There's no way around it--2020 has been an unusual year many of us will likely be thankful to put behind us. Luckily, the handful of days left for this year still have exciting new releases to look forward to (like Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar's Soul, both on Christmas Day). The less than two weeks 2020 has ahead will be a great runway for looking forward to what's on offer from the likes of Hulu, Netflix, Shudder, and of course Amazon Prime Video. Check out Amazon's release list for the month below.

　　Easily the most packed day for releases will be New Year's Day, which will see a staggering 76 newcomers to Amazon's platform. There's pretty much something for everyone that day, but it'd be hard to top Face/Off as something to help set the appropriate tone for 2021. If you are correctly sensing a lack of any sarcasm whatsoever in the previous sentence, you should also check out our recent overview of 23 things you need to know before watching (or rewatching) the utterly ridiculous and awesome 1997 action epic starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.

　　But if that doesn't do it for you, also arriving that day is Star Trek Beyond, the 2016 sequel in the reboot series which also is the 13th film in the Star Trek film franchise overall. By all standards, the film didn't dazzle critics or audiences, but its conventional plot and interest in having both Spock and Kirk searching for something different--they're bored of going where no one has gone before--makes the film a bit of a curiosity. Even if you've seen it before, a rewatch is merited--it's one of the quieter and more unusual entries in the Star Trek canon.

　　A lot of Amazon's offerings next month will be heavy on everything in between the suggestions above, with no real rhyme or reason to them--a big grab bag. Again, on January 1, the 1990 dark humor-horror film Arachnophobia starring John Goodman and Jeff Daniels--which is about newly discovered prehistoric spiders wreaking havoc--is good cheesy fun. Of a similar vibe are the first eight seasons of Dexter, the Showtime drama about a forensic analyst who serially murders all his problems away. As a revival of that series is due out sometime fall 2021, now wouldn't be a bad time to get hooked and give it a binge.

　　Below, you'll find everything coming to Amazon Prime Video for the month of January.

New to Amazon in January 2021

　　1900A Night At The RoxburyArachnophobiaBloody SundayBroken ArrowBrothersChaplinCloverfieldConeheadsConfessions Of A ShopaholicDonnie BrascoDr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The BombEscape From AlcatrazEve's BayouFace/OffFrankenstein And The Monster From HellGirl Most LikelyGood Luck ChuckGun Duel In DurangoGunfight At The O.K. CorralIn & OutJazzKiss The GirlsLast Of The MohicansLegionLike A BossLove The CoopersMajor League (2015)Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)Peggy Sue Got MarriedPlaces In The HeartPremonitionPridePushRegarding HenryRide Out For RevengeSaltSigned, Sealed, DeliveredSignsSoul FoodSt. Elmo's FireStarmanStar Trek BeyondThe Brass LegendThe Brothers McmullenThe CoolerThe Devil's OwnThe FirmThe InterviewThe Legend Of Bagger VanceThe Longest YardThe PeacemakerThe Quick And The DeadThe Sons Of Katie ElderThe TownThe Truman ShowTyler Perry's The Family That PreysVampire In BrooklynVirtuosityWalking TallWarWhen A Man Loves A WomanWhere Hope GrowsWonder BoysAncient Civilizations of North America: Season 1Baby Looney Tunes: Season 1Beecham House: Season 1Bringing up Bates: Season 1Changing Body Composition through Diet and Exercise: Season 1Commandments: Season 1Dexter: Seasons 1-8I Survived . . . Beyond and Back: Season 1Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders: Season 1Simply Ming: Season 14Texas Metal: Season 1The Universe : Season 1January 6

　　Mighty OakJanuary 7

　　Gretel & HanselJanuary 8

　　HerselfThe SilencingJanuary 11

　　The Rhythm SectionJanuary 15

　　One Night In MiamiTandav: Season 1January 18

　　AlonePandora: Season 2January 19

　　GrantchesterJanuary 22

　　FlackJessy and NessyJanuary 29

　　Chick FightMortal

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