Movies Now Streaming on Prime Video in April 2025

Amazon Prime Video stands as a premier streaming destination, offering access to thousands of films through a monthly or annual subscription. With an expansive library of movies, television series, and acclaimed original content crafted exclusively for the platform, the sheer breadth of options can feel a bit overwhelming. To help you navigate this cinematic sea, I’ve curated a guide to the standout films newly added to Prime Video this month.

And for those who still appreciate the charm of physical media, Prime Video also offers the option to purchase DVDs and Blu-rays of your favorite films. Additionally, you can rent select new releases—often before they become available for streaming—perfect for catching up on titles you may have missed in theaters.

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1. Forrest Gump (1994)

Watch history in the making, at least, in a way. Tom Hanks picked up his second Best Actor Oscar in two years playing Forrest Gump, a good ol’ Alabama boy with a low IQ and a big heart who somehow manages to impact every major event in U.S. socio-political and cultural history from the 1950s to the 1980s. With its reactionary politics and sentimental championing of the American Dream, certainly Robert Zemeckis’ historical dramedy has its detractors. But, I beg you to go with it, because on its own merit, Forrest Gump is a cleverly written feel-good epic bursting with adventure, laughs, tears, baby-boomer hit songs, and dazzling special effects. Gump took in $677 million at the worldwide box office and won six Oscars including Best Picture, in a year where the competition was Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 9.1/10 PG-13, Runtime 2hr22min

2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Are you up for a three-way shoot-out? With a master stroke of genius, Sergio Leone set his third and greatest of his spaghetti-Western Dollars trilogy amid the futile mass slaughter of the Civil War. The first two films take place, as it were, once upon a time in the West, but with this film, Leone makes his themes of treachery, murder, and revenge the natural product of a society riven with senseless violence. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly reunites Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef from A Few Dollars More, and then pits them against Eli Wallach’s manic, motormouthed Tuco. Though all three leads are equally great in their respective roles, Wallach almost steals the show, hurling himself with gusto into his coarse, earthy role. With Tuco’s comic amorality, we are shown that in this hellbent world, goodness, badness, and yes, indeed, even ugliness are strictly relative. The unforgettable Ennio Morricone contributes his greatest score, a medley of yelps, howls, electric guitars, a mournful mariachi trumpet, and a haunting ‘wah-wah-wah’.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 9.1/10 R-Rated, Runtime 2hr 58min

3. For a Few Dollars More (1965)

For a Few Dollars More is the most complex, atmospheric Dollars Western. With a clever structure, shorter script, and longer pauses, Eastwood’s well-traveled stranger is uneasily teamed with Van Cleef’s mysterious major in search for Gian Maria Volonte’s malevolent desperado Indio. Through intriguing flashbacks, we come to learn the major’s motive for revenge and Morricone’s eeriest theme tinkles recurrently from a pocket watch. Leaning on almost every Western cliche, Leone brings his themes of the family’s civilizing influence and clerical hypocrisy richly into focus.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.5/10 R-rated, Runtime 2hr. 12min.

4. The Great Escape (1963)

How do you make a movie about the incarceration of 11,000 POW’s, and the murder of 50 of them so doggone entertaining that it becomes a staple of Bank Holiday afternoon schedules? That’s exactly what director John Sturges did with The Great Escape. Despite its grim subject matter, the film is an almost criminally pleasurable watch.

The Great Escape provides the true definition of an ensemble movie, chocked full of starry A-listers and trusty dependable character actors, from the King of Cool, Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough to James Garner and David McCallum, all starring as the real-life prisoners of Stalag Luft III, the supposedly jailbreak-proof prisoner-of-war camp set up by the Nazis in 1942.

Boasting far too many memorable moments to list here, so just watch for yourself, especially if you have never seen the iconic Steve McQueen’s heroic break for it on a 650 Triumph motorcycle across the German countryside. (pictured above)

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.5/10 Runtime 2hr. 52min.

