The Best Online Streaming Movie Sites on the ‘Net

February 25, 08 by sharky   247,850  views  

A review of Movie ‘Streaming’ Websites, and why it works.

Websites that feature full-length movies shown as ’streaming’ video have taken great strides in becoming quite remarkable. Some even offer films & clips in High-Definition (HD). So how do they get away with it, you ask? Simple! They don’t host the movies - just the links to them. This lovable loophole even permits them to play the movies on their sites, while staying and inch or two out of the MPAA’s reach.

Very few ‘free’ online movie sites actually host the movies themselves - it requires an enormous amount of bandwidth, not to mention the legalities associated with hosting copyrighted content. The solution? They use inadvertent carriers such as youtube, megavideo, stage6, video.google, veoh.com etc. - all of which offer a staggering amount of video - but frown upon any copyrighted content submitted by their users. Uploaded content is heavily moderated - and promptly deleted - if and when something is found to be in direct violation of the sites’ policies on copyright infringement. Well, piracy is a wonderful weed - give it just a crack of sunlight and an iota of soil, and it will happily flourish. Movie piracy has found an opportunistic niche within the folds of the youtubes - almost the same way that pirates have inundated the 1-click file hosting sites with illegal content, as in the case of rapidshare and megaupload.com. The exact same ideology bodes true for youtube - copyrighted content gets uploaded; it becomes discovered and gets deleted; someone else re-uploads it under a different filename. It’s an infinite cat-and-mouse game in a world where there’s too many mice and not enough felines.

What we’re trying to drive home is this: you’ll not find many movies by doing any searching from within streaming video sites like youtube, veoh and megavideo.com. Content that obvious is a sure-fire candidate for immediate deletion. Take, for example, the newly released movie “Step Up 2 - The Streets” - found everywhere as a CAM release on P2P, but you can’t find it on video.google.com. That is, you can’t find it by searching video google (all you’ll find are 2- minute clips & trailers), but it IS there Click here to do the search, and click here to watch the movie.

That’s where an intermediary 3rd party website comes in: they provide the proper links and search tools to find the movies. Many also have a hand in the uploading of the films, themselves - and thus they are able to provide viable links, since it was them that put it on youtube in the first place. And since it’s normal protocol to post it under an alias, pseudonym or anonymous link - this makes it that much more difficult for youtube et al. to ‘find’ it. Without further ado, here’s the best of the best:

The Best Movie Streaming sites on the ‘Net

You’ll require nothing more than a couple of codecs and browser plugins. Oh yeah, and a zippy broadband Internet connection. So what drives these sites to become successful? Mad advertising dollars through proper monetization - just check out those Alexa traffic ranks!

www.thepiratecity.org

This one’s a brand-new entry to the list - just opened publicly on Oct. 1/08. The Pirate City has some amazing features to go along with their 800+ movie listings. See our full review here.

www.watch-movies.netALEXA RANK — 769

Very fast site. We like this one because it loads a desired movie on its’ own page - with multiple available sources. If one link doesn’t work, just try a different one.

http://joox.netALEXA RANK — 915

Another excellent streaming site. Joox offers movies that are hosted on www.stage6.com (a premier video site) so the playback quality is fantastic! Apparently Stage6 is shutting down on Feb. 28/08, so it’s unclear what impact this will have on Joox.

http://quicksilverscreen.comALEXA RANK — 1,399

We also recommend using the quicksilver forums to find the latest movie links.

www.movieforumz.comALEXA RANK — 1,635

Excellent site for user-submitted content. Offers a plethora of categories for perusal.

http://movie6.net/ALEXA RANK — 1,717

Great site for new content!

www.free-tv-video-online.infoALEXA RANK — 1,852

Not a bad site - they also offer multiple sources for many of their movies.

www.sidereel.comALEXA RANK — 1,892

Nice modern TV & Movie site! We recommend that you check out the links on the right and see what the moderators and top posters / link updaters are posting.

