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Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video
Oscar winners, cult classics, and hidden gems worth finding in the largest library in streaming.
Library availability varies by region and subscription. Last updated July 2025.
Amazon Prime Video has the most eclectic library in streaming — Oscar winners, cult classics, international cinema, and original films that never got a proper theatrical release. It's also the hardest platform to navigate. The recommendation engine is inconsistent and the library is so large that genuinely great films get buried.
These are the Prime Video films that earn Must ratings from people who actually watched them.
8.0No Country for Old Men
2007
8.1There Will Be Blood
2007
8.4Whiplash
2014
8.2Good Will Hunting
1997
7.6Manchester by the Sea
2016
7.9The Big Lebowski
1998
7.4Moonlight
2016
7.3Hereditary
2018
7.1Midsommar
2019
8.1The Father
2020
7.7Sound of Metal
2020
7.7Being John Malkovich
1999
6.9The Witch
2015
7.0Pig
2021
7.2Waves
2019
7.3Beautiful Boy
2018
Prime Video by genre
Drama
Manchester by the Sea · The Father · Moonlight · Waves
Thriller
No Country for Old Men · Nightcrawler · Prisoners
Horror
Hereditary · Midsommar · The Witch
Documentary
One Child Nation · Time · All In: The Fight for Democracy
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