20 BEST Movies Included with PRIME VIDEO Better Than Almost Anything on Netflix | Flick Connection

[@DarrenVanDam]

Top 20 PRIME VIDEO Movies: 20. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 19. Cabin in the Woods 18. Sound of Metal 17. Brick 16. The Boondock Saints 15. Clay Pigeons 14. Robocop 13. Dazed and Confused 12. You Were Never Really Here 11. Amores Perros 10. The Truman Show 9. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels 8. The African Queen 7. The Royal Tenenbaums 6. True Grit 5. True Lies 4. Apocalypto 3. The Prestige 2. Dr. Strangelove 1.The Good the Bad and the Ugly Try CyberGhost for 45 Days, Love it or Your Money Back! www.cyberghostvpn.com/offer/fc_mnngvrrgi

[@graemebrown1191]

Now that's a solid list✌

[@rudolphyu4016]

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[@osovagabundo1]

I dont see The Apple Dumpling Gang 😆

[@bernardskarzynski9914]

Never saw Brick or clay pigeons will give them a try

[@PaulRobeyHockleyTx]

Will never watch anything with Jim Carrey

[@demonicsweaters]

African Queen is such a good movie. I used to watch it with my Grandmother when I was a kid. She loved that movie. I love my Grandma.

[@cynthiastrawbridge6376]

I love old movies. “To have and to have not”. “Key Largo” . “Gigi”. Your list was great. Could you do an older movie list? Thank you.

[@EricJames429]

Wow, I just watched “You Were Never Really Here”! Thanks for the recommendation it was awesome (if that story can be called that), my wife really enjoyed it too. The director Lynne Ramsey has a style that really makes you feel like your there in the scenes and locations. I lived in NYC for 36 years of my life and she captured the background sounds and I could imagine the smells and feel the weather. When Joaquin is on the train with his head against the windows could feel the coldness of the window and the sounds were spot on and made me remember being on the LIRR and MTA trains late at night after being out on the town with a little hangover and how the coldness of the window made me feel better. Wow! Thanks again!

[@wagane1]

She's fantastic.

[@PaulRobeyHockleyTx]

It was a cool movie

[@Plantlady70]

This is one of my favorites too. So atmospheric...

[@Tyler_W]

Dr. Strangelove is one of my favorite older movies. Yet again, Kubrick was brilliant. It's got some of the dryest tongue in cheek humor and sarcasm I've ever seen, and it's awesome. The names of the cbaracters themselves are a scathing satire of the Cold War and the military industrial complex. Underrated classic that everyone should see.

[@robsilver8942]

Dude you have the best taste in films, I’ve found SO MANY films I would have otherwise never even noticed bc of you

[@marciamack604]

I agree!!😏

[@sarlaccstapeworm990]

What's funny is that "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", is my daughter's FAVORITE movie. I didn't even know that until a few months ago.... She's only 15 years old. Which makes me feel kinda thankful that it seems she's a little more "cultured' than I would suspect a lot of girls her age are! lol

[@KallyJones]

I'd add one of my favorites of all time, and my favorite Coen Brothers movie., Miller's Crossing. What a perfectly shot, acted, and written movie. I will always consider this to be in my top 10 movies of all time.

[@EricIzabelle]

Your videos are about the only ones I watch with a pen and a notepad, - every time I think I’ll write down a few movie ideas and I end up writing most of the titles. So thanks for the smart recommendations and the cool comments.

[@jamesmullins9127]

Apocalypto is fantastic, with you there man, don't care if Gibson or even if trump directed it

[@haileygrey5047]

agreed. Glad I watched it. 10/10

[@dawolyan13]

Why would it bother you if Gibson directed it? Or Trump? Grow up.

[@rhythmoriented]

Anyone who is a fan of The Three Amigos (Iñárritu Cuarón, del Toro) needs to see probably the first *great* film of this powerhouse trio: Iñarritu’s raw and brilliant Amores Perros.

[@troecurov3]

AP is one of the best movies if all time

[@DedicatedSlaya]

I'm still in Love with Jamie Lee Curtis tho!!! 😍

[@Reverend-Rodger]

If I could remake The last of the Mohicans, I would make it look and feel more like Apocalypto, Mel Gibson did an astonishing job with that movie. Katherine Hepburn rip 😢 A great actress.

