Veteran members of the streaming platform would agree that the ever-evolving catalog of movies available with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video is endless. There is almost too much to choose from, which often leads to more time scrolling to find the best movies than actually spent enjoying a film.
Of course, as any frequent streamer should know, access to that much content – which also includes many great TV shows on Amazon – is both a blessing and a curse. Allow us to help narrow down your search with our picks for the best movies on Amazon Prime Video currently available to stream as of August 1, 2023, unless otherwise specified.
Kill Bill Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 (2003-2004)
After waking up from a years-long coma, a former assassin (Uma Thurman) sets out to punish her former colleagues. Writer and director Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill is an action-packed revenge story so epic that it must be told in two parts – one heavily inspired by kung fu movies, and the other incorporating a western style.
Stream Kill Bill Vol. 1 on Amazon Prime.
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Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
An aimless electronics store salesman (Simon Pegg) and his lazy best friend (Nick Frost) struggle to protect their loved ones when London becomes overrun with shuffling, flesh-eating corpses. While considered one of the best horror-comedy movies, co-writer and director Edgar Wright’s breakout hit, Shaun of the Dead, is also one of the more respected and even realistic zombie movies of its time.
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The Truman Show (1998)
A married, mild-mannered office worker (Jim Carrey) begins to suspect that his quaint, idyllic existence is not what it seems. From director Peter Weir, The Truman Show is one of Carrey’s best movies for the comedic actor’s brilliant, Golden Globe-winning performance, but also its nearly prophetic commentary on America’s reality TV obsession.
Stream The Truman Show on Amazon Prime.
A Star Is Born (2018)
A rock star (Bradley Cooper) falls for an aspiring singer-songwriter (Lady Gaga) and helps her achieve a life-changing career. In addition to his and Gaga’s beautiful, Oscar-nominated performances, Cooper makes a stunning directorial debut with the fourth remake of A Star is Born, which features some amazing original songs – including the Oscar-winning, “Shallow.”
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
A lonely high school freshman (Logan Lerman) finds the friendship and sense of belonging he needs when he meets two outgoing seniors (Ezra Miller and Emma Watson). Writer and director Stephen Chbosky adapts his own coming-of-age novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, into one of the most acclaimed teen dramas of its time.
Stream The Perks of Being a Wallflower on Amazon Prime.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
An army ranger captain (Tom Hanks) and his crew are tasked with finding a family’s last surviving son and bringing him home. Few films had depicted the perils of World War II as realistically before the release of one of Steven Spielberg’s best movies, Saving Private Ryan, for which he earned his second Best Director Oscar.
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Attack The Block (2011)
A group of teen troublemakers are forced to become heroes when their inner-city London neighborhood becomes overrun with man-eating extra-terrestrials. Before fighting side-by-side with aliens, Star Wars actor John Boyega broke out as the lead of the extremely entertaining alien invasion movie, Attack the Block, which has a sequel in the works.
Stream Attack the Block on Amazon Prime.
Dirty Harry (1971)
A San Francisco police inspector (Clint Eastwood) uses his street smarts and rebellious tactics to chase after a psychopathic serial killer. One of the best movies of the 1970s is director Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry, which sees Eastwood’s debut in the iconic title role.
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When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Despite initially hating each other, a man (Billy Crystal) and woman (Meg Ryan) from New York end up becoming great friends, with the potential to become something more. Decades after its release, director Rob Reiner and writer Nora Ephron’s When Harry Met Sally… remains one of the smartest, funniest, and simply best romantic-comedy movies of all time.
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
A man (Tim Robbins) wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife strikes up an enduring and consoling friendship with a fellow inmate (Morgan Freeman). Writer and director Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most beloved Stephen King movie adaptations of all time, despite not being a horror story… in the traditional sense.
Stream The Shawshank Redemption on Amazon Prime.
No Country For Old Men (2007)
After stumbling upon a heap of drug money, a hunter (Josh Brolin) attracts the attention of a sadistic hitman (Javier Bardem) and a long-serving sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) pondering retirement. Also one of the best Cormac McCarthy adaptations, No Country for Old Men is one of the best Coen Brothers movies, especially for Bardem’s powerhouse, Oscar–winning performance as Anton Chiguhr.
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Interstellar (2014)
A NASA pilot-turned-farmer (Matthew McConaughey) leaves a dying Earth in search of a new home for mankind. Christopher Nolan channels his inner Stanley Kubrick – circa 2001: A Space Odyssey – to craft one of the best space movies in recent memory with Interstellar.
