The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video to Stream Now

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Nowadays, Netflix is far from the only option for on-demand entertainment. It may seem like there’s a new streaming service popping up every week, but a few remain at the top of the food chain — Amazon Prime Video being one of them.

The subscription-based platform offers a wide variety of movie titles, from original content to age-old classics, right at your fingertips. You can be rolling in the aisles from comedies like 80 for Brady, get an adrenaline rush from a horror flick like Five Nights at Freddy’s and M3GAN or enjoy Oscar winners like Everything Everywhere All at Once. Fresh releases like Bottoms and Saltburn are available, too, so you can keep up on all the latest movie buzz.

Ahead, check out all the best movies now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Ricky Stanicky

From left: Jermaine Fowler, Zac Efron and Andrew Santino in Ricky Stanicky, 2024.

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For more than two decades, three lifelong best friends — Dean (Zac Efron), Wes (Jermaine Fowler) and JT (Andrew Santino) — have relied on the same scapegoat: Ricky Stanicky, a fictional figure they’ve invented to excuse themselves from various situations or deflect blame for their antics. However, when their partners grow suspicious, they recruit an X-rated rock and roll impersonator (John Cena) to put a face to the name.

Watch Ricky Stanicky on Amazon Prime Video on March 7

Five Night at Freddy’s

Five Nights at Freddy’s, 2023.
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Based on Scott Cawthon’s popular horror video-game franchise, Five Nights at Freddy’s follows a down-and-out security guard (Josh Hutcherson) who takes on a new gig at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza — a rundown Chuck E. Cheese-like family entertainment center — where he soon discovers the animatronics are possessed by children who went missing in the ’80s. Produced by Cawthon and Jason Blum, the supernatural horror also stars Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard.

Watch Five Nights at Freddy’s on Amazon Prime Video on March 5

Bottoms

Bottoms, 2023.

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In this uber-queer Superbad-style satire, two misfits (Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri) concoct a zany plan to entice the school’s hottest girls and (respectfully) get in their pants: start a faux-feminist female fight club. A campy, bloody twist on traditional teen comedy tropes, Bottoms packs punches from left and right, including a sensational ensemble featuring Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Marshawn Lynch and more.

Watch Bottoms on Amazon Prime Video

This Is Me…Now: A Love Story

Jennifer Lopez in This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, 2024.

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A decade after her most recent studio album, A.K.A., Jennifer Lopez is making a comeback with a sister album to her 2003 LP, This Is Me, in tandem with a feature-length narrative film. Directed by Grammy winner Dave Meyers, the project is touted as a “musical and visual reimagining of her publicly scrutinized love life,” promising otherworldly ensembles, stunning choreography, cinematic scenery and cameos from A-listers like husband Ben Affleck, Trevor Noah, Keke Palmer and more.

Watch This Is Me…Now: A Love Story on Amazon Prime Video

Saltburn

Saltburn, 2023.

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You’re cordially invited to stay at Saltburn! From Academy Award-winning screenwriter Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), who also directs, comes a gothic tale of privilege and obsession that will captivate you with its provocative imagery — including one can’t-look-away bathtub scene that sparked viral scented candles — and cast, featuring stars like Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike. Its Y2K soundtrack has already taken TikTok by storm and helped propel Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 hit, “Murder on the Dance Floor,” back into the limelight.

Watch Saltburn on Amazon Prime Video

Foe

Saiorse Ronan and Paul Mescal in Foe, 2023.

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Based on Ian Reid’s 2018 novel of the same name, Garth Davis’ Foe finds married couple Hen (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) leading a quiet life tending to a secluded strip of ancestral land. That is until an unexpected visitor (Aaron Pierre) disturbs their peace by revealing that Junior has been selected for life on a distant space station, and Hen will be left in the presence of a biomechanical doppelgänger.

Watch Foe on Amazon Prime Video

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022.
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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheiner’s 2022 genre-bending film artfully wove googly eyes, an evil bagel and hot-dog fingers into its narrative, yet managed to leave audiences sobbing their hearts out — a feat even grander than its historical Oscar sweep. In Everything Everywhere All at Once, Best Actress winner Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn, a discontented Chinese American immigrant venturing through the multiverse to tackle a looming threat, with unimaginable obstacles strewn across her path.

