Genre: Crime / Thriller
Why it’s the best: Al Pacino vs. Robert De Niro in the greatest heist movie ever made. The famous coffee-shop scene alone is worth the watch. With pristine 4K restoration on Prime, the downtown L.A. shootout has never looked or sounded better.
From the director of Hereditary. A couple travels to a Swedish summer festival that happens only every 90 years. It takes place entirely in bright sunlight, yet it is more disturbing than any dark basement movie. best amazon prime films best
Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe go insane in a lighthouse. Shot in stark black-and-white, it is a descent into sailor mythology and madness. Dialogue is Shakespearean. Terror is Lovecraftian. Genre: Crime / Thriller Why it’s the best:
Sound of Metal (2019) A heavy-metal drummer (Riz Ahmed, robbed of an Oscar) begins to lose his hearing. That’s the plot. What follows is a sensory masterpiece—you’ll hear the world die around him, then go silent. Prime’s best original drama since Manchester. Best moment: The first time he turns his cochlear implants on. With pristine 4K restoration on Prime, the downtown L
Paterson (2016) Jim Jarmusch’s quiet, radical film about a bus-driving poet (Adam Driver) who lives a week of small routines. Nothing explodes. No one cheats. It’s just a gentle, profound meditation on making art while living an ordinary life. Best for: Sunday nights when you need to unclench your jaw.