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50 best movies on Amazon Prime Video: Cloverfield enters the list

By Alexandria Ingham

LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 16: (L to R) Actor T.J. Miller, exec. prod. Sherryl Clark, director Matt Reeves, actress Odette Yustman, producer Bryan Burk, writer Drew Goddard and producer J.J. Abrams pose at the afterparty for the premiere of Paramount Picture's "Cloverfield" at the Paramount Pictures Lot on January 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 16: (L to R) Actor T.J. Miller, exec. prod. Sherryl Clark, director Matt Reeves, actress Odette Yustman, producer Bryan Burk, writer Drew Goddard and producer J.J. Abrams pose at the afterparty for the premiere of Paramount Picture's "Cloverfield" at the Paramount Pictures Lot on January 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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Cloverfield has been added to Amazon Prime Video. Now it’s on the list of best movies. Here’s a look at where it enters and why it belongs.

While the sequels haven’t performed as well, Cloverfield is certainly a horror to check out. Just added to Amazon Prime Video today, the movie is now on the list of best movies to check out on the streaming service.

Before we get into why it belongs on this list, here’s a look at where the movie enters the list. You’ll want to check out the full list for 49 other movies to check out this week and each weekend.

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Cloverfield started the franchise is style. Taking on the found-footage form of filming, we followed a group of friends as they attempted to make it out of a crumbling New York City after a being of skyscraper size attacked. We’d watch from the shaking camera as they’d attempt everything they could to get out alive.

One of the benefits of the story is only the fleeting glances of the monster. It throws us back to times of old, when we’d barely get to see the creature, leaving far more to the imagination. Sometimes, leaving things to the imagination makes things even scarier.

Cloverfield sits with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 77%, and it’s Certified Fresh. Audiences weren’t all that far behind, rating it with a 68% score.

The movie would kick-start the Cloverfield franchise, which would see 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Cloverfield Paradox released in subsequent years, although they wouldn’t be as good.

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What did you think of Cloverfield the first time? Does it hold up against the test of time? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Cloverfield is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, free with your Prime membership.

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