Do I need a Roku device to watch The Roku Channel?

No. The Roku Channel streams free in any web browser and through its mobile apps, so the movie your group picks works even on a Fire TV or a laptop.

What does The Roku Channel cost?

The ad-supported library, which is everything on this page, is free. Premium subscriptions exist inside the app, but none of these picks need one.

What kind of movies is The Roku Channel good for?

A rotating mix of studio back catalog, from action classics to prestige dramas, plus Roku Originals. The quality bar on the licensed side is higher than people expect from a free service.

How does a group settle on one Roku Channel movie?

Open a PickFlix room with The Roku Channel selected, share the link, and everyone swipes the same deck. The most-liked movie becomes the plan in a few minutes.

Best movies on The Roku Channel (November 2026)

01

Training Day

2001 · 7.5 ·Drama · Action · Crime

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

02

X

2022 · 6.7 ·Horror

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

03

Megamind

2010 · 7.0 ·Animation · Action · Comedy

After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.

04

World War Z

2013 · 6.9 ·Horror · Action · Science Fiction

Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

05

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966 · 8.5 ·Western

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

06

Hotel Transylvania

2012 · 7.0 ·Fantasy · Animation · Comedy

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

07

Shrek Forever After

2010 · 6.4 ·Adventure · Fantasy · Animation

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days of when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

08

The Terminator

1984 · 7.7 ·Action · Thriller · Science Fiction

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

09

Shrek the Third

2007 · 6.3 ·Adventure · Fantasy · Animation

After the King of Far Far Away dies, Shrek and Fiona are to succede. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, he and Donkey set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.

10

Knives Out

2019 · 7.8 ·Comedy · Crime · Mystery

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

11

Memento

2000 · 8.2 ·Thriller · Mystery

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

12

American Psycho

2000 · 7.4 ·Drama · Thriller · Crime

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.