What To Know
The article uncovers movie references in Roku screensavers from 2018 to 2023.
New screensavers and their easter eggs are constantly updated.
Looking for the hidden gems in your Roku screensaver?
Dive deep into the world of Roku screensaver easter eggs and discover a treasure trove of movie references from 2018 to 2023.
From classics to the latest blockbusters, we’ve got you covered. Find your favorite movie nods and uncover some you might have missed!
2023 Roku Summer Screensaver 2023 (August 8th)
Movie Hints Position
Karate Kid
The kid in the Karate pose on the second floor of the apartment
Fore Ground
Do The Right Thing
The fire hydrant with water leaking
Iron Man 2
Iron Man eating donuts in the donut ring of Randy’s Donuts
The Sandlot
The pool
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
The bicycle in front of the pool
Grease
The drive-in theater
The Endless Summer
The man holding a surfboard poster on the left side of the Roku theater
Jaws
The shark poster on the right side of the Roku theater
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Mr. Tastee in a store (next to the Roku theater) with some surfboards in the front
Big
Zoltar Fortune Teller Machine in front of the Ferris wheel
Arrested Development
The banana stand next to Zoltar
In The Heights
The ice cart next to the banana stand
Paul Blart Mall Cop
The Segway scooter outside a mall
Clerks
The boombox in front of the convenience store
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
The phone booth in front of the convenience store
Baywatch
The lifeguard station behind the basketball racket
White Men Can’t Jump
The streetball court in front of the lifeguard station
Little Mermaid
The mermaid near the Jurassic Park
Middle Ground
Jurassic Park
The island fenced, with a dinosaur’s eye glowing
Truman Show or What About Bob?
A man standing on a small sailboat
Overboard or White Lotus
The yacht with a small boat beside
Top Gun
An aircraft taking off from a ship
Gilligan’s Island
Ship stuck on an island
Yellow Submarine
The Beatles yellow submarine near Gilligan’s Island
Forrest Gump
The shrimp trawler
Moana
Te Fiti island/Tafiti
Background
Around the World in 80 Days
The hot air balloons
Point Break
Two man sky diving with parachutes
Pirates of the Caribbean
The pirate ship in the background near the city
Independence Day
The UFO above the city
Stand By Me
The train is chasing two kids on a bridge
National Lampoon’s Vacation
The Walley World’s roller coaster (the moose)
Minami Vice
The Atlantis Condominium next to the roller coaster
The Love Boat
The cruise ship with the heart icon on the smoke stack
Paramount+ Roku City Neighborhood (Limited Version: May 25 to 29)
Movie References Hints
Transformers
Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (Comics’ appearance)
Star Trek; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Star Trek: Starfleet Academy; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Star Trek: Prodigy
The Star Trek Starship, shuttlecraft; The building showing Stark Trek’s famous Vulcan salute (hand gesture); Starfleet Headquarters
Bevis and Butthead
Bevis and Butthead are watching TV in the house to the left of the Star Trek hall
SpongeBob SquarePants
Patrick Star and SpongeBob SquarePants
Halo
Halo’s helicopter, building, vehicle; Halo Master Chef
Halo or SEAL Team
The troops are gripping tightly to the rope and about to descend from the hovering helicopter
Wolf Pack
The wolf on the island
iCarly
The Space Needle; The house next to the Roku theater and with the woman on the top floor
PAW Patrol
The Paw Patrol Tower
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The stage
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies
Four ladies with their pink signature jackets standing in front of Frosty’s Palace – the ice cream parlor
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Dutton Ranch
1883 and 1923 spinoffs
The old carriage next to the Dutton Ranch
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig on the second floor of the house next to the UEFA Champions League building
Blue’s Clues & You
Blue in the ground floor of the same house as Peppa Pig, and Mailbox in front of the same house
Monster High: The Movie
The clock tower
Survivor
The man on the island holding a torch
Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick
The man with his bike in front of the diner (The Hard Deck bar) with a two-plane poster; Rooster or Goose playing the piano in the diner
Rugrats
