Turn off the lights, make some popcorn, and settle down on the couch with your friends, family, or pet. It’s time to watch a movie! And you don’t have to go anywhere but YouTube to get your fix – or even pay a penny.
YouTube is a great place to find tons of free content, including countless movies to choose from on the platform, all for free (and without having to purchase a YouTube Premium subscription). In fact, this puts it on par with some of the best free streaming services available.
That’s right. You can find tons of movies, both new and old, by searching YouTube, nestled between music videos, influencer vlogs, and streamers’ Twitch archives. No matter what you’re into, you’ll find something you want to watch, from horror movies to comedy classics and more.
Check out three of our favorites among the best movies on YouTube right now.
“Pleasantville” – The wonderful world of life
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Due to a mysterious phenomenon, David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) are transported from their modern reality into the black and white world of a 1950s sitcom called Pleasantville. As they try to blend in with the seemingly perfect residents, they bring color and change to the community, causing the townspeople to question everything. This leads to a gradual transformation of Pleasantville, which seems to be heading toward a bright and colorful future that eventually embraces change and modernity – although David and Jennifer still have to return to their own time.
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“The Dark Crystal”
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Travel to the world of Thra, where a magical crystal once maintained balance until it was damaged and caused a great schism. The evil Skeksis use the power of the shattered crystal to prolong their lives while the Mystics await the fulfillment of a prophecy that will restore harmony. Jen (Stephen Garlick) is a young Gelfling raised by the Mystics. He sets out to find the missing shard of the crystal and heal the rift between the two races. Along the way, he meets Kira (Lisa Maxwell), another surviving Gelfling, and together they uncover the truth behind the crystal’s power.
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‘Paprika’
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In “Paprika,” a device called the DC Mini allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams and explore their subconscious. Dr. Atsuko Chiba (Cindy Robinson) is a psychotherapist who uses her alter ego Paprika for dream therapy. But when the DC Mini prototypes are stolen, the lines between dreams and reality become blurred. As the thief uses the device to manipulate and merge people’s dreams, creating a collective dream state that threatens to engulf the real world, Paprika and her colleagues must navigate a series of chaotic dreamscapes.
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