How to rent a movie on TV with illico

Order a movie on demand with illico and enjoy a movie night in the comfort of your own home. Need to pause your viewing? Resume it on any screen you want!

Subscribed to Helix? Learn how to rent a movie on Helix TV.

How to rent a movie on illico

Rent a movie on illico TV New Generation

Choosing the default language for your rentals

On the 900 homepage, press the green diamond D on your remote control and select Modify Preferences > Preferred language.

  1. Press the 900 button.
  2. Navigate through the menus with the arrows icone fleches telecommande illico and choose the category or content you want to watch. Press OK/SELECT after each choice.
  3. Once you’ve selected your content, you can choose Order, See the trailer or Add to my selections. Enter OK/SELECT.
  4. Select your language (FR) (EN) and format (HD) (SD) preference, then press OK/SELECT. If an option is not available, it will be greyed out.
  5. Enter your administrator PIN or purchase PIN to confirm the rental order. If you don’t have a PIN, you’ll be invited to create one.
  6. The movie ordered will be available for the period displayed on your TV screen. Interrupted viewing can be resumed via the Resume viewing menu.

Good to know

Your administrator PIN or purchase PIN is required to confirm a specified rental order. If you don’t have a PIN, a screen will appear allowing you to create an administrator PIN. See how to change your PIN.

Rent a movie on illico TV First Generation

  1. Slide your remote control button to VOD mode.
  2. Choose a category, sub-category, or specific title and press the SELECT button after each choice.
  3. Move the arrows to highlight the ORDER button, then press SELECT.
  4. Enter your PIN, then press SELECT again.
  5. Select the CONFIRM button on the screen, or press the PLAY button on your remote control.
  6. You can view the movie as many times as you like for as long as the rental period is in effect.

Warning: A PIN is required to order a Video On Demand movie or show. The default PIN on all terminals is “0000.” It is important to personalize this PIN as soon as possible to ensure you have complete control over any orders made from your terminal.

See how to change your PIN.

How do you resume watching a movie on illico

  1. Press the 900 button.
  2. Using the arrows icone fleches telecommande illico, select Resume viewing.
  3. Using the arrows, select a title that you’ve already ordered.

The duration next to the title indicates the time remaining on the rental.

How to access the Éléphant movie catalogue

Éléphant offers a vast catalogue of restored and digitized Québec movies from all eras.

  1. Press the 900 button.
  2. From the menu on the left, select Movies.
  3. Select the Éléphant section.

Not a Videotron TV subscriber? Find out how to enjoy Éléphant movies in a different way.

Any content you order is available for viewing on all your devices for a fixed period of time, which is typically:

  • Movies: 48 hours after ordering.
  • Events: 24 hours after ordering.
  • Adult content: 18 hours after ordering.

The price varies depending on the content, but it always appears in the search results, next to the purchase option.

You can’t cancel a paid movie rental, which is why we recommend that you check your order and the language before finalizing the purchase.

Yes. You can watch a title as many times as you like during its rental period.

Looking for other ways to entertain yourself with your TV service?

How to order pay per view content
illico+ on your TV
How to use the Helix TV app

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