What to Know

  • Rent: Select a movie, choose Rent, confirm the purchase, and then select Watch now.Download: Find the title from the Purchases area of the app, and select Download from its menu.

You can watch rented movies from your computer or any other device that supports Prime Video, including phones, tablets, and TVs.

The way it works is very similar to other streaming services like YouTube and Netflix. After browsing for something to rent and then paying for it, all the watching happens either in your browser or through an app.

You can rent movies from Prime Video on your computer or through the Prime Video app. These screenshots are for the desktop version, but all the menu buttons are the same in the app.

  • Open the app or visit Prime Video from a computer.
  • Locate the movie you want to rent.
  • The Channels menu is handy if you want to browse featured and popular movies. All the newest films available for rent are found in the New Releases category.
  • Pick the pricing option that matches the quality you want to rent. You may need to choose More purchase options to see all the rental options.
  • If you’ve set up a Prime Video PIN, you’ll need to enter it to complete the purchase.
  • Confirm by selecting Continue.
  • You’ll be charged immediately afterward; there won’t be another screen where you review the purchase before finalizing it. If you rent a movie by accident, you can always undo the purchase if you act quickly enough—choose Cancel your order right there on that same page.
  • That’s it! You can start the movie immediately by selecting Watch now or by opening it later from the My Stuff menu on the website or the menu > Purchases area in the app.

Only select titles are available for download, and only on compatible devices. Here’s how to download the newly rented movie from the Android app:

Open the app or visit Prime Video from a computer.

Locate the movie you want to rent.

The Channels menu is handy if you want to browse featured and popular movies. All the newest films available for rent are found in the New Releases category.

Pick the pricing option that matches the quality you want to rent. You may need to choose More purchase options to see all the rental options.

If you’ve set up a Prime Video PIN, you’ll need to enter it to complete the purchase.

Confirm by selecting Continue.

You’ll be charged immediately afterward; there won’t be another screen where you review the purchase before finalizing it. If you rent a movie by accident, you can always undo the purchase if you act quickly enough—choose Cancel your order right there on that same page.

That’s it! You can start the movie immediately by selecting Watch now or by opening it later from the My Stuff menu on the website or the menu > Purchases area in the app.

  • Select the menu button at the top-right of the screen.
  • Select the Purchases tab.
  • Choose the movie you want to save, or tap the menu next to it, and then select Download.
  • For TV shows with multiple episodes, you can download the entire season by selecting Download Season, or you can download specific episodes by tapping the episode and then the down arrow icon.

Select the menu button at the top-right of the screen.

Select the Purchases tab.

Choose the movie you want to save, or tap the menu next to it, and then select Download.

For TV shows with multiple episodes, you can download the entire season by selecting Download Season, or you can download specific episodes by tapping the episode and then the down arrow icon.

There are two important restrictions to note about renting from Prime Video: you have 30 days to start watching the movie and then a limited number of hours or days from then before it expires. Some movies give you seven days, but others place a 48-hour limit; you’ll see this before and after you make the purchase.

This means you can rent a movie today and wait a few weeks to start watching it, but the moment you press play is when the expiration timer starts.

You can rent a movie more than once if it expires and you want to watch it again, but there’s also an option to buy movies on Prime Video so they’re yours to watch for as long as you like.

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