A monthly online film club to discuss French film
French Cinémathèque
Each month we choose a French film or series currently available to stream, watch it independently, and come together for a hosted conversation with other fans of French film.
Our next meeting will be about Chicken for Linda!, directed by Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach.
Join us Monday, November 25th at 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT / 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT.
Popular from France
A Kid
(Le fils de Jean)
A man travels to Quebec to attend the funeral of his estranged father.
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- France, Canada • 2016
- Director Philippe Lioret
- Cast Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Pierre-Yves Cardinal
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Return to Seoul
(Retour à Séoul)
A 25-year-old French woman returns to Korea - the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple - for the very first time.
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- France, Germany, Belgium • 2022
- Director Davy Chou
- Cast Park Ji-min, Oh Gwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Heo Jin, Yoann Zimmer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
La Haine
In the banlieues of France, the immigrant populations' resentment simmers away -- until it starts to boil.
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- France, United States • 1995
- Director Mathieu Kassovitz
- Cast Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Souleymane Dicko, Héloïse Rauth
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
(Miraculous, les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir)
Normal high school kids by day, protectors of Paris by night!
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- France, Korea, Japan • 2015
- Creator Thomas Astruc
- Cast Annouck Hautbois, Benjamin Bollen, Antoine Tomé, Marie Nonnenmacher
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Video, fuboTV, Disney Plus, Spectrum On Demand, DisneyNOW, Netflix basic with Ads
Taken
An ex-spy must pull out all the stops to save his daughter after she is kidnapped by human traffickers.
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- France, United States • 2008
- Director Pierre Morel
- Cast Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Famke Janssen, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Lost Highway
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, and inexplicable dreams.
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- France, United States • 1997
- Director David Lynch
- Cast Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Richard Pryor
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube
Alphonse
A chameleon-like man makes it his mission to please women and satisfy all their wishes.
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- France • 2023
- Creator Nicolas Bedos
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pierre Arditi, Nicole Garcia, Laura Morante, Marie-Christine Barrault
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Class Act
(Tapie)
In this fictionalized biopic about Bernard Tapie, a relentlessly ambitious working-class man becomes one of France's most controversial public figures.
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- France • 2023
- Creator Tristan Séguéla, Olivier Demangel
- Cast Laurent Lafitte, Joséphine Japy, Patrick d'Assumçao, Ophélia Kolb, Camille Chamoux, Ivan Murphy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
CODA
Every family has its own language.
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- France, United States • 2021
- Director Siân Heder
- Cast Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Apple TV Plus, Apple TV Plus Amazon Channel
Lupin
Gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
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- France, United States • 2021
- Creator George Kay
- Cast Omar Sy, Hervé Pierre, Nicole Garcia, Clotilde Hesme, Ludivine Sagnier, Soufiane Guerrab
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Billionaire, the Butler, and the Boyfriend
(L'Affaire Bettencourt : Scandale chez la femme la plus riche du monde)
How did a conflict between the world's wealthiest woman and her daughter spiral into national scandal?
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- France • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Liliane Bettencourt, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, François-Marie Banier, Nicolas Sarkozy
- Genre Crime, Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Lucy
Most people only use 10% of their brains. She unlocks the full 100% – and the powers that come with it.
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- France, Taiwan, Germany • 2014
- Director Luc Besson
- Cast Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbæk
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Drops of God
(Les gouttes de Dieu)
A wine mogul's daughter and his student must compete for the chance to inherit the world's greatest wine collection.
- France • 2023
- Creator Quoc Dang Tran
- Cast Tomohisa Yamashita, Fleur Geffrier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV Plus, Apple TV Plus Amazon Channel
High Life
A father and daughter must rely on each other to survive a dangerous mission to deep space.
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- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent.
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- France • 2019
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
New from France
Lover for a Day
(L'Amant d'un jour)
When 23-year-old Jeanne is dumped by her boyfriend, she moves in with her father and his new girlfriend, also 23.
