Streaming > Streaming TV, Movies, & More How to Rent Movies on Amazon Select the rent button on the Prime Video website or app to watch movies even without a membership By Stacy Fisher Stacy Fisher Technology Educator Emporia State University Stacy is a professional technology educator with over 25 years' experience. She has published hundreds of articles, co-authored a book, and has appeared on national and local TV. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 8, 2023 In This Article Expand Jump to a Section Step-by-Step Directions Downloading Movies How Rentals Work Movie Rental Limitations Stream for Free Trending Videos Close this video player What to Know Rent: Locate the movie on the Prime Video website or app, select a rent option, then choose Continue.Download: Find the title from the Purchases area of the app, and select Download from its menu.You have 30 days to start watching the movie rental. Once you begin the stream, it'll expire within the next week. This article explains how to find and rent a streaming movie from Amazon, plus how to download the video for offline use. Don't forget Amazon offers free movies; those are explained below as well. How to Rent Movies on Amazon You can rent movies from Prime Video on your computer or through the Prime Video app. These screenshots are for the desktop version, but all the menu buttons are the same in the app. The Best Family Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now (April 2024) Visit Prime Video from a computer or open the app. Locate the movie you want to rent. Use the Store > Rent or buy menu to easily find all the movie rental options. The Categories menu is handy if you know what genre you're interested in. Select a rent option that corresponds to the quality you're interested in (e.g., UHD, HD, or SD). Depending on the device and movie, this button might be called Rent movie or Rent. Select More purchase options to see all the options. Confirm by selecting Continue (website) or Confirm rental (mobile app). You'll be charged immediately. If you rent a movie by accident choose Cancel your order right there on that same page to undo the Amazon purchase. Act quickly and don't start the stream or it will become non-refundable. That's it! You can start the movie immediately by selecting Watch now. To stream the movie later, open Amazon's Purchases & Rentals page by going to Account & Lists > Video Purchases & Rentals. If you're in the app, tap your profile icon and then tap Purchases. How to Download Amazon Rentals and Purchases Only select titles are available for download, and only on compatible devices. Here's how to download the newly rented movie from the Prime Video Android app: Select the menu button at the top-right of the screen. Select the Purchases tab. Choose the movie you want to save offline, or tap the menu next to it, and then select Download. How Amazon Rentals Work Renting a movie on Amazon lets you watch the film as many times as you want for a limited number of days, usually two or seven, depending on the film. This service is part of Prime Video, but you don't need to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of it. Any Amazon user can browse Prime Video for movie rentals. Movies have a full description, trailer, list of stars from the film, and user reviews. Renting takes just a click or two. You can watch rented movies from your computer or any other device that supports Prime Video, including phones, tablets, and TVs. The way it works is very similar to other streaming services like YouTube and Netflix. After browsing for something to rent and then paying for it, all the watching happens either in your browser or through an app. Amazon Movie Rental Limitations There are two important restrictions to note about renting from Prime Video: you have 30 days to start watching the movie and then a limited number of hours or days from then before it expires. Some movies give you seven days, but others place a 48-hour limit; you'll see this before and after you make the purchase. This means you can rent a movie today and wait a few weeks to start watching it, but the moment you press play is when the expiration timer starts. You can rent movies than once if they expire and you want to watch them again, but there's also an option to buy movies on Prime Video so they're yours to watch for as long as you like. Are There Free Movies on Amazon? Amazon Prime subscribers have access to a selection of free titles as part of their subscription. Whether you're a Prime member or not, you can identify these titles because they say Watch with a Prime membership. Another way is to browse all the videos included with Prime. Another way to get free movies from Amazon is through Freevee. It's a free, ad-supported movie streaming service owned by Amazon and also hosted on the Prime Video website. To find those, look for the ads label. Amazon Prime Video Watch Party: What It Is and How to Use It Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit