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Frequently Asked Questions
Stan offers a strong mix of movies across genres, from Hollywood hits to hidden gems. The library is always growing, and there’s something for every mood. If you’re into movies that are actually worth your time, Stan is one of the better platforms to check out in Australia.
Yes, Stan often adds new release films not long after they hit home release. You’ll also find some exclusive titles and first-run Australian premieres. While it doesn’t have every new movie out there, the platform regularly updates its selection with fresh picks.
Absolutely! Stan has a solid range of family-friendly movies, including animated films, live-action adventures, and titles from big studios. There’s plenty to stream if you’re after something for a movie night with the kids or just want to keep them entertained.
Definitely. Stan Originals include feature films that often spotlight local stories and talent. These titles are made for Stan and can’t be streamed elsewhere, which gives you something unique. If you’re into homegrown content or just want something different, they’re worth a look.
Yes, all Stan plans let you stream without ads. That means no interruptions while you’re watching. It’s one of the reasons many people choose Stan over free platforms or lower-tier plans elsewhere, as you get a cleaner, more focused viewing experience.
A decent internet connection helps, especially if you want to stream in HD or 4K. Stan adjusts video quality based on your speed, so slower connections can still stream without too much buffering. But for the best results, faster internet is definitely the way to go.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Action•Adventure•Fantasy•Sci-fi
Overview
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Director
Jon Watts
Cast
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau
Duration
142 minutes
The Running Man
Mystery•Thriller•Action•Adventure•Sci-fi
Overview
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
Director
Edgar Wright
Duration
133 minutes
Nuremberg
Mystery•Thriller•History•Drama•War
Overview
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
Director
James Vanderbilt
Duration
148 minutes
Legally Blonde
Comedy•Romance
Overview
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to law school. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just looks.
Director
Robert Luketic
Cast
Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber
Duration
96 minutes
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fantasy•Drama•Action•Adventure
Overview
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Director
Peter Jackson
Cast
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean
Duration
171 minutes
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Drama•Mystery•Thriller
Overview
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
Director
Mary Bronstein
Duration
113 minutes
The Princess Bride
Kids•Comedy•Family•Fantasy•Romance•Action•Adventure
Overview
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Director
Rob Reiner
Cast
Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, André Roussimoff
Duration
98 minutes
How I Live Now
Drama•Romance•Sci-fi•Thriller•War•Mystery•Action•Adventure
Overview
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Cast
Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland, Harley Bird, Anna Chancellor
Duration
97 minutes
Regretting You
Drama•Romance
Overview
Morgan Grant and her daughter Clara explore what's left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.
Director
Josh Boone
Duration
116 minutes
The Matrix
Sci-fi•Action•Adventure
Overview
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Director
Lana Wachowski
Cast
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano
Duration
136 minutes
Donnie Darko
Drama•Mystery•Thriller•Sci-fi•Fantasy
Overview
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Director
Richard Kelly
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, James Duval, Drew Barrymore, Beth Grant
Duration
114 minutes
The Hunger Games
Sci-fi•Action•Adventure•Thriller•Mystery
Overview
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
Director
Gary Ross
Cast
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks
Duration
143 minutes
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Sci-fi•Action•Adventure•Mystery•Thriller
Overview
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellion leader John Connor, this time targeting the boy himself. However, the rebellion has sent a reprogrammed terminator to protect Connor.
Director
James Cameron
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Earl Boen
Duration
137 minutes
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Action•Adventure•Sci-fi
Overview
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Director
Jon Watts
Cast
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau
Duration
128 minutes
The Naked Gun
Comedy•Action•Adventure•Crime
Overview
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.
