Microsoft Joins Movies Anywhere at Last

It’s happening — Microsoft is finally part of Movies Anywhere. The company has been working to bring support for Movies Anywhere to Microsoft Movies & TV for months, and the wait is finally over.

Movies Anywhere is a service where you can buy movies from iTunes, Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandagoNOW, and now Microsoft Movies & TV, and watch it wherever you want. This means that if you buy Deadpool 2 on iTunes, you can watch it using the Microsoft Movies & TV app on Windows 10 or on your Xbox One as long as it’s part of Movies Anywhere. Right now, Movies Anywhere only works with movies from Disney, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros, with more studios expected to join in the future.

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But there are some roadblocks, of course. Not all movies are supported by Movies Anywhere, so you will have to keep an eye out for the Movies Anywhere on movie listings before purchasing them if you want to be able to watch it across all the services. Do keep in mind that the service doesn’t support rental content, either. But more importantly: Movies Anywhere isn’t available outside of the United States.

Movies Anywhere support for Microsoft Movies & TV is a big deal: to date, it’s been impossible to view content purchased from the Microsoft Store on Android, iOS, and the web. With the support for Movies Anywhere, all of that changes, as you can now view the content purchased from the Microsoft Store on other services, or using the Movies Anywhere app.

You can get started with Movies Anywhere here — all you need to do is a create an account, and connect it to your Microsoft Account under Movies Anywhere settings.

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  • Omega Ra

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 7:48 am

    <p>I don't see the option yet to connect on movies anywhere, Guess I'll just have to keep my eyes open.</p>

    • prjman

      06 August, 2018 - 11:18 am

      <blockquote><a href="#299706"><em>In reply to Omega Ra:</em></a><em> It's coming soon (TM)</em></blockquote><blockquote><br></blockquote><p><br></p>

    • jgraebner

      Premium Member
      06 August, 2018 - 2:34 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299706">In reply to Omega Ra:</a></em></blockquote><p>Probably a work in progress. I just checked and Microsoft Movies &amp; TV is now listed as a supported retailer on the Movies Anywhere home page, but the option to link it isn't yet there on the settings page.</p>

      • sivey42

        Premium Member
        06 August, 2018 - 5:06 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#299851">In reply to jgraebner:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>It's live now on the manage retailers page.</p>

  • RamblingGeek

    06 August, 2018 - 8:08 am

    <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">But more importantly: Movies Anywhere isn’t available outside of the United States. ?</span></p>

  • dontbe evil

    06 August, 2018 - 8:25 am

    <p>good job</p>

  • JeffFerguson

    06 August, 2018 - 8:27 am

    <p><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); background-color: transparent;"> I'm not seeing Microsoft listed on the "Manage Retailers" page for existing Movies Anywhere accounts, but I am hoping that they will be added soon.</span></p>

  • dsddafdsf

    06 August, 2018 - 8:35 am

    <p>Smart move.</p><p>Now you can watch your Microsoft store purchased movies on the other platforms without Microsoft having to write and maintain another MoviesTV app for iOS and Android.</p><p>A bit like they transfered Groove people to Spotify and killed the iOS and Android apps.</p>

  • Pierre Masse

    06 August, 2018 - 8:38 am

    <p>Then I guess they don't intend to kill the Movies and TV app. It's good to know.</p>

  • wright_is

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 8:46 am

    <p>I want support for the ~2,000 DVDs and BDs I bought, so I can stream them…</p>

    • Chris_Kez

      Premium Member
      06 August, 2018 - 11:16 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299713">In reply to wright_is:</a></em></blockquote><p>That would be nice! I'm in the U.S and many of my recent purchases include an Ultraviolet copy that I validate through Vudu. The closest thing for my remaining discs– beyond ripping them to a media server– was Vudu's <em>Disc to Digital</em> service, which let me get digital copies for a few dollars by scanning the disc package at home.</p>

  • ibmthink

    06 August, 2018 - 9:28 am

    <p>Too bad its US only.</p>

  • jrickel96

    06 August, 2018 - 9:35 am

    <p>Movies &amp; TV has gone from a service I rarely use to one I may use the most, especially if the rumors of them building iOS and Android versions is true. If they also put it on Roku then it can be my go-to on non-Xbox TVs as well.</p>

  • ChuckOp

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 9:54 am

    <p>I'm not seeing the option to add Microsoft Movies + TV yet under retailers. I created the account last week and have a couple of other services connected.</p><p><br></p><p>I'm very excited about this, as I have a huge collection of movies I've been building for 6 years now.</p>

