Good Movies to Watch – Highly-Rated Movies on Amazon Prime (Page 4)
The midnight sun shines light on a detective’s guilt in this chilling Norwegian crime thriller.
A witty and refreshing comedy-of-errors depicting the gay community in the big city.
«When comedians get a bit older they do a movie with “emotions” in it. Here’s mine.» Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement on Twitter. People Places Things is exactly that, a funny yet heartfelt comedy. Will Henry, A New York City graphic novelist walks in on his girlfriend cheating on him at their kids’ birthday […]
Werner Herzog takes on the classic film vampire in this spectacular, empathetic gothic horror remake.
Three stellar sci-fi shorts form a disturbing and deadly vision of the future.
The tale of a cruel summer that highlights a social divide between kids.
A Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates demand millions of dollars in ransom and from there on, a psychological drama between the pirates and the ship owner develops, as they negotiate the price for the ship and its crew. A really great thing about this film is […]
A refreshingly mature animated adventure rendered in stunning traditional animation.
Two sisters learn about love and loss in this surprisingly poignant coming-of-age drama.
Clive Owen is a casino dealer trying to stay above the hustle in his star-making role.
A refreshingly bold, ambitious look at immigrant assimilation that also announced the arrival of Daniel Day-Lewis.
Three guys grow up and fall in love in this entertaining and balanced ensemble romcom.
A precise and evocative historical thriller set in pre-1989 Germany, drowned in Hitchcockian suspense.
An irreverent and colorful parody of the hip hop scene far ahead of its time.
An adorable, low-budget comedy-drama about a sweet old woman and the connections she makes.
There are far too many things that are worse in life than being on a journey with Danish super talent Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, The Hunt). And that is what this 98-minute movie is: an almost one-actor movie set in the arctic. Mikkelsen plays a man trying to survive a plane crash, which at some point […]
Andrew Garfield is a single father living with his own single mother in their family home. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, they find themselves evicted from their home by a businessman – Michael Shannon in a role as intriguing as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, if not more. Desperate for work, Garfield’s character […]
An old-school example of the surreal joys of claymation, told with total narrative freedom.
Cloudburst is the very funny and heartwarming story of two old ladies, Stella (played by Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis) and Dotty (played by another Academy Award winner, Brenda Fricker) who escape their nursing home and drive to Nova Scotia, Canada to get married. Along the way, they meet Prentice, a hitchhiker on his way home to […]
A unique romantic comedy that takes dark and unexpected turns.
Two romances. Two countries. One emotionally moving family reunion..
A slick, well-made musical adaptation that might not be perfect, but remains a classic nonetheless.
A grizzly portrait of the cruel brutality of apartheid in 70s South Africa.
