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Best movies on Prime Video (November 2026)
No-one wants to waste time scrolling, so we've picked the best movies on Amazon's streaming service for you.
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- Radio Times staff
Published: Friday, 6 November 2026 at 6:57 pm
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Streaming giant Prime Video has no shortage of films to choose from, but finding the right one can be easier said than done. If you're stuck in an endless cycle of scrolling, let Radio Times's experts guide you to the movies most worth your time.
The Shape of Water was the unexpected critical darling of the 90th Academy Awards, taking home best picture and best director for Guillermo del Toro. The touching, romantic riff on the Creature from the Black Lagoon, starring Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaner in a secret government laboratory, Doug Jones as the amphibian creature with whom she falls in love and Michael Shannon as the corrupt military official who comes between them.
Quentin Tarantino’s dazzling crime classic Pulp Fiction stars John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson as hit men whose paths cross with Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer. The twisting structure, razor-sharp dialogue and brilliantly ironic blend of humour and violence made it a landmark film.
If you're still in the mood for something spooky post Halloween, you could try Hokum, a supernatural folk-horror from writer-director Damian McCarthy. Adam Scott stars as a reclusive novelist who visits a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, only to become consumed by stories of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite.
Coming-of-age biopic Tony follows a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain during a formative summer working in the high-pressure kitchens of Cape Cod, where the relationships, excesses and hard-earned lessons of restaurant life begin to shape the man he will become.
New to Prime is Rebuilding, a thoughtful neo-western drama from writer-director Max Walker-Silverman. Josh O’Connor stars as a Colorado cowboy whose life is upended by wildfire, forcing him to find strength in community while reconnecting with his ex-wife and daughter. The acclaimed Sundance film is a moving story of resilience, loss and fresh starts.
Biopic The Wizard of the Kremlin also pops up as a Prime exclusive. It tells how Vladimir Putin (played by a wig-wearing Jude Law) rose to power in the 1990s, helped by the relatively unknown scheming of one amoral power-player (Paul Dano). Intriguing and pacey, it's carried by Dano's fantastic turn.
You can also choose from Oscar-winning and -nominated fare such as Manchester by the Sea, Network and The Philadelphia Story, plus original movies such as Saltburn and Palm Springs, or feel-good pictures like hit musical Everybody's Talking about Jamie, meaning there is plenty to inspire you.
If you're looking for the best films to watch right now, then look no further. Every movie on the list below has been hand-picked by RT's team, so you will know exactly which titles you should dive into when you next log on to the streamer.
Our Prime pages (including best series on Prime Video) are updated regularly, so keep this page bookmarked as we'll have fresh recommendations you don't want to miss. Read on and enjoy...
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1994
Crime/detective
Drama
18
Quentin Tarantino's award-winning, multi-stranded crime drama, starring John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson and Uma Thurman. Downtown LA: lovebirds Honey Bunny and Pumpkin plan to hold up a diner. Washed-up boxer Butch is paid to throw his last fight, but has other ideas. "Fixer" the Wolf has to get hitmen Vincent and Jules out of a sticky situation. And Vincent is nervous when he has to escort his boss's wife for the night - with good reason.
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2017
Fantasy
Romance
15
Romantic fantasy drama starring Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon. Elisa, a non-speaking woman, works as a cleaner in a top-secret US government facility during the Cold War. When she forms a connection with a mysterious being who is imprisoned there, she decides to help him escape, despite the close watch kept on him by the creature's obsessive captor.
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2026
Horror
Thriller
15
A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.
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2026
Drama
Documentary
15
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a Provincetown restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. TONY captures the sun-soaked feeling of summer in this origin story of the voice that defined a generation. Directed by Matt Johnson and anchored by Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas and a rowdy ensemble.
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1981
Action
Crime/detective
X
Crime drama starring James Caan and Tuesday Weld. Frank is a professional thief who'd like to go straight after a life punctuated by years in prison. He agrees to take part in one last jewel heist, but following its flawless execution his Mob employers refuse to let him retire.
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2025
Action
Adventure
15
A dark night. A crowded diner. A man with a detonator (Sam Rockwell) bursts in proclaiming to be from the future. Before time runs out, he must recruit a group of distinctly unqualified diner patrons (Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, and Juno Temple) to stop the impending AI apocalypse and save humanity from the perils of social media.
