Best Streaming Service for Classic Films Fans in 2026

Find which streaming service has the deepest library of classic cinema — films from Hollywood's golden age through the 1980s.

ⓘData note: Rankings are based on 4,189 ranked titles across 11 providers. Availability data may lag real-time catalog changes.

Services Ranked: Classic Films

11 services ranked by top-10% ranked titles. movies · TV shows

#Service
TotalTop 10%
1Apple TV+
4
4
2Max
204
118
3Paramount+
53
24
4Peacock
28
11
5Netflix
41
16
6Hulu
10
3
7AMC+
90
27
8Tubi
925
230
9Disney+
99
28
10Pluto TV
275
70
11Prime Video
395
80

Best Classic Films on Tubi

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Highest-percentile classic films available on Tubi.

  1. A Fistful of Dollars
    Top 1%

    A Fistful of Dollars

    1964

    Free
  2. High and Low
    Top 1%

    High and Low

    1963

    Free
  3. Dial M for Murder
    Top 1%

    Dial M for Murder

    1954

    Free
  4. For a Few Dollars More
    Top 1%

    For a Few Dollars More

    1965

    Free
  5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    Top 1%

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    1966

    Free
  6. The Third Man
    Top 1%

    The Third Man

    1949

    Free
  7. The Seventh Seal
    Top 1%

    The Seventh Seal

    1957

    Free
  8. North by Northwest
    Top 1%

    North by Northwest

    1959

    Free
  9. Paths of Glory
    Top 1%

    Paths of Glory

    1957

    Free
  10. Ben-Hur
    Top 1%

    Ben-Hur

    1959

    Free
  11. The Apartment
    Top 1%

    The Apartment

    1960

    Free
  12. Night of the Living Dead
    Top 1%

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968

    Free
  13. Sherlock Jr.
    Top 1%

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924

    Free
  14. Ran
    Top 1%

    Ran

    1985

    Free
  15. City Lights
    Top 1%

    City Lights

    1931

    Free
  16. 12 Angry Men
    Top 1%

    12 Angry Men

    1957

    Free
  17. Fail Safe
    Top 2%

    Fail Safe

    1964

    Free
  18. Witness for the Prosecution
    Top 2%

    Witness for the Prosecution

    1957

    Free

Best Classic Films on Max

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Highest-percentile classic films available on Max.

  1. Full Metal Jacket
    Top 1%

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987

    Included
  2. Castle in the Sky
    Top 1%

    Castle in the Sky

    1986

    Included
  3. High and Low
    Top 1%

    High and Low

    1963

    Included
  4. Carrie
    Top 1%

    Carrie

    1976

    Included
  5. Casablanca
    Top 1%

    Casablanca

    1943

    Included
  6. Warriors of the Wind
    Top 1%

    Warriors of the Wind

    1984

    Included
  7. Bicycle Thieves
    Top 1%

    Bicycle Thieves

    1948

    Included
  8. The Seventh Seal
    Top 1%

    The Seventh Seal

    1957

    Included
  9. A Clockwork Orange
    Top 1%

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971

    Included
  10. Ikiru
    Top 1%

    Ikiru

    1952

    Included
  11. Modern Times
    Top 1%

    Modern Times

    1936

    Included
  12. 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Top 1%

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968

    Included
  13. Night of the Living Dead
    Top 1%

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968

    Included
  14. Singin' in the Rain
    Top 1%

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952

    Included
  15. City Lights
    Top 1%

    City Lights

    1931

    Included
  16. Stalker
    Top 1%

    Stalker

    1979

    Included
  17. Godzilla
    Top 2%

    Godzilla

    1954

    Included
  18. Ugetsu
    Top 2%

    Ugetsu

    1953

    Included

Best Classic Films on Prime Video

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Highest-percentile classic films available on Prime Video.

  1. A Fistful of Dollars
    Top 1%

    A Fistful of Dollars

    1964

    Free
  2. It's a Wonderful Life
    Top 1%

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946

    Included
  3. The Great Escape
    Top 1%

    The Great Escape

    1963

    Included
  4. Die Hard
    Top 1%

    Die Hard

    1988

    Included
  5. For a Few Dollars More
    Top 1%

    For a Few Dollars More

    1965

    Rent/Buy
  6. Modern Times
    Top 1%

    Modern Times

    1936

    Free
  7. City Lights
    Top 1%

    City Lights

    1931

    Free
  8. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
    Top 2%

    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

    1970

    Rent/Buy
  9. The Gold Rush
    Top 2%

    The Gold Rush

    1925

    Free
  10. The General
    Top 2%

    The General

    1926

    Rent/Buy
  11. Raging Bull
    Top 3%

    Raging Bull

    1980

    Rent/Buy
  12. The French Connection
    Top 3%

    The French Connection

    1971

    Rent/Buy
  13. RoboCop
    Top 3%

    RoboCop

    1987

    Rent/Buy
  14. Judgment at Nuremberg
    Top 4%

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961

    Included
  15. Duck, You Sucker
    Top 4%

    Duck, You Sucker

    1971

    Included
  16. Charade
    Top 4%

    Charade

    1963

    Rent/Buy
  17. Santa Sangre
    Top 5%

    Santa Sangre

    1989

    Rent/Buy
  18. Assault on Precinct 13
    Top 5%

    Assault on Precinct 13

    1976

    Free

Top Classic Films Titles Across All Services

The highest-percentile classic films in our catalog — regardless of which service carries them.

The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

Top 1%Apple TV+
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

Top 1%Prime Video
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

Top 1%Hulu
Harakiri

Harakiri

1962

Top 1%Apple TV+
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

Top 1%Pluto TV
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

Top 1%The Criterion Channel
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

1990

Top 1%Prime Video
Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

1988

Top 1%Netflix
Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

1988

Top 1%MGM+
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

Top 1%
Psycho

Psycho

1960

Top 1%Peacock
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Top 1%Disney+

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