Everyone knows that Amazon Prime Video is one of the best streamers around, and the proof is in the pudding.
Each month, their library is updated with amazing additions — from old classics to new masterpieces, every kind of movie lover can find something to enjoy on Prime Video.
This month, Watch With Us wants to highlight three 10/10 movies in particular that you should be sure to have at the top of your watchlists.
Our first pick might be controversial, but we genuinely think the Adam Sandler fantasy-comedy Click is a five-star movie.
Check out the rest of our list below.
‘Click’ (2006)
Workaholic husband and father Michael Newman (Sandler) frustrates his wife Donna (Kate Beckinsale) with how much time he spends at work, neglecting crucial years with his young children. Struggling to find a way to balance the demands of his job with the needs of his family, he meets an eccentric inventor (Christopher Walken) who gifts him with a universal remote that can fast-forward through all the worst parts of life. But the frequency with which Michael skips through any boring moment causes the remote to control him instead, and suddenly, he finds his life rapidly slipping away from him.
Click is a goofy Sandler comedy that manages to become a genuinely heart-rending story of how to appreciate every moment in life, with a tragic third act that can’t help but recollect George Bailey wishing he’d never been born in It’s a Wonderful Life. Ultimately, Click ends up far darker than your typical Sandler flick, touching in ways you might not expect while being pretty funny at the same time. Walken’s performance in particular might be an honest-to-God career apex, with the Oscar winner flexing some serious comedic muscle.
‘The Big Lebowski’ (1998)
Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) moves through his easygoing life without a care in the world — that is, until he’s mistaken for a millionaire named Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston) and is beaten up by a gang of thugs who pee on his rug. When The Dude comes face-to-face with the real Lebowski in search of recompense for his rug, Lebowski hires The Dude to track down his wife, Bunny (Tara Reid), who’s gone missing, and deliver the kidnappers their ransom. But The Dude’s reconnaissance mission turns into an increasingly off-kilter odyssey.
The Coen brothers’ slacker comedy classic may be a college dorm room poster staple, but don’t let its status as a “film bro” movie dissuade you; The Big Lebowski is a beloved movie for a reason. Helmed by a truly legendary performance from Bridges that feels like the role he was born to play, The Big Lebowski is hilarious, effortless and unique, guided by a singular visual style and across-the-board oddball performances you won’t forget.
‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)
While home from college visiting his family after his father winds up in the hospital, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) makes a shocking discovery in an abandoned lot: a decaying severed ear. After bringing the ear to the police and swearing to secrecy, Jeffrey ends up in cahoots with the detective’s daughter, Sandy (Laura Dern), when he discovers the ear may be connected to a troubled local lounge singer named Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini). When Jeffrey’s curiosity gets the better of him, he finds himself involved in the seedy underbelly of his picture-perfect hometown.
Blue Velvet may carry the distinction of having one of the most legendary villain performances of all time in Dennis Hopper‘s deranged Frank Booth, but it’s also an iconic work of cinema artistry and a distinct vision that could only have come from the mind of David Lynch. Straddling the world of dreams and nightmares, Lynch takes his eternal fascination with dark Americana and crafts an affecting portrait of the duality of human nature.
