Amazon Prime Video has established itself as one of the streaming platforms that offer the most original content. The company has invested heavily in the production and distribution of original films with renowned casts and renowned directors, with several productions well received by audiences and critics. Below, we’ve hand-picked the best Amazon Prime Video original movies you can’t miss!
What movies will you watch here:
Black box
A single father who suffers from amnesia after a car accident kills his wife agrees to participate in an experimental therapy using a memory regression box. However, this experience reveals dark truths about his past that threaten her sanity and the safety of his daughter.
A sci-fi horror film, it has a 71% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
7500
7500 is a taut thriller set almost entirely on a plane hijacked by terrorists. The film follows pilot Tobias Ellis as he tries to keep his cool and save himself and his passengers amidst danger.
The film has a 72% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The mansion
After suffering a stroke on her 70th birthday, an elderly woman is moved into a historic home that doubles as a nursing home. However, after witnessing strange events and the deaths of other residents, the woman begins to believe that supernatural forces are at work in the place.
Supernatural horror film, has a positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes of 62%.
guava island
On a Caribbean island, a local musician struggles to organize a music festival despite opposition from the oppressive ruler.
Musical comedy starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, has 74% approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ghosts of the past
Jasmine Moore, a freshman battling racism at an elite New England university, believes she’s being haunted by the ghost of a black former student who committed suicide decades ago. At the same time, the first black professor in the university’s history, Gail Bishop, discovers she is just a cog in cleaning up the school’s diversity issues.
The psychological horror that addresses issues such as diversity and racism, has a 74% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The immense of the night
One night in the year 1950, in a small town in New Mexico, a telephone operator and a broadcaster try to discover the origin of a strange radio frequency that is interfering with local broadcasts. During the investigation, they are faced with a mystery involving their city, the government and possible extraterrestrial visitors.
Critically acclaimed science fiction, it has a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Borat – the next film tape
Kazakh reporter Borat returns to the United States after 14 years to make a new documentary, now with the mission of bringing his country’s president closer to Donald Trump. This time accompanied by his teenage daughter, Borat reveals more about American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.
Continuation of the film released in 2006, this new adventure by Borat takes up the satirical and scatological comedy that had been successful in the previous feature film. It has an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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sink the ship
With the death of their mother, two sisters are saddled with debts that could jeopardize the family business. When one of them is forced to commit murder against a dangerous man, the sisters are drawn into an underworld of blackmail, corruption and dark secrets, while covering their tracks.
With satirical humor mixed with suspense, this film received critical acclaim and high ratings, with a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Aeronauts
In England in 1862, a hot air balloon pilot and a meteorologist join an expedition to discover new information about the Earth’s climate and atmosphere, trying to reach the highest possible altitude.
Adventure film based on true events, has a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Let yourself be duke!
Four misfit teenagers embark on a camping trip in the Scottish Highlands. There, they are pursued by a mysterious masked hunter as they try to survive in an inhospitable environment.
This action-packed comedy was well-reviewed by critics, holding an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Argentina, 1985
Historical drama portraying the battle of prosecutors Júlio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo against the bloody Argentine military dictatorship. With a legal team of young students, the two prosecutors dared to investigate and prosecute the regime leaders in the face of constant threats and a short period of time.
Critically acclaimed Argentinian production, with a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
move on
Two young blacks with no prospects spend their days sitting on a street corner, dreaming of a better future. As they wait for an opportunity, they are confronted with police violence and institutional racism that block their hopes.
Directed by Spike Lee, this feature reflecting on racial inequality and oppression earned a high rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website, 93%.
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