http://stagevu.comALEXA RANK — 2,371

StageVu.com has really hit its stride since November 2008, and offers an abundance of trailers & full-length movies - as well as categories for sports, TV and others. StageVu is becoming the “content-provider of choice” for many newer streaming sites that don’t host their own content.

http://66stage.comALEXA RANK — 3,018

Very fast site. No popups, no external links. Stick with the movies that are listed on the right side for best results. Users can also download the movies as *.divx files.

www.movies-on-demand.tvALEXA RANK — 6,256

Well laid-out site with lots of working links.

http://wuapi.comALEXA RANK — 6,498

Wuapi requires registration (which is free) before users can view most of the content. Video quality is great!

www.tv-links.ccALEXA RANK — 6,684

Another well laid-out site with lots of working links, including television shows.

www.movierumor.comALEXA RANK — 8,445

Great site with lots of alternative links in case the primary ones are dead. Only offers recent movies in most formats (CAM, TS, DVDRiP).

http://beta.vreel.netALEXA RANK — 9,471

VReel is a video sharing site that allows users to upload, share and view high quality videos by use of a proprietary video codec (DivX). The site is currently in open beta in an effort to replace the now defunct Stage6 site with a viable alternative.

http://moviefather.comALEXA RANK — 11,737

Not too sure about this one - it comes with that dreaded Zango adware/spyware.

http://www.hulu.comALEXA RANK — 548

A great site for both TV episodes and movies! Be advised that Hulu only works from inside the U.S. - so you’ll need a U.S. IP address. A workaround for this is to get a VPN provider that has servers hosted in the States.

http://streamingfilms.nl

New online video streaming site that offers full-length movies (mostly from StageVu.com) - currently lists nearly 100 flicks.

www.play4film.com

Here’s another new movie service that provides legal free streaming of full length movies. Hi-Res downloads are also available, at a small fee for each.

— A much more robust list of online streaming movie and television websites can be found at www.ovguide.com.

— Brainz.org has written a great article - How to Download & Watch Free Movies/Videos Online.

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58 responses for this post

  1. 01   •   Medijum0 Says: 25.02.08 at 6:11 pm

    Here are some more that you’ve missed out on: http://mediapoodle.com/top5tvsites/

  2. 02   •   fantom Says: 23.07.08 at 6:51 am

    you can check out http://www.i-see-tv.com/ just released the site 2 days ago, if you see it’s worth the list ofcourse, supports playlists, subtitles and torrents allthough it’s featured around movie streaming

  3. 03   •   greatnewmovies Says: 31.07.08 at 11:15 pm

    this is good site for free full length movies online

  4. 04   •   MoviesForFree.Tv Says: 04.08.08 at 3:47 pm

    Watch All Recent And CLassical Hits Full Online For Free @ http://www.moviesforfree.tv

  5. 05   •   alex Says: 14.08.08 at 1:42 pm

    good video services
    thanks
    download videos from this services - http://www.flashvideodownloader.org/

  6. 06   •   BoB Tollman Says: 20.09.08 at 9:12 am

    Here’s the biggest list of free movie sites on the net
    http://www.nosubscriptionrequired.net/

  7. 07   •   Natalie Says: 23.09.08 at 5:25 am

    Have you checked out blinkBox.com?? (http://www.blinkbox.com) you can download and watch movies online and the quality is great!

  8. 08   •   lolol Says: 03.10.08 at 3:02 pm

    kino.to top 100 site in germany
    awesome amount of content (in german)

  9. 09   •   allen Says: 12.10.08 at 12:53 pm

    These sites are all good, but a lot of them are spammy. http://www.streamingfreemovies.com is the best IMO because there are no pop-ups and they update the links every day.

  10. 010   •   wagaboo Says: 16.11.08 at 3:18 am

    OMG I cant believe you guys missed the BIGGY http://www.ninjavideo.net Ive seen releases 5hrs after the debut…these guys are HARD to beat no doubt about it !!!!!!

