The 50 Best Movies on Amazon Prime To Stream Right Now

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The prime membership also includes other affiliate marketing programs such as ad-free music along with unlimited free, Amazon Original TV shows fast delivery of eligible items available on the Amazon retailer sites. With large numbers and genres of movies to choose from in the library of Amazon prime video streamer, it is quite exhausting and confusing to select the perfect movie. At times like this, an organized list with all the ratings and scores comes in handy to facilitate binging right away.

1. Blow The Man Down (2019)

Director: Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy
Writer(s): Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy
Cast: Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Annette O’ Toole, Marceline Hugot, Gayle Rankin, Will Brittain, Skipp Sudduth, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, June Squibb, Margo Martindale
IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

Blow the man down is an American black comedy thriller of writer-director duo Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. It was released on March 20, 2020, by Amazon Studios. The movie begins with the murder of a woman in the woods. Priscilla and MaryBeth are sisters who had a fight on the day of their mother’s funeral. Enraged MaryBeth engages herself in alcohol with a guy named Gorski. MaryBeth ends up killing Gorski when Gorski made harmful moves on her. Priscilla helps her sister to get rid of the dead body and stash away the murder weapon.

That is the sisters realized that they have lost the murder weapon, a knife engraved with “Conolly Fish”. The sisters failed to get the knife but instead, they found a large sum of money in Gorski’s shade. Enid, a brothel owner got hold of the knife and started blackmailing the sisters, in return for the money they obtained from Gorski’s shade. The movie follows the hide and seeks game of the sisters from the police. The movie ends with the sisters returning the money to Enid to stop her from blackmailing.

2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Director: Ang Lee
Writer(s): Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Sihung Lung, Cheng Pei-Pei
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%

Crouching tiger, hidden dragon is proclaimed as one of the greatest and most influential movies is also the highest-grossing foreign-language movies produced overseas in American history. This Ang Lee movie has garnered praises for its story, direction, cinematography, and its martial arts sequences.

The movie successfully weaves forbidden love and secret desires of 18^th century Qing dynasty times, with exhilarating martial arts scenes showing gravity-defying fight sequences. The movie revolves around a famous sword named “Green Destiny” owned by Li Mu Bai, a devoted Wudang swordsman. Jen, another warrior steals the fabled sword. The subsequent fights for claiming the sword, including tales of betrayal and loyalty, presents a one-of-a-kind movie that is worth watching on amazon prime.

3. The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019)

Director: Joe Talbot
Writer(s): Joe Talbot, Rob Richert
Cast: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Tichina Arnold, Rob Morgan, Mike Epps, Finn Wittrock, Danny Glover
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

The last black man in San Francisco is an American drama, partly based on the life of Jimmie Fails. It was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019, and won awards for best directing. The movie begins with Jimmie and his friend Mont rediscovering the dispute regarding Jimmie’s ancestral home, a beautiful Victorian house.

Jimmie decides to reclaim the house and goes on to stay there with his friend Mont. The movie unfolds the real owner of the house. The truth about the owners of the house creates a rift between Jimmie and Mont. The authentic portrayal of the emotional ups and downs of the characters makes it a must to watch on amazon prime.

4. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writer(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Inside Llewyn Davis is a black comedy-drama that tells the story of Llewyn Davis who is a struggling folk singer in Greenwich Village of New York City. After the failure of his solo music album “Inside Llewyn Davis”, Davis goes through a seemingly never-ending chain of struggles. His former fiancé Jean demands money for abortion which compels him to record a space travel-themed novelty song for instant payment instead of royalty. After a series of failures at various auditions, he returns to New York to find out that his novelty song has become a massive hit.

5. Manchester By The Sea (2016)

Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Writer(s): Kenneth Lonergan
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michele Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%

Manchester by the sea, a drama from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan, was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. The film revolves around Lee, a janitor working and living alone in Quincy, Massachusetts. Lee receives the news of his brother Joe’s death and goes to his home, Manchester by the sea, to attend his funeral. There he finds out that Joe has appointed him as the legal guardian for his son Patrick.

Lee is haunted by his dark past, where he burnt down his three children by mistake, which ruined his marriage and family. Being skeptical about the parenting abilities he decided to arrange for George to adopt Patrick. The movie unfolds the complicated and cold relationship between Lee and Patrick and how they overcome their differences. This Amazon Studios film garnered praises from almost every critic for its powerful acting.

