FilmStruck

FilmStruck
Company typeStreaming service
IndustryFilm
FoundedNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
DefunctNovember 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)
SuccessorMax
The Criterion Channel
Headquarters
Atlanta
OwnerTurner Broadcasting System
Websitewww.filmstruck.com Edit this at Wikidata

FilmStruck was a film streaming service from Turner Classic Movies which catered to cinephiles and focused on rare, classic, foreign, arthouse, and independent cinema. It launched in November 2016 and succeeded Hulu as the exclusive online streaming home of The Criterion Collection.[1][2][3][4][5] It was discontinued on November 29, 2018.[6]

  1. ^ Kleeman, Sophie (April 26, 2016). "21 Classic Movies Getting Yanked From Hulu Soon". Gizmodo.
  2. ^ "TCM and Criterion to Offer Streaming Service, FilmStruck". The New York Times. April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Cox, Jamieson (April 26, 2016). "FilmStruck is a streaming service for movie nerds, and it's launching this fall". TheVerge.
  4. ^ Smith, Gerry (April 26, 2016). "Time Warner's Turner Appeals to Film Nerds With Web-Only Service". Bloomberg.
  5. ^ Spangler, Todd (October 6, 2016). "Turner to Launch FilmStruck Classic Movie-Streaming Service Oct. 19". Variety.
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (October 26, 2018). "WarnerMedia to Shut Down FilmStruck Subscription-Streaming Service". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2018.