How to Rent Movies on Amazon?

Amazon Prime Video has introduced a new feature that allows users to rent movies on the App itself, unlike before, where iOS and Android users have to go to a different site. If you want to know how to rent movies on Amazon, this article is for you.

Amazon Prime has introduced a feature whereby users can rent new movies on the platform regardless of their premium subscription. For the non-subscribers, this is a good opportunity as this lets you rent one movie at a time rather than subscribing to the site. This is quite similar to Google’s ‘rent a movie’ option.

If you are new to the process and wish to know the steps to rent movies on Amazon, we will take you through a step-by-step guide in the sections below. Here’s all about using the Prime Video service to rent movies.

How Does Amazon Movie Rental Work?

Before we elaborate on the process of renting movies on Amazon, let us look into how Amazon movie rental works. The service is a part of Amazon Prime Video. However, the best part is that you do not need to be a Prime member to use it.

If you are an Amazon account user, you can access all the movies available to rent. Renting a movie takes only a few steps, and we will discuss it in the next section. You can also get the movie’s complete details before you buy it. Most new movies will be available to you via the early access option.

amazon prime store

Once you purchase a movie for rent, you can watch it on any of your devices that support Amazon Prime Video. Some movies can even be downloaded. Once you rent a movie, you get to keep it for 30 days until you start watching it. If you have already started watching any movie, note that Amazon gives you a 48-hour to 7-day gap to complete watching before the movie expires.

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Once the movie expires, you can rent it again any number of times. However, to avoid this, there is an option to buy movies so that you do not need to bother about the movie expiring after purchasing it. This means you get a 30-day limit to start watching the movie. However, the expiry timer starts once you hit play and start watching it.

How to Rent Movies on Amazon?

Now that you know about Amazon movie rental, let us look into how you can rent movies on Amazon. We have prepared a step-by-step guide for you to understand the same completely.

The steps to rent movies on Amazon are the same for the browser version and the official Prime Video App. Here, we have used the browser version as a reference. The options are the same in the mobile App as well. You can follow the steps given below to rent a movie on Amazon Prime:

  1. Open the Prime Video App on your mobile or go to the official website of Prime on your PC or mobile browser.
  2. Hover over the Store option on the Home page. Click on the ‘Rent’ option that will be visible.
  3. A list of movies that are available to rent will be shown to you, under various categories.
Open the Prime Video App

4. Find and select the movie you want to rent from the ones shown to you in the Store. Your selected movie’s details will be shown to you, including the duration, genre, and other purchase options.

select the movie you want to rent

5. Click on the ‘Rent’ option if the details of the movie seem appropriate for you.

6. You will be redirected to the Amazon login page. Enter your Amazon account details to log in to Prime Video.

Amazon login page

7. You must confirm your selection of the movie quality. Then, you will have to choose your Payment option and enter the details to proceed with the purchase. The site accepts both credit and debit cards and UPI IDs for payment.

After successfully confirming your payment details, you can watch the whole movie without any interruptions. You can either use the ‘watch now’ option or go to the Purchases and Rentals section of the ‘My Stuff’ menu to view the same.

Purchases and Rentals section

Note that some movies have the ‘Buy’ option next to them. You can use the option to buy the movies and store them permanently.

How to Download Rented Movies on Amazon?

Only some of the movies on Amazon Prime are available to download, and that too, on compatible devices. The process to download your rented movies has been mentioned in this section. The steps here are for the Prime Video App. You can follow the same steps on a computer as well:

  1. Open the Prime Video App and Log in to your account.
  2. On the home page, click the Profile icon in the top right corner.
Open Prime Video App

3. Go to the Purchases section on your Profile.

4. Click the three dots next to the movie you wish to download. Select the ‘Download’ option.

download the movie on amazon

The movie will be downloaded. In the case of TV shows, you can click on the ‘Download Season’ option to download multiple episodes. Once the content is downloaded, you can watch it offline until it expires, incase of rented movies and shows.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Why can’t I rent a movie on Amazon?

This might be because of a poor internet connection. Check if your network is stable and try connecting to the internet again. Prime Video site will fail to function properly in the case of an improper network connection.

What to do when an Amazon Prime rental is not showing up?

If you rent movies on Amazon and find it impossible to find them after you do so, this might be because you have not restarted the App after the purchase. Close the App and open it again. Check if the purchases are visible this time.

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Are there Free movies on Amazon?

Although Amazon Prime members can access various free movies, many movies are available exclusively for Prime subscribers. If you want to watch movies for free, you can also go to the Freeverse website, handled by Amazon, which is ad-supported but has free content.

Conclusion:

Introducing such movie rental features gives customers a new place to get newly released films and the freedom to choose how and when they want to watch the content. Like most of its online competitors, Amazon offers such a rental service on the various movies and TV shows included in the platform.

If you are a Prime subscriber, you will know how to rent movies on Amazon. However, this article is for you if you are a new subscriber who wants to use this service. Earlier, this feature was not so easily accessible on mobiles.  Now, you can directly rent movies through the official App or the website.

The sections above mention the steps to purchase movies on rent. We have also mentioned the various steps involved in downloading your rented content. If this blog has helped you, kindly let us know your feedback. Also, if there is anything else we can add to this blog, let us know your thoughts in the comments!!

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