What to watch on Amazon Prime in April: 'Bosch', 'Les Misérables' and more can beat your lockdown blues

If you are blessed enough to stay safe and practice social distancing in the confines of your home, you can indulge in the slate of new titles arriving on Amazon Prime Video
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We don't wish to sound crass, but there is one upside of staying home during the COVID-19 outbreak which is that you can catch up on series and movies. From a whole new batch of titles arriving on Amazon Prime Video this month including 'Tales From the Loop, 'Bosch', and 'The Lighthouse' to movies such as 'I Am Legend', and 'Paranormal Activity 3' being available to stream, the options will spoil you for choice. 

So if you are blessed enough to stay safe and practice social distancing in the confines of your home, you can indulge in the slate of new titles arriving on Amazon Prime Video (Amazon originals are highlighted in bold).

April 1 

Movies

'Bangkok Dangerous '
'Bird of Paradise'
'Blind Husbands' 
'Broken Blossoms'
'The Bodyguard'
'The Boost'
'The Brothers Grimm'
'The Chumscrubber'
'Daniel Boone'
'Diamonds Are Forever'
'Diary of a Hitman' 
'Die Another Day' 
'Dishonored Lady'
'Dollface' 
'Dr No' 
'Dr T & the Women'
'Drums in the Deep South'
'For Your Eyes Only' 
'From Russia With Love' 
'Gator'
'Gods and Monsters' 
'Goldeneye' 
'Goldfinger' 
'Gorky Park' 
'The Hoodlum'
'Hotel Artemis' 
'I Am Legend'
'License to Kill' (4K UHD) 
'Live and Let Die' (4K UHD)
'The Living Daylights'
'The Lost World' 
'The Man With the Golden Gun' 
'Mark of Zorro'
'Moonraker' (4K UHD) 
'Mutiny' 
'Never Say Never Again'
'The New Adventures of Tarzan'
'Octopussy' 
'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' 
'Repentance'
'The Sender'
'Shirley Valentine' 
'Son of Monte Cristo' 
'The Spy Who Loved Me'
'Tarzan the Fearless'
'Thunderball' 
'Tomorrow Never Dies' 
'A View to a Kill'
'The World Is Not Enough' 
'You Only Live Twice'

Series

'The Bureau' Season 1
'America in Color' Season 1
'Bronx SIU' Season 1
'Dirt Every Day' Season 1
'El Rey del Valle' Season 1
'Foyle's War' Season 1
'The Mind of a Chef' Season 1
'Molly of Denali' Season 1
'Mr Selfridge' Season 1
'Our Wedding Story' Season 1
'Vida' Season 1

April 3

Movies 

'Invisible Life'



 

According to the official synopsis of the movie, "Rio de Janeiro, 1950. Eurídice, 18, and Guida, 20, are two inseparable sisters living at home with their conservative parents. Although immersed in traditional life, each one nourishes a dream: Eurídice of becoming a renowned pianist, Guida of finding true love. In a dramatic turn, they are separated by their father and forced to live apart. They take control of their separate destinies, while never giving up hope of finding each other." The Amazon Original movie is a tropical melodrama from the director of 'Madame Satã'.

Series 

'Tales From the Loop'

Still from 'Tales From the Loop' (Amazon Prime Video)

In Season 1 of this Amazon Prime original science fiction series, "the townspeople who live above "The Loop," a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe, experience things previously consigned to the realm of science".

April 10 

Movies 

'Rambo: Last Blood'

'Les Misérables'



 

Directed by Ladj Ly, the Amazon Original movie "follows Stéphane (Damien Bonnard), a recent transplant to the impoverished suburb of Montfermeil, as he joins the local anti-crime squad. Working alongside his unscrupulous colleagues Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), Stéphane struggles to maintain order amidst the mounting tensions between local gangs. When an arrest turns unexpectedly violent, the three officers must reckon with the aftermath and keep the neighborhood from spiraling out of control." The movie is inspired by the 2005 Paris riots. 

April 14 

Movies 

'Vault' 

April 16 

Movies 

'The Lighthouse'

April 17

Movies

'Selah and the Spades'



 

According to the official synopsis for 'Selah and the Spades': In the closed world of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, Haldwell, the student body is run by five factions. Seventeen-year-old Selah Summers (Lovie Simone) runs the most dominant group, the Spades, with unshakable poise, as they cater to the most classic of vices and supply students with coveted, illegal alcohol and pills. Tensions between the factions escalate, and when Selah’s best friend/right hand Maxxie becomes distracted by a new love, Selah takes on a protégée, enamored sophomore Paloma (Celeste O'Connor), to whom she imparts her wisdom on ruling the school. But with graduation looming and Paloma proving an impressively quick study, Selah’s fears turn sinister as she grapples with losing the control by which she defines herself. "

Series

'Dino Dana: Season 3B'



 

'Dino Dana' follows the story of the nine-year-old Dana who loves dinosaurs and spends most of her time learning about them. Such is her obsession that she somehow conjures the ability to imagine them into real life. 

'Bosch' Season 6



 

"When domestic terrorists threaten the fate of Los Angeles, Harry Bosch must save the city in the highest stakes season to date." All episodes will be available to stream on April 17, 2020. 

April 20 

Movies 

'Paranormal Activity 3'

April 29 

Movies 

'Footloose' (2011 remake)

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