10 Best Prime Video Movies Of 2024

Summary

• Amazon Prime Video offers a wide array of original movies, including rom-coms, dramas, and musical films in 2024.
• Amazon’s original films, such as Foe, This Is Me Now, and Road House, stood out in 2024, generating hype and praise from critics and audiences alike.
• The streaming service released several successful and memorable rom-coms in 2024.

The lineup of Amazon Prime Video original movies in 2024 is pretty impressive, especially since it includes an Oscar-winning picture and a handful of films that have contributed to the resurgence of romantic comedies in the last five years. Amazon’s streaming platform has produced numerous exciting projects since its inception, from the satirical superhero series The Boys to the movie adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s popular book Red, White & Royal Blue. And in 2024, the streaming service continued releasing films that generated a lot of hype and praise from critics and audiences alike.

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Amazon Prime Video has debuted a wide array of original movies since the beginning of the year, giving its subscribers a diverse catalog to choose from when deciding which film to watch. The streaming platform has released high-stakes action flicks, unique rom-coms, and even an intriguing musical movie that serves as a visual accompaniment to a famous singer’s album. However, ten of Amazon Prime Video’s best original films stood out among the rest in 2024.

10 Foe

Directed By Garth Davis

Garth Davis’ Foe premiered at the 2023 New York Film Festival on September 30, 2023, but it became available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in early 2024, allowing audiences to witness the intriguing film. Foe is based on Iain Reed’s 2018 book of the same name, which depicts a dystopian future where resources are running low. At the center of the science fiction psychological thriller’s story is a married couple experiencing serious issues in their relationship who get separated when one of them gets called away to serve on a space station.

Although Foe was declared “Rotten” by Rotten Tomatoes, Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, who played Hen and Junior in the movie, give outstanding performances that one must witness. Additionally, Foe is quite aesthetically pleasing as the cinematography is beautifully crafted, and its emotional story has the ability to reel viewers in. However, Foe‘s weaknesses lay in its lack of thrills and slow pacing.

9 This Is Me… Now: A Love Story

Directed By Dave Meyers

This Is Me… Now: A Love Story is one of the more unique films released by Amazon Prime Video in 2024 as it is a romantic drama musical movie that also serves as a visual accompaniment to This Is Me… Now, Jennifer Lopez’s ninth studio album (which debuted the same day the film premiered). It was written by Lopez and Matt Walton and based on a story by Lopez, Dave Meyers (also the director), and Chris Shafer. This Is Me… Now: A Love Story is separated into different parts, all of which explore Lopez’s journey, from the beginning of her career to the present day.

Jennifer Lopez self-funded
This Is Me… Now: A Love Story
and the budget was reportedly around $20 million.

Although many were skeptical of This Is Me… Now: A Love Story given its distinctive concept, the project ultimately received positive reviews from critics. The romantic drama musical is raw, emotional, entertaining, relatable, and a rare insight into Lopez’s life and mind. But perhaps one has to be a fan of Lopez’s to thoroughly enjoy the cameo-filled This Is Me… Now: A Love Story.

8 Upgraded

Directed By Carlson Young

Upgraded is one of the many rom-coms that Amazon Prime Video released in 2024, and although it might not be the best, it’s still very entertaining and one of the streaming platform’s best films of the year. Camila Mendes, who starred in another (superior) 2024 Prime Video romantic comedy, plays the female lead, Ana, in the Upgraded cast. Ana is a starry-eyed young adult who dreams of making it big in the art world. However, when a cute boy (Archie Renaux as William) mistakenly believes she’s the art director of the auction house where she interns, everything changes for Ana.

Even though the story at the movie’s basic roots is familiar,
Upgraded
director Carlson Young was able to make it fresh and intriguing with the film’s memorable and rootable characters.

Upgraded‘s premise has been done many times before where the girl lies to the boy to make themselves look better, but, of course, the deception always comes back to bite them in the butt. However, even though the story at the movie’s basic roots is familiar, Upgraded director Carlson Young was able to make it fresh and intriguing with the film’s memorable and rootable characters. It also didn’t hurt that Mendes and Renaux had great chemistry.

7 Five Blind Dates

Directed By Shawn Seet

Shawn Seet’s Five Blind Dates is yet another installment in Amazon Prime Video’s growing category of successful and wildly entertaining rom-coms. The Australian movie revolves around Shuang Hu’s Lia, a young woman who returns home for her younger sister’s wedding. While there, Lia encounters a fortune teller who informs her that she will meet her soulmate sometime during her next five dates (hence, the film’s title).

Five Blind Dates‘ premise is certainly unique, and its execution is excellent (partly due to the Amazon Prime Video movie’s talented cast led by Hu). Perhaps the rom-com clichés were a bit over the top over the course of the story, but it is entertaining nonetheless, especially for those who are big fans of the genre. Overall, Five Blind Dates is a lot of fun and is exactly what one would think it would be when they sit down to watch it (which is a good thing).

6 The Idea Of You

Directed By Michael Showalter

The Idea of You is perhaps Amazon Prime Video’s biggest surprise in 2024 as it is much better and more entertaining than many thought it would be. The romantic comedy film is based on Robinne Lee’s 2017 novel of the same name and depicts a scandalous romance between a 40-year-old mother and the 24-year-old lead singer of a popular boy band. Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine star as the aforementioned couple in the cast of The Idea of You, and their chemistry undoubtedly carries the movie.

