Star Movies is an Asian-based pay television channel owned by Disney Entertainment.

Disney Star continues to operate the Indian feed of the network as a channel specialized in Western films, with the logo remaining completely unchanged since 2009.

Meanwhile the Middle Eastern feed is operated by Disney Entertainment, keeping the 2009 logo (still used in India and Mainland China) until adopting the non-Indian Star channels' logo scheme in 2024, while Fox Movies was replaced by a new channel, Star Films.

Star Movies in the Middle East, Balkans and Portugal is managed by The Walt Disney Company.

[1] The need to launch the channel was based on research on viewers' preferences and feedback from cable operators.

At launch, its programming lineup consisted of both Hollywood and Chinese films and catered to pan-Asian audiences.

Other studios include Lionsgate, NBCUniversal[citation needed] and Warner Bros.

[citation needed] Available audio feed languages are English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

[12] Star Movies Select HD was launched on 9 July 2015 showcasing niche films.

[14] Star Movies Middle East and Africa features a hardcoded Arabic-language subtitle track (except for Israel).

On 1 March 2024, Star Movies MENA rebranded for the first time in 16 years and stopped using its 2009 logo (which is still used in India and Mainland China).

It was launched on 2 June 2013 only in India, replacing Fox Action Movies (not to be confused with its Southeast Asian counterpart) after its temporary closedown on 11 May 2013.

It was the most localised feed of the television network, since most voice-overs in promotions for upcoming movies were done in Mandarin Chinese.

Star Movies Vietnam used to air a program called "Thảm đỏ (Red Carpet)" to introduce the movies which are scheduled to broadcast on the channel, all in Vietnamese language and hosted by Vietnamese presenters.