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Can anybody recommend any good movies available on Amazon Prime Video? I'm halfway through my one-month trial and I don't think I'll renew, but want to extract as much juice as possible.

So far I've watched "The Report," "Midsommar" (a slight disappointment), "The Lookout" (second time, I like this one), "The Falling," "Booksmart," and "Heaven Adores You" (documentary on Elliott Smith). On my watch list: "Caché," "The Lighthouse," "Sound City," and a couple short documentaries.

Not really interested in series or miniseries, as I only have a couple weeks left. Thanks for the assist!

SuperDeluxe wrote:Can anybody recommend any good movies available on Amazon Prime Video? I'm halfway through my one-month trial and I don't think I'll renew, but want to extract as much juice as possible.

So far I've watched "The Report," "Midsommar" (a slight disappointment), "The Lookout" (second time, I like this one), "The Falling," "Booksmart," and "Heaven Adores You" (documentary on Elliott Smith). On my watch list: "Caché," "The Lighthouse," "Sound City," and a couple short documentaries.

Not really interested in series or miniseries, as I only have a couple weeks left. Thanks for the assist!

There is so many. What's your interest and have you seen lots of the old movies like Mr. Mom?

canman1971 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:Can anybody recommend any good movies available on Amazon Prime Video? I'm halfway through my one-month trial and I don't think I'll renew, but want to extract as much juice as possible.

So far I've watched "The Report," "Midsommar" (a slight disappointment), "The Lookout" (second time, I like this one), "The Falling," "Booksmart," and "Heaven Adores You" (documentary on Elliott Smith). On my watch list: "Caché," "The Lighthouse," "Sound City," and a couple short documentaries.

Not really interested in series or miniseries, as I only have a couple weeks left. Thanks for the assist!

There is so many. What's your interest and have you seen lots of the old movies like Mr. Mom?

Well, I don't really like mainstream/action/Marvel-type movies. I'm more into the psychological, slower-paced stuff... just short of entering into art-house territory. I included some titles above to give an idea of what attracts me. I do acknowledge that it's hard to nail someone else's taste and recommend a sure-fire winner

SuperDeluxe wrote:

canman1971 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:Can anybody recommend any good movies available on Amazon Prime Video? I'm halfway through my one-month trial and I don't think I'll renew, but want to extract as much juice as possible.

So far I've watched "The Report," "Midsommar" (a slight disappointment), "The Lookout" (second time, I like this one), "The Falling," "Booksmart," and "Heaven Adores You" (documentary on Elliott Smith). On my watch list: "Caché," "The Lighthouse," "Sound City," and a couple short documentaries.

Not really interested in series or miniseries, as I only have a couple weeks left. Thanks for the assist!

There is so many. What's your interest and have you seen lots of the old movies like Mr. Mom?

Well, I don't really like mainstream/action/Marvel-type movies. I'm more into the psychological, slower-paced stuff... just short of entering into art-house territory. I included some titles above to give an idea of what attracts me. I do acknowledge that it's hard to nail someone else's taste and recommend a sure-fire winner

I know. Tought as you never know what others have seen. "Boondock Saints" is awesome (probably have seen it). "Way of the Gun" is good. "True Grit" "Gran Torino" "Munich" "The Frozen Ground" "Primal Fear" are all ones I have watched and enjoyed.

canman1971 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:

canman1971 wrote:There is so many. What's your interest and have you seen lots of the old movies like Mr. Mom?

Well, I don't really like mainstream/action/Marvel-type movies. I'm more into the psychological, slower-paced stuff... just short of entering into art-house territory. I included some titles above to give an idea of what attracts me. I do acknowledge that it's hard to nail someone else's taste and recommend a sure-fire winner

I know. Tought as you never know what others have seen. "Boondock Saints" is awesome (probably have seen it). "Way of the Gun" is good. "True Grit" "Gran Torino" "Munich" "The Frozen Ground" "Primal Fear" are all ones I have watched and enjoyed.

Thank you. The first three I've already seen and liked. And here's why I dislike Netflix (and now also Amazon Prime): I searched for "Primal Fear" and got 28 results, none of which is "Primal fear." But yes, I did get "Fear," "Shadow of Fear," "Primal Screen," "Primal Survivor," and so on. The movie you are looking for may be a masterpiece, but the movies shown in your search results in Amazon/Netflix would all be rejected by third-string cable channels. Searches get even more fun when you look for a specific actor or director -- pretty sad.

