Some big changes are coming to the Amazon Prime Video movie library in January 2026, and these are the best films worth watching.
The line-up covers all bases: Big action comedies, fantasy epics, and even Oscar-winning films.
If you’ve already caught up on the biggest and best movies of 2025, you’re probably on the hunt for something else to watch.
You can waste half your evening scrolling through endless thumbnails, or you can skip the indecision and go straight to one of the best movies currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
The best films on Amazon Prime Video
15. The Wrecking Crew
- Genre: Action, Comedy
- Year: 2026 (available from January 28)
- Cast: Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Claes Bang, Jacob Batalon
- Director: Angel Manuel Soto
- Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes
What it’s about: Two estranged half-brothers, Jonny and James, are forced to reunite after their father’s mysterious death. As they set out to uncover the truth, buried secrets resurface, and loyalties are tested, unveiling a conspiracy that can tear their family apart.
Why to watch: If Bautista and Momoa’s involvement isn’t enough to get you interested, Angel Manuel Soto has already proven himself to be a fantastic action director (watch Blue Beetle if you aren’t convinced). Two huge Hollywood stars, big laughs, bigger action; what’s not to love?
14. This is the End
- Genre: Comedy
- Year: 2013
- Cast: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel
- Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
- Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
What it’s about: A group of Hollywood celebrities try to survive in James Franco’s house after an apocalypse of biblical proportions erupts across Los Angeles.
Why to watch: This is the End could have easily felt like an exercise in ego. Instead, it’s one of the most original and hilarious comedies of the past decade, courtesy of the gracious and infectious chemistry of its ensemble of comedy heavy hitters.
13. Saltburn
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Year: 2023
- Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike
- Director: Emerald Fennell
- Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes
What it’s about: Oliver, a quiet scholarship student at Oxford University, befriends his wealthy classmate Felix, who invites him (out of pity) to stay at his family’s sprawling estate for a summer that will change them both forever.
Why to watch: Saltburn is a gleefully debauched, grimmer twist on The Talented Mr Ripley for a new generation, with acerbic dialogue, bold performances (Barry Keoghan goes all out, if you know what we mean), and pulpy fun within its ostensibly elegant frame.
12. Palm Springs
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Year: 2020
- Cast: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons
- Director: Max Barbakow
- Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
What it’s about: While attending a wedding in the California desert, slacker Nyles and maid of honour Sarah get stuck in a time loop, forced to relive the same day endlessly. At first, it’s scary, until it’s fun… but if life has no consequence, then what’s the point?
Why to watch: In a decade with a dearth of good rom-coms, Palm Springs is easily the best, most ebullient offering for the once titanic genre. Its Groundhog Day format may be familiar, but it has a winning combo of silly irreverence and strong sentiment, sold completely and endearingly by Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti’s superb chemistry.
11. The Hunger Games
- Genre: Action
- Year: 2012
- Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
- Director: Gary Ross
- Runtime: 2 hours 22 minutes
What it’s about: Katniss volunteers to compete in The Hunger Games, a nationwide tournament that pits “tributes” from 12 districts against each other in a fight to the death.
Why to watch: The Hunger Games elevated a hit series of novels into one of the most popular and fandom-focused franchises in the world. That doesn’t happen off the back of a bad movie, and the first film remains a triumph of young adult blockbuster filmmaking. It’s hard to imagine anyone else playing Katniss, either: Jennifer Lawrence is to her what Sigourney Weaver is to Ripley.
10. In the Loop
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Year: 2009
- Cast: Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky
- Director: Armando Iannucci
- Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
What it’s about: When two countries decide to invade the Middle East, British and American operatives try to prevent another war – including Malcolm Tucker, a notorious spin doctor.
Why to watch: In the Loop brought The Thick of It’s Malcolm Tucker in all of his deliciously foul-mouthed glory to the big screen. It doesn’t soften his searing humour, but it does pit Peter Capaldi against some extraordinary actors – best of all, James Gandolfini.
9. The Nice Guys
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Year: 2016
- Cast: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice
- Director: Shane Black
- Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes
What it’s about: Private eye Holland March and Jackson Healy, a bloody-knuckled enforcer for hire, team up to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl.
Why to watch: The Nice Guys is the closest thing today’s generation will have to their own Lethal Weapon (especially because it’s directed by Shane Black). It’s a showcase of Ryan Gosling’s boundless comedic talents, and Russell Crowe is a brawny, lovable counterbalance; you’ll want to recommend it to everyone after watching it.
8. Interstellar
- Genre: Science fiction, Adventure
- Year: 2014
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Runtime: 2 hours 49 minutes
What it’s about: With Earth’s resources dwindling, ex-NASA pilot Joseph Cooper is recruited for a top-secret mission: to fly through a wormhole and find a new home for humanity.
