James R | On 27, Sep 2021

As the UK continues to navigate its way through the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon Prime Video’s sizeable library of movies and TV shows is a useful resource for keeping entertained indoors. 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:

Queen & Slim – 27th September

Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith are brilliant in this gripping couple-on-the-run thriller.

Scrooged – 30th September

Bill Murray does some of his finest work in this modern twist on A Christmas Carol.

Contagion – 1st October

Steven Soderbergh’s film about a plague spreading across the planet is not only scarily believable but grippingly tense.

The Wedding Guest – 1st October

Dev Patel delivers an excellent turn against type in this slight but compelling thriller.

The Last Five Years – 1st October

This indie musical romance is a sharply scripted, handsomely performed show-stopper.

Justified: Season 1 to 6 – 2nd October

Timothy Olyphant and Elmore Leonard fans shouldn’t miss this FX series that sees Olyphant play US Marshal Raylan, a quiet law-man haunted by his past who returns to his native town and is hell-bent on enforcing his own brand of justice.

The Perfect Candidate – 2nd October

Haifaa al-Mansour returns to Saudi Arabia for this stirring portrait of resistance and resilience.

The Shield: Season 1 to 7 – 4th October

The best anti-hero on the small screen since Walter White – but this came first.

Alex Rider: Season 1 – 7th October

This slick, stylish and smart thriller is a James Bond box set the whole family can binge.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – 9th October

This impeccable adaptation of John le Carre’s spy thriller is an atmospheric puzzle of betrayal, distrust and decline.

Attack the Block – 9th October

Jodie Whittaker and John Boyega are fantastic in Joe Cornish’s small-scale sci-fi gem.

The Hurt Locker – 9th October

The Hurt Locker packs more edge-of-your-seat action than your average blockbuster. And every frame is utterly unflinching.

Shazam! – 11th October

Big meets LEGO Batman in this enjoyably warm and funny superhero comedy.

Empire: Season 1 to 6 – 1st October

This hip hop musical drama from Lee Daniels stars Terence Howard as Lucious Lyon, the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, which of his sons will be his heir? Faster than you can say “King Lear”, in walks his ex-wife Cookie (a scene-stealing Taraji P. Henson), fresh out of prison, who wants a piece of what’s hers. It’s a dysfunctional family that EastEnders would be proud of, but Empire manages to feel much bigger than Albert Square, thanks to the cast, the talent behind the camera and, most of all, its use of music.

The Matrix trilogy – 15th October

Don’t miss the chance to catch up with the Wachowskis’ groundbreaking action franchise before its fourth entry arrives.

Bob’s Burgers: Season 1 to 10 – 17th October

One of the best animated family sitcoms since The Simpsons.

Futurama: Season 1 to 10 – 18th October

Bid farewell to the world of tomorrow!

Amelie – 19th October

When impish Amélie finds a long-hidden trove of toys behind a baseboard in her apartment, she’s inspired to return the items to their original owner. This is the one French film that everyone’s seen, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth seeing a second time.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 to 7 – 19th October

If you haven’t ever seen Joss Whedon’s vampire-slaying series, starring a literally kick-ass Sarah Michelle Gellar, stop reading and get watching now.

Shaun the Sheep: Season 2 to 5 – 22nd October

Don’t miss your chance to hang with Aardman’s most charming stop-motion sheep.

Constantine – 23rd October

Keanu Reeves delivers a distinctive, dark turn in this bold, underrated comic book adaptation.

New Girl: Season 1 to 7 – 24th October

After a bad break-up, Jess moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her – most of the time. Zooey Deschanel is on winning form in one of the most entertaining sitcoms of modern TV.

 

Other titles leaving Amazon Prime in September / October 2021:

27th September
Dirty Grandpa: Extended Edition, Longer and Dirtier
Walk With Me

28th September
Committed
Bon Voyage: Season 1
The Lost Day
Ghost Club
Welcome Back, Miss Mary
Black Cadillac
Lakeboat
Ogre
Love And Time Travel
Mamaboy
Santorini Blue
On the Inside
The Kiss
The Eliminator
A Million Little Pieces
The Best Man
Dark Storm
Cold War, Hot Jets: Season 1
Endure
The River Why
Mary
Siren
Winter of Frozen Dreams
Pixels
Deepwater Horizon
Warsaw 44
RFK Must Die
Relish

30th September
75 Degrees West
Leprechaun: Origins
Gods of Egypt
The Switch
A Cinderella Story
Riddick
The Last Witch Hunter
Pokémon the Series: Ruby & Sapphire: Season 6 to 9
RAKUEN The Secret of Paradise: Season 1

1st October
3 Days in Quiberon
ViVid Strike! Season 1
Ferrante Fever
Kaiser! The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football
The Rape of Recy Taylor
Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
Shaun the Sheep the Movie
The Great Gatsby
Matilda
The Accountant
Before I Go to Sleep
The Glass House
Layer Cake
Final Destination 3
The Final Destination
Over Her Dead Body
Blood Diamond
Evil Dead (2013)
Ronin
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

2nd October
The Covenant
He’s Just Not That Into You
Unforgettable: Season 1 to 3
Free Willy

3rd October
In the Heart of the Sea
Bidaay Byomkesh

5th October
Gold
Emergence: Season 1

7th October
Yes Man
The Dead Zone
Remember

8th October
300
300: Rise of an Empire
The Losers

9th October
Strokes of Genius: Season 1

10th October
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Invisible Tokyo: Season 1

11th October
The Founder
Land of the Dead
The Other Boleyn Girl
Flashforward: Season 1

15th October
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Bad Moms

17th October
Rush Hour 3
Over the Hedge

19th October
Sunshine Sento-Sake

20th October
Modern Family: Season 1 to 8
David Brent: Life on the Road

21st October
Brahms: The Boy 2

22nd October
Cold Pursuit

23rd October
Uchimura Summers

24th October
Bones: Season 1 to 12

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