Watch Everything Everywhere All at Once on Amazon Prime Video

A Good Person

Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in A Good Person, 2023.

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Blessed with a flourishing career, a devoted fiancé (Chinaza Uche) and a reliable support system, Allison (Florence Pugh) appears to have it all. Yet, a traumatic tragedy devastates her world, leading her into the grip of an opioid addiction. Amidst her lingering grief, an unlikely bond with her would-be father-in-law (Morgan Freeman) unfolds years later, which offers a guiding light on her path to rehabilitation.

Watch A Good Person on Amazon Prime Video

Role Play

Kaley Cuoco and Bill Nighty in Role Play, 2024.

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In this 2024 action thriller, Emma Brackett (Kaley Cuoco) is the ultimate moonlighter: She’s a globe-trotting contract killer by day and a doting mother and wife by night. When Emma and her husband, David (David Oyelowo), decide to spice up their marriage through some role-playing at a hotel, Emma’s cover is blown — urging David to leap into her hidden world.

Watch Role Play on Amazon Prime Video

Get Out

Allison Williams and Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out, 2017.
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Ready to go to the Sunken Place? Jordan Peele’s 2017 directorial debut, Get Out, explores issues of racism and bigotry as it follows a Black man (Daniel Kaluuya) in an interracial relationship who learns his white girlfriend’s (Allison Williams) family has a malicious ulterior motive masked by feigned acceptance.

Watch Get Out on Amazon Prime Video

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

The cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 2010.

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Based on the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, this 2010 action comedy knows how to pack a punch. After falling for Manic Pixie Dream Girl Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), musician Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) has to defeat all her seven evil exes through arcade-style fight sequences. The critically acclaimed film also features an ensemble cast including Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza and more.

Watch Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on Amazon Prime Video

The Sweetest Thing

Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair and Christina Applegate in The Sweetest Thing, 2002.

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You will never hear Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” the same way again after watching this raunchy 2002 comedy. The Sweetest Thing stars Cameron Diaz as Christina Walters, a commitment-shy woman who has an unforgettable club encounter with a man named Peter (Thomas Jane). After he vanishes the next day, Christina takes her best friend Courtney (Christina Applegate) on a wild romp across California in search of the sexy stranger.

Watch The Sweetest Thing on Amazon Prime Video

Pitch Perfect

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Are you ready to get pitch-slapped? Produced by Elizabeth Banks, the beloved 2012 comedy musical follows an underdog group of female singers who have to prove their worth in the competitive world of a capella while overcoming a series of fallbacks — from uninspired performances to artistic differences to projectile vomiting on stage. Featuring a hilarious ensemble cast, this film stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Adam DeVine, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt and more.

Watch Pitch Perfect on Amazon Prime Video

Asteroid City

Steve Carell (left) in Asteroid City, 2023.
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In Wes Anderson’s 2023 dramedy, Asteroid City’s annual Junior Stargazer convention gets shaken up by the arrival of an extraterrestrial visitor. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, this star-studded spectacle includes some of Hollywood’s finest actors like Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Margot Robbie, Steve Carell and a constellation of other A-listers. 

Watch Asteroid City on Amazon Prime Video

The Flash

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After many years in the making and multiple off-screen controversies, The Flash finally hit the big screen in June 2023 — and is now set to land on Amazon Prime Video in late December. The story line follows its titular superhero (Ezra Miller) as he journeys back in time to save his family, resulting in a future-altering twist that traps him in an alternate reality where General Zod (Michael Shannon) isn’t dead.

Watch The Flash on Amazon Prime Video

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant

Jake Gyllenhaal in Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, 2023.

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Directed, co-written and produced by Guy Ritchie, this 2023 action drama set during the Afghanistan war tracks the journey of an Afghan interpreter named Ahmed (Dar Salim), who carries the injured U.S. Army Sergeant John (Jake Gyllenhaal) across treacherous mountains and woods to return him to the American base. When John regains consciousness in an American hospital, he discovers that Ahmed has been abandoned — despite promises of him getting a visa — spurring the sergeant on a mission to fulfill that vow.

