Amazon Prime Video added many must-see movies in 2024/5. I've already rounded up some of the most acclaimed "modern" movies, including "American Fiction" and "Whiplash," but the streaming service has also added classic movie favorites.

To be clear, when I say "classic movies," I often refer to a pre・1960 flick released during a period called "The Golden Age of Hollywood," which brought in legendary filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder and Sidney Lumet.Prime Video added some of the best movies of that era, from "Psycho" to "12 Angry Men." 

If you watch classic movies, Prime video is there for now. I'm rounding up the most famous picks that have been added this month. All the films on this list earned at least 95% on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes. Now, let's travel through the halls of Hollywood history....

In the scorching heat of New York's summer, "12 Angry men" see a jury of 10 men convened to determine the guilt of a 12-year-old youth in a murder trial. While 11 of the men are convinced that he committed a crime, 1 (Henry Fonda) has a reasonable suspicion that the boy's alibi may have held water, the following is before and after intoxicating, as evidence is challenged, testimony is questioned, personal disputes arise, and brewing tensions boil as men discuss the facts of the case. 

Directed by Sydney Lumet, "12 Angry Men" is a single-place film that squeezes every ounce of drama out of its charming grounds. There's strong performance across the board, but there's a lot of work to be done by Herny Fonda and Lee J.Cobb stands out, and the latter is a business that is unwavering in the assessment of the boy's guilt. The claustrophobic court setting also works in the movie's favor, and it all builds to a very memorable and cathartic conclusion. 

Rotten Tomatoes 100% Streaming it on Prime Video

"On the Waterfront" is a real contender to be the biggest movie ever made. Winning 12 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando) and Best Director (Elia Kazan), the drama incorporates a wide range of criminal companies from union corruption to extortion and extortion in Hoboken, New Jersey.

In this certified cinema classic, Brand plays Terry Malloy, the boss of a local gang and union whose promising career intentionally killed Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) when Terry witnessed Johnny's men commit murder, thinking that he would expose a crooked boss, and that he was murdered. His guilty conscience becomes even greater when he meets the beautiful sister of a man who has lost his life, Edie (Eva Marie Sun). 

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99% Streaming on Prime Video

Picking the best Alfred Hitchcock movie is a bit of a fool's errand. The master of suspense has made so many masterpieces that half of his filmography is worthy of discussion, but when the question is asked, there is 1 certainty that it is one of Hitchcock's most famous works, and the reason is clear. "Rear window" sets the standard for a mystery thriller, which modern cinema is still trying to match to this day. 

James Stewart plays a photographer who is joined in his New York apartment during a particularly hot summer after breaking his leg. Trapped in a wheelchair, he passes the time by looking out the rear window of his house and observing his neighbors. At first, he sees a little bit of a note, but he immediately begins to suspect that the man living across the courtyard may have committed a murder and asks for the help of his girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to investigate. 

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98% Streaming on Prime Video

Another of Hitchcock's most acclaimed works, and the first movie to ever show a flush toilet on screen (you can see it in the video). "Psycho" has been remade and reused many times in recent years as an inspiration for spin-offs (like the "Bates Motel" TV show) and questionable sequels. But, as is most often the case, there is nothing more than the original, and "Psycho" continues to be an almost perfect horror flick for decades to come. 

Starring Bella Miles, Janet Lee and Anthony Perkins, "Psycho" sees a frustrated office worker, Marion Crane (Lee), steal 4 of her employer's money and flee to start a new life with her lover, Sam (John Gavin). Tired after a long drive and with a storm on its way, she leaves the highway looking for a place to stay and ends up at Bates' motel. And it's here that she meets the motel owner, Norman Bates (Perkins), a meek man who appears to be haunted by his domineering mother. Revealing anything else would be spoilers.

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Prime Video

You can't have a list of classic movies without at least one flick featuring Marilyn Monroe, and the global icon in "It's Hot as some" plays the singer and Ukulele player. Directed by Billy Wilder (the director of my favorite films "Sunset Boulevard" and "The Apartment"), this crime comedy opened new ground when it was released in 1959 and was considered highly controversial at the time because it included cross-dressing.

The hilarious comedy sees 2 musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemon), and after witnessing a Valentine's Day shootout, gang group broken and desperate, their only option is to join with an all・girl band heading to Flordia. And it is. To hide their identity, Joe wants to win the heart of Sugar Kane Kovalchik (Monroe), but Jerry naturally follows a billionaire who doesn't know, a whole load of farcical situations ensues, and the plot thickens as the gangsters arrive at the scene. 

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Stream with Prime Video