David Farnor | On 21, Apr 2018

On a sunny April weekend, why would you possibly want to stay indoors? Having an Amazon Prime Video account might give you several reasons, as the end of the month sees a large wave of movies depart from the streaming service. Some are underrated modern gems, such as Experimenter and Wild Bill, others are classics, such as Serpico and Ghost. Whether you’re looking for A Perfect Getaway or a Spielberg you haven’t seen, this is your last chance to stream the following on Amazon Prime Video UK:

Wild Bill – 22nd April

Dexter Fletcher’s East London Western about a dad who returns from prison to his Stratford home, where his kids are now growing up alone, is a mature, articulate and brilliant family drama – with a star-making performance from a young Will Poulter.

A Perfect Getaway – 24th April

Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant star in David Twohy’s lean, mean gripping thriller about a couple whose trip to Honolulu goes violently wrong.

Munich – 27th April

One of Spielberg’s most underrated films, this 2005 thriller follows five men, who are chosen to hunt down and kill the terrorists responsible for taking 11 Israeli athletes hostage and murdering them following Munich’s 1972 Olympics.

Scrooged – 27th April

Bill Murray is hugely entertaining in this twisted take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which sees a cold-hearted TV exec discover the true meaning of the season. Maybe.

Serpico – 27th April

The incomparable Sidney Lumet began an unofficial trilogy examining corruption in the New York police with this true-life tale of Frank Serpico, an office who exposed one of the force’s biggest bent-cop scandals. Al Pacino is on stellar form.

Red Eye – 27th April

This underrated thriller from Wes Craven about a man (Cillian Murphy) who terrorises a hotel manager (Rachel McAdams) on a plane is a ruthlessly efficient ride.

Fatal Attraction – 27th April

Michael Douglas and Glenn Close star in this 80s erotic thriller about a jilted lover whose obsession boils over into stalking – a classic of its type.

Zoolander – 27th April

“I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking…”

Chinatown – 27th April

“There’s something black in the green part of your eye.” “Oh, that. It’s a… it’s a flaw in the iris.” This 1974 detective thriller starring Jack Nicholson is a classic, but its achievement is feeling like a classic from 30 years earlier.

A Beautiful Mind – 27th April

Russell Crowe is on award-winning form as troubled mathematician John Nash, who agrees to take on secret work for the government helping to crack codes.

Event Horizon – 27th April

This trashy sci-fi about a ship that goes beyond the boundary of space and human sanity combines Sam Neill’s unnerving stare and some strange visuals to truly freaky effect.

Clear and Present Danger – 27th April

When Harrison Ford isn’t playing the President in Air Force One, he’s the President’s top man in the field, CIA Analyst Jack Ryan. His task? Get revenge on the guy who killed the President’s best friend. Bombastic, patriotic, blockbusting fun.

Ghost – 27th April

Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore are on charming form in this classic romantic fantasy about a young banker who is killed, but returns to earth as a spirit to warn his lover of impending danger.

The Hunt for Red October – 27th April

Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin star in John McTiernan’s superb thriller about a rogue submarine, based on Tom Clancy’s novel of the same name.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! – 27th April

Leslie Nielsen brings Frank Drebin to the big screen with this Police Squad!-inspired franchise – and the result remains one of the funniest spoofs ever to hit celluloid. In his first feature outing, the incompetent cop must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Experimenter – 28th April

Peter Sarsgaard is perfectly cast in this underseen and underrated drama about the work of Stanley Milgram. Read our full review

 

Other titles leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in April / May 2018:

 

22nd April
Irrational Man

23rd April
The Specialist
Jackie Chan’s First Strike
Red Riding Hood
RocknRolla

24th April
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie & Tupac Murders
The Colony
Miss Potter

26th April
The Possessed

27th April
The Core
World Trade Center
Vanilla Sky
Primal Fear
Child’s Play
White Christmas
Pretty Baby
Young Sherlock Holmes
Patriot Games
Wayne’s World
Double Jeopardy (1999)
Just Like Heaven
The Dictator
Hide and Seek

28th April
Deathgasm

29th April
Mann
Nativity!
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger
The Raven

30th April
87th Precinct: Ice
The Care and Handling of Roses
Coach (1978)
The Hostage
My Little Assassin
See Jane Run
Love Is Strange (1999)
Taking Back Our Town
Bloodlust
Blondie
Carnival of Crime
Death Riders
Stakeout!
Burnout
Color Me Perfect
Six Weeks
The Babysitter
Where the Truth Lies
Take My Advice
Trial By Media
Las Vegas Lady
Out on the Edge
Santee
If You Believe
Santa Who?
End of the Line
Split Image
Tai Pan
Sex, Lies & Obsession
Ultimate Betrayal
Just Ask My Children
Split Decisions
A Hobo’s Christmas
The Hired Heart
87th Precinct: Lightning
Crossing The Line
A Different Kind Of Christmas
Flash Gordon: Deadly Ray From Mars
Flash Gordon: Purple Death from Outer Space
Flash Gordon: Spaceship To The Unknown
Flash Gordon: Perils From Planet Mongo
Video Voyeur
Toughest Man in the World
The Blue Valley Songbird
Crash Course
Bloody Birthday
Closer and Closer
Vendetta
Wall of Secrets
Leprechaun: Origins
Trail of Tears
Brotherhood Of Justice
Nightwaves
The World’s Oldest Living Bridesmaid
David’s Mother
Range Of Motion
Goddess of Love
Guinevere
The Unspoken Truth
Jailbait
Dil
The Devil’s Hand
Patriots
Guilt By Association
The Truth About Jane
Creeping Terror
Down Will Come Baby
The Rendering
Dangerous Child
Choices of the Heart
Hit and Run
Love Is a Gun
The Price Of A Broken Heart
Prison Of Secrets
Murder Of Innocence
When the Cradle Falls
Wicked Minds
Baby Snatcher
Black Snake Moan
Hidden in Silence
Sex & Mrs X
Her Desperate Choice
Hide and Seek
Deception
Johnny Skidmarks
The Deadly Look of Love
Lying Eyes
The Haunting of Lisa
When Innocence is Lost
Invisible Child
No One Could Protect Her
The Babysitter’s Seduction
Route 666
How the West Was Won
Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Heatwave
See No Evil 2
My Husband’s Double Life
Navigating The Heart
Fifteen and Pregnant
Taming Andrew
Custody Of The Heart
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
Another Woman’s Husband
The Soul Collector
Snap Decision
The Condemned 2
Starsky & Hutch
My Mother the Spy
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe
Romeo Must Die
The Otherworld – A Celtic Fairy Tale

1st May
Served Like A Girl
The Guardians of Oz

2nd May
Halting Hades: The Moral Imperative

3rd May
The Bull of the West
At Any Price
The Company You Keep

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