5 of the best free movies to stream on Tubi, Pluto TV, Amazon Freevee, and more this week (September 16)
Catch Tropic Thunder, Zodiac, Submarine, and more
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Thebest free streaming servicescan’t compete with the likes of Netflix, Prime Video, and Max for headline-grabbingnew moviesand TV shows, but they do boast a surprisingly vast range of older titles for you to enjoy.
Last week’sroundup of the best free movies to streamincludedBlackberry,Margin Call, and500 Days of Summer, and this week’s edition is similarly varied. Below, I’ve highlighted five of the best free movies to stream on Tubi, Pluto TV,AmazonFreevee, and other free streaming services over the coming days.
Tropic Thunder (Pluto TV)
Release date:September 2008RT Score:82%Length:107 minutesDirector:Ben StillerMain cast:Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise
Tropic Thunderfeels like the sort of movie that just wouldn’t get made in 2024. This star-studded, noughties-era comedy follows a group of veteran actors who, while filming for a new Vietnam war flick, become embroiled in a real-life conflict with Southeast Asian natives (thinkGalaxy Questwith jungles and helicopters).
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Cruise (yes, Tom Cruise) count among the film’s stellar ensemble cast, while Stiller himself directs. You’ll findTropic Thunderstreaming, for free, on Pluto TV.
The Hunt (Tubi, Kanopy, The Roku Channel)
Release date:May 2012RT Score:92%Length:115 minutesDirector:Thomas VinterbergMain cast:Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm
The first of many collaborations between Danish screen legends Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Vinterberg,The Hunt– which is now streaming for free on Tubi, Kanopy, and TheRokuChannel – is among the best foreign language films of the past 20 years.
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Set in a small Danish village during the run-up to Christmas, the film follows the plight of a divorced kindergarten teacher, Lucas (Mikkelsen), who falls victim to mass hysteria after being wrongly accused of sexually abusing a young girl in his class. Sure, that sounds bleak – andThe Huntisn’t exactly a cheery affair – but this small-budget film is nonetheless an engrossing watch.
Zodiac (Hoopla, Pluto TV – leaving soon)
Release date:January 2009RT Score:90%Length:157 minutesDirector:David FincherMain cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox
Longlegsmay have dominated the horror movie conversation these past few months, but Oz Perkins’ atmospheric murder mystery takes more than a few cues from David Fincher’s filmography, among which isZodiac.
This inspired-by-true-events thriller chronicles the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, an infamous (and still possibly at large) serial killer who used letters, ciphers, and crime scene evidence to taunt investigators in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. all star inZodiac, which serves as a great companion piece to Fincher’s best movie,Seven.
3:10 to Yuma (Tubi – leaving soon)
Release date:August 2007RT Score:89%Length:122 minutesDirector:James MangoldMain cast:Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Ben Foster
For some reason, James Mangold’s3:10 to Yumawas my go-to Sunday afternoon movie when I was a kid. This star-studded remake of the 1957 Western of the same name follows a down-on-his-luck rancher (Bale) who agrees to help law enforcement officers transport a notorious outlaw (Crowe) to a prison-bound train.
Director James Mangold has since gone on to helm more commercially successful films (LoganandFord v Ferrariamong them), but3:10 to Yumaremains, for me, one of his most accomplished and re-watchable pictures. This one is now streaming for free on Tubi, but leaving soon, so act fast if you’re keen to see Russell Crowe in villainous cowboy mode.
Submarine (Amazon Freevee)
Release date:September 2010RT Score:88%Length:97 minutesDirector:Richard AyoadeMain cast:Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor
In the mood for something short and sweet this week? Look no further than Richard Ayoade’s charming 2010 indie fluckSubmarine, which is now streaming on Amazon Freevee.
This coming-of-age novel adaptation stars Noah Taylor as Oliver Tate, an unpopular 15-year-old in rural Wales who finds himself torn between winning the affections of his charismatic classmate Jordana (Yasmin Paige) and stopping his mother (Sally Hawkins) from succumbing to her spiritual ex-lover Graham (Paddy Considine). As with3:10 to Yuma,Submarineis leaving its free streaming service soon, so get watching ASAP.
For more free streaming coverage, read our recent roundups of thefive movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes on Plex, thefive movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes on Pluto TVand thethree movies on Amazon Freevee with over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Axel is TechRadar’s UK-based Phones Editor, reporting on everything from the latest Apple developments to newest AI breakthroughs as part of the site’s Mobile Computing vertical. Having previously written for publications including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion.
Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he then earned an NCTJ qualification as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme.
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