Streaming services continue to provide thousands of movies for consumers to watch every month. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Max are some of the top streaming services on the market. However, these services have monthly fees. If you subscribe to all four services, then it will cost you a pretty penny. If you’re looking for alternative streaming options, try YouTube, which offers free movies with ads.
YouTube does not have the expansive libraries that Netflix or Max boast. But YouTube offers many films in multiple genres, including drama, comedy, action, adventure, thriller, and horror. To help guide your choice, we curated a list of the best free movies to watch on YouTube this month.
Looking for more stuff you can watch for free? Check out our guides to the best free shows on YouTube and the best sites for watching free movies online.
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School of Rock2003 -
Alien1979
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Almost Famous2000
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Lady Bird2017
School of Rock (2003) new
Guitarist Dewey Finn (Kung Fu Panda 4‘s Jack Black) loves everything about rock and roll. However, his overt enthusiasm and passion got him fired from his band. With no job and little money, Dewey’s rock dreams are fading quickly. However, the rock gods give Dewey a lifeline, as he pretends to be his roommate (Mike White) and pose as a substitute music teacher at a private elementary school.
At first, the job is a way to make money. But Dewey realizes some students are gifted musicians, and he decides to form a rock band as a class project. With only a few weeks before the local Battle of the Bands competition, Dewey must whip the kids into shape and create a makeshift band to keep his music dreams alive.
Alien (1979) new
“In space, no one can hear you scream.” That’s the famous tagline for Alien, Ridley Scott’s terrifying sci-fi horror set in deep space. Pitched as “Jaws in space,” Alien follows the crew of the Nostromo on their way home to Earth. Notable crewmembers include Dallas (Tom Skerritt), the ship’s captain; Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), a warrant officer; and Ash (Ian Holm), the Nostromo’s science officer.
While in stasis, the crew is awakened early to investigate a distress call from a nearby moon. During their investigation, the crew discovers a desolate alien ship home to hundreds of eggs. The nightmare begins when one of the eggs hatches and attaches to a crewmember’s face. Once the alien boards the Nostromo, all bets are off. The alien is now the apex predator. With nowhere to run, the crew must act quickly and figure out how to escape before they meet their end at the hands of the alien.
Almost Famous (2000) new
It’s the early 1970s. Music journalism is on the rise, thanks to rock and roll. That’s the background for Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-winning coming-of-age drama. William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is an aspiring teenage rock journalist who gets the break of a lifetime when Rolling Stone assigns him to profile Stillwater, an emerging band set to embark on a nationwide tour.
William is thrust into the chaos of life on the road, opening his eyes to sex, drugs, alcohol, and music. Thankfully, William has seasoned groupie Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) to guide him every step of the way. Backed by a terrific screenplay and sensational music, Almost Famous is a satisfying love letter to journalism and rock and roll.
Lady Bird (2017) new
Before helming the No. 1 movie at the box office in 2023, Barbie director Greta Gerwig excelled in quieter coming-of-age films, with her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, being her standout. Set in 2002, Lady Bird stars Saoirse Ronan as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, an angsty high school senior who dreams of escaping Sacramento in favor of the big cities on the East Coast. Lady Bird’s mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalf), loves her daughter but tries to ground her in reality, causing friction between the two.
The ambitious Lady Bird uses her senior year to open up and experience new things, even if that means pretending to be someone she’s not. Thanks to Gerwig’s keen writing and directing, Lady Bird is a charming and beautiful story about adolescence at an important time in one’s development.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
I Kill Giants (2018)
My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Someone at YouTube has very deftly picked up on the renewed interest in Jeffrey Dahmer by getting the rights to stream My Friend Dahmer. This serial killer movie is based upon the true story of John “Derf” Backderf (Alex Wolff), a cartoonist who was the closest friend that Jeffrey Dahmer (Ross Lynch) had in high school. In this adaptation of Backderf’s graphic novel, he and his fellow outcasts befriend Dahmer, but they aren’t blind to his bizarre behavior. However, they couldn’t have predicted that the awkward young man that they knew would go on to become one of the most infamous serial killers of the last century. It’s also a tragic tale, as no one notices how monstrous Dahmer has become until it’s far too late to stop him.
The Illusionist (2006)
Free to Play (2014)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
A seminal entry for American horror cinema, George A. Romero’s classic horror movie follows seven people who find themselves trapped in Pennsylvania as the terrifying walking dead surround them. They have to try to survive without understanding the terror that lurks outside.
The movie has been noted as the first zombie film, and its influences can be seen in everything from 28 Days Later to Shaun of the Dead. Romero’s debut — he wrote, directed, edited, and acted in the film — made him into a superstar, quickly revolutionizing the genre on a budget of a mere $114,000.
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