English is a required language in a multitude of fields and works, to the point of having become in all respects the world language par excellence: there is no city where we cannot meet a person who can understand us and speak English as a language common, without necessarily having to learn the local language. One of the most effective ways to learn this language is to watch movies in English often, using subtitles at the beginning of our practice period to associate the sense of words with our language and, after many months of practice, to watch an entire movie. in English without subtitles, so we can test our language skills. In this guide we will show you all the sites where you can watch films in English for free and we will also show you how to take advantage of Plex to automatically add subtitles to English films already downloaded on our computer.
Free movies
In the chapters below we will show you the best sites where you can watch movies in English for free legally, so we will not find any pirated streaming site or that openly violates copyright. In addition we will also show you how to add subtitles to all the films we already have via Plex or via VLC.Sites to watch movies in English for free
One of the best sites to watch movies in English for free is without a doubt Amazon Prime Video.
If we have a subscription to Amazon Prime (which we remember was born with the aim of offering fast and unlimited shipments at 36 € per year), the Prime Video section is included in the price without having to spend additional money to see the movies, so in fact it's free (or semi-free if we want to be very precise). To see a film in English, choose what to view in the catalog, click on Play and, once the video has started, select the subtitle icon at the top to change the language of the film and activate any subtitles.
To learn more, we can also read our guide on Movies and TV Series on Amazon Video, free for Prime subscribers .
Another site we can use to view English movies for free is YouTube.
On the famous video sharing site we can find numerous clips of films with and without subtitles in Italian and complete playlists with courses and insights on the English language. If we find a video or film on YouTube in English and we want to activate the subtitles, we can also take advantage of the automatic system of the site, by pressing the icon in the form of subtitles and choosing Italian (automatically generated) .
Among the best free sites to watch movies in English we could not forget VVVVID.
With a simple free registration we will have access to numerous independent films produced in English with Italian subtitles, so that we can also learn the language from lesser known films. On this platform we also find films in Japanese with subtitles in English and Italian, ideal for those who love manga and anime.
The Plex Movies site has a section of films freely viewable online or through the Plex program. Plex is one of the best-known media server platforms, which in 2019 also opened a section of free films to watch, legal, although all in the original language, in English.
The last site we recommend you visit to watch movies in English for free is Open Culture.
All the films hosted on the site can be viewed for free and without registration, just click on the Free button next to the title of the film to be started and, immediately after, press the CC button to show the subtitles (in English). Italian subtitles are not available, therefore we recommend using this site to test our language comprehension skills also by reading the English subtitles.
How to add subtitles with Plex
If we have English films downloaded and stored on our hard drive, we can view them on TV or on another device on the home network using the Plex media server.
Once added to the media server, make sure to activate the subtitle scanning agent, pressing at the top on the gear icon, pressing on the Agents item and making sure to activate OpenSubtitles (for subtitles taken from the Internet) or File local (to add local subtitles on the disc). In this way, before starting any movie, we will be able to choose the English language (if any) and the subtitles in Italian or English (based on our skill level).
To deepen the discussion, please also read our articles How to download Plex on PC, TV, Android, iOS, NAS and Complete Guide to Plex, the media player with active transcoding .
How to add subtitles with VLC
Without disturbing Plex, we can add Italian subtitles to our English films (downloaded to the computer) using the free VLC program.To add subtitles, open VLC, click on Media -> Open file at the top and select the film in English to play; as soon as playback is started, we pause the movie, click on View at the top and select the VLSub menu.
A new window will open where we can search for free subtitles by name or hash, so that we can add them to the movie being played by selecting the right file and pressing the Download selection button. Immediately after downloading, click on the Subtitle menu and select the file you just downloaded, so as to view the subtitles while watching.
On the same topic we can read our guide on how to use SRT files to add subtitles to films .
Conclusions
To watch movies in English for free, you don't need to pay any subscription, as there are various sites that we can use to quickly learn the language and understand it better, even with the help of subtitles. In case we already have films in English downloaded on the computer, Plex and VLC will help us to add subtitles on the fly in Italian (for beginners) and in English (for those who want to learn more about the language).If we want movies in Italian, we can see the list of the best sites to watch movies streaming on the internet and the Apps to watch movies for free.
If we want to learn the English language at all costs, we can continue reading our articles Best App to learn English on Android and iPhone .
