This month saw a big shift in the movies available to rent, with some of the newer films represented on our Best of 2021 list coming up.
We’ve divided these movies into two sections: the 25 best free movies on YouTube and the 25 best new movies on YouTube you’ll have to pay for-all updated every month. This treasure trove includes a wide range of classics that are free because they’ve entered the public domain, along with a selection of hidden gems among YouTube’s official selection of free movies (you have to really dig to find them among a lot of straight-to-DVD titles and knock-offs). Real deal, 100% free (and good) movies are out there alongside viral stars and adorable animal montages. Really! And we’re not talking weirdly uploaded, grainy, sketchy films.
But the video streaming service also has a great, if hard-to-find, selection of legal free movies. YouTube has as deep a selection of new movies as anyone, as long as you’re willing to pay to stream.
