Plex: Find Movies and TV Shows
What Plex is
Plex is the free social and discovery app for movie and TV lovers.
The sentence of its App Store description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.Plex is the free social and discovery app for movie and TV lovers.
Discover your next watch with Plex. Find shows and movies to watch, see what's trending, get ratings and movie reviews from friends you trust, and stream free on-demand movies, shows, and live TV.
Connect all your streaming services (including Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, and more) to Plex to browse them all from one place. If you can stream it, we can find it.
Watch over 50,000 free movies and shows across every genre from A24, Paramount, AMC, Magnolia, Relativity, Lionsgate, and more. Your next binge is waiting.
Stream 600+ free live TV channels featuring live sports, news, kids’ shows, and more. Save your favorite channels for later or start watching now.
Find movies and shows from anywhere, add them to your Plex watchlist, and keep everything you want to watch in one place. Customize your preferences and build a home screen around what you love to watch.
Share TV and movie reviews, create lists, and start discussions about the movies and shows you love. Find movies and shows to watch through ratings, movie reviews, and real recommendations from real people—not an algorithm.
Enjoy your personal media, your way, with a Plex Media Server. Store, organize, and stream your movies, shows, music, and photos from one library. Your server automatically scans your files, making them easy to browse and enjoy from any device.
With Plex, you can:
● Find new movies and shows and discover your next binge
● Watch 50,000+ free movies and shows
● Stream 600+ free live TV channels
● Browse all your streaming services in one place
● Watchlist any movie or TV show from anywhere
● Share TV and movie reviews, create lists, and join discussions
● Stream your personal media with Plex Media Server
Download the free Plex app to get started. Visit https://www.plex.tv/free for more information.
Note: Streaming personal media requires Plex Media Server version 1.41.2 or higher (available for free at https://plex.tv/downloads) installed and running to stream to other devices. DRM-protected content, ISO disc images, and video_ts folders are not supported. Some features of this app are supported by interest-based advertising. To learn more about this and your choices regarding it, visit the Plex Privacy Policy.
What people say
Plex users who ask for something back mostly want the old version returned, and their complaints centre on crashes at launch and during playback.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you install Plex
Written reviews run 1.5 stars well below the store score.
Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Crashes and bugs32%Most often freezes and hard crashes
“totally broken now Aug 2026 so many bugs it's become unusable after 10 years, pathetic”
- Ads9%
- Pricing and fees7%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Watching shows and films803 reviewers; most raised: crashes and bugsComplain81%Praise33%
- Live events6 reviewers; most raised: crashes and bugsComplain100%Praise17%
- Family and kids6 reviewersComplain17%Praise66%
What Plex reviewers say
One public report on Plex: Find Movies and TV Shows reads 2,151 App Store and Google Play reviews from the last year. The report “Plex after the redesign and the $750 lifetime pass: what users say” was last updated Oct 28, 2026. Of its 2,151 judged reviewers, 81% complain, 27% praise something, 8% make a request and 6% say they're quitting. The top complaint is crashes and bugs at 37% of complaints, then bad update or redesign (14%) and missing feature (10%). Top praise: content variety and depth, at 26% of praise. Top requests: bring something back (54%) and new feature or option (29%). Two audience differences stand out. Long-time user: say they're quitting 2.6x as often as everyone (16% vs 6%). New user: mention login and account 3.6x as often as everyone (14% vs 4%).
One public report on Plex: Find Movies and TV Shows. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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