3 main video movie masterpieces you need to watch in August 2025

What is a masterpiece? Different people have different definitions, but in our case it is a test of time, no matter its flaws.

Amazon Prime Video has quite a few film masterpieces, but we’ve cut back on three basic movies that should be played this August.

From the Oscar-nominated 1974 thriller dialogueAll-Star Crime Episode hot It’s too late Val Kilmerthese three movies may be very different, but they are memorable in unique ways.

“Hot” (1995)

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Some movies were not considered masterpieces when they were first released, but this state was gradually achieved through the combination of time, usability, and common sense. hotOne of these movies. Thirty years after its premiere, it is considered one of the best modern police and robber movies ever made. And for good reason – it’s a great action movie that also makes two men obsessed with their work – doubled the charming portraits between each other.

These guys, Neil McCauley (Robert de Niro) and Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), this is another friend in life, but in this life, they are the common enemy of the law relative. Neil is a bank robber who intends to work his last job with the crew before escaping Los Angeles, while Vincent goes all out to try to prevent Neil from leaving. Their path inevitably crosses at some point, but who is smart and lucky to win?

Not difficult to argue hot It’s a great movie. Excellent use of Los Angeles as a playground for law and obstacles to Dante SpinottiThe moody, blue cinematography looks like a 90s crime picture while being both classic and modern. All-star lineup, from Pacino and De Niro to Val Kilmer,,,,, Ashley Judd,,,,, Natalie Portman and Danny Trejofirst-class, direction Michael Mann So smooth and perfect, you forgot to watch movies yourself instead of real life.

“Stranger” (2008)

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Nothing is more creepy than being in an isolated house in the woods at night. That’s it stranger Used as the position and foundation for one of the most terrifying modern horror movies of all time.

Christine (Leaf Taylor) and James (Scott Speedman) The long-term relationship may end after Christine refuses James’ proposal. They were already far away from each other, and they spent the night in James’ childhood. But when three masked strangers seem to have no reason or purpose to start intimidating them, things go from embarrassment to horror. Can Kristen and James survive the worst night of their lives?

From now there are three strangers who are motionless wearing masks like children to three strangers in the house to unforgettable orgasm conversations, stranger It is an effective horror movie, the less you know about the killer. We never really discovered why these strangers were killers – instead, all we saw was the result of their massacre. The ending is so memorable that it almost makes up for the mediocre remake of 2024 – almost makes up for it.

“Dialogue” (1974)

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From the moment it was exhibited at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival dialogue Known as a great movie. (It won the Palme d’Or and will continue to be nominated for the Oscars.) Francis Ford Coppola,,,,, dialogue The stars are late Gene Hackman As Harry Caul, a very private San Francisco surveillance expert, hired eavesdropping and documented a wealthy couple who met in public to avoid suspicion. Harry soon suspected that the tapes would lead to death, but the hiring of him would be able to retrieve the tapes and remove Harry as a potential barrier. Harry is right? Or is his paranoia a consequence of his continued work in the past, which led to his three deaths he blamed himself for?

At the peak of the Watergate scandal dialogue seeps in paranoia and anxiety. It doesn’t sound interesting, but it looks dialogue It’s purely because it’s Coppola, Hackman and editor/sound designer Walter Murch shot on all cylinders. Coppola used all the tools in his filmmaker’s toolbox to create a pop thriller of the time that continued to impress and haunt audiences half a century after its debut.