Why to watch: Interstellar could be the greatest sci-fi movie ever made: an unabashed celebration of love, conveyed through one of the most exhilarating deep-space voyages ever put to film. Among its many, many scenes that will stand the test of time, one is so wondrous that it’ll flood your skin with goosebumps as soon as you hear one word: “Docking.”
7. Air
- Genre: Drama
- Year: 2023
- Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis
- Director: Ben Affleck
- Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes
What it’s about: It’s 1984, and Nike is on the verge of axing its basketball shoe division. Sonny Vacaro, a scout, is tasked with finding new players to elevate the brand, but he believes they should bet on one rookie who may be a generational talent: Michael Jordan.
Why to watch: Air’s pitch isn’t an immediate sell: a movie about the negotiations behind a shoe deal over 40 years ago. Yet, in pretty much every way, it’s a delight. With Ben Affleck’s steady direction, a cast of legends and go-to funny guys, and a sincere reverence that emphasises the audaciousness of what Nike did, you’ll be swept up in the story – and you’ll probably want a pair of Air Jordans.
6. The Green Knight
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama
- Year: 2021
- Cast: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton
- Director: David Lowery
- Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
What it’s about: Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew, decapitates the Green Knight to secure his axe. However, it comes at a huge price: he must travel to the Green Chapel a year later, encountering ghosts, giants, and thieves, where he’ll receive an equal blow in return.
Why to watch: The Green Knight is a spellbinding, avant-garde adventure through Arthurian myth that feels more indebted to Ingmar Bergman than Excalibur. In that, it’s morally and thematically sophisticated, pondering grand, scary ideas as you tread its inevitable (and beautiful) path. One of the best movies of the 2020s so far, that’s for sure.
5. The Vast of Night
- Genre: Sci-fi
- Year: 2019
- Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer
- Director: Andrew Patterson
- Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes
What it’s about: In 1950s New Mexico, a teenage disc jockey works the night shift at his local radio station. His show is interrupted by an unknown signal, the first of several strange occurrences that may indicate an extraterrestrial presence.
Why to watch: The Vast of Night is the kind of movie you discover while the rest of the world lies in the depths of sleep. A real-time, lo-fi sci-fi thriller that echoes the retro vibe of Stranger Things’ earlier seasons; small, but enormous in its sense of mood and curiosity about “something in the sky.”
4. Better Man
- Genre: Musical, Drama
- Year: 2025
- Cast: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton
- Director: Michael Gracey
- Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes
What it’s about: This is the story of singer Robbie Williams, from his meteoric rise to fame in Take That to his struggles with addiction, ego, and identity under the permanent spotlight. Oh, and he’s a monkey.
Why to watch: Better Man works not because you forget that Robbie Williams is a monkey: you just stop thinking about it, while also sitting in awe at the constant blend of VFX and real-world, infectious song-and-dance numbers. The songs are great (obviously), but it’s more than its soundtrack. Let’s just say… let it entertain you.
3. Manchester by the Sea
- Genre: Drama
- Year: 2016
- Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges
- Director: Kenneth Lonergan
- Runtime: 2 hours 17 minutes
What it’s about: Lee, a depressed janitor, becomes his nephew’s legal guardian after his brother’s death, forcing him to return to his hometown and confront the unspeakable trauma that made him leave.
Why to watch: Manchester by the Sea should be a hard film to recommend. Casey Affleck’s performance is rooted in unimaginable agony, and some scenes are so upsetting you’ll drench your collar with tears. It’s a credit to writer Kenneth Lonergan that he manages to find sweetness in the bitterness, making it a highly watchable (and, crucially, bearable) film.
2. Zodiac
- Genre: Crime, Thriller
- Year: 2007
- Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo
- Director: David Fincher
- Runtime: 2 hours 37 minutes
What it’s about: As the Zodiac Killer murders people and taunts the San Francisco Chronicle with scary letters, the newspaper’s cartoonist becomes an amateur detective, working with a crime reporter and the police in a desperate effort to figure out their identity.
Why to watch: Forget Fight Club: Zodiac, an icy, forensic, horrifying exploration of the titular cold case, is David Fincher’s best movie. It has a smarmy, locked-in Downey Jr pre-Iron Man, John Carroll Lynch’s haunting performance as the FBI’s only suspect, and an overwhelming aura of mythos and obsession.
Or, in short, it’s perfect for true crime fans.
1. Sound of Metal
- Genre: Drama
- Year: 2019
- Cast: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci
- Director: Darius Marder
- Runtime: 2 hours
What it’s about: Ruben, a drummer for a punk-metal band, suddenly loses his hearing. He thinks his life is over, but before he can turn to drugs, his girlfriend checks him into a sober home for deaf people, where he rejects and confronts his new reality.
Why to watch: The notion of paying attention to a movie’s sound design may seem a bit pretentious to a normie. Sound of Metal doesn’t ask you to lend an ear: it bends it to its disorientating, immersive will.
That, and Riz Ahmed’s Oscar-nominated performance, are two reasons to watch one of the best films on Amazon Prime.
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