If you'd like to learn movies to download for free, or if you'd like to learn how to watch movies online, all you need is a computer with a hard drive, an antivirus program, Internet access and the tips on this page! Read on to learn how to watch movies online as well as how to download free movies, where to download the movies, and how to download movies fast!

With the cost of movie tickets ranging from $10-15 a person in many places, it's tempting to stay in and watch movies online at home.http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1876380/http://www.wisegeek.com/why-are-movie-tickets-so-expensive.htm If you have access to the Internet, you are able to watch movies online and download free movies to your computer or iPod. Many movies are not available for download, but stream files only. In this how to, we'll teach you how to download your movie selections for viewing at a later date and adding to your movie collection.

As a word of caution, be aware of sites that want you to download applications, applets, or other files to be able to use their services. These programs often contain adware, spyware, or even harmful viruses that can affect the performance and functioning of your computer. Research all companies before downloading, and be sure your firewall, spyware applications and virus software is up to date and functioning. Although antivirus software can slow down the download speed of your favorite movies and other peer to peer files, it is better to be safe than sorry.

There are a number of great places to go on the web to watch movies online for free. The sites vary in the number of movies they have, but all are reliable sources you can use as a source of free movies. For most of these sites you'll need to use separate software to store the files on your hard drive. One product to try is, "Replay Media Catcher". this costs $39.95, and can capture many different types of audio and video streams. You can save the movies on your hard drive so you can watch them later.http://download.cnet.com/Replay-Media-Catcher/3000-2168_4-10644938.html Some useful movie sites that show movies online include:

• Hulu - Restricted to use in the United States only http://www.hulu.com/
• IMDb - The Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/film
• Joost - Offers a worldwide service with thousands of movie videos availablehttp://www.joost.com/epg/us/film/
• Babelgum - An Internet and mobile technology platform offering thousands of videos to their customershttp://www.babelgum.com/channel/film
• YouTube Movies - The movies channel on YouTube, but you may find the movie you want on other channels as well http://www.youtube.com/movies

By using Google's advanced video search feature, you can customize a list of Google videos. http://video.google.com/videoadvancedsearch Use the duration drop down box to select "long", and include whatever keywords you'd like to narrow the search. If the movies you find are not directly downloadable, you can use the same media capture software you did in step one to save them on your hard drive. To keep your computer running smoothly, download the movies (or any media, including songs and photos) to an external hard drive.

Torrent sites are peer to peer (p2p) file sharing sites where users exchange music and videos. You'll need a torrent client to use them. Not all torrent downloads are legal, so you'll need to be careful when selecting movies for download. Please exercise caution when using such sites.

Example torrent services include:

• Torrentzhttp://www.torrentz.com/
• YouTorrenthttp://www.youtorrent.com/
• Nowtorrentshttp://www.nowtorrents.com/
• isoHunthttp://www.isohunt.com/

There are a number of free tools available on the web which will help you convert movie files to formats that will enable you to rip a DVD or watch them on a media player. A few of these are:

• KeepVid allows you to download streaming video by dragging and dropping a url. http://keepvid.com/

• Vixy converts files so that you can watch the movies on an iPod. http://vixy.net/

• VideoDownloader is another tool that just requires you to drag and drop a url in order to convert and download a file.http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php