[@chiptom6461]

IMdB ratings @ 8/17/21 - 7.4 - 20. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 7.0 - 19. Cabin in the Woods 7.8 - 18. Sound of Metal 7.3 - 17. Brick 7.7 - 16. The Boondock Saints 6.6 - 15. Clay Pigeons 7.6 - 14. Robocop 7.6 - 13. Dazed and Confused 6.8 - 12. You Were Never Really Here 8.1 - 11. Amores Perros 8.1 - 10. The Truman Show 8.2 - 9. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels 7.8 - 8. The African Queen 7.6 - 7. The Royal Tenenbaums 7.4 - 6. True Grit (1969) - 7.6 - True Grit (2010) 7.2 - 5. True Lies 7.8 - 4. Apocalypto 8.5 - 3. The Prestige 8.4 - 2. Dr. Strangelove 8.8 - 1.The Good the Bad and the Ugly

[@qcontinuum30]

You Were Never Really Here is by far my favorite movie in this list. Joaquin Phoenix is one of the great actors of our time.

[@dadio66]

BRICK is a great movie that most people have never seen!

[@altitudeiseverything3163]

In my opinion, ‘Brick’ is the best movie on this list! 👍

[@NbleSavage]

Great movie, agreed. Legit neo-noir vibes set with a high school aged cast. I'd have prolly not watched it at 1st glance, but so glad I did!

[@brothajohn]

I love Brick. It’s so much fun

[@AKMediaCollector]

Brick is one of JGL’s best films.. exceptionally rewatchable

[@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE]

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[@ldfox11]

I'll age myself, I watched True Grit in the local theater in a small town as a kid. It was awesome.

[@TheFeliciakelley]

I love it too

[@JohnSmith-cw1lf]

Yikes bro..

[@johnallen7511]

Dr Strangelove...comedy, dark, dark, satire at its finest.

[@roel.vinckens]

Talking about Dr. Strangelove without mentioning Peter Sellers' incredible feat of playing 3 of the main characters is a small crime on my book. Still, great list and love your passionate way of going about it!

[@tommy2714]

Clay Pigeons is definitely a hidden GEM! Great recommendations Van!

[@bloodygoodjune9292]

I recently watched Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels followed by Snatch and then The Gentleman on a random rainy Saturday and it was truly amazing together. Highly recommend. Great list as always. So many on the list i have already seen based on your previous recommendations and owe you for bringing them to my attention. Thanks for all you do for us fellow cinephiles!

[@stevebaker9283]

Great recommendations! Can’t believe I hadn’t seen Cabin in the Woods, excellent flick! I would hardly call it a horror movie though....

[@woody195588]

Just watched “You were Never really here” great movie love it. Thanks

[@mlfeathers7527]

Boondock Saints is one of my favorite movies. And I’m a 64 year old white lady.

[@JohnSmith-cw1lf]

Cringe department

[@Plantlady70]

Boondocks Saints is always a hit. Clay Pigeons is one of my favorites along with You Were Never Really Here.

[@awvcomm]

Great list, but not quite right about what happened with Boondock Saints: writer/director Troy Duffy originally made a deal with Harvey Weinstein and Miramax, who bought his script for 400k, as well as the bar, and even set up a deal for his band with Madonna’s label. But Troy was such a dick that all the deals were cancelled, and he had to make a deal with Franchise Pictures to make the movie with 1/10 of the budget. The whole debacle is chronicled in the awesome doc “Overnight,” which I believe is here on KZbin, and makes a great double feature with Boondock.

[@mev0759]

Lock Stock is amazing!! Great pic dude

[@andreashaynes3346]

Many thanks, Darren, for some great recommendations and love your critique of each one. Always look forward to your presentations 😀👍

[@zacha929]

Just saw Gladiator is on Prime. Was it not when this list was made? Its an amazing movie.

[@shabladooo]

a testament to your videos in that even though i’ve seen all of these (most multiple times), i’m always intrigued to hear why you recommend them. cheers!

[@rootinteuton966]

Great list! Have you seen We're No Angels 1955?

[@Appleblade]

From someone who lived 'Dazed and Confused' (born in 61), THAT movie captures the soul of the mid & late 70s better than any other. Movie captures a lot of types; those were real types.

[@clmclachlan]

Love Brick. Couldn't believe it was a 40s/50s noir detective flick set in a high school. It works so brilliantly. Dazed and Confused - my 14th summer in 1975. Cabin in the Woods - I hate horror but I LOVE this movie. Lock Stock & 2 - OMG just the crazy funniest Guy Ritchie brilliance. True Lies - the ultimate MacGuffin - it's a love story. The Prestige - I watch it just to enjoy David Bowie in one of his final roles.

[@TheFeliciakelley]

“The Boondocks Saints” is one of my favorite movies!!

[@rayjackson6917]

And certainly not a “B” movie....in fact I’ve never heard anyone say anything remotely close to it being a “B” movie.

