BFI Player

BFI Player is our video on-demand streaming service, showing critically acclaimed classic, cult and archive films at the touch of a button.

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Rent

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

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Subscribe

Sign up for a £4.99 BFI Player subscription and get a 14-day free trial.

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Stream for free

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

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Discover classic British movies

Hand-picked by the BFI exclusively for audiences in the USA.

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How to use BFI Player

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

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

What's on BFI Player

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.

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Kermode introduces - on subscription

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

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LGBT Britain - stream for free

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

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