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- France • 2017
- Director Philippe Garrel
- Cast Éric Caravaca, Esther Garrel, Louise Chevillotte, Laëtitia Spigarelli, Nicolas Bridet, Paul Toucang
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandango At Home
John Rabe
History needs extraordinary heroes.
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- France, China, Germany • 2009
- Director Florian Gallenberger
- Cast Ulrich Tukur, Dagmar Manzel, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Brühl, Zhang Jingchu, Teruyuki Kagawa
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Curiosity Stream, Hoopla
Pinocchio
The story of Pinocchio, the puppet who became a real boy.
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- Italy, France, United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Matteo Garrone
- Cast Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Gigi Proietti, Massimo Ceccherini, Rocco Papaleo
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Bright Star
First love burns brightest.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, France • 2009
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
High Life
A father and daughter must rely on each other to survive a dangerous mission to deep space.
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- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Tori and Lokita
(Tori et Lokita)
The story of two young immigrants with an unbreakable bond of friendship struggling to survive on the margins of society.
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts, Charlotte De Bruyne, Nadège Ouedraogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Apprentice
A young correctional officer must face past trauma and ethical challenges as he bonds with the prison's chief executioner.
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- Singapore, Germany, France • 2016
- Director Boo Junfeng
- Cast Fir Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Boon Pin Koh, Nickson Cheng
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
See You Up There
(Au revoir là-haut)
Two soldiers bonded by tragedy navigate the changing world of post World War 1 France.
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- France, Canada • 2017
- Director Albert Dupontel
- Cast Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte, Niels Arestrup, Émilie Dequenne, Mélanie Thierry
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Behind the Sun
(Abril Despedaçado)
They killed his brother. His father wants revenge. But if he takes it, they will come for him next.
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- Brazil, France, Switzerland • 2001
- Director Walter Salles
- Cast Rodrigo Santoro, José Dumont, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Flavia Marco Antonio
- Genre Crime, Drama, Family, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla
Telescope Recommends
Marguerite
Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.
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- France, Czech Republic, Belgium • 2015
- Director Xavier Giannoli
- Cast Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau, Christa Théret, Denis Mpunga, Sylvain Dieuaide
- Genre Drama
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Whistlers
(La Gomera)
A corrupt policeman is intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries.
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- Romania, France, Germany • 2019
- Director Corneliu Porumboiu
- Cast Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazăr, Sabin Tambrea, Agustí Villaronga, István Téglás
- Genre Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Hoopla
Rosetta
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- France, Belgium • 1999
- Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast Émilie Dequenne, Olivier Gourmet, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Bernard Marbaix, Frédéric Bodson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel
35 Shots of Rum
(35 rhums)
A close-knit father and daughter navigate changes in their relationship as the daughter prepares to live her own life.
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- France, Germany • 2009
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, Grégoire Colin, Alex Descas, Ingrid Caven
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI Amazon Channel, Metrograph, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
(גט - המשפט של ויויאן אמסלם)
Everything is in his power.
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- Israel, France, Germany • 2014
- Director Shlomi Elkabetz
- Cast Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Menashe Noy, Gabi Amrani, Dalia Beger
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, OVID, Chai Flicks, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Nana
The death of her childhood.
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- France • 2011
- Director Valérie Massadian
- Cast Kelyna Lecomte, Marie Delmas, Alain Sabras
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
La Notte
(La notte)
A married couple attend a bourgeois party and wade through the stifling strain that long-term marriage has imposed upon them.
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- Italy, France • 1961
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati, Maria Pia Luzi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Jackie
I want them to see what they have done to Jack.
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- Chile, France, United States • 2016
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Good Luck
A hard day's work is worth its weight in gold.. especially if you work in a gold mine.
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- France, Germany • 2017
- Director Ben Russell
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
French Series
Tour de France: Unchained
(Tour de France : Au cœur du peloton)
A behind the scenes look at the Tour de France.
