What’s on MUBI?

We tell you all about the independent cinema platform MUBI: what's on MUBI and the movies you can watch...

The market for streaming platforms for movies, series and other multimedia productions is getting more and more competitive as new services arrive lately. One of them is MUBI, a classic independent movie streaming service, where we’ll tell you everything you need to know in this guide.

If you spend hours discovering new indie movies or love re-watching timeless classics, this streaming platform is for you. Next, we explain what exactly is on MUBI, what’s available to watch in its library, and the plans you can subscribe to to enjoy its content, including prices.

What is MUBI and how does the platform work

MUBI is a video streaming service focused on delivering classic and independent feature films. You will find a wide variety of productions in these two categories, from new directors to the works of the most awarded filmmakers. MUBI is characterized by another special detail: it adds a new movie to its catalog every day.

As the website explains, MUBI experts then monitor film festivals to find movies that will make the platform’s audiences fall in love. You can also find not only movies, but also special programs for filmmakers, retrospectives and much more.

MUBI is interesting because you can share your thoughts about a work with other users, because you can rate and comment on movies you’ve watched. You can also respond to other users’ comments with the option to create interesting discussions about your shared passion, cinema.

If at any time you do not know what to watch and are not convinced by the premiere of the day, you can browse the lists created by MUBI, for example, the top 1000 best movies from MUBI or the best movies from MUBI.

Another great advantage of MUBI is that it allows active sessions on 5 devices at the same time and the content can be displayed on two screens at the same time. This indie and classic movie streaming platform is available on a wide variety of devices, these include:

  • Smartphones and tablets: Android and iOS.
  • Streaming Media Players: Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
  • Smart TVs: Samsung (2017 and later TVs), LG (2016 and later TVs), Sony and Android TV.
  • Video consoles: PS4 and NVIDIA Shield.
  • Mac/PC: Safari 13 and above, Chrome 72 and above, Firefox 82 and above, Edge 80 and above.

If you use the MUBI app for Android and iOS, you can download movies to watch on your devices when you don’t have an internet connection or just don’t want to waste data from your package. If you don’t want to download the app, it’s important to know that MUBI has its own channel within Amazon Prime Video so you can access it from the Amazon service to see MUBI’s content. You can also enjoy a 14-day free trial.

What’s in MUBI?

MUBI’s library consists of hundreds of classic and independent films. To find them, you can go to the search section located at the top of the interface. There, first of all, you can find the latest versions. Scroll down the page and you will see movies divided into different categories such as Trends, Documentaries, Short Films, 60’s Masterpieces. Dozens of categories are available on MUBI to narrow the search.

  • Contemporary Times
  • Victim
  • Three Colors: Blue
  • La Jetee
  • 400 Blows
  • Wild Strawberries
  • Time of Love
  • Three Colors: Red
  • Gatherers
  • Where is my friend’s house?
  • Blue
  • Dog Tooth

These are just a few of the movies you can enjoy if you subscribe to MUBI, but there are so many more. For this reason, we recommend that you enter the MUBI bulletin board to see the catalog in detail and discover all the surprises it contains.

MUBI subscription plans and prices

MUBI offers a 7-day free trial for newly registered users. We remind you that if you start using the platform from the Prime Video channel, the free trial period is extended to 14 days. In addition to this free trial, MUBI offers users three subscription plans:

  • Monthly plan: $10.99.
  • Annual plan: $83.88 ($6.99 per month).
  • Student plan: $6.99 per month.
  • Mubi channel on Amazon Prime: $5.99 per month.