What if I told you that you can legally watch free movies streaming on multiple platforms such as Tubi, Pluto TV, and more? Yes, you read that right – there are so many free streaming options out there to pick from.
You’d be shocked at how many options exist out on the internet, all with minimal ad interruption. From classics like Thief and Pretty Woman to action flicks like John Wick and Hard Boiled, here are some of the best free movies that you can check out right now, as of October 2025.
Intense Dramas
For when you want to be on the edge of your seat:
Doubt (2008)
The Director: John Patrick Shanley
The Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams
What It’s About: After a young priest builds a strong bond with a new student at a Catholic school, a vengeful nun leads a crusade to have the charismatic and progressive clergyman kicked out.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Though it didn’t win any Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards, Doubt received five nominations (it should have had more). Featuring outstanding performances, remarkable cinematography, and a riveting story, John Patrick Shanley’s adaptation of his own Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is a remarkable achievement.
Thief (1981)
The Director: Michael Mann
The Cast: James Caan, Jim Belushi, Tuesday Weld
Based On: The Home Invaders by Frank Hohimer
What It’s About: Looking to put his life of crime behind him, a highly skilled jewel thief agrees to take on one last heist. However, getting out clean isn’t as easy as it sounds.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Being able to watch Michael Mann’s directorial debut, Thief, for free just feels like a crime. This moody neo-noir crime flick set in Chicago is top-notch in every category: acting, writing, cinematography, etc.
Memento (2000)
The Director: Christopher Nolan
The Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano
What It's About: Memento follows the story of a man who suffers from short-term memory loss and who is unable to form new memories, so he uses notes, photos and much more to constantly remind himself of who he is and what he is doing, all while trying to track down the person who murdered his wife.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: I mean, it’s Christopher Nolan. Any time he creates a story, he gives you a twist and more that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and this film is one of the best, with a captivating storyline that is unlike any other. Memento is a thrilling ride from beginning to end.
John Wick (2014)
The Director: Chad Stahelski
The Cast: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick
What It’s About: After a group of thugs kills his dog, retired contract killer John Wick (Keanu Reeves) goes back to his old ways and starts a path of vengeance that won’t stop until he reaches the very top.
Why It’s One of the Best Movies Streaming: If you have always wanted to start the John Wick franchise to see what all the fuss is about, now’s your opportunity. With some of the most inventive kills, all kinds of twists and turns, and a surprising amount of humor, this 2014 action thriller does the trick.
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Director: John Woo
The Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo
What It’s About: After his partner is gunned down in Hong Kong, Inspector "Tequila" Yuen Ho-yan (Chow Yun Fat) goes on a one-man mission to find and take out the gun smugglers with blood on their hands.
Why It’s One of the Best Movies Streaming: One of the most decorated collaborations between John Woo and Chow Yun Fat, Hard Boiled is a bullet-ridden, blood-soaked, and action-packed crime flick like no other.
The Godfather (1972)
The Director: Francis Ford Coppola
The Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall
What It’s About: Told over the course of multiple decades, The Godfather explores the rise of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the reluctant head of his family’s crime empire.
Why It’s One of the Best Movies Streaming: Often considered one of the best movies of all time, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 epic is an undeniable masterpiece. Being able to watch this influential drama for free is, for a lack of better term, an offer you can’t refuse.
Powerful, Emotional Dramas
For when you want to cry or laugh or do both at the same time, these are the films for you:
Blue Valentine (2010)
The Director: Derek Cianfrance
The Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman
What It’s About: The entire relationship of a couple is explored in great detail. From the happy beginnings of their courtship all the way through the heartbreaking dissolution of their marriage years later, nothing is left unsaid.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Blue Valentine certainly isn’t the cheeriest romance story, but Derek Cianfrance does an incredible job of peeling back the layers of trauma, guilt, and anger to paint a three-dimensional portrait of a couple, for better or worse.
