Every month Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc., one of the largest providers of premium content to value-conscious consumers, brings you tons of new and old school full-length movies, TV shows and original programming, all for free on their ad-supported streaming platform. Whether you are seeking out a familiar favorite or on the prowl for something fresh and exciting, they have you covered.
This month the company has curated a great lineup of titles across its Redbox, Crackle, and Chicken Soup for the Soul free streaming services. Now available to stream, consumers can enjoy an exciting assortment of titles that will start your year off on the right foot.
Check out an overview of your streaming options below!
Redbox
Well-known for being a destination for the latest entertainment, the Redbox app gives consumers access to free movies on demand, through free live TV channels, and for rental and purchase. It can be downloaded to Samsung TVs, Roku, LG TVs, VIZIO TVs, and many other devices. The titles available on Redbox include:
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The King’s Speech starring Colin Firth (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Geoffrey Rush (Shakespeare in Love), Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club). The Academy Award-winning story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower starring Logan Lerman (Hunters), Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Ezra Miller (Justice League). An introverted freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
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Come and Find Me starring Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Annabelle Wallis (X-Men: First Class), Garret Dillahunt (No Country For Old Men). When his girlfriend goes missing, David must track down her whereabouts after he realizes she’s not who she was pretending to be.
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Between Worlds starring Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas), Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity), Penelope Mitchel (Hellboy). Joe, a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child meets Julie, a spiritually gifted woman who enlists Joe in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter, Billie. But the spirit of Joe’s dead wife Mary proves stronger, possessing the young woman’s body while intending to settle her unfinished business with the living.
Crackle
One of the most popular free streaming destinations, Crackle is available on devices that include Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TVs, and VIZIO TVs. Titles streaming now include:
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Ghost Wars starring Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap), Vincent D’Onofrio (Men In Black), Meat Loaf (Fight Club). In this 13-episode series, a remote Alaskan town has been overrun by paranormal forces. Local outcast Roman Mercer must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons if he’s to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone.
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Naked Singularity starring John Boyega (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens), Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One). Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi, a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to crack under the daily injustices of the very justice system he’s trying to make right. Doubting all he has worked for and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him, he is pulled into a dangerous high-stakes drug heist by an unpredictable former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.
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Breakout starring Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Dominic Purcell (Prison Break), Ethan Suplee (My Name is Earl). An innocent camping trip takes a dark turn for a young brother and sister when they witness a murder. The young siblings become the killers’ next target as they are chased and hunted through the wilderness. Serving time over a protest gone terribly wrong, their father, Jack Damson, devises a plan to break out of prison and rescue his kids from the pair of criminals Tommy and Kenny. A fight for survival ensues in the action-packed thriller where the hunters become the hunted.
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Cold Comes the Night starring Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Alice Eve (Star Trek: Into Darkness), Logan Marshall-Greene (Spiderman: Homecoming). As the proprietor of a motel, Chloe is in financial trouble and has let Billy, a corrupt cop, take advantage of her situation. One night Topo, a hardened Polish career criminal, stops over at the motel while en route to deliver cash to an unknown boss. While at the motel, his car is impounded along with the cash delivery. Using Chloe’s daughter as collateral, Topo forces Chloe to help him go after Billy, who has stolen his money from the car. Hoping to escape to a better life, Chloe tries to strike a deal with Topo but soon finds herself in over her head, and a series of double-crosses leaves a cloud of mayhem and murder.
- Turn The River starring Famke Janssen. When a pool shark (Famke Janssen) is desperate to escape her haunted past and ex-husband, she hatches a dangerous plot and is forced to take the ultimate gamble. Award-winning and critically acclaimed, Turn the River is edgy and suspenseful with stakes that have never been higher.
