Hello September! This month, we've added a new batch of free movies from our collection for you to enjoy on The Roku Channel on your Roku players, Roku TVs, the Roku mobile app and therokuchannel.com. September's slate is full of popular Hollywood hits like Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Doctor Dolittle, You've Got Mail, Walk the Line, Akeelah and the Bee, and more!
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Watch free kids & family movies online:
Happy Feet Two (2011) – Mumble’s son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home — one that will take everyone working together to save them.
Space Jam(1996) – In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) – A junkyard dog returns to Earth from heaven thanks to the powers of a magical, rewindable watch, though his objective changes as he watches events unfold in his former stomping grounds.
Charlotte's Web (2006) – Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Watch free action movies online:
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) – John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.
Sahara (2005) – Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the “Ship of Death” in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.
Ghost Rider (2007) – A motorcycle stuntman who sold his soul to save a loved one becomes a fiery agent for justice at night in the presence of evil.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword(2017) – Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy – whether he likes it or not.
Beverly Hills Cop II(1987) – Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil’s near-fatal shooting and the series of “alphabet crimes” associated with it.
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) – Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who shot his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.
Walking Tall: The Payback (2007) – A man (Kevin Sorbo) discovers a link between the mysterious death of his father and a gang of murderous thugs.
Timeline (2003) – A group of archaeologists become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve a friend. The group must survive in 14th century France before they can escape back to the 21st Century.
Watch free comedy movies online:
The Sandlot (1993) – In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
Bad News Bears(2005) – A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.
Election (1999) – A high school teacher’s personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections, particularly with an obsessive overachiever determined to become student body president.
Up in the Air (2009) – Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, traveling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire.
Orange County (2002) – A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler.
Son of Rambow(2007) – During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by First Blood (1982).
Blue Hawaii(1962) -A pineapple tycoon’s rebellious son turns island tour guide with his girlfriend.
G.I. Blues (1960) – Tulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer…but when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet.
Girls! Girls! Girls!(1962) – When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.
Saved!(2004) – When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, she finds herself ostracized and demonized, as all of her former friends turn on her.
Getting Even With Dad (1994) – An 11-year-old moves in with his ex-convict father in the confusion of a major heist.
Hot Rod (2007) – Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life – to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank’s life-saving heart operation.
Necessary Roughness (1991) – Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin’ Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.
Doctor Dolittle (1998) – A doctor discovers that he can communicate with animals.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) – A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.
North Dallas Forty (1979) – A semi-fictional account of life as a professional (American-style) football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
Blazing Saddles (1974) – In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Watch free drama movies online:
Thelma & Louise (1991) – An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a ’66 Thunderbird.
Spotlight (2015) – Journalists from The Boston Globe investigate a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.
Flashdance (1983) – A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.
Fatal Attraction (1987) – A married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
School Ties (1992) – Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot, and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that his is an untenable situation.
To Catch a Thief(1955) –A retired cat burglar sees fireworks with an American heiress on the Riviera.
The Passion of the Christ(2004) – Condemned to die by crucifixion, Jesus (Jim Caviezel) of Nazareth endures the agony of his final 12 hours.
Men, Women & Children (2014) – A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communications, their self-images, and their love lives.
The Legend of Bagger Vance(2000) – A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy.
Evelyn (2002) – Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot, and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that his is an untenable situation.
Of Mice and Men (1992) – Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
The Mod Squad (1999) – A police captain saves three young adults (Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps) from jail, recruiting them to work under cover in Los Angeles.
Dances with Wolves (1990) – Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.
Platoon (1986) – A young soldier in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Deuces Wild (2002) – Two brothers (Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro) and their gang battle violent rivals who threaten to destroy their 1950s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Walk the Line (2005) – A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Ahkeelah and the Bee (2006) – A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
Draft Day (2014) – At the NFL Draft, General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with NFL dreams.
The Hours (2002) – The story of how the novel “Mrs. Dalloway” affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Labor Day (2013) – Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
Nobody's Fool (2018) – A woman is released from prison and reunites with her sister. She soon discovers that her sister is in an online relationship with a man who may not be what he seems.
World Trade Center (2006) – Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center.
Watch free romance movies online:
Failure to Launch (2006) – A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That’s when the fun begins.
The Love Guru (2008) – Pitka, an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge is to settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.
The Lake House (2006) – A lonely doctor and a frustrated architect begin exchanging letters, then discover that they are living two years apart.
Across the Universe (2007) – Songs by the Beatles illustrate a tale of two star-crossed lovers swept up by the 1960s counterculture and the anti-war movement.
At First Sight(1999) – A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.
Autumn in New York(2000) – Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.
Stanley & Iris(1990) – A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night.
Just Between Friends (1986) – After a man’s (Ted Danson) death, his wife (Mary Tyler Moore) realizes her pregnant friend (Christine Lahti) was his mistress.
You've Got Mail (1998) – Two business rivals who despise each other in real life unwittingly fall in love over the Internet.
