Netflix has been offering movie and TV series streaming since the noughties. Stan just celebrated 10 years. Other competitors like Foxtel have been around in one form or another for decades. While the digital land grab for big-name streaming services seems to have settled down, there's still space for niche newcomers. Take Cultpix, for example.
This relatively new streaming service has a name that almost says it all: cult cinema and TV series (aka "pix"). Despite having a (relatively modest) kids section, Cultpix is as about as far away from the kid-friendliness of Disney Plus as you get. While it's not a strictly "Adults Only" service in terms of its mature-minded titillation, Cultpix veers closer to that end of the spectrum than most mainstream streaming services. Think, SBS after 10pm.
Scroll on for everything you need to know about streaming Cultpix in Australia.
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What is Cultpix?
Cultpix claims to be the largest streaming service for those seeking vintage cult movies and genre films. What exactly does that mean? It covers a range of mainstream genres like horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and martial arts. But you also get sexploitation, mondo, blaxploitation, and a whole lot of other niche old-school genres.
While it does have a 'Kids Films & TV' section, the options are limited and you'll have to get past the 'I am 18 Years or Older' age gate before you get to that limited and admittedly tame content. As you might've guessed from that age gate and genres like "sexploitation", Cultpix is a streaming service meant for adults.
The more you scroll through Cultpix's content, the clearer this becomes with categories like Nudie, Erotica, and German Smut. Amid those raunchier categories are more niche genre picks like Ozploitation, Action, Thriller, and Monster. Even with those Cultpix categories, you will want to keep an eye out for the 'Nudie' tag, either to avoid or to steer towards it (no judgement from us).
How much does Cultpix cost in Australia?
Cultpix pricing is, unfortunately, all over the place depending on where you look. The website lists multiple currencies, while Google has other ideas about the fees involved. Sign up for a Cultpix account, though, and you can subscribe in Euros, Canadian Dollars, United States Dollars, Great Britain Pounds, Swedish Krona, Danish Krone, Australian Dollars, or New Zealand Dollars.
You then select from either monthly or annual Cultpix payments. In terms of Australian Dollars, Cultpix costs either $9.50 a month or $75 per year ($6.25 monthly value). Outside of the monthly savings for subscribing longer, both subscriptions contain access to the same Cultpix library and features.
Compared to other niche streaming services in Australia, Cultpix is one of the cheapest. Shudder is cheaper at $6.99 per month, while Beamafilm has a $7.99 monthly fee (if you can't get it free with a library membership). Even Paramount Plus Basic is cheaper at $7.99 per month, but that does have ads unless you upgrade to a pricier tier.
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What can I watch on Cultpix?
Cultpix has hundreds of things to watch, more heavily weighted towards films than TV series. Note that certain Cultpix content is region-locked, which you may be able to bypass with a virtual private network (VPN). For an idea of what's popular on Cultpix, here's a sampling of what's trending right now.
Popular Cultpix movies
- Carnival of Souls (1962)
- Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
- Halloween (1978)
- Hideout in the Sun (1960)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
- Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
Popular Cultpix TV series
- Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1970, one season)
- Quartermass II (1955, one season)
- Radar Men from the Moon (1952, one season)
- Superman (1941, one season)
- Suspense (1949, six seasons)
- The Starlost (1973, one season)
- The Veil (1958, one season)
How can I watch Cultpix?
If you want to watch Cultpix, you're likely going to need a computer. Despite being out in the wild for a few years, Cultpix is mainly relegated to browser-based streaming. Cultpix advises Chrome as the "most stable for viewing", but Safari, Firefox, and other browsers should also work.
The reason for a lack of apps seems to be down to a failed Cultpix Roku app. The official Cultpix FAQs said an Android version was in the works, and that appears to have been released. Apple TV was specifically listed as being unsupported ("because of censorship", according to Cultpix), and an Apple Store app wasn't available at the time of writing.
As a workaround, Cultpix advises Chromecast and AirPlay, though notes they "mostly" work. While you shouldn't hold your breath for any Cultpix smart TV apps, Cultpix does advise connecting an HDMI cable between a computer and TV as "the easiest way" to stream the service on a tele.
