David Farnor | On 17, May 2020

With the majority of the UK self-isolating or working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon Prime Video’s sizeable library of movies and TV shows is a useful resource for keeping entertained. But before you start bingeing through the line-up, don’t miss out on catching up with some modern gems before their rights expire.

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

Stick Man – 17th May

Stick Man tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky father’s epic journey to make it home in time for Christmas. One of the many charming animations based on Julia Donaldson books available with Amazon Prime – don’t worry, the rest aren’t going anywhere just yet.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – 17th May

North Norfolk’s finest radio DJ ends up in a siege in this feature-length outing. A big-screen adventure that keeps things decidedly small, Alpha Papa impresses not because of its laugh count but because of its surprisingly mature take on Steve Coogan’s ageing non-celebrity, which emerges as something tender as well as silly.

Final Destination / Final Destination 5 – 18th May

You’d think that four movies in a row of extended death scenes would get old, but Final Destination 5 comes up with an inspired twist that makes this a surprisingly smart marriage of blood and brains. The best of the series? Go on then. The second best in the series? That’s the first movie – and it’s departing on the same day.

’71 – 23rd May

Is there anything Jack O’Connell can’t do? In a year that saw him take the lead in both Starred Up and Unbroken, he also starred in Yann Demange’s debut flick about a young British soldier abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of 1971 Belfast. Unable to tell friend from foe, this is a thrilling, shocking sprint through history that distills war into the simple urge to survive.

Suits: Season 1 to 7 – 26th May

Catch up with the hit US legal drama starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J Adams – and, fo course, Meghan Markle.

Under the Skin – 31st May

This atmospheric, unsettling, beautifully scored film sticks with you for an inhuman amount of time.

Cockneys vs Zombies – 31st May

This unlikely blend of two iconic genres gives you more than enough Roy Hudd for your Bread and Honey.

The Guest – 5th June

“Mrs. Peterson?” asks the stranger on her doorstep, after ringing the bell. “My name’s David, I knew your son.” You’re Next director Adam Wingard continues his streak of entertaining 80s throwbacks with this thriller, which stars Dan Stevens as a former soldier who inserts himself into the life of an unsuspecting family.

A Fish Called Wanda – 6th June

Kevin Kline is hysterical in this screwball farce that may be the funniest British movie ever made.

The Two Faces of January – 7th June

Oscar Isaac, Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst are on superb form in this enjoyably old-school Patricia Highsmith adaptation that plays things as cool as its hats.

The Disaster Artist – 8th June

James Franco transforms the true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau — an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable.

The Tudors: Season 1 to 4 – 9th June

The life and wives of Henry VII get the gossipy telly treatment in this enjoyably trashy drama starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

Films Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool – 10th June

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell shine in this romantic drama.

Elementary: Season 1 to 5 – 13th June

CBS’ Sherlock series isn’t the BBC series, but that’s the point: this contemporary US update, starring Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson, has won fans thanks to its novel approach to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s originals.

BrainDead: Season 1 – 13th June

BrainDead’s mix of sci-fi, satire and spontaneous combustion makes for a fun distraction from the news. Cancelled after its first season, this underrated comedy is still worth a watch.

 

Other titles leaving Amazon Prime in May / June 2020:

18th May
Final Destination
Final Destination 5
Beowulf

22nd May
Gente de Bien
Stiff Upper Lips
Lymelife
In Your Dreams

24th May
Rise of the Footsoldier
We Are Your Friends

25th May
Rogue: Season 1 to 4

27th May
Cats and Dogs
The Book of Eli

29th May
Madam Secretary
The Iceman

30th May
The Seasoning House
Dark Signal
Haunter
Case for Christ
Hercules Reborn
I Declare War
The Man Inside
The End: Confessions of Cockney Gangster

31st May
Savaged
Happy Feet 2
Airspeed
Eden Lake
Jay Leno’s Garage
Evil Dead
Coco before Chanel
Stephen King’s A Good Marriage
Death Plots
Alien Vengeance II: Rogue Element

5th June
Let Us Prey
Willow Creek
The Man in the Iron Mask
Strippers vs Werewolves
To End All Wars
Battle Company: Korengal
The English Teacher
Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Aggression Scale
30 Days of Night
Battle Company: Korengal
Kill the Irishman

6th June
Ocean’s Eleven
Ocean’s Twelve
Ocean’s Thirteen
We Were Soldiers

7th June
Vehicle 19
The Whole Nine Yards
The Tourist
Is Anybody There?
In the Valley of Elah
About Schmidt
The Art of War
Wolf Creek

8th June
Before I Go to Sleep

9th June
Dawson’s Creek: Season 1 to 6

11th June
The Secret Life of the Zoo
The Starving Games

12th June
Hot Pursuit

13th June
NCIS: Season 1 to 14
Bull: Season 1 and 2
Sink of Swim
Moshi Monsters: The Movie
Engaeyum Eppothum
Vetriselvan
Pencil
Jippaa Jimikki
Chandi Veeran
Sawaari
Yaan
Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai
Goli Soda
Naaigal Jaakirathai
Aviyal
Pisasu

14th June
Failure to Launch
American: The Bill Hicks Story
Five Fingers for Marseilles
Thanga Magan
Number 37
Demon Hole
Last Days in the Desert
Kappal
Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Aadama Jaichomada
Ambuli 3D

15th June
Yaamirukka Bayamey

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