Tombstone (1993)
The Director: George P. Cosmatos
The Cast: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn
What It’s About: Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his brothers leave the world of gunslinging behind to start a business in Tombstone, Arizona, only to get thrust into the middle of a vicious conflict that results in one of the most iconic shootouts of all time.
Why It’s One of the Best Movies Streaming: One of the best Western movies of all time, Tombstone is filled with outstanding performances (Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday steals the show), awesome gunfights, and an epic tale of good versus evil that still hits 30 years after its release.
Good Will Hunting (1997)
The Director: Gus Van Sant
The Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
After getting bailed out by an eager MIT professor, a young and brilliant janitor is given the chance of a lifetime to prove himself and make it out of the trenches of South Boston.
Why It’s One of the Best Movies Streaming: Good Will Hunting is one of those perfect rainy day movies with its amazing story, brilliant Robin Williams performance, and soundtrack featuring one heartbreaking Elliott Smith song after another.
Boyhood (2014)
The Director: Richard Linklater
The Cast: Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke
What It's About: Filmed from 2002 all the way until 2013, this film, directed by Richard Linklater, follows a young man from his childhood into adulthood, all the way until he turns eighteen and leaves for college.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Boyhood is one of those movies that’s a once-in-a-lifetime film that truly captures the essence of growing up. Plus, it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Fun And Romantic Comedies
Are you ready to laugh so hard your sides are going to hurt?
Mean Girls (2004)
The Director: Mark Waters
The Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey
Based On: Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosaline Wieseman
What It’s About: After spending much of her life being homeschooled, a teenager enrolls at a high school where she quickly learns how important it is to be true to yourself.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: One of the most iconic movies of the 2000s, Mean Girls perfectly captures the hilarity and insanity of the high school experience. No matter how many times you watch this one, it never gets old.
Pretty Woman (1990)
The Director: Garry Marshall
The Cast: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Héctor Elizondo
What It’s About: What was supposed to be a transactional relationship between a self-serving businessman and an escort slowly turns into something neither expected: a shot at love and redemption.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Featuring some of the most memorable scenes in movie history, and a career-defining performance by Julia Roberts, Pretty Woman is a marvelous, hilarious, and poignant love story.
Serendipity (2001)
The Director: Peter Chelsom
The Cast: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven
What It’s About: Ten years after having a chance encounter, two star-crossed lovers are forced to let fate decide what’s in store for them.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: There are a lot of great romantic comedies out there (many of which are streaming for free), but Serendipity is the only one where John Corbett plays a new age musician. On a serious note, John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale’s chemistry in this oft-forgotten rom-com is off the charts.
Coming To America (1988)
The Director: John Landis
The Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley
What It's About: In search of a woman who will love him for who he is and not just his title, a foreign prince travels to America and runs into hilarious situations.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Truthfully, I think everyone and their mother considers this one of Murphy’s best films overall, and for good reason. The comedy slaps every time and the jokes have never died. It continues to reign as one of the best ‘80s comedies and one I will always recommend, especially if it’s free.
Intense Horrors
Yup, already horrified by all of these:
Terrifier (2016)
The Director: Damien Leone
The Cast: David Howard Thornton
What It's About: Terrifier is just as terrifying as the title implies, following a young woman named Tara. While all she wanted to do was party, she ended up becoming the target of a serial killer – more specifically, a serial killing clown named Art, and it turned her world upside down.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: This film has basically redefined the horror genre over the last few years and I can openly say it is horrifying in the best ways possible but PLEASE go into this with an empty stomach.
28 Days Later (2002)
The Director: Danny Boyle
The Cast: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns
What It's About: A former bicycle courier suddenly wakes up from a coma only to find that the world has ended and everyone who is alive is trying to survive an infectious disease that turns people into aggressive-flesh craving monsters.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: If we’re talking about one of the best zombie movies of all time, this is one of those. I’m the kind of person who is pretty desensitized to a lot of zombie flicks at this point in my life and this one got me feeling some type of way by the end of it. And with the release of the sequel, now is the time to check it out.
