Prime Video’s streaming service offers a diverse range of content, catering to various preferences. However, not every movie on Prime needs a subscription to stream, thanks to itsFreeveeservice. Even if you aren’t a Prime member, you can add a Freevee app to most smart TVs and phones at no cost to enjoy their free films (with ads). With the recent upheaval and competition among streaming services, Freevee has added some A-list films that were once exclusive to other streamers. Some films streaming on Freevee are only available for a limited time, usually a month or less. Those films are designated with a “Limited Time” label or a Freevee notification and could disappear at any time, so be sure to catch them before they’re gone!
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13Black Friday (2021)
Black Friday
The chaos of Black Friday has dwindled with Amazon price matching and sales starting far, far earlier than midnight the Friday after Thanksgiving. ButBlack Friday, the 2021 horror comedy starringFinal Destination’s Devon Sawa,Super 8’s Ryan Lee,Spawn’s Michael Jai White, andThe Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell, isn’t about rushing, inconsiderate shoppers. The plot follows the employees of All-Mart as they prepare for the onslaught of Black Friday sale shoppers…but first, they have to deal with a parasitic organism that’s taken one of their coworkers as its new host.
A Fun, Quirky Genre-Blender
Campbell also served as a producer on the film, and it’s easy to feel his fingerprints all over it. It’s a goofy, wild ride, one that’s neither shield-your-eyes scary nor consistently laugh-out-loud funny. But, for a film that essentially went right to the bargain bin, it couldn’t be any better.
12The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Tobe Hooper’s micro-budgetedThe Texas Chain Saw Massacreis every bit as horrifying now as it must have been back in 1974. Like with George A. Romero’sNight of the Living Dead, age has been incredibly kind to its realistic aesthetics, which were impressive to begin with. It may not bequiteasnon-fictional as it claims, but even that opening fib helps makeTexas Chain Saw Massacreexactly what it needs to be: quite possibly the scariest film of all time.
An All-Time Horror Classic
Not one moment of Hooper’s masterpiece is anything short of engrossing. The grainy display makes one feel like they’re actually driving through Texas in the ’70s. Given the intensity of the van scene in the first act, the absorbed viewer never exactly feels safe. Yet, the viewer shouldn’t be expecting a particularly bloody road trip, because that’s not whatThe Texas Chain Saw Massacreis all about. It values the slow burn.
11The Dirty South (2023)
While it features a standout villainous performance from Dermot Mulroney,The Dirty Southis primarily a showcase for Willa Holland. The narrative follows Holland’s Sue Parker as she makes increasingly desperate efforts to stave off bankruptcy. But the bank sharks are circling her and her father’s bar, and that’s primarily thanks to Mulroney’s greedy tycoon, Jeb Roy, who’s going to scoop it up as soon as the price is nice and low.
A Vastly Underrated Indie
The Dirty Southis the type of movie that goes out of its way to make the viewer feel as much a part of its small-town locale as the central characters. With hurled venom between the Parkers and the Roy families, it’s extra efficient in conveying long-standing animosity. It’s not the most action-packed work of 2023, but it’s a memorable and well-acted smaller film nonetheless.
10Willy’s Wonderland (2021)
Willy’s Wonderland
Before theFive Nights at Freddy’smovie became a box office smash, there was the much smaller and slightly superiorWilly’s Wonderland. Led by a mostly-silent Nicolas Cage, it’s one of the actor’s better projects from the 2013 to 2022 range (in other words, beforeRenfieldbrought him back to the big screen). Not to mention, it manages to be creepy when it wants to be (which Blumhouse’s bigger film can’t really say).
A Better Version of Five Nights at Freddy’s
Much like Josh Hutcherson’s character inFive Nights, Cage portrays a man about whom little is known. That is, outside the fact he’s agreed to be a night watchman for a local kids' playhouse. In that playhouse are creepy, furry animatronics with blood on their mechanized teeth (speaking of which, the baddies inWilly’s Wonderlandare far more effective than those inFive Nights at Freddy’s).
