CNET. No money in the budget for a Netflix subscription? Or Amazon Prime? Fear not: As long as you have an internet connection, you can still enjoy movie night. Granted, you may not be able to stream Hollywood's latest, but you can still enjoy gems such as "Apollo 1. The Imitation Game" and plenty of classics, all without spending an extra penny. Here are eight services offering totally free - - and totally legal - - movies you can watch online. One quick note: Selections change regularly, so not all the titles listed here may still be available.)Now Playing: Watch this. Crackle. Sony's Crackle is an ad- supported streaming service, one that offers both movies and TV shows - - including some original content.

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It's available on a wide variety of devices and doesn't even require you to set up an account, though doing so enables you to save favorites, get recommendations and resume playback if you switch between devices. Crackle offers mostly older movies, but there are some top- rated, award- winning titles in the mix. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET. What you can watch: Crackle's selection has improved dramatically in recent months, with well over 1.

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At this writing, you'll find gems like "The Karate Kid" (the original, good one), "Point Break" (same), "Serenity" and "St. Elmo's Fire" mixed in with some decidedly C- grade fare. They're all older films, to be sure, but there's still plenty of quality stuff to watch. Just plan on sitting through the occasional commercial interruption.

Where you can watch: Crackle's list of supported devices is extensive. The service offers apps for all mobile platforms, game consoles and major streaming devices, and it's even baked into many smart TVs. It does not offer the option to download movies for offline viewing. Hoopla. Got a library card?

Check to see if your library has partnered with Hoopla. This digital- media service allows you to check out all kinds of stuff - - including movies. When you "borrow" a movie, you have 7. Your library determines the total number of movies you can borrow each month. Hoopla is a subscription service you may have access to through a public library. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET. What you can watch: It's hard to get a bead on how many movies Hoopla has available at any given time, but you can browse a huge range of genres - - everything from African films of the 1.

Some noteworthy picks available at time of publication include "Annie," "The Commitments" and "The Lost City of Z."Where you can watch: Hoopla content can be viewed on your PC in a browser, or on Android or i. OS devices. You can cast from those devices to a Google Chromecast (Gen 1 or 2) or an Apple TV. Surprisingly, Hoopla's mobile apps offer not only streaming, but also a download option for offline viewing.

Internet Archive. The Internet Archive is home to all things public- domain, including thousands of feature- length movies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's no cost to use the service, nor do you need an account (though you can create one if you want to mark favorites and such).

Many classic movies and TV shows can be found on the Internet Archive. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET. What you can watch: "Public domain" is code for "old" and/or "mostly black and white," making this the place for folks interested strictly in classic films.

Thus you'll find the likes of "His Girl Friday," "Plan 9 from Outer Space" and "Gulliver's Travels."Where you can watch: The Internet Archive exists solely on the web, so you'll need a browser to access it. However, most mobile browsers (including Safari on i.

OS) can stream the content. Kanopy. Kanopy. If your library doesn't offer Hoopla, maybe it has Kanopy? This service, which began life in Australia, has made its way to over 3,0.

US libraries. At press time, Kanopy had reached over 2. What you can watch: Given its educational bent, it's not surprising that Kanopy offers largely indie films and documentaries from the likes of PBS and The Great Courses. But its 2. 6,0. 00- strong library also includes titles from the esteemed Criterion Collection, which is code for "films." There are few mainstream blockbusters to be found, but no shortage of award- winning and thoughtful movies. Where you can watch: Kanopy has Apple TV and Roku channels and apps for Android and i. OS. It's also available on Chromecast. Roku Channel. The Roku Channel is a new channel for owners of all Roku devices. It's not a free movie provider, but rather an aggregator of new and existing no- cost content. You'll find movies from Roku partners such as Lionsgate, MGM, Sony and Warner, along with free content from existing Roku channels such as Film.

Rise, Popcornflix and Vidmark. Roku. What you can watch: At press time, the Roku Channel's rotating selection included around 1.