  • ChuckOp

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 10:05 am

    <p>Just had a support chat with "Emma" from MoviesAnywhere.com. She reports:</p><p><br></p><p class="ql-indent-1"><em>"Okay thank you. The info I have says that this will launch at 11AM today so yes you will be able to link the accounts via the manage retailers page but it just isn't available right yet".</em></p><p><br></p><p>She later clarified that 11am Pacific Time, today, Monday, August 6th. I'll check back then.</p>

    • Omega Ra

      Premium Member
      06 August, 2018 - 1:15 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#299725"><em>In reply to ChuckOp:</em></a><em> So 2pm east…we'll see.</em></blockquote><p><br></p>

    • ChuckOp

      Premium Member
      06 August, 2018 - 2:19 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299725">In reply to ChuckOp:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>Well, it's 11:18am PT and it's still not showing up. Will keep checking occasionally.</p>

      • Omega Ra

        Premium Member
        06 August, 2018 - 4:06 pm

        <blockquote><a href="#299847"><em>In reply to ChuckOp:</em></a><em> Now 4pm East, still nada</em></blockquote><p><br></p>

        • sivey42

          Premium Member
          06 August, 2018 - 5:06 pm

          <blockquote><em><a href="#299912">In reply to Omega Ra:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>It's online now. I just connected my account.</p>

    • ChuckOp

      Premium Member
      06 August, 2018 - 5:57 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299725">In reply to ChuckOp:</a></em></blockquote><p><br></p><p>…and as of 5:30pm Eastern/2:30pm Pacific, it's available and working.</p><p><br></p><p>I got 96 of my 162 movies and shows to show up. I'm assuming the rest aren't due to Paramount, MGM and other studios (I'm a big Star Trek fan).</p>

  • AnOldAmigaUser

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 10:27 am

    <p>Yes, but when Microsoft does kill <em>Movies + TV</em>, will Movies Anywhere content purchased through Microsoft still be available on other services?</p>

    • ReformedCtrlZ

      Premium Member
      06 August, 2018 - 11:15 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299734">In reply to AnOldAmigaUser:</a></em></blockquote><p>Yes, once authenticated with the service, the movies stick</p>

  • Scott Ross

    06 August, 2018 - 10:29 am

    <p>Finally. There were times where I thought the microsoft store had some decent deals on movies, and then I thought whats the point I can't watch it on my other devices. Now I can with this. I would buy it through the MS store, then go on amazon on the Roku TV and watch it that way. </p>

    • PeteB

      06 August, 2018 - 11:31 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299737">In reply to SRRLX1986:</a></em></blockquote><p>Have fun when Microsoft abandons the store like they did Groove, GFWL, the band etc and you're screwed.</p>

      • mestiphal

        06 August, 2018 - 12:03 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#299759">In reply to PeteB:</a></em></blockquote><p>or simply end their license with the movie producer like they've done in the past, and unless the movie has been downloaded somewhere, it's gone.</p>

      • Tony Barrett

        06 August, 2018 - 12:08 pm

        <blockquote><em><a href="#299759">In reply to PeteB:</a></em></blockquote><p>… and MS will abandon it at some point for sure. It must cost a heck of a lot to maintain, when it gets so little use. Who would buy into this when there are much better alternatives!</p>

  • markbyrn

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 1:07 pm

    <p>According to the Verge, "<strong style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66);"><em>Update August 6th 11AM ET</em></strong><em style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66);">: Microsoft has removed its Movies Anywhere page and video promo. We’ve reached out to the company for comment on when it will officially unveil Movies Anywhere support."</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

  • Gerard Samuel

    06 August, 2018 - 4:48 pm

    <p>Did anyone ever manage to connect their Microsoft account?</p><p>The link to the Microsoft site, was taken down and the Movies anywhere site/app do not show a way to connect a Microsoft account.</p>

    • Gerard Samuel

      06 August, 2018 - 5:43 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#299921">In reply to originaltrini0:</a></em></blockquote><p>Its live now! I'm watching a Microsoft purchased movie on an Android.</p><p>Only have about 50% of my movies, but that is due to Movies anywhere lack of agreements with some of the production houses.</p>

  • Troughley

    Premium Member
    06 August, 2018 - 8:23 pm

    <p>For US local it is now up and running in the moviesanywhere.com site </p>

  • desenal

    26 December, 2018 - 11:15 am

    <p>Great news for microsoft lovers. Now its easy to watch all movies on Cinema apk . All movies, TV shows are available for free on this app.</p>

  • jeetisking

    01 March, 2019 - 5:09 am

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