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Popcornflix Review
A look at streaming movies and shows from Popcornflix
By Stacy Fisher Stacy Fisher Technology Educator Emporia State University Stacy is a professional technology educator with over 25 years' experience. She has published hundreds of articles, co-authored a book, and has appeared on national and local TV. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on November 18, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email In This Article
Expand Jump to a Section Movies Are Easy to Find Video Quality Could Be Better Video Player Options Advertisements Are Brief Video Buffering Experience Easy-to-Use Apps Popcornflix is a free movie website with a number of films in various genres that you can stream right now without having to log into a user account. There are also free TV shows. Keep reading to see our review of Popcornflix—for our thoughts on the quality of the videos, the advertisements, the mobile app, and more. Visit Popcornflix Movies Are Easy to Find
Using the Popcornflix website is really easy. The menu, if you can call it that, is just three buttons along the top of the page. Homepage, Movies, and Series. Selecting Movies reveals all the categories you can look through to find your next film. All Movies is a list of every movie the site carries, but you can also select a genre to find films listed as a comedy, action, thriller, drama, documentary, and others. Video Quality Could Be Better
Many of the videos we tested seemed to be around the same quality as a regular DVD movie. The exact resolution of the films is unknown because you can't change the quality from the video, but they're certainly not high definition. With that being said, the movies are not hard to watch by any means. Video Player Options
The video player is about as bare as possible while still providing the necessities. For a long time, Popcornflix had lots of unnecessary play options, like a GIF maker and timestamped comments. However, it's much more polished now. You can press one button to restart the movie. There's also a 10-second rewind and fast-forward button to quickly skip back or ahead. The subtitles option lets you choose captions (for some movies) and pick which language the audio should play in. The full-screen button is, of course, to fill your screen with only the video player. Several Ads Per Movie
While watching a few movies at Popcornflix, you might notice a trend with the advertisements. More often than not, you start off with an ad at the very beginning of the movie, like a 30-second one, with more throughout the video. Every ad is marked with a yellow dot, so you can clearly see when they're approaching and how many the movie will have by the time you're finished watching. As an example, one 2.5-hour movie we sampled had 13 ads; a 1.5-hour film had seven. The longer the movie is, the more commercials you'll have to watch, which doesn't seem like a terrible deal. To be able to watch tons of movies absolutely free and only have to watch a handful of advertisements isn't a bad trade-off. Video Buffering Experience
Some video streaming websites tend to have issues with buffering or loading. Users will sometimes note that videos will begin playing, only to stop midway to finish the buffering process. We didn't experience any issues like this, but you might if you have a slower computer or internet connection. More often than not, those are the reasons for videos that don't stop buffering; not a program with the service itself. How to Avoid Buffering Issues When Streaming Video Popcornflix Has a Free App
Popcornflix has a free movie app that simplifies streaming the site's movies on your phone or tablet. Like the desktop site, you can look through the movie and series collections, search by keywords, and browse by genre. Android iOS Kindle You can also access this service on your streaming device. There's a Roku channel for Popcornflix and a YouTube channel with some of its full movies. Something else worth mentioning is that you don't need to log in to watch movies. You can just install the app and start streaming immediately. Other Free Apps for Streaming Movies Popcornflix Final Thoughts
With the functional mobile app, a wide variety of free films, and adequate video quality, Popcornflix is one of the better websites that offer free movies and TV shows. There are certainly some things the service could improve upon, such as the quality of the movies and the methods you're able to use to find a movie to watch. For example, most movie sites let you sort the videos by popularity or release date, and sometimes even rating, but Popcornflix simply defaults to an alphabetical listing and doesn't let you change it. All that said, it's still a nice place to visit if you're wanting to avoid paying for films. Learn More About Popcornflix Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire Crackle: Watch Free Movies and TV Online 11 Best Free Movie Download Sites 12 Best Free Movie Websites Online (October 2022) 9 Best Free Action Movie Websites 11 Best Free Apps for Streaming Movies in 2022 7 Best Websites for Movie Trailers How to Watch Movies on YouTube What Is IMDb? Yidio Review: A Free Streaming Movie Website How to Watch Free Movies on Roku 14 Best Places to Listen to Free Music Online Best Free Movies on YouTube (September 2022) 8 Best Places to Watch Free Drama Movies Online What Happened to Retrovision? Free Movies Cinema: Stream Free TV and Movies How to Get Free Stuff on Amazon Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies