Top-Rated Prime Movies From 2019
In 2019, Amazon Prime Video released and licensed several films that scored highly on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. The Boys in the Band, a remake of the 1970 play, premiered on September 30, 2019, and holds a 7.1 IMDb rating based on more than 28,000 user votes. Honey Boy, written by and starring Shia LaBeouf, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019, and later became available on Prime Video, earning a 7.3 IMDb score from over 55,000 votes. These titles are frequently cited in best-of lists for the year because they combine critical scores with strong audience engagement on the platform. Rotten Tomatoes aggregates their critic and audience scores, which remain stable as of the latest public updates.
Another notable entry is The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang, which premiered at Sundance on January 25, 2019, and later streamed on Prime Video in many regions. The film holds a 96% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.6 IMDb rating from more than 130,000 votes. Queen & Slim, directed by Melina Matsoukas, premiered at AFI Fest on November 10, 2019, and was released theatrically before arriving on Prime Video, earning a 7.0 IMDb rating from over 30,000 votes. These films illustrate how Prime Video leveraged festival premieres and theatrical windows to build catalog titles with measurable critical and audience metrics.
Most-Watched and Highest-Earning Prime Movies of 2019
Amazon does not publish detailed viewership numbers for individual Prime Video titles, but third-party analytics firms such as Nielsen and Comscore track streaming demand. According to Nielsen's streaming content ratings for 2019, Amazon Prime Video ranked among the top services by total viewing hours in the United States, though specific movie-level demand figures are not broken out publicly. Nielsen's 2019 streaming report provides aggregate demand data that places Amazon in the top tier alongside Netflix and Hulu for full-year viewing.
In terms of box office and home entertainment revenue, several 2019 films that later appeared on Prime Video generated significant earnings. The Lion King, released by Walt Disney Studios on July 19, 2019, grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, and became available on Prime Video as a digital rental or purchase after its theatrical and home media windows. Spider-Man: Far From Home, released on July 2, 2019, grossed approximately $1.13 billion globally and followed a similar distribution path, arriving on Prime Video after its theatrical and disc releases. These figures show how major 2019 titles drove revenue across theatrical, home video, and streaming channels.
Release Windows, Licensing, and Availability of 2019 Prime Movies
Prime Video's 2019 movie catalog included a mix of Amazon Studios originals, third-party licensed titles, and post-theatrical digital releases. Amazon Studios operates under the corporate structure of Amazon.com, Inc., which reported total revenue of $280.5 billion for the full year 2019, as stated in its annual report