Amazon is always licensing movies and TV series for distribution on Prime Video. The titles are available with a Prime Video subscription. But those movies come and go as licensing runs out. However, productions from Amazon Studios will likely never leave the platform. The films often get released in theaters, such as 2x Oscar-winning drama Manchester by The Sea (2016). So, let’s get right to it! Here are the best Amazon Studios movies on Prime.
The Tomorrow War (Prime)
Amazon Original The Tomorrow War is a high-concept sci-fi film in which humans from the future return to the past to recruit help in fighting an invading alien species on Earth. The best part of this movie may be the sound, with immersive and low-frequency effects that will spin your head, literally. The video is also impressive with 4k resolution and deeper color depth with HDR. The aliens and visual effects are really well done (as they should be) in this $200M film produced by Skydance and Paramount. Watch on Prime
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Kenneth Lonergan’s 2x Oscar-winning film Manchester by the Sea (2016) is available to stream in 4k UHD with 5.1 audio. The movie stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, winning Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor (Casey Affleck). A gorgeous-looking movie filmed in Massachusetts, Manchester by the Sea translates well to home theater screens. Watch 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, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker, and Viola Davis. Watch on Prime
Suspiria (2018)
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe’s artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Ebersdorf). Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up. Watch on Amazon
Sound of Metal (2019)
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks 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. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew. Watch on Amazon
The Lost City of Z (2017)
Also available on 4k Blu-ray, The Lost City of Z (2017) was one of Amazon Studio’s first films streaming in 4k on Prime. The film’s beautiful imagery offers a cinematic experience at home, even without HDR. And, the sounds of the jungle create a sense of immersion with 5.1 audio, underscored by music composition by Christopher Spelman “The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.” Watch on Prime
