Take the guesswork out of what to watch with our curated list of the best movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video right now.
Finding a good movie to watch on Amazon Prime Video can be difficult to say the least. While Amazon’s robust library of titles is available to every Amazon Prime subscriber, they don’t exactly make it easy to find what you’re looking for. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve assembled a growing list of the best movies on Amazon Prime right now. Our carefully curated selection runs the gamut from crowd-pleasing blockbusters to Oscar-winning dramas to delightful rom-coms and beyond. There’s a little something for everyone, so stop the endless scrolling and simply choose one of these great movies to watch.
Check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime video below. The list will be updated weekly with new titles.
Just in time for Halloween, why not check out “The Witch” filmmaker Robert Eggers’ chilling take on “Nosferatu?” Bill Skarsgard is unrecognizable as Count Orlok, the titular vampire who has a hold on Lily-Rose Depp’s young bride Ellen. Eggers conjures the 1800s with tremendous detail and threads a story of love and obsession into this creepy, kooky tale of a centuries-old vampire and the object of his affection.
If you have kids, chances are you’ve already seen “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” But good to know it’s streaming on Prime Video right now. And you know what? It’s pretty cute. Nintendo teamed up with Illumination, the animation studio behind the Minions movies, to tackle the story of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser and Donkey Kong in vibrant detail. Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day and Seth Rogen round out the voice cast.
Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film is one of the franchise’s best. “No Time to Die” wrestles with the morality of the character, and what he’s willing to sacrifice for those he loves. It’s also just tons of fun and great to look at, with an extended opening prologue that brings back Lea Seydoux’s Madeleine Swann and ponders a “retired” 007. It builds to an epic and shocking finale that proves to be a fond farewell indeed for one of — if not the — best Bonds ever.
And while you’re at it, why not revisit Daniel Craig’s first time out as Bond in “Casino Royale,” a genre-defining film and arguably the best Bond movie ever. The 2006 film redefined James Bond for a new era, coming off the increasingly goofy antics of Pierce Brosnan’s run. Instead we got a grounded, gritty and — key to his entire tenure — emotional Bond with Craig’s version. Plus Mads Mikkelsen is one of the most delicious Bond villains in history.
Guillermo del toro’s “Crimson Peak” is a gorgeous ghost story that packs the filmmaker’s signature emotional punch. Set in 1901, Mia Wasikowska plays a budding author who is wooed by an English baronet who marries her and brings her to his old, decrepit mansion to live with him and his mysterious sister (played by Jessica Chastain). This is one of del Toro’s most ornately designed films, with an enormous and impeccably designed house and some spooky, unique-looking ghosts. It’s a bit light on actual jump scares, but it sure is pretty to look at.
If you’re looking for a newer horror movie to watch this spooky season, check out “The First Omen.” The 2024 prequel from filmmaker Arkasha Stevenson is genuinely chilling, refreshing and handsomely crafted. Plus, you don’t really need to know anything about the “Omen” franchise to enjoy it. Set in 1970s Rome, the story follows an American nun sent to work in a Catholic orphanage where she uncovers a sinister plot to bring about the birth of the Antichrist. It’s actually scary, so prepare yourself!
Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller “Black Bag” brings together all the things that make a great Soderbergh movie — the humor of “Ocean’s Eleven,” the relationship drama of “Out of Site,” the tension of “Traffic” and the twists and turns of “Logan Lucky.” Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett play married spies whose relationship is thrown for a loop when Fassbender is tasked with rooting out a mole who may or may not be his wife. Rege-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan and Naomie Harris co-star in this thrilling, delectable movie for grown-ups.
While this film failed to make a mark at the box office, “The Fall Guy” is an absolute blast. Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stunt man. Emily Blunt is his director ex-girlfriend who he’s still in love with. When the star of Blunt’s latest sci-fi epic goes missing (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), she enlists her former flame’s help to find him before she gets fired. David Leitch, the director of “Atomic Blonde” and “Deadpool 2,” pulls from his own personal background as a stunt performer for this deeply personal blockbuster with a heart of gold and a killer soundtrack.
If you care to find “Wicked,” look to Prime Video at the end of the month. The smash-hit musical adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande finds a new streaming home in July, arriving on Prime Video after first exclusively streaming on Peacock. The film was a behemoth when it hit theaters last November, and now’s the perfect time to revisit (or watch it for the first time) ahead of the release of the grand finale “Wicked: For Good” later this year.
What better way to prepare for a new Paul Thomas Anderson movie than to revisit his last feature film? 2021’s “Licorice Pizza” continues the “hangout” vibe from PTA’s “Inherent Vice,” this time as a coming-of-age story between a high schooler (Cooper Hoffman) and a 25-year-old photographer’s assistant (Alana Haim). The 1973-set film boasts a terrific supporting cast that includes Sean Penn, Benny Safdie and a scene-stealing Bradley Cooper as producer Jon Peters, and it’s an extremely fun “vibes” movie.
You’ve seen the memes. You saw it win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. Now watch the movie. “Conclave” concerns a papal conclave in which sequestered priests must select the new Pope. But in-fighting, hidden secrets and power plays throw a wrench into the proceedings as Ralph Fiennes tries to keep everyone in order. It’s a fun, thrilling affair that builds to a jaw-dropping finish.
While not near as good as the Best Picture-winning first film, “Gladiator II” is a lot of fun. The story follows the son of Maximus (Paul Mescal), who is secreted away by his mother (Connie Nielsen) after the events of the first film. Of course, he gets dragged back to Rome and enlisted as a gladiator by Macrinus (Denzel Washington), a former slave who has designs all his own. Ridley Scott returns to direct and clearly spared no expense — there are sharks swimming in the Coloseum.
Ready to get blown away? “Twisters,” which hit theaters last summer, is a legacy sequel to 1996’s Helen Hunt-and-Bill Paxton-led blockbuster. This time around Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell are in the path of the storm – she’s a more rigorous scientist, he’s a daredevil tornado-chaser. But together they put their baggage aside to try and develop a technology that will dissipate the tornadoes before they destroy any communities. What made the sequel, directed by “Minari” filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung, so impactful is its emphasis on character and the fact that the visual effects never overshadow the performances from its talent cast (which also includes Anthony Ramos, Bandon Perea, Sasha Lane, Maura Tierney and Katy O’Brian). If you’re looking for pure fun, look no further than “Twisters.”
“Transformers One” deserved much more. The animated feature, the first fully animated entry for the franchise since 1986’s “The Transformers: The Movie,” is brilliant and breathlessly entertaining. It follows Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry) before they were mortal enemies. In fact, in “Transformers One,” they’re BFFs – just lowly workers on the Transformers home world of Cybertron.