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- France, United Kingdom • 2023
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Raël: The Alien Prophet
(Raël : Le prophète des extraterrestres)
A docuseries following the origins of Raëlism, a UFO inspired religious sect.
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- France • 2024
- Creator
- Cast Raël
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
(Jayce et les Conquérants de la lumière)
Teenager Jayce and his friends search for the only weapon that could defeat their mortal enemies.
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- France, Canada, United States • 1985
- Creator J. Michael Straczynski, Jean Chalopin
- Cast Darrin Baker, Charles Jolliffe, Valerie Politis, Len Carlson, Gilles Tamiz, Giulio Kukurugya
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home
Martin Mystery
(Martin Mystère)
Stepsiblings Martin and Diana investigate the paranormal and protect Earth from the supernatural.
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- France, Canada, Italy • 2003
- Creator David Michel
- Cast Alexis Tomassian, Dorothée Pousséo, Sylvain Lemarie, Yann Le Madic, Laurence Dourlens, Emmanuel Garijo
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on The Roku Channel
Queen of Swords
To avenge her father and protect her hometown, a young woman becomes a mysterious vigilante.
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- Spain, France, United Kingdom • 2000
- Creator
- Cast Tessie Santiago, Anthony Lemke, Elsa Pataky, Peter Wingfield, Valentine Pelka, Paulina Gálvez
- Genre Action & Adventure, Western
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Freevee, DistroTV, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Oggy and the Cockroaches
(Oggy et les Cafards)
Follow the antics of Oggy the cat and his three cockroach roommates.
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- France, Canada • 1999
- Creator Jean-Yves Raimbaud
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Comedy
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
Napoleon
(Napoléon)
Expert soldier and tactician Napoleon Bonaparte rises from an unpaid soldier to the most powerful man in Europe.
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- France, Germany, Italy • 2002
- Creator Yves Simoneau, Max Gallo
- Cast Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Anouk Aimée, Heino Ferch
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Adventures of Tintin
A young reporter and his dog travel around the world solving mysteries.
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- France, Canada, Belgium • 1991
- Creator Hergé
- Cast Thierry Wermuth
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Bernard
A curious polar bear travels around the world exploring and investigating.
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- France, Korea, Spain • 2006
- Creator José Luis Ucha
- Cast
- Genre Animation
- Available on Apple TV, Toon Goggles
Spiral
(Engrenages)
Eager to restore her tarnished reputation, Police Captain Laure Berthaud leads her squad on the hunt for a serial killer.
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- France • 2005
- Creator Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
- Cast Caroline Proust, Philippe Duclos, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure
- Available on Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Secret World of Santa Claus
(Le Monde secret du Père Noël)
Every year, Santa Claus and his elves are kept busy preparing for Christmas.
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- France, Canada • 1997
- Creator Christian Choquet, Prakash Topsy
- Cast Benoît Allemane, Thor Bishopric, Mélanie Dermont, Aurélien Ringelheim
- Genre Animation, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Bellflower Bunnies
(La Famille Passiflore)
Based on the books by Genevieve Huriet, “The Bellflower Bunnies” follows a family of rabbits
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- France, Canada • 2001
- Creator Geneviève Huriet
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Kids
- Available on Amazon Video
Mafiosa
The most dangerous man in Corsica is a woman.
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- France • 2006
- Creator Hugues Pagan
- Cast Hélène Fillières, Véronique Volta
- Genre Drama
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Death in Paradise
A pasty English detective is transferred to a tropical paradise and has to adjust to a new form of policing.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2011
- Creator Robert Thorogood
- Cast Ralf Little, Don Warrington, Élisabeth Bourgine
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Candice Renoir
After putting her career on standby for 10 years, Candice Renoir returns to her detective job with her enthusiastic flair.
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- France • 2013
- Creator Solen Roy-Pagenault, Robin Barataud, Brigitte Peskine
- Cast Cécile Bois, Raphaël Lenglet
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV