From Oscar winners to classic comedies, there are plenty of quality films available to stream for free. The 10 best movies on YouTube From Oscar winners to classic comedies, there are plenty of quality films available to stream for free. By Kevin Jacobsen on November 20, 2025 9:52 a.m. ET :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/moonstruckchergretagerwigfranceshaanotherroundmadsmikkelsen11052511a889b00c96e4762a0f8c997742114d8.jpg) Cher as Loretta Castorini in 'Moonstruck'; Greta Gerwig as Frances Halladay in 'Frances Ha'; Mads Mikkelsen as Martin in 'Another Round'.

From Oscar winners to classic comedies, there are plenty of quality films available to stream for free.

The 10 best movies on YouTube

From Oscar winners to classic comedies, there are plenty of quality films available to stream for free.

By Kevin Jacobsen

on November 20, 2025 9:52 a.m. ET

Cher as Loretta Castorini in 'Moonstruck'; Greta Gerwig as Frances Halladay in 'Frances Ha'; Mads Mikkelsen as Martin in 'Another Round'. Credit:

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YouTube has been a one-stop shop for cute animal videos and niche video essays since 2005. But in recent years, this gargantuan media hub has more to offer than snack-sized bites of digital entertainment. In fact, you can now watch entire films on the platform for free (with ads, of course), making for a great way to dabble in streaming without paying subscription fees.

There are plenty of options to choose from, but which ones are worth your time? To help you out, EW has rounded up the 10 best movies on YouTube right now.

Another Round (2020)

Mads Mikkelsen as Martin in 'Another Round'. Samuel Goldwyn Films

A potent cocktail of comedy and tragedy, Thomas Vinterberg's *Another Round* takes place in modern-day Copenhagen as four dissatisfied friends and teachers decide to embark on an experiment: maintain a state of buzz from alcohol to unlock their creative potential. Results are positive to start, with all four finding their moods raised and teaching methods more fruitful for their students. But things take an unfortunate turn as the friends decide to take their alcohol consumption to the next level.**** Featuring a stunning lead performance by Mads Mikkelsen, the Danish film received widespread critical acclaim for its depiction of men of a certain age as they try to quell their midlife crises. Vinterberg received a Best Director Oscar nomination in 2021 for the film, which won the award for Best International Feature.

Where to watch *Another Round*: YouTube

**EW grade:** B

**Director:** Thomas Vinterberg

**Cast:** Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe

Donnie Darko (2001)

Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko in 'Donnie Darko'.

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This cult-favorite sci-fi thriller is still evocative more than 20 years later. Jake Gyllenhaal, in one of his early breakout roles, stars as Donnie, an angsty teenager who sleepwalks outside his house where he is met with a terrifying human-sized rabbit who informs him the world will end in 28 days. That night, a plane crashes into Donnie's house, after which he continues to see the sinister rabbit. It's a concept that could've gone off the rails if not for Richard Kelly's deft direction. As EW's critic writes, "He swings big — with flair."

Where to watch *Donnie Darko*: YouTube

**Director:** Richard Kelly

**Cast:** Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze, Ashley Tisdale

The First Wives Club (1996)

Bette Midler as Brenda Morelli-Cushman, Goldie Hawn as Elise Eliot-Atchison, and Diane Keaton as Annie MacDuggan-Paradis in 'The First Wives Club'.

Rarely has revenge looked so fabulous. Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler star in this delicious buddy comedy about three friends whose husbands are all divorcing them for younger women. Eager to get back at them, the friends hatch elaborate plans to ruin the lives of their former flames and find camaraderie in each other's shared pain. "As long as Hawn and her cronies are skewering male insensitivity with that sort of filed-talon wit," EW's critic writes, "*The First Wives Club* whisks us along."

Where to watch *The First Wives Club*: YouTube

**Director:** Hugh Wilson

**Cast:** Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton**

Frances Ha (2013)

Greta Gerwig as Frances Halladay in 'Frances Ha'.

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Greta Gerwig, now an acclaimed writer-director and frequent Oscar nominee, became a true indie darling with *Frances Ha*, which she starred in and co-wrote with her partner, Noah Baumbach. Gerwig plays Frances Halladay, a millennial dancer living in Brooklyn whose best friend/roommate decides to move to Tribeca, forcing Frances to find a more affordable living arrangement.

As Frances struggles to make ends meet, she grapples with the changing nature of her relationship with her best friend. Infused with quirky, observational humor and its main character's wayward spirit, *Frances Ha* is a film about reckoning with young adulthood in all of its messy, beautiful complications.

