How to Find Owned or Rented Amazon Instant Movies in the iPhone App

To find movies you own or rent from Amazon on an iPhone, open the Prime Video app, go to My Stuff, and choose Purchases & Rentals. Every movie and TV show bought or rented on the Amazon account you are signed in with is listed there, and tapping a title opens it so you can watch it.

This article was first written for the Amazon Instant Video app. Amazon now calls the service Prime Video, and its current help pages use that name for the iPhone app, so the steps below follow the Prime Video app.

Quick Steps: Find Bought and Rented Amazon Movies on an iPhone

1. Open the Prime Video app.
2. Open My Stuff.
3. Tap Purchases & Rentals.
4. Tap a movie or show to open its page, then start playing it.

Amazon confirms this location in its help article on viewing purchased titles in Prime Video, which says your video library is under My Stuff, Purchases & Rentals on the Prime Video website and apps.

What You Need First

• The Prime Video app. Your video library is in Prime Video, not in the Amazon Shopping app. If you have not set it up yet, see our guide on how to watch Amazon movies on your iPhone.
• The right Amazon account. A purchase or rental is tied to the Amazon account that paid for it. If you are signed in with a different account, the title will not be listed.
• An internet connection. You need one to load the library and to stream. Titles you already downloaded can play offline. The same library also shows up on a tablet; see how to watch Amazon Prime Video on an iPad.
• No Prime membership required for titles you paid for. Bought and rented titles are separate from the catalog included with Prime. If you are unsure about your membership, here is how to know if you have Amazon Prime.

How to Find Your Purchases and Rentals in the Prime Video iPhone App

The app layout changes from time to time, so an icon may sit in a slightly different place on your iPhone than on someone else’s. The names My Stuff and Purchases & Rentals are the ones Amazon uses in its help pages, so look for those words.

Step 1: Open the Prime Video app

Tap the Prime Video icon on your Home Screen or in the App Library. If the app asks you to sign in, use the Amazon account that bought or rented the movie. If the account has several viewing profiles, pick your own profile.

Step 2: Open My Stuff

Go to the My Stuff area of the app. This is the personal section of the app, and Amazon places your video library inside it. Depending on the app version it may be shown as a labeled tab or behind a profile or bookmark style icon. If you do not see the words My Stuff right away, tap your profile picture and look there.

Step 3: Tap Purchases & Rentals

Choose Purchases & Rentals. This screen lists what the account owns along with any rentals that are still active. Scroll the list to browse. If the app offers filter or sort options at the top, you can use them to narrow the list, for example to movies only or TV shows only.

Step 4: Open a title and play it

Tap a movie or show. Its detail page opens with a play button, and for titles that allow it, a download option. For a TV show, pick the season and episode first. For a rental, the detail page is also where Amazon shows how long you have left to watch.

You will know you are in the right place when a title you paid for opens with a play button instead of Rent or Buy prices.

Purchased vs. Rented: What Stays in Your Library

Both kinds of title show up in the same place, but they do not behave the same way. These details come from Amazon’s Prime Video Usage Rules and its page on renting and buying Prime Video titles.

Detail	Purchased	Rented
How long it is listed	Indefinitely, subject to Amazon’s terms	30 days from the rental date
Time to finish after pressing play	No limit	At least 48 hours; some titles allow longer
Downloads, when offered	Up to four compatible devices	One compatible device, temporarily
Same video playing at once	Up to two devices	One device

Two points are easy to miss. First, a rental disappears from Purchases & Rentals when its window runs out, so a movie you rented months ago will not be there. Second, Amazon notes that a purchased title will generally stay available but may become unavailable because of licensing restrictions or for other limited reasons.

How to Download a Purchased or Rented Movie to Your iPhone

Amazon lists the Prime Video app for iOS among the apps that support offline downloads. This is useful before a flight or a trip with poor signal.

1. Open the title from Purchases & Rentals.
2. For a movie, select the download option on the detail page.
3. For a TV show, use the option to download the whole season, or tap the download icon next to a single episode.
4. Wait for the download to finish before you go offline. To clear it later, see how to delete Prime Video downloads or the app from an iPhone.

Before you download a rental: Amazon’s usage rules say a rented video can be downloaded to only one device, and once it is on that device you cannot download it to another one. Starting the download can also start the 48-hour viewing period, so pick the device you plan to watch on and download close to when you plan to watch.