The Babadook (2014)
The Director: Jennifer Kent
The Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney
What It's About: The Babadook is based on the short film, Monster, and follows the story of a single mother trying to take care of her child, who seems to be seeing things, but soon is haunted by a monster in their own home, and must figure out a way to stop it.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: The Babadook is so creative and will take you on a ride that you’ll never forget, all of it led by the game-changing female director Jennifer Kent. Seriously such a great yet terrifying horror film.
Not So Intense Horrors
For those who want a thrill – but don’t want to jump out of their seats:
Interview With The Vampire (1994)
The Director: Neil Jordan
The Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst
Based On: Interview with the Vampire by Anna Rice
What It’s About: Centuries after being turned into a vampire, a former plantation owner shares his story with a reporter in 1990s San Francisco.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: One of the best vampire movies ever released, Interview with the Vampire still holds up more than 30 years after its release. The way Neil Jordan brings Anne Rice’s text to life, thanks to the work of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst, is so enticing and hard to stop watching.
Halloween (1978)
The Director: John Carpenter
The Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles
What It's About: The movie follows Laurie Strode, a babysitter who is hunted down by the evil Michael Myers on Halloween night, and her legendary battle to try and survive his attempts to kill her.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: While considered one of the best horror movies ever, Halloween is pretty tame in comparison to some of its later entries but is still scary enough to get you jumping in your seat.
Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
The Director: George A. Romero
The Cast: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Marilyn Eastman
What It's About: A group of strangers are forced to take refuge together in order to survive the sudden onslaught of flesh-eating, reanimated corpses, while also struggling to survive each other.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Romero basically defined the zombie genre as a whole, so this is the zombie movie to check out, but trust me, it’s really not that scary – at least in comparison to today’s zombies.
Fun For The Whole Family
Everyone can have fun with these films:
The Martian (2015)
The Director: Ridley Scott
The Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig
Based On: The Martian by Andy Weir
What It’s About: Left for dead during a mission to Mars, a lone astronaut attempts to survive long enough for NASA to come up with a plan to rescue him.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: The Martian is one of the rare sci-fi movies that comes around every so often that has something for everyone. It has humor (still not a comedy, Golden Globes), it has drama, it has action, and it has some of the wildest science you’ll see in a movie that somehow still feels grounded.
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
The Director: Frank Capra
The Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
What It's About: A working man wishes that he had never been born, and an angel who is trying to get his wings comes to Earth to help him see what life would have been like if he never was.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: I mean, the film is an absolute classic and the perfect Christmas movie for the whole family to watch. What’s not to love about it?
Thrilling, Twisty, And Exciting Sci-Fi And Fantasy
Ready to dive into the world of space, fantasy and beyond?
Signs (2002)
The Director: M. Night Shyamalan
The Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones
What It’s About: The typically boring life of a farmer becomes anything but when he and his family discover their farm has become the epicenter of an alien invasion.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: One of M. Night Shyamalan’s best movies, Signs is a thrilling, terrifying, and twist-heavy alien-centric sci-fi adventure where you don’t know what to believe.
Krull (1983)
The Director: Peter Yates
The Cast: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones
What It’s About: A brave warrior, along with a ragtag group of warriors, bandits, shape-shifters, and a scene-stealing cyclops, sets out to save his bride from an evil entity hellbent on controlling the universe.
Why It’s One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Krull doesn’t get talked about nearly enough, and that’s a shame. It has some wonderful effects for the early ‘80s, an engaging story, and early appearances by Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane.
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Director: Jim Henson, Frank Oz
The Cast: Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw
What It's About: Taking place in a fantasy world and featuring amazing puppets, The Dark Crystal follows two Gelflings as they travel across a magical world to overthrow a dark ruler by trying to restore a crystal.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: While the film wasn’t huge at the box office, it is considered one of the best dark fantasies of all time, and one that I can highly recommend if you want to see some really cool puppetry.
With all these free movies, you’ll be busy for some time! And then after that, just think of all the other free movies you could check out. I think it’s time for a movie marathon.
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