Terminator 2, Rambo, Bridget Jones' Diary and more: Sony is deleting 551 movies PlayStation users already paid for

Sony is pulling hundreds of movies that PlayStation Store customers across Europe already paid for. On September 1, 2026, a Studio Canal licensing deal expires, and every title tied to it disappears from people's libraries.

The notice went up on regional PlayStation pages for the UK, France, Italy and Spain, and it doesn't soften the blow. "You will no longer be able to access your previously purchased content from Studio Canal, and it will be removed from your video library," it reads.The list runs to 551 films and shows, and it's full of stuff people genuinely rewatch. Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, Rambo: First Blood, The Deer Hunter, Bridget Jones' Diary, Hot Fuzz, From Dusk Till Dawn and Cliffhanger are all there.

So are quieter picks like Moonlight, Pan's Labyrinth and Paddington 2.

No refunds, no store credit, no apology

The sting isn't the removal so much as the silence around it. Sony says nothing about refunds, store credit, or compensation. The message just links to the list and signs off with a thank you. And the word doing all the damage is "purchased", because content that evaporates in two months was only ever rented with extra steps. Sony has been asked whether buyers get their money back.

No reply yet.

PlayStation has done this before

There's a sliver of hope buried in PlayStation's own history. A couple of years ago it lined up to yank a batch of Discovery shows over licensing, then cut a fresh deal at the eleventh hour and quietly walked it back. So the September date isn't necessarily locked.But the pattern keeps proving the same point. Digital ownership lasts exactly as long as the contract behind it holds, and not a day longer. Today it's a Studio Canal movie. The same fine print covers the games sitting on your console right now.If any of these films are in your library, you've got until September 1 to watch them before they're gone.