Here’s our six best movies on Amazon Prime. But we know what you’re thinking?

You’ve been debating for months, should I get it? I mean there’s Netflix, the Disney+ Channel (7-day free trial), NOW TV (7-day free trial), BlinkBox, TalkTalk TV, and loads of others?

Well, one of the best things about Amazon Prime Video that some don’t realise is all the extra stuff you get with an Amazon Prime membership! Don’t think of it just being films, postage? You get a whole list of benefits;

• Unlimited premium delivery on millions of items to fit your life. Get your order with Premium delivery in the UK (check the product page on Ordering) – Explore Prime Delivery.
• Amazon Original series, exclusively on Prime Video – the only place where you can watch Originals such as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Man In The High Castle, The Grand Tour Season Two, and The Marvellous Mrs Maisel – Explore Prime Video.
• Prime members read, each month, Prime members get access to a rotating selection of eBooks, magazines, comics and more! – Explore Prime Reading.
• Music anywhere, anytime, get instant access to over two million songs ad-free and on-demand, plus hundreds of playlists, featuring Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paloma Faith, P!nk, and Coldplay – Explore Prime Music.
• Stream or download hit movies, for the Best Movies On Amazon Prime – some real beauties in there, maybe not the latest blockbusters! but some real classics you missed but you really should have seen…

We’ve picked out a handful of our favourites, ones we think you should catch up on when you get a couple of hours… Don’t forget to vote up the movies you like, and thumbs down the ones you could have spent time doing something better.

If you believe we’ve missed off an absolute Amazon Prime Video classic, let us know.

The second BIG reason to give Amazon Prime a go? New members can try Prime for 30 days for free.

Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video

The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)

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The Wolf of Wall Street, a biographical black comedy crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter. It narrates Belfort’s perception on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, which eventually led to his downfall.

Leonardo DiCaprio, a producer on the film, stars as Belfort, with Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend, Donnie Azoff, Margot Robbie as his wife, Naomi Lapaglia, and Kyle Chandler as FBI agent Patrick Denham, who aims to bring Belfort down.

The film was a huge success, grossing over $392 million worldwide making it Scorsese’s highest-grossing film. The film was not without its controversial issues and its morally ambiguous depiction of events, explicit sexual content, extreme profanity, depiction of hard drug use, and its use of animals during production. WARNING: It set a Guinness World Record believe it or not for the most instances of swearing in a single film. The Scorsese film flies through its mammoth 3-hour runtime, and features career defining performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey.

Nominated for several awards, including five at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations for DiCaprio and Hill, respectively. DiCaprio won Best Actor – Musical or Comedy at the 71st Golden Globe Awards, where the film was also nominated for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Paddington (2014)

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Paddington tells the story of the character ‘Paddington Bear’ created by Michael Bond. The film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles.

The film tells the story of the eponymous character Paddington, an anthropomorphic bear who migrates from the jungles of Peru to the streets of London, where he is adopted by the caring Brown family. Kidman plays the role of a unscrupulous taxidermist, who attempts to add Paddington to her large collection.

Few know Colin Firth was originally set to voice the role of Paddington, before dropping out in post-production and being replaced by Whishaw.

The film grossed $268 million worldwide and received two nominations at the British Academy Film Awards: Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. A sequel, Paddington 2, was released in 2017.

Snowpiercer (2013)

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Six Snowpiercer is a science fiction action film based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette.

The film stars Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Go Ah-sung, John Hurt, and Ed Harris.

After an attempt to stop global warming via climate engineering catastrophically backfires, creating a new ice age in 2014, the remnants of humanity have taken to a circumnavigational train, the Snowpiercer, run by recluse transportation magnate Wilford. By 2031, the passengers on the train have become segregated by class, with the elite in the extravagant front cars while the poor are forced into squalid tail compartments by armed guards.

Urged by his father-figure Gilliam, Curtis and his second-in-command Edgar lead the tail passengers on a revolt after they realize the guards’ weapons have no ammunition. They free Namgoong, a captive security specialist, and his clairvoyant daughter Yona. Namgoong helps the tail army progress forward, but soon end up in a deadlock with more guards equipped with axes, overseen by Minister Mason. In the ensuing fight, Curtis allows Edgar to be killed so he can capture Mason and use her as a bargaining chip to end the battle. The tail army stays back to hold the guards captive, while Curtis takes Mason along with Namgoong, Yona, skilled fighter Grey, and Tanya and Andrew, two parents who have had their children taken from them to the front section of the train. They are unaware that Franco, loyal to Mason, escapes the tail army to rally more guards.

Snowpiercer received critical acclaim and has appeared on many film critics’ top ten film lists. Praise was primarily directed towards its vision, direction, and performances, particularly Evans’ and Swinton’s.

The film marks Bong’s English-language debut; almost 85% of the film’s dialogue is in English.

Stan & Ollie (2018)

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Stan & Ollie a biographical comedy-drama film based on the later years of the lives of the comedy double act (Stan) Laurel and (Oliver) Hardy, the film stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan and Ollie.

The film focuses on the comedy duo’s personal relationship while embarked on a gruelling usic Hall tour during 1953 and the struggle to get another film made.

Reilly was nominated for Best Actor at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, and at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards the film earned three nominations, including Best British Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Coogan.

The Aeronauts (2019)

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The Aeronauts a biographical adventure film directed by Tom Harper. Based on the 2013 book Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes, the film stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel and Tom Courtenay.

In 1862, daredevil hot air balloon pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to advance human understanding of weather and aim to fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery like never before, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the pair find their real place in the world they have left far below them. But they face incredible physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival like they never imagined.

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

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Inside Llewyn Davis, French-American black comedy-drama film written by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1961, the film follows one week in the life of Llewyn Davis, played by Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role, a folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order. Cast stars Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver.

Though Davis is a fictional character, the story was partly inspired by folk singer Dave Van Ronk’s autobiography. Most of the folk songs performed in the film are sung in full and recorded live.

The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing) and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Isaac), and Best Original Song. Inside Llewyn Davis has been highly acclaimed and was voted the 11th-best film released since 2000 by film critics in a 2016 BBC Culture poll. It was also named the 11th “Best Film of the 21st Century So Far” in 2017 by The New York Times.

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Take a look at what’s on at Blackpool Grand Theatre this Autumn / Winter 20/21

Blackpool Grand set out a COVID-Community Communication Programme (CCCP) during the Coronavirus pandemic. Our aims were simple, to CONNECT, COMFORT and UPLIFT. We would Connect people by offering tutorials on communication tools like Zoom and conduct community face-to-face meetings (book readings, youth groups and more). Comfort through stories of heritage, memories and storytelling, and to Uplift visitors spirits through laughter and exercise. Please do enjoy and if you can afford to donate please do.

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