“You want to get out of the hole? First you’re going to have to put down the shovel.”
8. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting
“You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.”
“The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.”
10. Maximus in Gladiator
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“Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear.”
11. Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
12. Dumbledore inHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are … it is our choices.”
“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”
14. Osgood Fielding III in Some Like It Hot
“Nobody’s perfect.”
“Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.”
16. Shuri in Black Panther
“How many times do I have to teach you: just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved.”
“Hope is not a strategy.”
18. Neil Armstrong in First Man
“When you get a different vantage point, it changes your perspective ... It allows us to see things that maybe we should have seen a long time ago.”
“Everything is possible, even the impossible.”
20. Jeff Struecker in Black Hawk Down
“It’s what you do right now that makes a difference.”
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.”
22. Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
23. Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
“It’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.”
“A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have.”
25. Andrew Largeman in Garden State
“Let’s just allow ourselves to be whatever it is we are.”
“There’s just no telling how far I’ll go.”
27. Nicole in Boyhood
“You know how everyone’s always saying, ‘Seize the moment’? I don’t know, I’m kinda thinkin’ it’s the other way. Like the moment seizes us.”
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.”
29. Merida in Brave
“You control your destiny – you don’t need magic to do it. And there are no magical shortcuts to solving your problems.”
30. Christopher Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness
“Don’t ever let somebody tell you you can’t do something, not even me. Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.”
“Today is a good day to try.”
32. Stephen Hawking inThe Theory of Everything (and Stephen Hawking IRL)
“There should be no boundaries to human endeavour. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”
“Everything that made that giant tree is already contained inside this tiny little seed. All it needs is some time, a little bit of sunshine and rain, and voila! ... Now, you might not feel like you can do much now, but that’s just because, well, you’re not a tree yet. You just have to give yourself some time. You’re still a seed.”
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These are tough times, with many people out of work and many more trying to find ways to save money. It doesn't help that live TV streaming services like ESPN, YouTube TV and Fubo have raised their prices. Weren't these cord-cutting options supposed to be cheaper than cable?
Thankfully, as long as you still have an internet connection, you can keep yourself properly entertained. Here are 10 services that offer totally free, totally legal movies you can watch on smart TVs, media streamers and mobile devices. Some offer TV shows as well. Just be ready to sit through some commercials before streaming movies, because that's how most of these services pay the bills. And don't expect the option to download free movies for offline viewing. At present, only Hoopla allows you to do that.
Take note: Because selections change regularly, not all the titles listed here may still be available, but we'll try to keep it up to date.
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CrackleSony Crackle is an ad-supported streaming service, one that offers both movies and TV shows -- including some original content and web series. It's available on a wide variety of devices and doesn't even require you to set up an account to watch free movies online, though doing so enables you to save favorites, get recommendations and resume playback if you switch between devices.
Top picks: Minority Report, The Big Short
IMDbThis streaming service, formerly known as FreeDrive, is part of IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, which is owned by Amazon. In other words, IMDb TV is Amazon's way of offering ad-supported movie streaming independent of Amazon Prime. And IMDb TV isn't limited to movies; there are TV episodes available as well. Unfortunately, there's a viewing limitation: The IMDb TV service can be accessed only on PCs and within Prime Video and IMDb apps.
Top picks: Captain Phillips, Kung Fu Panda, Won't You Be My Neighbor? (and shout-outs for TV series Lost, Mad Men and Schitt's Creek)
HooplaGot a library card? Check to see if your library has partnered with Hoopla. This digital-media service allows you to check out all kinds of stuff -- including movies. When you 'borrow' one, you have 72 hours in which to watch it. Your library determines the total number of movies you can borrow each month.
Surprisingly, Hoopla's mobile apps offer not only streaming, but also a download option for offline viewing.
Top picks: Annie Hall, Ex Machina, Thelma & Louise, What We Do in the Shadows
Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNETThe Internet Archive is home to all things public domain, including thousands of feature-length movies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's no cost to use the service, nor do you need an account (though you can create one if you want to mark favorites and such).
'Public domain' is code for 'old' or 'mostly black-and-white,' making this the place for folks interested strictly in classic movies. Thus you'll find the likes of His Girl Friday, Plan 9 from Outer Space and Gulliver's Travels. The archive exists only on the web, though, so you'll need a browser to access it. (Most mobile browsers should work.)
KanopyIf your library doesn't offer Hoopla, maybe it has Kanopy? This commercial-free (yay!) service, which began life in Australia, has made its way to thousands of college campuses worldwide and, more recently, various US libraries. Check the website to see if your library has it -- and ask for it if it doesn't.
Kanopy offers some mainstream stuff, but also a large selection of indie films and documentaries from the likes of PBS and The Great Courses. Its library also includes titles from the esteemed Criterion Collection, which is code for 'films.' There's also a new Kanopy Kids section with loads of family-friendly content.
Top picks: Captain Fantastic, Logan Lucky, RBG, Super Size Me 2, The Farewell, The Gold Rush
Rick Broida/CNETA newcomer to this list, Peacock is NBC's streaming service -- and its free tier is surprisingly generous, offering not only the obvious (TV shows) but also some movies you won't find anywhere else. You'll have to endure commercial interruptions, of course, but there's a countdown timer so you'll know if there's time to run to the bathroom.
Top picks: Casino, In Bruges, Jurassic Park, Love Actually, Zombieland
PlutoPluto began life as a live streaming service that offered multiple 'channels' of content -- including a large selection of CNET video. It has since been purchased by Viacom, which previously owned CNET. Although it seems to be expanding more into the live TV space, with a growing number of news and sports channels, it's also home to plenty of on-demand free movies.
Top picks: Arrival, Clueless, It Follows, Sing Street, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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RokuThe Roku Channel isn't exclusively a free movie provider, but also an aggregator of new and existing no-cost content. Thus, don't be surprised if there's some overlap with some of the free movies available on other services. You'll find movies from Roku partners such as Lionsgate, MGM, Sony and Warner, along with free content from existing Roku channels such as FilmRise, Popcornflix and Vidmark.
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Needless to say, the channel is available on Roku TVs and devices, but it's accessible in desktop web browsers, on Amazon Fire TV streamers and in app form as well.
Top picks: Inception, Memento, That Thing You Do, The Imitation Game
TubiHome to thousands of free commercial movies (though definitely not commercial-free), Tubi TV's streaming platform offers content from studios including Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount. To help separate the wheat from the chaff, check out these two categories: Highly Rated on Rotten Tomatoes and Not on Netflix.
Top picks: Fight Club, I Am Not Your Negro, Stalag 17
VuduWalmart's Vudu video service has been consistently expanding its ad-supported section, which lets you choose from a generous selection of Hollywood movies (mostly older titles, alas) to watch at no charge. To watch free movies online, you'll need a Vudu account, but it's free to set one up.
Top picks: I had a hard time finding any, to be honest
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