Rent, then watch now or later
Search for a movie in the Apple TV app,* then look for an option to rent it. Not all movies are available to rent.
Renting movies from the iTunes Store can be pretty simple if you don’t want to do anything special, though you’ll have to jump through some hoops if you want to move rented movies.
When you rent a movie, you have 30 days to start watching it. As soon as you play your rental, your rental is available for 48 hours. Your rental automatically deletes from your library 30 days after you rent it or 48 hours after you start watching it, whichever is sooner.
*The Apple TV app isn't available in all countries or regions. See if the Apple TV app is available in your country or region.
Find your rental, then download or stream it
ITunes allows you to rent movies and watch them on any computer or device running the latest version of iTunes or iOS. You have 30 days in which to start watching rented movies, and 24 hours to finish movies after you’ve started watching them. ITunes Movie Rental is a very good service and it works smoothly. All you have to do is visit the iTunes store and find the movie that you want, then pay and download it.
There are millions of movies in iTunes Store that you can purchase. But not all of the movies you can purchase also allow you to rent. So, the amount of movie you can purchase is larger than that you can rent. Play Restrictions. Above are the differences between purchasing and renting a movie from iTunes. They also have something in common. So you have some movie and show rentals that didn’t completely download for whatever reason (oftentimes, there’s just not enough space on your iDevice). And now, your “Rentals” tab tells you to “Go to Downloads to manage your downloads.” But you can’t find “Downloads” on iTunes or in your Videos or TV App.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Open the Apple TV app and go to the Library tab.
- Look for Rentals. If you don't see Rentals, then there aren't any current rentals associated with the Apple ID that you're signed in with.
- To stream your rental, tap . Or tap to download your rental so you can watch it offline.
As soon as you press play, you have 48 hours to finish watching your rental.
On your Apple TV or smart TV
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- Open the Apple TV app and go to the Library tab.
- Select Rentals from the side bar. If you don't see Rentals, then there aren't any current rentals associated with the Apple ID that you're signed in with.
- Select your rental, then select Play to start watching it. You can't download rentals to your Apple TV or smart TV.
As soon as you press play, you have 48 hours to finish watching your rental.
In iTunes on your Mac or PC
- Open iTunes, then click Movies in the upper-left corner.
- Click the Rented tab at the top of the iTunes window. If you don't see the Rented tab, then there aren't any current rentals associated with the Apple ID that you're signed in with.
- To stream your rental title, hover your cursor over the title and click . To download it to your computer, click .
As soon as you press play, you have 48 hours to finish watching your rental.
Watch your rental on any device
You can watch movies that you rent on any device that has the Apple TV app and is signed in with your Apple ID.
You can download your rental on one device at a time. If you download your rental on one device, you can stream it to one other device simultaneously.
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If you can't play your rental, see if it's downloaded or streaming on another device. To download your rental on a different device, remove the rental from your device, then download it on the device that you want to watch it on.
Get help
- If you can‘t stream or watch video content from the Apple TV app or iTunes Store, restart your device. If your rental still won't play, learn about streaming issues or report a problem.
- For downloads, you can start watching your movie as soon as enough of it has downloaded to play without interruption. If you plan on watching your rental on an airplane or where Wi-Fi isn't available, you might want to download your rental a day before to make sure that you have enough time for it to download to your device.
Learn more
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- Learn how to find closed-captioned and subtitled content or find audio-described content.
- You might be asked for a verification code at the time of rental. Learn how to get a verification code for two-factor authentication.