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24 alternatives to The Economist Films

Where image is the final word

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Economist Films launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Economist Espresso▲127

   Daily shot of news on your phone by The Economist

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Economist Explorer▲135

   A better Economist article discovery & search engine

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Word Lens▲83

   See the world in your language

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slant News▲97

   Sharp angles on news and culture.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Movieo▲194

   A place for discovering movies

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Indyoh▲75

   A worldwide online film market

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SeenTh.at▲72

   We See Movies.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Plot for Movies▲113

   Discover, plan, and share the movies you watch.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Reelgood▲252

   Always pick the perfect movie

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    AlertFilm▲136

    All the movies, all your streaming platforms, in one app.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Colors of Motion▲147

    Visualize the color of movies

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Top Documentary Films▲115

    Watch Free Top Documentaries

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Documentary Heaven▲177

    Thousands of free online documentaries

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AI Weekly▲117

    Weekly collection of the top news on Artificial Intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thought Maybe▲234

    A streaming library of documentaries

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Caterpillar App▲221

    Turn any movie into a full language course

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PaperLater▲135

    Your Read it Later's printed & delivered as a newspaper

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Short of the Week▲83

    The best short films in one place

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Moviegalaxies▲81

    Discover the Social Graph in Movies

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Movie Project▲91

    Popular movie titles grouped by year

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Filmography▲95

    Prove your movie knowledge

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    News In Shorts▲106

    News in 60 words

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →