Top 20 international films streaming on Amazon Prime & Netflix
Since everyone is hooked on to digital platforms during this lockdown phase, we thought of compiling a list of the finest films currently streaming for Indian users of Amazon Prime and Netflix.
2001: A Space Odyssey (Netflix) At once a profound, visionary, iconic and enigmatic work of art, the film changed the grammar of cinema and opened up new possibilities in filmmaking.
Blade of the Immortal (Netflix) A manga-based Japanese period action film with some of the most spectacularly staged carnage in the history of cinema.
Brazil (Amazon Prime) Influenced by George Orwell's seminal novel 1984, Terry Gilliam's science fiction masterpiece is a surreal, prescient satire of the world we live in now.
Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix) After doing plenty of run-of-the-mill movies for a major part of his career, Eddie Murphy comes back with this feel-good, true rags-to-riches story.
Escape From Alcatraz (Netflix) The Shawshank Redemption may be the highest rated prison-break drama on IMDb, but Don Siegel's edge-of-the-seat thriller starring Clint Eastwood deserves as much respect
Game Night (Netflix) Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams headline this riotous dark comedy about a group of friends taken for an insane ride after their game night leads to unexpected encounters.
Goodfellas (Netflix) Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci are fantastic in this fascinating ride, based on Nicholas Pileggi's novel through the landscape of the Italian-American mafia business.
Hugo (Netflix) A grand love letter to cinema, Hugo carries a message about the importance of film preservation. It's the most beautiful and immersive 3D film you'll experience.
L.A Confidential (Amazon Prime) Curtis Hanson's crime film is one of those rare book-to-movie adaptations that gets the mood and characters of the source material right.
Phantom Thread (Netflix) Paul Thomas Anderson's second collaboration with acting legend Daniel Day-Lewis gives a whole new meaning to that phrase about reaching a man's heart through his stomach.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Amazon Prime, Netflix) A case could be made that this is the greatest adventure movie ever made. It has everything: from engaging storyline to grand spectacles.
Snatch (Netflix) Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro and a criminal trio are caught up in a comical chain of events which involves a diamond, an invincible Russian mobster and a squeaking dog.
Sweet Virginia (Netflix) Starring Jon Bernthal and Christopher Abbott, it's a tightly-plotted, intense and unpredictable neo-noir that's gripping from frame one.
Taxi Driver (Amazon Prime/Netflix) Despite its brilliantly filmed grittiness and bloodshed, Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver is a brilliant exploration of loneliness and urban alienation.
The Godfather (Amazon Prime) Francis Ford Coppola's iconic masterpiece is not only a great gangster film but also a family drama replete with high-voltage performances.
The Godfather-II (Amazon Prime) Both a sequel and prequel to The Godfather, this is one of the greatest sequels ever made, and is bigger in scale and featuring more characters than its predecessor.
The Irishman (Netflix) It's not every day that you see a 3-hour film that completely engages you. It's as much an introspective existential drama as it is a stimulating gangster epic.
The Wolf of Wall Street (Netflix, Amazon) A heady mix of financial fraud, debauchery, and the wild after-effects of drug-fuelled episodes, this is a hilarious, once-in-a-blue-blue-moon romp.
The Night Comes For Us (Netflix) Made for fans of The Raid series of films, this is a furious Indonesian action thriller.
The Prestige (Amazon Prime) Christopher Nolan's stunning tale of rival magicians has magic, murder, mayhem, betrayal, and enough twists to blow your minds once the film is over.
