Filmin

Filmin was founded in Barcelona in 2007 by a group of independent Spanish distributors, and it shows in the catalogue: thousands of European, Latin American and independent films that exist nowhere else on streaming.

Where MUBI curates tightly and rotates, Filmin offers depth — a permanent library you can explore rather than a weekly selection.

Depth Rather Than Rotation

The catalogue holds thousands of titles permanently, organised into curated collections by director, movement, country and theme. For someone working through a director's filmography or exploring a national cinema, that permanence is the difference between a service you browse and one you actually use.

Films are available in original language with subtitles, which matters for viewers who object to dubbing and for language learners.

Online Film Festivals

Filmin runs online festivals, including the long-running Atlantida Film Fest, bringing festival programming to subscribers who cannot attend in person. That is a genuinely distinctive offering and connects the platform to European film culture rather than merely licensing from it.

European Focus

Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, German, Nordic and Eastern European cinema are all substantially represented, alongside Latin American film. For anyone building a viewing life around European cinema, this is the deepest single subscription available.

Limitations to Consider

Filmin's interface and apps are less polished than the major platforms, and availability outside Spain and Portugal is limited by rights — the full catalogue is not accessible everywhere in Europe. There is little mainstream or family content, and the service is primarily Spanish-language in its interface and editorial.

Who Should Use Filmin

Serious film viewers in Spain and Portugal, and anyone whose priority is depth of European and independent cinema rather than mainstream series or family viewing.