Pizza2021
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Serpico1973
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(500) Days of Summer2009
Thirteen Lives (2022) new
The Lost City (2022) new
Licorice Pizza (2021) new
Serpico (1973) new
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) new
(500) Days of Summer (2009) new
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006) new
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) new
The Fighter (2010)
Office Space (1999)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Patriot Games (1992)
Clueless (1995)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Based on the popular 1955 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr. Ripley is a chilling crime thriller about stolen identity that’s beautifully shot by director-screenwriter Anthony Minghella is some of the most beautiful and exotic places on earth, almost as if to balance out the evil being committed. Matt Damon is Tom Ripley, a New York City social climber who’s sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law), the spoon-fed son of a wealthy shipping magnate who’s been dodging returning home to join the family business. But when Tom gets a taste of Dickie’s lavish lifestyle and beautiful friends (including Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett), he devises a more sinister plot.
Gladiator (2000)
Ridley Scott’s epic Roman action drama was a powerhouse in 2000, raking in 12 Oscar noms and five wins, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. A ripped Crowe stars as Maximus Decimus Meridius, the celebrated general of emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), whose demented son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), murders him to take the throne. Commodus orders the death of Maximus and his family, but Maximus escapes, however not in time to save his wife and son. Exiled and thought dead, Maximus is sold to slavers where he is forced to fight for his freedom as a gladiator, which eventually brings him back to Rome where he might get his chance to exact his revenge on Commodus.
WarGames (1983)
The Queen of Versailles (2012)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
You really can’t go wrong when the top-billed cast of the comedy you’re watching is Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner. In this sequel to 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Ron (Ferrell) and his dimwitted news team are back in the spotlight after making a splash on New York’s first 24-hour news channel, GNN. But Ron’s got problems: His marriage to Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) is on the rocks after she, again, one-ups him for a prestigious anchor position on the nightly news, and his ego is so bruised he’s neglecting their son; he’s got stiff competition from the dashing Jack Lime (James Marsden); and he goes blind. All in a day’s work for Ron Burgundy.
Philadelphia (1993)
No Time to Die (2021)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
Tombstone (1993)
Top Gun (1986)
Casino Royale (2006)
Emergency (2022)
Saint Maud (2020)
Troll Hunter (2010)
A League of Their Own (1992)
All the Old Knives (2022)
The Vast of Night (2019)
Raging Bull (1980)
Master (2022)
Regina Hall (Nine Perfect Strangers, Insecure) stars in this social thriller/horror about an elite New England university that’s as old as the country itself and has just as many dark secrets. Hall plays Gail Bishop, the school’s new headmaster and the first Black person to hold the position. A Black student, Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee), arrives as a freshman and is soon subjected to anonymous racist attacks that she is convinced are being done by an ancient presence from the school’s past — turns out the school was built on the site of some Salem-era witch trials. As Gail and Jasmine learn to navigate the school’s elite politics and privilege, they uncover the truth about the school and just how tied to its past it really is.
Blackfish (2013)
Lucy and Desi (2022)
I Want You Back (2022)
The Terminator (1984)
Train to Busan (2016)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
Being the Ricardos (2021)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
A film with one of the most compelling twists of all time, director Bryan Singer’s The Usual Suspects is the story of a group of hardened criminals, Hungarian mobsters, and a ghostly mastermind known as Keyser Soze, who may or may not exist. After a docked ship mysteriously explodes in San Pedro Bay killing 27 bad people, one of only two survivors, con artist Roger “Verbal” Kint (Kevin Spacey), recounts the entire story to U.S. Customs agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) in an LA police station. Told in flashbacks, Verbal’s story is tall, involves drugs and jewels, and includes his crew of five, including Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), McManus (Stephen Baldwin), Fenster (Benicio Del Toro), and Hockney (Kevin Pollak). “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist,” Verbal tells Kujan. But who is Keyser Soze? Is he the Devil? The Usual Suspects will have you asking the same questions.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
Based on the true story of turn-of-the-century English artist Louis Wain, whose paintings and illustrations of cats depicted our feline friends with psychedelic colors and imagery that no one had ever seen in the early 1900s, prompting many to believe that Wain suffered from schizophrenia. Benedict Cumberbatch depicts the eccentric artist with power and control, but by his side as Wain descends slowly into madness is the equally-powerful Claire Foy (The Crown) as Wain’s wife Emily. It’s their deep love for one another that helps keep Wain above water during a dark time in Wain’s, and the country’s, life. “How you’ve managed to conjure images of such delight in such a dark time, I don’t know,” Wain’s boss (Toby Jones) at the Illustrated London News tells him. While not a critical darling, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain will definitely add some color to your movie night.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021)
The Mad Women's Ball (2021)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Annette (2021)
Val (2021)
The Tomorrow War (2021)
Pinocchio (2019)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
Sylvie's Love (2020)
One Night in Miami... (2020)
Herself (2020)
Sound of Metal (2020)
I'm Your Woman (2020)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
Chi-Raq (2015)
Honey Boy (2019)
The Handmaiden (2016)
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Cold War (2018)
The Big Sick (2017)
Blow the Man Down (2019)
Paterson (2016)
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