How to Download Free Movies

Computers and browsers respond different, so you might need to try some of these methods to download the movies:

• Use the "Download" Link. Recently, we added a new feature to some movies. A link called "Download" brings up a new browser window with the directory of the movie, images and text files. This option (not available for all movies yet), is found on the movie title home page. 
• Watch the movie and then click on the triangle (lower left of movie screen). Choose "save" or "save as." If even buffer is built up to stream the movie, you might be able to start downloading while the movie is still playing. Save the movie to your hard drive.

Download Time: When you start the movie download process, your computer will connect to the source host computer for the movie files. The download time depends on your computer speed and modem connection speed. Large files will take a long time to download. About 100MB file can take up to 5 minutes on a broadband connection, and up to an hour on a slower modem dial up connection.

Playing the Movie: When the download is done, and the movie is saved on your computer, it can be opened to watch using Quicktime movie player. Quicktime is a free program from Apple that is already installed on most computer. If the movie starts to play when you click on the icon, your compter already has Quicktime installed.

Editing the movie file: The movie file can be opened in many movie or video editing software programs, like iMovie. The movie can be ripped and burned on CD, DVD, memory stick or transfered to a mobile device. Read more about editing your movie file.

Troubleshooting Download Problems
Try a different Internet connection. If your connection speed is less than 256kb (DSL or Cable Modem speed), then the movie might not play or take a longer time to start playing or downloading. If you have a slower, 64kb dial up modem, try to download from a faster line. 

Try a different computer. Sometimes, PC's (and Macintosh) won't respond to menu requests. Varying software versions and computer hardware may limit the ability of the computer to download a file. If you have a newer computer, and still can't download files, try a different browser.

Try a different browser. Explorer, Firefox, Safari all look similar, but they may have different ways to download files. Try each one (make sure the others are not launched). Use the HTTP or FTP options, if available.

Nothing works- I still can't download. It may be possible the combination of your computer's hardware, your browser and Internet connection won't allow you to download these files. If not, enjoy them anyway. We are working on new downloading methods all of the time.