Streaming - Rare Films

[tripplej]

I came across an awesome site where you can watch older movies free.

Film Index

Here's an alphabetical index with all the films currently available on the site.

rarefilmm.com

almost 3,000 films to enjoy.

Take a look.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

There's a lot of great stuff there, though I follow the guy who runs that site on Bluesky and he shares a lot of other great links to stuff that's not on that particular site. My new favorite category is 35mm scans by enthusiasts, recently we've seen things like a 4K scan of T2 pop up for download, which is a fun item to have on hand when you've just had enough of the DNR on the official 4K release.

 

[tripplej]

If you have any links, let me know. I am interested in seeing more of these "rare" films.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

If you have any links, let me know. I am interested in seeing more of these "rare" films.

This is the account I follow. Most of the older download links have been taken down. There may be more available via his account on the naXi social media site, but I refuse to go there anymore.

There may be some fun stuff here and here, too. The 4K version has some unfortunately heavy-handed use of HDR, but the 1080p version looks very nice.

 

[tripplej]

Thanks for the links provided. I will check them out.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Travis, for these films, are you downloading and playing via Plex?

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Travis, for these films, are you downloading and playing via Plex?

Emby now, but yes, downloading and serving locally.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

Legal?

Just my first thought.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Legal?

Just my first thought.

Gray area. At its core, probably not, but for those of us who've purchased every version of T2 released going back to VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, HDDVD, Bluray, and now 4K versions, I don't feel too guilty having this version any more than I would if I had a VHS copy I'd recorded off HBO. These are fans of the films, not bootleggers.