It may be summer, but someone at Amazon Prime Video really did some spring cleaning. Prime Video has lost a lot of movies recently, from the recent hits to the modern classics from other studios. But the good news is that a large number of movies dropped on Prime Video just a few days ago at the beginning of August. And they include one of the best James Bond films and a history-bending tale by Quentin Tarantino.
Want some help keeping track of Prime Video’s new and classic titles? Don’t worry, it’s what we do best. And we’ve got the latest titles that make up the list of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video right now.
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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Skyfall2012 -
Inglourious Basterds2009
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Knock at the Cabin2023
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Rampage2018
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Babylon2022
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Till2022
Skyfall (2012)
81%
7.8/10Prior to seeing Skyfall, audiences had no idea that the titular word had such significance to James Bond. It’s something so personal that Bond refuses to discuss it even while he is being evaluated for duty. This film showed a more vulnerable Bond than ever before, as his physicality and his power are largely broken, and he doesn’t get them back in this film.
After being presumed dead in the field, Bond decides to retire from MI6. His retirement is cut short by the emergence of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem), a former MI6 agent turned terrorist. And Silva is targeting his ex-mentor, M (Judi Dench) for death. Can Bond protect her in his weakened state?
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
69%
8.3/10Given the way events play out in Inglourious Basterds, you may get the impression that Quentin Tarantino hates history. But it’s more like Tarantino loves history, he just won’t let it get in the way of telling his story. Brad Pitt headlines the large cast as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, the leader of an all-Jewish brigade that is working behind enemy lines during World War II.
Aldo and his men, including Sergeant Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger), Sergeant Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth), and more have a vendetta against the Nazis and Standartenführer Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) in particular. When an even bigger target presents itself, the Basterds put their lives on the line to finish their mission.
Knock at the Cabin (2023)
63%
6.1/10Perhaps there’s a knock, knock joke somewhere in the premise for Knock at the Cabin, but M. Night Shyamalan’s movies aren’t really built for humor. This story is about a young girl named Wen (Kristen Cui), and her two dads, Eric (Jonathan Groff) and Andrew (Ben Aldridge). Their idyllic vacation is cut short when four intruders hold them captive and make an incredible claim.
Leonard Brocht (Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Dave Bautista), Sabrina (Nikki Amuka-Bird), Redmond (Rupert Grint), and Adriane (Abby Quinn) really believe that the world will end if someone in Wen’s family isn’t sacrificed. And they’re willing to give their lives to prove it.
Rampage (2018)
45%
6.1/10Rampage is very loosely based on the classic arcade game of the same name. Black Adam‘s Dwayne Johnson leads the human cast as Davis Okoye, a former soldier who has reinvented himself as a primatologist. Davis has a close bond with George, an albino gorilla who understands sign language and very rude humor.
When George is exposed to an unknown substance, he begins growing at an uncontrollable rate. But George isn’t the only animal who is rapidly growing, and his two counterparts are heading his way for a showdown. Somehow, Davis has to find a cure for George and the other animals and prevent an evil corporation from getting away with their part in these events.
Babylon (2022)
60%
7.2/10Director Damien Chazelle (La La Land) took a big swing with Babylon, a high-budget period film set during Hollywood’s transition away from silent movies in the 1920s. Brad Pitt headlines the movie as Jack Conrad, an actor whose star power is on the wane as actress Nellie LaRoy (Barbie‘s Margot Robbie) lands her big break.
Manuel “Manny” Torres (Diego Calva) has Hollywood ambitions of his own, and he forges a connection with Nellie while riding his own wave of success in the studio system. But the path to fame is rocky, and Nellie may suffer a serious fall before ever fully achieving her dreams.
Till (2022)
79%
7.2/10Till was largely overlooked by moviegoers in 2022 despite being a powerful look back at a very ugly period in our nation’s history. In 1955, a Black boy named Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall) allegedly whistles at a white woman, Carolyn Bryant (Haley Bennett). This quickly escalates out of control as Till was kidnapped, beaten, and lynched over the perceived offense.
Mamie Till (Danielle Deadwyler) is devastated at the loss of her son. Devastated and angry. Rather than letting Emmett’s death be buried, Mamie pushes to get justice for her murdered son, even when the law seemingly can’t hold his murderers accountable.
The Untouchables (1987)
79%
7.8/10The Untouchables is the movie that finally gave Sean Connery an Oscar and helped solidify Kevin Costner as a movie star. Director Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible) and screenwriter David Mamet (both of whom are cinematic legends in their own right) took a lot of creative liberties with the clash between crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) and Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner). But it’s definitely exciting!
