The 20 Best Movies on Amazon Prime, WIRED's Picks (November 2025)

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As the cinematic landscape continues its relentless churn, the curated list of The 20 Best Movies on Amazon Prime for November 2025 offers a welcome respite of quality, a carefully selected filmography that feels less like an algorithm's suggestion and more like a cinephile's passionate recommendation. The inclusion of Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu' is a masterstroke, a film that doesn't merely remake F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent landmark but re-conjures its spectral essence for a modern audience, trading the eerie implications of the original for a gothic, tactile horror that lingers in the subconscious long after the credits roll.Its shadowy, expressionistic cinematography and Lily-Rose Depp's haunting performance as Ellen Hutter serve as a stark contrast to the delightful, hyper-stylized chaos of 'Merry Little Batman', an animated gem that deconstructs the Dark Knight mythos with a surprising amount of heart and a visual palette that feels ripped from a beloved holiday special, yet infused with a contemporary, almost 'Into the Spider-Verse'-like energy. Then, of course, there is Rian Johnson's 'Knives Out', a film that single-handedly resurrected the drawing-room whodunit for the 21st century, its intricate, clockwork plot and Daniel Craig's scene-chewing southern drawl as Benoit Blanc providing a masterclass in genre subversion and pure, unadulterated entertainment.This trifecta alone speaks volumes about the list's eclectic curation, balancing art-house ambition with mainstream appeal, a symphony of tones from the profound dread of 'Nosferatu' to the witty, popcorn-fueled suspense of 'Knives Out'. It’s a collection that understands film as both art and artifact, where each selection, whether it's a brooding horror revival or a family-friendly superhero romp, is presented not just as content to be consumed, but as a piece of a larger cultural conversation, a testament to the enduring power of visual storytelling in an era of fleeting digital attention.

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