The dinasour – Raptar
America’s Wild Seasons or Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The two humpback whales near the Golden Gate Bridge
Some other symbol references:
Nickelodeon Blimp
Paramount+ Mountain
Championship League Soccer stadium
Spring Stroll in the Park
Movie References Hints
Spirited Away
The train above the water’s surface
Godzilla
Godzilla
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The factory near Godzilla
Neverland
Double Rainbows and the skull island
Encanto
The house with pinky Jacaranda flowers covered partly (The Magical Casita in the movie)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
An apple on the table and the shrink ray on the top floor of the house next to Encanto’s house
Shrek
The Duloc building
The Sound of Music
The movie theater’s left poster
Avatar
The movie theater’s right poster
Guardians of the Galaxy 1
The baby Groot is listening to music and dancing in the second floor of the house two blocks to the right of the movie theater
Wall-E
A little tree is planted in a boot on the first floor of the house two blocks to the right of the movie theater
Vertigo
Convent and bell tower
The Great British Bake Off
The tent near the bell tower
Amélie
Café des Deux Moulins next to the Roku building
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Wonkavator is flying next to the mountain
Lord of the Rings
The hobbit houses on the hills near the Eiffel Tower
One Tree Hill
The only tree on the hill to the left of hobbit homes
Bridgerton
The Ranger’s House
Winnie-the-Pooh
The tree house with the beehive on a branch
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Bugs Bunny’s home (a post with a hole)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The car on the street
Nope
Jean Jacket in the cloud (a cloud with a tail)
The Notebook
The boat with ducks around
Moulin Rouge!
The windmill near the Eiffel Tower
Little Shop of Horrors
The carnivorous plant in a store to the left of the robot statue
The Secret Garden
The vine-covered door to the left of the movie theater
Hugo
The clocktower glowing orange
2022 Winter Wonderland Walk
Movie References Hints
Christmas Vacation
Clark Griswold’s house with Cousin Eddie’s RV
Home Alone
The statue is knocked over in front of the door; two paint cans are hanging on the second floor
Elf
Mr. Narwhal, in the scene, says “Bye Buddy, hope you find your dad!”
Star Wars
An AT-AT
Frozen
Elsa’s ice castle
Peanuts
Lucy Van Pelt’s psychiatrist help stand
Small Foot
The Yeti
Batman Returns
The Penguin’s Duck
Misery
The cabin behind the Duck mobile
Miracle on 34th Street
The baseball player balloon in the background
New Years Eve
Times Square NYE ball drop (the towers with a ball above, and fireworks)
The Grinch
Mount Crumpit
The Shining
The Overlook Hotel next to Mount Crumpit
The Day After Tomorrow
The Frozen Statue of Liberty
Black Panther
The Ancestral Tree
Die Hard
Nakatomi Plaza
Superman
Superman’s Fortress of Solitude
The Gremlins
The Gremlin in the movie theater
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Lamp Post
It’s a Wonderful Life
The man standing in the window with a hat above the lampost
The Snowman
The snowman wearing a hat
Citizen Kane
The Rosebud Sled
Sleepless in Seattle
The Heart-Lit Skyscraper
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Technodrome appears in a toy store’s window
Transformers
Optimus Prime next to the Technodrome
Happy Feet
The penguins
March Of The Penguins
The poster on the left side of the movie theater
The Nutcracker
The Nutcrackers in the first window of the toy store
My Little Pony
Ponies in the last window of the toy store
Apocalypto
The Eclipse
Serendipity
The Ice Rink
Soul
The Half Note Jazz Club
Better Off Dead
The ski slope
Fall Stroll in the Park
Movie References Hints
October Sky
The rocket in the background
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The wave near the rocket in the background
Signs
The mountain with marks and a UFO above it
Purple Rain
The “Prince Bike”
Zodiac
The blanket under the tree
The Simpsons
The alien octopus in the background
Headless Horseman or Beetle Juice
The covered bridge (looks like a little house, but it is above a branch of the river) near the alien octopus
Harry Potter
The arena with flags in the background near the alien octopus – The Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch Arena
Fly Away Home
The ultralight aircraft with birds following, near the Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch Arena