Amazon’s Download Prime Video Titles page also notes that downloaded content cannot be played over AirPlay or Chromecast. For a full walkthrough with a real example, see our guide on downloading a purchased movie in the Prime Video iPhone app. To control download and streaming quality, read how to change your Prime Video settings on an iPhone.

Other Places to See the Same Library

Your library belongs to your Amazon account, not to your iPhone. That means the same list is available elsewhere when you sign in with the same account:

• A web browser: on the Prime Video website, open My Stuff and then Purchases & Rentals.
• Fire TV devices: Amazon says the titles appear under Your Videos.
• Other phones, tablets, and TV apps: look for My Stuff, then Purchases & Rentals.

If you want to put the picture on a bigger screen, remember the AirPlay limit on downloads mentioned above. Our article on watching a movie from an iPad on your TV covers the general options for Apple devices.

Troubleshooting: A Movie Is Missing or Will Not Play

• The title is not in Purchases & Rentals. Check which Amazon account the app is signed in to. Households often have more than one account, and a title only appears on the account that paid for it.
• A rental is gone. The rental period has probably ended. Rentals stay for 30 days from the rental date, and the viewing period after you press play is shorter. You would need to rent it again to watch it.
• You are in a Kids profile. Amazon shows only titles rated for ages 12 and under in a Kids profile, and purchases are not allowed there. Switch to an adult profile to see the full library.
• You moved to another country. Amazon says that if you change your home billing address to a new country, or subscribe to Prime in a new country, earlier purchases and rentals may no longer be accessible in some instances. Amazon asks you to contact customer service in that case. This does not apply if you are only traveling.
• You cannot find My Stuff. Update the Prime Video app from the App Store, then look for your profile picture or a tab named My Stuff. The label Amazon documents is Purchases & Rentals.
• The app asks for a PIN when you try to buy. Purchase restrictions are turned on for the account. This affects buying and renting, not viewing titles you already have.
• The list will not load. Check your Wi-Fi or cellular connection, then close and reopen the app.

How to Undo an Accidental Purchase or Rental

If you spot something in Purchases & Rentals that you did not mean to buy, do not play or download it. Amazon’s page on canceling an accidental Prime Video purchase says an order can be canceled only within 14 days, and only if you have not tried to watch or download it.

Amazon directs you to Your Transactions in your Amazon account, where you find the order, select Cancel Your Order, and choose a reason. The refund goes back to the payment method you used, and the video is removed from Purchases & Rentals. If you paid through Apple, Amazon says to go to the title’s product page on the website or in the Prime Video app to see your cancellation options.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Amazon Instant Video the same as Prime Video?

Amazon’s current help pages use the name Prime Video for the service and its iPhone app. Movies and shows bought or rented on your Amazon account are found in the Prime Video app under My Stuff, then Purchases & Rentals.

Do I need Amazon Prime to watch movies I bought?

Buying or renting a title is separate from a Prime membership. Amazon’s usage rules say that after a Prime membership ends you can no longer watch titles that were included with it unless you have rented or purchased them.

How long does a rented movie stay in the iPhone app?

Amazon says a rented title stays in your video library for 30 days from the date of the rental. Once you press play, you have at least 48 hours to finish it, and some titles allow longer. The detail page for the rental shows the window that applies.

Can I watch a purchased movie on my iPhone and my TV?

Yes. A purchase is tied to your Amazon account, so it appears on any supported device signed in to that account. Amazon’s usage rules allow the same purchased video to stream on up to two devices at a time, and a rental on one device at a time.

Why is there a movie in my library that I did not buy separately?

It may have come from a movie bundle or TV box set. Amazon says the individual titles in a bundle appear on their own in Purchases & Rentals after you buy the set.

Can I see my Amazon wish list in the same place?

No. A shopping wish list is part of the Amazon Shopping app, not Prime Video. See our guide on how to view your Amazon wish list on an iPhone.

Next Step

Open Purchases & Rentals now and check for any active rentals so they do not expire unwatched. Before you buy a movie from another store, a quick look at this list tells you whether you already own it on Amazon.

Catching a movie in theaters instead? If you saved the ticket to your iPhone, see how to delete a Fandango movie ticket from Apple Wallet after the show.