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2.3

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LAST UPDATED: July 10th, 2023

FandangoNow was started in April of 2016 as a part of Fandango, providing on-demand video movie, tv streaming, and downloading services to everyone. Customers are able to read company reviews, see Rotten Tomatoes scores, watch trailers, and purchase movie tickets or a Fandango gift card in minutes online or through the Fandango app. No subscription is needed and customers can watch what they want when they want. 

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The Good

  • No subscription
  • Perks and rewards
  • Rent or purchase

No Subscriptions

Fandango Now offers a streaming movie and TV service with no subscription. Customers simply watch what they want when they want. Users may also purchase a Fandango gift card that may be used towards movie tickets or the streaming service. 

Large Movie and TV Library

There is over 6,500 movies and TV shows available to watch through Fandango Now. Some movies have bonus content, which might include director's commentary.  Many are fresh out of theatres and are cheaper to stream rather than purchasing movies on DVD and Blu-ray. The streaming service is simple to use with smart TVs or the Fandango app. 

Rent or Own

Customers can rent or purchase movies and TV episodes through Fandango Now.

Reward Points

With Fandango VIP, Fandango Now allows customers to earn reward points when renting or buying movies and TV episodes. Fandango VIP members unlock a reward for every 600 points earned. Members can get movie tickets to theatres, credit to stream on Fandango Now with the mobile app, or FanShop movie gear.

Fandango Now has many great features to their new services. Not only do customers not pay a monthly subscription, but their rental and purchase prices are reasonable and consistent with the industry. In addition, Fandango Now's selection of movies and TV episodes is extremely large for how new their services are.  Customers can choose from over 6,500 movies and TV shows. 

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The Bad

  • No unlimited streaming options
  • Not as many device options
  • No parental controls

No Unlimited Streaming

Because FandangoNow doesn't offer a subscription-based streaming TV package, customers have to rent or purchase every movie or TV episode they want to watch.  They don't have unlimited access to a large library like Netflix or Amazon Prime.

Not as Many Streaming Device Options

FandangoNow doesn't stream on as many devices as some of its competitors.  They don't support the Apple TV, XBox, PlayStation or PlayStation Vue, etc.  Fandango Now does run on all web browsers and as a mobile app, but not many streaming devices.

UltraViolet Account

Customers have to create an UltraViolet account and link it with their Fandango Now account in order to access and watch movies from the cloud.

No Parental Controls

FandangoNow does not have parental controls for their customers to use for movie and TV purchase and rentals. Overall, FandangoNow has a few drawbacks customers should be aware of before they start purchasing and renting movies and TV episodes.  The main concern is that Fandango Now is not available on a large variety of streaming devices.  If you stream movies and TV through an Apple TV, XBox, or Playstation you are out of luck for now.

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The Bottom Line

FandangoNow is a great new on-demand video streaming service option, providing customers with the ability to earn reward points through movie and TV purchase and rentals.  Reward points can then be redeemed for a percentage off the customer's next purchase.  In addition, FandangoNow has a very large library and selection for customers to choose from, with over 6,500 movies and TV episodes. However, FandangoNow is limited in their streaming services due to the lack of devices customers can stream on.  FandangoNow works on Samsung, Vizio, and LQ smart TVs 2011 and older, also Roku and Chromecast.  But it doesn't work on the Apple TV, XBox, or Playstation.  And customers have to create an UltraViolet and link it with their FandangoNow account in order to access and watch purchased and rented movies and TV episodes. Overall, Fandango Now is a great service for people not wanting a subscription-based streaming tv service and who have a Roku, Chromecast, or Smart TV.  

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Gregory Holdsworth San Antonio, TX

Buyer Beware of FandangoNow you need read the agreement before you Buy or Rent any movie from them. I’ve purchased over 600 movie with FandangoNow meaning I selected the BUY option assuming that I OWN the movie. BUT it turns out you don’t a total lie by FandangoNow. It turn out when you’re given the options to RENT or BUY they both mean the same meaning if you buy it you’re only Temporarily leasing the movie and you will lose your viewing rights to your movies when production company take away the right of the movie to be on FandangoNow. Meaning when you select the BUY option your not buy the movie only temporarily leasing it and you will lose your viewing rights to it and you lose your money that you paid for the movie. So Before you select the BUY option understand you’re NOT buying the movie you’re ONLY temporarily leasing it and FandangoNow will take away your Viewing right to the movie even tho you select the Buy option. Bottom line don’t select the BUY Option and Don’t spend a lot of money on movies on FandangoNow you will lose the right and you’ll LOSE your MONEY..

4 years ago

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Mark Morris Austin, TX

Got a free code for a movie rental from Coke Rewards. Trying to read the help pages, it looked like we could watch on our Apple TV if we installed the Movies Anywhere app and link the accounts. I did, but still nothing. Ended up using AirPlay to stream the movie from my laptop to the Apple TV, which worked but wasn't ideal. I suspect only purchased, not rented, movies will do the Movies Anywhere trick, but I'm not going to test it, since the iTunes Store seems to have the same movies for the same prices, but with better streaming quality and a better user experience. The free code got me to try it, but the experience just reaffirmed that we'll stay with iTunes.

5 years ago

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Jake Grand Rapids, MI

bought a few movies and have watched a few of them. We also have had problems with streaming. right now I cant play anything on the service not even a trailer and cant get ahold of customer service we just bought smallfoot and my kids really want to watch it... sucks.

4 years ago

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Anonymous

We had this for a few months not the best steaming experience movies would start and for what ever reason would stop.

4 years ago