Several years ago, streaming platforms emerged worldwide as a new option to watch movies and TV series from the comfort of our own home. Actually, binge-watching our favorite shows has never been so easy. But not only that: over time, new releases on these platforms have become equally or, in many cases, even more relevant than those released in theaters or on television, with millions of fans taking over social media to talk about them.
Although Netflix originally positioned itself as the streaming platform par excellence, several companies have gradually settled in to offer further options, slowly but surely placing themselves among the most popular ones with audiences. One of them isPrime Video, a relatively young platform with a very impressive run that has released major Amazon Studios shows and movies.
As is often the case with some streaming platforms, the content available is so vast that it is sometimes easy to get overwhelmed and confused by so many titles. Especially when the range is so wide: Prime Video boasts a huge library packed with content of all kinds and for all tastes,from horror moviesto rom-coms, passing through all the other genres.
In addition, the movies and shows that are offered tend to shift frequently to make room for new productions, so it is very difficult to keep track of everything the platform has to offer. However, exploring the most streamed content is always a good way to keep up with the movies and shows most chosen by the audience or to find new productions to watch. Therefore, here is a list of the most-streamed Prime Video movies and TV shows in 2022.
Top 10 Most Streamed Movies of 2022
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
In 2003,The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingwrapped up one of the most famous trilogies in the history of cinema and put an end to Frodo’s epic journey to destroy the One Ring once and for all. This Peter Jackson film based on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien features performances by the original cast and, like the previous films, proved to be a box-office hit and a masterpiece of cinema. Among all its accolades, it won Academy Awards in all eleven categories in which it was nominated.
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9. Overdose
2022 marked the release of the French filmOverdose, directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Sofia Essaïdi and Assaâd Bouab. This production, which brings Pierre Pouchairet’s novel Mortels Trafics to the silver screen, follows Sara, the head of the Toulouse drug squad who, after realizing that the case she is working on is connected to another, has to join forces with the head of the local criminal police to solve the mystery and stop the murderer while arousing deep feelings in both of them.
8. Thirteen Lives
In 2018, a children’s soccer team and their coach got trapped in a Thai cave when a storm broke out while they were exploring. Several days later, and in an effort by professionals and volunteers, all thirteen victims were rescued in a challenging mission that claimed the lives of some of the people involved. This accident and subsequent rescue mission inspired the 2022 filmThirteen Lives, directed and produced by Ron Howard. This critically acclaimed production revisits this fateful story featuring actors such as Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Bateman.
7. Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse
Tom Clancy’s novelWithout Remorsewas published in 1993, and since then, the idea of adapting the story to film arose. Ittook almost 30 yearsfor this to happen, as the project had several obstacles along the way, but in 2021 it was finally made possible. This action thriller by Stefano Sollima stars Michael B. Jordan as John Kelly, an elite Navy SEAL who seeks revenge after a group of Russian soldiers kill his pregnant wife.Without Remorsewas an original Paramount Pictures production that was later acquired by Amazon Studios, and although its reviews weren’t all that great, audiences chose it anyway as one of their favorites of 2022.
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Just likeThe Return of the King,The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towerswas also one of the most popular productions among Prime Video users last year. This film, which follows Frodo and The Fellowship’s journey to destroy the One Ring, was released in 2002 and quickly became a box office hit with a worldwide gross of $936 million. Like the other two films in the trilogy, it was widely acclaimed and, in this case, earned six Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.
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4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The film adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s novels were undoubtedly among the most popular films for users last year, although this popularity was not limited toThe Lord of the Rings, but also extended to its prequel trilogy,The Hobbit.An Unexpected Journeyis the first installment of this series, once again directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, and Richard Armitage. This production, which follows Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf’s journey to reclaim the Kingdom of Erebor, did not enjoyas good reviewsas the original trilogy, but it still succeeded in becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2012 and won a few awards.
3. The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow Waris another Paramount Pictures original movie that ended up purchased by Amazon Studios. This 2021 film directed by Chris McKay follows a group of soldiers and civilians who are sent to the future to fight an alien species in order to ensure the continuity of the planet. Chris Pratt leads the cast of this production alongside Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin and Sam Richardson.The Tomorrow Warfailed to meet critical acclaim, but still performed well on Prime Video, and a sequel iscurrently in development.
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The film that kicked off Peter Jackson’s trilogy stands as one of Prime Video’s most-watched productions in 2022.The Fellowship of the Ring, released in 2001, follows Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship’s journey to destroy the One Ring in Mount Doom, and stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom, among many others. Critically acclaimed and praised by audiences, Jackson’s film went on to gross over $880 million worldwide, and became a hugely award-winning film classic scoring, among other accolades, thirteen Academy Award nominations.
1. Samaritan
At the top of Prime Video’s most watched movies isSamaritan, a 2022 superhero film directed by Julius Avery and starring Sylvester Stallone, Wanna Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, and Moises Arias. In addition to starring, Stallone serves as producer of this film that follows Sam, a young boy who is certain that his reclusive neighbor Joe is actually a former superhero who supposedly died many years ago. The production met with mixed reviews but still became Prime Video’s most popular production.
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