Prime Video has treated its subscribers to a lot of great films and seriesthis year. FilmTotaal has today listed the five best films that have appearedon Amazon ‘s streaming service this year.
These are films that were added to the platform in 2022 and are still there.The list does not necessarily concern films that were released this year oronly own productions.
Bizarre viewing experience With a stellar starring role for Michelle Yeoh finally getting the recognitionshe deserves, Everything Everywhere All at Once is the headliner of theupcoming awards season. Her character goes on a bizarre adventure acrossdifferent universes.
Another bizarre, but very good film is Men. This one revolves aroundprocessing a traumatic experience. This gives filmmaker Alex Garland ( Exmachine ) the space to deceive and overwhelm the viewer in all sorts of ways.
Varied offer Superhero fans could indulge themselves this year with Samaritan, in whichnone other than Sylvester Stallone plays a retired vigilante. An extremelyentertaining film with hard action.
After Yang was added quite recently. In this sci-fi drama, Colin Farrell playsa father trying to bond with his adopted daughter. The last film in this listis My Policeman, a moving and important queer film starring Harry Styles.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Direction: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert | cast: Michelle Yeoh, KeHuy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others | Look directly
The burnt-out Evelyn in her fifties, who runs a launderette with her husbandWaymond, is dreading the tax return. She cannot go through a door with herdaughter Joy. Exactly when it all becomes too much for her, the universe tearsapart into an infinite number of universes. This is how Evelyn learns what herlife would have been like if she had made different choices.
Men (2022)
Direction:Alex Garland | cast: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, et al |Look directly
After her husband’s traumatic suicide, Harper leaves for a remote mansion tocome to terms with his death. However, she does not find peace there, becauseshe soon gets the feeling that something or someone is stalking her. Whatbegins as a lingering threat turns into a full-blown nightmare as she findsherself haunted by the demons from her past.
Samaritan (2022)
Direction:Julius Avery | cast: Sylvester Stallone, Javon Walton, Pilou Asbæk, et al| Look directly
Twenty-five years after vigilante Samaritan’s death, thirteen-year-old Sambegins to suspect that the hero is still alive. In fact, he is convinced thathis mysterious neighbor Mr. Smith is none other than Samaritan. With crimerising in the city, Sam tries to convince him to get back into action. Andthat turns out to be quite a difficult job.
After Yang (2021)
Direction:Kogonada | cast: Colin Farrell, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Jodie Turner-Smith, et al | Look directly
Mika adores her android Yang. She got this from Jake and Kyra, the people whoadopted her, to tell her about her Chinese background. When Yang malfunctionsone day, Jake looks for a way to fix it. In the process, he discovers thatlife has passed him by and he has drifted away from his family.
My Policeman (2022)
Direction:Michael Grandage | cast: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Rupert Everett, et al| Look directly
Brighton, 1957. Policeman Tom has a relationship with teacher Marion. However,Tom carries a secret: he likes men, but homosexuality is strictly forbidden.When he enters into an affair with museum curator Patrick, he takes a bigrisk. When someone also reports them to the authorities for their secretrelationship, the drama is complete.