6. The Big Sick (2017)

Director: Michael Showalter
Writer(s): Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

The Big Sick is an American rom-com written by Emily V Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, which is loosely based on a real-life romance between Nanjiani and Gordon. This Amazon Studios film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. The movie begins with a struggling stand-up comedian Kumail having a hard time dealing with his parents who are forcing him to do arranged marriage with a girl of their choice.

Kumail meets Emily, a white psychology student, during a one-night stand and both begin a relationship. But when Emily gets to know about Kumail’s parents’ intentions, she breaks up with Kumail. Soon after Emily falls severely ill with a lung infection which slowly grapples her other vital organs. During Emily’s ailment period Kumail realizes his love and stays near Emily as strong support. Emily’s parents slowly get to understand the noble intentions of Kumail and get close to him.

After recuperation from the illness, Emily refuses Kumail’s advances. But after watching Kumail’s confession during an audition for a comic gig, she realizes her love and supports Kumail. Highly praised by almost every critic, The Big Sick is definitely one of the best comedy movies on amazon prime.

7. Gimme Danger (2016)

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer(s): Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Williamson, Steve Mackay, Mike Watt, Kathy Ashton, Danny Fields
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

Gimme danger is an American documentary film about the band the Stooges, directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film was released by Amazon Studios ad Magnolia Pictures on October 28, 2016. The film portrays the rise, fall, and reunion of the Stooges. This Amazon Studios film garnered positive reviews from film critics.

8. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Writer(s): Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%

Mission: Impossible – the fallout is the sixth installment in the Mission impossible franchise. The film follows the impossible mission of retrieving stolen plutonium cores by secret agent Ethan Hunt and his team. The mission is compromised and the plutonium cores reach the malicious terrorist group, forcing the Impossible Mission Force to bring it down. The movie provides awe-inspiring scenes and jaw-dropping stunts which is a cliff-hanging experience to watch on amazon prime.

9. One Child Nation (2019)

Director: Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang
Cast: Nanfu Wang, Zaodi Wang, Zhimei Wang
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

One child nation is an American documentary film about the fallout of China’s one-child policy that lasted from 1979 to 2015, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019. This Amazon Studios film was highly acclaimed critically and was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for the Best Documentary. This Amazon Studios movie which presents the reality of the after-effects of the one-child policy on the Chinese population is highly recommended to watch on amazon prime.

10. Stop Making Sense (1984)

Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer(s): Talking Heads, Jonathan Demme
Cast: Talking Heads
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%

Stop making sense is an American concert film about the live performance of American rock band Talking Heads, directed by Jonathan Demme. The movie is the first to be made entirely using digital audio techniques. Demme recorded around four live performances at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles and consolidated them into a movie. He successfully captured the showmanship and stage presence of Talking Heads and gave one of the best concert movies of all time.

11. Cold War (2018)

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Writer(s): Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Borkowski
Cast: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cedric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

The cold war is a historical drama set in Poland after world war II. The movie begins with Wiktor and Irena holding auditions for a state-sponsored folk music ensemble. During the audition, Wiktor meets Zula and is instantly attracted to her. Irena quits the ensemble after bureaucrats force them to spread pro-communist and pro-Stalinist propaganda through their performances.

Wiktor plans to flee to the west with Zula during the ensemble visit to East Berlin. Zula fails to reach the designated place so, Wiktor escapes alone. Years after Zula meets Wiktor in Paris and tries to revive her lost love. Zula becomes a drunkard, hurt by Wiktor’s present relationship status. She disappears without informing Wiktor.

Wiktor goes to Poland in search of Zula and is sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. Zula meets her at the labor camp and promises him to make arrangements for reducing his sentence anyhow. The movie beautifully captures the sacrifices of two lovers for each other and their struggle to fulfill their love.

12. The Vast Of Night (2019)

Director: Andrew Patterson
Writer(s): James Montague, Craig W. Sanger
Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz
IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

The vast of the night is a sci-fi mystery film set in the 1950s, about a young switchboard operator and radio disc jockey Everett. Everett and his friend Fay discover a mysterious audio signal while preparing for a basketball game. The movie follows the course of investigations that Everett and Fay conduct in order to unravel the mystery behind the hypnotizing audio signal and associated rumors of abductions by aliens. The Amazon studios sci-fi film has been highly appreciated by critics for its suspenseful presentation, is worth to watch on amazon prime.

