Best Action Movies on Prime
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
“After 30 years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads Top Gun’s elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.”
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Glen Powell
No Time to Die (2021)
“Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. But when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA asks for help, he finds himself facing off against a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology”
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux
Gladiator (2000)
“A once great Roman commander is captured by the malevolent heir to the emperor’s throne. Forced into exile, he trains as a gladiator in the hopes to one day enact his revenge.”
Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
“Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who’s stationed behind enemy lines.”
Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon
Pathaan (2023)
“Indian RAW agent Pathaan gets to know of a major impending attack against India, mounted by a mercenary group led by the ruthless enigma Jim, who has a history of his own.”
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham
Scarface (1983)
“Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as one of the most ruthless gangsters of all time. Directed by Brian De Palma, Scarface lays bare the sordid power of the American drug scene.”
Starring: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer
Best Sci-fi & Fantasy Movies on Prime
Men in Black (1997)
“A police officer joins a top secret government organization that patrols extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.”
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio
Nope (2022)
“The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.”
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun
Robocop (1987)
“A policeman is killed and is resurrected as a half-human, half-robot supercop. He soon cleans the streets of crime and seeks revenge on the gang who killed him.”
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy
Arrival (2016)
“When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, and elite team — led by expert translator Louise Banks — races against time to decipher their intent.”
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Attack the Block (2011)
“South London teenager defend their neighborhood from malevolent extraterrestrials.”
Starring: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost
The Northman (2022)
“From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder.”
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang
Ghost in the Shell (1996)
“2029 — a female government cyber agent and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of ‘The Puppet Master — a computer virus capable of invading cybernetic brains and altering its victim’s memory.”
Starring: Richard Epcar, Christopher Joyce, William Knight
Best Comedies on Prime
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
“An aimless TV salesman and his friend battle zombies.”
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Clue (1985)
“Meet all the notorious suspects and discover all their foul play things. You’ll love their dastardly doings as the bodies and the laughs pile up before your eyes. Featuring all three surprise endings!”
Starring: Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan
Jackass Forever (2022)
“Older and grayer but not the wiser, Johnny Knoxville and the gang are back with new friends and celebrity guest stars for the most outrageous pranks and dangerous stunts ever. Get ready for a hilarious roller coaster ride where no one is safe!”
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius
The Other Guys (2010)
“Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. Gamble relishes his job as a paper pusher, but Hoitz is itching to get back on the street.”
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Michael Keaton
Licorice Pizza (2022)
“The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley in 1973.”
Starring: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
“In this sequel Bill and Ted journey to hell and heaven while battling their evil twin robots. Along the way they meet the Easter Bunny, Albert Einstein and the Grim Reaper.”
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin
The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
“Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life and a normal enough job, but at age 40, there’s one thing he hasn’t done. His sex-obsessed male co-workers embark on a journey to de-virginize him.”
Starring: Steve Carrell, Catherine Keener, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd
Blazing Saddles (1974)
“A governor grants clemency to a Black convict on the condition that he serve as sheriff to a frontier Western town in writer/director Mel Brooks’ epic black comedy romp that takes on racism and the Wild Wild West.”
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
“Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova
Best Horror Movies on Prime
The Black Phone (2022)
“A teenage boy is abducted by a sadistic killer and discovers a phone in his basement cell that allows him to communicate with the killer’s previous victims.”
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
“In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.”
Starring: Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown
Smile (2022)
“After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic patient incident, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing terrifying visions. As the lines between reality and nightmares blur, Rose must confront her troubling past to escape her chilling new reality.”
Starring: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher
Candyman (2021)
“The housing projects of Cabrini Green neighborhood have been terrorized by a killer. Now, Anthony McCoy and his girlfriend have moved into a luxury loft in a now gentrified area. An encounter with a resident exposes Anthony to the story behind Candyman.”
Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris
Train to Busan (2016)
“Train to Busan is a harrowing zombie horror-thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak, trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to the Safe Zone… which may or may not still be there.”
Starring: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-Seok, Jung Yu-mi
Hellraiser (1987)
“Kirsty Cotton’s family moves into an ancestral home and is terrorized by the resurrected corpse of her uncle, who requires the flesh of innocent victims to stay alive.”
