We all know the expression “April showers bring May flowers,” but this year, it might be helpful to think of “showers” as “vaccinations” and flowers as “normal stuff like going out to eat and seeing a movie.” Until then, stay inside and safe with Sling, where we’ve got thousands of movies streaming live and on demand.
Here’s our list of April movie highlights, be sure to add premium channels like Showtime and Starz for the most movie content.
April Fools
Bill & Ted Face the Music – EPIX (Premieres April 3)
Super Troopers – Starz
Back to School – IFC
Legally Blonde - Showtime
Hot Rod - MTV2
Baseball Movies on Starz
The Sandlot - Starz
Rookie of the Year - Starz
The Bad News Bears - Starz
The Benchwarmers - Starz
For the Love of the Game - Starz
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Easter Bunnies
Peter Rabbit - FXM
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - Available to rent
Zootopia - Freeform, Sat. April 3, 7:25pm
Alice in Wonderland (1915) - EPIX
The Secret Life of Pets - Available to rent
Halfway to Halloween on Shudder
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula – Premieres April 1
The Power – Premieres April 8
The Banishing – Premieres April 15
Boys from County Hell – Premieres April 22
In Search of Darkness: Part II – Premieres April 26
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Oscar Winners
Gladiator - SYFY
Titanic - Starz
Gandhi - HDNet Movies - Sat., April 3, 8am (Set your DVR!)
Annie Hall - Starz
The Godfather - Showtime (Premieres April 4)
Stellar Sequels
The Godfather, Part II - Showtime (Premieres April 4)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - TNT
Kung Fu Panda 3 - FXX
Fast & Furious 6 - TNT
Back to the Future Part III - AMC+
Action Movie All-Stars
Taken - Starz
Eraser - TBS
Resident Evil: Retribution - Starz
Jackie Chan: Battle Creek Brawl - Shout! Factory
The Expendables - EPIX
Classic John Hughes
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - AMC
The Great Outdoors - Showtime
Sixteen Candles - Sundance
Some Kind of Wonderful - EPIX
Mr. Mom - Showtime
Music Docs on Sling Free (Click to watch!)
Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of - Gravitas
Horn From the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story - Gravitas
Parrot Heads - Gravitas
A to Zeppelin: The Story of Led Zeppelin - theArchive
Fleetwood Mac: Unbroken Chain - theArchive
Foreign Language Favorites
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Showtime
Y Tu Mama Tambien - IFC International
Phoenix - IFC Films Unlimited
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - IFC Films Unlimited
The Host - Magnolia Selects
