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Online streaming services can be quite diverse, with some websites offering a better experience than others. FMovies is one of the best streaming sites I've come across, and it offers an excellent viewing experience.
FMovies is a cinema destination that was created in 2016.
Assuming nothing changes, it will be one of my favorite streaming sites for movies and TV shows.
This is why.
A Simple Design with Useful Features
The website's design is simple. When you land on the homepage, you can search for a video or navigate the menu bar. You can view videos by genre, country, type (movie or show), new release, and most-watched.
If you are just browsing, you will likely pick Movies or TV-Series from the menu to browse a library. What you will immediately notice is the highest available video quality is displayed right on the video's image. This is extremely helpful in picking through the library.
FMovies has an excellent filter that allows you to search by video type, quality, subtitles, release dates, and even by country. You can also check out what others are watching with the most viewed or check out IMDB recommendations. I have used sites in the past that generate random lists that do not reflect the most-watched videos or IMDB recommendations - but FMovies seems to have this figured out.
If you search for movies on the FMovies website by their IMDb rating, you'll get a list of classics that are some of the best rated by IMDb. This is something that sounds simple, but enough other streaming sites mess this up, so it is worth mentioning that FMovies does this well.
A fantastic design feature of FMovies is the description box that pops up when you hover over a title. This is another small design choice that seems simple, but is very useful. If you mouse over a title FMovies will show you the release date, IMDB score, run time, video quality, a short synopsis, and cast info.
Overall users have a positive experience with FMovies regardless of device used. If you've navigated any other library on the internet, this one will feel familiar and easy to use.
Keeping the Lights On
If I'm using a streaming service, I always consider the advertising that's involved. Without paid ads, the sites would eventually have to shut down.
I have AdBlock installed on my computer, so I don't often see advertisements. However, some streaming sites embed advertisements on their videos themselves. FMovies is not one of those sites.
Although the ads are nowhere to be found on the videos themselves, YouTube has made a bold decision by eliminating all advertisements from their main servers. This likely comes with a high light bill, but it's something that YouTube is willing to do in order to keep their doors open to their visitors.
However, there are advertisements on mobile.
Again, I have a higher tolerance for advertisements on free streaming sites. But the ads on FMovies don't hit the threshold for me to care. On my desktop, I don't have a "blocked-popup" notice. And on mobile, the ads are unobtrusive and easily avoidable.
When I was checking out TV-Shows on the website, I had two small advertisements that took up 1/3 of my screen. I was able to scroll right past them, and when I found a show to watch, I clicked the episode and got one popup that I was able to click out of before it was able to load. And then I was right back to the video player.
FMovies is a website that seems to strike a balance between advertisements and value-provided content.
Play on, Player
I'm done with pun-y section names. But FMovies has one seriously impressive video player.
You can watch videos in a small window on your desktop, or watch them fullscreen.
Not only do videos load quickly, but FMovies? player also lets you choose how to watch. You can watch videos in a small window on your desktop, or watch them fullscreen.
This way, you can watch your favorite web pages or movies on the big screen without having to switch between different screens.
Chromecast is an awesome feature that lets you connect a chrome browser window to the TV. This way, you can watch your favorite web pages and movies on the big screen without having to switch between different screens.
There are two ways this can work. Either it can transmit data from your computer to the TV, or it can sync the TV to the source of the video for faster loading. FMovies has built-in Chromecast functionality so your load times are faster, and there is little to no buffering.
They also have a built in autoplay feature that will play the next video in the series? library. So, if for some crazy reason Netflix doesn?t carry The Office, you can still binge-watch it for the 67th time without hitting ?next? after every episode.
And then what? FMovies put two cherries on top.
The first awesome little feature for their player is the ability to turn lights on/off. This darkens everything on the website except for the video player. I love this feature when I'm watching a movie from my laptop late at night.
If you create a free account with FMovies, you can add movies to your watchlist. This is not unique to FMovies; watchlists are generally found on premium sites, not free streaming sites.
A Website That Listens
FMovies takes requests just like a wedding DJ would.
If you're looking for a movie that's not in the FMovies library, you can request it by clicking on the Request button on the menu bar. A popup will appear that asks for your email, the movie name, and any details to help them find it (a link to IMDB is what they want, not your vague memory of a movie).
I have not tried using this feature, so I cannot say how quickly they respond. But I do not know of any other streaming site that offers this option.
Dorm Inspection by Sgt. TooPicky (Site Suggestions)
There isn't much to fault this site for. They have a huge library, with a wide range of titles in HD, all for free.
Since I'm trying to bite the hand that feeds my movie-nights, here are two suggestions I have for the site.
The menu has an "A-Z List" that gave me a 503 error. This affects the quality of the site because you can't view the entire Movies or TV-Shows directory that have a collective 1078 pages of videos.
Second, although the homepage features many recommended videos, there is no way to filter just by video quality. For example, you can see suggestions like "recommended," "hot this week," "hot this month," and "most favored." However, you are not able to see filtered options like "high quality" or "low quality." This could be a quick boost to the website's ease-of-use.
I haven't run into anything on the site that would scare me off.
All in All
FMovies is a good free streaming site that I've used.
It's rare to find a free website that really pays attention to small details. Usually, you get the feeling these streaming sites are preoccupied with putting out fires. But FMovies feels like the high-end boutique of free streaming sites. It pays attention to every little detail so that the site feels like a luxurious experience.
The user experience is thoughtfully intuitive; the design is natural, and the technology is quick.
I have not run into a movie or show that needed to buffer for more than 20 seconds. I have not been interrupted in the middle of a film to continue loading (so far).
It is a company that makes movies and streams them online.
FMovies is a reputable brand that produces quality films and allows users to watch them online.
The most important criteria of all when choosing friends is the friend test.
Yes, I would recommend this site to a friend if they needed to find a movie to watch.
Yes, I would eagerly do it. And I would be confident in doing so.
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