SuperDeluxe wrote:

canman1971 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:Well, I don't really like mainstream/action/Marvel-type movies. I'm more into the psychological, slower-paced stuff... just short of entering into art-house territory. I included some titles above to give an idea of what attracts me. I do acknowledge that it's hard to nail someone else's taste and recommend a sure-fire winner

I know. Tought as you never know what others have seen. "Boondock Saints" is awesome (probably have seen it). "Way of the Gun" is good. "True Grit" "Gran Torino" "Munich" "The Frozen Ground" "Primal Fear" are all ones I have watched and enjoyed.

Thank you. The first three I've already seen and liked. And here's why I dislike Netflix (and now also Amazon Prime): I searched for "Primal Fear" and got 28 results, none of which is "Primal fear." But yes, I did get "Fear," "Shadow of Fear," "Primal Screen," "Primal Survivor," and so on. The movie you are looking for may be a masterpiece, but the movies shown in your search results in Amazon/Netflix would all be rejected by third-string cable channels. Searches get even more fun when you look for a specific actor or director -- pretty sad.

Taking a quick glance, one movie I like that you can watch via Amazon Prime is Dead Awake, the 2001 movie with Stephen Baldwin (not the better known one). It's low budget, and maybe a satire on something art house / psychological more than anything intellectual, but its entertaining provided you can appreciate offbeat humor.

The Chumscrubber and Hesher are also good, funny movies available on Prime.

My only other contribution, is that within the past few weeks I have finally made the switch over the Fire/Roku sticks (I now have both), and I have found that many of the apps which allow you stream movies for free (usually with commercials, that you may or may not be able to skip thru via the back button) offer a better selection of movies than Netflix, Prime, and other paid options. Like, there are some good, semi obscure movies I originally came across on late night cable years ago, that aren't available thru Netflix or Amazon, and which can't even be downloaded via bittorrent, that you can stream easily and for free using a Fire Stick or Roku Player. There are lots of mainstream movies you can stream as well.

For me, that is the route to go. Cheaper, better, and commercials serve as intermissions.

(also, I'm liking Roku more than Fire, slightly better interface, slightly better selection, and I can set a clock as my screensaver)

SuperDeluxe wrote:

canman1971 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:Well, I don't really like mainstream/action/Marvel-type movies. I'm more into the psychological, slower-paced stuff... just short of entering into art-house territory. I included some titles above to give an idea of what attracts me. I do acknowledge that it's hard to nail someone else's taste and recommend a sure-fire winner

I know. Tought as you never know what others have seen. "Boondock Saints" is awesome (probably have seen it). "Way of the Gun" is good. "True Grit" "Gran Torino" "Munich" "The Frozen Ground" "Primal Fear" are all ones I have watched and enjoyed.

Thank you. The first three I've already seen and liked. And here's why I dislike Netflix (and now also Amazon Prime): I searched for "Primal Fear" and got 28 results, none of which is "Primal fear." But yes, I did get "Fear," "Shadow of Fear," "Primal Screen," "Primal Survivor," and so on. The movie you are looking for may be a masterpiece, but the movies shown in your search results in Amazon/Netflix would all be rejected by third-string cable channels. Searches get even more fun when you look for a specific actor or director -- pretty sad.

Masterpiece, I don't know, but it's a cool thriller with Edward Norton and Richard Gere(who's not a favorite of mine). But yeah, I get your point, sometimes I spend more time trying to find something to watch, I end up just defaulting to things I have already seen many times. I know you said you weren't interested in series, but I saw on Amazon they have Boardwalk Empire, which is fantastic and I just finished Hunters, which was surprisingly good as well as Deadwood. I find it really hard to find good films these days both because so many suck, but also lack of time, or focus to find them. My defaults lately are Argo, Gran Torino, Midway (new one too as it has great scenes), Valkyrie, Tombstone, Point Break (1991) and series such as John Adams, Band of Brothers and the Pacific. And I did recently watch Only the Brave which was a really cool true story.

Also, "Downfall" is a fantastic foreign film (if you are not German I guess) about the craziness of the end of Hitler and the Third Reich.

threrf23 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:

canman1971 wrote:I know. Tought as you never know what others have seen. "Boondock Saints" is awesome (probably have seen it). "Way of the Gun" is good. "True Grit" "Gran Torino" "Munich" "The Frozen Ground" "Primal Fear" are all ones I have watched and enjoyed.

