12 Best Streaming Services to Buy and Rent Movies in 2025

A streaming subscription gives you access to a wealth of films and TV shows, but some of us just want to watch what we want to watch. Maybe it's a new movie that has yet to hit streaming or a niche TV series you can't find anywhere else. Whatever it is, it's highly likely you'll find what you're looking for in one of the many video rental stores online.

In these online stores, you don't need to pay a monthly fee or, in many instances, even register an account. You simply pick a title, select your method of payment, and check it out. After that one-and-done transaction, you can watch and rewatch it to your heart's content. If it's a rental, you can have access to that title for as long as 30 days, and if it's a purchase, you can have that forever, that is until the studio's rights to the title expire. Depending on the platform, you can also stream many of these movies and TV shows in 4K UHD and Dolby Atmos. Just make sure you have a compatible device. So, without further ado, here are the best places you can buy and rent movies online. 

Our recommended three best streaming services to buy and rent movies in 2025:
Amazon Prime $8.99 Watch
iTunes free Watch
Play free Watch

Ready to cut the cord? Here are the 18 live TV streaming services that offer a free trial.

More lists

The streaming services on this page were chosen by our editors. If you choose to subscribe to a streaming service we recommend as a result of our research, analysis, and curation, our work is sometimes (but not always) supported by an affiliate commission from the streaming service when you make a purchase.