How to Watch Movies for Free on Your Cell Phone

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Friday night, popcorn popping in the microwave, phone in hand. You open the streaming app and remember: your subscription expired last month.

It's still possible to watch movies for free. There are apps with thousands of movies available legally and at no cost, paid for by the ads that play during breaks, just like on broadcast TV. In this guide, you'll see the best ones, in which countries each one works, and how to start watching your first movie today.

Pluto TV: free movies and channels, no subscription required.

Pluto TV is Paramount's free streaming service. On Google Play it has a 4.0 rating, over 800,000 reviews, and more than 100 million downloads. On the Brazilian App Store, the rating is 4.8. No one pays a monthly fee: the revenue is covered by the ads displayed during programming.

• Movies on demand: A library of movies and series that you can play whenever you want, with new titles being added all the time.
• Major studios: The catalog comes from partners such as Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
• Live TV: Hundreds of 24-hour channels featuring action, comedy, anime, true crime, science fiction, romance, and sports.
• Favorites: Save movies, series, and channels in a list and find everything quickly next time.
• Continues where it left off: With a free account, a movie paused on your phone can resume from the same point on another device.

Pluto TV operates in Brazil, much of Latin America, the United States, Canada, and several European countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. The catalog varies from country to country due to broadcasting rights.

How to watch a movie for free on Pluto TV

1. Install Pluto TV using the button at the top of this page, or from Google Play or the App Store.
2. Open the app. To start watching, you don't need to create an account or register a card.
3. Tap on on demand and enter the movie category.
4. Choose a genre or tap the magnifying glass to search for a title by name.
5. Tap the video and press play. Rotate your phone to view it in full screen.
6. Did you enjoy a movie or a channel? Save it to your favorites so you can find it later.
7. Create a free account if you want to finish the movie on another device, such as your living room TV.

Commercial breaks are what pay for the movie. Use the break to get more popcorn.

Tubi: Fox's giant catalog

Tubi belongs to Fox and has over 100 million downloads on Google Play, where it has a 3.6 rating and more than 2.6 million reviews. On the US App Store, it has a 4.8 rating. It works in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and countries in Central and South America such as Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, and Ecuador. It is not available in Brazil.

• Movies of all sizes: From major studios to independent studios, with new titles every month.
• Complete series: For binge-watching from the first to the last episode, without a subscription.
• Tubi Originals: films and series produced by Tubi itself.
• Something for everyone: Spanish-language section, anime and Korean productions.

Plex: Free movies in more countries

Plex surpasses 100 million downloads on Google Play, where it has a 3.4 rating, and scores 4.4 on the Brazilian App Store. The company says that no other free streaming service offers more content in so many countries. There are thousands of free movies and series, from cult classics to anime, documentaries and family programs, plus more than 80 live channels. The feature Watch together It lets you watch the same movie with a friend in another city, with play and pause synchronized for both of you.

ViX: Spanish-language films and soap operas

For Spanish speakers, ViX is the great free showcase. The TelevisaUnivision app has a 4.0 rating on Google Play and has over 100 million downloads. ViX Gratis doesn't require a credit card or registration and offers movies, soap operas, series, comedies, documentaries, and more than 100 live channels. It works in the United States, Mexico, and most of Spanish-speaking Latin America. ViX Premium, which is paid, unlocks premieres and exclusive productions.

YouTube: free movies in some countries

YouTube surpasses 10 billion downloads and has a 4.1 rating on Google Play. In the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Japan, it offers a selection of free, ad-supported movies, displayed on a dedicated shelf on the homepage. If you live in one of these countries, the app already on your phone becomes a free video rental store.

Tips for watching movies on your phone without spending money

• Wi-Fi for the entire movie: A two-hour streaming movie eats up a large chunk of your data plan. At home, leave 4G and 5G out of it.
• Search for the name in more than one app: Each service has a different catalog, which changes depending on the country. A movie that isn't on Pluto TV might be on Plex.
• Create your list: Save to your favorites what you want to watch this weekend and trade half an hour of scrolling for a direct play.
• Cell phone on TV: If the app shows the cast icon, tap it to send the movie to a TV with Chromecast or Google TV.
• Headphones on the bus: The movie is all yours, and no one nearby hears the gunfire. Lowering the screen brightness also saves battery.
• Use what your store offers: If one of these apps doesn't appear on Google Play or the App Store, it doesn't operate in your country. Those that do appear have the right to show movies where you live.

Which app to choose?

If you want to watch movies tonight for free, start with Pluto TV: it works in Brazil and dozens of other countries, doesn't require registration, and has films from studios like Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM. Install it using the button at the top of this page, tap on On Demand, and choose your movie tonight.