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MoviePass is at it again. The company has launched its Uncapped plan for $9.95 a month* for unlimited 2D movies**
Sound familiar? Here's a timeline of every plan and promise MoviePass has offered.

*if you pre-pay for the year
**restrictions apply
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June 27, 2011: MoviePass announces a beta plan for a subscription service that will let users watch unlimited movies for $50 a month. A few days later, the beta plan is put on hold after AMC and other chains say they won’t participate and weren’t consulted beforehand. 2/
October 2, 2012: MoviePass announces it’s relaunching yet again, trading the voucher system for a sleek debit card that subscribers can use to get their tix. As reported by Variety, the pricing varies by market but averages out at $29.99 a month. 3/ wired.trib.al/X3ESLfZ
July 2016: Things are relatively quiet for a few years. Then MoviePass brings on a new CEO and a new pricing plan. The tiered system has more options, with prices starting at $15 for two movies a month in small markets, up to $50 a month for an unlimited pass in major cities. 4/
August 17, 2017: Here’s where things get interesting: MoviePass announces its infamous $9.95 a month unlimited plan, which WIRED’s @brbarrett called “at least halfway insane.” (Technically, it’s capped at 30 movies a month. Still good!) 5/ wired.trib.al/X3ESLfZ
April 13, 2018: MoviePass has had a heady few months: Millions of new subscribers join in short order, and the company experiences plenty of growing pains to match.

The 30-movies-a-month pass for $10 suddenly becomes a four-movies-a-month pass for $10, and people notice. 6/
December 5, 2018: With a new year on the horizon, MoviePass announces—surprise!—a new pricing scheme. The market-based tiers of 2016 make a comeback with prices from $10-$25 per month for 3 tickets, depending on where you live and how many restrictions you can cope with. 7/
March 19, 2019: Aaaaand we're back. $9.95 a month for an experience that the MoviePass website describes as “uncapped,” “unrivaled,” and “unbelievable.” Time will tell how truly “uncapped” MoviePass’s latest plan will prove to be for users. Read more: 8/ wired.trib.al/X3ESLfZ
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