Star Movies (Balkans)

{{Short description|Movie channel in the Balkans}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Star Movies

| logo = Star Movies 2023.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2012|10|15|df=y}}

| owner = The Walt Disney Company Bulgaria {{small|(Disney Entertainment)}}

| picture_format = 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)

| language = English (audio)

| country = Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
Slovenia

| headquarters = Sofia, Bulgaria

| sister_channels = Star Channel
Star Life
National Geographic Channel
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV
24Kitchen
Star Crime

| website = http://starchannel-rs.com/ (Serbia)
http://www.starchannel-si.com/ (Slovenia)
https://www.starchanneltv-hr.com/ (Croatia)

}}

Star Movies is a television network, managed by The Walt Disney Company Bulgaria, which airs across several countries in Europe. Its basic programming includes numerous productions by 20th Century Studios, Disney, Columbia Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and DreamWorks.

It was launched in Bulgaria and other Balkan countries as Fox Movies on 15 October 2012.{{Cite web |date=2012-10-02 |title=Fox TV to launch in Balkans |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/10/02/fox-tv-to-launch-in-balkans/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Broadband TV News |language=en-GB}} On 7 June 2023, it was announced that Fox Movies would be rebrand to Star Movies on October 1, 2023.{{cite web |title=Fox postaje STAR Channel |url=https://fonet.rs/promo/36317965/fox-postaje-star-channel.html |website=FoNet portal |access-date=19 July 2023 |language=sr |date=7 June 2023 |trans-title=Fox becomes Star Channel}} It is a Hollywood movie channel whose main competitor is HBO Europe.