Amazon Prime Video: 22 best films to watch tonight

While a lot of new movies hit Amazon Prime Video at the beginning of this month, it’s pretty slim pickings for new content this week and into the end of June.

Hopefully you’ll find something appealing among the other early June arrivals, including Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet, and 50/50, Chicken Run and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

The distinctive 1950s New Mexico setting, and characters delivering monologues with the smooth intonations of those on radio, all build an eerie atmosphere with satisfying payoff.

Luca Guadagnino’s horror picture framed in a bleak, art house window won’t be for everyone, but for those who go down the rabbit hole of its prestigious Berlin dance school, you’re in for a twisted treat.

Set in a snowy fishing town in Maine, Blow the Man Down follows sisters, played by Morgan Saylor and Sophie Lowe, who try to hide the body of a man after he attacked one of them and she fought back.

Lynne Ramsay’s masterful take on a story about a hitman who’s hired to rescue a politician’s daughter from a human trafficking network, is stark, brutal and mercifully straight to the point, running at a taut 90 minutes.

It all kicks off with a con man wooing a Japanese heiress with the intention of committing her to an asylum once they’re married.

A sublime anthology that doesn’t drop the ball across its five films. Small Axe is a collection of distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the ’60s to the ’80s.

As well as struggling with a drug addiction, Ruben is forced to settle into his new life in the deaf community and to learn American Sign Language.

Shot beautifully and guided by debut director Tayarisha Poe’s unique lens, this is a taste of even greater things to come.

Shia LaBeouf wrote the screenplay for this autobiographical movie about a child actor and his relationship with his father.

Zula is an ambitious young singer faking a peasant identity, while Wiktor is a jazz musician holding auditions for a state-sponsored folk music ensemble.

After a tragic loss, 27-year-old antique shop owner Sissy Carlyle retreats into her inner world, imagining 11 different, exciting lives that she details in her journals.

Lee Chandler’s story will hit you with punch after emotional punch, as will the immense performances from the likes of Michelle Williams. Another accomplishment from Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea is full-bodied, unforgettable storytelling.

Spanning one week, Paterson follows a bus driver and poet named Paterson who listens to passengers talking, takes his dog for walks and stops for beers at his local bar.

Try Uncle Frank, a road flick set in the ’70s about a gay man and his relationship with his family, including niece and college student Beth come along.

In Borat 2, or Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Borat’s on a trip to the US to offer his daughter Tutar to Vice President Mike Pence during the 2020 presidential election — and the COVID-19 pandemic.

What a combo! Get Duked! follows three slacker students, one nerd and their mundane teacher as they head to the Scottish Highlands to attempt to win an award involving navigating the area using just a paper map.

An enjoyable comedy, yes, but Brittany Runs a Marathon also hits close to home, focusing on the things we’re all obsessed with: food, body image and exercise.

Never preachy, while making an argument for transforming Emma Thompson into a real-life talk show host, Late Night is lively comedy with hints of The Devil Wears Prada.

While Sylvie’s Love is, at its core, an old-fashioned love story, its dewy romance is remarkably refreshing: a period drama centered on Black people that isn’t dominated by issues of race and bigotry.

While Kumail gets to know her worried parents at the hospital, his own Pakistani family keeps arranging dates for him with other women.

A betrayal forces Jean to go on the run with a newborn baby and a bodyguard, her husband’s former associate Cal .

Based on the life of British adventurer Percy Fawcett, The Lost City of Z drops you into the Amazon Rainforest on the search for an ancient lost city.

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