(Image description: An old fashioned brown tv clip art image, with the words “FREE CONTENT!* *with ads)
I’m seeing a lot of articles about what to watch on paid services, but not all of us have access to those platforms. Here’s a (VERY basic and biased) selection of what I found available as of today (March 16th 2020) to watch for free.
I’m old enough to remember what it felt like to walk into a video store and browse the aisles, hoping to find something that looked interesting. Browsing through these content libraries felt very similar. A lot of “No thank you.” a few “WHY did they make THAT?” and if I was lucky a “Oh hey! I love this movie!” or a “I’ve always wanted to watch this.”
Note: I’ve tried to only include shows and movies that I find largely un-problematic, but please watch with caution, especially considering the years some of this content was created.
IMDB TV (available as an app)
Shows:
Heroes (2006) Seasons 1-4
Dresden Files (2007) Season 1
Midsomer Murders (1997) Seasons 1-21
Alf (1986) Seasons 1-4
The A-Team (1983) Seasons 1-5
Fringe (2008) Seasons 1-5
+ a bunch of other shows
Movies:
Lion (2016)
Aaron Flux (2005)
Chef (2014)
Legally Blonde (2001)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
+ a few more movies worth watching
Crackle (available as an app)
Movies:
Fools Rush In (1997)
Get Low (2009)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Sabrina (1954)
Step Mom (1998)
Young Adult (2011)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
The Deep End Of The Ocean (1999)
Drop Zone (1994)
Gattaca (1997)
Little Women (The one from the 90’s) (1994)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Zodiac (2007)
Wuthering Heights (2011)
+ a bunch of other movies
Shows:
3rd Rock From The Sun (1996) Seasons 1-6
Hell’s Kitchen (2005) Seasons 1-10
Kitchen Nightmares (2007) Seasons 1-6
Pluto TV (available as an app)
Movies:
Baby Boom (1987)
Aeon Flux (2005)
The Giver (2014)
Carol (2015)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Fools Rush In (1997)
Shows:
Hell’s Kitchen (2005) Seasons 1-17
Kitchen Nightmares (2007) Seasons 1-6
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) Seasons 1-13
Midsomer Murders (1997) Seasons 1-13
3rd Rock From The Sun (1996) Seasons 1-6
The Dead Zone (2002) Seasons 1-6
Unsolved Mysteries (1987) Seasons 1-12
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) Seasons 1-5
Antiques Roadshow (1997) Seasons 28, 31, 33-39
The Layover with Anthony Bourdain (2011) Seasons 1-2
Mostly Good 