Director
Akiva Schaffer
Duration
85 minutes
Heat
Crime•Drama•Action•Adventure
Overview
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Director
Michael Mann
Cast
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore
Duration
170 minutes
Nobody
Action•Thriller•Crime•Drama•Mystery•Adventure
Overview
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
Director
Ilya Naishuller
Cast
Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Aleksey Serebryakov, RZA
Duration
93 minutes
Me Before You
Romance•Drama
Overview
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
Director
Thea Sharrock
Cast
Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Brendan Coyle
Duration
106 minutes
Practical Magic
Comedy•Drama•Fantasy•Romance
Overview
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
Director
Griffin Dunne
Cast
Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Goran Visnjic, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest
Duration
104 minutes
Arrival
Sci-fi•Drama
Overview
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Cast
Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma
Duration
111 minutes
Dirty Dancing
Romance•Drama•Music•Musical
Overview
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Director
Emile Ardolino
Cast
Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston
Duration
101 minutes
Tropic Thunder
Comedy•Action•War•Adventure
Overview
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Director
Ben Stiller
Cast
Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, Nick Nolte
Duration
102 minutes
- Sequel Released
28 Days Later
Horror•Sci-fi•Drama•Mystery•Thriller
Overview
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
Director
Danny Boyle
Cast
Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, Christopher Eccleston
Duration
118 minutes
- Sequel Released
Bend It Like Beckham
Comedy•Drama•Romance•Sport
Overview
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Cast
Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan
Duration
108 minutes
The Nice Guys
Action•Comedy•Mystery•Crime•Thriller•Adventure•Drama•Romance
Overview
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Director
Shane Black
Cast
Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley
Duration
111 minutes
Troy
Adventure•Action•History•War
Overview
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Cast
Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Sean Bean
Duration
156 minutes
10 Things I Hate About You
Comedy•Drama•Romance
Overview
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
Director
Gil Junger
Cast
Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz
Duration
98 minutes
The Godfather
Crime•Drama
Overview
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard S. Castellano
Duration
170 minutes
Hell or High Water
Crime•Thriller•Western•Drama•Mystery
Overview
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.
Director
David Mackenzie
Cast
Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland
Duration
102 minutes
The Castle
Comedy•Drama
Overview
A Melbourne family is very happy living near the Melbourne airport. However, they are forced to leave their beloved home (by the Government and airport authorities) to make way for more runways. 'The Castle' is the story of how they fight to remain in their home.
Director
Rob Sitch
Cast
Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee
Duration
85 minutes
The Gentlemen
Crime•Action•Adventure•Comedy
Overview
American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
Director
Guy Ritchie
Cast
Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong
Duration
109 minutes
The Big Short
Comedy•Drama•History
Overview
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Director
Adam McKay
Cast
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo
Duration
125 minutes
Hereditary
Horror•Thriller•Drama•Mystery
Overview
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Director
Ari Aster
Cast
Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Gabriel Byrne
Duration
123 minutes
Pulp Fiction
Crime•Drama•Mystery•Thriller•Comedy
Overview
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Director
Quentin Tarantino
Cast
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames
Duration
148 minutes
The Fifth Element
Sci-fi•Adventure•Action
Overview
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Director
Luc Besson
Cast
Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
Duration
121 minutes
Fargo
Crime•Drama•Thriller•Mystery
Overview
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
Director
Joel Coen
Cast
Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, John Carroll Lynch
Duration
98 minutes
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Comedy
Overview
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Director
John Hughes
Cast
Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey
Duration
103 minutes
Shrek
Animation•Kids•Comedy•Fantasy•Family•Romance•Action•Adventure
Overview
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Director
Andrew Adamson
Cast
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel
Duration
90 minutes
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Family•Fantasy•Comedy•Kids
Overview
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
Director
Mel Stuart
Cast
Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson, Roy Kinnear, Julie Dawn Cole
Duration
100 minutes
Zoolander
Comedy
Overview
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
Director
Ben Stiller
Cast
Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Milla Jovovich
Duration
86 minutes
Ready Player One
Sci-fi•Adventure•Action
Overview
In 2045, the creator of a virtual reality universe dies and leaves his fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg. Soon, young Wade Watts finds himself in a reality-bending treasure hunt through the mysterious and fantastical world.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T. J. Miller
Duration
134 minutes
Fight Club
Thriller•Drama•Mystery•Crime
Overview
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Director
David Fincher
Cast
Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto
Duration
133 minutes
Team America: World Police
Comedy•Action•Adventure
Overview
When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed, highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which has recruited troubled Broadway actor Gary Johnston, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America's 'policing the world' tactics.
Director
Trey Parker
Cast
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa Moyo, Daran Norris
Duration
94 minutes
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
Comedy•Animation•Family•Kids•Fantasy•Horror•Action•Adventure
Overview
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
Director
Derek Drymon
Duration
96 minutes
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Adventure•Action
Overview
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey
Duration
106 minutes
Saving Private Ryan
War•Drama•History
Overview
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper
Duration
163 minutes
Pig
Drama•Mystery•Thriller
Overview
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.
Director
Michael Sarnoski
Cast
Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, Nina Belforte, Gretchen Corbett
Duration
87 minutes
Shutter Island
Mystery•Thriller•Drama
Overview
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
Duration
138 minutes
Scary Movie
Comedy
Overview
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!
Director
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast
Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Regina Hall
Duration
85 minutes
The Silence of the Lambs
Crime•Drama•Thriller•Mystery•Horror
Overview
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Cast
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald
Duration
119 minutes