Cheap movie rental and purchase vouchers and offers.
Here’s my guide to the cheapest ways to rent movies, including how to get them by post. Below are any current deals I spot for rentals or digital purchases.
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Amazon Prime Video
You don’t need a subscription to Amazon Prime Video to rent or buy some titles. In fact, some movies and TV shows are only available to rent separately.
You have a month to start watching rentals, and then 48 hours once you first press play.
Amazon: £1.99 new releases for Prime members
Amazon often has selected new rentals for £1.99 if you’re with Prime. If you’re not already a Prime member you can get a 30-day free trial once a year.
Ratuken
There are a number of movies to rent from Rakuten, as well as free older films, though these have adverts.
Rakuten: Up to 1/3 off via Tastecard
If you have a Tastecard you can get reduced Rakuten rentals. An SD rental costs £2.99, HD costs £3.49 and UHD costs £3.99.
This is far cheaper than everywhere else (subject to other special offers). It’s possible to get a Tastecard free trial for two months here.
Rakuten: 24 free rentals a year via Halifax
The Halifax Reward account will offer two HD rentals a month – but there are conditions to qualify. But do this and you’ll also avoid the £3 monthly fee. Here’s more information.
Chili
Rentals last for 28 days before expiring, or 48 hours once you start watching.
Most months, Chili has a code that’ll get you 50% off up to two rentals or purchases, or something similar. I’ll post here when I spot these.
Chili: 20% off your first rental
The first time you sign up you should be able to get money off your first rental. The discount code is usually automatically applied at checkout, but check first. It used to be 50% but has now dropped to 20% off.
Chilli: 50% off gift cards via Lidl
You can buy a £3.50 Chili voucher for £2.50 from the Lidl Plus loyalty app. Terms say the credit expires on 25 July 2023.
The credit also can’t be used with other promotions or codes, and you can only use it to rent movies, not purchase them.
Chilli: Free rental each month via Telegraph Extra
Sign up for a trial of the Telegraph newspaper digital service, usually free or £1 for a month or more, and you can pick up a free Chili rental on the first Friday of the month.
Chili: Free credit on Vodafone
If you have Vodafone’s VeryMe loyalty app there is often a credit or offer for a rental or sometimes £10 to spend on a selection of movies. Here’s more about VeryMe and how anyone can get it.
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Sky Store
Personally I think you should avoid Sky Store as it’s the most expensive of all the rental sites, with even SD versions of new releases costing a huge £5.49. However it’s possible to get freebies from time to time which are worth nabbing.
Sky Store: Asda Pizza and movie deal
Buy two medium pizzas and a drink meal deal from Asda stores and you can claim a free Sky Store voucher or Vue cinema ticket.
The pizza must come from the pizza counter in-store, and will be labelled as a “Movie Nights In Meal Deal”. It’ll cost £6 in total.
To claim your voucher, worth £5.49, you need to visit MovieNightsIn.co.uk within seven days of buying the food and upload a photo of your receipt.
You’ll then get sent a code to add to your Sky Store account within a week, but you’ll have a year to actually use the credit. It’s due to end 6 April 2023 but is often extended.
Thanks to the SkintDad blog for bringing this offer to my attention!
Sky Store: 10% off gift cards via Lidl
This offer is nowhere near as good as the discounts offered for Chili on the same Lidl Plus app.
You can get:
- £5.99 voucher for £5.50 (save 8%)
- £10 voucher for £8.99 (save 10%)
Google Play
Google Play offers are few and far between nowadays, but it’s worth keeping an eye on your account for special promos.
Google Play: 4% off gift cards
The website CD Keys usually has a small discount of around 4% on Google Play gift cards.
iTunes / Apple Video
If you choose to rent or buy via iTunes then check out the latest iTunes discount codes and offers.
Digital purchase offers
Unforgettable Entertainment sale (expired)
Every March there’s a promotion running across most digital download sites with discounts on movies and TV shows to buy.
You can check out the reduced titles at
There are also offers on BT TV, Virgin Media store, Playstation Store and Microsoft Store.
Personally I’d use Just Watch to compare the prices across the different platforms.