At the height of Prohibition in the 1930s, Capone acts with impunity and very few are willing to challenge him. However, Ness and his new ally, Agent James “Jim” Malone (Connery), recruit Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith) and George Stone (Andy García), to join them as an elite team of “Untouchables.” However, Capone is more than willing to strike at Ness and his team in any way that he can.
Once Bitten (1985)
64%
5.5/10A few years before he hit it big, a very young Jim Carrey headlined the horror comedy, Once Bitten. Within the film, Carrey portrays Mark Kendall, a high school student who is frustrated by his girlfriend, Robin Pierce (Karen Kopins), who doesn’t want to have sex with him.
That leaves an opening for the Countess (Lauren Hutton), a beautiful vampire who has to drink the blood of a virgin three times before Halloween in order to maintain her ageless beauty. Mark falls under the Countess’ spell far too easily, and Robin is alarmed to witness Mark’s strange and bizarre behavior as he slowly becomes a vampire.
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
71%
7.2/10After the stunning success of A Quiet Place, director and star John Krasinski continued the story of the Abbot family in A Quiet Place Part II. Following the events of the first movie, Lee (Krasinski) is dead and his widow, Evelyn (Emily Blunt), is the only adult left who can protect their children, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe).
When Evelyn and her kids encounter a family friend, Emmett (Cillian Murphy), they receive a clue that there may be a sanctuary where they can hide from the aliens that have invaded Earth. But even if the Abbots can reach safe haven, they may face threats from both the aliens and their fellow humans.
The Truman Show (1998)
90%
8.2/10The Truman Show may be Jim Carrey’s best movie, and it’s a story that seems even more timely in the streaming age. Carrey plays Truman Burbank, a man who has been the star of his own TV show since the day he was born. However, no one has ever told Truman the truth, and everyone around him is an actor, including his wife, Hannah (Laura Linney).
Truman’s life is guided by the director, Christof (Ed Harris), a man who controls every aspect within a self-contained dome. But once Truman begins questioning the reality of his life, he’s willing to do anything to uncover the truth.
American Sniper (2014)
72%
7.3/10While there is some question about whether military sniper Chris Kyle embellished his wartime record with unconfirmed kills, there is no denying that he was seen by many as a genuine war hero. The story of Kyle’s life also greatly resonated with moviegoers when director Clint Eastwood (The Mule) brought it to the big screen in American Sniper.
Bradley Cooper headlines the film as Kyle, who earns his reputation while serving in Iraq. Kyle’s obvious skills win him the praise of his fellow soldiers, but his experiences also keep him emotionally distant from his wife, Taya Kyle (Sienna Miller). Because even when Kyle is back home with his family, he can’t seem to stop himself from going back to the ongoing war.
Interstellar (2014)
74%
8.7/10Director Christopher Nolan delivers again in Interstellar, one of the best sci-fi movies of the last decade. In the near future, Earth is dying and humanity desperately needs a new home. Former NASA pilot Joseph Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) reluctantly leaves his children, Murphy “Murph” Cooper (Mackenzie Foy) and Tom Cooper (Dune: Part Two‘s Timothée Chalamet), behind to join Dr. Amelia Brand (Anne Hathaway) on a search for an inhabitable world.
Unfortunately for Cooper, time passes differently for him in space as his children grow older on Earth. And if Cooper ever wants to make it back home, he needs to solve a scientific mystery that has haunted Murph (Jessica Chastain) for years.
Armageddon Time (2022)
74%
6.5/10Armageddon Time is a prestige drama that was released last year, and it takes place in 1980. The story focuses on Paul Graff (Banks Repeta), a young Jewish boy who befriends an African-American student named Johnny Davis (Jaylin Webb). When Paul and Johnny are caught breaking the rules at school, Paul’s parents, Esther (Anne Hathaway) and Irving Graff (Jeremy Strong), put him in a prep school.
While Paul and Johnny try to maintain their friendship, the former is stunned by the racism of his new classmates. Only Paul’s grandfather, Aaron Rabinowitz (Anthony Hopkins), argues that Paul should stand up for his friend. But as tragedy looms for this family, Paul will have to find his own way.
TÁR (2022)
92%
7.5/10In the movie that bears her name, Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) has all of the power and fame she could ever dream about. Tár reveals that Lydia has used her success as a composer and conductor to become a crossover celebrity with her own book and more trappings of fame.
Lydia even has a devoted wife, Sharon Goodnow (Nina Hoss), and they are raising a daughter named Petra (Mila Bogojevic). But that’s not enough for Lydia, and she uses and abuses her power to satisfy her own needs. As Lydia’s secrets begin to come back to haunt her, everything she has gained is on the verge of slipping away from her grasp.
