BY: Amanda Jane Stern

Did you know that YouTube has a whole bunch of movies you can watch free (with a few ads of course)? You didn’t? Well, if you’re looking for some good film entertainment, why don’t you check out one of these movies free on YouTube.

 

But I’m A Cheerleader (1999)

A modern classic that hit its silver anniversary last year. This Jamie Babbit directed LGBT romantic-comedy about conversion therapy camp features perfect performances from Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, and RuPaul.

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Nobody’s perfect, but this film might be. A classic script by Writer/Director Billy Wilder was perhaps never delivered better than by Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe.

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

The movie that inspired the look of the Wachowski siblings’ The Matrix trilogy. Don’t bother with the 2017 ScarJo remake, just watch this haunting japanese cyberpunk anime original.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

Sergio Leone’s oft imitated, but never surpassed spaghetti western starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach (as the Good, the Bad, and Ugly, respectively). Ennio Morricone’s score is enough to make you stick around until the iconic cemetery shoot-out.

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Tearjerker alert!. This boxing movie won a 2nd Best Director Oscar for Clint Eastwood and 2nd Best Actress Oscar for Hilary Swank. 

Bubble Boy (2001)

An underrated comedy film from a young Jake Gyllenhaal. This movie manages to pair the American Pie-style gross out humor of the early 2000s with a surprising amount of heart. 

 

Moulin Rouge (2001)

Director Baz Luhrmann’s go-for-broke musical with Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman and dozens of anachronistic pop-song samples.

 

Cube (1997)

The best one-location independent movie of all time, the Canadian movie shrugs off the usual horror cliches (although there’s plenty of decent gore effects) and keeps you guessing until the very end.

Food, Inc. (2008)

Maybe don’t bring up this Oscar-nominated documentary’s talking points about agribusiness and corporate farming at your next barbeque. Just eat your hotdog and don’t think about the industrial food supply.

Spaceballs (1987)

Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody is definitely better than any of George Lucas’ prequels, and arguably superior to any film in the J.J. Abrams’ sequel trilogy.