Free films on Amazon UK

Discover free films on Amazon in the UK. No Prime subscription needed. These movies are easy to miss, so I’ve created a list to give you examples, and instructions to help you find more when these films are no longer available. 

You will need a free Amazon account.

I don’t know how quickly they get changed. But if you can't find a few to watch, feel free to contact me to update the list!

If you've wandered here from a different country, there is advice for finding free films on Amazon at the end of the article.

List of free films last updated. July 21st 2026

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Contents

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The lists of films include some mini reviews by myself, poet and author, Katherine Owen.

• Look for the films without a yellow padlock
• My recommended free films on Amazon UK... so far (Katherine)
• Additional list of free movies available at 8 August 2026
• List of free films on Amazon UK, no subscription required

• How to find free films on Amazon UK (or in other countries)
• Other free films in the UK
• Avoid subscribing to Amazon Prime by accident
• Are movies to buy or rent cheaper when subscribed to Amazon Prime?
• Does a Prime subscription allow you to watch the Free films without adverts?

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Look for the films without a yellow padlock

You are on the website of someone who lives with chronic illness. Many of us in this situation don’t have the money for subscriptions so I thought knowing about the free films on Amazon UK might be of help.

Amazon Prime is a paid for service. The movies included in the subscription are shown by a yellow padlock sign.

Some people don’t even know that you can get free films on Amazon. They have no yellow padlock on the thumbnail. These are free to watch. The downside is that they include ads. 

I subscribe to Prime a few times a year and watch those films. At other times, I watch the free ones. 

Personally I don’t experience the difference in quality between the films that come with a subscription to Amazon Prime, and films that are free on Prime.

The free films on Amazon include Oscar winners and films that have a lot of good reviews.

So bookmark this page, and work your way through these free films. Enjoy! 

My recommended free films on Amazon UK... so far

Out of the ones I’ve watched so far, my recommended free films on Amazon UK are as follows.

Precious.
A hard-hitting drama about a particularly grim childhood experienced by an African American teenager. Brilliant acting by the lead. Heart-warming communication of how the human spirit can survive so much.
Trigger warning: sexual abuse and family violence.

Time after time.
I genuinely laughed out loud at times in this film. Playful and delightful. Thoughtful too. Interesting that its review score is low.

Vita and Virginia.
As a writer, I’m interested in Virginia Woolf, so this added interest for me. Beautifully acted. Beautifully evocative of the period of time in which it is set. I enjoyed the book Orlando, and had no idea it was based on a real person. As a by-product I found it interesting to see how – at a time when homosexuality was illegal in the UK– people found ways to work around those societal norms.

List of Free films on Amazon UK

This list was made originally for me. I decided to share it because I couldn’t find it anywhere online. (I underestimated the work involved! ) This means the list is skewed towards my tastes. I don’t watch horror. And try to avoid extreme violence. They may have snuck into the list, but they are not here deliberately. 

It's also possible some of the films may not be free. A movie that is free on prime one day, may be put within the subscription the next. 

The free films below are listed in order of IMDb review from highest to lowest. And after that by alphabet.

There may be errors. I put the list of free films into a ChatBot to add the IMDb review and the genre. Sometimes the title matches another movie and it goes with that one instead. I might not have caught all of the mistakes. So please check it's the film you want to watch, before you do!

I hope the list helps you find some movies you enjoy.

Free Films on Amazon UK - new list at 8 August 2026

Information on each free film on Amazon is given in this order

Film, IMDb review, Genre, Subject Matter, Key Actors

I have included some free TV series on Amazon UK.

Apologies for any mistakes!

Below you will find an older list which once more lists the free movies from highest review to lowest.

Series: A Place to Call Home (2013)

8.3

Drama Series

A nurse returns to Australia after WWII and becomes entangled in a wealthy family’s secrets.

Key actors: Marta Dusseldorp

Film: Marvellous (2014)

7.8

Biographical drama

The uplifting true story of Neil Baldwin, a man who refuses to be limited by labels.

