Movies on Amazon Prime Video range from major theatrical releases to exclusive streams. Below we present 10 of the best original movies on Amazon Prime Video.
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The Big Sick
Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon draw on their real-life relationship for the romantic drama The Big Sick. Nanjiani plays a fictionalized version of himself, a struggling comedian who begins dating Emily (Zoe Kazan) shortly before she is struck down by a mysterious illness and falls into a coma.
Cold War
Cold War is set during the Cold War, as musicians Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Irena (Joanna Kulig) pursue romance across cities and nations, amidst political unrest and repression.
The Handmaiden
Korean writer Park Chan-wook adapted a novel by Welsh author Sarah Waters into The Handmaiden, setting it in colonial-era Korea . The intricate plot involves multiple twists and betrayals, set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation of Korea
Landline
Director Gillian Robespierre and star Jenny Slate followed up their groundbreaking film Obvious Child with Landline, a 1990 comedy about the romantic travails of members of a New York Jewish family.
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship, starring Kate Beckinsale in one of her best performances as Lady Susan Vernon, a widow who must rely on the generosity of her friends-enemies and relatives to find her way in the world.
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Paterson
Veteran director Jim Jarmusch crafts a loving tribute to the quiet town of Paterson. Like the town, the main character (Adam Driver) is also named Paterson, and he is a city bus driver with the soul (and talent) of a poet.
Selah and the Spades
The teen drama Selah and the Spades marks an impressive debut for writer-director Tayarisa Poe and a first-time performance from Lovie Simone as the lead. Selah is the queen of a fancy private school, which means she runs an underground mafia-like cartel, but the cartel's main concern is to throw a great dance.
7500
Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives a near one-man show in the thriller 7500 as an airline pilot who faces a hijacking on a flight from Berlin to Paris
Suspiria
Italian director Luca Guadagnino takes on the work of another Italian master with his remake of Dario Argento. The original film is surreal and impressionistic, and Guadagnino pushes that style even further.
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The Vast of Night
A significant achievement on a small budget, Andrew Patterson 's The Vast of Night features elaborate tracking shots and dialogue, for a film that almost feels like an illustrated radio play.
