The Best Weird Movies to Watch on Amazon Prime
What’s absurd to one viewer could just be mildly odd for the next. But if you love anything highly unusual, this list is a good start. Here are the best weird movies and shows to stream, from the avant-garde to the surreal.
An ingenious slapstick film that recalls the brilliant silent comedies of the past .
Japanese yokai meets shy, geeky college kid in this hilarious horror romcom series.
Any gaps in logic in this show-within-a-show are papered over by its insane, entertaining premise.
Action-packed and acerbic, Fallout is a worthy adaptation of the best-selling video game of the same name.
Part coming-of-age and part sci-fi, this packed series has a lot to offer to the Stranger-Things-loving crowd.
Equal parts heartfelt and wacky, Sprung expertly captures the bizarreness of the pandemic era.
Mind-bending and weird, this genre mashup of a show will keep you guessing till the end.
A bizarre superhero adaptation of the classic 70s tokusatsu series that goes absolutely bonkers.
A sci-fi satire that asks: what if you can choose and buy your afterlife experience? .
A strange yet charming coming-of-age story about life’s mysteries, complete with penguins.
The Brothers Quay fascinates and befuddles in their unsettling first live-action feature.
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.
An irreverent and colorful parody of the hip hop scene far ahead of its time.
An old-school example of the surreal joys of claymation, told with total narrative freedom.
Elisabeth Moss is in it. Calling The One I Love a romantic-comedy, looking it up, or trusting anyone else about it — especially my review, will ruin this film for you. Just watch it. If one’s penchant is typically opposed to titles with ‘love’ in them, then it’s for you. Just hit ‘play’, or ‘start’, or whatever. The […]
I loved this movie. It starts a bit weird but gets so good. In a parallel world where human frequencies determine luck, love, and destiny, Zak, a young college student, must overcome science in order to love Marie, who emits a different frequency than his own. In an attempt to make their love a reality, […]
A really weird and also heartwarming movie about Frank, the leader and singer/songwriter of a crazy band. He really grows on you with his big head. If you like movies with that funky edge (like Scott Pilgrim) this is especially something for you! Either way and regardless of your preferences, you’ll find Frank to be a sweet, […]
You live in a strange world. Or at least, that’s what the generation before you thinks. Eight Grade is a movie that follows a girl going through her generation’s strange world. Social media, selfies, Youtube; you name it. But also, the weight of her expectations (as shaped by the internet) versus her reality. Written and […]
Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner and Patricia Clarkson. Lars and the Real Girl is a funny and thought-provoking look at the psychology of loneliness and the healing power of love. I rented this a few years back because of Ryan Gosling – he had just blown me away in Fracture so I […]
Ever wondered how much your life will change when faced with the reality that death is about to come? That’s normal, and not nearly as life-altering as being told you only have a few more moments to live. Because of a terminal illness, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) is driven to this situation and tries to right […]
In rural Korea a policeman starts to investigate peculiar and violent events that most of the people in his village attribute to the arrival of a new Japanese resident. As the occurrences keep multiplying, and different perspectives in the film are shown, you start to lose touch with reality in the face of what can […]
An entertainingly bizarre comedy that needs more method to its madness.
A unique drama whose visual inventiveness does little to deepen its sensitive subject matter.
JLo’s musical film is an ambitious labor of love, but it lacks the technical flair to realize its full vision.
This is not what you are looking for if you are not into slow movies. It ambles along like the East-Texas drawls that populate it, taking its sweet time and letting the story gradually roll out. This true-story-based film is driven by a strong and witty performance from Jack Black –just not the Jack Black […]
