Streaming search and guide website

JustWatch

JustWatch is a streaming guide website and app for finding where movies, TV shows, and sports are available across streaming services.

Core use

JustWatch helps people search movies, TV shows, and other video titles across streaming providers in their country.

Main filters

Users can compare streaming, rental, purchase, and free options, then filter by provider, genre, release year, rating, and availability.

Platform role

The site acts as a discovery layer between viewers and services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, YouTube, and other video platforms.

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What JustWatch is

JustWatch is a streaming guide website and app for finding where movies, TV shows, and sports are available online. On JustWatch, people can search a title and compare which services offer it for streaming, rental, purchase, or free viewing in a selected country.

How people use it

A typical search starts with a film or show title. JustWatch then points to the providers that carry it, often separating subscription, rental, purchase, and free options. This is useful when a title moves between services or when a viewer has several subscriptions and wants one place to compare them.

Streaming discovery

Beyond single-title lookup, JustWatch organizes discovery pages for movies, TV shows, genres, release years, popularity, ratings, and provider catalogs. Viewers can use those filters to browse what is new or available without opening every streaming app one by one.

Country and provider differences

Availability depends heavily on location because streaming rights are licensed by country or region. A title that appears on one service in the United States may be on another service, or unavailable, somewhere else. JustWatch reflects those market-by-market differences as part of its search experience.

Business and data role

JustWatch is also connected to the advertising and entertainment data market. Its public guide helps viewers, while its availability data, audience signals, and entertainment-marketing work can help studios, distributors, and services understand demand for titles.

Why it matters

Streaming made access easier, but it also scattered catalogs across many services. JustWatch helps reduce that search friction by turning a simple question, where can I watch this, into a comparison across providers, prices, and viewing options.

Limits and cautions

Streaming availability can change quickly. Listings may lag behind provider changes, prices can vary, catalogs differ by country, and some links may lead to external services with their own accounts, ads, subscriptions, or rental terms.

WHOIS domain data

Data pulled: May 19, 2026View current WHOIS record

Domain: justwatch.com
IP address: 34.110.236.186
Registrar: INWX GmbH
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Referral URL: http://www.inwx.com
Created: June 3, 2003
Updated: December 16, 2025
Expires: June 3, 2026
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Key concepts

Streaming guideA search layer that compares where titles are available across providers.
Provider availabilityThe services that currently offer a title in a selected market.
Viewing optionThe access type, such as subscription streaming, rental, purchase, free viewing, or ads.

Website features

Search for movies, TV shows, sports, actors, and titles across streaming services.
Filter by provider, genre, release year, rating, price type, and country availability.
Open provider links that lead out to the relevant streaming, rental, or purchase service.

Common misconceptions

JustWatch is not itself a full streaming service; it helps users find services that carry a title.
A listing is country-specific, so the same title can show different providers in different markets.
A provider link does not guarantee free access; the destination may require a subscription, rental, purchase, or account.

Open questions

How can streaming guides stay accurate as catalogs and license windows change daily?
How should guide sites present ads, bundles, free tiers, and paid options without confusing users?
How will sports rights, live channels, and FAST services change the way people search for video availability?