Movies Anywhere is a platform in the United States that brings your digital movie purchases together so they're all stored in one place.
It has now launched a service called Screen Pass, which allows you to lend these movies to other people for free.
Movies Everywhere is a Disney-owned platform that launched under a different name in 2014.
It is also jointly operated by Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.
Movies Anywhere brings together your digital movie purchases from places like Amazon Video, Vudu, and Google Play. All you have to do is link those store accounts to Movies Anywhere. It's free, and once logged in, all eligible movies are available in one place at Movies Anywhere.
Movies Anywhere has its own storefront, which then redirects you to your digital retailer of choice for purchase. You can also redeem digital codes from Blu-rays and DVDs.
After a beta testing period that began in March, Movies Anywhere has released a feature called Screen Pass to all of its users.
According to TechCrunch, it was rushed through development to satisfy growing demand from people stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Screen Pass, you can give other people access to your digital movies for a temporary period. It doesn't cost you or the recipient anything, nor do you lose access to that movie yourself.
You simply invite someone (via text, email or IM), which lasts seven days – if they don't have a Movies Anywhere account, they'll be prompted to create one. They then have 14 days to start watching. Once they start watching, the movie will expire after 72 hours.
You can share three different movies per month. To be eligible to use Screen Pass, you must purchase a movie from a connected, participating digital retailer or redeem a digital code every six months.
Over 80% of the movies you can link to Movies Anywhere can be shared with Screen Pass. This includes modern hits like Ready Player One and Detective Pikachu, as well as classics like Back to the Future and Groundhog Day.
Movies Anywhere also has a watch party feature called Watch Together, so you can watch movies at the same time as others without being in the same room.
It's a feature that many platforms now offer, including Facebook, Hulu, and Twitch.
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