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1989
Comedy
Romance
15
Romantic comedy starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. "Men and women can't be friends. The sex part always gets in the way." This is Harry's philosophy on life. Sally doesn't agree with him about this or anything else. But as the mismatched couple repeatedly encounter one another over the next few years, each has occasion to change their views. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
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2005
Horror
Adventure
18
Horror starring Natalie Mendoza and Shauna Macdonald. An all-female mountain-caving expedition goes horribly wrong when the exploring group are trapped following a rockfall - and encounter a bloodthirsty underground cannibal race as their relationships with each other disintegrate.
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1996
Family
Fantasy
PG
Comic fantasy based on the book by Roald Dahl, starring Mara Wilson and Danny DeVito. Matilda, the daughter of Harry and Zinnia Wormwood, has adored reading from a precociously early age, but her parents refuse to let her go to school. Until, that is, her father sends her to the unforgiving Miss Trunchbull's Crunchem Hall, where she discovers that she has other more useful gifts.
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1973
Sci-fi
Animation
PG
Animated science-fiction fantasy. In a bleak future, the human race has destroyed civilisation. The 39-foot tall inhabitants of the planet Yagam keep a few humans as pets, with the wild human population destroyed by regular culls.
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2023
Thriller
Comedy
15
Black comedy thriller starring Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi. After shy Oxford University student Oliver crosses paths with rich classmate Felix, the two become unlikely friends and Felix invites Oliver back to Saltburn, his family's sprawling mansion, for the summer. But it soon transpires that this awkward outsider is not quite the harmless loner that he appeared to be.
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2012
Comedy
Drama
15
Comedy starring Greta Gerwig. Frances is a free-spirited 20-something who makes the most of life in New York, pursuing her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Even though it may never happen, and despite being dumped by her boyfriend and her best friend, her optimism doesn't wane.
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2024
Thriller
Crime/detective
15
Crime drama starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult. In the early 1980s, FBI agent Terry Husk arrives in the Pacific Northwest to pursue a faction of militant white supremacists. The investigation steers him to their leader, Bob Mathews, who has masterminded a series of bank robberies in order to finance large-scale terrorist atrocities.
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2024
Adventure
Comedy
15
A hilariously dark and unconventional love story, following two people on the edge of life who find purpose and romance through an unlikely connection.
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2016
Drama
15
Oscar-winning drama starring Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges and Michelle Williams. After his brother suffers a heart attack, a spiky janitor living in Boston reluctantly leaves his job and returns home to care for his teenage nephew. Confined to the seaside town that he once fled, he is confronted by haunting reminders of a past trauma.
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1997
Drama
Comedy
18
Drama starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore. Dishwasher Eddie Adams reinvents himself as Dirk Diggler and becomes a porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. As a protégé of director Jack Horner he rides the wave of wealth and fame, but the party can't last for ever.
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1954
Animation
Drama
PG
Animated political satire based on the novel by George Orwell. Farmer Jones's animals revolt against their cruel, drunken owner and, led by pigs Napoleon and Snowball, begin running the farm on their own. But what starts as a democracy gradually develops into a dictatorship in which the pigs become the elite, with the powerful and corrupt Napoleon as their leader.
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2025
Drama
Western
PG
After a wildfire destroys his home, ranch owner Dusty (Josh O'Connor) must rebuild his life, reconnecting with his young daughter and ex-wife.
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2025
Drama
Thriller
15
In early 1990s Russia, reality TV producer Vadim Baranov is hired as a spin doctor for a fast-rising security agent Vladimir Putin. They work closely to blur the boundaries between truth and lies and dictate the make-up of contemporary Russia. Vadim protects the dark secrets of the regime.
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2025
Drama
Documentary
15
On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team's preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with the Irish manager Mick McCarthy. Drama, starring Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan
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2024
Action
Sci-fi
15
Futuristic action epic starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. As a child, Furiosa is kidnapped from the "Green Place" by wasteland marauders ruled by the despotic Dementus, who murders her mother. Growing up to find herself caught in the crossfire between two rival warlords, Furiosa devises a plan to escape and to take revenge on Dementus.
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2020
Adventure
Animation
U
Animated musical adventure featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. Queen Barb of the Hard Rock tribe is determined to destroy all other types of music so that rock 'n' roll rules. Standing in her way are troll pals Poppy and Branch, who resolve to unite the remaining tribes and save the magic of music.
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2026
Adventure
Fantasy
12A
High school science teacher Ryland Grace regains consciousness on a spaceship bound for the sun. Light-years from home, Ryland has no memory of who he is. As his recollections return, the teacher calls upon his scientific knowledge to solve the mystery of why the sun is dying out.
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2010
Adventure
Animation
PG
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler. A teenage Viking boy forms a special bond with a dragon - much to the consternation of the members of his clan who regard the beasts as mortal enemies.
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