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1. Amediateka
- Cost: subscription – from 599 rubles per month; series rental — from 399 rubles for 60 days.
Amedia film company service that allows you to watch series of its own production, as well as from leading foreign studios: HBO, FOX, CBS, BBC Worldwide and others . The premieres take place at about the same time with the whole world, and the episodes are available with original and Russian voice acting. Those who wish can also turn on subtitles.
In addition to the beloved “Game of Thrones”, “Sherlock”, “Westworld” and other series, users are offered various feature and documentary films, as well as concerts of world celebrities. All this is available from a computer, Smart TV and mobile devices.
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2. ivi
- Cost: free with ads; subscription — from 99 rubles per month; purchase and rental of individual films – from 99 rubles.
One of the most popular online cinemas, many films of which are available for free. You don't even need to register to view it, you just have to watch a few commercials. You can watch videos from a computer, Smart TV or mobile device.
The service offers thousands of films and cartoons, many series, TV shows and TV channels. The site has detailed information about available and not yet released tapes, trailers of new products are constantly appearing. Convenient navigation by genre and indication of related pictures will allow you to quickly find the right video. You can also make lists of favorites, write reviews and reviews.
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3. KinoPoisk
- Price:from 199 rubles per month; purchase of individual films – from 99 rubles.
One of the largest Russian online cinemas with thousands of films and series in its catalog. Some of the foreign projects are available in their original languages with subtitles, for the rest there is Russian voice acting.
KinoPoisk works only as part of the Yandex Plus set. The basic tariff will cost 199 rubles per month. There are also combined offers with the more.tv service catalog for 399 rubles per month and Plus with Amediateka for 699 rubles per month. For some films, you will have to pay extra separately even if you have a subscription.
The KinoPoisk application works on TVs, smartphones, PCs and game consoles. You can launch content in Full HD and 4K – it depends on the device.
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4. more.tv
- Cost: free with ads; subscription — 299 rubles per month.
This service offers a large number of Russian-language films and series. There is content from more.tv's own production, as well as from STS, VGTRK and the National Media Group. The catalog is regularly updated with foreign projects. In addition, cartoons, shows and TV channels are available. Some offers can be watched for free with ads.
The service works on TVs, PCs, smartphones and tablets.
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5. Start
- Price: from 299 rubles per month.
- Cost: free with ads; subscription – from 199 rubles per month.
- Price: subscription — from 199 rubles per month.
- Price: free with ads; subscription from 99 rubles per month.
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The service specializes in Russian films and series, but foreign novelties can also be found here. Most of the content is in Russian or dubbed. Start offers projects of its own production, among the popular ones are “Kept women”, “Karamora”, “Storm”. For children there are cartoons and educational programs. All content is available under a general subscription, you will not have to pay extra for anything.
Start works through a browser on PC, mobile devices and Smart TV.
Try Start →
< h2>6. Okko
Most of the content of this online cinema is paid, but you can watch a collection of Soviet films and cartoons for free with ads. Okko offers several subscription options: basic with movies and series, extended with catalogs of other services, and premium with sports live broadcasts.
When using the service on Smart TV, some of the content will be available in 4K quality with 5.1 surround sound. You can watch videos via PC web browser, mobile devices and Sony PlayStation console.
Try Okko →
7. Wink
Online cinema from Rostelecom. A subscription to the service can be offered together with the company's service package. The Wink catalog contains thousands of Russian and foreign films, cartoons and children's programs, sports broadcasts, and audio books. There is a section with free movies that can be watched with ads.
About three hundred TV channels work by subscription. Content from Amediateka, more.tv and Start is available. The Wink application can be installed on Smart TVs, smartphones and PCs.
Try Wink →
8. Premier
A service with a large collection of Russian TV series, films and shows. Premier releases projects of its own production like “Epidemic”. Also on the site you can watch cartoons, educational programs, documentaries and Soviet classics. There are also foreign films here, but in smaller quantities.
In addition, there is a section with sports broadcasts and TV channels. Some of the content is available for free – it can be viewed with ads. Premier works on TVs, PCs and mobile devices.
Try Premier →
This content was first published in March 2018. In May 2022, we updated the text.
Cover: LifehackerCorrected by: Viktor Podvolotsky, Anton Martynov
