What if I told you that there are multiple streaming platforms - such as Tubi, Pluto TV, and more - in which you can legally watch free movies online?
You’d be surprised just how many great movies are available at no cost, with just minimal interruption. The following are our picks for the best movies you can stream online for free right now, like Zodiac, Gladiator and more, and where to find them as of June 2025.
Intense Dramas
For when you want to be on the edge of your seat:
Zodiac (2007)
The Director: David Fincher
The Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr. Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox
What It's About: Based on the nonfiction book, Zodiac and Zodiac Unmasked, this movie follows a manhunt for the infamous Zodiac Killer, crimes that are still very much unsolved to this day.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Directed by David Fincher, you know that Zodiac is going to have some twists and turns that you won’t even believe. It’s a great movie, and one I would recommend to anyone.
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 him 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.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Director: Francis Ford Coppola
The Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Larry Fisburne, Dennis Hopper
What It's About: The film follows a Captain who is on a mission to take out a former special forces officer in Vietnam who has been presumed to have gone insane – and also committed murder. But in doing so, it takes him on an epic journey no one ever could have predicted.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: I think when it comes to Coppola’s filmography, one that people always think of is Apocalypse Now. It’s a great film, honestly one of the best ones out there, and is harrowing in its depiction of war.
Gladiator (2000)
The Director: Ridley Scott
The Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris
What It's About: Maximus, a Roman general, is betrayed and then imprisoned as a slave and must become a gladiator to survive. He is determined to seek vengeance against the man that betrayed him after his entire family is killed.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Gladiator is probably one of the best movies of the 2000s and a film that I think everyone needs to watch at least once. It was so good, a sequel came out twenty-four years later – but I prefer the original.
The Grey (2011)
The Director: Joe Carnahan
The Cast: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, James Badge Dale
What It's About: What happens when you crash land in Alaska? That’s what The Grey aims to answer when it follows several oil-men stranded after their plane crashes and they must find a way to survive whilst a group of wolves stalk them as their next meal.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Look, it’s Liam freaking Neeson. The man eats, sleeps, and breathes intense thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time. If you want something that’s intense, this is the movie for you.
Lawless (2012)
The Director: John Hillcoat
The Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce
What It's About: Taking place during the Prohibition-era, three brothers work together to start a bootlegging business and try to stop it from getting shut down by the law, leading to violent aftermaths.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: If you’re looking for an intense action film that has fun period costumes, a lot of kick-butt scenes and great acting, then Lawless is the one for you. It’s a great gangster film that has been released over the last couple of decades and one that is awesome to tune into.
Powerful, Emotional Dramas
For when you want to cry or laugh or do both at the same time, these are the films for you:
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
The Director: James Mangold
The Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Angela Bettis, Jeffrey Tambor, Vanessa Redgrace, Whoopi Goldberg
What It's About: When a girl tries to commit suicide, she is stopped and then institutionalized in a mental facility for more than a year, where she meets various people who change her life.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: The film itself was nominated for several Academy Awards, and earned Angelina Jolie the win for Best Supporting Actress, so if you want to check out one of her best films, this is it.
The Truman Show (1998)
The Director: Peter Weir
The Cast: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris
What It's About: The Truman Show follows the tale of a man who doesn’t know that his entire life has essentially been one big TV production on a soundstage, and when he finds out, all hell breaks loose.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: I think whenever Jim Carrey comes to mind, we always think of his iconic comedy roles, rightfully so. He’s a comedic genius. But The Truman Show really gives Carrey a lot to work with in regards to his dramatic chops, and offers his talent on a large scale where he questions the lines between reality and fantasy.
Jerry Maguire (1996)
The Director: Cameron Crowe
The Cast: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O’Connell, Jay Mohr, Bonnie Hunt
What It's About: When a sports agent is fired after sending out an impassioned memo to his entire company, he decides to start his own firm.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: While the premise itself is pretty simple, Jerry Maguire is one of those movies that really stands out in Cruise’s catalogue of films. It’s a great story to follow, and features some fantastic acting from its lead star.
August: Osage County (2013)
The Director: John Wells
The Cast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper
What It's About: Based on the play of the same name, this Academy Award-nominated movie follows the story of a family reunion taking place, and then subsequently thrown into chaos when the patriarchal figure appears out of nowhere.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: The entire cast is truly talented as heck, but I will say that both Roberts and Streep knock it out of the park for this emotional drama.
Precious (2009)
The Director: Lee Daniels
The Cast: Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe
What It's About: Precious follows the life of a young Black teenager suffering from poverty and abuse from her family, and decides to enroll in an alternative school to help her get her life back on track for not only herself but also her daughter.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: The film was critically acclaimed for so many reasons, and features powerful performances from Gabourey Sidibe (in her acting debut) and Mo’Nique.
Winter’s Bone (2009)
The Director: Debra Granik
The Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan
What It's About: A teenager who lives in the Missouri Ozarks must locate her father in order to save her family from becoming homeless.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: If you’re a fan of Jennifer Lawrence, then you have to check out Winter’s Bone. It was the first movie performance to earn her an Academy Award nomination – and rightfully so.