Watch Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant on Amazon Prime Video

Renfield

Nicolas Cage as Dracula in Renfield, 2023.
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While Nicolas Cage didn’t get to undergo a true vampire transformation in Vampire’s Kiss (1988), he’s finally letting his fangs out in this 2023 action comedy. In Renfield, the titular character (Nicholas Hoult) is tasked with fulfilling every wish of his egotistical master, Dracula. However, he decides its time to break free from his subservient life and explore what’s beyond.

Watch Renfield on Amazon Prime Video

Inside

Willem Dafoe in Inside, 2023.

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In this 2023 psychological thriller, Willem Dafoe embodies a highly skilled art thief masquerading as a handyman. Tasked with pilfering three priceless Egon Schiele pieces from an art collector’s high-rise penthouse in Times Square, he finds himself ensnared in a space where the thermostat swings between extremes, pushing him to the brink of madness.

Watch Inside on Amazon Prime Video

Totally Killer

Kiernan Shipka and Olivia Holt in Totally Killer, 2023.

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If you had a blast with the loop-hopping horror in Blumhouse’s Happy Death Day (2017), get ready for another round of time-twisting terror. This 2023 sci-fi slasher introduces us to Jaime (Kiernan Shipka), whose mom’s (Julie Bowen) besties fell victim to the Sweet Sixteen Killer on Halloween back in 1987. But when Jaime crosses paths with the same murderer, she finds herself zapped back to the ’80s and determined to stop the slaughterer before she’s forever trapped in the past.

Watch Totally Killer on Amazon Prime Video

The Burial

Dorian Missick, Jamie Foxx and Mamoudou Athie in The Burial, 2023.

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Inspired by the real-life story from Jonathan Harr’s gripping 1999 New Yorker article, The Burial follows personal injury lawyer Willie E. Gary (Jaime Foxx) as he helps a funeral home owner (Tommy Lee Jones) to defend his family business against the ruthless corporate titan, the Loewen Group. This 2023 legal drama also stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Alan Ruck, Mamoudou Athie, Pamela Reed and Bill Camp.

Watch The Burial on Amazon Prime Video

Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear, 2023.

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Showcasing her directorial versatility, Elizabeth Banks seamlessly shifts from the action-comedy of Charlie’s Angels (2019) to 2023’s horror-infused romp about an Ursus americanus. Loosely based on the 1985 true story, Cocaine Bear is literally the tale of a black bear that goes on a cocaine-fueled escapade after consuming a hefty amount of the drug — and revolves around an eccentric ensemble of felons, sightseers, cops and teens, all united in a mission to locate the animal in question.

Watch Cocaine Bear on Amazon Prime Video

Sitting in Bars with Cake

Odessa A’zion and Yara Shahidi in Sitting in Bars with Cake, 2023.

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Inspired by true events, Sitting in Bars with Cake follows the journey of lifelong friends Jane and Corinne — portrayed by real-life besties Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion — as they commit to a year of exposure therapy and social encounters, all through a unique strategy: baking cakes and sharing them in local bars. However, a medical diagnosis confronts them with a new set of challenges, forever reshaping their path.

Watch Sitting in Bars with Cake on Amazon Prime Video

Cassandro

Cassandro, 2023.

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Helmed by Roger Ross Williams, this 2023 biopic chronicles the story of Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal), a gay Texas man who transforms into the celebrated persona of Cassandro through lucha libre wrestling, competing as an exótico — a male wrestler donning drag. This film also stars Bad Bunny, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo and more.

Watch Cassandro on Amazon Prime Video

Red, White & Royal Blue

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Whether it’s fists or sparks, Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), the U.S. president’s son, and Prince Henry of Wales (Nicholas Galitzine) can’t even share the same airspace without something flying. But when their feud-fueled cake showdown becomes tabloid gold, the rivals are forced into the ultimate PR cleanup — pretending to be best buds — which leads them to unearth the real reasons behind their tension. Based on Casey McQuinston’s New York Times best seller, this queer enemies-to-lovers rom-com is fit for the juiciest royal drama. And the icing on the cake? We get to envision what it’s like to have Uma Thurman as America’s first female president.