13. How To Train Your Dragon (2010)

Director: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Writer(s): Will Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%

How to train your dragon is an animated action-fantasy film produced by DreamWorks and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This DreamWorks animated film is a classic which is a delight to watch. The film shows the friendship story of a Viking boy Hiccup and his black dragon named Toothless.

The Vikings villagers had always thought dragons to be their sole enemies and made dragon killing their life motto. But the empathetic Hiccup saw dragons in a different light and taught his villagers a new way of befriending dragons. The breathtaking animated stunts are always a treat to watch for audiences of all age groups which makes it one of the best-animated movies of all times.

14. Eighth Grade (2018)

Director: Bo Burnham
Writer(s): Bo Burnham
Cast: Elsie Fischer, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Fred Hechinger
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%

Eighth grade is an American coming-of-age comedy-drama of writer-director Bo Burnham who does his feature-length debut with this movie. The movie captures the fears and insecurities of eighth-graders aptly. The protagonist Kayla succumbs to the peer pressure and is searches for respite in social media.

Kayla’s understanding father comes to her rescue and makes her understand her worth, helping her to regain her self-confidence. The movie presents honest portrayals by the real eighth graders which makes it equally funny and eye-opening for the younger generations and is one of the best movies for teenagers.

15. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

Director: Frank Capra
Writer(s): Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Ward Bond, Frank Feylen, Gloria Grahame
IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

It’s a wonderful life, a classic, is the first black and white movie to be released in 4K ultra high definition by Paramount Pictures. In the movie kind and benevolent George Bailey, is dejected by life’s failures and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. He is saved by his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence takes him through an alternate present devoid of George, to show him what difference he has made in the lives of all the people around him.

After realizing the importance of his existence and the beauty of life, a happy and content George decides to return to his family. Considered as one of the greatest films of all times, it was designated as “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” and added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990. This black and white classic is definitely one of the best movies on amazon prime and is apt to watch during the Christmas holidays.

16. Raging Bull (1980)

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer(s): Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%

Widely praised by almost every film critic, Raging Bull is considered to be the greatest film of the 80s. The movie is a biographical sports drama, which tells the story of an Italian-American middleweight boxer, Jake LaMotta. This story reveals the personal life struggles and consequences of obsession, jealousy, and self-indulgence, which lead to the decline of the rising career of the protagonist.

Jake indulged in an extra-marital affair with Vickie but was always insecure about Vickie’s loyalty. He ruined his personal relations with his brother, Joey, and Vickie due to his jealousy and aggressive behavior. The movie ends with Jake recalling his golden days.

17. The Avengers (2012)

Director: Joss Whedon
Writer(s): Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Runner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

Marvel’s Avengers is a superhero movie and was featured as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time. The film shows the fight of the superheroes group including Iron Man, Captain America, Asgardian Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye against the Asgardian Loki. The superheroes are brought together by Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D, to fight against the inevitable attacks of an alien armada.

The game-changer superhero movie is an all-time favorite for superhero lovers and definitely one of the best movies on amazon prime. The Avengers End Game is the final movie in the series which features a bigger ensemble casting including Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, and many more

18. Honey Boy (2019)

Director: Alma Harel
Writer(s): Shia LaBeouf
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe, FKA Twigs
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

The honey boy is about a child actor, Otis, and his relationship with his drug addict and abusive father. Based on the real-life story of Shia LaBeouf, Honey marks his debut film as a writer. The movie exhibits the struggles of a child towards a successful acting career while juggling between fame and his abusive father. He resorts to drugs and goes on to become a self-destructive Hollywood star.

To save himself from imprisonment he undergoes therapy and gets to understand the psychological condition of his father and plausible reasons for his behaviors. With some great acting portrayed by the characters, Honey Boy is surely one of the best movies on amazon prime.

19. The Handmaiden (2016)

Director: Park Chan Wook
Writer(s): Park Chan Wook, Chung Seo-Kyung
Cast: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-Ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-Woong
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

The Handmaiden is a South Korean erotic psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan Wook. The film, set in the early 1900s of Japanese-occupied Korea, is about two women Hideko and Sook-hee, who are romantically involved with each other but hide their feelings, succumbed to social pressure.

