Foxtel Movies is a suite of 11 pay television film channels in Australia which began broadcasting on 1 January 2013.

Owned by Foxtel, the channels replaced the now-defunct Movie Network and Showtime suites.

[4] On 6 December 2012, it was announced that Movie Network would fold on 1 January 2013, being not permitted to sell the company to Foxtel or renew their contract.

[9] On 17 January 2013, in response to the outrage by subscribers, Foxtel launched an additional two timeshift channels (Family + 2 and Action/Adventure + 2).

[11] On 15 October 2013, it was announced that Foxtel had reached distribution agreements with StudioCanal, Hopscotch Entertainment One, Icon, and Transmission Films – four of Australia's key independent movie distributors.

[15] On 28 March 2015, a timeshift channel for Foxtel Movies Disney launched, coinciding with its first birthday.

[18][19] On 7 November 2019, The Walt Disney Company ended its output agreement with Foxtel Movies.

These changes occurred as Disney prepared to the Australian launches of Disney+ on 19 November 2019 and Star on February 23, 2021.

Featured films included Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, and Jurassic World.

The launch coincided with the theatrical release of the sixth and final installment of the series and the Australia Day public holiday.

[37] Coinciding with Arnold Schwarzenegger's visit to Australia, from 17 March to 20 March 2017 an Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated pop-up channel launched, featuring 19 of his films; including titles such as Conan the Barbarian, Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Escape Plan.