The 55 best free movies streaming for Amazon Prime members (August 2020)

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1. KNIVES OUT -- Rian Johnson directs this absolutely charming whodunit, with Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig leading an all-star cast.

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2. MY SPY -- A cute spy romp that any fans of FIRST KID will recognize for the formula. (Been a while since we had a spy/secret service guy protecting a kid movie.)

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3. THE HUSTLE -- An update on the con-man classic DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, with Anne Hathaway.

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4. ROCKETMAN -- Taron Egerton is transformed into Elton John in this rollicking biopic.

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5. INCEPTION -- Christopher Nolan's bombastic masterpiece is still a great bit of fun action cinema.

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6. HOTEL ARTEMIS -- A film that seems to inhabit a John Wick-adjacent universe, and one that will work for fans of that trilogy.

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7. 7500 -- Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the pilot of a plane taken over by terrorists in this airborne thriller.

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8. ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ -- Clint Eastwood grimaces beautifully through this classic escape picture.

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9. RAMBO: LAST BLOOD -- Looking for a grizzled Sylvester Stallone blowing stuff up and shooting all sorts of bad guys? We got you.

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10-12. GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO TRILOGY -- Before David Fincher made his English version with Daniel Craig, there was an original trilogy in Swedish, one that's surprisingly entertaining and led strongly by Noomi Rapace.

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13. A MOST WANTED MAN -- One of Philip Seymour Hoffman's final films, it's a spy thriller with plenty of twists and turns.

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14. BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON -- A charming little comedy about a woman who can't seem to get her life together, until she runs herself into shape.

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15. THE REPORT -- A tense, gripping look at the torture that took place during the Iraq War, and the man who tried to find out the truth of what happened.

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16. DOWNFALL -- A mesmerizing and terrifying look at the final days of the Third Reich, from inside the bunker that held top Nazi officials.

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17. THE FAREWELL -- Awkwafina is spectacular in this film about a young woman who travels back to China to say goodbye to her family matriarch.

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18. FRIENDS WITH KIDS -- A loaded cast gets laughs, and some serious, awkward moments, in this film written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt.

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19/20. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL -- The best action franchise in the world right now delivers twice more with these fantastic additions to the series.

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21. THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME -- A lovely, silly sendup of the spy genre, with Mila Kunis.

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22. A SIMPLE FAVOR -- Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are so good in this Paul Feig film, which manages to deliver a thriller while winking the entire time at the audience.

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23. HONEY BOY -- One of the most arresting portrayals I've seen in years, Shia LaBeouf plays a character based on his father in this wild movie about his life growing up.

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24. ONE CHILD NATION -- A well made and chilling documentary that looks at the unintended consequences of China's one-child policy.

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25. LOGAN LUCKY -- Daniel Craig is perfect in this Southern-fried heist film, alongside Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Riley Keough.

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26. THE NEXT THREE DAYS -- The plot? Preposterous. But for fans of an aggrieved dad going to extraordinary lengths for his family, a la TAKEN, you'll dig this.

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27. HOT SUMMER NIGHTS -- It-boy Timothee Chalamet stars in this drug-fueled coming-of-age tale.

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28. THE LOST CITY OF Z -- Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson are strong in this period drama about explorers who tried to take on the jungles of South America.

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29. FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY -- A delightful wrestling flick, which came with an endorsement and production from The Rock.

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30. LATE NIGHT -- Mindy Kaling wrote and stars in this movie about a late night host who's trying to get her groove back.

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31. GENERATION WEALTH -- A terrifying documentary about the wealthiest people in this country, and the way they live.

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32. LAST FLAG FLYING -- Steve Carrell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne star in this film about Vietnam veterans who reunite to help one bury their son, who died in Iraq.

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33. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA -- A gut-wrenching film about family and loss, starring Casey Affleck. If you're in the mood to cry ugly tears, check it out.

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34. SUSPIRIA -- A modern update of the classic horror film, which holds the honor of being one of the weirdest movies ever made. The new one is much more palatable, for horror fans.

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35. APOCALYPTO -- Mel Gibson's epic historical action film about the Mayan kingdom before its fall.

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36. CLUE -- One of the great joyful films ever made, a comedy based on a board game that manages to surpass its source material and become a class on its own.

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37. THE LIGHTHOUSE -- It's ... a lot. It's visceral and wild and beautiful and ... it's a lot. Just know that going in. It's a lot.

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38. SUPER SIZE ME -- One of the most iconic documentaries ever made, one that had a major hand in changing the way our country ate.

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39. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO -- An incredibly well made documentary on James Baldwin.

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40. LIGHT OF MY LIFE -- Casey Affleck stars in this dystopian picture, which imagines a world almost devoid of women.

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41. THE BIG SICK -- Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon wrote this film, about a love that blossoms in a hospital.

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42. ROMAN HOLIDAY -- Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn star in one of the true stone cold classics.

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43. THE MAN FROM NOWHERE -- A wonderfully entertaining shoot-em-up for people looking for an action jolt on their Saturday night.

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44. TROOP ZERO -- Allison Janney stars in this comedy about a Girl Scout troop run amok.

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45. THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON -- Shia LaBeouf gives a strong performance in this film about a young man who has Down syndrome (Zack Gottsagen) who goes on a wrestling adventure.

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46. THE GOLDFINCH -- Donna Tartt's novel gets a loving, and gorgeously filmed, treatment in this movie starring Ansel Elgort.

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47. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS -- Woody Allen takes a nostalgic time-traveling trip in this movie, which has a loaded cast led by an aw-shucks Owen Wilson at his best.

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48. RED -- Bruce Willis leads a stacked cast in this action movie with aging spies, and major laughs.

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49. MARGIN CALL -- One of my favorite films of the last two decades, MARGIN CALL takes place over one long night right at the start of the financial collapse of 2008.

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50. TRANSSIBERIA -- A Hitchcockian thriller which takes place on a train across Russia, with Woody Harrelson.

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51. PATRIOT GAMES -- Harrison Ford reprises his role as Jack Ryan in a CIA thriller that kicks off with an IRA attack on London.

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52. THE KING'S SPEECH -- An utterly charming movie about the King of England's battle to beat his stutter.

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53. FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE -- Clint Eastwood delivering cool one-liners and shooting people. Does a film need more?

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54. 3:10 TO YUMA -- One of my favorite Westerns made in decades, with stunning performances from Russell Crowe and Ben Foster, who steals every scene he's in.

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55. FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL -- Hugh Grant is at the peak of his powers in this very funny rom com.

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The 55 best free movies streaming for Amazon Prime members (August 2020)