Free iPhone streaming: watch films, series and documentaries without paying anything on these platforms

Apple TV+ has a large number of series, films and documentaries, but you obviously have to pay a certain amount monthly to benefit from all this content. An effort that not everyone is ready to make. If you are part of this segment of viewers, know that there are many free streaming services allowing you to immerse yourself in thrilling intrigues. Here is a list of platforms that do not ask youdon't spend a single centand accessiblefrom your iPhoneor your iPad, or even your Apple TV or your Mac!

Art TV

“The European cultural platform” is how Arte describes its free streaming service called Arte TV. Contrary to what you might believe,there are not only documentaries on the service,even if it has a myriad on a wide range of subjects (history, geography, geopolitics, new technologies, etc.). Arte TV offers a rich catalog of reports, but also of films and series, including excellent and much too underrated in-house productions.

Don't expect to find the latest blockbusters on the free platform, however, but rather less popular programs that have nonetheless knowna great critical success.Unsurprisingly, Arte TV has many French productions in its catalog. Arte.TV, try it now!

Find Arte TV here on the App Store

Rakuten TV

Rakuten TV offers a plethora of films and series for free. Of course, as it is a platform of Japanese origin, you can find a large number of feature films from the Land of the Rising Sun and the entire Asian continent. There are also films and series “Rakuten Originals". Documentary fans will also find what they are looking for here.

Rakuten TV also has numerous free TV channels covering all genres (sport, series, cooking, music, youth, etc.). Note that the entire Rakuten TV catalog is not free. For example, you have to pay to watch cult works likeSpirited AwayorDetective Conan. But without going to checkout, you can already take advantage oflots of quality content(from children's films to action films, including comedy and even war films, there are great references).

Download Rakuten TV here on the App Store

Pluto TV

Pluto TV stands out for its free and live TV channels. The service has around a hundred, some of which are dedicated exclusively to cult programs such asSouth Park,More beautiful lifeor evenOne Piece. An on-demand TV section, also free, lets you choose what you want to watch. Pluto TV announces more than 250 channels and more than 1,000 films for free access.

Note that you can access all Pluto TV content without creating an account on the platform.

The official Pluto TV application can be downloaded from the App Store

Plex

Plex is probably the least known platform on this list. However, it does not lack assets. It should satisfy viewers looking for recent programs, but especially fans of films and series from the last century. We also findstreaming and live TV channels,including FIFA+, which continually broadcasts matches and highlights from previous men's and women's World Cups.

Not everything is free, but the catalog of open access content ismore than adequateand you can find some nuggets there.

If you ever get tired of ads, you can subscribe for €4.99 per month, which removes all promotional messages and allows content to be played offline.

Find Plex here on the App Store

france.tv

The free public service digital channel offers exclusively French productions. The platform's documentariesare produced in-houseand cover extremely varied social subjects. Note that the “in your headphones” category includes several documentaries dedicated to music.

If you like series, but alsoanimated series,you will also have plenty to do, without spending a single cent. The only condition to watch all the content on france.tv: you must create an account.

france.tv is available there on the App Store

TF1+

TF1+, formerly MyTF1, allows you to access replays offlagship programsof the first string likeKoh Lantaor theStar Academy. The platform launched by TF1 at the start of 2024 also hosts old seasons of its shows, allowing you to relive the greatest moments of Jenifer or Claude.

In addition, TF1+ is distinguished from MyTF1 by the series and films available in its catalog. The service not only hosts the channel's original creations, but also cult programs likeNarutoorColumbofor free.

The TF1+ Premium paid version offers the advantagessuch as removing advertising, image qualityFull HDor even watching daily series inpreview. You must also subscribe to a paid TF1+ Premium subscription to access certain special content, such as live from the Star Academy.

Download the TF1+ app

M6+

M6+ also does free streaming like its direct competitor TF1+, launched a few months before it. The successor to 6Play also allows viewing of replays of shows and old seasons of the group's flagship programs, as well asdocumentaries, films and series.

Live TV (M6, W9, 6ter, Gulli, Paris Première and Téva) is also there. M6+ MAX, for a few euros per month, provides access to preview content, downloading for offline viewing and obviously eliminates advertising.

The M6+ application is available here on the App Store

Viki

Fans of Asian productions should absolutely install Rakuten Viki. The platform has arich catalog of Korean series and films, including hits loved around the world. You will definitely find what you are looking for there, especially if you like dramas and thrillers.

The Viki Pass, a paid subscription, allows access to the platform's complete library, to watch programs in high definition and to remove advertising breaks.

Note that even without subscribing to this formula,advertising is very rarewhile the catalog available isalready well stocked.

On the other hand, certain programs can be found on Viki, but are not available in France. Please note, finally, that certain content is subtitled directly by the community.

Find Rakuten Viki here on the App Store

YouTube

Yes, YouTube has its place in this list, since the service hosts a number of documentaries, films and free series. For example, the chainComplete Movies and Series In Frenchoffersworks several years old entirely in 4K. The channel titledCinema Cinemasdoes the same.

Certainly, you will not find legendary series and films or the latest hits of the moment, but it is still an opportunity to (re)discover programs from another era.