5. Unforgiven (1992)

Nearly 30 years removed from becoming a staple of Western cinema, Clint Eastwood was just about ready to step off his horse and hang it up, but not before giving the genre one final, fond farewell. With it, we got a masterpiece that gives substantial weight to the violence on display. Unforgiven follows Eastwood as a long-retired gunfighter named Will Munny who takes up arms again to track down the bounty on a cowboy who disfigured a prostitute’s face.

Providing Munny’s ruthless backstory as an ever-present shadow hanging over the character, Unforgiven strips away the myth and romance of the Old West and instead reveals the harsh realities of life in that time. Unforgiven showcases an Eastwood in a career-best performance in a film that took home Best Director and Best Picture Oscars.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.5/10 R-rated Runtime 2hr. 10min.

8. Fargo (1996)

Fargo is the Coen brothers’ offbeat take on the ‘true story’ genre: a blackly comic morality tale of kidnapping, murder, and funny accents played out in the Minnesota snow. A landmark film in the Coen brothers career, they swapped visual and verbal flamboyance for formal rigor and were rewarded with Oscars for the whole family, as Ethan and Joel won for Best Original Screenplay, and the latter’s wife, Frances McDormand, took home Best Actress. Certainly, the film is giggle-some (“Oh, I just think I’m gonna barf…”) and gruesome (the wood chipper!), but it’s what you should expect from the guys that brought us Miller’s Crossing. Through it all, McDormand’s pregnant, optimistic Marge Gunderson adds a plaintive note of low-key, likable realism. Yah, you betcha.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.4/10 Rated-R Runtime 1hr 38min

9. Ford v Ferrari (2019)

In quite possibly my favorite movie of 2019, Christian Bale and Matt Damon star in this retelling of the automobile industry race to build the dominant sports car on the road. This excellent, and dare I say underrated James Mangold film moves at a remarkable pace, very much like the Shelby GT40 Mk 1 at the center of the story. And now’s the time to revisit this wonderful film that might even be better than you remember.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.4/10 PG-13 Runtime 2h 32min

10. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

A million members of the Tutsi tribe were massacred by members of the Hutus, in an insane upheaval of their ancient rivalry. It was 1994 in Rwanda, and ten years later Terry George’s film, based on the true story, showed how the manager of a luxury hotel (Don Cheadle) saved the lives of his family and 1,200 guests, all using his management skills, including bribery, flattery, apology, deception, blackmail, freebies, and calling in favors. His character, Paul Rusesabagina, intuitively understands that only by continuing to act as a hotel manager can he achieve what is necessary.

As the nation continues to descend into anarchy, he puts on his suit and tie every morning and fakes business as usual, dealing with a murderous Hutu general not as a criminal, but as a valued client; a man who yesterday orchestrated mass murder might today want to show that he knows how to behave appropriately in the hotel lobby.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.4/10 PG-13 Runtime 2hr 1min

11. Rain Man (1988)

Best Picture winner, Rain Man, is a perfect example of a feel-good movie done right. The film’s representation of the autistic community is earnest, and veteran actor Dustin Hoffman rightfully took home the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal as Raymond Babbitt. Rain Man also turned out to be one of the most important films of Tom Cruise’s career. Unafraid to be unlikable at times, Cruise holds his own against Hoffman’s reputation as a top-notch actor.

And you have permission to laugh; Tom Cruise on Rain Man: “The first time an audience watched Rain Man, they didn’t know it was funny. They didn’t quite get it was okay to laugh in parts of the film.”

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.3/10 R-Rated Runtime 2hr 13min

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12. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

A Fistful of Dollars is a shameless, bravura retelling of the 1961 Akira Kurosawa sardonic samurai classic Yojimbo, though the source material was belatedly acknowledged by director Sergio Leone. The film, itself, flies in the face of the John Fordian tradition as Clint Eastwood’s mercenary drifter blows into town. Dusty, serape-clad, with a smoldering cheroot, which Eastwood hated, clenched in his mouth, the laconic anti-hero accepts the pay of both warring sides carving up the town’s land, pitiful assets, and women. Upon being found out and subjected to a brutal beating, he pays everyone back in a systematically sadistic shoot ‘em up.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.2/10 Rated-R Runtime 1hr 39min

13. Annie Hall (1977)

1977 was the year that Star Wars dominated everything, that is except at the Oscars. Woody Allen’s acclaimed neurotic comedy examining a failed relationship scooped up four major awards (Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actress), and it did so without a single complaint. That’s how wonderful this film is, and the accolades have continued since then, including being ranked #2 on the AFI’s greatest romcoms list; as well as being listed as the Writer’s Guild of America’s funniest screenplay.