[@geno145]

Well here it comes. Hated it. Not even a C. Glad you enjoyed it. Each to his own.

[@TheFeliciakelley]

@@geno145 hey, you like what you like. No harm no foul

[@djvasforever]

I've watched about 8 from your top 12, The good the bad and the ugly just around a month ago, it's an absolute bomb, kind of gave me definition of what a good movie is supposed to be.

[@BiterAvid]

Clay Pigeons is one of my all-time favorite movies. All the characters are spot on: the bad guy, the good guy, the ex girlfriend, the sheriff, the FBI agents. And the soundtrack choices are so trippy and unique and perfect. And then there is the "look" of the movie. I love the way it is shot in all the scenes and how the director took moments just to look at something irrelevant to the plot. Just because it was there. So so good. My ex boyfriend said: "What movie should we watch? And don't say 'Clay Pigeons'" I knew I had to dump him right then. (Just kidding, I think....)

[@chrislair6832]

You're a keeper

[@ice9557]

Darren you have the most accurate description and eye for films! I remember first screening Brick in 05’ and just absolutely falling in love with its unique almost art-house aesthetic of a superbly captured 20’sesq pulp and grimly fashioned detectives’ narrative of a rugged, wildly brilliant character unraveling a mysterious plot of a modern day who-done-it with perfectly woven character actors. It’s a super fun watch and highly recommend for anyone who wants to just “turn it off” for a while and watch a solid mystery! Also “The kid Detective” is brilliant as well do yourself a homeboy solid and give it a watch. You’ll be glad you did

[@demonicsweaters]

Robocop is such an amazing classic. When I saw it as a kid though, it kinda traumatized me. It was so over the top with the violence, even to this day it seems incredibly gory. However, I've got to say, the remake was way better than I thought it would be. I really didn't think it was bad at all. It was a totally different film, but still enjoyable.

[@sesh3508]

I’m glad dazed and confused made the thumbnail, I’ll ever forget when my dad showed that movie to me at the age of 9 and I loved it

[@oldrider]

I saw Brick by accident abt a year ago and you're right, it's a movie you wouldn't think would work but does and it keeps you watching it throughout. The dialogue is what kept me watching. It has it's own vernacular and dialect!

[@ronaldhendrixrh]

Dazed and Confused is a Fantastic Movie (Classic)

[@elleclayton3198]

Brick is amazing. Everyone should give it a try.

[@dmustakasjr]

Dude I've watched a bunch of your videos and you sure do talk a lot.. but you are saying everything I am thinking about when I watch these movies #RockOn

[@shawk7706]

Robocop if one of my all time faves. Love your recommendations. I always find more to add to my list ;)

[@traciemac9533]

You were never really there is one of the best movies ever made. One of those movies that sits with you. Clay Pigeons is also an underrated gem. I generally only like campy horror and mindless action but those two movies held my interest. Excellent list.

[@ursafan40]

I have seen enough of the movies on the list to get the feeling this guy knows what he is talking about. Looking forward to watching the rest of them.

[@KOLDBLU3ST33L]

Apocalypto is brilliant. EVERY actor was perfectly cast.

[@BigMcFlips]

I really like We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson. That's free right now with Prime also!

[@jamestnov41945]

I have never seen Clay Pigeons until I watch it tonight.

[@troecurov3]

I would recommend Perfect Host. Dark comedy. I really like it.

[@amyyoung2804]

That was great. So cheeky

[@YolkaF]

You Were Never Really Here and Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels are fantastic!

[@ManuelLopez-io7uy]

Tropic Thunder is also available on Prime!

[@gorryman]

Was gonna say great flick it’s on my list , hope he pins your comment to the top

[@KabbalahSherry]

Yo, one of the greatest comedies of our generation for SURE. 😆🙌🏼🎥💯

[@CFH50]

@@KabbalahSherry Hell yeah it is, I know what I'm doing when I get home from work.

[@shannonwainwright5285]

“I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!” 🤣

[@RonFloyd]

I don't know if you've recommended it before, but "Harry In Your Pocket" is a fun flick in the same flavor as "Matchstick Men" that you've recommended before. Love the cast - James Coburn, Walter Pidgeon, Michael Sarrazin, and Trish Van Devere. Free on Prime now. Worth a watch for nostalgia.

[@ArabellaCharm]

My dad used to watch The Good The Bad The Ugly on VHS every Sunday evening while growing up. We only had one television back then, so we were forced to watch it. I learned to enjoy the characters. Fast forward to now, it's his ringtone.

