Here Are The 200 Summer Blockbusters You Can Watch For Free On Pluto TV

Mar 22, 2023

I love movies more than just about anything else in the world, but if anything is going to rank higher on my personal hierarchy of needs, it's the promise of free stuff. The economy is in shambles and my rent just went up, so needless to say, I am all about anything that doesn't come with a price tag. We here at /Film have been preaching the gospel of Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) provider with thousands of titles in their library and specialized channels of constantly running programming, for years.

If you long for the days of turning on the TV in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday and watching whatever it is the cable programming gods decided for you, this is the closest thing to capturing that feeling. Want to watch a horror movie? There's a channel for that. Hoping to check out season 13 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000?" Pluto TV has your back. Hell, if you're sick of watching viral videos of interviews on "The Drew Barrymore Show," the streaming app has a whole dang channel dedicated to reruns.

As I continue to try and convert movie lovers to my proverbial parish of Pluto TV, I come bearing the good news. The streamer's annual "Popcorn Summer Movies" extravaganza is here, and they're adding over 200 blockbuster titles for free. Okay, sure, you have to sit through the occasional ad spot, but what is sitting through a handful of 30-second Swiffer commercials when you can watch hundreds of movies without paying a subscription fee? Here are some of the best titles coming to the platform, and the full summer slate of titles.

The June lineup is ridiculously stacked with films like the "Indiana Jones" franchise, "Gladiator," and "The Fifth Element," but once I saw that "Minority Report" was joining the platform, I knew I had to highlight it. Based on a story by sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick, Tom Cruise stars in this Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi action thriller set in 2054 Washington D.C. In this near-ish futuristic world, police use a type of psychic tech to arrest people before they've ever committed a crime. Cruise's John Anderton is the head of the Precrime unit and excelling at his work, until he finds himself accused of the future murder of a man he's not even met yet. "Black Mirror," eat your heart out.

"Minority Report" is arguably one of the best in Tom Cruise's filmography, but it's also exactly the type of movie that I wouldn't think to seek out when I'm looking to kick back, but I would absolutely sit down to watch start-to-finish if a random cable channel was playing it in the middle of the afternoon. And considering every day I seemingly have a new reason to distrust my government, perhaps I should consider taking notes during my rewatch.

"Minority Report" will be available in June.

Do you ever just want to watch a bunch of people die in increasingly ridiculous Rube Goldberg machine-like scenarios? As /Film's resident "Final Destination" fangirl, I am thrilled to see that the first three films in the franchise are available for free this summer. Horror is an extremely popular genre, but the fact that this series has thrived without having an iconic and easily merchandisable villain or a singular final girl to keep audiences invested in is an impressive feat. Instead, the "Final Destination" films have made countless viewers terrified of planes, trains, automobiles, tanning beds, roller coasters, ceiling fans, pigeons, airbags, elevators, gym weights, fireworks, and the music of John Denver.

If you've never invited friends over for a movie night of junk food and screaming at the TV to a "Final Destination" film, you haven't lived. It's even more fun if you invite someone who has never seen the films because watching someone lose their mind when Terry Chaney (Amanda Detmer) is hit by the bus in the first film in that perfectly executed jump scare is a joy I hope everyone can experience at least once in their lives. Treat yourself to some summer scaries and remember not to drive behind logging trucks.

"Final Destination 1-3" will be available in July.

Summertime is also the perfect time for watching silly, feel-good comedies, and there are few better than the movie parodies of "The Brady Bunch." With no hyperbole, both "The Brady Bunch Movie" and "A Very Brady Sequel" boast probably the greatest parody casting in cinema history. Gary Cole is the perfect Mike Brady, Shelley Long makes a hilarious Carol Brady, Christine Taylor is the spitting image of Marcia Brady, and Jennifer Elise Cox's portrayal of Jan Brady is a masterclass in camp comedy.

Seeing the Brady family thrust into the 1990s without changing anything about their fashion, personalities, or sensibilities is funny enough on its own, but the supporting cast of Michael McKean, Jean Smart, Alanna Ubach, and RuPaul really push the films into over-the-top hilarity. These movies did such a good job of parodying the original TV show that whenever the "Sure, Jan" meme makes the rounds on social media, there are always replies from people learning for the first time that the quote wasn't actually in the series.

Both of "The Brady Bunch Movies" will be available in August.

June releases

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Titanic

Gladiator

Pain & Gain

Crawl

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Four Brothers

The Gambler (2014)

Bridget Jones's Diary

Runaway Bride

Star Trek Beyond

Clear and Present Danger

Selma

The Fugitive

Poltergeist

Magnolia

The Fifth Element

Made of Honor

Sleepless

Runaway Jury

I Love You Phillip Morris

Machine Gun Preacher

Oculus

Almost Famous

Basic Instinct

Downsizing

The Fighter

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

The Island

Minority Report

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Terminator Genysis

Tropic Thunder

The Kings of Summer

The Aviator

The Crow

Fresh

The Yards

Sicario

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Criminal (2016)

July Films

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Top Gun

Forrest Gump

Saving Private Ryan

Terminator Genysis

Old School

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

The Fighting Temptations

Good Burger

Boomerang

Harlem Nights

Clue

Demolition Man

Tango & Cash

Interview With the Vampire

Risky Business

Air Force One

Hancock

The Patriot

XXX

XXX: State of the Union

Sleepless

Final Destination 1-3

City Slickers

Two If By Sea

The Raven

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Arrival

The Back-Up Plan

Beavis & Butt-Head Do America

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

August Films

Gladiator

Shooter

World War Z

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Coach Carter

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

School of Rock

Adventureland

Grease 2

The Truman Show

Good Burger

Boomerang

Harlem Nights

Risky Business

Mars Attacks!

Goodfellas

The Lost Boys

Misery

And So It Goes

Vehicle 19

Action Point

The Adventures of Tintin

The Brady Bunch Movie

A Very Brady Sequel

Dinner for Schmucks

Gambit (2012)

The Honeymooners (2005)

Inside Llewyn Davis

The Mechanic (2011)

Morning Glory

mother!

Overlord

Primal Fear

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The Terminal

War of the Worlds (2005)

Bad Santa 1 & 2

Lila and Eve