Hollywood

For a channel called Hollywood, you'd expect pure American blockbusters, and mostly that's what you get, but programmed with a distinctly Russian sensibility. The prime-time slot leans heavily on action franchises from the 90s and 2000s: think Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, and Fast & Furious entries, all dubbed into Russian with that familiar, slightly formal voice-over style. What's surprising is the late-night block, which dips into smaller American indie titles you seldom see on Russian free-to-air. The scheduling repeats aggressively, same film three times in a week, so if you miss the 21:00 showing, you'll catch it at 02:30 or the Saturday morning repeat. Commercial breaks are frequent but short, which beats the endless ad pods on some other movie channels. Picture quality is solid, 1080i, and the aspect ratio isn't zoomed to death. If you want to watch Hollywood online in Russia and don't need original English audio, this is the most reliable option. Not groundbreaking, but it knows what its audience wants and delivers without fuss.