Thank you. The first three I've already seen and liked. And here's why I dislike Netflix (and now also Amazon Prime): I searched for "Primal Fear" and got 28 results, none of which is "Primal fear." But yes, I did get "Fear," "Shadow of Fear," "Primal Screen," "Primal Survivor," and so on. The movie you are looking for may be a masterpiece, but the movies shown in your search results in Amazon/Netflix would all be rejected by third-string cable channels. Searches get even more fun when you look for a specific actor or director -- pretty sad.

Taking a quick glance, one movie I like that you can watch via Amazon Prime is Dead Awake, the 2001 movie with Stephen Baldwin (not the better known one). It's low budget, and maybe a satire on something art house / psychological more than anything intellectual, but its entertaining provided you can appreciate offbeat humor.

The Chumscrubber and Hesher are also good, funny movies available on Prime.

My only other contribution, is that within the past few weeks I have finally made the switch over the Fire/Roku sticks (I now have both), and I have found that many of the apps which allow you stream movies for free (usually with commercials, that you may or may not be able to skip thru via the back button) offer a better selection of movies than Netflix, Prime, and other paid options. Like, there are some good, semi obscure movies I originally came across on late night cable years ago, that aren't available thru Netflix or Amazon, and which can't even be downloaded via bittorrent, that you can stream easily and for free using a Fire Stick or Roku Player. There are lots of mainstream movies you can stream as well.

For me, that is the route to go. Cheaper, better, and commercials serve as intermissions.

(also, I'm liking Roku more than Fire, slightly better interface, slightly better selection, and I can set a clock as my screensaver)

Of all the movies you mentioned, only "Hesher" is available here in Canada. Added to my watch list. Thanks for the recommendation.

I tried a couple of those free platforms, but am liking Netflix better. I do agree 100% about Roku, it's what I've been using since I cut the cord 6-7 years ago. No complaints at all.

canman1971 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:

canman1971 wrote:I know. Tought as you never know what others have seen. "Boondock Saints" is awesome (probably have seen it). "Way of the Gun" is good. "True Grit" "Gran Torino" "Munich" "The Frozen Ground" "Primal Fear" are all ones I have watched and enjoyed.

Thank you. The first three I've already seen and liked. And here's why I dislike Netflix (and now also Amazon Prime): I searched for "Primal Fear" and got 28 results, none of which is "Primal fear." But yes, I did get "Fear," "Shadow of Fear," "Primal Screen," "Primal Survivor," and so on. The movie you are looking for may be a masterpiece, but the movies shown in your search results in Amazon/Netflix would all be rejected by third-string cable channels. Searches get even more fun when you look for a specific actor or director -- pretty sad.

Masterpiece, I don't know, but it's a cool thriller with Edward Norton and Richard Gere(who's not a favorite of mine). But yeah, I get your point, sometimes I spend more time trying to find something to watch, I end up just defaulting to things I have already seen many times. I know you said you weren't interested in series, but I saw on Amazon they have Boardwalk Empire, which is fantastic and I just finished Hunters, which was surprisingly good as well as Deadwood. I find it really hard to find good films these days both because so many suck, but also lack of time, or focus to find them. My defaults lately are Argo, Gran Torino, Midway (new one too as it has great scenes), Valkyrie, Tombstone, Point Break (1991) and series such as John Adams, Band of Brothers and the Pacific. And I did recently watch Only the Brave which was a really cool true story.

I am interested in series but don't think I have enough time to watch any before the trial month ends. "Boardwalk Empire" and "Deadwood" are not on Amazon Prime Canada, though... I'm starting to think we are getting washed-down versions of Prime and Netflix here... Thanks for all the recommendations.

EDIT: Absolutely none of the titles you suggested are available on Prime Canada (except Argo, which I watched years ago and really liked).

The suckness. I did add "Only the Brave" to my watch list on Netflix.

"Dave" on FX/Hulu really came into it's own over the course of the first season. "Hype Man" and "Jail" were two of the better tv episodes I've seen over the last few months.

"Money Heist" has been hard to turn off. I find myself watching "just one more", and then Netflix kindly reminds me it's bedtime.

SuperDeluxe wrote:Can anybody recommend any good movies available on Amazon Prime Video? I'm halfway through my one-month trial and I don't think I'll renew, but want to extract as much juice as possible.

So far I've watched "The Report," "Midsommar" (a slight disappointment), "The Lookout" (second time, I like this one), "The Falling," "Booksmart," and "Heaven Adores You" (documentary on Elliott Smith). On my watch list: "Caché," "The Lighthouse," "Sound City," and a couple short documentaries.

Not really interested in series or miniseries, as I only have a couple weeks left. Thanks for the assist!

