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Streaming Orson Welles movies for free

Looking to stream an Orson Welles film without subscribing to HBO Max, Netflix or Amazon Prime?

A survey of popular free streaming services uncovered no fewer than five Welles-directed efforts and a dozen other movies featuring him as an actor.

We aren’t talking about dubious websites like 123movies or Fmovies. Rather, there is plenty of Welles fare on legitimate streaming services like Tubi, Pluto and the like.

Also, YouTube has many full-length Welles titles, though the legality of some of the offerings we found is questionable.  A quick scan by Wellesnet turned up movies like Don Quixote, Filming Othello  and The Trial. Movies featuring Welles as an actor included  Tomorrow is Forever, Jane Eyre and Compulsion.

Here is a look at titles available as of June 1, 2025 on several streaming platforms:

Freevee

As director

Confidential Report

As actor

Compulsion
David & Goliath
Genocide
Moby Dick
The Third Man

Pluto

As  director

Too Much Johnson
The Stranger
Othello

As actor

Black Magic
Casino Royale
Catch-22

Welles-related

Brave New Jersey

SlingTV

As  director

Mr. Arkadin
The Stranger
Othello

As actor

Black Magic
Compulsion
Long Hot Summer
Prince of Foxes
The Third Man
Voyage of the Damned

Welles-related

Me and Orson Welles 

Tubi

As director

Mr. Arkadin
Othello
The Stranger
Too Much Johnson
The Trial

As actor

Black Magic
Casino Royale
David & Goliah
Genocide
Moby Dick
The Third Man
Treasure Island
Voyage of the Damned

Welles-related

Magician
Me and Orson Welles
The New Deal for Artists
Orson Rehearsed

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