This May, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated sequel of A Simple Favor to the release of the raunchy comedy-drama series Overcompensating. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in May 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
All Quiet on the Western Front (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
All Quiet on the Western Front is a pre-Code anti-war film directed by Lewis Milestone. Based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German author Erich Maria Remarque, the 1930 film follows a naive soldier who enlists to fight in World War I and soon comes face-to-face with the horror of war, resulting in disillusionment. All Quiet on the Western Front stars Lew Ayres and Louis Wolheim.
Animal House (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Animal House is a comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay co-written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller. The 1978 film is set in the fall of 1962 on the premises of Faber College, and it revolves around two freshmen who join a trouble-making fraternity and soon come under fire from the college dean. Animal House stars John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, and Donald Sutherland.
Babe (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Babe is a comedy-drama film directed by Chris Noonan, who also co-wrote the film with George Miller. Based on the 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith, the 1995 film follows Babe, an orphaned pig who somehow learns to herd sheep for her owner Arthur, but the lead sheepdog doesn’t like her. Babe stars James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski.
Her (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Her is a sci-fi romantic drama film written and directed by Spike Jonze. The 2013 film is set in the near future, and it follows Theodore Twombly, an introverted man who buys an AI system to help him with writing, and he soon develops a romantic relationship with it. Her stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, and Scarlett Johansson.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 94%
The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy adventure trilogy of films directed by Peter Jackson. Based on the classic novel of the same name by author J.R.R. Tolkien, the film series is set in the fictional world of Middle-earth and it follows Frodo, a hobbit who sets out on a perilous adventure with a few allies to fight against the biggest evil the world has ever seen, Sauron. The Lord of the Rings stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Bernard Hill, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Sean Bean.
Traffic (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Traffic is a crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Stephen Gaghan. Based on the British TV series titled Traffik by Simon Moore, the 2000 film revolves around a group of characters from different backgrounds who are affected by an illegal drug trade. Traffic stars Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The Peanut Butter Falcon (May 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
The Peanut Butter Falcon is a comedy-drama film co-written and co-directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. The 2019 film follows a young man with Down syndrome who escapes from an assisted living facility and a wayward fisherman on the run who form a friendship, but a social worker is after them. The Peanut Butter Falcon stars Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, Zack Gottsagen, and Thomas Haden Church.