Request Movies on Prime Video: What You Can Ask For and How to Find Them

When you request movies on Prime Video, you’re asking Amazon to add a film to its streaming library based on viewer interest. This isn’t a guaranteed process—Amazon doesn’t respond to every request—but your votes help shape what shows up next. It’s not magic. It’s data. Millions of people search for, watch, and pause movies on Prime Video every day. Those patterns tell Amazon what’s missing. If enough people ask for The Princess Bride or Mad Max: Fury Road, it’s more likely to show up. But if no one’s asking for obscure indie films from 2003, they won’t rush to license them.

There’s a big difference between Prime Video catalog, the collection of films and shows Amazon has licensed for streaming and what’s available on Netflix or Hulu. Prime Video doesn’t just buy everything. It picks titles that fit its audience, its budget, and its strategy. That’s why you’ll find more action, sci-fi, and thrillers than, say, slow-burn European dramas. And why some movies disappear after a year—the license expired, and no one was watching enough to justify renewing it.

What actually moves the needle? Prime Video content, the selection of films and series available to stream changes based on three things: popularity, cost, and timing. A cult classic like Blade Runner 2049 might get added because it’s still talked about online. A new release like The Marvels gets picked up because it’s hot off the box office. But a low-budget documentary from 2017? Unless it wins an Oscar or goes viral on TikTok, it’s probably not making the cut.

You can’t directly email Amazon and say, "Add this movie," but you can signal your interest. Search for the title in Prime Video. If it’s not there, leave a review on IMDb or post in Amazon’s community forums. These are the places Amazon watches. They don’t have a public request form, but they do track search volume, watch time, and user feedback. If 5,000 people in the U.S. search for Goodfellas every month and never find it on Prime, someone in their content team will notice.

Don’t forget: streaming movie requests, user-driven suggestions for films to add to a platform’s library work best when they’re specific. Saying "I want more 90s movies" won’t help. Saying "I want Donnie Darko on Prime Video" does. The more precise you are, the more likely it is to get picked up. And if you’re asking for something that’s already on another service—like a Netflix original—Amazon won’t pay for it unless it’s exclusive.

Some movies never show up because of licensing messes. Rights get split between studios, distributors, and international partners. A film might be available in Canada but not the U.S. because the U.S. rights are tied up in a contract with a cable network. That’s why you sometimes see the same movie on different platforms in different countries. It’s not a glitch—it’s the business.

So what can you do? Watch what’s there. Search often. Talk about what you want. And if you’re really serious, check out what’s already on Prime Video. You might find something better than what you asked for.