Did you know that YouTube’s global users are expected to reach 2.85 billion by 2025? That number is staggering, considering nearly half of the world’s internet users access YouTube. When the media talk about the biggest rival to Netflix, the answer is YouTube. No other media company can compete with YouTube’s reach and advertising.
While pranks and trailers are prevalent on the service, YouTube’s dedicated section to free movies continues to increase in popularity. You’ll be surprised by how many quality movies you can watch free of charge. This month, one of those movies is Jaws, arguably the most influential blockbuster of the last 50 years. Check out the rest of the guide below.
Looking for more stuff you can watch for free? Check out our guides to the best free shows on YouTube and the best sites for watching free movies online. If you’re willing to pay, read these guides on the best new movies to stream and the best movies on Netflix.
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Jaws1975
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Disturbia2007
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Mean Girls2004
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Fast Five2011
Jaws (1975)
87%
8.1/10When the shark continues to wreak havoc, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) intervenes and heads to the deep sea to kill the creature with help from scientist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw). These three men will engage in an epic battle of man vs. shark.
Disturbia (2007)
62%
6.8/10Disturbia depicts a common question in real time: If you see something, should you say something? This scenario is played out through the eyes (or binoculars) of Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf), a teenager under house arrest. To pass the time, Kale begins spying on his neighbors, attracting the attention of the attractive Ashley Carlson (Sarah Roemer).
When he’s not watching Ashley, Kale zeroes in on his mysterious neighbor Robert Turner (David Morse). Kale observes questionable activity from Robert, leading the high schooler to assume that his neighbor is a serial killer. However, the authorities don’t believe Kale due to his past behavior. To prove his point, Kale might have to break the law, but nothing could have prepared him for what he sees next door.
Mean Girls (2004)
66%
7.1/10Whoever said war is hell never went to high school. After spending the last 12 years in Africa, teenager Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) enters the jungle that is North Shore High School. Cady quickly learns about the school’s various cliques, including the Plastics, the group of popular girls headlined by queen bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams).
Cady eventually finds friends with social outcasts Janis Ian (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian Leigh (Daniel Franzese). When Regina becomes interested in Cady, Janis views it as an opportunity to infiltrate the Plastics and sabotage them from within. At first, Cady goes along with the plan. Over time, she comes to like the newfound popularity. Is Cady willing to abandon her morals for some time in the spotlight?
Fast Five (2011)
66%
7.3/10The first four Fast & Furious movies focused on illegal street racing and criminal activities on a small scale. Fast Five changed the direction of the franchise by transforming it into an action spectacle. Fast Five picks up in the aftermath of Fast & Furious, with Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and Mia Torretto (Jordana Brewster) on the run after breaking Dom Torretto (Vin Diesel) out of police custody.
The trio head to Rio Janeiro to start a new life. However, they are immediately double-crossed by local drug lord Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida). That doesn’t sit well with Dom, who assembles a crew to pull off a $100 million heist of Reyes’ assets. Before he can pull off the heist, Dom must evade federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), a no-nonsense lawman after Torretto and his crew.
The First Time (2012)
55%
6.8/10Jon Kasdan tackles young love in The First Time. One night outside a party, high school senior Dave (Dylan O’Brien) strikes up a conversation with a junior named Aubrey (Britt Robertson). Dave loves his best friend Jane (Victoria Justice), while Aubrey dates meathead Ronny (James Frecheville)
After the cops crash the party, Dave and Aubrey escape and spend the rest of the night talking. The duo forms a genuine connection, but because of their existing relationships, they’re unsure whether to act on it. Eventually, Dave and Aubrey will realize that love isn’t perfect, so they don’t have to be.
Point Break (1991)
59%
7.3/10Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze square off in Kathryn Bigelow’s excellent action thriller, Point Break. Former college quarterback Johnny Utah (Reeves) is a hot-shot FBI agent who teams with veteran agent Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) to catch a group of bank robbers known as the “Ex-Presidents.” The duo hypothesizes that the robbers are surfers, so Utah goes undercover within the beach community, searching for more information.
While posing as a surfer, Utah meets Bodhi (Swayze), the eccentric leader of a group of surfers. As Utah spends more time with the surfers, he develops a genuine bond with the free-spirited Bodhi. However, this complicates Utah’s mission, blurring the lines between his new friends and his job.
I Kill Giants (2018)
74%
6.1/10The Illusionist (2006)
68%
7.6/10The Illusionist beat the similarly themed film, The Prestige, to theaters by about two months, but Christopher Nolan’s movie is the superior of the two. Regardless, The Illusionist has its charms, largely in the core trio of Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti. When they were young, Eduard Abramovich (Norton) and Duchess Sophie Von Teschen (Biel) had a passion for each other that her parents forbade.
Upon adulthood, Edward reinvented himself as Eisenheim The Illusionist and reunited with Sophie before she could be married to the malevolent Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell). When Sophie is murdered, Chief Inspector Walter Uhl (Giamatti) is unnerved when Eisenheim appears to be able to summon Sophie’s spirit at will.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
89%
7.9/10A seminal entry for American horror cinema, George A. Romero’s classic horror movie follows seven people who find themselves trapped in Pennsylvania as the terrifying walking dead surround them. They have to try to survive without understanding the terror that lurks outside.
The movie has been noted as the first zombie film, and its influences can be seen in everything from 28 Days Later to Shaun of the Dead. Romero’s debut — he wrote, directed, edited, and acted in the film — made him into a superstar, quickly revolutionizing the genre on a budget of a mere $114,000.
