This July, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment with a sequel of a beloved film like My Spy titled The Eternal City and an animated sequel series to the comedy gold, which was the Sausage Party film titled Foodtopia. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in July 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Animal House (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
National Lampoon’s Animal House is a classic comedy-drama film directed by John Landis from a screenplay co-written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller. Inspired by National Lampoon stories written by Matty Simmons and Ivan Reitman, the 1978 film follows the story of freshmen Larry and Kent as they join a troublemaking fraternity named Delta Tau Chi House. Deltas are hated by the college’s dean, and that’s why he enlists the help of the Omega Theta Pi House to destroy them. Animal House stars Tom Hulce and Stephen Furst in the lead roles, with John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Douglas Kenney, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Bruce McGill, Peter Riegert, and James Widdoes starring in supporting roles.
No Country for Old Men (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
No Country for Old Men is a neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (Coen Brothers). Based on a 2005 novel of the same name by author Cormac McCarthy, the 2007 film follows the story of Llewelyn Moss, a hunter who stumbles onto a drug deal gone wrong and finds several dead bodies and $2 million cash. He takes the cash, but then he is pursued by a psychopathic killer who wants the cash. No Country for Old Men stars Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Rodger Boyce, Barry Corbin, and Stephen Root starring in supporting roles.
Rocky (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
Rocky is a sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen from a screenplay by the film’s star, Sylvester Stallone. The iconic 1976 film follows the story of Rocky Balboa, a small-time Philadelphia-based boxer who gets a chance to fight against the heavyweight champion Apollo Creed. Rocky jumps into the fight to earn respect and glory without knowing the full extent of how tough the fight is in front of him. Rocky stars Stallone in the lead role with Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Tony Burton, Joe Spinell, Jodi Letizia, Frank Stallone, and Joe Frazier starring in supporting roles.
Saving Private Ryan (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Saving Private Ryan is an epic war action-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The 1998 film is set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, and it follows the story of a group of soldiers led by Captain John Miller as they go on a deadly mission in enemy territory to locate and rescue Private James Francis Ryan. Saving Private Ryan stars Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson, Harve Presnell, and Bryan Cranston.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is one of the most iconic films ever made. Directed by Sergio Leone from a screenplay co-written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, and Leone, the 1967 classic Western film was marketed as the third film in the Dollars Trilogy, and it follows the story of two men as they make an uncomfortable alliance to find buried treasure while a dangerous outlaw hunts them down for revenge. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly stars Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef in the lead roles with Al Mulock, Aldo Giuffrè, Aldo Sambrell, Benito Stefanelli, Antonio Casale, Livio Lorenzon, and Enzo Petito starring in supporting roles.
The Silence of the Lambs (July 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
The Silence of the Lambs is a psychological horror thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay by Ted Tally. Based on a 1988 novel of the same name by author Thomas Harris, the 1991 film follows the story of FBI Trainee Clarice Starling as she consults the notorious serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter to catch another serial killer targeting young women. The Silence of the Lambs stars Jodie Foster in the lead role, with Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, Brooke Smith, Roger Corman, Scott Glenn, Lawrence A. Bonney, Edward Saxon, Ted Tally, and Anthony Heald starring in supporting roles.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (July 25)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is the seventh film in the spy action-adventure film franchise led by Tom Cruise. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie from a screenplay co-written by McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen, the 2023 film once again follows the story of Ethan Hunt and his team as they go against an all-knowing A.I. only known as the Entity. But this time, Ethan also has to go on the run from his own government because they want to control the Entity, and Ethan wants to destroy it. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One stars Cruise in the lead role with Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Haley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pon Klementieff, Shea Whigham, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, and Henry Czerny starring in supporting roles.
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