Stream Interstellar on Amazon Prime.
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
A woman (Constance Wu) makes a bewildering discovery about her new boyfriend’s (Henry Golding) family while visiting them in Singapore. The star-studded Crazy Rich Asians cast is not the only reason why Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s funny, romantic bestseller became such a beloved hit.
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Men In Black (1997)
A street-smart New York cop (Will Smith) is recruited into a top secret organization specializing in maintaining alien activity on Earth by no-nonsense veteran (Tommy Lee Jones). Rarely have sci-fi and comedy blended more smoothly than the great, funny creature feature, Men in Black – director Barry Sonenfeld’s adaptation of the Marvel comic.
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
A teacher (Bradley Cooper) recovering from a nervous breakdown finds unexpected (and, initially unwanted) solace in a woman (Jennifer Lawrence) with her own history of mental illness. Lawrence won an Academy Award for her astonishing performance in David O. Russell’s funny, heartbreaking, and inspiring adaptation of Matthew Quick’s novel, Silver Linings Playbook.
Stream Silver Linings Playbook on Amazon Prime.
Scarface (1983)
The rise and fall of a Cuban immigrant (Al Pacino) who assumes control of a drug cartel in early ‘80s Miami. Pacino gives one of his most famous performances in one of the most iconic gangster movies of all time: director Brian De Palma’s Scarface.
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M3GAN (2023)
After her orphaned niece (Violet McGraw) is put in her care, a robotics engineer (Alison Williams) develops a human-like, A.I.-powered doll to be her friend, which proves to be anything but friendly to those who pose even the slightest threat. One of the biggest surprise hits of 2023 so far (which has already inspired a sequel) is M3GAN – a creepy Blumhouse thriller with a satirical, technophobic edge.
Creed III (2023)
Following his retirement, heavyweight champion Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is pulled back into the ring after his reunion with an old friend (Jonathan Majors) sets off a volatile chain reaction. Jordan makes an impressive directorial debut with Creed III – the third installment of his successful series of Rocky spin-off movies.
Stream Creed III on Amazon Prime.
Air (2023)
The true story of Nike’s pursuit to make rising star Michael Jordan the face of the basketball shoe division. Directed by Ben Affleck and featuring top-notch performances by the Air cast, this Amazon original docudrama is – like the athlete at its center – a legend in the making.
She Said (2022)
Two intrepid New York Times reporters (Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan) investigate the alleged sexual misconduct of powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. She Said is a bold and sometimes unsettling inside look at the story behind the article that sparked a revolution.
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Violent Night (2022)
A jaded Santa Claus (David Harbour) is forced to take action when he stumbles onto a high-stakes hostage situation while delivering gifts. People have been debating whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie for years, but there is no denying that Violent Night is an instant holiday action movie classic with the real Old St. Nick as the hero.
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Bros (2022)
A podcast host (co-writer Billy Eichner) and an attorney (Luke Macfarlane) make an attempt to overcome their issues with commitment after falling for each other. Co-writer and director Nicholas Stoller’s Bros is one of the first mainstream LGBTQ+-themed romantic comedies and, while not quite a hit at the box office, proved to be a favorite among critics and audiences.
The Pink Panther (1963)
A bumbling police inspector (Peter Sellers) attempts to protect a priceless jewel from a notoriously elusive jewel thief (David Niven). Director Blake Edwards’ clever and hilarious crime thriller, The Pink Panther, is the first of many films to star comedy icon Sellers in his most famous role: the lovably inept Jacques Clouseau.
Stream The Pink Panther on Amazon Prime.
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022)
After a Dior dress catches her eye, a widowed cleaning woman (Lesley Manville) decides to take a trip to France to find one for herself in the 1950s. According to our own Mike Reyes, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris was one of the best movies of 2022 for its delightful, fairy-tale-esque depiction of Europe’s mid-20th-Century fashion scene.
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
A rebellious, veteran naval aviator (Tom Cruise) acts as mentor to a group of talented, recent graduates at one of the most elite piloting schools. One of the biggest and most beloved movies of 2022 was Top Gun: Maverick – the long-awaited sequel to one of Cruise’s best action movies, which was also a smash hit in 1986.
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Nope (2022)
A horse wrangler (Daniel Kaluuya), his sister (Keke Palmer), and others team up in hopes to safely capture proof of a UFO. The master of macabre and metaphor, writer and director Jordan Peele, returns for his most symbolic and sci-fi feature yet (and one of the best horror movies of 2022), Nope.
