From the much-anticipated premiere of Spider-Noir to the return of Jack Ryan, Prime Video has a packed schedule this May, and there is a lot of new and original content to look out for. There are also many licensed older films coming to Prime Video next, which is why we decided to pick the 13 best films with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score for you to check out.
Annie Hall (May 1) RT Score: 97%
Annie Hall is a satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Marshall Brickman. The 1977 film follows Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, as he tries to examine the reasons behind his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Annie ending so abruptly. Annie Hall stars Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Janet Margolin, Shelley Duvall, and Christopher Walken.
Babe (May 1) RT Score: 98%
Babe is a comedy-drama film directed by Chris Noonan, who also co-wrote the screenplay with George Miller. Based on Dick King-Smith’s 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, the 1995 film follows Babe, an orphaned pig who learns to herd sheep, but the lead sheepdog doesn’t like Babe, and other animals have a hard time accepting him. Babe stars James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Zoe Burton, Paul Goddard, Wade Hayward, and Brittany Byrnes.
Dallas Buyers Club (May 1) RT Score: 92%
Dallas Buyers Club is a biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée from a screenplay co-written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack. The 2013 film is set in the 1980s, and it follows a cowboy who’s diagnosed with AIDS. When everybody in his life ostracizes him, and he is unable to receive government-approved medicines, he manages to import drugs and sets up a buyers club for other sick people. Dallas Buyers Club stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O’Hare, and Steve Zahn.
Do the Right Thing (May 1) RT Score: 92%
Do the Right Thing is an independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee. The 1989 film is set in a Brooklyn neighborhood as racial tension turns violent between African-American residents and Italian-American residents. Do the Right Thing stars Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and John Savage.
Goodfellas (May 1) RT Score: 93%
Goodfellas is a biographical gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay co-written by Nicholas Pileggi. Based on Pileggi’s 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy, the 1990 film follows the life of Henry Hill as he grows up idolising mobsters and becomes one, but as he begins to climb the hierarchy, everything changes. Goodfellas stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino.
Hang ‘Em High (May 1) RT Score: 92%
Hang ‘Em High is a revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post from a screenplay co-written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. The 1968 film follows Jed Cooper, who’s punished for crimes he didn’t commit and left for dead by a group of vigilantes. When he recovers, he decides to go after the people who punished him. Hang ‘Em High stars Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, and Pat Hingle.
Hot Fuzz (May 1) RT Score: 91%
Hot Fuzz is a British buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Pegg. The 2007 film follows an elite London police officer as he is transferred to the countryside. He soon discovers something sinister behind the picturesque facade that everybody in town is putting on. Hot Fuzz stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, and Paddy Considine.
In the Heat of the Night (May 1) RT Score: 96%
In the Heat of the Night is a mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by Stirling Silliphant. Based on John Ball’s 1965 novel of the same name, the 1967 film is set in a small Mississippi town, and it follows Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia who’s arrested for a murder he didn’t commit, but when his innocence is proven, he helps the police in investigating the murder. In the Heat of the Night stars Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, and Lee Grant.
Some Like It Hot (May 1) RT Score: 95%
Some Like It Hot is a crime comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, who also co-wrote the screenplay with I.A.L. Diamond. Based on the 1935 French film Fanfare of Love, the 1959 film is set during the Prohibition era, and it follows two musicians who witness a murder committed by a Chicago mobster and decide to disguise themselves as women to get away undetected. Some Like It Hot stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft, Pat O’Brien, and Joe E. Brown.
The Manchurian Candidate (May 1) RT Score: 96%
The Manchurian Candidate is a neo-noir political thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer from a screenplay by George Axelrod. Based on Richard Condon’s 1959 novel of the same name, the 1962 film is set during the Korean War, and it follows an American soldier who’s captured and brainwashed into carrying out an assassination. The Manchurian Candidate stars Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, and James Gregory.
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (May 1) RT Score: 90%
The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a horror mystery film written and directed by Jim Cummings. The 2020 film is set in a small town in Utah, and it follows an alcoholic police officer as he must save the people of his community who are being terrorized by werewolves. The Wolf of Snow Hollow stars Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Chloe East, Jimmy Tatro, and Robert Foster.
WarGames (May 1) RT Score: 93%
WarGames is a techno-thriller film directed by John Badham from a screenplay co-written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes. The 1983 film follows David Lightman, a young computer hacker who unknowingly hacks into a military supercomputer, which could result in a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. WarGames stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, and Ally Sheedy.
One Battle After Another (May 23) RT Score: 94%
One Battle After Another is an action-comedy-thriller film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, the 2025 film follows a washed-up former revolutionary trying to look after his teenage daughter, but when his past comes back to haunt him and puts his daughter in danger, he must save her from the people intending to harm her. One Battle After Another stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti.