If it isn't already, seriously consider using Prime Video as a streaming service for movies.
Amazon's streamer is a source for quality originals, from the Bryce Dallas Howard-starring comedy Deep Cover to the Ben Affleck-directed drama Air. You'll find those and more below, along with a rundown of the biggest releases each month. While a $15 monthly Prime membership grants you access to Prime Video and all of the films on this list, some of them are also available free with ads.Â
What's new on Prime Video in May
Note:Â These descriptions are taken from statement and official websites for the films. They've been lightly edited for style.
May 8
- No Place to be Single (2026):Â Italian rom-com. In an idyllic Tuscan town, everybody is either in a relationship or looking for their soulmate, except Elisa, a single mother who runs Le Giuggiole vineyard.
May 20
- Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026): Action thriller. Jack Ryan is reluctantly thrust back into the world of espionage when an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy, forcing him to confront a rogue black-ops unit, and the clock is ticking.
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Best Amazon Prime Video original films
This list focuses on movies released in 2022 or later.
Thriller
Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi star in Emerald Fennell's much-talked-about black comedy thriller, which follows an outcast Oxford University student invited to a luxurious estate by another student. Expect obsession, deception and an infamous bathtub scene you may want to scrub out of your brain.
All the Old Knives (2022)
This Prime Video spy thriller didn't impress every critic but it wasn't totally panned, either. The movie introduces two former lovers and co-workers at the CIA's Vienna station — played by Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton — who've reunited under not-so-sweet circumstances. A CIA mole could have played a role in a plane hijacking, and the agency…