There are a lot of movies on Amazon Prime Video , but not all of them are outstanding . In fact , one of Amazon ’s large failing is the trouble separating the good films from the mediocre picture show . You may find oneself yourself scrolling down for a long time — as I did — when picking out this month ’s choices for the three great dramatic event on Amazon Prime Video that you need to watch in February .
Our first choice is a wartime story based on lawful events , while the second is a romantic drama with a trace of sci - fi fantasy . Finally , our third pick of the month is a historical drama about a sixteenth - 100 courtesan who might be a little too smart and enlightened for her own good .
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The Railway Man (2013)
The Railway Manis an autobiographic movie about Eric Lomax ( Colin Firth ) , aWorld War IIBritish ship’s officer entrance by the Nipponese army and force to work on the Thai - Burma Railway . Lomax was a much younger man then — and portrayed by Jeremy Irvine in the flashback . He also underwent extreme physical and genial distortion at the hands of his capturer , which haunted him for 10 afterward .
year by and by , Lomax discovers that one of his captor , Takashi Nagase ( Hiroyuki Sanada ) , is working as a tour guide at the very prisoner camp where he tormented Lomax and numberless others . That gives Lomax a rare chance to confront one of his tormentors , and perhaps retribution as well .
WatchThe Railway ManonPrime Video .
Sliding Doors (1998)
Sliding Doorshad a very cagey direction of introducing the mind of parallel timeline to viewers . In one variation of reality , Helen Quilley ( Gwyneth Paltrow ) get by to barely make her commuter train caravan on time . In the other , Helen misses the train and undergoes additional tough luck on her way home .
From there , the flick thin back and forth between the two worlds as Helen ’s hold up diverge . In one cosmos , she rest with her screw boyfriend , Gerry ( John Lynch ) , while in the other world , she finds new love with James Hammerton ( John Hannah ) . Neither version of Helen is cognizant of the other ’s creation , but there are still some event that happen no matter which timeline she ’s in .
WatchSliding DoorsonPrime Video .
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
If you were judging a film by its poster , it would be easy to getDangerous Beautymixed up with the Liv Tyler - conduct moving-picture show , Stealing Beauty . The former act as a diachronic romance about Veronica Franco ( Catherine McCormack ) , a concubine in Venice during the 16th century who receive some degree of exemption and education in her new vocation .
Veronica ’s former buff , Marco Venier ( Rufus Sewell ) , refused to wed her because her family was too poor . irrespective , Marco becomes exceedingly jealous as Veronica takes on multiple lovers . But this is a life-threatening time for an educated woman like Veronica , and even her newfound status may not be enough to protect her from the Inquisition .
WatchDangerous BeautyonPrime Video .
