Prime Video is home to millions of hours of content, and something new is added to Prime Video’s content library every day. 2024 has been a great year for Prime Video as many of the original TV shows and movies, including Fallout and The Idea of You, came out this year. So, we compiled a list of the best Prime Video original movies in 2024.
Upgraded
Upgraded is a romantic comedy film directed by Carlson Young from a screenplay co-written by Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, and Luke Spencer Roberts. The 2024 film follows Ana Santos, an aspiring art intern who is invited on a last-minute work trip to London, where she meets William, a handsome stranger who mistakes Ana for an art director. Upgraded stars Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Gregory Montel, Lena Olin, and Marisa Tomei.
Música
Música is a coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Rudy Mancuso, who also co-wrote the film with Dan Lagana. The 2024 film follows Rudy, a young man suffering from a unique medical condition called synesthesia, as he struggles with the pressures of family, love, and an uncertain future. Música stars Rudy Mancuso, Camila Mendes, J.B. Smoove, Francesca Reale, and Maria Mancuso.
Road House
Road House is an action comedy-drama film directed by Doug Liman from a screenplay co-written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry. Based on the 1989 film of the same name by David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin, the 2024 film follows Elwood Dalton, a troubled former UFC fighter who is hired to protect a Florida Keys roadhouse from the local goons. Road House stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Joaquim de Almeida, JD Pardo, Austin Post, and Conor McGregor.
How to Date Billy Walsh
How to Date Billy Walsh is a teen romantic comedy film directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai from a screenplay co-written by Alexander J. Farrell and Greer Ellison. The 2024 film follows Archie, a teenage student who has kept his romantic feelings for his friend Amelia hidden for a long time, but just as he gathers up the courage to confess them to her, she falls for the new transfer student, Billy. How to Date Billy Walsh stars Sebastian Croft, Charithra Chandran, Nick Frost, Guz Khan, Lucy Punch, Kunal Nayyar, and Tanner Buchanan.
The Idea of You
The Idea of You is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Westfeldt. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, the 2024 film follows Solène Marchand, a 40-year-old single mother who unexpectedly meets and falls in love with Hayes Campbell, a 24-year-old boy band singer. The Idea of You stars Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, and Jordan Aaron Hall.
Brothers
Brothers is a crime comedy film directed by Max Barbakow, from a screenplay by Macon Blair. The 2024 film follows the criminal Munger brothers, one trying to lead a better life and the other trying to pull his brother into a dangerous heist road trip filled with family drama, legal troubles, and gunfights. Brothers stars Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, Brendan Fraser, Glenn Close, and Marisa Tomei.
The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat is a biographical sports drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. Based on the 2013 book of the same name by Daniel James Brown, the 2023 film is set during the Great Depression, and it follows the rowing team at the University of Washington, who come into the spotlight when they compete for the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The Boys in the Boat stars Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Jack Mulhern, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.