Cut the Cord: Start Streaming

Most networks have a handful of episodes of their current shows to stream. ABC.com offers this, but also full runs of a handful of canceled shows, including classics like My So-Called Life and Felicity; newer treats like Ugly Betty and The Muppets reboot.

CrunchyRoll.com is the place to stream anime online. With hundreds of anime series, and a few live-action Japanese dramas, you can stream lower-res, ad-supported videos for free, then chat about them in the community.

CW Seed has a couple-dozen TV series you can watch, in their entirety, for free. This includes the complete run of CW shows like The Secret Circle, Who’s Line Is It Anyway?, and Hellcats; off-network shows like The Ghost Whisperer, Pushing Daisies, and Schitt’s Creek; and original animations like Supernatural: The Anime Series and Constantine: City of Demons.

The Internet Archive is a non-profit collection that includes over four million videos. They are largely public domain films; short films uploaded by their creators; TV news reels; movie trailers; and stock footage. Some highlights: George Romero‘s Night of the Living Dead; Ed Wood‘s Plan 9 From Outer Space; The Sheik starring Rudolf Valentino; several Charlie Chaplin classics; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; episodes of The Three Stooges; vintage cartoons like Woody Woodpecker and Popeye.

Watch 1,150 movies free online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries, and other films.

This is basically cable TV without the cable. It offers over 100 free streaming channels, including movies, sports, news, classic TV, and semi-recent reality television. There are channels devoted entirely to Doctor Who, Dora the Explorer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, anime, Comedy Central Roasts, Antiques Roadshow, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In addition to the standard collection of free, ad-supported movies and a handful of TV shows, Popcorn Flix also has a “viral video” section that is like a curated YouTube. They also offer original films.

If you are familiar with Shout Factory, then their streaming selection will satisfy your viewing needs. Digging in to the vast Shout Factory catalogue of cult, underground, foreign, and generally weird films, every genre is represented here: horror, sci-fi, comedy, drama, martial arts, western, action, and documentaries. The standouts here are collections of the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 films, Riff Trax, and Elvira’s Movie Macabre. Most of the films come from the 1980s or earlier, so if you are looking for a new release, it’s not here.

Hundreds of free movies, TV shows, and originals, all ad-supported. Unsurprisingly, everything is a Sony project.

Watch free movies and TV shows online in HD on any device. Tubi offers streaming movies in genres like Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime, and Comedy.