A Glean movie guide
The Best of Prime Video
Curated Must-Watch Originals
From Oscar-winning dramas to viral thrillers, these are the essential movies to stream now.
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- 01
American Fiction
A sharp, hilarious satire that dismantles cultural stereotypes with incredible wit and heart.
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
- 02
Sound of Metal
A visceral, Oscar-winning journey into the world of a drummer facing sudden hearing loss.
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.
- 03
Manchester by the Sea
A devastatingly powerful exploration of grief anchored by a career-best lead performance.
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
- 04
Air
An energetic and surprisingly gripping look at the business deal that changed sports history forever.
Discover 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.
- 05
The Big Sick
A refreshing and deeply personal romantic comedy based on a remarkable real-life courtship.
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
- 06
Saltburn
A visually intoxicating and provocative thriller about obsession within the British aristocracy.
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
- 07
Argentina, 1985
A stirring legal drama following the historic trial against a brutal military dictatorship.
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
- 08
Thirteen Lives
A tense and meticulously crafted retelling of the miraculous Thai cave rescue mission.
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.
- 09
The Vast of Night
A masterfully atmospheric sci-fi mystery that builds incredible tension through sound and dialogue.
At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.
- 10
One Night in Miami...
A fascinating, dialogue-driven look at a fictional meeting between four icons of the 1960s.
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
- 11
Road House
A high-octane, modern reimagining of the cult classic bouncer action flick.
Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
- 12
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
A fearless and chaotic mockumentary that captures a specific moment in American culture.
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.