5 Best Movies on Amazon Prime

Published on June 1, 2021 at 7:48 am by Manal Shahid in Lists, News

In this article we discuss the 5 best movies on Amazon Prime. If you want to read our detailed analysis of the movie industry, go directly to 10 Best Movies on Amazon Prime.

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5. The Avengers (2012)

IMDB Rating: 8.0

The Marvel Studios blockbuster movie The Avengers kicked off perhaps the most profitable franchise in movie history. Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace-keeping agency hopes to recruit some of the biggest superheroes of the time namely, Iron Man, the incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, and Hawkeye to save the world from a disaster created by Loki. The iconic movie set in New York City has held up after all these years and provides an exciting movie experience in this 2 hour+ journey.

The Avengers ranks 5th in amongst the 30 best movies on Amazon Prime.

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4. Room (2015)

IMDB Rating: 8.1

Brie Larson is at her vulnerable best in Room, a story of isolation, identity, and a mother’s love for her son. Room is the story of a spirited 5-year-old boy named Jack and his loving mother who has dedicated her life to keep her son safe and happy. However, their situation is anything but ordinary being trapped in a 10×10 foot room and held captive by her rapist. Jack’s growing curiosity about their situation and his mother’s resilience to provide a better life for her child ultimately brings them face to face with reality when they attempt to enact a risky plan to escape.

With a 93% rating on rotten tomatoes and an 8.1 IMDB rating, Room has made the list of the 30 best movies on Amazon Prime.

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3. 12 Years A Slave (2013)

IMDB Rating: 8.1

Solomon Northup is a free black man living in New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. He faces a cruel fate at the hands of his owner and unexpected kindnesses along the way. In the 12^th year of his tragic odyssey, Solomon meets a Canadian abolitionist which eventually leads him back to his freedom. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o deliver a breakthrough performance in this tragic yet eye-opening tale which shows slavery in this true brutalizing form. The movie also won an Oscar for Best Picture in the 2014 Academy awards. With a rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 12 years a slave is one of the 30 best movies currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

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2. The Shining (1980)

IMDB Rating: 8.4

The Shining is a classic horror film based on Stephen King’s chilling novel. It follows Jack Torrance, played by Jack Nicholson, an aspiring author haunted by a writer’s block and his wife Wendy who takes up a job as a caretaker at the secluded hotel in Colorado. The hotel is shut down for the winter season and Jack and his family are left alone in an unforgiving environment with strange occurrences and eerie visions, driving the family to the edge. The Shining is a truly thrilling experience with its indelible images and chilling scenes that are sure to keep you at the edge of your seat. This classic thriller is one of the best movies on Amazon Prime right now.

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1. The Truman Show (1998)

IMDB Rating: 8.4

Ed Harris plays the executive producer of “The Truman Show” which is a live broadcast of Truman’s daily life which is filmed by hidden cameras. The producer tries to influence Truman’s mind, even replacing his true love. Slowly Truman unravels the truth that his entire life is a lie and is faced with a choice of whether to act on it or not. This Peter Weird directorial is a modern classic with Jim Carrey giving one of his strongest performances till date. With a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the Truman Show has ranked number 1 in Insider Monkey’s 30 best movies on Amazon Prime list.