Watch Red, White & Royal Blue on Amazon Prime Video

M3GAN

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For a doll, she has it all: the looks, the tunes and the deadliest moves … on the dance floor. Meet M3GAN, a child-sized, AI-programmed humanoid doll crafted by roboticist Gemma (Allison Williams). When M3GAN and Gemma’s recently orphaned niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), form an emotional attachment, things take a lethal turn as M3GAN’s devotion to protecting the 8-year-old reaches extreme heights. From innocent companionship to murderous mayhem, this doll is set on proving she is not just any friend, she is a ride-or-die.

Watch M3GAN on Amazon Prime Video

Babylon

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From the visionary creator behind acclaimed films like Whiplash (2014) and La La Land (2016) comes an epic dramedy set in the late-1920s, a time when Hollywood’s transition from silent to sound films reshaped the lives of many entertainers. Nominated for three Academy Awards, Damien Chazelle’s Babylon boasts a stellar ensemble, including Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Li Jun Li and Jovan Adepo.

Watch Babylon on Amazon Prime Video

80 for Brady

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Four eightysomething football superfans — played by veteran actors Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field and Rita Moreno — embark on a chaotic journey to see Tom Brady (who also served as a co-producer) and the New England Patriots play in Super Bowl LI in Houston, despite not having any tickets. Based on the playful true story, the heart of 80 for Brady is shaped by its four leading ladies, but it doesn’t hurt to see other high-spirited performances from Harry Hamlin, Billy Porter, Guy Fieri and more.

Watch 80 for Brady on Amazon Prime Video

Till

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This 2022 biographical drama finds Danielle Deadwyler stepping into the shoes of Mamie Till-Mobley — the Mississippi mother who tirelessly sought justice for the lynching of her 14-year-old son Emmett during the summer of 1955, which ignited the American civil rights movement. Produced by Whoopi Goldberg and directed by Chinonye Chukwu, the critically acclaimed film features powerful performances from Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Kevin Carroll, Haley Bennett and more.

Watch Till on Amazon Prime Video

Knock at the Cabin

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When partners Eric (Jonathan Groff) and Andrew (Ben Aldridge) take their 7-year-old daughter Wen (Kristen Cui) to a remote cabin in Pennsylvania, they are visited by four prophetic individuals — played by Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Abby Quinn — who expect a looming apocalypse and hold them hostage to make a life-altering decision: Sacrifice one member of their family to save the world or let the prediction surface. From the mind that brought you 1999’s The Sixth Sense and Apple TV+’s Servant, M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin gives a modern twist on the existential horrors of the trolley problem, leaving you to reconsider your own ethics.

Watch Knock at the Cabin on Amazon Prime Video

Air

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Don’t walk, run to watch this one. Ben Affleck reteamed with Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Last Duel, etc.) for this biographical sports drama, but for the first time (in a Hollywood feature, anyway), he also directed his longtime collaborator. Chronicling the events leading up to the launch of Nike’s Air Jordans — the brand’s renowned basketball shoe line collaboration with Michael Jordan — this 2023 film features a star-studded ensemble, including Affleck, Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker and Chris Messina.

Watch Air on Amazon Prime Video

TÁR

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Entrenched in the grandiose world of classical music, Todd Field’s 2022 psychological drama stars Cate Blanchett in a BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning performance as Lydia Tár, a high-handed maestro who becomes the first woman to lead a German orchestra. Though she has infiltrated an industry dominated by men, Lydia also mimics some of their horrific actions to stay in power, which ultimately leads to her descent.

Watch TÁR on Amazon Prime Video

Spoiler Alert

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Spoiler alert: You’re going to need tissues. Based on Michael Ausiello’s heartwrenching memoir, this 2022 romantic drama sees Jim Parsons stepping into the shoes of its author, who details the 14-year relationship with his lover Kit (Ben Aldridge) before he dies from terminal cancer.

