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The Film Detective is a streaming service that provides access to classic Hollywood films. The service contains more than 3,000 titles divided into categories like classic Westerns, Mystery, Family, Horror, Mystery, Family, Film Noir, Cult, Silents, Shorts, and Documentaries.

The content library refreshes every month, and subscribers can watch new behind-the-scenes features. Titles are made available by the Film Detective for broadcast, theatrical, Blu-ray and streaming.

You can stream on the site for free with ads, or pay for an ad-free experience.

Additionally, there is a free 24/7 Film Detective channel on Sling Freestream, DistroTV, Local Now, Rakuten TV, Plex, and Stirr.

The Film Detective
$0 – $2.99 The Film Detective via amazon.com
7-Day Free Trial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Review

We tested The Film Detective and other subscription streaming services for more than 100 hours. The Film Detective is compatible with Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.


Content

TV Shows

There are tons of classic shows on the service such as “Three Stooges,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “The Goldbergs,” “Hawkeye,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Johnny Carson Show,” “Bonanza,” and more.

Movies

Viewers can search films by genre (horror, comedy, musical, mystery, foreign, etc.), or browse by decade (1910s-2000s). The library ranges from early silents by Chaplin to “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1923), “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925), “My Man Godfrey” (1936), “Nothing Sacred,” “Meet John Doe,” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dementia 13” (1963). There are even cartoons from the ‘30s and ‘40s starring Superman, Popeye, and Betty Boop.

Kids

The Family section offers titles like “Alice of Wonderland in Paris” (1966), “Jack and the Beanstalk” (1952), “The Kid,” “The Jungle Book” (1942), “The Little Princess,” “The Patchwork Girl of Oz,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” (1957), and “Cyrano de Bergerac.”

The Film Detective
$0 – $2.99 The Film Detective via amazon.com
7-Day Free Trial

Compatible Devices

The Film Detective is compatible with these devices:

The Film Detective is not compatible with PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo devices.

  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • Roku
  • Android TV
  • iPhone/iPad
  • Android Phone/Tablet
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • LG Smart TV
  • Samsung Smart TV
  • Sony Smart TV
  • VIZIO Smart TV

  • PlayStation
  • Xbox
  • Nintendo
The Film Detective
$0 – $2.99 The Film Detective via amazon.com
7-Day Free Trial

Tech Specs

4K
1080p
720p

720p HD
(Up to 1080p HD)

Most video streams are in 720p HD. Some video streams are available in 1080p HD.

Stereo Sound

Stereo Sound

Content has stereo audio.

The Film Detective
$0 – $2.99 The Film Detective via amazon.com
7-Day Free Trial

Lauren Forristal is a news writer for The Streamable, providing coverage on the most recent movies, TV series, and sports events.

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