Mubi is a movie streaming platform with a different premise than services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others: the catalog only features classic, award-winning and considered cult productions. Another difference is related to the amount of titles available, as the library offers only 30 films handpicked by a team of specialists to watch, being renewed periodically. Each feature stays on the platform for 30 days, making the service even more exclusive. Check out how Mubi works below.
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What does Mubi and how does it work?
Mubi is a streaming service aimed at lovers of classic and contemporary cinema. A team of curators of the application itself chooses the titles that will enter the catalog, whether they are old films or that have just opened in festivals, cult classics, independent productions and award-winning works.
Every day, a new film is added and one removed from the catalog. Each film is available for 30 days for the user to watch. At the end of this period, the title leaves the service and can no longer be watched. This dynamic keeps the catalog always renewed, maintaining the maximum number of 30 films at a time, and makes the user always attentive so as not to miss the opportunity to watch interesting titles.
Films are available for 30 days in the Mubi catalog Photo: Reproduo / Mubi
The films shown on Mubi are not blockbusters, films of great public success or that have raised millions of dollars on display. The titles are mostly independent productions, created by directors who bet on conceptual and original productions. There are also options led by famous names, like Woody Allen, but always with less commercial productions.
They are classics of different genres, countries and times, some of them still in black and white. Among the productions of the temporary catalog, there are films from the 50s and 60s, such as the Indian O Vagabundo, by director Raj Kapoor, and the British Darling, by John Schlesinger. There are also more recent films, such as the Luso-Brazilian film The city where he ages, from 2016.
The Mubi subscription costs R $ 27.90 per month, and entitles you to all 30 films available. The user also has the option of paying a full year in advance to guarantee a discount. In this option, the monthly fee costs R $ 19.90. In all cases, you can cancel your subscription at any time. In addition, everyone can try the platform for free for seven days.
Movies can be watched on the Android and iPhone (iOS) application, tablets, Apple TV, Playstation and smart TVs. In addition to the traditional catalog, Mubi offers a virtual video store with several titles for rent. Each production costs R $ 9.90 more.
The navigation is similar to the most famous streamings on the market, in which the user can search for films, access their synopses, trailers, cast information and evaluation comments. On Mubi, films are required to be shown in their original language, and do not offer dubbed versions. However, it is possible to access subtitles in several languages, including Portuguese.
Mubi App works on computer, cell phone, tablet and smart TV Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
The application also allows the user to download the movies to watch offline, in standard, high or HD quality. In addition, you can bookmark your favorite movies to find them easily, as well as open a viewing history.
Mubi aimed at connoisseurs of cinema considered intellectual. Users accustomed to Netflix standards and other services that present more commercial options, will not adapt to the catalog of classic productions. The subscription, which costs approximately the same value as other streams, can also be a barrier, since the catalog has a limited number of productions. However, the investment can be advantageous for lovers of classic cinema, who can enjoy real masterpieces in a legal way and updated daily.
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