Smile (2022)
After witnessing a traumatic event, a therapist (Sosie Bacon) begins to suffer from horrific visions that lead her to suspect that she is the latest victim of a chain curse. One of the horror genre’s most pleasant surprises in 2022 was Smile – writer and director Parker Finn’s satisfyingly creepy feature-length debut featuring a wonderful breakout performance by the daughter of horror movie royalty, Kevin Bacon.
Clue (1985)
A group of strangers, brought together for a mansion dinner party on a dark and stormy night, struggle to figure out which one of them is responsible for their host’s murder. While it takes inspiration from a popular board game, Clue is still one of the most beloved whodunnit movies of its time, thanks to a stellar cast and a dizzying variety of alternate endings that would vary by theater during its original run.
A Simple Favor (2015)
A single mother (Anna Kendrick) tries to find the missing, mysterious socialite she recently befriended (Blake Lively) and learns some disturbing secrets about her along the way. Director Paul Feig’s scandalous adaptation of Darcey Bell’s novel, A Simple Favor, proves that the filmmaker known best for broad comedy is capable of crafting a truly compelling thriller.
Stream A Simple Favor on Amazon Prime.
Absentia (2011)
After moving in with her sister (Courtney Bell), a young woman (Katie Parker) begins to piece together the horrifying truth behind her brother-in-law’s disappearance after seven years. One of the earliest, most underseen, and underrated Mike Flanagan movies is Absentia, which – despite obvious low production quality – is still one of his scariest and most emotionally gripping works yet.
Stream Absentia on Amazon Prime.
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
A poor, teenage Brooklynite (John Travolta) aims to escape his mundane homelife on the dance floor. The one film that best captures disco culture above any other is director Jonathan Badham’s Oscar-nominated Saturday Night Fever, which features many iconic songs by The Bee Gees, including “Staying Alive.”
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Red Dawn (1984)
After a Soviet invasion of their home town sends them fleeing into the mountains, a group of teenagers must band together to survive and try to defend their country. From writer and director John Milius, the original Red Dawn is a fun, action-packed star-studded, coming-of-age Cold War-era thriller.
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[REC] (2008)
A young TV reporter (Manuela Velasco), her camera operator, and a group of emergency responders they were profiling become trapped inside an apartment complex where a strange virus begins to break out. Out of the many great found footage thrillers we have seen over the years, many horror fans consider the Spanish-language hit [REC] to be one of the subgenre’s all-time scariest.
Sylvie’s Love (2020)
A chance meeting between an aspiring TV executive (Tessa Thompson) and a saxophone player (Nnamdi Asomugha) at a Harlem record store in the 1950s sparks a long, yet challenging, relationship. Writer and director Eugene Ashe’s Emmy nominated, Amazon Prime original Sylvie’s Love is a compelling romance with top-notch performances and an invigorating, jazzy soundtrack.
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The Northman (2022)
Driven by a vow to avenge his father (Ethan Hawke), save his mother (Nicole Kidman), and kill the man who murdered his father (Claes Bang), a royal viking (Alexander Skarsgård) embarks on a vengeful quest in ninth century Norway. Director Robert Eggers takes a break from avant-garde horror movies to helm the highly acclaimed period epic, The Northman.
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The Tender Bar (2022)
A young boy (Daniel Raineri) spends time with his bartender uncle (Ben Affleck) at the Long Island hangout where he works in search of a father figure. An Amazon Prime exclusive, The Tender Bar is one of director George Clooney’s most uplifting works yet and features a profoundly heartfelt Affleck giving one of his best performances in recent memory.
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Heathers (1989)
After she crosses paths with a rebellious outcast (Christian Slater), a well-natured teen (Winona Ryder) decides to get rid of her snobbish friends. Ryder landed her first leading role as Veronica on the Heathers cast in this dark comedy that is now regarded as a seminal classic of the high school movie genre.
Stream Heathers on Amazon Prime.
Thirteen Lives (2022)
A team of soccer players and their adult coach become trapped inside a system of flooding caves in Thailand. Ron Howard directs Thirteen Lives – a heart-racing dramatization of the incredible true story of survival that stars Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell.
Stream Thirteen Lies on Amazon Prime.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022)
A furry, lightning fast animal (Ben Schwartz) calls upon the help of a new ally (Colleen O’Shaughnessy) when Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns to earth with a new, furry ally of his own (Idris Elba). After its predecessor helped further prove that good video game movies do exist, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 proved that good sequels to video game movies are also possible.
