David Farnor | On 15, Jan 2019

As 2019 kicks into gear, it’s time to look forward at what’s in store for the year ahead – but, before that happens, it’s time to look back at what’s bidding goodbye, as a number of films leave your favourite subscription services. That means now’s the time to catch modern classics such as Before Midnight or finally get that Middle Earth marathon out of the way.

This is your last chance to stream the following on Amazon Prime Video UK:

Contagion – 16th January

Steven Soberbergh’s film about a plague spreading across the planet is not only scarily believable but grippingly tense, with a cast of dead A-Listers walking, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Matt Damon and Jude Law.

Before Midnight – 17th January

After seeing Ethan Hawkes’ Jesse and Julie Delpy’s Celine meet on a train in 1995, Richard Linklater’s second follow-up, Before Midnight, isn’t just the next chapter in their relationship or a deeply honest exploration of love and reality (unlike the majority of romantic comedies produced today) – it’s like catching up with old friends. When was the last time you could say that about a film?

Lord of the Rings – 18th January

Because it’s never a bad time to binge your way through Peter Jackson’s epic, jaw-dropping trilogy.

The Great Gatsby – 18th January

Baz Luhrmann’s take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tale of a flawless yet ultimately empty spectacle turns it into a flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle.

Where the Wild Things Are – 18th January

It’s hard to know what Warner Bros. were expecting when they hired Spike Jonze to adapt Maurice Sendak’s beloved picture book, but what they got was less a kids’ movie and more a mature study of childhood, complete with strong adult cast (Catherine Keener, Paul Dano, James Gandolfini), stunning visuals and lots of furry beasts. Adorable, endearing and breathtakingly moving.

 

Other titles leaving Amazon Prime Video UK in January / February 2019:

16th January
Falling
Dawn
Dark Shadows
Cloud Atlas
Forbidden Planet
Tango and Cash
Valentine’s Day
Dukes of Hazzard
Endless Poetry

17th January
Little Women
Cleveland Addiction
Made of Honour
RV
Closer
The Back-up Plan
Joe Dirt

18th January
Dolphin Tale
Hall Pass
The Blind Side
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Clash of the Titans
From Paris with Love

22nd January
Gettin Da Munchies

2nd February
Bullitt
Swordfish
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Snow Queen
The First Snow of Winter
The Bucket List
Journey 2 The Mysterious Island
Blow
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter
Frosty the Snowman
Jack the Giant Slayer

3rd February
Kiss Rocks Vegas

4th February
The Shack
47 Metres Down

6th February
Two Weeks Notice
Ironclad
Richie Rich
Fallen
The Pelican Brief
Innerspace
The Firm
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Escape to Victory
Where Eagles Dare
Lost in Space (1998)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Sex and the City 2

11th February
Grown Ups
This Is the End
Elysium
Bad Boys
Hotel Transylvania
White House Down
Philadelphia
Moon
Almost Famous
Erin Brockovich
Stuart Little
Total Recall
The Social Network
Layer Cake
The Equalizer
Easy A
Eat Pray Love
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Moneyball
Jumanji
Evolution
Step Brothers
Hellboy
2012
The Other Guys
That’s My Boy
Burlesque
Hellboy
Evolution
Erin Brockovich
Layer Cake
Grown Ups
Philadelphia
Total Recall
This Is the End
Burlesque
Elysium
Jumanji
Resident Evil: Retribution
2012
Eat Pray Love
White House Down
That’s My Boy
The Other Guys
Bram Stoker’s Dracula

13th February
The Squid and the Whale
National Security
The Wedding Ringer
Labyrinth

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