Key actors: Toby Jones

Series: Fingersmith (2005)

7.6

Period thriller

Two women become entangled in a plot of deception and forbidden love.

Key actors: Sally Hawkins, Elaine Cassidy

Series: The Beautiful Lie (2015)

7.4

Drama Series

A modern reimagining of Anna Karenina exploring love, betrayal, and family.

Key actors: Sarah Snook

Film: The Irish Goodbye (2022)

7.3

Comedy drama

Two brothers embark on a journey after their mother’s death.

Key actors: Seamus O’Hara

Film: Gosford Park (2001)

7.2

Mystery drama

A murder at a 1930s country estate reveals class tensions and hidden motives.

Key actors: Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren

Film: The Black Balloon (2008)

7.2

Coming‑of‑age drama

A teenager struggles with responsibility and acceptance while caring for his autistic brother.

Key actors: Toni Collette

Film: Nothing But the Truth (2008)

7.2

Political drama

A journalist refuses to reveal a source, sparking a legal and moral battle.

Key actors: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon

Film: Papillon (2017)

7.1

Biographical drama

A safecracker is wrongfully imprisoned and plots an escape from a brutal penal colony.

Key actors: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek

Film: The Revenger Comedies (1998)

7.0

Dark comedy / Drama

Two intertwined stories of obsession, revenge, and eccentric relationships unfold with sharp humour and emotional twists.

Key actors: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter

Film: Red (2008)

7.0

Drama

A man seeks justice after his dog is killed by teenagers.

Key actors: Brian Cox

Film: Lakelands (2023)

6.8

Irish drama

A Gaelic footballer faces identity loss and emotional upheaval after a serious injury forces him to rethink his future.

Key actors: Éanna Hardwicke, Danielle Galligan

Film: Arctic (2018)

6.8

Survival drama

A stranded man must decide whether to stay in his camp or trek into the unknown.

Key actors: Mads Mikkelsen

Film: Beaconsfield (2012)

6.8

Drama

The true story of miners trapped underground in Tasmania.

Key actors: Shane Jacobson

Film: Nora (2000)

6.7

Biographical drama

The passionate and turbulent relationship between James Joyce and Nora Barnacle.

Key actors: Ewan McGregor

Katherine Owen mini review:

As a writer, I’m keen on watching films about writers. I’ve never read James Joyce but I enjoyed learning about him. Apparently there’s a lot of truth in the film. Nora was an intriguing character, as was their relationship.

Film: Bright Young Things (2003)

6.7

Comedy drama

A satirical look at London’s 1930s party set as they chase fame and scandal.

Key actors: Emily Mortimer

Katherine Owen mini review:

A period drama. Interesting they call it a comedy. I suppose we are laughing at the upper classes in London, England in the 1930 living an indulgent party life. But they get sad along the way. I enjoyed it.

Film: The Greatest (2009)

6.6

Drama

A grieving family confronts loss when their late son’s girlfriend arrives pregnant.

Key actors: Susan Sarandon, Pierce Brosnan

Film: White Squall (1996)

6.6

Adventure drama

Teenage boys on a sailing voyage face a deadly storm that tests their courage.

Key actors: Jeff Bridges

Film: Where Hands Touch (2018)

6.5

Historical drama

A biracial German teenager struggles to survive and find love under the Nazi regime.

Key actors: Amandla Stenberg, George MacKay, Abbie Cornish

Film: Timer (2009)

6.5

Romantic sci‑fi

A woman’s implanted timer counts down to the moment she meets her soulmate.

Key actors: Emma Caulfield

Film: Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

6.5

Dark comedy

A beauty pageant in small‑town America turns deadly as rivals sabotage each other.

Key actors: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin

Katherine mini review: Full of famous faces. Filmed as a mocumentary.

Film: The Vagabonds (2023)

6.4

Drama

A middle‑aged woman seeking younger partners confronts prejudice and toxic masculinity.

Key actors: independent

Film: Crossed Over (2002)

6.3

Drama

A grieving mother forms an unlikely bond with a death‑row inmate.