[@Vladtheimpaler5211]

Love you dude. You have made my streaming life so much better with your pick curation.

[@DarrenVanDam]

No problem!!

[@Vladtheimpaler5211]

@@DarrenVanDam You have a true talent

[@mbilalsid]

i m the brains behind his pick curation

[@WatchCulture]

BIG FAN of your Channel

[@bizzcuresolution7435]

Looks Nice though.

[@AsadSShaykh]

Really want to follow this

[@hayesauto8519]

Going to be Your Big Fan NOW!!

[@robinconnor6093]

Of course I really liked True Grit, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, You Were Never Really Here, True Lies & The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. I'll probably rewatch The Prestige. I want to watch Brick, Dazed and Confused & Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. P.S. I hated the ending of Cabin In The Woods 😅

[@NigelMarston]

GBU is my absolute favourite film ever but people always call it a Clint Eastwood film when in fact it's really an Eli Wallach film. We learn nothing about Blondie, and next to nothing about Angel Eyes, but we learn all about Tuco - his family background, we meet his brother, he discloses everything about his life and his likes and dislikes. There are additional scenes available these days of Tuco and his team holed-up but as good as it is to see the additional material, I think it slows the film down and prefer the originally-released version. GBU reminds me of Christmas, which people think is odd but that's because it used to play on TV in the UK at Christmas when I was young in the 1970s - before we had VCRs or other means to watch-on-demand.

[@RobbieVanGone]

Myself, neither my 4 brothers own a Corvette... Yet we still say, "The Vette, gets them wet" quite often.. lol

[@judyjetson686]

I’ve been into court room and detective movies lately. Maybe a list of good movies across platforms in these genres? Do you watch docs? Man I love a good doc.

[@JohnSmith-cw1lf]

Nah I'll pass woman

[@goody0813]

Yo, I'm so glad I found your channel. Thanks man!

[@imstlivn2]

So much here in my wheelhouse THANK YOU SIR! Half my list is gonna be rewatches. This video is the best at being Particularly Explicitly Rated "YES"! That's an actual sentence...

[@toddb3414]

Loved True Lies, and now impressed by Clay Pigeons. Great list!!!

[@siasia3376]

Apocalyptic is In my top five movies of all time. So unique and engaging. Fantastic.

[@alanderson9711]

You’re like an old friend that we bump into and share movies that we’ve never heard about and we all love you for it. Thanks so much...see ya soon, stay well

[@freddykruger8229]

Brick was really good. I never heard of Clay Pigeons. I'm going to check that out.

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

You're not missing much w/ Clay Pigeons. I saw it years ago, and I thought it was kind of a waste of two good actors. I guess the hook is Vince Vaughn in a very offbeat role for him, but it's basically a psycho movie in the end.

[@gbail9566]

Talking Clint Eastwood starring westerns, I love High Plains Drifter.

[@jerrywatson2596]

You talked about old movies like the African Queen which I have watched and enjoyed many times. I thought about the movie Witness for the Prosecution, really great old movie. Entertaining, with some great twists in the plot. Free on Tubi right now.

[@mccallosone4903]

The Prestige is one of my favorite movies. Love it!

[@MrE1981]

Paul Verhoeven did Basic Instinct too!

[@CemeteryCorpse]

You have the best recommendations! Thank you.

[@King3ran]

One of the best movie list. I haven't seen them all but the ones I have, I love.

[@rfgate]

Great list as always. Love how The Boondock Saints makes it!! 🤘🤘

[@Non-Serviam300]

Apocalypto and Bladerunner are my two favorite movies of all time

[@gardengirl21]

I just watched Apocalypto for the 1st time recently & WOW, that is such a good movie & had me riveted.

[@MainerdLoyd]

If You want a similar movie in a different setting try "The Naked Prey". It was made in 1965 and had a smaller budget but is a fantastic watch. It used to be on TV a lot in the 70s on Saturday afternoons. It shows up on Prime every once in a while for free.

[@matejott]

The dialog in the movie though, thats something to cherish

[@lt.kettch4652]

@@matejott almost

[@brunerr]

Cabin in the Woods is great! Spot on for a recommendation.

[@iusedtoliveinmymothergary9827]

Yesss. I saw that in theaters when it came out knowing nothing about it. That ending was a trip. Ha.

[@graemebrown1191]

I'm a watch now

[@chrislair6832]

I cannot believe I completely forgot about clay pigeons. Thank you so much for recommending that I have so many people to show

[@stimacb]

Got to watch this one!

