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New on Amazon and free TV on iTunes for April 2015

The "Star Wars" saga hits digital stores for the first time and Amazon Prime Instant Video has pumped up its catalog.

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Watch this: New on Amazon and free TV on iTunes for April 2015

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Amazonians (is that what they call people who use Amazon Prime Instant Video?) can enjoy four of the original "Star Trek" movies along with four Leprechaun movies in April. Meanwhile, Apple is giving away some free TV show episodes including the premiere of the Foo Fighters' documentary series "Sonic Highways." Take a look at the complete list below:

Amazon Prime additions

April 1, 2015

  • Amistad (1997)
  • Bloody Sunday (2002)
  • The Brothers Grimm (2005)
  • Death Wish (1974)
  • Death Wish II (1982)
  • Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
  • French Connection II (1975)
  • Godzilla (1998)
  • Kicking & Screaming (2005)
  • Leprechaun 2 (1994)
  • Leprechaun 3 (1995)
  • Leprechaun 5: Back 2 tha Hood (2003)
  • Mommie Dearest (1981)
  • My Old Lady (2014)
  • The Roosevelts -- An Intimate History (2014)
  • Saved! (2004)
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
  • Suicide Kings (1998)
  • The Thing Called Love (1993)

April 2, 2015

  • Adaptation (2002)
  • The Better Angels (2014)
  • Groundhog Day (1993)
  • Tusk (2014)
  • Little Women (1994)
  • Submarine (2010)

April 3, 2015

  • Groundhog Day (1993)
  • Lay the Favorite (2012)
  • The Quiet Ones (2014)

April 7, 2015

  • Groundhog Day (1993)
  • America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

April 10, 2015

  • Louie: Season 4 (2010 series)

April 15, 2015

  • Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to Be Said? (2011)
  • Leprechaun (1993)
  • Ping Pong Summer (2014)

April 17, 2015

  • Still Life (2013)
  • They Came Together (2014)

April 18, 2015

  • Noah (2014)

April 22, 2015

  • Son of a Gun (2014)

April 25, 2015

  • Sons of Anarchy: Season 7 (2008 series)

New on iTunes

April 3, 2015

  • Cut Bank (same day as theaters)
  • Electric Slide (same day as theaters)

April 6, 2015

  • American Odyssey (free series premiere)

April 7, 2015

  • Sonic Highways (free series premiere)

April 10

  • The Marine 4: Moving Target (same day as theaters)

April 17, 2015

  • Beyond the Reach (same day as theaters)
  • Alex of Venice (same day as theaters)

April 24, 2015

  • Adult Beginners (same day as theaters)
  • 24 Days (same day as theaters)

Don't worry Netflix subscribers, we haven't forgotten you. For a complete list of what's been added (and what's disappearing) from Netflix in April, check out our full and updated list here.