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Licorice Pizza (2021)
A young man (Cooper Hoffman) and a young woman (Alana Haim) struggle to navigate the trials and tribulations of falling in love in the San Fernando Valley in the early 1970s. Hoffman and musician Haim both received praise for their debut performances as the leads of the Licorice Pizza cast in writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson’s, Oscar-nominated coming-of-age period piece.
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The Collector (2009)
A desperate ex-con (Josh Stewart) breaks into his wealthy employer’s home with intent to rob him, only to discover that a masked sadist got there first and has set a series of deadly traps all through the house. Playing out sort of like a depraved take on Home Alone from the burglar’s point of view, The Collector is sure to satisfy horror fans looking for something that goes to extreme lengths for a good scare.
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Respect (2021)
The life of Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson), from her days singing in her father’s church choir as a child to achieving international stardom with one of the most influential and iconic voices in music history. Before her death, Franklin herself believed the Academy Award winner Hudson should portray her in a movie and it is easy to see why from her performance in Respect – one of the best biopics about Black musicians in recent memory.
Stream Respect on Amazon Prime.
Funny Girl (1968)
The rise of Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) as comedian in the male dominated entertainment business of the early 1900s. Streisand earned a Best Actress Oscar for her acting debut in Funny Girl – inspired by the stage musical that was inspired by Brice’s life and career.
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Manchester By The Sea (2016)
An ill-tempered Boston handyman (Casey Affleck) becomes haunted by painful memories from his past after tragedy suddenly makes him the legal guardian to his teenage nephew (Lucas Hedges). Affleck’s inspired performance and director Kenneth Lonergan’s devastating original screenplay earned two Academy Awards for Manchester by the Sea – an acclaimed Amazon original that was also produced by Matt Damon.
Stream Manchester by the Sea on Amazon Prime.
Candyman (2021)
A Chicago artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) becomes dangerously obsessed with a local urban legend and its infamous ties to the gentrified neighborhood he recently moved into. Producer Jordan Peele and director Nia DaCosta also co-wrote this stylish, boldly poignant follow-up to Candyman – director Bernard Rose’s groundbreaking 1992 horror classic based on a story by Clive Barker.
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The General (1926)
A bumbling railroad engineer, and aspiring soldier, struggles to recapture a stolen train during the American Civil War. One the silent film era’s greatest (and most death-defying) comic actors is Buster Keaton and, arguably, his finest masterwork is The General – a celebrated classic that is just as exciting as it is hilarious.
Stream The General on Amazon Prime.
The Big Sick (2017)
A Pakistani-born comedian (Kumail Nanjiani) is forced to confront various aspects of his life when his white girlfriend (Zoe Kazan) is placed in a medically induced coma. Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, received Oscar nominations for writing The Big Sick – a wonderful romantic dramedy inspired by their own real love story.
Stream The Big Sick on Amazon Prime.
Hellraiser (1987)
A woman (Clare Higgins) begins luring men into her home so her dead, former lover – also her husband’s brother – can feed on their flesh to become whole again and escape persecution from a group of demonic entities. Based on the novella by director Clive Barker, Hellraiser is an ingeniously disturbing and visually inventive cautionary tale that introduced the world to the iconic horror villain now known as Pinhead (Doug Bradley).
Stream Hellraiser on Amazon Prime.
Also try streaming Hellbound: Hellraiser II on Amazon Prime.
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
A desperate businessman (James Stewart) believing the world would be better off without him is visited by his guardian angel (Henry Travers), who shows him a dismal alternate reality in which his wish has come true. Despite not having very much to do with Christmas plot-wise, the inspirational, beautifully told story of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life has nonetheless become a holiday tradition.
Stream It’s a Wonderful Life on Amazon Prime.
In addition to wearing a lot of cool band T-shirts, Riz Ahmed received a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for his performance in the powerful, heartbreaking, and inventively executed Amazon Prime original Sound of Metal as a rock and roll drummer struggling with his own identity and purpose when he begins to lose his hearing.
Stream Sound of Metal on Amazon Prime.
One Night In Miami (2020)
In her first feature-length directorial effort, Academy Award-winning actress Regina King guides four actors at the top of their game (Leslie Odom Jr., Aldis Hodge, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Eli Goree) in the One Night in Miami cast as four of the most famous faces of the 1960s civil rights movement in Kemp Powers’ adaption of his own acclaimed stage play.
Stream One Night in Miami on Amazon Prime.
Well, a subscriber to the streaming giant certainly cannot ask for a better assortment of flicks for the ultimate binge. Check back to see what other classics have been added or removed from Amazon Prime Video next month.
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