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Every month, streaming services add dozens of new titles to their libraries and Prime Video is no exception. In addition to all of the great Amazon Originals that premiere on the platform monthly, fan-favorite movies, new and old, are added to the platform.
How do you even begin to sort through those to find the best of the best?
Easy. You come here, to Decider.
We’ve combed through all of the movies on the platform to find nine must-watch movies available to subscribers at no extra cost right now. And even better? These are certified great movies, all with over a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
This month, though, we’re going with a theme; so instead of the nine best movies on the platform, we’re bringing you eight must watch movies and one must watch TV show (all over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes) that you’ll want to add to your Pride Month watchlist immediately.
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Photo: ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Certified Fresh
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans
What Is It About? When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey dies just after his 85th birthday, the debonair Detective Benoit Blanc arrives at his estate to investigate. From Harlan’s wildly dysfunctional family to his staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Thrombey’s death.
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Photo: ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Certified Fresh
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela
What Is It About? When intelligence agent Kathryn is among a group of spies suspected of betraying MI5 and the nation, her husband George, also a spy, faces the ultimate test: loyalty to his marriage or his country.
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Warner Bros. Pictures Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Certified Fresh
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson
What Is It About? Adonis Johnson (Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, even as he battles an opponent deadlier than any in the ring.
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Photo: DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Certified Fresh
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore
What Is It About? Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines during World War II to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers have been killed in combat, and bring him home safely.
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Courtesy Everett Collection Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Graham Chapman, Gilliam, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin
What Is It About? This “cult classic” comedy from the Monty Python team loosely follows the legend of King Arthur (Graham Chapman), along with his squire (Terry Gilliam) and his Knights of the Round Table (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin), as they embark on a fearless quest in search of the elusive Holy Grail.
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Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
What Is It About? The story of a middleweight boxer, Jake LaMotta, as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love and the inability to express his feelings enters into the ring, taking over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.
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Pulp Fiction
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Quentin Tarantino’s non-linear crime masterpiece takes elements from other films on this list and spins them into something totally new. Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta star as Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, hitmen partners tasked with retrieving a briefcase for their boss. What happens next is…. well, it’s better if you just watch Pulp Fiction for yourself.
[Stream Pulp Fiction on Netflix] Photo: MiramaxRotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
What Is It About? Quentin Tarantino’s non-linear crime masterpiece takes elements from other films on this list and spins them into something totally new. Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta star as Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega, hitmen partners tasked with retrieving a briefcase for their boss
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Matt Damon’s mega franchise continues with this third film in the series, which sees Jason Bourne dodge a relentless CIA official and his cohorts while trying to discover the origins of his own life as a trained killer. With a million and one people on his tail who want him dead before he discovers the truth, the stakes are higher than ever. Treat yourself to this non-stop thrill ride and the best installment of the Bourne franchise – you deserve a little action once in a while.
[Stream The Bourne Ultimatum]Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
Director: John Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen
What Is It About? In the third film of the season, Jason Bourne must doge a relentless CIA official and his cohorts while trying to discover the origins of his own life as a trained killer. With a million and one people on his tail who want him dead before he discovers the truth, the stakes are higher than ever.
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Children of Men
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
If you’re looking for intensity, you’ve come to the right place. In the near future (2027, to be exact), widespread infertility has ravaged society to the point that the U.K. has one of the only functional governments in the world. When a woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, a civil servant is tasked with helping her escape, but his job becomes complicated when the police learn of the pregnancy and push to handle the matter themselves.
[Stream Children of Men on Netflix] Photo: Everett CollectionRotten Tomatoes Score: 92% Certified Fresh
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine
What Is It About? In the near future (2027, to be exact), widespread infertility has ravaged society to the point that the U.K. has one of the only functional governments in the world. When a woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, a civil servant is tasked with helping her escape, but his job becomes complicated when the police learn of the pregnancy and push to handle the matter themselves.
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