Sook-hee is used by a con man Count to convince Hideko, who wishes to capture the wealth of Hideko after marrying her. Hideko is used by her uncle to satisfy his sexual needs. The movie presents a pulse-pounding plot in which the two women fight for their freedom defying the social pressure marks as one of the best movies in this genre.

20. Paterson (2016)

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer(s): Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Barry Shabaka Henley, Cliff Smith, Chasten Harmon, William Jackson Harper, Masatoshi Nagase
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%

Writer-director Jim Jarmusch presents a heart-warming drama about an aspiring poet, Paterson portrayed by Adam Driver. This Amazon Studios movie spins around the loving couple Paterson and Laura. Both Paterson, a bus driver, and Laura dream of publishing the poems written by Paterson. Paterson diligently follows his daily routine as a bus driver and writes poems in his free time.

One day he found out that his poems were destroyed by their dog, Marvin. Dejected he sits down at the Great Falls of Passaic River. There he meets an anonymous Japanese man who somehow senses the inner poet in Paterson and gifts him an empty notebook. With a heartwarming storyline, Paterson is definitely one of the best movies on amazon prime.

21. Knives Out (2019)

Director: Rian Johnson
Writer(s): Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collete, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Christopher Plummer
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%

Writer-director Rian Johnson, offers a thrilling mystery movie, with an ensemble cast including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collete, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer, in form of Knives out.

The story revolves around the murder mystery of a famous crime novelist, who was found dead the night after a family gathering. Detective Benoit Blanc suspects each and every family member because of the dysfunctional relations of the family members with the deceased. The movie takes you through a mysterious roller coaster and keeps you hanging till the end in search of the real culprit. This cliff-hanging detective mystery is one of the best movies on amazon prime.

22. The Departed (2006)

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer(s): William Monahan
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga. Alec Baldwin
IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

Director Martin Scorsese offers Oscar-winning crime thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson. Irish mob leader Costello, trains young Sullivan to work as a mole in the Massachusetts State Police department. Another recruit, Costigan is planned to work as a mole in Costello’s group.

The story spins around the cat and mouse fight between the police and mob using the two young guys as spies, to outsmart each other’s moves. The movie presents a nail-biting thriller, and the actors portraying the fears and emotions of the characters exhibiting their finest skills, is one of the best movies on amazon prime.

23. Almost Famous (2000)

Director: Cameron Crowe
Writer(s): Cameron Crowe
Cast: Billy Crudup. Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%

Writer-director Cameron Crowe presents his teenage memories of journalism in form of Almost famous. The movie follows the journey of an aspiring teenager to become a rock journalist. Despite the strict rules of his mother, William follows his heart to become a rock journalist and sets on a journey with the rock band Stillwater.

He gets to meet the “band-aid” fan Penny and falls in love with her. He experiences friendship, love, and overwhelming near-death emotions. During this roller coaster ride, he gets to learn valuable lessons in life and professionalism. Almost famous presents the perfect mixture of comedy, drama, and adventure which is a treat to watch on amazon prime.

24. Train To Busan (2016)

Director: Yeon Sang-Ho
Writer(s): Park Joo Suk
Cast: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong Seok, Jung Yu Mi, Kim Su An, Kim Eui Sung, Choi Woo Shik, Ahn So Hee
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

Train to Busan is a South Korean horror action film set in a scenario of a zombie apocalypse. The film shows the plight of a group of passengers, who are traveling on a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan when the outbreak of a deadly virus takes place. Persons infected by the virus are transformed into cannibals. The movie follows the heart-wrenching adventures of the passengers aboard and their fight against the zombies, for saving their lives. The movie was a huge commercial success both in and outside of South Korea, is counted as one of the best horror films of South Korea.

25. The Cabin In The Woods (2012)

Director: Drew Goddard
Writer(s): Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford
IMDb Rating: 7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

The cabin in the woods is an American horror comedy film, which follows the story of a group of college students who visit a cabin in the woods and fall into a trap of zombies. With its hidden elements of scientists controlling the psychological activities of the cabin residents, the movie offers a terrifying yet funny angle to the story. The unpredictable plot of the movie is addictive in its own way and undoubtedly a treat to watch.

