How to watch films from United States.

• Kanopy (libraries)free
• Internet Archive — public domainfree
• Tubifree
• National Film Registry (Library of Congress)film archive

Often available only within United States: rights are usually bought for the home audience.

• Criterion Channel

  Streaming of classics and world art cinema.

• Tubi

  Free, ad-supported streaming with a large back catalogue.

• Pluto TV

  Free, ad-supported streaming channels and on-demand films.

• Kanopy

  Free streaming with a library or university card; strong in classics and documentaries.

• Crunchyroll

  Anime streaming service owned by Sony.

• Sundance Film FestivalBoulder21–31 Jan 2027sourceadd to calendar
• Telluride Film FestivalTellurideusually in Sep
• New York Film FestivalNew Yorkusually Sep–Oct
• Tribeca FestivalNew York3–12 Jun 2027sourceadd to calendar

• IMDb

  Film and TV database with user ratings from 1 to 10 and the Top 250.

• Rotten Tomatoes

  Review aggregator — the share of positive reviews (Tomatometer).

• Metacritic

  Weighted average of professional critics' scores.

• TV Time

  Episode and series tracking with a large community.

• RogerEbert.com

  Reviews and essays carrying on Roger Ebert's legacy.