Key actors: Diane Keaton

Film: A Different Loyalty (2004)

6.3

Spy drama

A woman discovers her husband may be a double agent.

Key actors: Sharon Stone

Film: Family Pictures (2019)

6.2

Drama

Two families discover they are connected through a shocking secret.

Key actors: Justina Machado

Film: The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

6.2

Legal drama

A troubled lawyer fights to redeem herself while defending a woman accused of murder.

Key actors: Kate Beckinsale

Film: Behind the Red Door (2003)

6.2

Drama

A photographer reconnects with her estranged brother who is dying.

Key actors: Kyra Sedgwick

Film: Interlude in Prague (2017)

6.1

Historical drama

Mozart becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle while composing Don Giovanni.

Key actors: James Purefoy

Film: Mulholland Falls (1996)

6.1

Crime drama

Elite LAPD detectives uncover a conspiracy after a woman’s murder.

Key actors: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith

Film: Cider with Rosie (2015)

6.0

Period drama

A young boy grows up in rural post‑WWI England, discovering love and loss.

Key actors: Samantha Morton

Katherine Owen mini review:

I loved it. I live near Stroud where it is set, and I read the book when young. Beautiful to see the English countryside through the eyes of both the young Laurie Lee and his teenage self.

Film: Another Happy Day (2011)

6.0

Drama

A dysfunctional family reunites for a wedding, exposing old wounds and new crises.

Key actors: Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller

Katherine Owen mini review:

Worth watching. But it is neither one thing or the other. It isn't a comedy as it deals with painful family dysfunction. And yet many of the characters are larger than life and therefore we are invited to laugh.

Film: The Laureate (2023)

5.8

Biographical drama

Poet Robert Graves returns from war traumatised and finds inspiration in Laura Riding.

Key actors: Tom Hughes, Dianna Agron

Katherine Owen mini review:

I am a poet, so it was worth watching to learn more about Robert Graves. An example of how people were following their own sexual morals long before the present day. It is based on a true story.

Film: Before You Know It (2019)

5.8

Comedy drama

Two sisters discover their long‑lost mother is alive and starring on a soap opera.

Key actors: Hannah Pearl Utt, Judith Light

Film: In Montauk (2012)

5.8

Drama

A filmmaker faces a difficult choice between her marriage and a new love.

Key actors: Nina Kaczorowski

Film: Blind (2017)

5.7

Romantic drama

A novelist blinded in a crash finds connection with the wife of a corrupt businessman.

Key actors: Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore

Katherine Owen mini review:

Katherine Owen mini review: Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore make it very watchable. Especially if you were a teenager in the 80s which I was.

Film: Irresistible (2006)

5.7

Psychological thriller

A woman becomes convinced her husband’s new colleague is trying to steal her life.

Key actors: Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill

Film: Anchors (2015)

5.7

Romantic drama

Two former lovers reunite and confront unresolved feelings.

Key actors: independent

Film: The Wendell Baker Story (2005)

5.6

Comedy drama

A con man tries to turn his life around while working at a retirement hotel.

Key actors: Luke Wilson

Film: First Love (2022)

5.5

Romance

A young couple navigates heartbreak and healing.

Key actors: Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Film: Flyfishing (2002)

5.4

British romcom

Two flatmates join an escort agency to pay the rent, leading to comic chaos.

Key actors: independent

Film: Lies Before Kisses (1991)

5.2

Thriller / Drama

A wealthy businessman is accused of murder, and his wife uncovers a web of betrayal and manipulation.

Key actors: Jaclyn Smith, Greg Evigan

Film: Tale of Two Bunnies (2010)

5.2

Comedy drama

Two young women navigate ambition and friendship while working at a nightclub.

Key actors: independent

Film: Cokeville Miracle (2015)

5.2

Drama

The true story of a school hostage crisis and the survivors’ accounts of divine intervention.

Key actors: Jasen Wade

Film: Writing Home (2018)

5.2

Drama

A successful author returns to Ireland and confronts unresolved family ties.

