While the selection isn’t large, there are some notable movies like The Terminator, Legally Blonde and Rocky among several others.
To enjoy them, you have to endure numerous advertisements that support the content. The ads do not appear for YouTube Premium subscribers.
The video platform began releasing the movies in October with a Free to watch category in its movie section, where users have traditionally purchased or rented movies.
Rohit Dhawan, YouTube’s director of product management, said that the company saw an “opportunity for consumers and advertisers.” At the moment, the selection is limited to 100 films, a selection that Dhawan says will eventually expand.
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