Kodi has a reputation of being a safe haven for pirates and copyright thieves. In fact, the problem has become so severe that authorities in many Western countries are beginning to crack down on end users.
But Kodi doesn't have to be all about illegal copies of Game of Thrones . In addition to its usefulness as a media library management tool, it is also possible to use the app to watch perfectly legal streams of TV shows and movies How to Watch Live TV on Kodi How to Watch Live TV on Kodi Cutting the rope can mean losing access to live television. However, there are several ways to watch live TV on Kodi. Read more.
In this article, we will focus specifically on free classic movies. You know, good movies from a time when acting and character development trumped CGI and special effects.
What third-party plugins should you install if you want to watch spaghetti westerns or old horror movies? Read on to find out...
Note: If you're not sure how to install addons, check out our Kodi beginners guide. How to Set Up and Use Kodi – For Beginners How to Set Up and Use Kodi – For Beginners You have probably heard people talking about Kodi. but what is this? And how to start doing it? Here's how to set up and get started with Kodi. Read more.
Classic cinema is an aggregator of movies. The plugin scours various video sites for free classic movies.
All the usual movie categories are there, but there are some less common genres like musicals and cartoons. The plugin also offers an entire section dedicated to silent movies spread across multiple categories.
Popular movies on offer include Moby Dick (1956), Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948), and Captain Scarlett (1953).
Best of all, you can find the addon in the official Kodi repository, which means you can be sure that all content is completely legal.
FilmRise offers some TV shows, but the addon specializes in movies. The app is completely free to download and use; You don't even need to create an account.
At the time of writing, you can find over 7,500 classic movies in categories like Crime, Horror, Kids, British Drama, and Comedy.
None of the movies and shows offered are "premium." In fact, unless you're a movie junkie, you might have trouble finding something you've heard of.
FilmRise holds distribution licenses for all the content it offers, so the addon is completely legal. It is available in the official repository..
Here at MakeUseOf, we regularly preach the virtues of the Internet Archive and its Wayback Machine.
The site is a nonprofit library that covers everything from ebooks to software. It also has a section dedicated to videos. And this is where you'll find over three million TV shows and movies.
All content on the site is in the public domain, so no copyright laws will be broken while enjoying the images.
Free classic movies are subdivided into many categories, including Film Noir, Silent Movies, and Sci-Fi. You can even find 35mm footage and old sports clips.
Once again, the plugin is available through the official repository.
Netzkino is another application that is available in the official Kodi repository.
It is developed by a team in Germany, so the content has a strong bias towards the German language. However, if you do some research, you can find many movies in English that are not available elsewhere. Some of the non-English movies are available with subtitles How to Create and Record Your Own Free Video Subtitles How to Create and Record Your Own Free Video Subtitles Here we cover how to create and sync your own "soft" subtitles for any video and how to burn those subtitles directly into any video to create "hard" subtitles. Read More
Netzkino is ad supported. If you want to remove ads from the videos you're watching, you'll need to subscribe to Netzkino Plus for $4.99/mo.
The addon offers both classic and modern B-side movies.
Unlike the similarly named PopcornTime, Popcornflix is completely legal. It offers free and ad-supported streaming of classic movies and TV shows, as well as some new content.
The site is owned by Screen Media Ventures. You probably don't know it, but Screen Media Ventures is the largest independent distributor of films for the global television market.
Famous classic movies in the app include Jackie Chan City Hunter , John Ford's Stagecoach , and horror staple Frankenstein .
The Popcornflix app is also available for Android, iOS, Roku, Xbox, and Apple TV.
If you know where to look, Reddit is a treasure trove of free classic movies.
If you haven't already, you should go and subscribe to /r/classicfilms. All movies on the subreddit are either in the public domain or have licenses that allow them to be shown on the host site.
This Reddit addon allows you to watch Reddit videos on Kodi. You can add as many subreddits as you like. Once you've added a subreddit, the plugin will display any video content in a constantly updating feed.
The plugin also offers a reasonable degree of customization. For example, you can automatically play videos you haven't finished watching when the app is opened.
SnagFilms has over 5,000 movies, as well as a selection of TV shows and documentaries. It even offers some exclusive original comedy shorts.
And you don't need to worry about the legality of the plugin. It has established partnerships with several leading broadcasters, including Comcast, Hulu, IMDb, and Verizon.
Based in Washington DC, the ad-supported addon also offers some modern movies. At the time of this writing, 2004 Super Size Me and from 2008 Kicking both are available. kicking , which tells the story of the 2006 Homeless World Cup, won awards at the Sundance and Tribeca film festivals.
We all know that Kodi can be used to find just about any TV show or movie you want, but only if you're prepared to break the law. However, if you want to stay in the authorities' good books while enjoying video content, and we really think you should, the search becomes a bit more challenging.
We hope that the seven plugins we present to you in this article will help make your search more manageable.