Watch Spoiler Alert on Amazon Prime Video

Judy Blume Forever

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This 2023 documentary emphasizes how “our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch.” Featuring interviews from Hollywood stars — Molly Ringwald, Lena Dunham, Anna Konkle and others — affected by Judy Blume’s work, Judy Blume Forever explores the legacy of the illustrious author of children’s and YA fiction, whose books pioneered conversations about teen sexuality yet were banned in bookstores and libraries throughout the country. Watch this doc before (or after!) you see the film adaptation of Blume’s iconic 1970 coming-of-age novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret — starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates — which hit theaters on April 28.

Watch Judy Blume Forever on Amazon Prime Video

On a Wing and a Prayer

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This 2023 faith-based survival movie is based on an incredible true story. When the White family travels back home on a private plane and their pilot (Wilbur Fitzgerald) dies of a heart attack mid-air, the patriarch (Dennis Quaid) has to communicate with air traffic controllers and a flight instructor (Jesse Metcalfe) to safely land the aircraft while his wife (Heather Graham) acts as copilot and their kids (Jessi Case and Raina Gray) pray for a miracle.

Watch On a Wing and a Prayer on Amazon Prime Video

Wildcat

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This 2022 documentary follows British veteran Harry Turner, who lives with PTSD, as he travels to a Peruvian rainforest and meets wildlife biologist Samantha Zwicker. Together, they work to nurture and train an orphaned baby ocelot before releasing it into the wilderness.

Watch Wildcat on Amazon Prime Video

Jackass Forever

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Hitting theaters a little over a decade after Jackass 3D (2010), the fourth installment of the main Jackass film series cranks up the chaos with its shock-worthy, over-the-top stunts. Being the first Jackass film without Ryan Dunn since his death in 2011, the comedy features original Jackass stars like Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Wee Man and more.

Watch Jackass Forever on Amazon Prime Video

Our Friend

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Based on Matthew Teague’s 2015 Esquire article, this 2019 drama follows a husband and wife after they receive the life-altering news that the wife’s ovarian cancer is untreatable, so their friend moves into their home to lend his support. Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Jason Segel and Jake Owen star in this tearjerker.

Watch Our Friend on Amazon Prime Video

A Simple Favor

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Fans of 2009’s Jennifer’s Body and 2014’s Gone Girl will adore this campy 2018 mystery thriller. Mommy vlogger and widower Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) meets the glamorous yet mystifying mom of her son’s schoolmate, Emily Nelson (Blake Lively), and they form a connection over many martinis. After Emily disappears without warning, Stephanie uses her online presence to solve the case. Watch this flick before the forthcoming sequel, which will begin filming in Italy in the fall of 2023.

Watch A Simple Favor on Amazon Prime Video

Somebody I Used to Know

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Dave Franco’s 2023 rom-com stars his wife Alison Brie — who also co-wrote with Franco — as an overachieving TV showrunner who begins to question her current life. When paying a visit to her hometown, she reunites with her now-engaged ex, Sean (Jay Ellis), which forces her to reconnect with her past self.

Watch Somebody I Used to Know on Amazon Prime Video

Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick.

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The 2022 sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 need-for-speed action flick — which soared Tom Cruise into global movie stardom — finds the once-arrogant fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise) as a TOPGUN alumni instructor teaching a fresh cohort of fliers. Also starring Glen Powell, Miles Teller and Val Kilmer, Top Gun: Maverick seats you in the cockpit with its highly-trained aerial stunts, flying its way to earn six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and winning for Best Sound.

Watch Top Gun: Maverick on Amazon Prime Video

Orphan: First Kill

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Children in horror films have a talent for instilling fear in their audience, but adults impersonating them can be even more terrifying. Taking place two years before the events in 2009’s Orphan, this 2022 prequel stars Isabelle Fuhrman as an Estonian woman living with hypopituitarism — a hormonal disorder that grants her the appearance of a 9-year-old — who appropriates the identity of a missing child named Esther and joins their rich family to wreak cruel havoc on them.

Watch Orphan: First Kill on Amazon Prime Video

Smile

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We admit: It’s a bit hard to be cheerful while watching this 2022 psychological horror. When a psychotherapist (Sosie Bacon) bears witness to a graphic suicide she later finds out was involved in a pattern of life-ending events, she tries to outsmart a sinister entity that torments her to repeat what she saw.

