Sites like Crackle, IMDB, Tubi, Vudu, and YouTube all have free movies online for you to stream. The only catch: You have to watch ads.
And did we mention the movies were free?
Which movies should you watch, though, now that you know where to find them? Rotten Tomatoes did some digging and sorted through the free movie catalogs of Vudu, Tubi, IMDB, YouTube, and Crackle to find the 200 best movies available to watch for free right now.
This has been a tough year in every sense of the word. And it certainly hasn't helped that the escape of the theater hasn't been an option when the real world is getting too real. Thankfully, movie studios quickly realized that releasing new films directly to consumers for home on demand was a necessary option in an extreme situation like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trolls: World Tour broke streaming records as one of our first pandemic-forced direct-to-digital hits—and it has since caused a ripple effect that might change how Hollywood game plans its big releases going forward. Since Trolls: World Tour changed the game, we’ve seen a ton of other studios follow suit, and (praise Queen Poppy), we’ve had the early release of several other films that were originally planned for a theatrical release. And for a more curated list, many of our best movies of 2020 are available to stream already as well.
While release dates and production schedules may be delayed, online streaming services haven’t been affected, luckily. That said, there’s no time like the present to catch up on your movie list. To help you sort the wheat from the chaff, we’ve rounded up some of the better new releases on the four most prominent streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon Prime. Whether you’re looking for an Academy Award winner or a twisted arthouse film of the highest caliber, we have you covered.
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Daisy Coleman, a sexual assault survivor turned activist and one of two subjects in the Netflix documentary “Audrie and Daisy,” has died by suicide. She was 23.
Her mother, Melinda Coleman, shared the news on her Facebook Tuesday night.
“My daughter Catherine Daisy Coleman committed suicide tonight,” Melinda Coleman said on Facebook (via People). “If you saw crazy messages and posts it was because I called the police to check on her. She was my best friend and amazing daughter. I think she had to make it seem like I could live without her. I can’t. I wish I could have taken the pain from her! She never recovered from what those boys did to her and it’s just not fair. My baby girl is gone.”
The 2016 “Audrie and Daisy” documentary looked at the effects of online bullying. In it, Coleman shared the story of her alleged rape at a house party in Missouri when she was 14. The documentary explores the intense scrutiny and backlash both on the national level and in her small town that Coleman and her family faced after she came forward with her accusation of assault. (The documentary’s other subject, 15-year-old Audrie Pott, was also bullied after an alleged sexual assault and died by suicide eight days later.)
Coleman later founded the organization SafeBAE, which works to educate students in middle school and high school about their Title IX rights and provide resources to victims. The organization also confirmed the news of Coleman’s passing.
“Through our shock and sadness, we are releasing a statement about our loss of Daisy,” SafeBAE posted. “As all of our supporters know, Daisy has fought for many years to both heal from her assault and prevent future sexual violence among teens. She was our sister in this work and much of the driving force behind it. We were not just a non-profit team, but a family.”
Tom Hanks is in early negotiations to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action version of “Pinocchio.”
Variety first reported in 2018 that Robert Zemickis was on board to direct the project, the latest in a long line of live-action remakes of its animated movies such as “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King.”
The project would reunite Zemeckis and Hanks, who have previously worked together on 1994’s “Forrest Gump,” 2000’s “Cast Away” and 2004’s “The Polar Express.”
The original “Pinocchio” was released in 1940, produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on Carlo Collodi’s children’s novel “The Adventures of Pinocchio.” The story centers on a wood-carver named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet brought to life by a fairy — and told he will become a real boy if he proves himself to be “brave, truthful, and unselfish.”
Chris Weitz is penning the script. He will also produce the film with Andrew Miano through their company Depth of Field.
Before he steps into the famed woodworker’s shoes, Hanks will portray Colonel Tom Parker in Warner Bros. upcoming Elvis Presley biopic. While he was shooting the film in Australia, Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were among the first public figures to announce they had tested positive for coronavirus. They have since recovered.
Hanks recently starred as commander in the World War II combat drama “Greyhound,” which premiered on Apple TV Plus in July after being sold by Sony Pictures. He received his sixth Oscar nomination this year for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” He is repped by CAA.
The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.