Skip to Content

Crackle Review

  • Ad-Supported
  • No Offline Downloads
Why you can trust us: Our expert team has reviewed, tested, and researched streaming services and devices since 2017. Millions trust The Streamable for our honest, in-depth analysis and up-to-date information. Discover our testing methodology. for Crackle and others.

Crackle is a free video streaming service that includes on-demand access to movies and TV Shows.

Its TV collection is more notable than its film library. You’ll find old hits like “Just Shoot Me,” “NewsRadio,” “ALF,” “TJ Hooker,” and “Red Dwarf.”

Crackle also features “Crackle Original” series such as On the Ropes, Snatch, Going from Broke, Hidden Heroes, and The Oath.

Crackle
$0 crackle.com
Watch Now
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Review

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


Content

Originals

Original films include “Office Uprising,” “The Throwaways,” “In the Cloud,” “Backwash,” and “Cagefighter.”

Original series include “Going From Broke,” “Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy,” “StartUp,” “Snatch,” and “Insomnia.”

TV Shows

Crackle has a treasure trove of mostly forgotten shows from the past few decades. You’ll find series like “Action,” “The Critic,” “My Two Dads,” “NewsRadio,” “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose,” “Mr. Sunshine,” “Rake,” “The Jeff Foxworthy Show,” and a special gem — “The Dana Carvey Show,” where you’ll see a young Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert before they became famous.

You’ll also see classic series like “Barney Miller,” “Car 54, Where Are you?” “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” “The Partridge Family,” “The Saint,” and “Starsky & Hutch.”

Movies

There aren’t many quality films on the service, but there are a few you may have heard of, like “Snowpiercer,” “Let the Right One In,” “Lord of War,” and “The Illusionist.”

Kids

There is a small selection of kids content, including a pair of “Spy Kids” films, “Blinky Bill: The Movie,” “The Hero of Color City,” “Paulie,” and “Kikoriki: Team Invincible.”

Crackle
$0 crackle.com
Watch Now

Features

No Parental Controls

There are no parental controls for Crackle.

Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ have parental control features.

Ads

With TV shows, the ads appear at the regular ad breaks that appeared when the show first aired. With films, you may see a 60-second ad at the start, with commercial breaks every 15 minutes or so.

No Offline Mode

Crackle doesn’t allow you to download shows or movies for offline viewing.

Crackle
$0 crackle.com
Watch Now

Compatible Devices

Crackle
$0 crackle.com
Watch Now

Ben Bowman was the Content Director of The Streamable. He cut the cord in 2009. He roots for all Detroit sports and is a fan of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Edgar Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, and the Coen Brothers. Ben streams on an Apple TV.

DIRECTV STREAM Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $50 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for DIRECTV STREAM.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Sling TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $25 Uber Eats Gift Card when you sign up for Sling TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Hulu Live TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $35 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for Hulu Live TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.