From Oscar-winning dramas to inventive foreign films and star-studded comedies, these are the best Amazon original flicks streaming now.
Though shows are chosen independently by Uproxx, we may earn commission on qualifying purchases you make after clicking on links within this article as an Amazon affiliate. Last Updated: November 19th It’s easy to forget that Amazon does more than simply offer free shipping and quality TV shows to its Prime members. The streaming platform also turns out quality content in the film department pretty regularly. Sometimes, their movies may hit theaters first or gain a couple of Oscar nods come awards season, both valid reasons for thinking their flicks, films like Manchester By The Sea, The Big Sick, and The Handmaiden are the work of some blockbuster studio, not the streaming service you have access to at home. Well, we’re going to correct that misconception with this list of the best original Amazon Studios films out there right now. Get to streaming. Related: The Best Amazon Prime Original Series Right Now, Ranked Run Time: 120 min| IMDb: 7.8/10 Riz Ahmed stars in this powerful, heartbreaking Amazon original movie from director Darius Marder. Ahmed plays a heavy-metal drummer named Ruben who, along with his girlfriend and the band’s lead singer Lou (Olivia Cooke) hopes to make it big in the music scene. His plans are thrown for a loop when he begins to lose his hearing, putting his life, and his love for music, in jeopardy. Run Time: 141 min| IMDb: 6.9/10 The latest Leos Carax joint is this musical fantasy epic that sees Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard play a pair of star-crossed lovers whose whirlwind romance meets a tragic, weird AF end. Driver plays Henry McHenry, a comedian who loves to stoke controversy with his art. Cotillard plays Ann, a beautiful and talented opera singer at the height of her career. Jealousy and infidelity destroy their relationship, but not before the couple has an extraordinary child with an unusual gift that takes the world by storm. It’s a strange, absorbing, surrealist journey Carax takes audiences on here, and Driver has never been better. Run Time: 114 min| IMDb: 7.3/10 Regina King’s first outing as a director comes in the form of this moving drama that imagines a meeting between some of the most influential icons in the Civil Rights Movement. In a room at the Hampton House in February 1964, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke gather to celebrate Ali’s victory over boxer Sonny Liston where they also discuss their own roles in the movement and confront the harsh realities of the Jim Crow Era. Add To Watchlist Run Time: 109 min| IMDb: 7.7/10 Comprised of some truly unique archival footage from the actor himself and his famous friends, this documentary tells the singular story of Val Kilmer, a mysterious and incredibly interesting Hollywood celebrity who seemed to vanish from the screen for years following a stint of blockbuster success. The doc shows a different side to Kilmer, his relationship to his art, to fame, and his battle with throat cancer all taking center stage as he uses self-filmed footage to pull back the curtain on his life. It’s one of the most addictively watchable biopic docs we’ve seen in a long time. Add To Watchlist Run Time: 138 min| IMDb: 6.8/10 Sometimes, the world just needs a dumb sci-fi action flick. Chris Pratt knows this which is why he gave us The Tomorrow War, a movie with an interesting premise that ends up following conventional blockbuster beats that never surprise us, but still manage to keep us entertained.
