MoviePass House Park City.
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The day has finally come.

MoviePass, the troubled film subscription service that offered customers the ability to see one movie in theaters per day for a monthly fee, announced Friday it's shutting down Sept. 14, Variety reports. The company said its "efforts to recapitalize" have "not been successful" and that after shutting down tomorrow, it's "unable to predict if or when the MoviePass service will continue."

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.