[@chrislair6832]

@@stimacb If you were a fan of Phoenix and Vaughn Then definitely give it a try I think you'll enjoy it. If you do come back to this and let me know what you thought

[@stimacb]

@@chrislair6832 OK so we watched it the other night. Really good 👍. Super glad I didn't watch it back then or it would've really turned me off Vince Vaughn. He was so creepy and menacing. A+

[@chrislair6832]

@@stimacb I'm so glad you actually came back and told me what you thought. Now did I give in it's been so long since I've seen it think it was better to me probably than it was in your opinion

[@phatmantv]

Saw Brick years ago and really enjoyed it. I'll give that and sound of metal a look.

[@callmedd3494]

I'm still thinking about Sound of Metal and I saw it like two months ago.

[@Markmywords803]

Delighted to find this channel! Very informative, cool host with a beard I envy and great reviews!

[@jacquelinejacobs8653]

Randolf Scott, Joel McCray and Mariett Hartley in Ride the High Country is a much better pick than any Eastwood movie except for maybe High Plains Drifter.

[@chinaexpat1827]

MAY GOD FOREVER BLESS SIGORNEY WEAVER AND JAIMIE LEE CURTIS

[@cryptofangirl7325]

Clay Pigeons? This list is only for movie lovers. I love or will see all of them! Every actor perfectly matched. I love it so much.

[@MrVad3r]

ameros peros has some kick ass sound track too.. i didnt know it was same director who made revnant till today :D i watched this movie when it came out

[@jamessandsmark226]

Little Sci-fi gem on Prime right now is THE VAST OF NIGHT

[@SteveLombardi58]

Thanks for the tip on "Brick". Never heard or it, but thoroughly enjoyed it. I love your lists!

[@lorensims4846]

An amazing list. I keep forgetting if "Ghost Protocol" is the third or fourth MI movie but it's by far my very favorite. "Clay Pigeons" caught us by surprise, we had no idea what we were getting into, but in for a dime in for a dollar. Once it got underway we were in it All The Way. Pure entertainment. Likewise "True Lies". We were expecting trouble but were delightedly surprised. "Dr. Strangelove" I didn't even realize was Kubrick until a few years ago. ABSOLUTELY Must See. The ultimate Cold War movie. The characterizations are all wildly over the top and absolutely perfect, including Peter Sellars playing three entirely different characters, all perfectly straight. Yeah, it's a comedy, but in a very cold, black comedy sort of way. Nobody is telling jokes, the situation if far too serious. They just find themselves in completely absurd situations.

[@melaniewantsabeer243]

Really good list. Haven't seen some in awhile and reminded to look back some.

[@uprightape100]

Ummmmmm, The African Queen shoulda been Numbah One. And Dr. Strangelove is Numbah One also.

[@summerderossett8804]

Yes,absolutely love cabin in the woods💗💞💓💕

[@hollygolightly8970]

The Prestige is one of my favorite movies.

[@Rhetri]

Clay Pigeons. OMG I forgot how good that movie was and my all time favorite Ryan Johnson film Brick. Love that movie

[@Rhetri]

Oh and Prestige is soooooo damn good

[@tishuanrichards1077]

Darren, Clay Pigeons is a great movie, don't know how you found this, thanks for adding it to your list. I watched it many times when I was younger. Very entertaining list.

[@fuckgoogle8857]

Own it on VHS 👍

[@stealthhumor]

Before his awakening, Daniel Ellsberg and a guy from the Pentagon watched "Dr. Strangelove" and the disclaimer that told everybody that WWIII could never start the way it did in the film. They agreed that the next world war could start exactly as in Strangelove.

[@Laceykat66]

Great list as always and I even agreed with 80% of them. Pleas keep up your great work.

[@justaguy6100]

Clay Pigeons is perhaps Vince Vaughn's BEST performance. It's sad to see it as a hidden gem, I and those I've convinced to watch it consider it REALLY good. And thanks for alerting me to The GBU being on now. It's absolutely one of my favorite "spaghetti Westerns" of all time, maybe a close second to High Plains Drifter. These are some outstanding choices, the biggest issue I have with Prime is how great movies are so hard to find in their interface. BTW watching Failsafe, then Dr. Strangelove, makes for quite the double feature. There are so many here that are ROCKIN' good, The African Queen, You Were Never Really Here, Apocolypto, and on and on... thanks so much for digging into that messy damn interface and picking these gems.

[@joey4track]

Alright Alright Alright Alright...

[@chewygal69]

Sound of metal is brilliant!

[@jackxander1944]

Such a relief to find a reviewer who doesn't just gush endlessly over every single movie.

[@aaronjackson8558]

Couldn’t agree more with your opinions. Great 👍 reviews. Great suggestions.