Where to watch *Frances Ha*: YouTube

**Director: **Noah Baumbach

**Cast: **Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen

Moonstruck (1987)

Cher as Loretta Castorini and Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri in 'Moonstruck'.

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There are few romantic comedies as well-written as *Moonstruck*, John Patrick Shanley's warm-hearted ode to finding unexpected love in New York City. Cher, in one of her most luminous performances, plays Loretta Castorini, an Italian American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's animalistic younger brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage). Meanwhile, Loretta's parents go through their own romantic journeys, leading to a hilariously chaotic final scene. Winning three Oscars (including Best Actress for Cher), EW's critic calls *Moonstruck* a "tiramisu-sweet romantic comedy" that is both "passionate and profound."

Where to watch *Moonstruck*: YouTube

**EW grade:** A–

**Director:** Norman Jewison

**Cast:** Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello

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No Country for Old Men (2007)

Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in 'No Country for Old Men'. Richard Foreman/Miramax

This bleakly entertaining crime thriller, adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, is an essential Coen brothers text. The film revolves around a stolen briefcase full of money, taken by a Vietnam War veteran named Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin). As a ruthless hitman (Javier Bardem) tries to track him down, the local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) tries to make sense of it all and faces an existential crisis about the senseless violence of the world today.****As EW's critic writes, "It's no accident that this measured yet excitingly tense, violent yet maturely sorrowful thriller marks the first time the filmmakers have faithfully adapted somebody else's work to their own specifications and considerable strengths."

Where to watch *No Country for Old Men*: YouTube

**EW grade:** A

**Directors:** Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

**Cast:** Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald

Nosferatu (1922)

Max Schreck as Count Orlok in 'Nosferatu'.

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With the 2024 release of Robert Eggers' *Nosferatu*, you no longer have an excuse to put off catching up on the horror-genre-defining original. An unauthorized German adaptation of Bram Stoker's *Dracula*, *Nosferatu*'s version of the iconic vampire is Count Orlok (Max Schreck), who takes a special interest in his estate agent's wife, Ellen (Greta Schröder). Filled with haunting imagery (particularly Count Orlok's appearance), the silent horror drama "conjures and then sustains, for its entire running time, the feeling of being a child, up late at night channel-surfing, and coming across a film that is so alarming, so out-of-this-world, you have to hope it was only a dream," writes EW's critic.

Where to watch *Nosferatu*: YouTube

**Director:** F.W. Murnau

**Cast:** Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Ruth Landshoff, Wolfgang Heinz

Paprika (2006)

Still from 'Paprika'.

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This thought-provoking Japanese anime film from visionary director Satoshi Kon will weave into your subconscious. The film centers on a psychologist who uses innovative dream technology to help her patients, using the alter ego Paprika. After the technology is stolen, the psychologist and her fellow scientists try to prevent catastrophic consequences. Dizzying and dazzling all at once, *Paprika* finds Kon mixing strong visuals with trippy perspectives, resulting in a message of seeming forewarning.

Where to watch *Paprika*: YouTube

**Director: **Satoshi Kon

**Cast: **Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Tanaka

The Truman Show (1998)

Jim Carry are Truman Burbank in 'The Truman Show'.

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Released six years after the premiere of MTV's *The Real World*, the voyeuristic nature of *The Truman Show* has only made it more relevant in the decades since. Jim Carrey stars as Truman Burbank, a man living a seemingly ordinary life, unaware he's the subject of a 24/7 reality TV show watched around the world. Also unbeknownst to him is that every person he interacts with is a paid actor, including his closest friends and family. But, after things go slightly off-script from what the producers have planned, Truman starts to realize the nature of his existence.

Where to watch *The Truman Show*: YouTube

**Director:** Peter Weir

**Cast:** Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris

Wonder (2017)

Jacob Tremblay as August 'Auggie' Pullman in 'Wonder'.

*Wonder* follows a 10-year-old boy named Auggie (Jacob Tremblay) as he deals with the common trials and tribulations of growing up. However, what makes Auggie's story unique is his medical condition: a rare facial deformity called mandibulofacial dysostosis, which he hides by wearing an astronaut helmet in public. Upon making the transition from homeschooling to private school, Auggie struggles to fit in but ultimately makes friends with another boy, though their friendship is put to the test when he makes fun of Auggie behind his back. It's an uplifting story that earns your emotional investment; as EW's critic writes, "Yes, you've seen some version of this before, but rarely done this well, this tastefully, and with this much restraint."

Where to watch *Wonder*: YouTube

**EW grade:** B+

**Director:** Stephen Chbosky

**Cast:** Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Mandy Patinkin, Daveed Diggs

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