How to Use Movies Anywhere to Collect All Your Digital Movies in One Place

Movies Anywhere is a free service that solves one of the most frustrating problems in digital entertainment: you buy a movie on Amazon, another on iTunes, and a third through Google Play, and suddenly your collection is scattered across three different apps. Movies Anywhere brings them all together.

When you connect your digital movie accounts to Movies Anywhere — Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Vudu, Fandango at Home, Xfinity, and others — all your purchases appear in a single library. You can then watch any of those movies through the Movies Anywhere app or through any of the connected stores' apps.

The service is completely free. There is no subscription fee. And you keep every movie you've already purchased. Movies Anywhere is run by an industry coalition that includes Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, Sony, and other major studios.

There is one important limitation: not every movie is available through Movies Anywhere. Some studios, particularly Paramount and Lionsgate, do not participate, so movies from those studios won't transfer between stores. But the majority of major Hollywood titles are supported.

Movies Anywhere also lets you share movies with family members through its Screen Pass feature, which allows you to lend a movie to someone for up to 30 days. This is a thoughtful feature for families spread across different households.

The app is available on iPhone, Android, smart TVs, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, and in any web browser. Once set up, it becomes your permanent home for your entire digital movie collection regardless of where you originally purchased each title.