# What's the best site for streaming old movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654 "2017-12-31T21:40:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/1 "2017-12-31T21:40:20Z")
I’ve turned down invitations to NYE parties because I’d rather stay home and watch classic old movies from the 30s, 40s, and 50’s. I have Netflix and Amazon prime, but unless I’m missing something, the old classics they have for streaming are pretty limited. Youtube is a bit hit-or-miss, and I’d rather have a site where I can peruse a list of available films than having to type in the titles. Any recommendations? ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/2 "2017-12-31T21:59:12Z")
Where I live (central Mass.), the best bet for classic movies is the DVD section of the public library. Free, of course, and I can order any film from any library in the state. Best quality and none of the BS of the various streaming sources. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/3 "2017-12-31T22:07:01Z")
TCM has an app, but you need to have a cable subscription for login. The TCM app usually has the last 7 days or so of all of their programming. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/4 "2017-12-31T22:43:56Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Where I live (central Mass.), the best bet for classic movies is the DVD section of the public library. Free, of course, and I can order any film from any library in the state. Best quality and none of the BS of the various streaming sources. Thanks much. Libraries are great for DVD’s, but what I really want is a streaming site because I can’t always plan ahead. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/5 "2017-12-31T22:45:49Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > TCM has an app, but you need to have a cable subscription for login. The TCM app usually has the last 7 days or so of all of their programming. Alas, I cut back to a very basic cable subscription (10 channels) and don’t get TCM any longer. It’s maybe the one channel I really miss. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/6 "2017-12-31T22:52:34Z")
Do you have a Roku streaming stick? Roku has several free old movie channels. P.S. TCM is the only reason I have cable. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/7 "2017-12-31T22:57:08Z")
Give [Filmstruck](https://www.filmstruck.com/us/) a try. They have a 14-day free trial which includes access to the Criterion Collection. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/8 "2018-01-01T00:37:42Z")
The Internet Archive ([archive.org](http://archive.org)) has thousands of movies available for view by streaming. I watched _Casablanca_ there just yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-site-for-streaming-old-movies/805654/9 "2018-01-01T01:36:40Z")
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Great suggestions! I KNEW I was asking the right people!