It’s July and summer heat is raging across the country. Stay hydrated, stay cool and stay entertained with FilmRise’s free July streaming marathons all month long!
From the official FilmRise Press release issued today:
This month is especially exciting because we’re celebrating the 25th Anniversary of one of our tentpole titles, Forensic Files! We've compiled a binge-worthy marathon of the most shocking cases ever aired in a 25 Years of Forensic Files Marathon. Watch the burning summer hours pass by from your couch with the original true crime series starting July 9th.
If you’re not in the mood for classic true crime, we’re also offering an American Classics Marathon, featuring a selection of your favorite classic TV titles including That Girl, Highway to Heaven, The Greatest American Hero and The Real McCoys. You can look forward to a Christmas in July Marathon, featuring a sleigh-full of beloved Christmas TV movies that will bring a welcome chill to the summer air.
Finishing out the month, we’re airing howlingly good werewolf titles in our monthly Full Moon Madness Marathon, plus a star-studded Gold Medal Movies Marathon just in time for this summer’s big international games in Tokyo, featuring sports movies starring the likes of Samuel L. Jackson, Gillian Anderson, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and more.
Editor's Note 🍁 for viewers in Canada: Although many of the titles and live channels mentioned in this article may only be available in the US, be sure to check out the FilmRise app, The Roku Channel*, Samsung TV Plus, and Tubi TV in Canada and make your own FilmRise Movie Night Marathon!
*FilmRise Free Movies, FilmRise Classic TV, and FilmRise True Crime live TV channels are available via The Roku Channel and Samsung TV Plus in 🍁 Canada.
American Classics Marathon (July 2nd-5th)
Streaming for free on The Roku Channel 🍁, IMDb TV, Redbox Free Live TV, Samsung TV Plus 🍁, VIZIO Free Channels and TiVo+
This 4th of July weekend, revisit some of the most iconic American TV shows ever made.
Programming Highlights:
That Girl (Season One) An aspiring actress (Marlo Thomas) moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York, to try to make it big in New York City, having to take several offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts.
Highway to Heaven (Season One) A probationary angel (Michael Landon), sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.
The Greatest American Hero (Season One) A teacher (William Katt) is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
The Real McCoys (Season One) From the hills of West Virginia, Amos McCoy moves his family to an inherited farm in California. Grandpa Amos is quick to give advice to his three grandchildren and wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him around.
25 Years of Forensic Files Marathon (July 9th-12th)
Streaming free on The Roku Channel, IMDb TV, XUMO, Redbox Free Live TV and VIZIO Free Channels
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Forensic Files, we've compiled a binge-worthy marathon of the most shocking cases ever aired.
Christmas in July Marathon (July 19th-26th)
Streaming free on The Roku Channel, IMDb TV, Redbox Free Live TV, Samsung TV Plus, VIZIO Free Channels and TiVO+
Beat the heat with our section of festive family favorites guaranteed to keep the sleigh bells jingling all month long.
Programming Highlights:
BORROWED HEARTS (TV Movie, 1997) Kathleen (Roma Downey, Touched by an Angel) is a hard-working single mother, who's saving to buy a house for herself and her daughter, Zoe. Sam (Eric McCormack, Will & Grace) a businessman who has to pretend he has a family in order to close a deal with the mysterious Javier Del Campo. Sam owns the company that Kathleen works for, and as her boss, manages to convince her to help him out. But Del Campo is more than he seems, and it just might be Zoe who's making the real deal to get a new home for herself, her mother, and Sam.
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES(TV Movie, 1987) Young Thomas is disappointed because it’s raining on Christmas Eve. But his spirits are soon lifted by his grandfather, who gives him a snow globe and recounts his own childhood Christmas memories.
THE ELF WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE (Movie, 2000) Young elf Elmer wants to become a real boy. He steals Santa's sleigh and escapes to the real world, where he meets a young girl who needs a heart transplant.
PETE'S CHRISTMAS (TV Movie, 2013) A put-upon teen finds himself reliving the same miserable Christmas day over and over again. Featuring Molly Parker (Deadwood).
Full Moon Madness on FilmRise Horror (July 23rd - 25th)
Streaming for free on VIZIO Free Channels
Now airing under every full moon: Celebrate this month’s full moon with the scariest and hairiest werewolves ever seen on screen.
Titles Include:
GINGER SNAPS (Horror, 2000) Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
Being Human (Season 1, UK) A werewolf, a vampire and a ghost try to live together and get along.
HOWL (Horror, 2015) When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.
HOWLING III (Horror, 1987) A female werewolf runs away from her family, and falls in love with a man who works in the movie business, while a sociologist who studies these creatures is looking for proof of their existence.
Gold Medal Marathon (July 23rd-26th, July 30th-August 2nd)
Streaming free on The Roku Channel 🍁, IMDb TV, Redbox Free Live TV, Samsung TV Plus 🍁, Redbox Free Live TV and TiVO+
Tune in for an Olympic-sized marathon of thrilling sports movies, featuring stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Gillian Anderson and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Programming Highlights:
THE MIGHTY CELT (Drama, 2005) In this tender coming-of-age story, a young boy from a broken home learns the harsh realities of life after adopting an awkward greyhound and befriending a mysterious figure from his mother's past. Starring Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle.
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP (Drama, 2007) Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Alan Alda, Josh Hartnett.
SHOOTING GALLERY (Drama, 2005) A street-smart pool player falls in with a pack of hustlers. As he rises in the underground circuit, he lands in the middle of a match between his boss and a crooked cop. Starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., Ving Rhames.
SLAM DUNK ERNEST (Comedy, 1993) Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers. Starring Jim Varney and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
SPRINTER (Drama, 2018) A boy separated from his mother who has moved to the U.S. for a better life, is set to be Jamaica's next track-and-field sensation. Starring David Alan Grier and Lorraine Toussaint; produced by Jada and Will Smith.
About FilmRise
FilmRise is an industry-leading film and television studio as well as the largest independently owned AVOD streaming network, based in Brooklyn, NY. Founded in 2012 by veteran producers and financiers Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher and Alan Klingenstein, FilmRise is a recognized market leader and innovator, considered the largest independent provider of ad-supported content. At the forefront of analytics-led curation and distribution, FilmRise offers over 40,000 film and television titles across multiple worldwide streaming platforms. FilmRise's impressive library includes such iconic titles as Gordon Ramsay’s HELL'S KITCHEN, Carsey-Werner’s 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN, the Robert Stack-hosted true crime series UNSOLVED MYSTERIES, the high-tech documentary crime series FORENSIC FILES, classic television shows like THE RIFLEMAN, the popular family series HEARTLAND as well as award-winning feature films and documentaries including 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary winner REWIND, true crime thriller MY FRIEND DAHMER starring Ross Lynch and Anne Heche, two-time 2020 Spirit Award-nominated and top film critics' favorite DRIVEWAYS starring Brian Dennehy and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning feature film THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST starring Chloë Grace Moretz. For more info, go to: filmrise.com.
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