Although I’m super disappointed about your Midsommar comments Here’s a few after a quick scan or Prime:

I See You
The Farewell
Suspiria
You Were Never Really Here
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Killing of a Sacred Deer
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Light of My Life
Hereditary
Climax

Pacino62 wrote:Although I’m super disappointed about your Midsommar comments

I wasn't blown away as I had expected after all the hype. That's the problem with hype - If I had just stumbled upon it, I probably would be hyping it myself.

Thanks for the recommendations.

I See You - Added to watchlist
The Farewell - Added
Suspiria - Added
You Were Never Really Here - Added
The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Not available on Prime Canada
Killing of a Sacred Deer - Already on my list on Netflix
We Need to Talk About Kevin - Not available
Light of My Life - Already on my list on Netflix
Hereditary - Already watched (and liked)
Climax - Not available

You may like "The Babadook" and "Calibre." The latter is a personal favourite.

SuperDeluxe wrote:

Pacino62 wrote:Although I’m super disappointed about your Midsommar comments

I wasn't blown away as I had expected after all the hype. That's the problem with hype - If I had just stumbled upon it, I probably would be hyping it myself.

Thanks for the recommendations.

I See You - Added to watchlist
The Farewell - Added
Suspiria - Added
You Were Never Really Here - Added
The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Not available on Prime Canada
Killing of a Sacred Deer - Already on my list on Netflix
We Need to Talk About Kevin - Not available
Light of My Life - Already on my list on Netflix
Hereditary - Already watched (and liked)
Climax - Not available

You may like "The Babadook" and "Calibre." The latter is a personal favourite.

Yeah. I love The Babadook and Calibre. Both really good. Going to rent The Wretched on demand later today. Just dropped yesterday. Really excited for that one. If you have Hulu, check out The Nightengale. I think you’d really enjoy that based on your taste. Little Woods is another great flick on Hulu. If you don’t have Hulu, you should consider it. Easily my favorite of all the streaming services.

Pacino62 wrote:

SuperDeluxe wrote:

Pacino62 wrote:Although I’m super disappointed about your Midsommar comments

I wasn't blown away as I had expected after all the hype. That's the problem with hype - If I had just stumbled upon it, I probably would be hyping it myself.

Thanks for the recommendations.

I See You - Added to watchlist
The Farewell - Added
Suspiria - Added
You Were Never Really Here - Added
The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Not available on Prime Canada
Killing of a Sacred Deer - Already on my list on Netflix
We Need to Talk About Kevin - Not available
Light of My Life - Already on my list on Netflix
Hereditary - Already watched (and liked)
Climax - Not available

You may like "The Babadook" and "Calibre." The latter is a personal favourite.

Yeah. I love The Babadook and Calibre. Both really good. Going to rent The Wretched on demand later today. Just dropped yesterday. Really excited for that one. If you have Hulu, check out The Nightengale. I think you’d really enjoy that based on your taste. Little Woods is another great flick on Hulu. If you don’t have Hulu, you should consider it. Easily my favorite of all the streaming services.

Hulu is not available in Canada yet. I would've sworn that I saw The Nightingale listed on either Netflix or Prime this last week, but now it's not available. Oh well...

This dude is awesome. Hilarious. And who doesn't need a good laugh. Don't watch with your children, unless they are adults. And it's real. Just cooking ideas.

Thoroughly enjoyed "Cold War," a Polish film on Prime Video. Beautiful black and white cinematography and great acting. It's a challenge to find something interesting on these streaming platforms amid the 98% fat, but when you do it's very rewarding.

Just made myself cross-eyed scrolling through that damn Amazon app.. here's what jumped out:

Some straight classics you may have seen already:
The Long Goodbye
The Conversation
Sweet Smell of Success
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Paths of Glory

A bunch of David Cronenberg:
The Dead Zone (based on Stephen King novel, Christopher Walken, looks very 80's but surprisingly atmospheric)
Cosmopolis - based on a Don Delillo novel, follows character in limousine - kind of art-y
Dead Ringers - weird weird psychodrama about twin gynecologists

Definite recommendations:
House of Games - David Mamet - a psychiatrist falls in with a bunch of card sharks to study their psychology
Manchester By The Sea - intense, wrenching Boston-area drama , maybe too depressing
Meek's Cutoff - kind of an indie western

The Act of Killing / The Look of Silence - have only watched the first of the two, it's.. really disturbing, but it's jumped into like, top 5-10 documentaries of all time - the premise is just staggering

Andrew McCeltic wrote:House of Games - David Mamet - a psychiatrist falls in with a bunch of card sharks to study their psychology

I second this recommendation.