9Waiting… (2005)
Waiting…
An unassuming, breezy comedy that shows an oddball version of a day in the life,Waiting…is going to hit like a sledgehammer for anyone who has ever spent a day working in the service industry to the tune of seven bucks an hour and harassment from customers because their burger cost a dime more than last time. At the center of it all is Ryan Reynolds. He had yet to truly make it big yet still displays allthe charm he would in later projectswhere he was more seasoned (not unlike a steak he serves inWaiting…, just with less pubic hair on it).
An Underappreciated Moment in Ryan Reynolds’s Catalog
The loose nature ofWaiting…’s script is what allows it to work so well (especially when it’s paired with the likable Reynolds, Anna Faris, David Koechner, and Justin Long). In the film, John Francis Daley ofFreaks and Geeksfame is the stand-in for the audience as they learn what this Ruby Tuesday’s-style restaurant is really serving up…which is contempt and, well, “The Goat.” In other words, it’s a restaurant where it’s better not to be a totaljerk to your server.
8The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Charles Laughton’s masterful noirThe Night of the Huntertells the story of Preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), who’s less of an actual preacher and more of a serial killer. He has managed to ingratiate himself into a suburban family without a patriarch. Next, he intends to fill that role not only to cover his tracks but also to elicit more terror from the helpless and secure the deceased patriarch’s hidden loot.
An All-Time Great Performance
Mitchum is a stick of dynamite inThe Night of the Hunter. His performance is not only one of the most daring of the 1950s, it’s one of the most organically terrifying in cinema history. The concept of someone pretending to hold a different personality is something we’re all familiar with, and while in life it can be unsettling and disappointing, Mitchum makes it outright horrifying.
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7Nobody (2021)
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This action thriller filmNobodydelves into the story of Hutch Mansell, brilliantly portrayed by Bob Odenkirk. Hutch is a seemingly ordinary family man whose life takes a dramatic turn after his home invasion. To protect his family, he is compelled to relive hisdangerous past as an assassin.
Well Choreographed Action With Depth
With its intense and exhilarating sequences,Nobodydelivers a thrilling cinematic experience. It combines elements of an action-packed revenge story with great, quirky character development. Moreover, it offers the audience a thought-provoking exploration of one man’s journey from being underestimated to becoming a force to be reckoned with.
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6Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
This 1986psychological horror filmis directed by John McNaughton and presents a fictionalized account based on the real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. Henry is displayed as a disturbed and cold-blooded serial killer. He drifts through life with his sociopathic tendencies, committing brutal and random acts of violence.
Not for the Faint of Heart
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killeris known for its unflinching and disturbing portrayal of violence, emphasizing the unsettling and gritty nature of its subject. It offers a chilling insight into the mind of a serial killer by delving into the psychological aspects and societal factors that contribute to such heinous acts. It’s pure psychosis.
5The Iceman (2012)
The Iceman
The Iceman, based on a true story, is one of those films to surprisingly slink under the radar. The star-studded gangster film follows Michael Shannon’s hitman, Richard Kuklinski, throughout the vast majority of his violent life. Or, rather, lives, considering he was a family man as much as he was a contract killer. Well, maybe notasmuch.
A Cold Performance by Shannon
Shannon delivers one of his best performances inThe Iceman, which is truly saying something. And, even when the script lets him down on occasion, he consistently elevates the proceedings. As does Chris Evans, the late Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, and Winona Ryder.
4F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
F9: The Fast Saga
F9: The Fast Sagais perhaps the most family-focused installment of theFast and Furiousfranchise, and that’s saying something. Filled with flashbacks and siblings staring each other in the eye mere inches apart, it’s a mega-budgeted tale of sibling rivalry. In particular, that of Dom Toretto and his brother, Jakob.
An Improvement in Fate
F. Gary Gray’sThe Fate of the Furiousfound the franchise, for intentional lack of a better term, spinning its wheels. LikeF9it showed the series becoming more and more about Dom, butF9pulls it off with more success. And, whileFate’s team vs. Dom sequence is fun,F9’s action scenes are more memorable and energetic. Not to mention,John Cena made for a perfect additionto the ensemble. That said,Fast Xis better than both films combined, and even finds a way to use Cena’s character in an even better fashion.
