Links - DVD rental services


Online DVD rental services in the UK tend to function by members paying a monthly subscription, selecting a number of movie titles from an online catalogue and receiving DVDs from their selection through the post.

Initially the catalogues of these DVD rental services tended to cater more for the arthouse type of movie lovers by offer a selection of less widely popular movies that it wasn't practical for highstreet video and DVD rental stores to stock.

Highstreet DVD rental stores have now decreased in their popularity and many more people who rent movies do so through online rental services. The majority of these offer a wide selection of mainstream titles, but some of these rental services still offer better selections of more specialist movies.

As the popularity of online DVD rental services has grown, the number of these services also increased with many retail big names also adding their own services to the list to choose from. Most of the time these rental services from general retailers are actually provided by a specialist DVD rental company and re-branded with the general logo attached. The links below have therefore been split between the services which specialise in online DVD rental and those other retailers who also have a DVD rental service as part of their portfolio.

A small number of DVD rental services also include computer and/or video games in the selection of available titles - giving the option of renting a combination of games and DVDs. Several computer and video games rental specialists also exist, many of them offering the option to purchase games which have been rented at a discount compared to standard retail prices.


online services specialising in DVD rental

  • 99p DVD.com


  • Blockbuster
    • Blockbuster is probably the UK's most familiar movie rental store chain on the highstreet and is now online. Customers pay a monthly subscription and can then receive unlimited DVD rentals through www.blockbuster.co.uk.

  • Cinema Paradiso
    • Apart from offering all new releases to members, Cinema Paridiso also stocks over 15,000 lesser-known and old titles available to rent through their easy to use website. Their catalogue is constantly updated with hundreds of new titles. Members can keep the movies as long as they like and return them when they have finished. Cinema Paradiso have no late fees, no hidden charges and cancellation of the membership possible at any time.

  • DVDtoHome


  • Easy DVD rental


  • LOVEFiLM


  • MovieConnect


  • MoviePigeon
    • MoviePigeon offers a wide variety of DVDs covering most movie genres (including a sub-section which is dedicated to adult movies).

  • My Movie Stream
    • MyMovieStream is the award-winning DVD rental service where customers choose online from virtually limitless titles and the DVDs are delivered/returned by First Class Post.

  • PostaDVD


online retailers who also offer DVD rental services

alternatives to DVD rental services

  • xiddi
    • xiddi is an internet based DVD trading club. Once someone has become a member, xiddi offers a way of trading (exchanging) DVDs online with other members. Since the DVDs are all owned by members rather than a central organisation, there are no rental or transaction charges. In fact, members only have to pay for the postage cost of each DVD which is traded.

computer games rental services