Best internet plans for streaming Cultpix
Cultpix doesn't specify data usage or bandwidth requirements. But given what's on the streaming service – primarily, older cult films – the best you can hope for is HD resolution. Officially, you can expect "anything from super-grainy VHS quality to high definition", the former of which was true of our tests with at least one 240p movie.
Using Stan as a guide, below-SD content uses 2Mbps, SD videos stream at 3Mbps, and HD (720p) content uses 4.5Mbps. Any NBN plan can comfortably cover those download speed requirements. While Cultpix doesn't explicitly state how many simultaneous streams you're allowed, we typically recommend going for at least an NBN 50 plan to allow for uninterrupted streaming with spare bandwidth for other internet tasks.
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Does Cultpix have a free trial?
There is no free trial for Cultpix. If you want to watch everything on Cultpix, you'll either need to pay $9.50 per month or $75 annually in Australia. That said, you can watch a very limited selection of Cultpix content with a free account.
Here's the list of free content on Cultpix at the time of writing:
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952, USA, 480p)
- Curious Alice (1971, USA, 360p)
- D.O.A. (1949, USA, 240p)
- Dementia 13 (1963, USA, 240p)
- Detour (1945, USA, 240p)
- Doin' Time (1985, USA, 720p)
- Driller Killer (1979, USA, 240p)
- Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973, USA, 480p)
- Killer Workout (1987, USA, 720p)
- Love 1-1,000 (1967, Sweden, 480p)
- Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959, USA, 480p)
- Program X: Secret Weapon (1972, Canada, 360p)
- Pulgasari - North Korea's Godzilla (1985, North Korea, 720p)
- Spider Baby (1967, USA, 480p)
- The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962, USA, 480p)
- The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916, USA, 360p)
- The Wild Hunt for the Hearse (1966, Sweden, 240p)
- Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (1957, USA, 360p)
What features does Cultpix have?
Compared to most modern streaming services, Cultpix leaves a lot to be desired. It's not even that it doesn't have any offline viewing and seemingly doesn't offer simultaneous streams, it's more that not all of Cultpix's films have subtitles. Cultpix's recommended workaround is to reach out to them for content without subtitles, even asking for volunteers to do the translation work for them.
The Cultpix homepage has a carousel of promoted content up the top, then the typical breakdown of genres as you scroll. At the time of writing, the 'join now' button beneath the promoted content didn't work (across multiple browsers). Similarly, when I tried to explore the 'Kids Films & TV' section, it asked me to confirm my age, then offered a page with no content.
You can hover over content and select to 'add to my list' or 'watch now'. Clicking through to content sometimes offers a trailer (where available), alongside a synopsis and basic info, including director, cast, and genre. Keep an eye out for languages and subtitle availability in this section. When you play a movie or TV series on Cultpix, the quality defaults to auto, but you'll be able to select up to 720p for supported content. Some older content is only available in 240p resolution. You can also speed up or slow down playback in 0.25 increments, from 0.25x playback up to 2x speed.
No, Cultpix doesn't have ads for any of its content. That includes premium content that you need a subscription to watch and free content available to anyone with a Cultpix account.
Cultpix FAQs
Is Cultpix free?
No, Cultpix isn't free, but you can access a small selection of free Cultpix content. If you want the full Cultpix library in Australia, you'll need to either pay $9.50 a month or $75 a year.
Is Cultpix legit?
Yes, Cultpix is a legitimate streaming service with a small selection of free content and a larger library of premium content.
Is Cultpix safe?
Yes, Cultpix is safe to use. Cultpix does use SMS login and takes payment details, but its FAQs state that it doesn't sell any of this data. Given the prevalence of erotica, though, Cultpix isn't safe for underage viewers.
Does Cultpix allow password sharing?
Cultpix explicitly states that it's against password sharing, which is why it uses SMS login. This seemingly only applies to Cultpix premium subscriptions. In our tests, the Cultpix free content didn't have any SMS login requirements.
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