Open the same movie on your own accounts, press play once, and watch it together in sync, with a free video call so you can see everyone's reactions.
Works on
Choose something everyone can play on their own streaming account.
Everyone adds Watch Party to desktop Chrome.
The host opens the movie, creates a party and shares the room code.
One click plays it for everyone. Pause for snacks together.
See your friends laugh at the same scene. Free and built in.
No screen share: everyone streams the movie on their own connection.
Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Hulu and other sites with a standard player.
A date for two or a movie night for dozens, up to 500 people.
A screen share sends a compressed, laggy copy of one person's screen, and most streaming services show a black screen when you try. With Watch Party, everyone streams the movie themselves at full quality, and only the play, pause and timestamp are kept in step.
Step-by-step options and tips: how to watch movies with friends online. Into series instead? See watch anime together and watch YouTube together. Not installed yet? Download it for Chrome.
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A proper date night across time zones.
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Themed nights with games and reactions.
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Watch with grandparents in another city.
You watch on the streaming service you already use, and a watch party extension keeps everyone in sync. Watch Party works on sites with a standard HTML5 video player and adds a free video call.
Yes. Watch Party's group video and voice calls are free, along with sync, chat and reactions.
No. It doesn't host or stream any video. Everyone plays the movie from their own account on the service, and the extension keeps playback in step.
Yes. Disney+ GroupWatch ended in 2023 and Prime Video's Watch Party feature was removed later. Watch Party is a separate extension, so it doesn't depend on those features.
Synced playback, live chat and video calls, free in Chrome.
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