BFI Player

Rent

Choose from a huge collection of films, including latest cinema releases from as little as £1.

Stream for free

Thousands of titles from the BFI National Archive are now available online for you to watch for free.

How to use BFI Player

Discover how you can watch films instantly and also explore the archives.

BFI Player: see something different

Get updates on the latest rentals, subscription classics and free archive.

Here’s just a taste of what you can watch:

Cult classics - to rent

Our collection includes Hollywood outcasts while also celebrating the underworld of UK cult cinema.

Kermode introduces - on subscription

The UK's best-known film critic gives exclusive introductions to films.

LGBT Britain - stream for free

This colourful and challenging collection explores screen representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives over the past century.