RoboCop (1987)
70%
7.6/10As they say in RoboCop, “I’d buy that for a dollar!” Calculated for inflation, that would be “I’d buy that for $2.68!,” but it just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Director Paul Verhoeven wasn’t aiming for realism in this sci-fi satire, but RoboCop‘s near-future dystopia is a lot closer to our reality than anyone expected. And its bleak humor has somehow gotten even funnier over the ensuing decades.
Peter Weller headlines the film as Alex Murphy, an honest cop in Old Detroit who is brutally murdered by vicious criminals. After Murphy’s death, the mega corporation OCP resurrects him as RoboCop, the future of law enforcement. But this cyborg can’t fully forget the man he used to be, and Murphy is coming after the men who killed him, no matter who they work for.
Creed III (2023)
73%
6.9/10Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut with Creed III, which theoretically could work as the end of the Rocky movies. At this point in his life, Adonis “Donnie” Creed (Jordan) has pretty much done everything he wanted in boxing, so he retires to spend more time with his wife, Bianca Taylor-Creed (Tessa Thompson), and their daughter, Amara (Mila Davis-Kent).
Unfortunately for Donnie, the good times end when his former friend, Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson (Jonathan Majors), renters his life. Years ago, Dame was sent to prison, and it was largely Donnie’s fault. Now that Dame is back, he’s going to push Donnie until he gets the chance for payback in the ring. And this may not be a fight that Donnie can win.
Violent Night (2022)
55%
6.7/10Director Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night is essentially Succession meets Die Hard on Christmas Eve with Santa Claus (David Harbour) as the unlikely action hero. This is the real Santa, and he’s just over Christmas at this point in his life. During a stop at the mansion of the insanely wealthy Gertrude (Beverly D’Angelo), Santa doesn’t even pay any attention to the rivalry between her adult children, Jason (Alex Hassell) and Alva (Edi Patterson).
However, Jason’s daughter, Trudy (Leah Brady), is a true believer in Christmas. And it’s for Trudy’s sake that Santa is spurred into action when this wealthy family is held hostage by a man calling himself Mr. Scrooge (John Leguizamo) and his Christmas-themed goons. Now it’s time for Santa to give these naughty criminals more than just a piece of coal.
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
60%
6.7/10Literature is filled with stories about genies tricking mortals into making wishes that ultimately harm them. This is something that Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is keenly aware of in Three Thousand Years of Longing. Alithea is an aging British scholar who hasn’t quite worked out what she wants from life. But Alithea isn’t sure she can believe what she sees and hears when she suddenly finds herself face-to-face with a real Djinn (Idris Elba) who wishes to be free from his enslavement.
To win Alithea’s trust and to entice her to make three wishes, the Djinn shares his centuries-long tale of heartbreak and desire. And much to Alithea’s surprise, this inspires her to make a major change in her life.
She Said (2022)
74%
7.2/10She Said was a flop in theaters, but it appears to be finding its audience online now that it’s on Prime Video. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, respectively. And together, they’ve stumbled upon the story of a lifetime that can take down Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein (Mike Houston).
Despite Weinstein’s numerous victims over the decades, Twohey and Kantor have an extremely difficult time getting anyone to go on the record about his sexual misconduct. Even A-list actresses are reluctant to share their names. And when Weinstein learns about the report, he throws numerous obstacles into its path and tries to derail it. But this is the birth of a movement that not even Weinstein could stop.
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
38%
5.6/10Jurassic World Dominion is the end of the Jurassic World trilogy, and the big attraction is the reunion of Jurassic Park’s Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) as they confront a potential ecological disaster that was engineered by Biosyn’s CEO Lewis Dodgson (Campbell Scott).
As for Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Clare Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), they have more personal stakes. Biosyn has kidnapped their adoptive daughter, Maisie Lockwood (Isabella Sermon), and the offspring of Owen’s raptor, Blue. It’s going to take an Avengers-level team-up to solve this crisis.
Air (2023)
73%
7.7/10Prepare for the origin story of Michael Jordan’s shoes. Don’t worry, Air is more compelling than it sounds. And while it is the story of how the Air Jordan sneakers came into being, it’s also the story of how executives at Nike realized that teaming up with Jordan was a once-in-a-generation opportunity. But first, they have to convince Jordan’s mother, Deloris Jordan (Viola Davis).
Ben Affleck directed the film and stars as Phil Knight, one of the co-founders of Nike. At Phil’s behest, talent scout Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) is tasked with turning around the company’s basketball operation. And as soon as Nike gets behind the Jordan pitch, the future of the company is on the line.
