Apple TV+ Adds Collection Of 50+ Licensed Films For US Viewers In Limited Run

Apple TV+ has long been the lone major SVOD to refrain from licensing non-original films for its streaming service.

That approach has changed - at least slightly - with an announcement on Friday the service will temporarily add a collection of 50+ licensed movies to its US version of the service. Some titles will be available through March 31st, others will be around until April 30th. 

There's no official word from Apple TV+ why they are experimenting with this "Great Movies Collection," which is comprised primarily of movies that have rotated regularly through a number of other streaming services. And in fact, some of the films are still available on rival streamers.

My assumption would be that this is a low-cost, low-risk way for Apple TV+ executives to see if there is a desire among subscribers to watch licensed films. 

Here is the list of licensed films now available as part of this package on Apple TV+ and when the films will leave the streaming service.

American Sniper (March 31st)
Argo (April 30th)
Bad Boys (March 31st)
Black Hawk Down (March 31st)
Captain Philips (March 31st)
Catch Me If You Can (April 30th)
Con Air (March 31st)
Draft Day (March 31st)
Edge Of Tomorrow (April 30th)
Failure To Launch (April 30th)
Fast And Furious 6 (March 31st)
Fast Five (March 31st)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (April 30th)
Fight Club (April 30th)
Good Burgers (March 31st)
Gravity (April 30th)
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days (March 31st)
Horrible Bosses (March 31st)
I Am Legend (April 30th)
Jurassic World (March 31st)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (March 31st)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (March 30th)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (March 30th)
Knocked Up (March 31st)
Mad Max: Fury Road (April 30th)
Mean Girls (April 30th)
Men In Black (March 31st)
Minority Report (April 30th)
Old School (March 31st)
Saving Private Ryan (April 30th)
Spiderman (March 31st)
Spiderman 2 (March 31st)
Star Trek (April 30th)
Star Trek: Beyond (April 30th)
The Accountant (March 26th)
The Bodyguard (April 30th)
The Hurt Locker (April 31st)
The Prestige (April 30th)
The Proposal (April 30th)
The Wolf Of Wall Street (April 30th)
300 (April 30th)
Titanic (March 31st)
Training Day (March 31st)
Troy (April 30th)
21 Jump Street (March 31st)
Two Weeks Notice (March 31st)
Wyatt Earp (March 31st)
Zodiac (April 30th)
Zombieland (March 31st)
Zoolander (March 31st)