Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video in 2020
Year of 2020 had a lot of releases on Amazon Prime Video. We at Popcorn Reviewss have shortlisted best movies in various languages like Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil & Telugu on Amazon Prime Video. Do watch out for your favourites for the year of 2020.
Check out the full list below:
- Date of Release: 07 February, 2020
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Language: Kannada
Dia is the story of…..no I am not revealing anything about the story because I don’t want to spoil your movie watching experience. The story is not novel for the most parts but it leaves you in a territory where you will not expect it to. The screenplay is usually the beauty of the films from South. They really know how to tell stories,. . Read More…
- Date of Release: 11 May, 2020
- Genre: Drama
- Language: Kannada
Set in the 90s, Gantumoote traces the journey of a young teenage girl right from experiencing her first crush, to secretly blushing while seeing her crush, to her first touch and the problems which any girl would go through at her age. The story is simple yet poignant. As they say a few childhood scars.. Read More…
- Date of Release: 01 September, 2020
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Language: Malayalam
C U Soon follows the story of Jimmy who enters the world of online dating only to find out one day that his partner goes missing. The story uplifts itself from paper as the entire drama unfolds on a computer desktop or a phone screen. It just adds a layer of storytelling! The screenplay … Read More…
- Date of Release: 24 January, 2020
- Genre: Dance
- Language: Hindi
Street Dancer as the name suggests is a dance film with a fixed template – underdogs-rivals-conflict-dance competition-no prizes for guessing the end! But here the conflict that is tackled is illegal immigration and that adds some freshness to the story. The screenplay is such that the story begins… Read More…
- Date of Release: 31 January, 2020
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Language: Gujarati
Luv Ni Love Storys is the story of, yes you guessed it, Luv and his various experiences with a very complex emotion of Love. The story is not very novel but it is interesting nevertheless. The screenplay is very well penned, the best part of it is that in films like these, the male protagonist is generally stereotyped as a stud.. Read More…
- Date of Release: 28 February, 2020
- Genre: Suspense, Thriller
- Language: Telugu
HIT which stands for Homicide Intervention Team, follows the story of a sharp cop who investigates the case of a missing girl. Strangely, another girl goes missing. Are they linked to each other? The story might not seem novel but never rule out the screenplay of films from South. The first half barely gives you a moment to breath. Read More…
- Date of Release: 28 February, 2020
- Genre: Drama
- Language: Hindi
Thappad is the story of a young couple who is happily married till the husband in an unforeseen fit of rage slaps his wife. Though it is “just a slap”, all hell breaks loose(there are subplots too, more on that later). The story is extremely relevant and a topic that will attract a lot of discussion. Is the slap justified? . Read More…
- Date of Release: 12 April, 2020
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Language: Hindi
Set in Lucknow, Gulabo Sitabo (theme based on a fable of two warring sisters) is the story of a feud between a landlord and his tenant that soon gets twisty with each one wanting to stake their claim over the property where they live in. The story is a breath of fresh air as the Bollywood cinephiles may not have witnessed… Read More…
- Date of Release: 31 July, 2020
- Genre: Drama
- Language: Hindi
Shakuntala Devi is the story of the Math’s Wiz also known as the Human Computer. But this story is much more than a drab Math’s class, it is much more personal that adds a lot of substance. The screenplay is the story of the two halves – in the first half, her journey to the top of the (Math’s) tree and being regarded as the Human Computer and in the second half her tumultuous relationship with the people around her particularly her daughter.. Read More…
- Date of Release: 15 October 2020
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Language: Malayalam
Halal Love Story is a story of certain members of a village that come together to make a tele-film that is permissive(Halal) to their community. The story is simple but often simple premises make for great stories. The screenplay like in most Malayalam movies tackles smaller moments and transforms them into something beautiful, something that other industries do not. And here is no different… Read More…
- Date of Release: 16 October 2020
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
- Language: Tamil
Another anthology film in town, this time in Tamil called Putham Pudhu Kaalai shot entirely during lockdown and having lockdown as a backdrop in each of its 5 stories directed by 5 celebrated filmmakers. And so here we go with the review in our fixed anthology template, in order of the stories played out onscreen… Read More…
- Date of Release: 20 November 2020
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Language: Telugu
Middle Class Melodies is the story of a small town boy Raghava who along with his family runs a small eatery in his village but has dreams of shifting base to a nearby city and open a restaurant there. The story is simple yet effective. A point to note here is that the vibe is not typically of a Telugu film which usually has a different take on the dramas in terms of its execution. The vibe here is.. Read More…
- Date of Release: 18 December 2020
- Genre: Drama
- Language: Hindi
Unpaused is another anthology film available on Amazon Prime, comprising of five stories by five directors, each story is set against the backdrop of the pandemic. So lets dig in to its review in our fixed Anthology Review Template.. Read More…