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
77%
7.6/10Perhaps the most amazing thing about Amazon Studios’ new documentary Judy Blume Forever is that the author herself, Judy Blume, is not only still alive, but she was able to be an active participant in the movie. The film essentially tells her life story, often in her own words, as it chronicles her journey from a housewife to a beloved children’s author whose books are still widely read.
Several famous commentators also share their thoughts about Blume, including Molly Ringwald, Lena Dunham, Anna Konki, Samantha Bee, Mary H.K. Choi, and Jacqueline Woodson. But the ones who really stand out are the ordinary women whose lives were deeply touched by Blume and her stories.
Ticket to Paradise (2022)
50%
6.2/10There’s a simple reason why Ticket To Paradise is such an effective romantic comedy. George Clooney and Julia Roberts are so comfortable together onscreen that you can almost believe that they were married at one point. In the film, they play David and Georgia Cotton, a divorced couple whose marriage fell apart two decades earlier.
Despite their lingering resentment towards each other, David and Georgia make a pact to break up the impromptu wedding of their daughter, Lily (Kaitlyn Dever), and her fiancé, Gede (Maxime Bouttier). And while David and Georgia plot together, the tropical setting and their renewed partnership reawaken the old feelings that they used to have.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
51%
6.4/10Did you know that Star Wars and dozens of other films were greatly influenced by the French sci-fi comic Valérian and Laureline by Pierre Christin? However, the comic didn’t make it to the big screen until director Luc Besson adapted it into Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. True to its title, the space station Alpha is indeed the product of aliens from thousands of worlds, and it is kept under the watchful eye of the United Human Federation.
Two of the station’s primary operatives, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne), try to keep the peace before they unknowingly stumble upon a conspiracy that could bring down Alpha itself. Laureline also has her hands full keeping Valerian’s amorous intentions toward her in check, even though his attraction to her isn’t one-sided.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Top Gun: Maverick is the most popular movie of 2022 and one of biggest blockbusters in years. And after cleaning up at the box office, the Top Gun sequel is coming in for a landing on Prime Video. Tom Cruise reprises his role as Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a test pilot-turned-instructor who doesn’t quite have the same fire that he had in the ’80s.
While teaching the next generation of Top Gun pilots, Maverick also finds himself in conflict with one of his students, Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his late friend, Nick “Goose” Bradshaw. However, Maverick and his pilots will need to find common ground as they are drawn into a new mission with high stakes and breathtaking flying sequences.
Nope (2022)
77%
6.8/10Jordan Peele’s latest film, Nope, is an impressive blend of sci-fi and horror. Siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Em Haywood (Keke Palmer) are on the verge of selling their father’s horse ranch when they realize that a UFO appears to be hanging around their property and devouring horses. With the assistance of a Fry’s Electronics tech, Angel Torres (Brandon Perea), they attempt to record footage of the UFO as a way to get rich.
Unfortunately for the unlikely trio, the aforementioned UFO is far more dangerous than they initially realized. And it’s not what they expected at all. Nope made DT’s list of the best movies of 2022, and there’s a good reason why: it’s entertaining and smart, which is a rare combination in blockbuster movies these days.
Jackass Forever (2022)
74%
6.9/10The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
63%
6.8/10I Want You Back (2022)
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
I'm Your Woman (2020)
Argentina, 1985 (2022)
Serpico (1973)
81%
7.7/10Clue (1985)
Cold War (2018)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Nanny (2022)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
Good Night Oppy (2022)
65%
7.8/10In the same way that audiences fell in love with Pixar’s cute Wall•E, watching Good Night Oppy elicits a similar response, drawing you into the gushy human emotion surrounding a robot roaming Mars 50 million miles away. But that’s because this documentary is as much about the people at NASA that made the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover mission possible as it is about the rover itself. Narrated by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s Angela Basset, Good Night Oppy tells the inspiring story of Opportunity, a six-wheeled, solar-powered vehicle that touched down on the Red Planet in January of 2004 and was supposed to roam and explore the landscape for a pre-determined 90 days. But beyond anyone’s expectations, Oppy’s mission endured for nearly 15 years before going dark. Told through interviews with many of the scientists and engineers on the project, as well as archival footage, this is a feel-good doc not to be missed.
American Animals (2018)
68%
7/10Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
71%
6.6/10Train to Busan (2016)
73%
7.6/10Thirteen Lives (2022)
63%
7.8/10The Vast of Night (2019)
84%
6.7/10Master (2022)
66%
4.9/10Regina 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.
One Night in Miami... (2020)
Sound of Metal (2020)
82%
7.8/10The Handmaiden (2016)
84%
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