From box office-breaking family adventures to iconic crime thrillers, there’s plenty to watch on the best free streaming services this week.

From December 27-29, stream these great movies for free, including a 2010s thriller, a terrific heist adventure, and an epic war film.

Apple TV+ is free. It's a brilliant marketing move and reminds us of the time when, back when Disney Channel was a premium cable channel, they would do special free weekends, complete with cutaways to a fake call center to see people signing up in real time.

Through Sunday, Jan. 5, Apple is offering free access to its streaming service Apple TV+. The three-day promotion kicked off on Friday, Jan. 3. Apple TV+ will be available for free on all devices that offer the streaming service.

The entire Apple TV+ programming is available free until Sunday. Here’s how to watch, and what’s worth seeing.

The streaming overlords have smiled upon TV watchers, kicking off the new year by making Apple TV+ programming free to watch for the first time. The special event runs Friday-Sunday, Jan. 3-5, giving everyone the perfect opportunity to catch up on all the original content you might have heard about -- but that didn't pique your interest enough to cough up the subscription price.