The Best Amazon Prime Original Movies in the Company's History

Michael Shannon is Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey is Richard Nixon in this comedy drama about a meeting the two had at the White House on Dec. 21, 1970. Presley demands a meeting with the president, asking to go undercover as a federal agent for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (the modern DEA).

This supernatural horror feature is a remake of the 1977 Italian film of the same name. It follows a woman in the 1970s who enrolls in a famous dance company in Berlin that happens to be run by witches.

“Black Box” is the second installment of the horror and science fiction “Welcome to Blumhouse” series. In the film, a single father survives a car crash that kills his wife. Now suffering from amnesia, he undergoes a treatment to get his memory back but begins to question what kind of person he is.

In “Brad’s Status” Ben Stiller is a happily married man and father who lives a comfortable life in California. However, he keeps comparing his life to the lives of his best friends who appear to be much more successful.

This comedy centers on sisters in the 1990s living in New York City who find out her father is having an affair. Other family secrets start to come out.

Based on true events, “The Lost City of Z” is an adventure drama that follows British explorer Percy Fawcett who makes several attempts to find a lost ancient city in the Amazon in Brazil and eventually disappears.

“Being the Ricardos” follows Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz during a tumultuous week of filming their iconic comedy show “I Love Lucy.” The show’s future as well as their marriage are tested as they face a series of obstacles — from Arnaz being suspected of having an affair to Ball being suspected of supporting communists.

The sequel to the first hit Borat movie from 2006, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” is a mockumentary black comedy movie that follows a TV personality and his trip to the U.S. where he wants to offer his daughter as a bride to then-vice-president Mike Pence, revealing much about American culture in the process.

Starring Rihanna and Donald Glover (who also co-wrote the musical’s story), “Guava Island” follows a young musician who is trying to stage a music festival.

Three Vietnam War veterans reunite after not seeing each other for over 30 years. One of them lost a son who was killed in Iraq and the men are going on a road trip, taking his casket to New Hampshire.

This sci-fi romantic comedy concerns two teenagers who are stuck in a time loop, living the same day over and over. While trying to find a way to escape the loop, they find small things that make the day perfect.

Based on a true story, “Beautiful Boy” is the story of a father who is trying to help his son fight drug addiction.

Mindy Kalin wrote and starred in this comedy about a popular late night talk TV host who, suspesting she is going to be replaced soon, hires a new female writer, the only woman on staff.

Based on a true story, this comedy-drama tells the story of how an alcoholic cartoonist gets his life back after surviving a car crash that leaves him quadriplegic.

“The Vast of Night” is a sci-fi mystery indie movie very loosely based on the Roswell UFO incidents in the 950s in New Mexico. In the film, two teenagers investigate a strange audio frequency that may be a signal from aliens.

A stubborn scientist and a rich widow team up in the 1860s for a gas balloon expedition that will take them flying higher than anyone else in history, finding themselves in a fight for their lives in the process.

“Uncle Frank” is a comedy-drama and essentially a road trip movie. The story centers on a gay man in 1973 who goes home for his father’s funeral and is forced to confrot his past.

“The Report” is a political drama about a staffer working for a senator on the Senate Intelligence committee. He is tasked with investigating the CIA’s use of torture on suspected terrorists after 9/11 and uncovers alarming secrets.

The comedy follows an overweight woman living in New York City who picks up running as a hobby and a way to lose weight, setting a goal to eventually compete in the famed New York City marathon.

“Paterson” centers on a bus driver who does the same thing every day, but quietly observes the people around him, writing poems about them and other simple things in life.

“One Night in Miami…” imagines what could have happened on one night in 1964 when four Black icons – Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown – met to celebrate Ali’s big boxing win and discuss their roles in the civil rights movement.

Actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski were among the producers of this family drama, and came up with the original idea for the story. A troubled Boston apartment handyman learns that his brother has died suddenly in the nearby seaside town where both men grew up, and that he is now the guardian of his brother’s 16-year-old son. The handyman struggles to connect with the boy, and with his own ex-wife.

Shia LaBeouf wrote and starred in this well-received film based on his own life. The movie is about a boy whose abusive father returns to his life just as his television career is taking off. The film explores themes such as reconciliation and understanding.

“The Big Sick” is based loosely on the true-life story of standup comic Kumail Nanjiani and his wife writer Emily V. Gordon, who collaborated on the screenplay.

A successful heavy metal drummer, who is a recovering drug addict, begins to rapidly lose his hearing and checks into a sober house for deaf people, hoping to learn to cope with his new circumstances.