Starring: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Andrew Robinson
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
“Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family continue their fight for survival in silence, now facing the terrors of the outside world in this suspenseful thriller directed by John Krasinski.”
Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds
The Fog (1980)
“According to legend, six sailors killed when shipwrecked 100 years ago in Antonio Bay, California, will rise to avenge their deaths when a strange glowing fog appears.”
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh
Best Dramas on Prime
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
“Academy Award winner Tim Robbins stars in this Oscar-nominated drama about a banker who is wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover.”
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
“Leonardo DiCaprio delivers ‘the best performance of his career’ as a young stockbroker hungry for a life of non-stop thrills, where corruption was king and more was never enough.”
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
“Riveting drama follows four young Black men as they deal with gangs, drugs and broken families in South Central LA.”
Starring: Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Tyra Terrell
The Sound of Metal (2020)
“Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he things his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life.”
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
“Emmy winner Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Zack Gottsagen star in ‘a modern-day Mark Twain fable that will melt your heart.'”
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen
No Country for Old Men (2007)
“A killer and a Texas lawman search for a hunter who stumbles upon $2 million in dirty money in this riveting Best Picture Oscar winner.”
Starring: Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson
Best Family Movies on Prime
The Iron Giant (1999)
“Something humongous is among us! A young boy rescues a huge robot which has rocketed to earth from space and tries to protect the genial giant from a nosey government agent.”
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
“Hiccup, a young Viking, defies tradition and befriends his deadliest foe — a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, they fight against the odds to save their wolds in this feel-good hit.”
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler
My Spy (2020)
“My Spy follows JJ, a hardened CIA operative, who has been demoted and finds himself at the mercy of a precocious nine-year-old girl named Sophie after he is sent undercover to surveil her family.”
Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Ken Jeong
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
“The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back! Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with help from Knuckles, in search of a powerful emerald. Sonic, along with his new sidekick Tails, embarks on a journey to stop Dr. Robotnik’s plans before it’s too late.”
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey
Mousehunt (1997)
“Two brothers have plans for a decaying but historically important country house they inherited from their father but first must get ride of a clever little mouse who torments them from where it lives within the home’s walls.”
Starring: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Christopher Walken
Best Romance Movies on Prime
The Lost City (2022)
“After being kidnapped by a villainous treasure hunter, a successful romance novelist is forced to team up with her cover model as they are swept into a cutthroat jungle adventure that proves stranger than fiction.”
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe
Brokeback Mountain (2006)
“The story of a forbidden and secret relationship between two cowboys and their challenging separate lives over the years.”
Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
The Big Sick (2017)
“The Big Sick is based on the real-life courtship between Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gordon who fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash.”
Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
“An attractive 40-something financial executive from San Francisco is convinced by her girlfriend to take a much-needed vacation in Jamaica, where she develops a steamy romance with a younger man in his 20s.”
Starring: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Regina King
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
“Based on the acclaimed worldwide bestseller. Native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore and meets his family for the first time.”
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
“After 8 months in an institution, Pat Solatano has lost everything. Determined to rebuild his life, things nevertheless get complicated when he meets Tiffany, a girl with problems of her own.”
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
Best Sports Movies on Prime
Air (2023)
“From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.”
Starring: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Ben Affleck
Rocky (1976)
“As boxer everyman Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone comes out swinging with heart, humor and unforgettable power as he goes the distance against World Heavyweight Champ Apollo Creed in this unforgettable, Oscar-winning film.”
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers
Kickboxer (1989)
“Kickboxing champ Eric Sloane is crippled in the ring by the evil Tong Po. Eric’s younger brother, Kurt, seeks vengeance.”
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi
Happy Gilmore (1996)
“Adam Sandler is an ex-hockey player who brings a mighty slap shot and a penchant for brawling, profanity and chaos to the pro golf tour.”
Starring: Adam Sandler, Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen
Creed (2015)
“Adonis Johnson never knew his father, heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. But, with boxing in his blood, he heads to Philadelphia to convince the retired Rocky Balboa to train him.”
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Sylvester Stallone
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