How to choose and where to watch movies online

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"What movie to watch?" - this is often the main question of the evening. A selection of movie search tools and a list of the best online cinemas will help you answer this question.

How to choose a movie online

Here are some tools to help you find your favorite movie.

Telegram bot "Kinoman 2.0"

This bot makes it very convenient to search for movies on any device. Choose a genre, and the bot produces several random films with links to descriptions. If there is not enough information, you can go to the film page on KinoPoisk, read reviews and comments.

Together with the description, the bot gives out links to online cinemas where you can watch the selected movie in good quality. It is very convenient.

The bot also offers a random movie, but, unlike a similar tool on KinoPoisk, you cannot specify the country and year here, which complicates the choice somewhat.

Another disadvantage of the bot: you can only search by genre. That is why the selections will definitely have two, three, or even five films of dense years. If you only love fresh motion pictures, it's probably better to use a different tool.

KinoPoisk

It is a giant with a huge base of films, reviews and reviews. All paths lead to KinoPoisk.:)

On the site, you can search for films in a random mode, but, unlike a bot, you must first specify the genre, country and year.

You can go to the "Top-250". There are collected the best films, according to the users of "KinoPoisk".

To quickly navigate among high-rated movies, you can use the Best Movies Navigator: specify the genre, country, year and other criteria.

On "KinoPoisk" it is possible to find a film by its creators, and not only by directors or actors, but also by producers, composers, stunt doubles and other specialists in the field of cinema.

IMDb

This is a well-known English-language site with a rating of the best films of all times and peoples. The rating depends on user ratings and differs slightly from the KinoPoisk list.

Also on IMDb there is a list of the latest trailers, a release calendar for different countries and a list of upcoming films.

If you do not want to read about the film in English, you can look at "": here they post the current IMDb rating with links to the descriptions of the films in Russian.

Leanflix

If you want to make sure the movie is worthwhile, check out Leanflix. This site contains ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes (ratings from both film critics and users) and Leanflix itself.

In the filters, you can select the genre and year, adjust the rating parameters. In addition, you can save your settings and gradually revisit all the movies from the list.

Imhonet

If you are too lazy to look for a movie yourself, you can trust the automatic selection of Imkhonet, but first you need to tell the site about your preferences.

In order for the selection to be really interesting films for you, you need to register and take a long test with personal questions and movie ratings.

After that, you will be able to see a selection of recommended films that more or less suit your tastes. It remains only to weed out those already viewed. And don't forget to rate them as this will improve the accuracy of your recommendations.

As with other preference-based services, the more often you rate, the better your selection of movies will be.

Moovler

If you can't find an interesting film by genre, year and rating, try to push off from your mood. The Moovler service will appeal to those who are used to looking not for a specific picture, but for "something epic and funny" or "something brutal about the mafia."

The service works very simply: you specify the mood and character and get a random film that matches your criteria. If you don't like it, click More.

Where to watch movies online

Let's say you found a movie. The next question is: where to watch it? There are some good online cinemas with paid and free content that don't have horrible translation screens.

GuideOnline

On this site you can not only watch but also search for movies. It has its own rating by which you can sort movies. This is an unobvious star, by clicking on which you distribute the paintings by popularity.

You can select the most popular films in each genre (and flip through the first five pages, because you've seen it all before).

Registered users can comment on films and give ratings, participating in the formation of the rating. In addition, after registering, you can see how many people voted for the film: this will make it easier to judge whether you should trust the rating.

ivi

Where else can you see so many ads?:) But seriously, ivi is a proven service with a huge base of films.

Most of the films are provided free of charge: you just need to watch all the advertisements due to which the service exists. New films, which are not yet on pirated resources, can be bought for little money: from 99 to 349 rubles.

Megogo

Megogo is a great resource for anyone looking to improve their English or another foreign language. Here you can change the audio track settings and watch movies in the original language. If you are not so confident in your knowledge, you can turn on Russian subtitles and enjoy the real voices of the actors.

In addition to the usual parameters for choosing a movie: year, genre and country, the service offers recommendations based on your preferences (for this you need to evaluate at least five films) and thematic selections. For example, you can review all pictures with the participation of an actor, so to speak, without leaving the box office, that is, without looking at his filmography.

You can buy films one at a time - from 49 rubles apiece - or subscribe with a lot of videos without ads. By the way, on Megogo cinema is a little cheaper than on ivi. For example, "Illusion of deception 2" - from 349 rubles for ivi and for 299 rubles for Megogo.

It happens that prices are very different. For example, on one resource a movie costs 399 rubles, and on another - 99. Most likely, a movie for 99 rubles is offered to be rented, that is, the video will be available to you within 1-2 days, after which it will become paid again, while films at a higher price are added to your personal collection forever.

Okko

Okko content is completely paid, but you don't have to worry about the quality of the picture and sound. Okko will appeal to those who want to watch movies in 3D or with Full HD quality and 5.1 sound, in a good translation or in the original with subtitles.

Okko works with all devices, from an iOS or Android smartphone to a PlayStation 4 console and a Samsung Blu-ray player. In general, the service is for those who appreciate high quality video and are willing to pay for it.

AYYO

This online cinema sells films and offers to rent them. The latter is much cheaper, but you will need to be able to watch the movie in a certain amount of time.

The site has thematic selections that are manually created by an expert, top-100 films, filters by year, genre, popularity. If you liked the movie, the service will help you find a similar one.

Also on the site is available pre-order paintings, which will soon appear on AYYO.

You can watch movies on smart TVs or through mobile gadgets: all purchased or rented videos are in your personal account and are available for viewing from any device.

By the way, registration takes place by phone number, very quickly and conveniently. And to pay for films, you can link your card to your account.

tvzavr

There are free and paid films for rent or forever, as well as a subscription for 249 rubles per month. Subscription disables ads when viewing all content: both paid and free.

The site has an advanced search with different filters. You can check the "Free Movies Only" box if you are not going to buy anything.

There are many not-so-famous films here. While I was researching tvzavr, I found some interesting films from 2014-2015 that just got lost among the hyped blockbusters.

Given the abundance of services with popular films, it is better not to look for a specific movie on tvzavr, but just watch what is posted in the feed. You can find a lot of interesting things.