4 days (!) for 99 cents on Amazon Prime Video: Sci-Fi masterpieces, Oscar cinema & one of the best horror films of recent years

Every year again! At Christmas, Amazon Prime Video traditionally offers an XXL version of the popular 99 cent promotion. Rent current movies for 99 cents and watch them within 30 days: that’s a good deal. The promotion is usually valid for a weekend. But at Christmas, Prime Video also includes the holidays. So you can go until Tuesday, December 26, 2023 and watch films like “The whales” And “Blade Runner 2049” to borrow!

There are also many more highlights with ‘Beau is Afraid’, ‘The Teacher’s Room’ and ‘No Hard Feelings’. In this article we present you the best offers. Via the following link you can then browse through the entire offering and put together your film program for the long, pleasant evenings between the years.

All science fiction fans should be particularly happy about this year’s 99 Cent Christmas sale. Because Amazon Prime Video has two masterpieces on offer for you here. Of “Blade Runner 2049A few years ago, “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve sympathetically continued Ridley Scott’s cult film “Blade Runner” before bringing back Harrison Ford. For 99 cents you can get not only the sci-fi sequel, but also the original, in the best possible version: “Blade Runner – The Final Cut”.

Denis Villeneuve also wrote the sci-fi highlight “Arrival,” which narrowly missed masterpiece status with 4.5 out of 5 possible stars in the FILMSTARTS review. If you’ve always wanted to see Amy Adams interact with aliens in a fascinating way, check this out. And if you prefer science fiction with a touch of comedy, you can rent the cult film ‘Spaceballs’ for 99 cents – an absolute must for ‘Star Wars’ fans!

Oscar Cinema is also participating in the current campaign. For his role in the drama “The whales(4.5 stars), in which he plays an overweight man, ‘The Mummy’ star Brendan Fraser won the coveted Golden Boy in 2023. And Sir Anthony Hopkins also recently won an Oscar – in 2021 – for the father-daughter drama ‘The Father’ (4.5 stars), which you can also stream for 99 cents. And then there is the German Oscar hope 2024 “The teachers’ room” (4 stars). The intensive psychogram is even for us one of the best movies of 2023!

Attention horror fans: We never tire of recommending the shocking masterpiece ‘Hereditary – The Legacy’ by Ari Aster (5 stars), in which a woman (Toni Collette) and her family are confronted with mysterious events after the death of their grandmother. FILMSTARTS editor-in-chief Christoph Petersen summarizes for you why ‘Hereditary’ is one of the best horror films of recent years. And speaking of Ari Aster: whose crazy 2023 work “Beau is scared“ (3.5 stars) with Joaquin Phoenix is ​​also in the action.

But even without masterpiece status, you can still get a good scare on Prime Video for 99 cents: for example with Nicole Kidman’s ghost story “The Others” (3.5 stars), Jordan Peele’s twist shocker “Get Out” (4.5 stars) or the horror classic “Das Ding” (4.5 stars).

Cinema highlights 2023 with Jennifer Lawrence, Willem Dafoe & Co.

The 2023 cinema highlights in the 99 Cent campaign also include the dirty comedy ‘No hard feelings” (3 stars), in which Jennifer Lawrence must seduce a socially awkward teenager for money, Chan-Wook Park’s excellent thriller-romance “The Woman in the Fog” (4.5 stars), the crime drama “Inside” (3 stars), starring Willem Dafoe as a master thief who is trapped in a smart house and slowly descends into madness in the luxurious golden cage, and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s heart-warming villain game “Broker – Family Wanted” (3.5 stars), in which a few small-time criminal outsiders unexpectedly become victims together in a family of choice. We hope you enjoy browsing and streaming!