The 2006 dystopian film Ultraviolet was a resounding flop. In 2019 it has a Rotten Tomato score of a measly 8% and slew of harsh critiques from viewers.

Why is ultraviolet closing?

The final nail to UltraViolet's coffin was Disney's relaunch of its own cloud locker as Movies Anywhere, a cross-industry cloud locker with buy in from all major studios. UltraViolet's closure functions as a reminder to consumers that ownership rules are different in the digital world.

What happened to my Ultraviolet movies?

On January 31, 2019, DECE announced that Ultraviolet would shut down on July 31, 2019. This shutdown came after the launch of Movies Anywhere over a year earlier, along with Fox, Universal, Lionsgate, Paramount, and Warner Bros. beginning to drop out of issuing new UV rights for their films during that time period.