YouTube
Over 6 billion hours of video are watched on YouTube every single month. Most of them are music and funny videos, but you can find free full length movies and TV shows on there as well. The vast majority are older films or B-movies, but you'll discover the odd gem if you look hard enough. Videos may be split into multiple chapters, and you'll have to put up with ads.
Hulu
You can find an impressive selection of TV shows and movies on Hulu for free, and the content is supported by ads. Hulu is backed by NBC Universal, Fox, and Disney, and it has struck agreements with a wide variety of networks and partners.
Crackle
Owned by Sony and available for free, Crackle is a good place to check for TV shows and movies. The service is supported by ads and it offers a mixture of older content and B-movies with the odd blockbuster or top TV show. There's also a free Crackle app for all major mobile platforms. The content changes quite frequently and big titles tend to be available for a limited time only.
Internet Movie Archive
This is a great resource for full-length movies, TV footage, and all kinds of videos that are in the public domain. Most of the movies are older, but you'll find some real classics on offer. The archive is also packed with curiosities and oddities including sporting events, old news broadcasts, and propaganda films.
Viewster
Here's another collection of relatively obscure movies and TV shows that you can stream for free. Viewster is ad-supported with an interesting mixture of content and apps for various platforms.
SnagFilms
You can find documentaries, cult classics, and film festival favorites at Snag Films. Everything is neatly categorized, so you can dip into the strange mixture and identify something worth watching. The content is ad-supported and it's available as an app for all the major platforms.
Vimeo
This is a creative hub for a lot of amateur and indie filmmakers, and you'll find a wide variety of videos divided into lots of different categories. Most of the content is short form and you aren't going to find big name shows or movies, but there's still some very interesting content on there.
Free TV Network Websites
A lot of the big networks also offer free TV show episodes to stream online. There may be limitations in certain regions and you may need to be registered with a particular TV provider or cable service in order to gain access. But there are a few that seem to be completely free:
ABC Family: TV show episodes a day after they air
CBS: Free TV show episodes of recent series and classics
CW TV: Full recently aired episodes of TV shows
Fox: A range of full episodes of recent shows
History Channel: Some episodes of selected shows, mostly clips and recaps
Lifetime: TV series and movies from the network
NBC: Full episodes of current TV shows
PBS: Free episodes of recently aired TV shows
Over 6 billion hours of video are watched on YouTube every single month. Most of them are music and funny videos, but you can find free full length movies and TV shows on there as well. The vast majority are older films or B-movies, but you'll discover the odd gem if you look hard enough. Videos may be split into multiple chapters, and you'll have to put up with ads.
Hulu
You can find an impressive selection of TV shows and movies on Hulu for free, and the content is supported by ads. Hulu is backed by NBC Universal, Fox, and Disney, and it has struck agreements with a wide variety of networks and partners.
Crackle
Owned by Sony and available for free, Crackle is a good place to check for TV shows and movies. The service is supported by ads and it offers a mixture of older content and B-movies with the odd blockbuster or top TV show. There's also a free Crackle app for all major mobile platforms. The content changes quite frequently and big titles tend to be available for a limited time only.
Internet Movie Archive
This is a great resource for full-length movies, TV footage, and all kinds of videos that are in the public domain. Most of the movies are older, but you'll find some real classics on offer. The archive is also packed with curiosities and oddities including sporting events, old news broadcasts, and propaganda films.
Viewster
Here's another collection of relatively obscure movies and TV shows that you can stream for free. Viewster is ad-supported with an interesting mixture of content and apps for various platforms.
SnagFilms
You can find documentaries, cult classics, and film festival favorites at Snag Films. Everything is neatly categorized, so you can dip into the strange mixture and identify something worth watching. The content is ad-supported and it's available as an app for all the major platforms.
Vimeo
This is a creative hub for a lot of amateur and indie filmmakers, and you'll find a wide variety of videos divided into lots of different categories. Most of the content is short form and you aren't going to find big name shows or movies, but there's still some very interesting content on there.
Free TV Network Websites
A lot of the big networks also offer free TV show episodes to stream online. There may be limitations in certain regions and you may need to be registered with a particular TV provider or cable service in order to gain access. But there are a few that seem to be completely free:
ABC Family: TV show episodes a day after they air
CBS: Free TV show episodes of recent series and classics
CW TV: Full recently aired episodes of TV shows
Fox: A range of full episodes of recent shows
History Channel: Some episodes of selected shows, mostly clips and recaps
Lifetime: TV series and movies from the network
NBC: Full episodes of current TV shows
PBS: Free episodes of recently aired TV shows