How to Have a Long Distance Movie Night Online (Free)

5 min read · By the Booick team

Watch a movie in sync with a partner or friends in another city. A simple free setup, what works today and tips to make it feel like being together.

Being in different cities does not mean you have to skip movie night. With a synced watch room, everyone sees the same second at the same time, so you can laugh at the same scene.

What you need

• A phone or computer each, with a browser.
• A movie, show or trailer to watch on YouTube, or a direct video link you have the right to share.
• The invite link to your watch room.

Set it up in a minute

1. Open Entertainment on Booick and create a room. Choose friends-only or private.
2. Search YouTube for your movie and tap it. It plays for everyone.
3. Send the invite link. Your partner or friends join in one tap.
4. Press play together and chat under the video.

Make it feel like being together

• Pick the same snacks and say what you chose.
• Use voice instead of typing if you can, with headphones to stop echo.
• Pause for a short break at the same time, as you would in a cinema.
• Take turns choosing. The host can let everyone pick videos, or keep the remote.

Netflix, Prime Video and Hotstar block playing inside other websites, so they cannot be watched together on Booick yet. Netflix watch parties are coming. YouTube works today.

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