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Here's What's Streaming For Free On Amazon Prime Starting In May
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 21, 2015
Modified Apr 21, 2015
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Have you cut the cable cord yet? Even if you haven't, you may be a subscriber to Amazon Prime services, and they've now released their list of what's coming to their streaming platform in May, both streaming for free (Grizzly Man!), and new releases for purchase (50 Shades!).
FREE ON AMAZON PRIME
Starting May 1st
Big Trouble In Little China
Ghoulies: Ghoulies Go To College
Grizzly Man
Liberty Stands Still
Men In Black II
Payback
Ravenous
The Big Empty (2003)
The People vs. George Lucas
The Puffy Chair
The Real Blonde
What's The Worst That Could Happen
The Professional (1994)
The Words
Starting May 2nd
Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife
Starting May 8th
Art And Craft
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
Starting May 9th
Slugterra - Slug Fu Showdown
Starting May 13th
Defiance (season 2)
Starting May 18th
The Aviator
Starting May 20th
Laggies
Starting May 21st
Struck by Lightning
Starting May 23rd
Manny
The Prince (2014)
Starting May 25th
Suits (season 4)
Starting May 29th
Low Down
NEW FOR PURCHASE
Starting May 1st
Fifty Shades of Grey
Starting May 4th
Madam Secretary
Starting May 5th
Jupiter Ascending
Mortdecai
Gotham
Starting May 11th
The Good Wife
Starting May 12th
Seventh Sun
Jane the Virgin
Starting May 14th
Arrow
Starting May 15th
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The Vampire Diaries
Elementary
Starting May 18th
Mad Men
Starting May 19th
Chappie
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Project Almanac
The Following
Starting May 20th
The Flash
Starting May 21st
Supernatural
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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