Watch free thriller/horror movies online:
The Craft (1996) – Teen misfits befriend a suicidal newcomer and strike back at their tormentors with witchcraft in Los Angeles.
The Exorcist(1973) – An actress calls upon Jesuit priests to try to end the demonic possession of her 12-year-old daughter.
The Terminator (1984) – A cyborg from the future arrives in 20th-century Los Angeles to kill the woman who will give birth to mankind’s post-apocalyptic savior.
Boot Camp (2007) – Sent to an island institution for rehabilitation, troubled teens unite to confront their abusive tormentors.
Wicker Park (2004) – An engaged man searches obsessively for his former lover who disappeared two years earlier.
Football season is back, and The Roku Channel is hosting free college games all season long. From now until the end of November, our partner Stadium is bringing you 16 live games from Conference USA and the Patriot League. Huddle up in front of The Roku Channel on your Roku device, the Roku mobile app, or on therokuchannel.com every Saturday for some hard-hitting action.
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College football schedule via Stadium on The Roku Channel:
Ahh, September. The time of the year when the weather starts to cool off and your favorite new and returning Fall TV shows begin. Below, we've curated an extensive list of binge-worthy TV shows for you to stream on your Roku players or Roku TVs. Highlights include Unbelievable, The Politician, Prodigal Son, Mixed-ish, Stumptown,Evil, and Godfather of Harlem.
Let us know what you are excited to see over on Twitter!
September 3
Greenleaf (Season 4) – The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, dark secrets and lies. | Watch OWN
Mayans M.C. (Season 2) – Set in a post-Jax Teller world, “Mayans MC” sees EZ Reyes, a former golden boy now fresh out of prison, as a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the California-Mexico border who must carve out his new outlaw identity. | FXNOW
September 4
Wu-Tang: An American Saga – A young Bobby Diggs (Ashton Sanders) aka as RZA seeks to bring together a dozen rappers in Staten Island even as the crack epidemic continues its grip in the early 1990s in this 10-episode series based on the true story of the formation of the Wu-Tang Clan co-created by RZA and Alex Tse. | Hulu
September 6
Couples Therapy – The documentary series follows four couples in therapy with New York psychoanalyst Dr. Orna Guralnik. | SHOWTIME on The Roku Channel
Titans – The second season of the live-action series based on the Teen Titans characters introduces Bruce Wayne (Iain Glenn) and Deathstroke (Esai Morales). | DC Universe
September 9
The Deuce: (Season 3) – The third and final season of the drama from George Pelecanos and David Simon is expected to jump forward to the mid-1980s and look at the changes VHS brings to the porn industry. | HBO on The Roku Channel.
September 10
Mr. Mercedes – The murder of author John Rothstein and his missing unpublished novels is the latest case for retired police detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson), Holly Gibney (Justine Lupe) and Jerome Robinson (Jharrel Jerome) in the third season of David E. Kelley’s adaptation of Bill Hodges Trilogy. | AT&T TV
September 12
The I-Land – When ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are and how they got there, they set off on a trek to try to get back home, only to discover the world is not as it seems. | Netflix
Mr. Inbetween (Season 2) – In Mr Inbetween, Ryan plays “Ray Shoesmith,” a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire. | FXNOW
September 13
Unbelievable – Detectives Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Wever) investigate a possible serial rapist that connects them to a teenager (Kaitlyn Dever) in another state whose rape report was not believed in this limited series inspired by a Pulitzer Prize-winning article (and an This American Life radio episode) about the real cases. | Netflix
Room 104 – Julianna Barwick, Arturo Castro, François Chau, Dale Dickey, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sam Richardson, June Squibb, Luke Wilson, and Tom Woodruff Jr. are some of the actors in the third season of the Duplass brothers’ anthology series. | HBO on The Roku Channel.
