Running out of things to watch during lockdown? Streaming service Crackle is bringing “thousands” of free movies and TV shows to Plex, the digital media and organizational app that launched its ad-supported streaming service in December.
Having initially rolled out movies by Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate and Legendary, it’s now introducing a plethora of free titles from Crackle. These include the likes of hit movies Captain Phillips, Patriot Games and The Illusionist, alongside TV shows like Hell’s Kitchen and Roseanne.
As is the trend these days, there’s also a slew of Crackle originals. These include basketball docu-series On Point, and Yelawolf: A Slumerican Life about a Cherokee rapper and artist from Alabama, Yelawolf.
Plex is a lot more than just another streaming service. Its original goal (which it still does today) was to provide software for organizing your files. In its own words:
“Plex magically scans and organizes your files, automatically sorting your media beautifully and intuitively in your Plex library. Once you’ve downloaded our app on your favorite devices, you’ll be up and streaming everything in minutes.”
Since the end of last year, it’s also been embracing streaming of movies and TV shows through its own content deals. The idea of being free and ad-supported in an otherwise subscription-based world is certainly interesting. If you want to give Plex a go, you can find out more about it — and its Mac and iOS apps — here.
