Best movies — short on Prime Video : our Top 20

2008 · Pablo Orlowsky

When a series of coordinated attacks shakes cities around the globe, a diverse team of intelligence officers, a battle-worn field operative, and a reluctant whistleblower are thrown together to track down the shadowy network behind them. Chasing leads from crowded metropolises to remote safe houses, they confront political interference, fractured alliances, and the moral cost of combating an enemy that thrives on chaos — forcing each to question how much they will sacrifice to prevent the next strike.

2014 · Nick Lines

Convinced that Santa is responsible for her ruined life, a heartbroken former sex worker abducts him to exact revenge, only to have the ordeal turn into an unexpected path to healing and a surprising new sense of purpose.

1965 · Jiří Trnka

Luke Jackson, a small-time crook sent to serve two years on a Florida prison farm, refuses to submit to the cruelty of the vindictive warden or the yard's dominant enforcer, Dragline. Rather than bending under pressure, Luke endures repeated spells in the dreaded solitary cell known as "the box," and his unshakable defiance earns Dragline's grudging respect. His bold resistance quickly turns him into a symbol of rebellion for the other inmates and a persistent problem for the prison authorities.

With Ladislav Fialka

2025 · Steve Windels

Over four formative years, Julie, a young woman caught between turbulent romances and an uncertain professional path, is forced to reassess her ambitions and face an unvarnished truth about who she really is.

With Klaus Teigel, Benedetto Tumminello, Axel Poike, Gina Rutkewitz, Oliver Stojanovic, Theodor Grusdat and Angelika Brinkmann

2015 · Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

Seven-year-old Filip idolizes his older brother Sebastian; they spend their days goofing around, watching movies and playing football. One evening Filip unexpectedly sees a private moment between Sebastian and his best friend, and he’s left confused and unsure how to cope.

With Josef Waldfogel, August Segerholm, Simon Reithner and Emma Swenninger

2020 · Ricardo Alves Jr.

Vitória, a factory worker who has had enough of the mistreatment, sets out to find someone who will finally listen to the women on the production floor. Filmed in collaboration with employees of a rural textile mill in Minas Gerais, the film follows her quiet but determined campaign to build solidarity, confront management and give voice to everyday injustices. Intimate and urgent, it bears witness to what happens to vulnerable communities as rapid political shifts weaken social protections.

2012 · Clark Baker

amid the frozen, shell‑pocked expanse between opposing trenches, French and Scottish soldiers stand off against German troops. On Christmas Eve an astonishing incident occurs in that desolate no man's land — a fleeting, humane truce that interrupts the slaughter and forces enemies to recognize one another as men rather than targets. What begins as tentative curiosity blossoms into fragile acts of fellowship that will change those who take part.

With Brandon Bales, Brandy Maasch, Julie Mintz, Walter Phelan, Taylor Pigeon, Alan Pietruszewski and Whit Spurgeon

2002 · Miguel Ángel Vivas

After his mother dies suddenly, ten-year-old Nemo is sent to live with his maternal uncle and his family. Though his new relatives are polite and welcoming, Nemo’s twelve-year-old cousin Iván delights in teasing him, spinning dark tales about a Bogeyman who will come for him if he misbehaves. At first Nemo shrugs off the warnings, convinced Iván is only trying to scare him with made-up stories.

With Alberto Jiménez, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, Junio Valverde and Isabel Gálvez

2010 · Rupert Friend

A young couple's private life is quietly unsettled when their downstairs neighbor, Steve, begins dropping in every day—pointing out small household faults, offering unsolicited fixes and insisting they sit for tea. What begins as neighborly concern soon feels intrusive and oddly rehearsed, and as the visits intensify the couple must decide whether Steve's attention masks a hidden purpose or whether their growing unease is driven by their own fears.

With Colin Firth, Keira Knightley and Tom Mison

1990 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Dominique Pinon guides the audience through a playful succession of intimate vignettes—sometimes tender, sometimes absurd—each revealing a particular pleasure or pet peeve that shapes his outlook.

With Dominique Pinon

2024 · Garth Jennings

A Broadway star takes over a fading film icon’s comeback, reshaping it into an ultra-artsy production that collapses both critically and at the box office.

With Matthew McConaughey, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Garth Jennings and Eric Hayes

2011 · Sheila Pye

Meticulously shaped by her mother Aurora from infancy into an emblem of modern womanhood, Hildegart rises in 1930s Spain to prominence as one of the country’s most brilliant minds and a leading European authority on female sexuality.

With Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdú, Ainara Nieto, Arancha de Juan, Teresa Mencía, Carlos Bravo and Julio Perillán

2012 · Marcus Hearn

Charting her path from the bohemian corners of Camden to worldwide recognition, the film follows Amy Winehouse’s evolution from a hungry, restless talent into a cultural phenomenon. Seen through her perspective and threaded with the raw intimacy of her songs, it chronicles the making of Back to Black and the tumultuous relationship that shaped its most unforgettable tracks, revealing the complicated, fiercely creative woman behind an era-defining album.

With Barbara Shelley, Marcus Hearn, Mark Gatiss, Jonathan Rigby, Francis Matthews, David Huckvale and Jon Mann

1914 · Charlie Chaplin

Hired to follow a cheating husband, Luo Haitao becomes unexpectedly involved with the man's secret lover. As Luo, his girlfriend, and the other man lose themselves in a whirl of drunken nights and forbidden passion, the fragile arrangement strains under jealousy and consequence—how long can it hold before everything unravels?

With Charlie Chaplin, Charles Bennett, Helen Carruthers, Edwin Frazee and Edward Nolan

1999 · Luc Feit

On the brink of an intimate encounter, two men see their plans unravel as a meddlesome elderly neighbor spares no effort to sabotage their night.

With Christoph Marti, Tobias Bonn and Andreja Schneider

2014 · Eric Kissack

Across land and sky, unexplained phenomena endure, and each year new, astonishing discoveries add weight to accounts of monstrous lake-dwellers, elusive wild men, and roaming werewolves.

With Kate Micucci, Brace Harris, Jeff Lewis, Felicia Day, Mark Fischbach, Jordan Black and Brea Grant

1942 · Bill Roberts

A spirited fusion of live-action and animation, this film dazzles with vivid colors, music, and lighthearted adventure set to an infectious samba tempo. Travel from the high Andean passes and Argentina’s wide pampas to the vibrant streets of Rio de Janeiro in the company of two comical explorers, Donald Duck and Goofy. Donald faces off with a stubborn llama while Goofy, nicknamed "El Gaucho," fumbles through the customs and chores of South American ranch life, turning cultural encounters into slapstick charm and warm-hearted fun.

With Fred Shields, José Oliveira, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, Lee Blair and Mary Blair

2013 · Matt Inns

Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk, three elite American climbers, embark on a high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled quest to complete an ascent long thought impossible, testing their skills, resilience, and the bonds between them amid extreme danger.

With Steven Woller and Maggie Watts

1999 · Faouzi Bensaïdi

A retired pirate living in peaceful exile on a secluded island is forced to confront the violent life she left behind when a vindictive ex-captain returns to unleash a brutal siege; to protect her family she must revive the lethal skills she swore to abandon.

1992 · Jan Švankmajer

An unlikely heir to a Mexican fast-food empire sets off to hunt for the next culinary phenomenon and lands in a sunbaked New Mexico town where gastronomes travel from far and wide to savor the bold, uncompromising dishes of a spirited, fiercely independent local chef.

With Ludvík Sváb, Bedřich Glaser, Jan Kraus, Pavel Marek, Josef Fiala and Karel Hamr