“Powerful,” “Moving from start to finish,” “The Perfect Duet”: Rated 4.1 out of 5, this is the best movie to watch on Prime Video this year!

The best of 2023. During the month of December, AlloCiné offers thematic tops based on audience ratings to highlight the best films and series of the year and offer several sessions.

In 2023, Prime Video focused on diversity. Among its top-rated offerings are contemporary and risque youth romances, gritty war films and truly inspiring biographies. We’re letting you discover the top 5 premier video movies of 2023, according to AlloCiné viewers!

5th – Against the grain 3.6/5

Between After and Fast & Furious, here’s a teen romance that hit Prime this year. Based on the novel by Mercedes Rohn, Against the Mind tells the story of the complicated relationship between Noah (Nicole Wallace) and Nick (Gabriel Guevara).

After his mother remarries, 17-year-old Noah is forced to leave everything behind to follow her and move in with his wealthy stepfather and new half-brother, Nick. Far from the image of a model son, the latter is a gang leader who participates in urban races and secret fights.

Although Noah and Nick start out hating each other, they quickly find themselves drawn to each other – an irresistible attraction that soon turns into a mad passion. Despite the gulf that separates them, they still share wounds from the past and a shared passion for motor racing.

With its steamy moments, its rhythmic action scenes, its twists and pop soundtrack, against the direction is a 200-mile-an-hour romance that has delighted fans of the genre—much more so than apparently after…

4th – Later, I will reach 3.8/5 stars

The son of immigrant farmers, Jose Hernandez spent his childhood between the United States and Mexico and began learning English at just 12 years old. A brilliant student, passionate about mathematics and eager for knowledge, he can only go to school half the year and has to help his family during the harvest.

He contemplates the sky with his hands on the earth and asks himself a thousand questions about the mysteries there. Despite this start in life, she pursued a career in engineering, co-developing the first digital mammography imaging system to detect breast cancer at an early stage.

And despite many rejections, he also fulfills his dream: to become an astronaut…

If this extraordinary fortune seems a little too good to be true, know that Later, I Reach for the Stars is nevertheless inspired by a true story. In this feature film, you will truly discover the journey and training of a determined man, brilliantly played by Michael Peña (Ant-Man, Narcos: Mexico).

An inspiring biopic, visually stunning and above all rich in lessons to be discovered immediately.

3rd – My Dear Prince 3.8/5

It all started on social networks, where the novel Red, white and royal blue Casey McQuiston has become a real social phenomenon. This was followed by a spot on the New York Times bestseller list and a film adaptation that became a sensation on Prime Video this year.

The premise, which is not banal, contributes to its success: an affair between the son of the president of the United States and the prince of England. Indeed, Alex (Taylor Zachary Perez), the son of the American president, had a fight with his British royal counterpart, Prince Henry (Nicolas Galitzin), which was captured by the paparazzi.

This quarrel throws Anglo-American diplomatic relations into question. Then the two families arrange a friendly rapprochement between the two young people. No one expects their relationship to take a different path…

Sunny, funny and sexy, this LGBT+ novel is entertaining, modern and relevant. Indeed, My Dear Prince is a true film of its time, placing the use of social media at the center of its story along with themes of homosexuality and homophobia. Genre fans won.

2nd – Air 3.9/5

Ben Affleck is back behind (and in front of) the camera with this semi-biography about the greatest legend in American basketball history, Michael Jordan – whose character is only seen on screen from behind or behind the scenes – however.

Specifically about the creation of the Air Jordan sneaker, the film follows Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon), Nike’s director of sports marketing, who along with Phil Knight (Ben Affleck), the billionaire and co-founder of the brand, relentlessly pursued him Michael Jordan to make a historic partnership with him.

Air also emphasizes the crucial role in this transaction played by the star’s mother, Deloris Jordan, played here by Viola Davis, personally chosen. Michael Jordan for the occasion.

Chris Tucker and Jason Bateman round out the prestigious cast of this exciting, funny and heartfelt inspirational film. AerialIt’s certainly a shoe story, but an epic and exciting shoe story not to be missed.

1st – Agreement 4.1/5

The Covenant marks director Guy Ritchie’s first collaboration with Jake Gyllenhaal, who returns to the war film genre 18 years after Jarhead.

During his last mission in Afghanistan, Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) brings together translator Ahmed (Dar Salim) to explore the region. When their unit is ambushed, Kinley and Ahmed are the only survivors. The interpreter then risks his life to get the injured sergeant to safety.

Back on American soil, Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family have not been granted asylum in the United States as promised. Determined to repay his debt, he returns to the war zone to retrieve his friend and his family…

If Guy Ritchie Here, mainly concerned with the dramatic aspect of war, he again stages several action scenes with breathtaking realism, creating a climate of constant danger.

In the program, drama with sophisticated dialogues and an effective and powerful war film, carried out by an excellent duo: fans of the genre clearly loved it.

The ranking is based on movies released directly to Amazon Prime Video in 2023 and with a rating of at least 100. Feel free to post your notes and reviews on the profiles of these movies (and others) and post your tops in the comments below!