  11. 011   •   Watch Free Movies Online Says: 16.11.08 at 8:18 am

    Hey huys i think you missed this too : http://www.free-movies-online.info

    They update every day woth every new site streaming in HDTV Flash

  12. 012   •   StreamingFilms Says: 27.11.08 at 12:35 am

    Go check out http://www.streamingfilms.nl

  13. 013   •   sc0tsman Says: 17.12.08 at 4:43 pm

    Free High Quality Movies Streaming Live 24/7 with chat room. Moive list is updated every 24 hours with new movies! Don’t forget to add us to your list!

    http://www.sc0tsman.com

  14. 014   •   danny Says: 30.12.08 at 11:45 am

    What about piratecity and http://www.filmcontra.com

  15. 015   •   MovieSwamp Says: 19.01.09 at 1:46 am

    http://www.movieswamp.com
    User friendly search engine and video site directory for watching free movies, tv shows, anime and more online.

  16. 016   •   2borno2b Says: 19.01.09 at 6:22 pm

    Another Great Community Movie & TV Site to visit. We fulfill 90% of the requests submitted. We are very user friendly and we help new people understand what to do. Come and see an awesome Online Entertainment Web Site! 100% Free!

  17. 017   •   2borno2b Says: 19.01.09 at 6:23 pm

    http://FreeOnlineMoviesForum.com

  18. 018   •   teddyk Says: 29.01.09 at 12:13 pm

    Computerpopcorn.com has a movie search bar that searches all movie hosting sites listed above and has links to each. Most movies are Divx or Xvid

  19. 019   •   cp Says: 30.01.09 at 12:43 pm

    Computer Popcorn http://www.computerpopcorn.com Offers a lot of promise but they need to tweak the site.

  20. 020   •   GoutamDey Says: 02.02.09 at 3:08 am

    visit inoxmovies.net to watch movies

  21. 021   •   watch movies Says: 02.02.09 at 2:47 pm

    yeah this list is old make a new one.

  22. 022   •   movie leech Says: 02.02.09 at 4:39 pm

    lots of free online movies @ http://www.dwi-tv.net

  23. 023   •   Mike Says: 02.02.09 at 8:27 pm

    You can always see an updated list of the best free movie websites here;

    http://blog.buttermouth.com/2007/06/top-25-places-to-watch-free-movies-and.html

  24. 024   •   streaming Says: 06.02.09 at 1:40 pm

    your blog is very interessting

  25. 025   •   tim Says: 10.02.09 at 1:45 am

    I get all my movies from ” http://www.butternutwack.com ”

    It gets updated everyday with at least 5 new movies, and there is currently over 500+ in the archive ready to download.
    NO software required, no hassle…just choose which one you want, and click the download button.

    You can tell that it isn’t put together by someone out there to make a bunch of money (it looks kinda just thrown together)…but it is the BEST one that i have found….Definitely suggest you check it out if your looking for only DVD quality movies.

  26. 026   •   Shady Says: 15.02.09 at 8:25 am

    You can watch all the Indian, Pakistani and world english channgels on http://www.funtvdigital.co.uk.

    Its a great popup free site really amazing. In sports category now we can watch all live matchs, cricket, football, rugby and many more….

    Watch Indian, Pakistani and World Television Online for Free - Live news Channels, Live Sports Channels, Online movies, Punjabi Stage Shows, Geo News and many more…

  27. 027   •   muzicfan Says: 16.02.09 at 7:04 pm

    Nice Hollywood Movie and Music Video website with loads of content

  28. 028   •   http://www.vidzin.com Says: 16.02.09 at 7:06 pm

    Nice Hollywood Movie and Music Video website with loads of content…Please visit the following website for all latest movies and Music Videos

  29. 029   •   Mitchell Says: 18.02.09 at 11:28 pm

    I usually don

  30. 030   •   wartog Says: 19.02.09 at 9:26 am

    http://www.wartog.com

  31. 031   •   free full movies Says: 04.03.09 at 11:04 pm

    Yesterday I just google for free movies website and found this one: http://www.fullmoviesonline.org. Just a sharing for you guys ;)

  32. 032   •   Krie Says: 21.03.09 at 8:20 pm

    Is there a way to become a content writer for the site?