September 18
American Horror Story: 1984 – Season eight subtitled 1984 is inspired by the slasher movies of the 1980s. | FXNOW
September 20
Criminal – Hayley Atwell and David Tennant are just two of a dozen suspects who go under intense interrogation in the Kay and Field Smith police anthology drama set in France, Germany, Spain, and the U.K. | Netflix
September 23
All Rise – Former deputy district attorney Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick) begins her first year as a judge under the guidance of Supervising Judge Judith Benner (Marg Helgenberger). Across the bench are Lola’s best friend Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan (Wilson Bethel) and public defender Emily Lopez (Jessica Camacho) in this legal drama from Greg Spottiswood. | CBS All Access
Bluff City Law – After years of estrangement, Sydney Strait (Caitlin McGee) returns to the civil rights law firm her father (Jimmy Smits) runs after the death of her mother in this legal drama set in Memphis. | NBC
Bob Hearts Abishola – Bob (Billy Gardell) a middle-aged sock businessman falls in love with his Nigerian cardiac nurse Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku) in this Chuck Lorre comedy. | CBS All Access
Prodigal Son – Criminal psychologist Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne) helps solves murders with the NYPD while dealing with his father (Michael Sheen), who was a serial killer and still wants a relationship with his son in this crime drama from Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver. | FOXNOW
September 24
Mixed-ish – The second spin-off for black-ish features Rainbow Johnson’s (Arica Himmel) life in the 80s while growing up with an interracial family and adjusting to life in the suburbs after years in a hippie commune. | ABC
The Resident – A group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital face personal and professional challenges on a daily basis. | FOXNOW
Stumptown – Army veteran Dex Parios (Cobie Smulders) works as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon in this drama series based on the graphic novel of the same name. | ABC
September 26
Carol's Second Act – With her two children grown and newly divorced, Carol Kenney (Patricia Heaton) retires from teaching and begins pursuing her dream to become a doctor as a 50-years-old in this comedy from Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins. | CBS All Access
Evil – David Acosta, a priest-in-training (Mike Colter) recruits Kristen Bouchard, a forensic psychologist (Katja Herbers) and Ben, a carpenter (Aasif Mandvi) to help him evaluate if the phenomena reported to the church has scientific explanations or are actually supernatural in this series from Robert and Michelle King. | CBS All Access
September 27
The Politician – Saint Sebastian High School student Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) has dreamed of becoming the President of the United States since he was seven-year-old. To attain his goal first he has to become Student Body President and get into Harvard in Ryan Murphy’s satirical dramedy. | Netflix
College football is in the air as the 2019 season officially kicks off on Saturday, August 24. Must-watch storylines include the race to another title between Clemson and Alabama, a stacked Heisman race, and who will rule the Big 10 in the post Urban Meyer era.
Use your subscription from a participating cable or satellite provider to authenticate these channels:
ESPN – Live games from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, ABC, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, ESPN Goal Line and more
FOX Sports – Live games from the PAC-12, Big 12, and Big Ten on FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN and more
How to watch college football without cable
Purchase a subscription to the services below to stream games on the networks noted*:
CBS All Access (starts at $5.99/month) – SEC games broadcast on CBS.
AT&T TV NOW (starts at $50/month) – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, CBS Sports Network, BTN, Longhorn Network, and SEC Network
fuboTV (starts at $54.99/month) – FOX, FS1, NBC, NBCSN, CBS Sports Network, BTN, and PAC-12 Network
Hulu with Live TV (starts at $44.99/month) – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, FOX*, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, CBS Sports Network, BTN, ACC Network, SEC Network and PAC-12 Network
PlayStation Vue (starts at $49.99/month) – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, CBS Sports Network, BTN, Longhorn Network, ACC Network, and SEC Network
Sling TV (starts at $25/month) – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, SEC Network, and PAC-12 Network
YouTube TV (starts at $9.99/month) – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, CBS Sports Network, BTN, ACC Network, and SEC Network
Here's what I'm looking forward to on Netflix in September: The Chef Show: Volume 2 (9/13), Between Two Ferns: The Movie (9/20), and The Politician (9/27).
In addition to this list of every single new title each month, we also keep an inventory of the best comedy movies on Netflix, best horror movies on Netflix, and the best kids movies on Netflix. Check ’em out:
Do you like staying up to date on trending topics, streaming the latest music videos, documentaries, and family movies? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve scoured the Roku Channel Store and handpicked some new and notable streaming channels. Bonus: most of them are free!
See anything you like? Click the links to add the channels and tweet us your favorites!
New Roku Channels
XITE (free) – Music videos that are sure to keep you in the right mood. Create your personalized musical experience with XITE by using your remote to like, dislike, or skip videos.
STIRR (free) – Watch free local news along with popular channels like Buzzr, Cheddar News, Comet, Dove Channel, NASA TV, FailArmy, The Pet Collective and more.
Tasty TV (free) – Brought to you by the brand with over 100M followers on Facebook, enjoy incredible snack-sized videos and indulge in recipes you'll want to try at home.
BuzzFeed Nifty (free) – Just like Tasty, Nifty is centered around short-form videos but targets DIY-lovers. Stay up to date on trending topics, renovations, home makeovers, and much more to help you save money on your DIY projects.
Casey Neistat (free) – Casey is an American YouTube star, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. His new Roku channel features creative videos and collaborations.
WhoHaha (free) – Watch comedy series from incredibly talented and funny women from around the world.
Kids Movies by Fawesome.tv (free) – Enjoy kids movies and TV shows from genres that include adventure, animation, fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and sports.
Family Movies by Fawesome.tv (free) – In need of a movie for family night? Here you can find plenty of movies and TV shows for the whole family.
Giant Pictures (free) – Watch independent films and documentaries without a subscription. Find movies of all genres, from award-winning Sundance documentaries to favorites from the Tribeca Film library like, Nas – Time is Illmatic, Highland Park, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Conception, and more.
Frndly TV ($5.99/month after a 7-day trial) – Includes 12 live family friendly TV channels, including Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Game Show Network, The Weather Channel, QVC, and more. Record your favorite shows with unlimited cloud DVR, stream over 1000 titles on demand, and much more.
Looking for more? Check out what's streaming for free on The Roku Channel this month.