The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video to Stream Now

From thrillers to romantic comedies, here are the best movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video

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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 Bottoms, get an adrenaline rush from a horror flick like Five Nights at Freddy's or enjoy Oscar winners like Oppenheimer and American Fiction. Fresh releases like The Idea of You and Road House 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.

I Am: Céline Dion

Céline Dion is ready to use her voice candidly in this inspirational documentary. Directed by Oscar nominee Irene Taylor, I Am: Céline Dion follows the Grammy-winning singer as she reflects on her illustrious career while navigating her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome — the “life-altering” neurological condition that led her to put her work on pause and focus on her health in late 2022.

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Mean Girls

The Plastics still wear pink on Wednesdays as Mean Girls (2024) preserves the timeless story of Tina Fey's 2004 classic, but also updates it for the social media age while including a bunch of songs from the Broadway musical adaptation. With Fey and Tim Meadows reprising their original roles, the musical film also boasts a "fetch" ensemble of Gen Z talent, including Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, Christopher Briney and more.

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The Holdovers

In 1970 New England, Dr. Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) — a straitlaced, Scrooge-like classics instructor at Barton Academy — begrudgingly supervises five students stuck at school during the holiday break. However, a ski trip whisks away all but one: Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa). As the days pass on an empty campus, Paul, Angus and cafeteria manager Mary (Da'Vine Joy Randolph, in her Oscar-winning role) find an unexpected gift in each other's company.

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Oppenheimer

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography titled American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's Best Picture winner traces the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Oscar winner Cillian Murphy), the scientist who spearheaded the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II. As the highest-grossing biopic of all time, Oppenheimer also features performances from Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. (who also won an Oscar), Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett and more.

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The Idea of You

When 40-year-old single mom Solène (Anne Hathaway) accompanies her teen daughter (Ella Rubin) to Coachella, the last thing she expected was to collide with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the heartthrob frontman of the boy band August Moon. Based on Robinne Lee's 2017 novel of the same name (which has no connection to Harry Styles, says Hathaway), The Idea of You follows the pair's once-in-a-lifetime romance, forcing Solène to rethink if life in the limelight is for her.

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American Fiction

Esteemed writer and L.A. professor Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) faces a bleak reality: His books don't sell, and his latest manuscript is dismissed by publishers for not being "Black enough." Desperate to care for his mother (Leslie Uggams) who has Alzheimer's disease, Monk "jokingly" pens a book titled My Pafology under a pseudonym — filled with cliché portrayals of his own community — and faces a moral dilemma when it garners critical acclaim and skyrocketing sales. Winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, American Fiction also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown and Adam Brody.

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Road House

Expect the unexpected in Doug Liman's 2024 remake of Road House. Here, Jake Gyllenhaal assumes the iconic role of Dalton — originally played by Patrick Swayze in 1989 — a former UFC fighter who takes a bouncer gig at Florida's rowdy Double Deuce joint. To elevate the roadhouse into a top-tier venue, Dalton confronts meddling patrons with a cutthroat, no-nonsense policy.

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Música

In his directorial and co-writing debut, Rudy Mancuso stars as a semi-autobiographical version of himself, a young musician with synesthesia (a cross-sensory condition that "tortures him" with everyday sounds). As he maps out his future in the music industry, Rudy juggles a newfound romance with Isabella (Camila Mendes, Mancuso's real-life girlfriend), his family and life's complexities in Newark, N.J.

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Sixteen Candles

In this 1984 teen drama, a young girl's 16th birthday raises familial issues, new romances and more adolescent angst. Starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Michael Schoeffling, Sixteen Candles was the first feature directed by teen film legend John Hughes, who gave the genre a lot of the credibility it has today.

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Ricky Stanicky

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.

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Five Night at Freddy's

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.

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Bottoms

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.

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Saltburn

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.

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Asteroid City

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.

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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

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.

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Inside

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.

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Totally Killer

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.

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The Burial

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.

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Cocaine Bear

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.

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Sitting in Bars with Cake

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.

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Cassandro

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.

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Red, White & Royal Blue

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.

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Babylon

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.

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Till

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.

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Air

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.

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Judy Blume Forever

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.

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Top Gun: Maverick

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.

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Smile

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.

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The Big Sick

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.

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Brittany Runs a Marathon

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.

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Late Night

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.

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Beautiful Boy

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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Catherine Called Birdy

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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Dog

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.

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Becoming the Ricardos

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.

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