Amazon has ben knocking it out of the park when it comes to original movies over the last few years. The streaming service recently won two Golden Globes thanks to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and has earned several Academy Award mentions for One Night in Miami [1], Sound of Metal, and Time. Between its comedies, dramas, love stories, documentaries [2], and gripping thrillers, Amazon Prime has a wide range selection. Keep reading for the best original movies Prime has to offer — and remember, Amazon has a different release model than competitors like Netflix, so you may have seen some of these in theatres before they headed exclusively to Amazon Prime Video for streaming!
Brittany Runs a Marathon
After an unsettling check-up at the doctors office, Brittany, a young party girl in New York City, makes a plan to get her life and health back on track. Her idea? Train for the New York City Marathon.
Watch Brittany Runs a Marathon on Amazon Prime. [3]
The Big Sick
It's a gut wrenching love story. Boy meets girl at his comedy show. Girl likes boy. Boy is anxious as to how his family will accept her. Girl becomes very, very sick and boy realises there's much more than just their relationship at stake.
Watch The Big Sick on Amazon Prime. [4]
The Aeronauts
It's 1862 and weatherman James Glaisher teams up with world-renown balloon pilot Amelia Wren to do the unthinkable: break the record of the highest flight. Through harsh weather and architectural troubles, they're all they got and if they want to survive long enough to cast the new record, they must learn to work together while being a thousand miles high in the sky.
Watch The Aeronauts on Amazon Prime. [5]
Coming 2 America
Upon learning about his estranged son in the United States, Zamunda King Akeem and his wing man Semmi travel to Queens, NY, in search of his son. The rightful heir to the throne, his son must learn royal etiquette and traditions while also befriending the family he never knew.
Watch Coming 2 America on Amazon Prime. [6]
Sound of Metal
A talented drummer, Ruben Stone relies on two things: his electric drumming skills and his ear for music. But when his hearing starts to vanish, he loses everything and is forced to enroll in a deaf seminar.
Watch Sound of Metal on Amazon Prime. [7]
The Lie
After a fluke incident, Kayla's best friend Brittany is dead. Desperate to cover up their daughter's tracks, her parents do everything they can to stray Brittany's parents away from including Kayla in the narrative. Their loving daughter says it's an accident, or so she claims...
Watch The Lie on Amazon Prime. [8]
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
A comedic mockumentary, Borat arrives in America alongside his teenager daughter after spending time in Kazakhstan prison. Once on American soil, Borat embarks on a long winded journey, peeling back the layers of American culture and politics.
Watch Borat Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime. [9]
Late Night
The office newbie, Molly finds herself as the only female comedy writer in the room for oddly enough, a very successful and popular female late night talk-show host. She knows she was solely brought on because her application checked-off all the diversity boxes, but the pressure is on. If she can't get ratings up they're all out of a job, and Molly can kiss her dream as a comedy writer goodbye.
Watch Late Night on Amazon Prime. [10]
7500
American pilot Tobias Ellis is caught in a skyjacking when a group of terrorists attempt to take over his Airbus A319 flight, en route to Paris. Signaling hijack code 7500 to air traffic control, Tobias must land the plane to safety while also saving the lives of his passengers.
Watch 7500 on Amazon Prime. [11]
Beautiful Boy
David Sheff's teenage son, Nic, was a shining star with a bright future, and then meth took it all away from him. An inspirational true story, a father and son battle the ups and downs of drug addiction, relapse, and recovery.
Watch Beautiful Boy on Amazon Prime. [12]
One Night in Miami
One night he was an underdog, the next he was the most talked about boxing champ in the world. To commemorate his win, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) enjoys one night in Miami with friends Malcom X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown, where they begin conversing about their role as successful Black men of power within the civil rights movement.
Watch One Night in Miami on Amazon Prime. [13]
The Dressmaker
After travelling all over Paris and Milan designing intricate dresses, successful dressmaker Tilly Dunnage returns home ready to confront the rumours and people who once pushed her out. Determined to heal old wounds, especially with her mom, a strenuous uphill battle awaits Tilly, but the swooning eyes from the town's most eligible bachelor might help.
Watch The Dressmaker on Amazon Prime. [14]
Time
A love story documentary, Fox Rich shares her life as she fights to get her husband, Robert Richardson, out of Louisiana State Penitentiary also known as Angola. With the love of her life behind bars, Fox is left to take care of herself and their six boys.
Watch Time on Amazon Prime. [15]
Manchester by the Sea
Named primary guardian of his dead brother's son, Lee Chandler packs up his life in Boston and journeys back to his hometown village of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Reunited with old friends and family, including his ex-wife, Lee will come face-to-face with the demons that drove him out in the first place.
Watch Manchester by the Sea on Amazon Prime. [16]
Bliss
With one foot in reality and one in a simulation, Greg has to compartmentalize what is real and what is being forced upon his imagination. Then he meets Isabel, who appears to be the woman of his dreams, but is she really in his dreams or is everything else a dream?
Watch Bliss on Amazon Prime. [17]
Life Itself
Will and Abby tied the knot after falling head over heels in love with each other in college, and are now expecting their first baby. In a tangle of unfortunate yet eye-opening events, their lives become tangled with another family from Spain.
Watch Life Itself on Amazon Prime. [18]
Chemical Hearts
High school students Grace and Henry meet after being appointed the new editor-in-chief of their school newspaper. Refusing to contribute as a writer, Grace is harboring a dark secret. A determined teen, Henry makes it his mission to help Grace over come her traumatic past, and in the process, he falls in love.
Watch Chemical Hearts on Amazon Prime. [19]