Legally Blonde," "Mission Impossible III," "True Grit" and the Jennifer Lawrence breakout "Winter's Bone," Keep in mind, you can probably find the same titles (and more) from the likes of Crackle and Tubi TV; the Roku Channel is merely putting some hand- picked selections under one roof. You will have to sit through commercials, however, though fewer than broadcast TV and with less repetition than a lot of streaming channels. Where you can watch: On Roku devices, natch. But this is definitely a TV- only solution: The Roku Channel isn't currently available for any mobile devices. Tubi TVHome to the web's largest library of free commercial movies (though definitely not commercial- free), Tubi TV offers content from studios including Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount. Watch The Dark Lurking Online IMDB.

Similar to Crackle, it's available on a wide variety of devices and doesn't require an account, though doing so enables you to save favorites and resume playback if you switch between devices. Tubi TV has many movies available to watch for free, as long as you don't mind a few commercials. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET. What you can watch: Tubi TV has a lot of movies - - in the neighborhood of 4. Watch Adaptation. Online Metacritic on this page.

To help separate the wheat from the chaff, check out the Highly Rated on Rotten Tomatoes and Not on Netflix categories. And there are at least some notable titles, including "Winter's Bone," new horror classic "Paranormal Activity" and the venerable "The Usual Suspects."Where you can watch: Tubi TV's list of supported devices rivals that of Crackle.

The service offers apps for Android and i. OS, the major game consoles, major streaming devices and some Samsung TVs. It does not offer the option to download movies for offline viewing. Vudu. Last October, Walmart's Vudu video service quietly announced "Movies on Us," which allows viewers to choose from a generous selection of movies (around 1,0. This ad- supported option does require you to have a Vudu account, but it's free to set one up. Vudu offers a selection of movies that don't cost a dime, as long as you're willing to watch a few ads. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET.

What you can watch: It's hard to get super excited about Vudu's selection, which consists of mostly older and direct- to- video- caliber titles, but there are a few gems in the mix: "Moonstruck," the original "Magnificent Seven" and "The Man in the Iron Mask," for example. Where you can watch: Vudu is available pretty much everywhere: all major streaming devices, mobile devices, game consoles and so on. While the mobile apps do allow you to download paid movies for offline viewing, however, Movies on Us titles can only be streamed. Yahoo View. Although Yahoo's streaming service focuses mostly on TV shows, it does have a movie section. You don't need a Yahoo account to access it. Yahoo View also has a collection of movies to watch online.

Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET. What you can watch: Although Yahoo's recent partnership with Hulu has yielded lots of great TV to watch (no subscription required), you'll find almost none of Hulu's movies. And the smattering of titles Yahoo View does have available are probably not going to appeal to many viewers. Sharknado 3," anyone?)Where you can watch: For the moment, Yahoo's movies appear to be web- only.

Elon Musk Would Like People to Hurry Up and Start Dying on the Moon Also. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose prior plan for stellar colonization involved sending people who are not Elon Musk to go die on Mars, thinks this noble endeavor will require a practice round of sending people to die on the Moon first.“Before we get the public real fired up, I think we gotta have a base on the Moon,” Musk told attendees at the International Space Station Research Development Conference in Washington, DC on Wednesday, per CNBC. That’d be pretty cool and then going beyond that, getting people to Mars.”“Having some permanent presence on another heavenly body, a kind of Moon base, and then getting to Mars and beyond,” he added. That’s the continuance of the dream of Apollo that people are looking for.”Musk probably won’t be sending any of his own people to the Moon, as his Space. X is squarely focused on sending people to Mars.

But constructing a long- term colony on the Moon would be doubtless provide many opportunities to perfect complicated technologies crucial to Musk’s effort, like construction, resource extraction, and long- term life support somewhere other than our own planet. Since the Moon has low gravity and is just hanging out there some 3. That’s good, because figuring out all those technologies will doubtless put many astronauts at risk of fates including but not limited to vacuum exposure, depressurization, freezing, drowning, launch and landing failures, and construction accidents. Space. X does have some more limited lunar ambitions, like launching paying customers on a potentially deadly slingshot tour around the Moon by 2.

While humans haven’t landed on the Moon since 1. Moon talk has been back in vogue lately. Other prominent advocates of building a Moon base include Newt Gingrich, who promised to have a “the first permanent base on the Moon” by the end of his second term while running for president in 2.

President Donald Trump (maybe) and the European Space Agency, which wants to build a “Moon Village.” Sen. Ted Cruz, who does support human space exploration, seems kind of terrified of the Moon itself.[CNBC].