  33. 033   •   MarkupMaster Says: 28.03.09 at 1:32 pm

    Thanks for this list, some of my friends don’t use torrents and usually watch their movies online. They will enjoy this. Thanks again!

  34. 034   •   Celina Says: 29.03.09 at 4:41 am

    Very nice article :-)

  35. 035   •   Daizan Says: 29.03.09 at 4:43 am

    http://interflicks.net

  36. 036   •   james Says: 03.04.09 at 1:54 am

    The movie is great we can enjoy the movie.
    http://justnewmovies.com

  37. 037   •   pavithra Says: 14.04.09 at 6:54 am

    Hi guys we can enjoy the movie and download the movie.

  38. 038   •   shazia Says: 17.04.09 at 4:36 am

    Hi,

    Guys another excellent streaming site. Stick with the movies that are listed on the right side for best results.

    Bye…

  39. 039   •   Movie Feeder Says: 20.05.09 at 3:37 pm

    A new movies streaming site with the latext top box office movie updated daily.
    http://moviefeeder.net/

  40. 040   •   Hollywood Movies Online Says: 31.05.09 at 8:50 am

    I think you can count on this one as well:

    http://www.watch-movies-online-hollywoodkiller.com

  41. 041   •   fox Says: 01.07.09 at 4:06 pm

    or search for streams @ http://www.release-search.com/

  42. 042   •   John Says: 01.07.09 at 6:44 pm

    Play4film.com is an indipendent website for legal and authorized digital download of films and short film. Some films are offered in FREE STREAMING and all in DOWNLOAD LOW-COST (permanent download).

  43. 043   •   paabus Says: 08.07.09 at 11:07 pm

    Fastpasstv.com is one of the best normally good preview of whats being uploaded as torrents has ads but good site

  44. 044   •   TKU Says: 08.08.09 at 4:42 pm

    ok sorry to ask this here but if I want to watch the best selection that is ligit and dont mind paying, where does one go? I have netflix but the selection for instant is to thin. I dont need “currently at the box office”

  45. 045   •   snor Says: 15.08.09 at 7:15 am

    Thanks for the list you can add this one to it two i use it with plessure and they update nearly every day

    Watch movies 4 free

  46. 046   •   Cyph0n Says: 16.08.09 at 3:17 am

    No NinjaVideo?

  47. 047   •   patrik Says: 25.08.09 at 4:19 am

    http://www.piratosmovies.biz

  48. 048   •   John Says: 05.09.09 at 4:25 pm

    over 500 Free Streaming Full Length Movies on http://www.play4film.com
    enjoy your movie and write the comment.

  49. 049   •   kenai Says: 10.09.09 at 7:44 pm

    A good one is http://www.moviesjojo.com (MOVIESJOJO), it has a lot of full length movies online without the 72 minutes megavideo limit. =)

  50. 050   •   Dasy Says: 09.10.09 at 8:37 am

    This is my favorite site : http://www.freefullmovies.net

  51. 051   •   Stevie Says: 18.10.09 at 1:58 pm

    I think this website have best movies: http://www.newfreemovies.info

  52. 052   •   Dean Says: 25.10.09 at 9:25 pm

    Try http://www.hitplay.net is your genre is online horror movies

  53. 053   •   web2012 Says: 30.10.09 at 1:16 am

    A great new site of 2009 is http://www.cinemahaven.com featuring hundreds of free movies and television episodes. No surveys or registration required.

  54. 054   •   Dukem Says: 04.11.09 at 12:08 pm

    http://www.alluc.org Is the biggest of these kind of sites
    theyve been around since 2006

  55. 055   •   math Says: 10.11.09 at 9:50 am

    http://www.finalcurtainmovies.net is best place to watch movies free. Clean design, a lots of movies. And Most important NO ADS!!

  56. 056   •   JAke Says: 17.11.09 at 9:44 pm

    http://theatervip.net/ is a very good site without all the advertising

  57. 057   •   Androv Says: 20.11.09 at 12:18 am

    This is also a cool.

    http://movierack.blogetery.com/

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