Key actors: independent

Film: Shadow of Doubt (1998)

5.2

Courtroom thriller

A defence attorney becomes entangled in a murder case involving political corruption.

Key actors: Melanie Griffith

Film: Soda Springs (2012)

5.1

Drama

A man returns home after prison and struggles to rebuild his life.

Key actors: Jay Pickett

Film: American Dreamer (2022)

5.5 (Rotten Tomatoes average rating)

Black comedy

A financially struggling adjunct professor attempts to buy a widow’s mansion under an unusual living‑arrangement deal, only to become entangled in her complicated life and the people around her.

Key actors: Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Kim Quinn, Danny Pudi, Danny Glover, Matt Dillon

Katherine Owen mini review: I have mixed feelings about this one. The acting is superb– the lead actor Peter Dinklage and Shirley Maclean. The relationship between the Matt Dillon character and the lead is amusing. There is a dry humour I enjoyed. But… I find it hard to watch films when everything goes wrong for someone. If it had been a British or French film, I think I’d have stopped watching because things can go very badly right up to the end. Because it was American, I kept going. I hope that makes helps you make up your mind.

Film: Every 21 Seconds (2018)

5.0

Drama

A man rebuilds his life after a traumatic brain injury.

Key actors: independent

Older list, up to date as at April 2026:

Free Films on Amazon UK with review score of 7 or over | Films below were curated April 2026

Scroll up for a more recent list, up to date at 21st July 2026. 

The ones below may also still be free films on Amazon UK. But they may also since have fallen into Prime subscription only.

Free Films on Amazon UK with review score of 6 or over

Free Films on Amazon UK with review score of 5 or over

Free Films on Amazon UK with review score of 4 or over

How to find free films on Amazon UK

Amazon Prime gives you access to the “Included with Prime” library. You pay a monthly subscription which allows you to watch all their films.

This is their main offering and income, so the option to subscribe is the easiest option to find.

When I first go onto Amazon prime on my television, it invites me to sign up to the monthly subscription. But In small letters at the bottom of the page I can click an option along the lines of “no thank you” or “back”.

This takes me to a screen where I can select which films I want to watch.

Very few movies showing at this point are likely to be free.

They will show various categories of movie such as

• movies which are trending,
• movies we think you’ll like (if you’ve already been subscribed to prime in the past)
• movies in a specific genre eg. action, horror, romantic comedy.

If you're looking at Amazon Prime on a computer, searching is easier and you can search for one of the following.

• “movies for free”
• "movies free with ads"

It will still show mostly films that only become free once you have paid for a subscription!

Find one or two films are without a padlock, click and add them to your watchlist.

You then have two options.

Once you click through on a free film, you will see underneath it, “customers also watched”.

Some of those movies are likely to be free. You might find ones that appeal to you more.

When you have selected enough free films on Amazon, next time you go into Amazon Prime, you may find that you're offered a whole row of “movies – free with ads”.

These are the free films.              

Once you’ve chosen a number of free films you like, you can delete from your watchlist those that don’t appeal to you. This way you’re more likely to be shown films in line with the genre and style you like.

Other free films in the UK

Remember in the UK, you can also get free films on the streaming channels for Channel 4, ITV, and Channel 5.

Avoid subscribing to Amazon Prime by accident

Many people have their bank card stored on Amazon, so it is quite easy to subscribe to Prime by mistake. I’m not sure how strict they are in making it clear that you have subscribed. To avoid subscribing, the best thing is not to click on any films with a little yellow padlock on the image which advertises the film.

Are the movies you can buy or rent cheaper when subscribed to Prime?

No. If you want to buy or rent a movie on Amazon Prime, there’s no disadvantage for NOT having Amazon Prime. They charge you the same amount to rent or buy the film whether you’re subscribed or not.

Does a Prime subscription allow you to watch the free films without adverts?

No, it doesn't. But sometimes a film is available both as Free with ads and on Amazon Prime subscription. In that case, with the subscription you would be spared the ads.

I hope this article was useful. Enjoy watching your free films on Amazon UK. 😀

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