How things have changed in the few years since we started collecting online movie sites... some of the old contenders (AtomFilms, IFilm) are still here, but many of the upstarts are gone, leaving the behemoths YouTube and Google Video in their wake. Still, there are more quality movies online than ever before, so grab some popcorn and hunker down in front of the monitor.
Atom Films has been around for a long time, and we've found their blog a good way to stay up with what's new.
Indie shorts and features. See John Carpenter's
Dark Star in its entirety.
Streams feature length and short films on demand and for free. Also provides free user homepages.
A traveling and online showcase of the best of digital films. A super-slick enterprise, bringing Hollywood into the 21st century.
A national preserve of documentary films about American roots cultures, streamed with essays about the traditions and filmmaking. The site includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related websites.
A good selection of movies aggregated from the large streaming sites: "100% handpicked content chosen to inform, shock and entertain you."
Yes, they bought YouTube, but so far, Google has left its own video site up, with their own wealth of full-length movies to dig through.
GreenCine offers online DVD rentals, but you can also download a growing library of titles for $1.99 to $4.99, more for adult titles.
Easy to follow step-by-step guide on how to watch streaming media on your desktop right now.
Another portal site that archives and broadcasts shorts via RealVideo. A lot of fun.
This collection contains thousands of videos which range from classic full-length movies, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to user-uploaded videos of every genre.
Jaman offers a variety world films for download, for $1.99 to $4.99. You have to install their player first.
C& C Productions (filmmakers Joey and Dylan Cooner) offer films and shows in streaming real video.
Wikipedia's list of movies in the public domain, many of which are available online.
If you know how to use BitTorrent for downloading, this site has a wealth of legal public domain movies, including PDA, iPod, Divx, and PSP versions.
An alternative forum for emerging films. Offering an acclaimed roster of short films.
On-line cinema for mature audiences. This site premieres underground films, erotic video, movie art, and footage of live events.
The multimedia section of TCM's site has trailers and clips from classic movies.
Undergroundfilm.org is committed to showcasing the work of independent filmmakers. Their interactive site offers a great plaform for artists to submit scripts and films and for industry professionals to discover new talent.
This SF based animation studio is now online with a series of oddly compelling, innovative Flash animations.
YouTube has revolutionzed online video, but the sheer number of films on the site makes browsing for quality content difficult. We're always mining the site for the good stuff (our faves are posted to the recommended online film section), so send us a link if you find something godd!
