Free odd and old-school movies and shows that make you want to shout
Shout! Factory specializes in reviving old, weird, and forgotten movies and TV shows for home video, where modern audiences can enjoy them. It brings that same energy to Shout! TV, a free streaming video service showcasing all sorts of bizarre entertainment curios that would fall through the cracks on larger, big-name services. Shout! TV’s library has a lot of schlocky charm, but it could use a bigger budget to expand the library and add better premium features. If you want to experience an excellent, free streaming platform that can compete with paid rivals, check out Tubi, our Editors‘ Choice winner. Plans, Prices, and Platforms
Nearly all of Shout! TV’s library is free with ad support. Shout! TV also offers a paid subscription ($3.99 per month), which provides exclusive content, early access to upcoming shows, and ad-free viewing. It’s not the most alluring pitch. The additional material is insubstantial, and you already get basically everything that makes the service appealing for free. You’re just removing minor ads, which sometimes feel like a vital part of the experience when watching old TV shows. Another way to remove ads is to subscribe to Shout! TV’s premium Prime Video channel for $2.99 per month.
The easiest way to watch Shout! TV is to stream it via a web browser or an Android or iOS app. Accessing the service through other platforms complicates matters, as Shout! TV distributes portions of its content and channels to other companies, including Plex, Pluto TV, RetroCrush, The Roku Channel, Sling TV, and Tubi. The only way to ensure you can see everything is by watching Shout! TV directly.What Can You Watch on Shout! TV?
Most free streaming services have older libraries. Unless there’s a premium subscription option, reruns are all these streaming platforms can afford. Few lean into this fact as much as Shout! TV does. This isn’t the classic vintage cinema you’ll find on The Criterion Channel. Instead, you’ll find the cheap pop culture detritus that TV channels aired to plug holes in their schedules decades ago.