26. Mud (2012)

Director: Jeff Nichols
Writer(s): Jeff Nichols
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Paul Sparks, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%

Mud is the story of a fugitive named Mud and two teenagers, who help him to escape. Highly acclaimed critically, Mud is counted as one of the best movies of McConaughey’s career. The movie was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013. Mud befriends two teenagers named Ellis and Neckbone. He tells them his past love story and how he murdered the person who had hurt his ex-girlfriend. Knowing the truth, the boys were apprehensive about helping Mud. But after a series of events in which Mud saved Ellis, they slowly come to trust him.

27. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer(s): Jeff Nathanson
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%

Catch Me If You Can is a movie based on the real-life story of Frank Abagnale, who was a young con man and successfully embezzled millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor.

The movie follows the life journey of a young scared Frank, who runs away from his parents, dejected by their separation. In order to survive, he starts making fraud checks and slowly masters the skill to utmost perfection making it hard for the FBI to track him. During his adventures as a con man, he poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a prosecutor. He falls in love with a naïve nurse while conning as a doctor and was about to get married.

He had to flee from the marriage ceremony at the end moment. Finally, he was caught in a small town in France. He was recruited as an employee for the FBI bank fraud unit as a part of his service of sentence. The movie ends with credits revealing the reality of Frank’s story. With amazingly power-packed performances this movie counts as one of the best movies on amazon prime.

28. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

Director: Raoul Peck
Writer(s): James Baldwin and Raoul Peck
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King
IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%

I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary about racism in the United States. It is based on the unfinished manuscript “Remember This House” by James Baldwin. The movie is a recollection of Baldwin’s personal experiences and also includes the history of the various civil rights leaders such as Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. This Amazon Studios film has been bestowed with the BAFTA Award for the Best Documentary and was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89^th Academy Awards.

29. The Invisible War (2012)

Director: Kirby Dick
Writer(s): Kirby Dick
Cast: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%

The Invisible War is a documentary film about sexual assault in the US military. It was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. The documentary had a strong and positive impact on the government policies regarding rape incidents in the armed forces and helped to curb the rape attempts in the US military to a large extent, for which it has garnered praises from different professions including lawmakers, advocates, and journalists. The documentary records the army personnel experiences of their sexual assaults.

It throws light on the biased judicial systems that favored the high ranked officials. Also, it reveals the poor recuperation aids and absence of post-trauma support. The film features different sexual assaults happening across the various departments of the US military. Many past incidents including the 1991 Navy Tailhook scandal, the 1996 Army Aberdeen scandal, and the 2003 Air Force Academy scandal are recollected in the movie.

The heartfelt pleas of survivors and their advocates are amplified and showcased to the whole world through this documentary. The honest noble intentions of the documentary have successfully reached the public’s heart and all the rave reviews from critics have made it one of the best documentaries ever made.

30. Planes, Trains And Automobiles (1987)

Director: John Hughes
Writer(s): John Hughes
Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

Written, directed, and produced by John Hughes, Planes, Trains and Automobiles is an American comedy film. It tells the story of two men from marketing professions but contrasting personalities and their three days trip. Neal is a marketing executive and Del is a curtain ring salesman. On one hand, Neal is quite sensitive and a nervous person, and on the other hand Del is an outgoing and cheerful guy.

The story revolves around the incidents and mishappenings that these two men experience while trying to reach Del’s home on time for Thanksgiving. The journey influences both the characters in a positive way. This 1987 heartwarming road comedy garnered lots of positive critical reviews. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles DVDs are available on amazon retailer sites.

31. The King’s Speech (2010)

Director: Tom Hooper
Writer(s): David Seidler
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon
IMDb Rating: 8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%

The King’s Speech is about Prince Albert (Bertie) of York and his stammering and how he overcame the disability with the help of a speech therapist, Lionel, who had no formal training as a speech therapist. It’s a historical drama that takes the audience inside the Royal family’s struggles and difficulties as Royals. Colin Firth was awarded his first Oscar for his realistic performances as Albert.

32. The Hurt Locker (2008)

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer(s): Mark Boal
Cast: Jeremy Runner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%

The Hurt Locker is an American war thriller movie. The movie garnered universal acclaim for its direction, performances, writing, and action sequences. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won six. It is the only movie with a woman director who won Best Picture winner.

The movie is centered around an Iraq war Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. The movie gives a sneak peek into the minds and hearts of explosive specialists when they cut the wires of deadly bombs. Jeremy Runner was nominated for Oscar in the Best Actor category for his realistic portrayal of Staff Sgt. William James.

33. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

Director: Jason Woliner
Writer(s): Sacha Baron Cohen, Jena Friedman, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Swimmer
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is an American mockumentary comedy film. It is centered around a Kazakhstani journalist, named Borat and his daughter named Tutar. Borat’s movie plot mocks the misogynistic views in a very humorous yet straightforward manner. The multi-talented actor Sacha Baron Cohen has delivered one of the greatest roles as Borat.

34. Dead Poets Society (1989)

Director: Peter Weir
Writer(s): Tom Schulman
Cast: Robin Williams
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%

Dead Poets Society is an Oscar-winning film, set in the late 1950s, is centered around a group of students at Welton Academy. The students are inspired and enlightened with a liberal train of thoughts of their new English teacher, and start to question and change the status quo of the society. With powerful and realistic performances of the characters, the movie is considered a gem in the emotional drama genre.

35. Boyz N The Hood (1991)

Director: John Singleton
Writer(s): John Singleton
Cast: Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburn, Nia Long, Angela Basset
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%

Boyz n the Hood is an American coming-of-age movie, which was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay categories at the 64^thAcademy Awards. Written and directed by John Singleton, the movie is about a young boy Tre Styles, and his African-American life. The movie captures the problems and troubles of African-American communities and how they put up with gangsters, drugs, and other uncertainties.

36. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer(s): Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost
Cast: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Remar, James LeGross, Heather Graham, William Burroughs
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%

Drugstore Cowboy is an American crime drama film. The film is centered around two drug addict couples who lead a nomadic life, stealing drugs from different pharmacy stores to fulfill their cravings for drugs. The movie gives a close view of the lives of drug addicts and their struggle to return to normal life. With realistic performances and screenplay, the movie is unarguably one of the best movies based on the drug addicts’ lives.

37. Funny Girl (1968)

Director: William Wyler
Writer(s): Isobel Lennart
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%

Funny Girl is an American biographical musical comedy-drama film starring Barbara Streisand. The movie was critically acclaimed and received eight Academy Awards nominations, with Streisand winning the Best Actress award. The movie follows the life of a musical performer. Fanny is a musical performer who is attracted to a guy named Nicky. During her shining years as a star performer, she is seduced by Nicky, gets married, and leaves the musical. She again returns to her original place when her husband faces a financial crisis.

38. Hereditary (2018)

Director: Ari Aster
Writer(s): Ari Aster
Cast: Toni Collete, Alex Wolf, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Gabriel Byrne
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%

Hereditary is an American supernatural horror film written and directed by the feature film debutant Ari Aster. The movie centers around a family which senses a supernatural and mysterious presence following the demise of their grandmother. The movie was premiered at the Sundance film festival on June 8, 2018. It was a commercial hit that was also acclaimed critically.

39. Casino Royale (2006)

Director: Martin Campbell
Writer(s): Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench
IMDb Rating: 8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Casino Royale is a spy film, which is the twenty-first film in the legendary James Bond series. It is the first Bond movie to star Daniel Craig as MI6 agent James Bond. The movie is about an assignment of pursuing a target during a major event at the Casino Royale. The movie shows the vulnerable side of the legendary spy who has otherwise had an image of a cool and slick spy, with the romantic relation forming between Bond and his partner.

40. Inception (2010)

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer(s): Christopher Nolan
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine
IMDb Rating: 8.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%

Inception is a sci-fi action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie is about an extractor named Dominick Cobb, who infiltrates into the subconscious of his targets and extracts valuable information. He is involved in espionage owing to his knowledge. He is offered a chance to erase his criminal record and return to his family in return for idea implantation in the subconscious of an elite target.

The movie has garnered unanimous critical reviews and has won four Academy Awards in the categories of Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.

41. Rocketman (2019)

Director: Dexter Fletcher
Writer(s): Lee Hall
Cast: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%

Rocketman is a biographical musical film based on the life story of British musician Elton John, starring Taron Egerton. The film captures the life journey of Elton John from his early days as a beginner to his shining years as a star performer. The movie is named after his 1972 song. Egerton has won Best Actor in BAFTA awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical or comedy, for his realistic performance. The movie was nominated in four categories at the 73^rd British Academy Awards.

