9 Awesome MoviePass Alternatives, From Paid Subscriptions to Free Ones

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MoviePass

MoviePass may still be alive (for now), but things are not looking promising for the long-term future of the unlimited ticketing service. There’ve been numerous service outages, hiked subscription prices, surge pricing fees (or maybe not anymore), and now users won’t even be able to see blockbuster releases with their MoviePass. Plus the company ran out of cash last week and found their stock plummeting. It sure looks like MoviePass is on a slow march to the grave, but that doesn’t mean your moviegoing days need to be.

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AMC Stubs A-List

Good For: This is the best alternative to MoviePass and AMC Stubs A-List for those who frequent a variety of theaters and want the option to see both wide releases and smaller indie films that may not make it to AMCs. It’s especially great if AMC’s $20 plan puts too big of a dent in your pocket; even with Sinemia’s highest Elite plan and convenience fees, you’re only spending about $23 a month at most to see three movies; not a bad deal. The family plan option also makes this great for families and couples, or anyone who doesn’t like seeing movies alone. See the full details for Sinemia here.

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Sinemia

Good For: This is the best alternative to MoviePass and AMC Stubs A-List for those who frequent a variety of theaters and want the option to see both wide releases and smaller indie films that may not make it to AMCs. It’s especially great if AMC’s $20 plan puts too big of a dent in your pocket; even with Sinemia’s highest Elite plan and convenience fees, you’re only spending about $23 a month at most to see three movies; not a bad deal. The family plan option also makes this great for families and couples, or anyone who doesn’t like seeing movies alone. See the full details for Sinemia here.

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What It Includes: If you’ve been mourning the loss of the Criterion Collection since it left Hulu a couple years back, do yourself a favor and get a subscription to FilmStruck. There’s two different packages: the cheapest plan includes FilmStruck’s library, a mix of classic Hollywood, foreign, indie, and art house titles, along with tons of titles from Warner Bros.’ film library. The next plan up includes all of that, plus selections from Criterion. I got the annual plan (which includes everything) as a birthday present and it was the best gift I could’ve asked for.

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MUBI

The Cons: Well, there’s the whole ticking-clock thing. If you’re someone with a busy schedule who prefers to add movies to your queue to watch at a later date, this isn’t a great option. And compared to FilmStruck, it’s also a bit pricy for the limited number of movies you have access to at a given time. There was also some backlash this week when a crop of recent ads prompted folks on Twitter to call out Mubi for being elitist and snobby. Mubi apologized, but still, pretentious advertising is not the best way to attract new subscribers.

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Cinemark Movie Club

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Shudder

Not only that, but Shudder’s Collections include films by female directors, school-set horror stories, gems from East Asian filmmakers, as well as favorites chosen by guest curators like actress Barbara Crampton and Kumail Nanjiani. Oh, and the coolest thing? You can stay up to date on the latest genre titles from film festivals with their selection of premieres from Fantastic Fest and Sundance’s Midnight Madness. There’s also a live streaming option called Shudder TV if you can’t decide what to watch and want to pop into the middle of a movie like the good old days before streaming.

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relaunch.fandor.com Fandor

The Best Perks: I’ve only used Fandor a couple times (thanks to a free trial) and primarily because they had films I couldn’t find anywhere else online. It’s a great resource if you’re looking for something rare, and most notably they have an extensive selection of hard-to-find LGBTQ films, like Marlon Rigg’s 1989 Tongues Untied and Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman. The browsing interface on desktop is pretty great for anyone looking for narrow down a search by country, a detailed range of sub-genres – it gets as specific as “Dysfunctional Family” under Drama and “False Accusation” for Crime – by year, and even runtime, perfect if you’re in a time crunch.

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Kanopy

What It Includes: Kanopy is an educational distributor for library and schools, and their website and app allows anyone with a library card streaming access to over 30,000 films. The specifics depend on your local library: for instance, my Brooklyn library lets me watch six videos a month, with three days to watch each, while the New York Public Library grants up to 10 a month. Not all libraries grant streaming access, so be sure to check by location here.

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The basic idea is that four times a year, ByNWR.com will release a new themed volume featuring three movies chosen by a guest curator. The first volume is called “Regional Renegades,” curated by McDonaugh, and includes three movies you can watch right now: 1965’s The Nest of the Cuckoo Birds, 1967’s Hot Chills and Warm Thrills, and Shanty Tramp also from ‘67. (While the future installments look like they’ll drop one movie a month, all three of the current movies are available now.) There’s also a preview of the second volume, curated by Little White Lies, debuting in September.