Nearly 20 percent of YouTube viewing is now done on TVs, either on smart sets with a built-in YouTube app or via streaming players like Roku or Apple TV which bring the YouTube app to TV sets.įollow USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. And now, thanks to YouTubes small army of 100 free movies, you can revisit this beloved genre, at your leisure and free of charge. While the offerings from YouTube are mostly older titles that many haven't heard of (outside of 'Rocky,' 'Pink Panther' and a few other titles), they could be a good fit with folks looking for something to entertain themselves on YouTube. But they cost $2.99 to $3.99 to view, and the $9.99 monthly from FilmStruck was clearly a better deal.Īlso showing free, ad-supported movies for streaming are Vudu and Tubi. Many film fans have wondered where today's generation would get to see classics like Charlie Chaplin's 'City Lights,' 'Duck Soup' by the Marx Brothers or 'Casablanca,' with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. In recent weeks, there has been outcry over AT&T's decision to kill the FilmStruck subscription movie service, one of the few places online where film fans could get access to watching old classics via streaming. The movies and shows are found on the 'YouTube Movies' channel, which has over 70 million subscribers.

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