Saturday 31 March 2018

These are the free movies coming to The Roku Channel in April

These are the free movies coming to The Roku Channel in April

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These are the free movies coming to The Roku Channel in April

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 08:00 AM PDT

Every week, we publish a list of free movies to watch on The Roku Channel. This week, we've highlighted a number of movies that are making their debut on the channel in April.

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FEATURED TITLES COMING TO THE ROKU CHANNEL IN APRIL:

The Karate Kid (1984): A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager. Starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.

Hotel Rwanda (2004): Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. Starring Don Cheadle and Sophie Okenedo.

First Sunday (2008): Petty thieves Durell and LeeJohn  face a big problem: The two must come up with $17,000 in one week, or Durell will no longer be able to see his son. The goofy scoundrels embark on a haphazard plan to rob the neighborhood church, but they find the mission trickier than expected. Starring Ice Cube and Katt Williams.

The Social Network (2010): Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield.

MORE TITLES COMING TO THE ROKU CHANNEL IN APRIL:

50/50 (2011): Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen.

Bull Durham (1988): A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him. Starring Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon.

Eight Millimeter (1999): A private investigator is hired to discover if a “snuff film” is authentic or not. Starring Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix.

Gang Related (1997): After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they’ve done. Starring Jim Belushi and Tupac Shakur.

Gods and Monsters (1998): The last days of Frankenstein (1931) Director James Whale are explored. Starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008): A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City. Starring Simon Pegg and Kristen Dunst.

In the Mix (2005): A successful DJ manages to rescue a powerful mobster one night. In order to repay him, the mobster gives him the task of protecting his daughter. Starring Usher Raymond and Chazz Palminteri.

Little Man Tate (1991): When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, his mom Dede is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harbored in the body and emotions of a child. Starring Jodie Foster and Adam Hann-Byrd.

Music Within (2007): The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam severely hearing -impaired and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities. Starring Ron Livingston and Melissa George.

Overboard (1987): A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats over a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her they’re husband and wife. Starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

Paper Heart (2009): Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love. Starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera.

Real Genius (1985): Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a high-powered laser for a university project. When their professor intends to turn their work into a military weapon, they decide to ruin his plans. Starring Val Kilmer and  Gabriel Jarret.

Reservoir Dogs (1992): After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. Starring Harvey Keitel and Tim Roth.

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. Starring Jena Malone and Mandy Moore.

Sunlight Jr (2013): A Florida couple deals with an unexpected pregnancy while holding minimum wage jobs. Starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon.

The Rules of Attraction (2002): The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate. Starring James Van Der Beek and Ian Somerhalder.

The Two Jakes (1990): The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. “Jake” Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil. Starring Jack Nicholson and Harvey Keitel.

Thelma and Louise (1991): Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed. Starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis.

True Crime (1999): Can an over-the-hill journalist uncover the evidence that can prove a death row inmate’s innocence just hours before his execution? Starring Clint Eastwood and Isaiah Washington.

You and I (2011): Two teenage girls, Janie who is American and Lana who is Russian, fall in love after meeting at a t.A.T.u concert and are swept into a dangerous world of obsession, drug abuse and murder. Starring Mischa Barton and Shantel VanSanten.

Happy Streaming!

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