Let’s face it, the cost of living right now is making it tough to keep multiple streaming subscriptions going, not to mention the recent crackdown on password sharing.
Whether you’re feeling the brunt of price hikes on your weekly entertainment offerings or not, we’ve scrounged up a number of excellent and completely free alternatives to paid streaming subscriptions.
Each service below offers a number of different feature films, shorts, and TV series for absolutely nothing – all you need is an email address.
ABC iView
What’s on ABC iView at a glance: The Newsreader, Bluey, Bay of Fires, Utopia, Fisk, Carol, Her, The King’s Speech, Limbo, Strictly Ballroom, Brooklyn …
Sign up with: Your email address.
Read: ABC iview: new shows streaming in January 2024
Beamafilm
What’s on Beamafilm at a glance: Skippy and the Intruders, The Novelist, Head On, The Last Days of Chez Nous, Dingo, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie …
Sign up with: Your email address & library card.
Brollie
What’s on Brollie at a glance: Bad Boy Bubby, Death in Brunswick, Terrifier, Lucky, Puberty Blues, A Hard Day’s Night, Possession, Shine …
Sign up with: Your email address.
iQIYI
What’s on iQIYI at a glance: Western audiences might not recognise most of the titles here, but iQIYI has a sizeable collection of Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Japanese series and films that you can watch for free, available in categories like ‘Fairy Tale’, ‘PRIDE’, ‘Costume Drama’, and ‘Adorable Children’.
Sign up with: Your email address.
Kanopy
What’s on Kanopy at a glance: Lady Bird, Eighth Grade, The Florida Project, Her Smell, 20th Century Women, Chinatown, Moonlight, The Witch, The Truman Show …
Sign up with: Your email address & library card.
Plex
What’s on Plex at a glance: Farscape, RoboCop, It’s A Wonderful Life, Lady Chatterly’s Lover, Fern Gully, Harvie Krumpet, The General, BMX Bandits …
Sign up with: Your email address.
SBS on Demand
What’s on SBS on Demand at a glance: The Quiet Girl, Hereditary, Reservoir Dogs, Drive, An Education, The Great Dictator, Rabbit Proof Fence, Super Mario Bros., Bring It On …
Sign up with: Your email address.
Read: SBS On Demand: new shows streaming January 2024
Tubi
What’s on Tubi at a glance: Midsomer Murders, Unsolved Mysteries, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mr. Bean, The Revenant, The Inbetweeners, Man on Fire …
Sign up with: Your email address
YouTube Movies
What’s on YouTube Movies at a glance: Memento, The Savages, But I’m A Cheerleader, Supersize Me, Jabberwocky, Oklahoma (1999), South Pacific, Existenz …
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