Amazon Prime Video has plenty of new and interesting movies and shows joining its library every month, and May is no exception. Throughout the month, you’ll find plenty of new releases, fan-favorite classics, and award-winning projects added to Amazon’s collection.
Read on for the full list of everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in both April and May, with our recommendations in bold. If you want a little more help deciding what to watch, we have a list of the best movies streaming on Amazon as well as a list of the best TV shows streaming on Amazon, which offer some guidance. If Amazon isn’t your only go-to streaming service, we also have helpful articles on the best movies on Netflix and the best shows on Netflix as well as plenty of guides for Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max.
Our top pick for May
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The Underground Railroad
Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins wrote, produced, and directed this adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name, which follows Cora (Thuso Mbedu), an enslaved Black woman attempting to ride the Underground Railroad to freedom. The story is set in an alternate timeline where the “Underground Railroad” is actually a fully functioning subterranean railroad that Cora must travel on to escape the Antebellum South. Chase W. Dillon, Aaron Pierre, Joel Edgerton, and William Jackson Harper play supporting roles in the 10-episode series.
New on Amazon Prime Video in May
TV
May 14
- The Underground Railroad — Amazon original series: Season 1
May 21
- Solos — Amazon original series: Limited series
May 28
- Panic — Amazon original series: Season 1
Movies
May 1
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- Alien 3 (1992)
- Aliens (1986)
- Almost Famous (2000)
- Angels & Demons (2009)
- Betrayed (1988)
- Bound (1996)
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
- Dinosaur 13 (2014)
- Fascination (2004)
- Flight (2012)
- Flightplan (2005)
- Georgia Rule (2018)
- Green Zone (2010)
- Gunsight Ridge (1957)
- Hidalgo (2004)
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Jumping The Broom (2011)
- Knowing (2009)
- Leatherheads (2008)
- Nanny McPhee (2006)
- Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
- One Fine Day (1996)
- Priest (2011)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Rio (2011)
- Sahara (1983)
- Scent of a Woman (1992)
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
- Shattered (1991)
- The Age of Adaline (2015)
- The Dalton Girls (1957)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- The French Connection (1971)
- The Green Hornet (2011)
- The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
- The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
- The Ladykillers (2004)
- The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
- The Outsider (1980)
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- The Sweetest Thing (2002)
- The Towering Inferno (1974)
- Two for the Money (2005)
- Unbreakable (2000)
- Vantage Point (2008)
May 5
- Skyfall (2012)
May 7
- The Boy From Medellín (2020) — Amazon original movie
- Breach (2020)
May 9
- Robot & Frank (2012)
May 13
- Saint Maud (2020)
May 19
- Red Dawn (2012)
- Trumbo (2015)
May 21
- P!nk: All I Know So Far (2021) — Amazon original movie
If you missed our recap of everything arriving on Amazon in April, you can find it below.
New on Amazon Prime Video in April
TV
April TBD
- Frank Of Ireland — Amazon original series: Season 1
- Loudermilk: Seasons 1 and 2
April 1
- Aber Bergen: Season 1 (MHz Choice)
- After the First 48: Season 1 (A&E Crime Central)
- Anne+: Season 1 (Topic)
- Couples Therapy: Season 1 (Showtime)
- Creepshow: Season 1 (Shudder)
- Engine Masters: Season 1 (MotorTrend)
- Garfield & Friends: Season 1 (Boomerang)
- Ice Road Truckers: Season 1 (History Vault)
- Jacqueline and Jilly: Season 1 (ALLBLK)
- Keeping Faith: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
- Rectify: Season 1 (AMC+)
- Survivor’s Remorse: Seasons 1-4
- The Adventures of Napkin Man: Season 1 (Kidstream)
- The Restaurant: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
April 9
- Them: Limited Series — Amazon original series
Movies
April 1
- A Hologram for the King (2016)
- Anna Karenina (2012)
- Art of Falling in Love (2019) (UP Faith & Family)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
- Because I Said So (2007)
- Bob Roberts (1992)
- Brüno (2009)
- Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
- Chato’s Land (1972)
- Cheech & Chong’s Still Smokin’ (1983)
- Cohen and Tate (1989)
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
- Evan Almighty (2007)
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
- Frankie & Alice (2014)
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
- Gunfighters of Abilene (1959)
- Hancock (2008)
- Head of State (2003)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
- Inception (2010)
- Johnny English (2003)
- Lady in a Cage (1964)
- Larry Crowne (2011)
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- Lords of Dogtown (2005)
- Love in Harmony Valley (2020) (UP Faith & Family)
- Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011)
- Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
- Mad Max (1980)
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
- Men of Honor (2000)
- Milk (2009)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Monster’s Ball (2001)
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Motel Hell (1980)
- My Cousin Vinny (1992)
- New in Town (1992)
- Open Range (2003)
- Platoon (1986)
- Shaft (2000)
- Shooter (2007)
- Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
- Smiley Face Killers (2020)
- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
- That Thing You Do! (1996)
- The Abyss (1989)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- The Devil’s Double (2011)
- The Gift (2000)
- The Happening (2008)
- The Hunting Party (1971)
- The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
- The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
- The Pawnbroker (1964)
- The Program (1993)
- The Replacement Killers (1998)
- The Skull (1965)
- The Sum of All Fears (2002)
- Untraceable (2008)
- Valerie (1957)
- Waiting to Exhale (1995)
- What About Bob? (1991)
April 2
- Unhinged (2020)
April 3
- Blair Witch (2016)
April 7
- Girl From Monaco (2009)
- High-Rise (2016)
- Pulse (2005)
- Ragnarok (2009)
- The Answer Man (2009)
- The Priest (2009)
- Trollhunter (2011)
April 12
- Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
- Spontaneous (2020)
April 14
- Burden (2020)
- Cézanne Et Moi (2017)
- Terror’s Advocate (2007)
April 16
- Somewhere (2010)
- Wander (2020)
April 21
- Merantau (2010)
- Muay Thai Giant (2011)
- The Hero of Color City (2014)
- Venus and Serena (2013)
April 26
- The Artist (2012)
April 28
- Arrival (2016)
- Barry Munday (2010)
- Harlem Aria (2010)
- Kiltro (2008)
- The Commune (2017)
- The Warlords (2010)
April 30
- Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (2021) — Amazon Original Movie
