Do You Need Amazon Prime to Watch Movies On Prime Video? Here’s the Answer

By Phillip Swann
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TV Answer Man, I read your stories on new movies coming on Amazon Prime Video. Do you need a Prime membership to watch those movies? — Ellie, Washington, D.C.

No Prime Membership? No Problem
Ellie, you’ll be happy to hear that any Amazon customer can purchase or rent select titles from the Amazon Prime Video catalog. You do not need a Prime membership ($14.99 a month) to do so.

When you buy a video from the Amazon Prime Video store, your purchases are automatically charged to your 1-Click payment method. Amazon says as soon as the orders completes, you can view the video in the Purchases & Rentals area of the site.

What Prime Video Offers With And Without a Membership
Amazon’s Prime Video offers thousands of videos for free to Prime members, but many of them can be ordered as a separate rental or buy purchase if you’re not a member. For example, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, the Tom Cruise spy thriller, is free to Prime members but you can rent it for $3.99 if you are not a member. You can see titles available for rent or digital purchase here on the Prime Video page.

What Movies Are Now Available On Prime Video?
Here’s a list of 82 movies that were added this month to Prime Video:

50 First Dates (2004)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Annie (2014)
Arctic (2019)

Because I Said So (2007)
Birdman Of Alcatraz (1962)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Breach (2007)
Capote (2006)

Dances with Wolves (1990)
De-Lovely (2004)
Duel At Diablo (1966)

Fargo (1996)
Fiddler On the Roof (1971)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Gang Related (1997)
Get Shorty (1995)

Ghost World (2001)
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Heartbreakers (2001)
I’M Gonna Git You Sucka (1989)

Irma La Douce (1963)
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Jason’s Lyric (1994)
Just Friends (2005)
Knocked Up (2007)

Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1982)
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Leap Year (2010)
Leaving Las Vegas (1996)

Legally Blonde (2001)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Legally Blondes (2009)
Love Field (1993)
Married to the Mob (1988)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Milk (2009)
Mod Squad (1999)
Moonstruck (1988)
Mr. Deeds (2002)

Pitch Black (2000)
Platoon (1987)
Red River (1948)
Repo Men (2010)
Rescue Dawn (2007)

Riddick (2013)
Rob Roy (1995)
Running Scared (2006)
Sarafina! (1992)
Saved! (2004)

Sayonara (1957)

Scarface (1983)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Southside With You (2016)
Teen Witch (1989)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
That Awkward Moment (2014)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
The Big Country (1958)
The Birdcage (1996)

The Bridges Of Madison County (1995)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981)

The Madness Of King George (1994)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

The Wedding Date (2005)
Throw Momma From the Train (1987)
Undercover Brother (2002)
Untamed Heart (1993)
Uptown Girls (2003)

West Side Story (1961)
Witness For The Prosecution (1958)

Ellie, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!

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