The 15 best movies to watch for free on TUBI

If ads don't bother you, the world is your oyster when it comes to streaming movies on TUBI.

The lesser-known streamer doesn't require you to sign up—no membership required—to watch its content. You've just got to put up with ad breaks. Owned by Fox, it has nearly 300,000 movies and TV episodes and 400 Tubi Originals!

With so much to choose from, let us help you narrow down your search. We've highlighted 15 of the best movies to stream on TUBI below. Happy (free) watching!

1. Legally Blonde (2001)

“When her boyfriend dumps her for being ‘too blonde,’ Elle Woods enrolls in Harvard Law School to prove him wrong and win him back.”

2. Precious (2009)

“Precious Jones, an overweight and pregnant teenager in Harlem, is the victim of constant abuse until an alternative school offers her a way out.” 

3. Spaceballs (1987)

“A bounty hunter and his canine sidekick set out to rescue a runaway princess and may end up saving the galaxy in this outrageous sci-fi parody.”

4. Challengers (2024)

“Old passions and bitter rivalries reignite when two tennis pros with a complicated history clash in a high-stakes Challenger event.”

5. Seven Samurai (1954)

“In Akira Kurosawa's stunning epic, a veteran samurai gathers six others to teach a village of farmers how to defend against marauding bandits.” 

Rated: TV-14
Run time: 3 hours, 28 minutes
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima and Yukiko Shimazaki 

6. The Apartment (1960)

“A corporate drone hatches a scheme for success: let the execs use his apartment for ‘dates.’ It goes beautifully… until his love interest gets hurt.” 

Rated: TV-14
Run time: 2 hours, 6 minutes
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurra 

7. Flee (2021)

“Amin tells the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan, which threatens to derail the life he has built for himself.”

8. Heathers (1989)

“When a snobbish high school clique threatens to ruin her reputation, a teenage girl teams up with a sociopath and plots to kill the cool kids.”

9. Melancholia (2011)

“A woman hosts a lavish wedding for her sister as family bonds fray, and a strange new planet hurtles along an alarming collision course toward Earth.”

Rated: R
Run time: 2 hours, 16 minutes
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland with Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård and Udo Kier 

10. Memento (2000)

“His short-term memory gone, a man tattoos his body with clues on a mind-bending mission in reverse to piece together the puzzle of his wife’s murder.”

Rated: R
Run time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano 

11. I, Tonya (2017)

“After rising from humble beginnings to the top ranks of competitive figure skating, Tonya Harding’s biggest obstacle becomes her ex-husband’s schemes.” 

Rated: R
Run time: 2 hours
Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney 

12. Uncle Buck (1989)

“Left in charge of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis, a fun-loving bachelor turns their suburban household upside-down with his wild ways.”

Rated: PG
Run time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Cast: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin 

13. Carrie (1976)

“Sheltered by her religious zealot mother, a painfully shy teenager with secret psychic powers unleashes them on her relentless high school bullies.” 

Rated: R
Run time: 1 hour, 39 minutes
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley and John Travolta 

14. Madmax (1979)

“In a near-future plagued by scarcity and chaos, a vengeful cop strikes back against a sadistic motorcycle gang in the ravaged Australian wasteland.”

Rated: R
Run time: 1 hour, 34 minutes
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns and Roger Ward 

15. Seven (1995)

“A retiring detective and his rookie partner face a chilling case as they hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins to choose victims.”