Watch Smile on Amazon Prime Video

Shotgun Wedding

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Bringing a new meaning to “it’s about the journey, not the destination,” this action-packed film follows betrothed couple Tom (Josh Duhamel) and Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) as their overseas wedding goes awry once their guests are taken hostage. Jennifer Coolidge and Lenny Kravitz also star.

Watch Shotgun Wedding on Amazon Prime Video

The Big Sick

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A Pakistan-born comic and a grad student have a bumpy romance from clashing cultures, but all of that goes away when one falls into a coma. Based on the real-life relationship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon (who’s played by Zoe Kazan in the movie), the Judd Apatow-produced rom-com tells their love story in a beautiful way that will fill you with hope and make you believe in love at first heckle.

Watch The Big Sick on Amazon Prime Video

Brittany Runs a Marathon

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After her doctor diagnoses her with being overweight, 28-year-old Brittany (Jillian Bell) becomes determined to lose weight and run the N.Y.C. marathon. Inspired by a real story, this 2019 comedy might make you want to stay comfy where you’re sitting or get up immediately and start training for your own race.

Watch Brittany Runs a Marathon on Amazon Prime Video

Late Night

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Fans of Hacks will love this 2019 flick. Emma Thompson stars as a prominent TV host who hires a young writer (Mindy Kaling, who also wrote the screenplay) on her late-night show to keep up with the times and keep herself from getting fired.

Watch Late Night on Amazon Prime Video

House of Gucci

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When photos of Lady Gaga and Adam Driver’s transformations as Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci began circulating, fans were certain that they were in for quite a treat with House of Gucci. The 2021 Ridley Scott-directed telling of the infamous fashion family has everything you could want in a drama: romance, revenge, murder and, of course, a stellar wardrobe.

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No Time to Die

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In Daniel Craig’s fifth and final turn as James Bond, the iconic character is pulled from his retirement when an old friend from the C.I.A. asks for help with a mission. Along with Craig, the 2021 action thriller stars Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux and Ana de Armas. The film’s sweeping theme song, “No Time to Die,” is performed by Billie Eilish and won the singer an Oscar, as well as a Grammy Award for best song written for visual media.

Watch No Time to Die on Amazon Prime Video

Beautiful Boy

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Steve Carell proves his dramatic acting chops in this heartbreaking tale about a family grappling with their son’s drug abuse. Also starring Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy is based on a pair of memoirs by father and son David and Nic Sheff. The 2018 film is gut-wrenching and inspiring, with a powerful message about family, addiction and survival.

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Licorice Pizza

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This 2021 Paul Thomas Anderson film stars Alana Haim (of the band Haim) and Cooper Hoffman (son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) alongside a star-studded ensemble cast, including Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper. Set in 1973 in the San Fernando Valley of California, Haim and Hoffman play a young duo who must navigate the ups and downs of their friendship while coming of age.

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Catherine Called Birdy

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Based on the 1994 novel of the same name, this 2022 coming-of-age story is about a 14-year-old girl named Catherine, who goes by Birdy. The teenager’s parents are determined to marry her off, but Birdy yearns for independence and protests their plans. Things come to a head when a particularly vile suitor claims Birdy’s hand in marriage. The Amazon original stars Joe Alwyn, The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey and Fleabag‘s Andrew Scott.

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My Policeman

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This romantic drama stars Harry Styles as a married policeman who falls in love with a man. A love triangle ensues, forcing the characters to grapple with identity and challenge social conventions. The 2022 release is based on a 2012 novel of the same name.

Watch My Policeman on Amazon Prime Video

Dog

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In his 2022 directorial debut, Channing Tatum stars as a former Army Ranger who is paired up with a canine companion while traveling to a fellow soldier’s funeral.

Watch Dog on Amazon Prime Video

Becoming the Ricardos

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Released in 2021, this behind-the-scenes drama follows Lucille Ball (played by Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) through a production week of I Love Lucy. Written and directed by Aaron Sorokin, Becoming the Ricardos explores the challenges that the famous show business couple faced both on set and off.

Watch Becoming the Ricardos on Amazon Prime Video

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