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YouTube continues to provide a wide selection of free movies that anyone can stream. The selection is much better than you think. Oscar winners Good Will Hunting and Whiplash can be watched with your YouTube account at no extra charge.

To access these movies, head to the Explore tab on your device and click on the “Movies & TV” option. You will find the “Free with Ads” section where these movies are located. We ran through some of the best free movies on YouTube below.

We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video.

Good Will Hunting (1998)

The movie that catapulted Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to superstardom is Good Will Hunting. While working as a janitor at MIT, self-taught genius Will Hunting (Damon) solves intricate math problems on a chalkboard. His work is noticed by Professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård), who agrees to keep Will out of prison if he agrees to counseling from therapist Sean Maguire (Robin Williams).

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Stream Good Will Hunting on YouTube.

Whiplash (2014)

Damien Chazelle depicted the pursuit of greatness through the eyes of an aspiring jazz drummer in Whiplash. All his life, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) has wanted to be the next top drummer. While studying at the Shaffer Conservatory, Andrew is recruited by Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), the school’s conductor, to join the studio band.

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Stream Whiplash on YouTube.

Ted (2012)

Seth MacFarlane incorporated his signature humor from Family Guy into the R-rated comedy Ted. Thanks to a magical wish as a little boy, John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) saw his teddy bear, Ted (MacFarlane), come to life. Now adults, John and Ted are two peas in a pod. The duo loves to drink, get high, and laugh on the couch.

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Stream Ted on YouTube.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are excellent as adversaries turned lovers in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. For her next article, women’s magazine writer Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) plans to enter a relationship and force a man to dump her within 10 days.

Unbeknownst to her, advertising executive Benjamin Barry (McConaughey) bets his bosses that he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. As fate would have it, Andie and Ben begin dating. However, their plans backfire when emotions take over.

Stream How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days on YouTube.

Crimson Tide (1995)

Very few actors can stand toe-to-toe with Gene Hackman in a movie. Denzel Washington was up for the challenge in Tony Scott’s submarine thriller, Crimson Tide. When Russian ultranationalists threaten to bring the world into nuclear war, U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) wants to strike before it’s too late.

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His executive officer, Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington), urges the captain to reconsider and wait for another message from their superiors. With Ramsey on the verge of an attack, Hunter organizes a mutiny, forcing the rest of the sailors to choose a side.

Stream Crimson Tide on YouTube.

Point Break (1991)

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze headline Kathryn Bigelow’s excellent action thriller, Point Break. Former college quarterback Johnny Utah (Reeves) is a hot-shot FBI agent who teams with veteran agent Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) to catch a group of bank robbers known as the “Ex-Presidents.” The duo hypothesizes that the robbers are surfers, so Utah goes undercover within the beach community, searching for more information.

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Stream Point Break on YouTube.

The Illusionist (2006)

The Illusionist beat the similarly themed film, The Prestige, to theaters by about two months, but Christopher Nolan’s movie is the superior of the two. Regardless, The Illusionist has its charms, largely in the core trio of Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti. When they were young, Eduard Abramovich (Norton) and Duchess Sophie Von Teschen (Biel) had a passion for each other that her parents forbade.

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Stream The Illusionist on YouTube.