Clearly, there’s a huge amount of affection for Allen’s first film to find the sweet-spot between broad, zinger-laden comedy and Bergman-esque soul-searcher. It’s hard to find a more satisfying role than Diane Keaton in the title character, though her dating history with Allen has left him struggling to convince people that the story is not autobiographical ever since. True to form, Allen’s probably the only person who’s not a fan of his movie.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.2/10 PG Runtime 1hr 33min

14. The Big Country (1958)

Any Western Epic requires a score just as sweeping as its story, and The Big Country’s original score coming from Jerome Moross is one of the best in Western history, with an energy, ambition and sweep to match the film. Combined with the big theme from Moross, big scenery (in glorious Technicolor), and big names (Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, and Burl Ives), The Big Country comes together as one of the best Western Epics of all-time. William Wyler’s film may be long, and just as much soap opera as horse opera, but it’s every bit of a classic. Peck, as probably the only Western hero to be both a retired sea captain and a pacifist, is troubled by romance. Meanwhile, Heston has designs on Peck’s fiancée Carroll Baker, and a range war.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.2/10 Approved Runtime 2hr 46min

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15. Harvey (1950)

Wealthy, affable drunk plus imaginary 6’4” bunny equals Pulitzer Prize, Broadway smash, and film adaptation starring the inimitable Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, whose drunken antics are not a problem for the locals, that is, until he starts claiming to see a pooka, a trickster spirit from Irish folklore. All of the sudden, Elwood’s not so acceptable any more. One problem, Harvey, the imaginary rabbit, exerts a transformative effect on the other characters — with the one exception being Elwood’s snobby sister Veta (Josephine Hull), who notably is the only other person who can see Harvey. Veta tries to have Elwood committed to a mental hospital, as his rabbit-antics are interfering with her plans to marry her daughter Myrtle (Victoria Horne) to “a good match”. Of course, Veta ends up getting herself committed instead, but in a twist of fate the hospital director, Dr. Chumley, starts seeing Harvey as well, slightly awkward. Harvey is a whimsical little farce with a warm heart. The story is also a meditation of tolerance and the merits of “reality”; as the drunken and possibly addled Elwood is significantly happier than the “normal people” who surround him. Harvey is a lightweight movie, but the sheer force of Jimmy Stewart’s personality makes just about everything riveting. Yes, even an invisible bunny.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.2/10 Rating Approved, Runtime 1hr 44min

16. Titanic (1997)

I need to confess something here; I have not always giving this film the respect it deserves. Mostly because I cut my teeth on James Cameron’s Terminator movies, and this was not what I longed for from the well-esteemed director at the time. That being said, what a superb achievement Titanic was! Blending special effects with strong melodrama and adding in the element of docudrama, Cameron made a film in the tradition of long-ago Hollywood epics. The special effects here are astonishingly convincing, recreating the Titanic in all her splendor, and then using more than an hour of screen time on the story of her sinking. I also have to mention how equally compelling the technical achievement is, telling the story so clearly, thanks to modern characters who set up the sequence of the tragedy so that, when it happens, we’re always clear about what is taking place, and why.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.2/10 PG-13 Runtime 3hr 14min

17. Dunkirk

From one film I didn’t appreciate at first glance to the next. As a guy who loves the dialogue between characters, I struggled mightily with Dunkirk on first viewing. But I was wrong, it’s rare that a modern film can discard dialogue with no loss of meaning or power. But with Dunkirk, director Christopher Nolan delivers an exceptionally vivid panoramic depiction of the enormous event that first suggested Hitler might not roll unimpeded to victory in World War II. Certainly, the film’s verisimilitude and physicality are extraordinary. But what really stands out as a surprise, is the way Nolan told his story, in fragmented vignettes on land, at sea and in the air, with zero artificial build-up of prepackaged heroism or emotion. Extremely powerful!

