Why go to the cinema when you can watch the latest videos at home, sitting comfortably in an easy chair and sipping tea? To view it, it is enough to have a device that can play "weighty" files, and access to the Internet - be it a personal computer or your favorite smartphone. And it is completely legal, because many film aggregators in Russia operate under a license and provide access to their content for a moderate fee.
Our site ranking contains the best of legal online movie theaters... The services are arranged according to their market share.
10. Netflix
Price per month of subscription - from 660 rubles.
Many expected the arrival of the Russian Netflix like manna from heaven. It's no joke - one of the largest producers of video content will finally be available on the Runet, and absolutely legally! However, the reality disappointed and disappointed greatly. One of the main complaints is a small media library related to regional politics. For some reason, for Russia, the number of films and TV series has been greatly reduced. Russians can enjoy at most a tenth of the vast ocean of Netflix shows. And at the full price, because unlike other foreign operators, Netflix chose not to use regional prices.
The viewing experience is also poor. It’s even strange that such a movie giant did not think to make an option to skip previously watched series. This inconvenience is not compensated by the overall thoughtful and user-friendly interface.
9. Google Play
No subscription.
Movies on Google Play are available only to owners of devices with an operating system - Android. Over the years of its existence (and Google Play was born in 2008), the resource has accumulated a huge library of films, TV series, animated films and various shows. The films themselves can be bought or rented. That is, by paying a small amount, you can view them for a certain period. Prices are quite reasonable, discounts and sales are regularly arranged.
Good news: for all users who once bought a movie in the old, low resolution, the company will provide the opportunity to view and download them in 4K for free. True, so far only residents of the USA and Canada can enjoy their favorite films in high quality, but, hopefully, soon the update will reach Russia.
8. TVzavr
Price per month of subscription - from 250 rubles.
The list of popular Russian online cinemas begins with TVzavr, where you can watch films completely legally and at the same time completely free of charge. Like many other legal shareware cinemas, this opportunity is provided by viewing ads. You can either turn it off for a fee, or pay a subscription. In total, TVzavr has several types of subscriptions - for example, for the smallest viewers, content will cost a little less. You can also buy your favorite movie or rent it.
By the way, in addition to adapting foreign films for the Russian viewer, TVzavr popularizes the Russian monk for the foreign viewer. For the video available in the online cinema library, it is possible to select subtitles in a foreign language.
7. Amediatek
Monthly subscription price - 600 rubles.
Amediatek specializes in novelties - on the website of this online cinema, the latest hits of world cinema are available almost immediately after they appear on the territory of Russia. Films and series can be watched both in the original language and in dubbing, with or without subtitles. True, all this beauty is available for free only during the trial period, the length of which is limited to only one week. Then you have to pay a subscription.
6. iTunes
No subscription.
This service works exclusively for the happy owners of technology with the "apple" logo. Movies can be downloaded to your favorite iPhone or MacBook, or you can rent them for a certain period (usually a month). From time to time there are discounts, but it is unlikely that viewing the new item will cost you less.
Please note that if you decide to rent a movie, you should not start playback at the same time as the download. Because once you start watching the movie, the movie's availability is automatically reduced to 48 hours. So if something goes wrong with the Internet or with the program, the viewing window will begin to rapidly shrink - until it disappears completely.
5. Rutube
No subscription.
It is logical that one of the companies included in Gazprom-Media specializes in displaying the holding's products. So if you want the latest soccer footage, or a live stream, or a TV show, or your favorite TV series, this is the place for you. Many Russian producers of the show also prefer to upload their videos on Rutube - either for patriotic reasons, or for more mundane reasons.
The cinema is monetized exclusively through the display of advertising, which cannot be turned off. In general, despite a significant share of the online cinema market, Rutube raises a lot of complaints. Users complain about both the download speed and the inconvenient interface. It is especially annoying that when viewing from a computer, there is completely no choice of video quality, which miraculously appears in the mobile application.
4. Megogo
Price per month of subscription - from 397 rubles.
The headquarters of the online cinema is located in Kiev. Over the years of its existence (the service was launched in 2011), it managed to accumulate a sufficient amount of content - at the beginning of the outgoing year, the number of units available for viewing exceeded 77 thousand. Most of the channel's profit comes from free views with ads, especially all kinds of TV shows, the income from which makes up the lion's share of the channel's revenue. However, there are subscription options, and there is a trial period during which the user can evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of both systems.
The viewing quality of Megogo is quite high - it is worth noting that for the convenience of hearing impaired users, the video hosting service has its own sign language translation studio. The site supports all available formats, from Android to Smart TV in 4k quality.
3. Okko
Price per month of subscription - from 100 rubles.
Like Amediateka, Okko uses only a subscription model - there are no ads on the site. Despite the fact that the service was launched back in 2011, it reached self-sufficiency two years ago. It seems that subscription services in our country are slowly but surely gaining popularity. Both direct agreements with foreign companies for the display of new products and thematic collections and partnerships with the aforementioned Amediateka allowed to increase Okko's revenue.
Now on the site you can either subscribe from a month to a year in length, or order a one-time viewing of an interesting movie. The feature of the site is support for displaying in super-high quality 4k or 3D, as well as sound that is not inferior to the resolution. You can watch it on anything from a desktop PC to PlayStation 4.
2. Interactive TV, formerly zabava.ru
Price per month of subscription - from 150 rubles.
Interactive television, or IPTV for short, has appeared on the Russian market relatively recently. To use the technology, you need a modern TV and a special set-top box (which can be bought from the operator). Connect it to the TV and voila! Now through it you can go online and watch movies in excellent quality and with surround sound.Although almost all large companies are now using IPTV, the most popular at the moment is interactive television from Rostelecom.
The content of the former "Zabava" is delivered exclusively by subscription. There are eight of them on the site, the price varies from 600 rubles per month (for the series of the already mentioned "Amediateka") to 150 rubles for access to educational TV programs in English. The only thing that causes complaints from users is the standard package, which is frankly few channels without connecting additional services.
1.ivi.ru
Monthly subscription price - 400 rubles.
This is perhaps the most famous and most popular online cinema in Russia. He alone completely occupies a fifth of the market, twice the result of "Interactive TV". What made him so famous? The amount of content (at the beginning of 2018 it exceeded 55 thousand titles), the quality of the video, as well as the promptness of the release of new products. They appear literally day in and day out with release in offline cinemas.
Ivy has a flexible payment system - you can both watch shareware with breaks for advertising, or use a subscription. There is also a trial period - 14 days of full functionality for a symbolic price of one ruble.
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