1968
HorrorThriller
Night of the Living Dead
Seven people trapped in a rural farmhouse are besieged by a growing group of reanimated, flesh-eating ghouls in George A. Romero's genre-defining masterpiece.
1h 36mStream Free
Public Domain Movies
7 Classic Titles Documented in our Archival Registry
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Public domain movies refer to creative motion pictures whose intellectual property rights have expired, been forfeited, or are inapplicable. Under the US Copyright Act of 1909, any work published prior to 1978 was required to carry a formal copyright notice (such as the word “Copyright” or the symbol ©) and be registered. A single distributor error, such as omitting this notice from theatrical film reels, instantly placed magnificent projects directly into the public domain, allowing public archives, scholars, and platforms like EKMovie to legally distribute, critique, and stream these historic films.
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1922
HorrorFantasy
Nosferatu
In this highly influential silent horror masterpiece, the vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's young wife.
1h 34mStream Free
1927
Sci-FiFantasy
Metropolis
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the wealthy elite, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet.
2h 25mStream Free
1959
HorrorMysteryThriller
House on Haunted Hill
An eccentric millionaire offers $10,000 to five guests if they can survive a single night locked inside his spooky, rented haunted mansion.
1h 15mStream Free
1920
HorrorMysteryThriller
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
A deranged hypnotist uses a sleepwalking somnambulist to commit a series of brutal murders in a small German town, leading to a shocking psychological twist.
1h 17mStream Free
1925
HorrorFantasyThriller
The Phantom of the Opera
A disfigured phantom haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star.
1h 33mStream Free
1962
HorrorMysteryThriller
Carnival of Souls
After surviving a drag race accident, a young church organist moves to a new town, where she is stalked by a pale, phantom-like stranger and drawn to an abandoned pavilion.
1h 24mStream Free