What’s the best budget-friendly bundle for silent films?
What’s the best budget-friendly bundle for silent films?
Combine the three streaming platforms listed below to get access to a wonderful selection of silent films.
Movies today can be awfully…well, loud. Even if the particular movie you’re watching doesn’t drown out the dialogue with sound effects and music as so many seem to, many may yearn to return to a simpler time in cinema when movies weren’t only quieter, they were silent.
If you’re looking to watch silent movies at a price that won’t ruin your monthly entertainment budget, we’ve got the perfect solution for you. Check out our budget-friendly bundle of three services to let you watch a wide range of silent films at a great price.
What’s the best budget streaming bundle for watching silent movies?
HBO Max
There’s only one paid streaming service in this bundle to begin with: the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service HBO Max. This service has a great lineup of movies from one of the most famous silent movie stars of them all: Charlie Chaplin. Use your Max subscription to watch movies like “The Great Dictator,” “The Kid,” and more full-length titles from Chaplin, as well other selections like “The Passion of Joan of Arc” and “Pandora's Box.”
You can watch HBO Max starting at just $10 per month, but since this is the only streamer in our bundle that you have to pay for, you might want to treat yourself to an ad-free subscription starting at $17 per month. Either way, you’ll get an awesome selection of silent movies (not to mention talkies) with this service.
Cost of HBO Max: $10 per month for ad-supported, $17 for ad-free.
Kanopy
The library-associated streaming service Kanopy is the next service on our list, and its lineup of silent films is quite impressive. Viewers can watch classics like “A Trip to the Moon,” “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” “1922’s Nosferatu,” and a wide selection of other films on Kanopy, which also includes many classic movies and newer titles as well.
Kanopy is always free to stream, and all you need to sign up is a valid library card. Free is the right price when seeking out these silent classics, and you’ll never have to worry about paying a dime for a Kanopy subscription.
Cost of Kanopy: $0 per month
YouTube
The final platform on our list is one that users are probably already quite familiar with: YouTube. Many silent movie titles are now available in the public domain, so you can stream the greats like Buster Keaton’s “The General,” “The Belle of Broadway,” “The Red Lantern,” and many more silent films and shorts on the service completely free and legally.
Unless you want to stream YouTube without ads, you can watch the service for free, as always, on a variety of devices. Combined with Kanopy and HBO Max, this silent movie streaming bundle starts at only $10 per month, which is pretty affordable by streaming standards.
Cost of YouTube: $0 per month
Cost of HBO Max, Kanopy, and YouTube bundle: Starting at $10 per month.
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HBO Max
HBO Max is a subscription video streaming service that gives access to the full HBO library and exclusive Max Originals. There are hubs for content from TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TCM, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, ID, and more. Watch hit series like “The Last of Us,” “House of the Dragon,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and more. Within HBO Max, B/R Sports allows users to watch live NBA, MLB, NHL, March Madness, and NASCAR events.
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Kanopy
Kanopy is a streaming platform for independent films and documentaries. It has a collection of more than 30,000 films such as a wide array of dramas, comedies, biopics, and television series. The library includes award-winning films and shows from major television networks like HISTORY, A&E, and PBS.