It’s easy to connect with Solène, Hayes, and other characters, despite their very specific circumstances, which evokes a pathos that is rare in many romantic comedies.

Perhaps the story in The Idea of You is a bit cliché, but the actors and their complex characters make it stand out from similar films. It’s easy to connect with Solène, Hayes, and other characters, despite their very specific circumstances, which evokes a pathos that is rare in many romantic comedies. Ultimately, The Idea of You just proved that Hathaway and Galitzine should continue making rom-coms, whether they are together or apart.

5 The Boys In The Boat

Directed By George Clooney

George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat chronicles the true story of the United States men’s rowing team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and the inspiring journey that led them there. The biographical sports drama is based on Daniel James Brown’s nonfiction book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and centers around the University of Washington men’s rowing team, which was made up of lower-class students who defied the odds and made it to Germany in the summer of 1936.

The Boys in the Boat
grossed $55.4 million against a budget of $40 million.

Of course, The Boys in the Boat is quite inspirational, allowing it to connect with the audience and their emotions, which is always a sign of a good movie. However, the film’s cast, including Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton, gave grand performances that elevated the story, making it a must-watch on Amazon Prime Video.

4 Ricky Stanicky

Directed By Peter Farrelly

While many are excited about the return to the days when rom-coms were successful and dominated the box office, Ricky Stanicky is proving that R-rated raunchy comedies also need to make a comeback. The Amazon Prime Video comedy stars Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, and Andrew Santino as friends who use a fake persona (Ricky Stanicky) they made up during their childhood to lie to their significant others and use as a scapegoat. Things go wrong, though, when the men are forced to hire an actor, played by John Cena, to pretend to be Ricky as their families question his existence.

Yes, Ricky Stanicky‘s premise is outrageous and unbelievable, but it’s so much fun. Cena is unarguably the highlight of the 2024 Amazon Prime Video film as he gives one of the most memorable and hilarious performances of his career. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the script allows Cena to outshine the rest of the cast of Ricky Stanicky. For everyone’s sake, studios need to cast Cena in more comedic roles (and produce more R-rated comedies).

3 Música

Directed By Rudy Mancuso

Amazon Prime Video’s best romantic comedy of 2024 is, without a doubt, Música. The rom-com, which also classifies as a coming-of-age flick, was directed and co-written by Rudy Mancuso, who also stars as the protagonist in the Música cast. Música is inspired by Mancuso’s life (his real mother even plays his character’s mother in the film) and revolves around a somewhat fictionalized version of himself — a young man with synesthesia who struggles to plan for his future, including which girl he wants to end up with.

Música
might have been Mancuso’s directorial debut, but it also surpassed several other films in 2024 by being different and exceptionally entertaining, which makes one wonder what Mancuso has up his sleeve for his next project.

Música is relatable, personal, funny, heartbreaking, and everything in between, making it one of Amazon Prime Video’s most memorable 2024 movies. The way it is filmed is also quite special and unique as it highlights Rudy’s synesthesia and allows the audience to experience what it’s like to have the condition. Música might have been Mancuso’s directorial debut, but it also surpassed several other films in 2024 by being different and exceptionally entertaining, which makes one wonder what Mancuso has up his sleeve for his next project.

2 American Fiction

Directed By Cord Jefferson

It should come as no surprise that American Fiction is near the top of Amazon Prime Video’s best 2024 movies list as it’s an Oscar-winning film and contains a story that leaves an extraordinary impression on viewers. Cord Jefferson’s comedy-drama is based on Percival Everett’s 2001 book Erasure and depicts a writer and professor (played by Jeffrey Wright in the American Fiction cast) who grows discouraged by his lack of commercially successful novels. His frustrations lead him to pen a satire of stereotypical “Black” books, which is taken seriously and earns him the success he so desperately craved.

Jefferson won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, cementing
American Fiction
‘s status as one of Amazon’s best films.

American Fiction earned widespread acclaim as many praised Wright’s performance, the movie’s comedy and heart, and Jefferson’s direction which resulted in a personal, breathtaking, and memorable story. The Amazon movie received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Wright. Ultimately, Jefferson won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, cementing American Fiction‘s status as one of Amazon’s best films.

1 Road House

Directed By Doug Liman

Road House tops the list of best Amazon Prime Video movies in 2024, as it was one of the streaming service’s best surprises of the year. The cast of Road House featured Jake Gyllenhaal as Elwood Dalton, Daniela Melchior as Ellie, and Conor McGregor as Knox in the remake of the 1989 film of the same name. Not much was expected of Road House, but following its premiere, the movie showed why no one should underestimate Gyllenhaal or an action flick.

Amazon Prime Video ordered a
Road House
sequel following the 2024 action film’s success.

The remake serves as a fresh take on the Patrick Swayze movie and features various thrilling and captivating action sequences (none as gruesome as the original Road House‘s unforgettable throat-ripping scene). If Road House had been released theatrically before coming to Amazon Prime Video in 2024, it would have undoubtedly been a major box-office success.