42. Fighting With My Family (2019)

Director: Stephen Merchant
Writer(s): Stephen Merchant
Cast: Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Fighting with My Family is a biographical sports comedy-drama film based on the 2012 documentary about the English professional wrestler Paige. The movie portrays the complicated relationship between siblings who are in the same profession. The movie is centered around the lives of Paige who is a successful WWE wrestler and her brother Zak who goes into depression after getting rejected for WWE. The movie was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2019 and received positive reviews for the realistic performances of the lead actors.

43. You Were Never Really Here (2017)

Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writer(s): Lynne Ramsay
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olson, Alessandro Nivola
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%

You were never really Here is a psychological thriller film based on the 2013 novel by Jonathan Ames. The film follows the journey of a mercenary named Joe, who is set on a rescue assignment to extract the abducted daughter of a politician. Joe is ordered to retrieve the daughter, at any cost, and destroy the human trafficking organization which kidnapped her. The movie was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, where Ramsay and Phoenix were awarded Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards respectively.

44. The Lighthouse (2019)

Director: Robert Eggers
Writer(s): Robert Eggers and Max eggers
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%

The Lighthouse is a psychological horror-thriller film shot in black and white with a nearly square 1.19:1 aspect ratio. The movie is about two lighthouse keepers who succumb to the eerie isolated environment becoming insane and delusional. The movie received critical acclamation for its technical aspects, screenplay, direction, and performances, and was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 92^nd Academy Awards and 73^rd British Academy Awards.

45. The Farewell (2019)

Director: Lulu Wang
Writer(s): Lulu Wang
Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Zhao Shu-Zhen
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

The Farewell is an American comedy-drama about a Chinese American family. The movie is about the farewell planned by the family for their loving grandmother who has very little time left to live. They keep the news anonymous from their grandmother and decide to plan a family get together and enjoy the moments to the fullest. The movie received positive reviews for its outstanding performances and was nominated for two categories at the 77^th Golden Globe Awards and Awkwafina was awarded Best Actress-Musical or Comedy.

46. The African Queen (1951)

Director: John Huston
Writer(s): John Huston, James Agee, Peter Viertel, John Collier
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

The African Queen is a British-American adventure film based on the 1935 novel of the same name. Set in the times of World War I the movie is about two siblings British Methodist missionaries who witness the brutalities of the war on the poor and helpless villagers of Kungdu. The movie follows the struggles of siblings along with a captain of the African Queen, a streaming launch while protesting against the German troops. The movie received positive reviews for its performances.

47. Men In Black (1997)

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer(s): Ed Solomon
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Florentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rip Torn
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

Men In Black is an American sci-fi action comedy film. The movie centers around a secret organization named Men in Black and its agents, who give up everything and remain anonymous for the whole world and dedicate their lives for the safety of the earth and the galaxy from extra-terrestrial threats. The movie was a huge commercial hit and received three Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Makeup award. It is counted as one of the best sci-fi action comedy movies.

48. Bone Tomahawk (2015)

Director: S. Craig Zahler
Writer(s): S. Craig Zahler
Cast: Kurt Russel, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons, Richard Jenkins, Evan Jonigkeit, Kathryn Morris, Sid Haig, David Arquette, Fred Melamed
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%

Bone Tomahawk is an American independent western cannibal horror film, premiered at the Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2015. The movie is centered around a small-town sheriff who sets out to rescue two people abducted by a cannibalistic indigenous tribe. The movie follows the trials and tribulations of the sheriff and a group of people accompanying him for this mission. The movie garnered positive reviews for its performances.

49. Human Flow (2017)

Director: Weiwei Ai
Writer(s): Chin-chin Yap, Tim Finch, and Boris Cheshirkov
Cast: Israa Abboud, Hiba Abed, Rami Abu Sondos
IMDb Rating: 7/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

Human Flow is a German documentary film about the global refugee crisis prevailing currently around the globe. It shows the influence of human migration across the borders of different countries. This movie was screened at the 74^th Venice International Film Festival.

50. Bumblebee (2018)

Director: Travis Knight
Writer(s): Christina Hodson
Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., JohnOrtiz, Jason Drucker, Pamela Anderson
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%

Bumblebee is an American sci-fi action movie. It is the sixth film in the Transformers series. The movie is centered around a teenage girl and her transformer bumblebee, who defend the earth against the Autobots. The movie was developed as a spin-off and prequel. The film received immense critical praise and was proclaimed as one of the best movies in the series.