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Godzilla: Final Wars – Giant monsters, including Rodan, Gigan and Mothra, are wreaking havoc around the world. Suddenly, a UFO appears and causes the monsters to vanish. Aboard the spaceship are Xilians, extraterrestrials who wants to help the human race defend itself from Gorath, a rogue planet on a collision course with Earth. M Organization soldier Shin’ich Ozaki (Masahiro Matsuoka), biologist Miyuki Otonashi (Rei Kikukawa) and her TV reporter sister Anna (Maki Mizuno) soon determine Gorath’s a hologram and the Xilians are evil aliens who intend to conquer the Earth. Exposed, the Xilians unleash the monsters to destroy the planet. Racing to the South Pole, Captain Gordon (Don Frye) frees Godzilla, mankind’s only hope to defeat the monsters and save the Earth.
- Preservation starring Wrenn Schmidt (Nope, For All Mankind), Aaron Staton (Mad Men), Pablo Schreiber (Master Chief from Halo). PRESERVATION is a psychological thriller set in the decaying sprawl of rural America. A camping trip for Mike and Wit takes an unexpected turn when they’re joined by Mike’s brother, Sean. A weekend in the woods becomes survival of the fittest.
- The Tick starring Patrick Warburton. Series is a live action version of the animated comic book. It’s a well-crafted, rib-tickling treat filled with characters who, despite their superpowers and good intentions, are sometimes only too human.
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The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud starring Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Dr. Strange). When teen gamer Sarah opens a portal into her favorite side-scroller, she becomes trapped in an intergalactic prison, home to the galaxy’s most dangerous villains. To escape, she must finish the game…or remain a 16-bit character forever.
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Desperate Measures starring Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia. With a gravely ill son in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, a police detective’s only hope is to capture alive an escaped killer who is a perfect DNA match.
Chicken Soup for the Soul
A premium free streaming TV network for content that – much like the best-selling books – inspires and warms the heart, Chicken Soup for the Soul is available now through the Redbox streaming app, Amazon Fire TV, VIZIO Watchfree+, and Plex. The titles that can be streamed this month include:
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Love in Full Swing starring Sarah Smyth (Supergirl), Andrew Dunbar (Arrow) – Chicken Soup for the Soul Original Feature Film – Becks, an aspiring romance columnist decides to help her best friend Casey as he goes back home in search of his first love. As they start their journey to win back Casey’s first love, they both discover more about each other than they thought they knew. With their friendship on the line, Becks now faces a dilemma: help Casey or risk opening her heart to the love of a lifetime.
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My Country Kitchen starring Chef Paul West – Television Series – U.S. Premiere – In these challenging times, many of us are dreaming about a simpler life. The good old days when a home-cooked meal – with ingredients you grew yourself – could be shared with family and friends. A time when the kitchen was the heart of every home. And who doesn’t dream of a life away from the big city? To a house in the country where the air is fresh and there’s room to move. There’s never been a time like now! Australian chef-turned-farmer Paul West goes back-to-basics as he builds his new life in a quaint country farmhouse.
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Florence Nightingale starring Jaclyn Smith (Charlie’s Angels), Timothy Dalton (License to Kill), Claire Bloom (The King’s Speech) – Feature Film – The fact-based story of the pioneer of nursing known as ‘the Lady with the Lamp.’
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The Grace Kelly Story starring Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels), Lloyd Bridges (Airplane!), Diane Ladd (Chinatown) – Feature Film – The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movie star.
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The Crackle Free Streaming App’s recent releases include the nuptials celebration series Wedding Talk, the second season of Crackle Original The Wall, the pet-centric lifestyle series Pet Caves, the award-winning BBC series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as well as season three of the award-winning series Going From Broke.
The Crackle, Redbox, and Chicken Soup for the Soul streaming services are currently distributed through over 140 touch points in the U.S. on platforms including Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Smart TVs (Samsung, LG, Vizio), gaming consoles (PlayStation and Xbox ), Plex, iOS and Android mobile devices and on desktops at Crackle.com and Redbox.com.
Dillon is most comfortable sitting around in a theatre all day watching both big budget and independent movies.