If you’re a movie lover, then hopefully this article will help you make sure you can catch all your favorite flicks whenever you want. One of the most common questions we receive is “How can I download movies online”, so we thought a quick article on the subject would be worthwhile.

The internet makes both popular movies as well as rarely available films obtainable to you, with a few simple clicks of the mouse.

If you want to be able to download movies online, you have three main options to choose from:

Option #1- ‘Shareware’ software:

There is plenty of downloadable shareware software available on the internet, examples include Kazaa and Limewire.

Many people try to download movies from these sites, however we have to caution you about this. These programs are unmonitored and many of the files have viruses or are corrupt. Another huge complain is that it can be extremely difficult to find what you’re looking for and the download speeds are painfully slow at times.

Option #2 - Paid download services

Some websites allow movie downloads to your computer for a fixed charge, the range of movie downloads they offer is enough for you to find what you need. These websites have become rather popular, since the make the process of downloading films much simpler. They charge around $10 per film downloaded, although the prices may vary from one website to another.

Not a bad option, but there are less expensive ways to download movies online.

Option #3 - Membership based movie download sites

There are now websites that offer members unlimited movie downloads for paying a one-time only membership fee. They usually cost around $35-$45 and you can then login and download movies whenever you want.

These websites are now the most well-liked option, due to the vast range of movies they offer for download. No matter what your preferences are, you can almost always find what you want, including classics as well as recent hits. Some of these sites also offer television show episodes and music downloads.

These sites are run by specialized companies, eliminating any virus threats, and greatly speeding up the downloads, therefore saving a lot of your valuable time.

A very convenient option also offered by some of these websites, is that you can burn your downloaded films onto DVDs so that they can be played back on your DVD player.

If you are a movie buff, you can go through the several movie download options we talked about. The service in most cases leaves no room for improvement, and you won’t have to rush to the local video store again if you want to watch “Love, Actually” again.