Editor's Pick: 12 of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video Australia

It may be light on latest and greatest, but Amazon Prime Video Australia offers a treasure trove of cinema hits from the past twenty years. Catch up on the modern classics you've missed or find a blast from the past here with our editors' hand-picked favourites.

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28 Days Later

Nathan's notes: The movie that birthed utterly terrifying sprinting zombies can still take your breath away

Nathan's rating:

The zombie genre was in dire need of an adrenaline shot in the early 2000s. As it turns out, there's only so much you can really do with an undead threat that you can outpace with a brisk walk. And the solution was alarmingly simple: make them run. Hell, don't just make them run, make them sprint at a world-record pace with red, hate-filled eyes. That's exactly what 28 Days Later did. But thankfully, that's not all it did. 28 Days Later pits everyman Jim (Cillian Murphy) and born-for-the-apocalypse Selena (Naomi Harris) against the horrors of a London overrun by highly contagious people-eaters. The performances are great, the direction is top-notch, and you'll absolutely appreciate the peaceful moments because of the abundance of highly stressful encounters. Director Danny Boyle doesn't flinch away from his grounded take on the realities of an undead apocalypse, and it makes for what's arguably the best zombie movie of the 21st century. Jump over to Stan to watch the sequel 28 Weeks Later, then jump back over to Prime Video for 28 Years Later.

28 Years Later

Brodie's brief: More terrifying sprinting zombies but an even more shocking emotional core

Brodie's rating: 

If you want to crack on with the series after 28 Days Later, you'll need Disney Plus or Stan to watch the sequel 28 Weeks Later, or you could just skip it altogether and move straight on to 28 Years Later on Amazon Prime Video. 

As the title suggests, 28 Years Later picks up nearly three decades after the Rage virus outbreak. While life in Continental Europe has regained some normalcy, the British Isles remain quarantined and overrun with infected. While a few survivors remain, the community of Lindisfarne lives a quaint and isolated existence, protected from the mainland by a causeway and a few crackshot archers guarding the gates.

When 12-year old Spike (Alfie Williams) learns of a witch doctor (Ralph Fiennes) on the mainland, he sets out to solve the mystery of his mother’s crippling illness.

28 Years Later was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2025. It's not just a great horror movie, it was one of the best movies of the year; an emotional coming-of-age story wrapped in zombie-horror shell. It was also followed up by the incredible 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple in 2026, which is also available on Prime Video but for an additional fee to rent or buy. 

Palm Springs

Alex's analysis: One of 2020's best movies, which is appropriate, because Palm Springs is a very 2020 movie

Alex's rating:

Starring the always excellent Andy Samberg (Nyles) and Cristin Milioti (Sarah), Palm Springs is a fun comedic twist on Groundhog Day time loop genre. The pair play strangers who meet at Sarah's sister's wedding, only to get stuck in a time loop where they are forced to relive the day over and over. The film never takes itself too seriously, drips so much charm you'll need a bucket and a mop, and has a strong emotional core to back it up. And given how 2020 shook out, I'm sure most of us can relate to being stuck in a time loop - Alex ChorosDirector: Max Barbakow | Cast: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Camila Mendes, Tyler Hoechi | Language: English | Rating: MA15+

Freaky

Alex's analysis: A devilishly fun body swap slasher

Alex's rating:

Clearly a homage to Freaky Friday, Freaky is a body swap horror comedy where middle-aged serial killer the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) unwittingly switches bodies with teenager Millie (Kathryn Newtown) while attempting to murder her. To make matters more complicated, Millie only has until midnight the following day to get her actual body back. While Freaky has its gory moments, it also delivers plenty of laughs. An incredibly fun watch - Alex Choros

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John Wick

Tara’s take: A fast-paced revenge film that’s seriously fun to watch - except when the dog dies. 🙁

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Perfect and pure human angel Keanu Reeves is John Wick - also known as ‘Baba Yaga’, a legendary hit-man who retired from the murder-for-hire game to settle down and get married. But after his wife dies of illness and his puppy is killed by Russian mobsters, Wick goes straight-up beast mode in his quest for vengeance. John Wick is an excellent return to action form for Matrix star Keanu, and a future neo-noir classic - but you’ll have to pick up the sequel to see just exactly how the titular Wick can kill three men in a bar with only a pencil.

