The traditional ways of watching movies and having access to several media contents through cable, DVD player, and satellite TV has been overshadowed by OTT (over the top) media services.
OTT media service is a method of delivering TV and media contents over the internet at the demand of the user.
Some of the famous OTT media services we have today are Netflix, Prime Video, Spotify Disney+, and many more.
Most, if not all, of the movie-streaming OTT platforms, offers various subscription (payed) packages to their users before they can have access to movies and shows.
On the other hand, a lot of us have the essential need to be on a budget, and including a monthly “Netflix” subscription fee into our budget might not be possible.
In this article, we are going to be listing out the websites and apps to watch free cinema movies and shows.
Majority of this platforms only requires users to sign up for a free account before having access to their movies, while some don’t.
Below is the list of streaming platforms to watch free movies online:
1. SolarMovies
SolarMovies is a very popular streaming websites and it’s regarded by most of its users as the Biggest Library of free movies and tv shows on the internet.
However, the website have had to dealt with a lot of copyright infringement issues in the past, and it still does presently.
Hence, the administrators of the website have chosen to periodically change the URL of the website from time to time.
Some of the URL’s used in the past are solarmovies.to, solarmovies.sc, solarmovies.ms, solarmovie.one.
A simple “solarmovie” keyword search on Google can also help users discover the latest URL to the site.
2. Pluto TV
Pluto Tv is owned by American multinational mass media and entertainment, Paramount Global.
The platform provides free streaming service with ads for its users, including movies, shows, live tv, cinema movies, and so on.
3. Popcornflix
Popcornflix offers free ad-supported contents to users on the internet.
The website offers a wide range of free contents including TV series, cinema movies, indie films, several movie genre, and many more.
4. Vumoo
Vumoo is a user-friendly website that offers an extensive list of movies from different genres.
The website offer high quality movie-watching experience, without having to create an account, or pay a dime.
5. Tubi TV
Tubi TV is an ad-supported OTT media service with over 64 million active users per month, making it one of the most popular platform to watch free movies.
There are more than 50,000 media contents to watch on Tubi TV, including TV shows, cinema movies, sci-fi, action, and many more genre.
Tubi TV also have an app that can be download on Apple Store and Google Play Store.
6. Cracle
Cracle is another website that allows its users stream free TV shows and movies without having to register an account with the website.
The website was formerly known as Grouper, and was renamed Crackle by Sony Pictures after acquiring it in 2006.
7. Lookmovie
Lookmovie is another high-rated website that offers free cinema movies and TV Shows.
The website has different movie genres, including action, comedy, horror, sci-fi, animation, and thriller.
8. Viewster
Viewster is an app that provides great Anime movies, TV Shows, and other genre of movies.
The company is Switzerland-based, and there app are readily available on Roku TV, or can be downloaded from Amazon.
9. Kanopy
Kanopy provides free streaming of movies, documentaries, classic cinema movies, foreign films, independent films and educational videos for students and library members.
Contents can be streamed directly from Kanopy’s website and app.
The app can be downloaded from both Apple Store and Google Play Store.
10. KissAsian
To the K-Drama and Asian movies/shows lovers, KissAsian is a website loaded with free Asian drama, movies and TV shows.
The website have different movie genres including action, drama, comedy, traditional, and many more.
Users are not required to register an account before having access to the contents on the platform.
11. EMovies
The Emovies website is stacked with thousands of blockbuster movies and TV Shows.
The website also have international movies and shows from several foreign countries including China, Russia, Japan, UK, France, India, and more.
No registration is required before streaming contents.
12. YouTube
YouTube is the most popular OTT media platform known for its video streaming service from contents provided by content creators to users.
A lot of people don’t realize that YouTube also has free ad-supported blockbuster and primetime movies on its platform.
There are several movie genres to watch for free, including action, comedy, sci-fi, documentary, and many more.
13. WatchSeries
WatchSeries regularly updates there websites with contents, making it one of the best websites to enjoy free cinema movies and TV shows.
The website also have notification system that notifies registered users on new episodes and contents that are available to watch.
14. Putlocker
Putlocker is also one of the most popular free streaming platform. The website was originally founded in the UK in 2011 shortly after the closedown of Megaupload– one of the most popular movie storage and viewing website back in the early 20’s.
Putlocker has several interesting movies and shows readily available for its users.