Do you also get frustrated when you spend most of your time looking for a good movie or a TV show to (binge) watch in your free evening? Eventually, after having spend hours you find the right movie, but then you realize… Netflix doesn’t stream this movie, what now? You can either buy or rent a movie on sites like Pathé Home or Amazon Prime, but you already went through all the hassle of finding a good movie and you would want to have a long-time solution for your frustration. I have stated 5 solutions for you in this article so you don’t have to go through evenings like these anymore. The streaming platforms are divided into three sections: Paid, Freemium, and Free.
Paid
Best for: No advertisements, original and interesting movies.
Platforms: Phone/Tablet App (IOS and Android), Computer, and TV; supports streaming media players like Apple TV, Chromecast, and Amazon Fire TV.
Mubi is a streaming service, publicist, distributor, and most important of all: A cinema lover. Everyday Mubi introduces a new special curated movie which will be streaming for only 30 days, sometimes 14 days, before another movie takes its place. The lists are specially curated and sourced from everywhere in the world with the most original and interesting movies. The streaming service is more than watching movies: you can find movie lists, review, rate, and discuss the movies with the rest of Mubi’s movie-loving community over the world.
The first 7 days are for free, after that you pay a €9,99 monthly subscription and watch ad-free movies of high quality. Students get the first 30 days free and pay a monthly subscription of €5,99. The movies are available on 5 devices, with the possibility to stream on two screens at the same time.
Advantage: Everyday new original curated content which you can watch whenever and wherever you are.
Disadvantage: Wide catalog of every movie made, but not always currently available which limits the choice of movies. Also, at the moment they only offer subtitles in English.
Freemium
Best for: Free dramas and variety shows from Asia
Platforms: Phone/Tablet App, Website, and TV.
Viki offers hundreds of Asian dramas like Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Latin telenovelas and Variety shows. The dramas have sub-titles in multiple languages translated by volunteers. Watching the dramas is for free but bear in mind that the platform shows a lot of advertisements. If you want to watch Viki Exclusives, Viki Originals, and in high quality without ads, you can subscribe to a “Viki Pass” which costs €5,49 per month, and €4,59 per month if you get a yearly subscription. The first 7 days are a free trial.
Advantage: Hundreds of free dramas with translations in multiple languages.
Disadvantage: A lot of ads, and for exclusive content you need to pay a subscription
Best for: Free and paid movies and videos.
Platforms: Phone/Tablet App, Website, and TV.
Next to being a free platform for videos created by individuals from all over the world, YouTube also offers legit movies. You can buy or rent these movies on YouTube. Above that, they also offer hundreds of movies for free. Although, don’t expect to find new releases in the “free” sections. Most of the free movies are old forgotten and unknown movies. And a side note is, that you still need to have YouTube premium to make use of this feature. However, there are still a fair amount of full films posted by individuals that you can find. Most of these films are not that popular or a big deal to get copyrighted. An example of a free movie on YouTube is Close Up (1990), which you can read more about here.
Advantage: Free movies
Disadvantage: Only free for premium users. Independent free uploads are of low quality.
Free
Best for: Free anime and Manga.
Platforms: App (IOS, Android), website, PlayStation 4, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV.
Crunchyroll is a free anime streaming platform and serves as a distributor, production, and licensing company for the World’s largest anime, manga, and dorama collection. The animes are free, but with multiple ads. To watch without ads, you can get a premium for a monthly subscription from €4,99, the first 14 days are a free trial. The platform offers over 1000 old and new shows. The animes are subtitled in various languages and of high quality.
Advantage: Wide variety to choose from in HD Quality and with subtitles.
Disadvantage: To watch without ads you have to get premium.
Best for: Free movies and TV shows
Platforms: App (IOS, Android, Windows, Linux).
Popcorn time is a streaming service with a wide variety of international movies and TV shows. All content is for free with HD quality and subtitles. There is a comment section as well where you can share your thoughts without spoilers. But be aware, even though watching content on Popcorn Time is legal, downloading it is considered illegal since you view content without paying copyright.
Advantage: Full HD free streaming with subtitles.
Disadvantage: A lot of buffers, pop-ups, and ads. You can’t stream online.
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These were a few (free) options streaming options, if you have any more suggestions to add, feel free to do so in the comment section below!
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