I Care A Lot

Alex's analysis: Awful people do awful things

Alex's rating:

In this pitch black comedy, Rosamund Pike plays a scammer who makes bank by becoming a court appointment guardian to the elderly and taking their assets for her own. The scheme hits a road bump when she unwittingly becomes entwined in the world of crime lord Roman Lunyov (Peter Dinklage). While I Care A Lot gives you no one to root for, the two antagonists deliver chilling performances that leave you questioning just how awful people can be - Alex Choros

The Vast of Night

Alex's analysis: A suspenseful sci-fi slow burn. 

Alex's rating:

The Vast of Night isn't your usual sci-fi. Instead of relying on flashy special effects or CGI, the film plays out more like a radio drama or a podcast. It tells, rather than shows. Set in 1950s New Mexico, The Vast of Night follows switchboard operator Fay and radio host Everett and on a supernatural scavenger hunt after this discover a strange audio frequency on the air. While the dialogue does all the heavy lifting, The Vast of Night is nonetheless a suspenseful tour de force - Alex Choros

Jolt

Alex's analysis: A dumb, violent romp

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In Jolt, Kate Beckinsale plays Lindy Lewis, a bouncer with anger issues. Anger issues so bad she uses an electric vest to shock herself to supress her extremely violent tendencies. Those tendencies do however come in handy after the first dude Lewis has ever fallen for is murdered and she takes matters into her own hands. There's nothing overly profound about Jolt, but sometimes you just need to watch Kate Beckinsale kick a whole lot of ass - Alex Choros

Baby Driver

Jacqui's gist: So much more than just an action movie, Baby Driver is a nearly two-hour long car chase / music video / action / comedy / piece of genius.

Jacqui's rating:

It's hard to know where to begin with Baby Driver. The whole thing is shot like a music video, complete with gun-shots, action and sometimes even dialogue that syncs with the music. It's full of fast-paced, car chasing heists and the action is really gosh darn cool. It's an Edgar Wright movie so it's got that stylised comic book feel and the dialogue is super slick. It's also really funny. The complete package, really, and a flawless piece of entertainment - Jacqui Dent

Arrival

Alex's analysis: A smart sci-fi slow burn. 

Alex's rating:

Arrival is an instant classic; a smart science fiction flick that trades in blockbuster spectacle for an unforgettable story. Sure, it's the story of a translator trying to decipher an alien language in attempt to prevent intergalactic war, but trust me, this is far more than a language lesson. Sophisticated and thoughtful - Alex Choros

The Nice Guys

Jacqui's gist: Not even Russell Crowe can ruin this hilarious story of two incompetent private investigators in over their heads.

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Ryan Gosling is a detective with a drinking problem. Russell Crowe is a thug with a heart. When a girl called Amelia hires one to beat up the other, the two realise the girl is in danger and team up to investigate. Badly. The Nice Guys is the latest effort from Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang writer/director Shane Black and it more than measures up to the comic genius of its PI comedy predecessor. Gosling and Crowe excel in their roles and young Australian actress Angourie Rice proves herself their equal with her own stand-out performance. The Nice Guys is clever, gripping and laugh-out-loud funny - Jacqui Dent

Silver Linings Playbook

Jacqui's gist: Jam-packed with incredible performances, Silver Linings Playbook is a totally off-the-wall comedy drama about learning to function within dysfunction.

Jacqui's rating:

After his release from psychiatric hospital, Pat Solanto (Bradley Cooper) makes a deal with his erratic neighbour Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence): he will be her partner in a dance competition if she will help him get in contact with his estranged ex-wife. Pat and Tiffany are like dynamite together - and not always in a good way. But there's something about their volatile relationship that works and as the dance competition draws closer they both start to have doubts as to whether Pat still wants to be with his ex-wife. Silver Linings Playbook is a delightfully frenetic and ultimately uplifting story about surviving and thriving with mental illness - Jacqui Dent

Jacqui Dent

Editorial Strategist

Jacqui Dent is an Editorial Content Strategist at WhistleOut Australia, where she writes about mobile phone plans, NBN plans and everything in between. Over her ten-year career, she has worked to provide informed advice to the public, first in the sphere of writing and now in the world of consumer tech. Jacqui has also written about consumer telco products for Business Insider, Pedestrian and the 50Up Club.

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