The Best Free Movie Streaming Sites, from Crackle to YouTube

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Free-ad-supported TV (FAST) can be a mixed experience, depending on the platform: Ads might cut in at odd moments or the same ad might might run three times in a row, but hey, it’s free, right?As the major streamers add their own ad-supported sites, such as Amazon’s Freevee, the options for free streaming should continue to grow. (Movie availabiliy on each platform are subject to change.) Sony’s free, ad-supported site where you can currently stream classic movies such as the 1949 Humphrey Bogart movie “Tokyo Joe” of the ’80s comedy “Just One of the Guys.”The place for all things anime.

The free tier is ad-supported, but doesn’t include all of Crunchyroll’s anime and manga or access to simulcasts. You might have to do some digging on this un-curated ad-supported site for movies among the news clips, music videos and movie trailers, where your search could turn up a high-quality video of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lady Vanishes.” Sadly, it’s not available as a Roku channel.Although “TV” is part of the name, you can watch more than 10,000 movies via the Fawesome app or through one of its specialized channels, like Fawesome Classics on Roku.

Billed as “the world’s largest independent free streaming network,” it’s available via app or as a Roku channel. Film categories include Western, True Crime, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Mysteries and Anime.At the moment, Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming site (which was formerly known as IMDB TV) offers “Back to the Future” and “Promising Young Woman.” It also has original programming, including “Jury Duty” with James Marsden and “Bosch: Legacy.” Watch via Amazon, online or on a variety of devices including Roku and Apple TV.Go waaaay back with these extensive, ad-free archive, with.