Websites Offering Free Online Movies

Plenty of sites exist offering free movies online. Some of these movies are available for viewing online and others are available for download only. You can search online for sites that offer free movies online using a search engine such as AOL, Bing, Google or Yahoo. On the other hand, you can check out the following sites that offer free online movies.

Free Online Movies from Niche Sites

If you are a fan of a particular movie genre then you can input keywords such as "free online romantic comedies" into a search engine and search through your results. However, you may have better luck checking out these niche sites that offer free movies:

• Christian movies - TBN (The Trinity Broadcasting Network) is a Christian television network that own this website. Periodically they provide new free videos that they own the rights to such as The Omega Code and Megiddo: Omega Code II

• Horror and Thriller movies - FEARnet - Every Wednesday FEARnet updates the free online movies they offer and they are privy to showcasing movies that are a part of the Afterdark Horror Fest collections.

• Asian Horror - Asian Horror Movies.com offers a wide range of free online Asian horror from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries.

• Science Fiction movies - SyFy, formerly the SciFi Channel, allows you to watch select SyFy original movies, classic sci-fi movies and SyFy original series.

Sites Offering Free Movies Online

Sometimes you may not know what you want to watch until you browse through a movie listing. Several sites offer multiple movie genres with hundreds of movies to choose from. These sites will have periodic advertisement commercials that will run from 15 seconds to one minute while a movie plays. This is often necessary so these sites can continue to offer free movies online for people to see. One major drawback of the sites listed is that many are only available for viewership within the United States, so if you live France, you may not get to watch some or any of the movies offered.

Crackle, Fancast, Hulu and Sling provide streaming flash movies with limited commercial interruption. You will find classic black and white along with films released within the last two years on these sites. You can watch classics such as Audrey Hepburn'sCharade or more recent films like John Cusack's Identity. Besides having hundreds of free online movies to choose from you can also watch many popular television shows that are currently on air and those no longer in syndication.

One unique site that offers free movies online is aptly named Free Moovies Online (yes it is spelled with two "o's"). Free Moovies Online is unique because they only show movies that are in the public domain. This means all movies and other programming on Free Moovies Online are no longer under copyright and are available to all free of charge.

Want More Free Online Movies?

If these highlighted free movie sites are not enough for you then you can visit OVGuide, Online Video Guide. OV Guide is a website with a list of various websites that claim to offer free movies online. You should proceed with caution when choosing a site to view movies from on the list. Many of the sites highlighted in this article appear on this list and they legally show free movies, however many of the sites on OVGuide are questionable. Things to check out and be cautious of when browsing OV Guide's list:

• Check the comments left by users. Just like with many open comment venues there will be useless banter to filter through, but pay attention to specific site related comments. Comments that discuss buffering or loading speed, ad pop-ups, and abandoned links are worth taking into consideration. Some users commented some sites such as The Pirate City to have malware on the site.

• Beware of website redirects. When you decide to browse one of the listed sites, linger on the home page to read it thoroughly. One site, momomesh.com, will redirect you to another unrelated site.

• Watch out for pirated films. Pay attention to the type of movies offered. If you notice many titles available for download or online viewing that are still playing in the theaters, have not been release on DVD or have not made it to a premium channel like HBO yet, use caution. Chances are high that these titles are offered illegally. Moreover, the name of the site may offer a clue such as the case with The Pirate City; you may be downloading pirated movies.

So if there is nothing worth watching on TV, check out some of the free online movie sites highlighted here. Pop a bag of popcorn, grab a sandwich, nachos or a soda and relax in front of your monitor watching as many free movies online as you desire. Remember just because there is nothing good to watch on TV does not mean there is nothing good to watch online.

** Author's Note: No compensation was received from the owners of the websites mentioned in this article.