August 30, 2025

250 Free Full Movies from Shout Factory on Their YouTube Channel

There are a lot of legal distributors of free movies on YouTube these days. From the Official YouTube Movies Channel, which offers thousands of free ad-supported movies to dozens of smaller channels that license out movies. On our LearnOutLoud channel, we’ve put together a massive list of over 4,000 of the Best Free Movies on YouTube, and the popular list is approaching 1 million views. You can check out this playlist here:

4,000 Best Free Movies on YouTube

One distributor that’s been leading the way in offering their movies for free online is Shout Factory. Movie buffs have probably heard of Shout Factory. Since 2002, they’ve been releasing great movies and TV on home video, along with music releases. They license out movies from studios and release beautiful DVDs and Blu-Rays with top-notch film transfers. Thankfully for movie fans, Shout Factory has embraced the streaming age, offering hundreds of its movies on Amazon Prime, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Plex TV, The Roku Channel, and the official YouTube Movie Channel. Shout Factory even has its own free ad-supported streaming website ShoutFactoryTV.com which streams even more of its releases. Shout Factory TV also has apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and other streaming devices.

For years now they’ve been adding hundreds of free full movies to streaming services like Tubi TV. You can check out some of their offerings on Tubi TV here:

Browse Shout Factory Movies on Tubi

Lately they’ve also been adding over 250 movies to their own YouTube Channel. And they’ve been adding them in full 1080p HD! You can browse their full free movies list here:

Free Full Movies from Shout Factory on YouTube Playlist

Below we’ll highlight some of they best free movies they’ve added that you can watch for free. We’ll list them in order by year and link directly to them on YouTube.

The 39 Steps (1935) – Classic British spy thriller from Hitchcock.

The Lady Vanishes (1938) – Another British thriller from Hitchcock, considered one of his best British productions.

49th Parallel (1941) – Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger team up for this British war drama.

In Which We Serve (1942) – Noel Coward and David Lean team up to co-direct this British patriotic war film.

The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943) – Powell and Pressburger join forces to create this acclaimed wartime romance.

A Canterbury Tale (1944) – Powell and Pressburger direct this wartime film that covers the story of three young people.

Great Expectations (1946) – Director David Lean’s adaptation of the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens.

The Red Shoes (1948) – Powell and Pressburger’s masterpiece covering ballet.

Oliver Twist (1948) – Director David Lean’s adaptation of the 1838 novel by Charles Dickens.

Hamlet (1948) – Laurence Olivier directs and stars in this William Shakespeare adaptation.

Hobson’s Choice (1954) – David Lean’s romantic comedy starring Charles Laughton.

A Night to Remember (1958) – Depicts the sinking of the Titanic long before James Cameron did.

Zulu (1964) – Epic British war film introduces Michael Caine in his first major role.

Voyage of the Damned (1976) – Drama about an ocean liner of Jewish refugees in 1939. With a great cast featuring Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Max von Sydow, James Mason, and Malcolm McDowell.

Piranha (1978) – Very funny Jaws rip-off directed by Joe Dante about mutant piranhas who attack swimmers in a river.

The Boys from Brazil (1978) – A thriller adapted from Ira Levin’s 1976 novel. Nazi hunter Laurence Olivier faces off against Gregory Peck as the villainous Dr. Josef Mengele.

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) – Werner Herzog’s horror film casts Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula.

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Super fun high school musical comedy even features the punk rock group Ramones.

The Stunt Man (1980) – Richard Rush’s movie about making movies. Peter O’Toole plays a director who offers a young fugitive a role as a stunt double.

Alligator (1980) – Fun creature feature featuring Robert Forster.

The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) – Penelope Spheeris directs the ultimate L.A. punk documentary featuring many punk rock performances.

On Golden Pond (1981) – Prestige film from the Shout Factory! Stars Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda (in his final film), and Jane Fonda. Fonda and Hepburn won Best Actor and Best Actress at the Oscars.

Sophie’s Choice (1982) – Another prestige picture from Shout Factory, written and directed by Alan J. Pakula and based on William Styron’s 1979 novel. Meryl Streep is Sophie.

Sleepaway Camp (1983) – A classic summer camp slasher with an incredible ending. Must-see horror film.

The Protector (1985) – Jackie Chan tries again to break into the American film market but this failed at the box office.

The Stepfather (1987) – Terry O’Quinn is definitely The Stepfather!

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) – Director Penelope Spheeris turns her camera on the L.A. heavy metal scene of the late 80s. Hilarious interviews with great concert footage.

Herdsmen of the Sun (1989) – Werner Herzog documentary covering the Saharan nomadic Wodaabe tribe.

Pacific Heights (1990) – Fun thriller starring Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine as they deal with the tenant from hell played by Michael Keaton. Directed by John Schlesinger.

A Midnight Clear (1992) – World War II film with a good cast including Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, and Kevin Dillon.

Dr. Giggles (1992) – Enjoyable and silly slasher film starring Larry Drake.

Judgment Night (1993) – Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven, and Stephen Dorff pull into the wrong neighborhood and are in for a crazy night.

The Crush (1993) – Classic erotic thriller with Alicia Silverstone tempting Cary Elwes.

The Getaway (1994) – Action thriller directed by Roger Donaldson stars Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods and Jennifer Tilly.

Affliction (1997) – Acclaimed Paul Schrader film based on a 1989 Russell Banks novel, and stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, and Willem Dafoe.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998) – Penelope Spheeris takes a look at the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers in this final film of her trilogy.

Animal Factory (2000) – Steve Buscemi directs this indie prison film starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, and Danny Trejo.

The Agronomist (2003) – Jonathan Demme did this documentary on Haitian journalist and activist Jean Dominique.

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012) – Ice-T travels from coast to coast interviewing rappers in New York and LA, and stopping in Detroit to interview Eminem.

Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019) – Documentary on the lead singer of INXS.

Many of these movies have territory rights, so sorry if you can’t stream them outside of the United States. As with any movies on YouTube, they might get taken down at any time, so watch them while you can. More movies are getting added to the Shout Factory YouTube Channel every week, so you’ll definitely want to subscribe!