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.1/10 PG-13 Runtime 1hr 46min

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18. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

In the 1980’s, Woody Allen was one of the most prolific filmmakers of all time, and at the height of his career, releasing at least one film each year, with 1982 being the one exception. It was in 1986 that he wrote and directed one of his most beloved movies, Hannah and Her Sisters. Allen won the Oscar for Best Screenplay for the film, and it is still one of his true classics.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.1/10 PG-13 Runtime 1hr 47min

19. The Game (1997)

Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat

No one churns out thrillers iconic as the maestro David Fincher. The director’s movies are highly gripping and deeply atmospheric, and thus it’s no exaggeration to refer to Fincher as the best thriller filmmaker in contemporary cinema. Though The Game didn’t receive the praise it deserves because it came between the releases of Seven and Fight Club, two modern masterpieces, it is still one of the best thrillers of the nineties, and certainly worth watching.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.0/10 R-Rated Runtime 2hr 9min

20. Lost in Translation (2003)

A disillusioned film star and a newlywed meet in a hotel bar in Tokyo, forming the beginning of Lost in Translation. The two characters played by Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson form a strong friendship over the many secrets and wonders of an ambient Tokyo and life itself, despite the language and cultural hurdles that currently exist around them.

Lost in Translation finds its strength in exploring fragile relationships and unspoken disappointments, with its masterfully created mood of isolation serving as the backdrop. You will also find the film both enjoyable and depressing, thanks to director Sofia Coppola’s skillful balancing of humor and melancholy. In addition, Murray effortlessly delivers on his part as if it were an extension of himself, while Johansson seems to move in lockstep with him.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.0/10 R-Rated Runtime 1hr 42min

Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet star as the polar opposite Dashwood sisters, embarking on their own journeys of life and love after their father’s passing in Sense and Sensibility, a Regency-era period drama. The film is known as one of the most faithful Jane Austen adaptations, and has earned numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for both Thompson and Winslet. Ultimately, Thompson’s script picked up the prize for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film turns thirty later this year, and is still a wonderful viewing.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 8.0/10 PG Runtime 2hr 16min

22. Dazed and Confused (1993)

Set in 1976, on the last day of high school, the Texan auteur Richard Linklater’s early ‘90s gem is loaded with nostalgia. Linklater’s rambling, day-in-the-life style became something of a trademark, as he zoomed in on the little details to reap poignant rewards. Dazed also showcased his knack for casting, with early roles for Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, and “Alright, Alright, Alright “ Matthew McConaughey. It is possible that some of the authenticity came from the copious amounts of real beer chugged on set, but one can’t deny the impact emanating from Linklater’s unique worldview. Want another reason to watch? Dazed and Confused is not just on my suggested viewing list. It is notable as being in vaunted filmmaker Quentin Tarantino’s all-time top ten.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 7.9/10 R-Rated Runtime 1hr 43min

23. Thelma & Louise (1991)

Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis play the titular best friends, Thelma & Louise, out on an expedition, who suddenly get more than they bargained for when their journey turns into a disastrous run from the police as the two women flee for the crimes they committed.

The film is a bravely innovative picture of women’s friendship that is rightfully regarded as a classic these days. And it only continues to grow in stature thanks to the exceptional work of Davis and Sarandon, not to mention director Ridley Scott’s vibrant, sympathetic handling of the source material.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 7.9/10 Rated-R Runtime 2hr 10min

Looking for a gangster who not only carries weapons, but also can carry a tune? West Side Story is an American musical based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet but it’s set on the West Side of Manhattan in the 1950s, and is a story of gangsters in their formative years. The film showcases the battle between the Sharks and the Jets, two street gangs who sing and dance as they fight. I’m assuming everyone is familiar with the Romeo and Juliet plot, so I won’t cover unnecessary ground here.

The movie, much like Guys and Dolls, is based on a highly acclaimed Broadway musical. And while the dance numbers may be a little, shall we say, froo-froo for some of you hardcore gangster movie devotees, the musical score from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim is unmatched.

Stars Richard Beymer (Tony) and Natalie Wood (Maria) had most of their numbers dubbed by people with real singing voices, but honestly it’s not noticeable. Rita Moreno is smokin’ hot as Anita and your undivided attention is hers with “America,” the song that terrifically underscored the ethnic pull that young Puerto Ricans were feeling at the time.

This 1961 film boasts at least four other songs with legitimate entries in the Great American songbook, including “Something’s Coming,” “Maria,” “Tonight,” and “Somewhere.”

An interesting casting note: Elvis Presley was one of the several high-profile stars who turned down the role of Tony. Others who were said to be in the running included Warren Beatty, Troy Donahue, and the late great Bobby Darin.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 7.9/10 Approved Runtime 2hr 33min

25. The Aviator (2004)

Director Martin Scorsese’s thoroughly enjoyable Howard Hughes biopic tells the story of the man whose risks, victories and losses were all beyond measure. Hughes was the golden boy from a Texas tool-making fortune who conquered Hollywood, produced spectacular epics, loved amazing women, built airplanes (including the largest in history), bought an airline and went bankrupt time and time again in the process of becoming the world’s richest man. Leonardo DiCaprio, up to the task, embodies this mercurial legend, while Scorsese re-creates a lavish Hollywood world of glamour and power. All the while, together, they present a Hughes battling obsessions that finally overcome him.

It is true that DiCaprio doesn’t have the appearance of Hughes, but you will forget that because he embodies the character’s personality and obsessions so well. Hughes leads a lonely life, playing a public role as a successful businessman and Hollywood winner while knowing deep down inside, he is going mad. As an example, there is a scene at the height of his glory when he stands inside the door of a men’s room, afraid to touch the doorknob because of a phobia of germs. Balancing this dark side of fears, Scorsese presents a glorious portrait of a fabled era, and Cate Blanchett provides an impersonation of Katharine Hepburn that’s devilishly reminiscent of the classic actress herself.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 7.8/10 PG-13 Runtime 2hr 50min

26. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is perfect weekend viewing, make yourself a Singapore Sling (if age appropriate, and always drink responsibly), sit back and enjoy. The patio of the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel is where Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) begin their mind-bending journey into the desert. After drinking a table full of Singapore Slings, Raoul takes a call on the bar’s bright pink telephone, and with it their orders to head to Vegas to cover the Mint 400 motorcycle race.

Thanks to the film’s stunning visuals and stellar performances from Depp and Del Toro, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has gone on to become a cult classic.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 7.8/10 R-Rated Runtime 1hr 58min

27. Hair (1979)

In 1979, two great musicals were released, All That Jazz, and this one, which may just be the best of the decade. Certainly, it received glowing reviews, but it might surprise you that it wasn’t that big of a hit at the time. It’s possible that a musical about the sixties counter-culture came across a little too late and dated, but time has only been kind to this movie. Though I wasn’t around during the decade of focus here, I have it on the highest of credible sources, that director Milos Forman captures the era perfectly and with amazing focus.

A Cute Film Addictive Rating: 7.8/10 PG Runtime 2hr 1min

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2 responses to “Movies Now Streaming on Prime Video in April 2025”

  1. Jack Avatar
    Jack

    Thanks Lee! I love all 3 of the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns. A fistful of Dollars is actually my favorite. There’s something just so non-complex about it.
    “I don’t think it’s nice you laughin’”

    1. Lee Pittman Avatar

      Great taste — that line is a classic! Right there with you—A Fistful of Dollars has that raw, stripped-down grit that just hits different. Eastwood didn’t need much to make a statement. ‘I don’t think it’s nice you laughin’’—cold as ice, and cool as hell.

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