A Night To Remember (1958)
The Director: Roy Ward Baker
The Cast: Kenneth More, Michael Goodlife, Laurence Naismith, Kenneth Griffith
What It's About: The film is a disaster drama that follows the story of the sinking of the Titanic, mainly following the final night, when thousands of people lost their lives.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: While it’s certainly still a dramatic retelling of the events of Titanic, it takes it seriously and is utterly terrifying to think about, even with the 1950s effects.
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: If we’re being honest, 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?
The Duff (2015)
The Director: Ari Sandel
The Cast: Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos
What It's About: Based on the novel of the same name, The Duff follows the story of a high schooler who tries to turn her life around when she finds out that she is the Duff of her friend group – I.e. the “designated ugly fat friend.”
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: As someone who watched this in her prime teen years, I will say it’s a great modern teen comedy, and certainly one that I really enjoy laughing at occasionally when I have the chance to see it again.
A Rainy Day In New York (2019)
The Director: Woody Allen
The Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Jude Law, Diego Luna
What It's About: A Rainy Day In New York follows a college couple as they travel to New York City for a weekend, and while at first it feels like a normal romantic getaway, things begin to change not that long after they step into the big city.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: There are so many great Woody Allen movies out there but I love this one for the great cast and fun rom-com atmosphere. It’s the perfect thing to watch when you want a film with some drama but mainly comedy.
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.
The Wailing (2016)
The Director: Na Hong-jin
The Cast: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Jun Kunimura
What It's About: The Wailing is one of the best Korean horror movies out there. The film follows a policeman who, in order to save his daughter, looks into why people are suddenly getting sick and going on crazy killing rampages in a remote village in South Korea, but the real reason is darker than anyone ever expected.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: If you’re in need of horror that truly terrifies and is super creative in the way it delivers, then this is the film for you. It’s the perfect horror movie for a rainy day.
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:
Oculus (2013)
The Director: Mike Flanagan
The Cast: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Annalise Basso
What It's About: When two siblings now as adults start to realize an old mirror might be the reason for the misfortune their family went through as children, they take it upon themselves to investigate, only for their lives to turn upside down in the most sinister way.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: The film isn’t intense in the sense that it’s gory or horrible, but Oculus is directed by Mike Flanagan, and Mike Flanagan is a king of suspense. You will be sitting on the edge of your couch, biting your nails, waiting for the shoe to drop and then jumping when it eventually does.
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.
Friday The 13th (1980)
The Director: Sean S. Cunningham
The Cast: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor
What It's About: As an abandoned summer camp prepares to re-open, sexually promiscuous camp counselors are killed off one by one by an unknown killer as they stalk the grounds.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: This was the horror movie that began the entire Friday the 13th franchise. I don’t think it’s as intense as other horror films out there, but it’s still a fun time that you’ll enjoy the moment you start watching.
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:
Chef (2014)
The Director: Jon Favreau
The Cast: Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Oliver Platt
What It's About: A celebrity chef loses his job when he snaps at a food critic in public and decides to open his own food truck.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: This movie changed a lot for me when I first watched it. Not only is it a great film to get into if you love food – as I do – but it’s one of those movies that is just a fun time to watch. It’s a feel-good film and one you won’t forget.
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The Director: Brian De Palma
The Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Henry Czerny, Emmanuelle Beart, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames
What It's About: When several members of his IMF team are killed and he is framed for the murders, Ethan Hunt teams up with a select group of individuals in order to clear his name.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: I mean, the Mission: Impossible films have pretty much cemented themselves in movie history after all these years. Might as well check out the first that made it all possible.
Tomb Raider (2018)
The Director: Roar Uthaug
The Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas
What It's About: Based on the video game franchise of the same name, Tomb Raider tells the story of Lara Croft, who sets out on a quest to her father’s last known destination to try and figure out where he went.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Is it one of the best video game adaptations ever? No, it’s not. But is it a heck of a fun time? You bet it is, and anyone who watched it will feel the same. Alicia Vikander is kick-butt.
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?
Interstellar (2014)
The Director: Christopher Nolan
The Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine
What It's About: When the Earth is suffering from blight and famine that threatens to destroy all of civilization, a group of astronauts are sent out to space in order to search for a habitable planet and travel through a wormhole in order to get there.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: Interstellar is one of my favorite Nolan movies, and it’s one that I truly think everyone needs to see at least once in their lifetime. The visuals are absolutely phenomenal, and the story is out of this world (pun intended).
Snowpiercer (2013)
The Director: Bong Joon-ho
The Cast: Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer
What It's About: A train that travels around Earth contains the last members of living society, and this follows the story of how the lower class passengers rebel against the elite.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: There was a TV series made based on this film, and Bong Joon-ho is an incredible director, so if you want good sci-fi, this is the place to start.
Limitless (2011)
The Director: Neil Burger
The Cast: Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Andrew Howard, Anna Friel
What It's About: When a struggling writer is introduced to a drug that changes the way he writes and uses his brain, his world changes for the better – and for the worse.
Why It's One Of The Best Free Movies Streaming: As the title suggests, this film truly is limitless in the way it delivers its story, with an impeccable cast and some sci-fi aspects that truly boggle your brain. The film was successful enough that a TV show came out based on it a few years later.
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.
While movies like these are still worth every penny, the ability to watch them for free almost makes the experience all that much better. Be sure to check them out before some are gone next month!
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