Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video in 2023 (August Update)

August 5, 2023
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Keep this list handy as we celebrate and list what is deemed the Best and Highest Rated Amazon Prime Video Movies in 2023. 

Amazon Prime Video is the streaming service you likely have for reasons other than their film content – many people have it as a way to get free shipping for many Amazon products. But it’s an underrated source of content, being the distributor behind a handful of great films over the past few years, including Sylvie’s Love, One Night in Miami, and Argentina, 1985

Below we use the Rotten Tomatoes audience scores to share with you the highest-rated movies on Prime Video of 2023. I’ll be updating this list over the year to share which of these films are worth watching, so make sure to save this page so you can return to it.

Last Update: August 5th, 2023.

Best and Highest Rated Amazon Prime Video Movies in 2023

4. Shotgun Wedding

Critic M.N. Miller said, “Shotgun Wedding is an undeniably entertaining blast with dynamic friction-filled chemistry between the leads and the reliably hilarious supporting turn by Jennifer Coolidge.”

Official Premise: “Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding, but when the entire party is taken hostage, ‘’Til Death Do Us Part’ takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fueled adventure as Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.”

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz 

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 55%

3. On a Wing and a Prayer

While audiences have loved the film, Critic Ricky Valero said, “On a Wing and a Prayer takes a true story and turns it into an over-dramatized Hollywood film that is horrible.”

Official Premise: “After a small-town pilot mysteriously dies during flight, passenger Doug White is forced to land the plane to safety and save his entire family on board.”

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe, Anna Enger Ritch

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 60%

2. Somebody I Used To Know 

Critic M.N. Miller said, “Somebody I Used To Know is another millennial midlife crisis movie that drowns in romantic cliches and too much quirkiness..”

Official Premise: “On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her ex Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she’s become..”

Cast: Alison Brie, Kiersey Clemons, Jay Ellis, Danny Pudi, Haley Joel Osment

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 62%

1. Gangs of Lagos 

Critic Emma Vine said, “Gangs of Lagos is a gritty crime drama that will entice you as much as it will disturb you.”

Official Premise: “Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding, but when the entire party is taken hostage, ‘’Til Death Do Us Part’ takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fueled adventure as Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones—if they don’t kill each other first.”

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz 

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%

And that completes our list of the Best and Highest Rated Movies on Amazon Prime Video in 2023. What’s your favorite in this list? Comment below.


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