Best Movies and Shows on Roku Channel
Free movies and shows — no subscription, no extra apps, just press play.
Roku Channel — Genre × Quality
How ranked titles are distributed across genres and quality tiers. Stronger color = more ranked titles.
| Drama | 46 | 166 | 949 |
| Thriller | 26 | 74 | 616 |
| Action | 25 | 84 | 565 |
| Comedy | 25 | 108 | 606 |
| Horror | 12 | 37 | 405 |
| Romance | 9 | 40 | 249 |
| Fantasy | 10 | 43 | 268 |
| Kids | 9 | 52 | 175 |
| Sci-Fi | 2 | 15 | 83 |
Fewer → More ranked titles
Each column shaded independently.Drama has the most elite content (13 top-1% titles).
Roku Channel — Content by Decade
When ranked titles were released, colored by quality tier. Brighter = higher quality.
2020s245
2010s1,056
2000s492
1990s288
1980s275
pre-1980277
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Roku Channel's 2010s content leads with 66 top-10% ranked titles. Their pre-1980 catalog has the highest quality density — 12% of ranked titles are in the top 10%.
Full Breakdown
Roku Channel Genre Scorecard
Performance across 18 genres, ranked against 12 featured services. Click a genre for top titles.
| Genre | Rank | Total | Top 10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sci-FiSci-Fi | — | 103 | 5 |
| DramaDrama | — | 1211 | 96 |
| RomanceRomance | — | 311 | 22 |
| KidsKids | — | 245 | 18 |
| ComedyComedy | — | 753 | 39 |
| FantasyFantasy | — | 330 | 19 |
| ActionAction | — | 693 | 44 |
| ThrillerThriller | — | 741 | 51 |
| HorrorHorror | — | 468 | 26 |