Batman
The skyscraper with the “W” on it – The Bruce Wayne Building
Bobby Fischer or Queens Gambit
Chess tables in the park (more likely to be Bobby Fischer as it’s in the park)
The Ring
The well in the park near the chess tables
Rudy or Any Given Sunday
The blimp and the stadium with an image of a guy with his arms up
Coco
The Marigold Bridge near the blimp
Hocus Pocus
The house with the purple smoking chimney near the bridge
Mary Poppins
The four kites
Tangled
The lanterns in the river
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. is on the ground floor of a house
Friends
The fountain with a couch in the front
You’ve Got Mail
The bookstore and the man with a laptop on the first floor
Poltergeist
The TV is on with a creepy silhouette on the second floor of a house
The Black Phone
The black balloon in front of the house with a TV
Ratatouille
The restaurant with a chef sign, a rat on the first floor, and the dining table on the ground floor
Stranger Things
The abandoned house
Back to the Future 3
The building is being constructed with a clock – The Future’ Clock Tower in the film
The Big Lebowski
The bowling alley
Other references:
The TCL Chinese Theatre: to the right of the alien octopus
2021 Roku Screensaver: Romance (Valentine’s Day – Roku Special Screensaver For Couples)
Movie References Hints
Under the Tuscan Sun
The two-floor house with cypress trees
Mona Lisa Smile
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Sleepless in Seattle
The houseboat from the movie
Roman Holiday or Rome in Love
The couple on the Vespa near the Colosseum
Moulin Rouge
The windmill
Palm Springs
The couple on the inner tubes and wearing glasses
Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze doing the lift overhead with Baby
A Star Is Born
Super A Foods – The building with the letter “A”
Some Like It Hot
The Hotel del Coronado in the background behind the Dirty Dancing reference
Full House
The 6 houses (Alamon Square) behind the Hotel del Coronado
Say Anything
John Cusack standing in front of the car and holding the boombox above his head
Desert Hearts
The couple near the cactus
When Harry Met Sally
The car from the film in front of 5th Avenue (behind the Desert Hearts couple)
Casablanca
The couple with hats on and facing each other
La La Land
The couple dancing among the stars in the sky
Love Locks
Locks on the bridge
Love and Basketball
The couple is kissing while holding a basketball in their hands
Two Turtle Doves
Two birds next to the bridge
The Apartment
A man straining pasta onto the tennis racket
Pretty Woman
The girl in the bubble bath
Ghost
The famous pottery scene in the film
You’ve Got Mail
The bookstore
Love Actually
The man holding a sign near the bookstore
The Vow
The wedding scene under the Cloud Gate (or The Bean) in Chicago
Grease
Danny standing on the Lightning Car
Friends
A couch and a lamp in front of a fountain
Enchanted
The princess coming out of the sewer hole
A Walk to Remember
The couple with the telescope
My Girl
Two kids jumping from the dock into the lake
10 Things I Hate About You
The couple on the couch right behind the two kids
Crazy Rich Asians
Marina Bay Sands in the background
2020 – Roku Theme’s Screensaver Roku Kids Screensaver – Cartoon/Animated Movie References
Movie References Hints
Up
The house with balloons floating in the sky
The Wizard of Oz
The yellow brick road, Tin Man’s oil can on a stump, and the ruby slippers under the stump
Cars
Lightning McQueen in a garage
Marry Poppins
Kites hanging on the house
Wreck-It Ralph
Ralph is on the top of the house next to the kites; Two huge candies from the
The Secret Life of Pets
The dog (Max) and the cat (Chloe) are in the same house as Ralph
Dr. Seuss
The Truffula trees, the hat under a Truffula tree, fish in the bowl
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. in the foreground
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The giant Jell-O Mold with Flint inside
Alice in Wonderland
The Caterpillar smoking a hookah on the giant mushroom in the background
The Smurfs
Smurf house near the giant mushroom
Princess Mononoke
A small part of the forest with the light going through
My Neighbor Totoro
Totoro on top of the trees
Peanuts
Snoopy’s dog house with the ball next to it
The Iron Giant
The giant robot (Atomo)
The Lego Movie
The Lego man is standing on Atomo with a hand holding a piece of Lego behind and above the Lego house
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Bugs Bunny’s hole with the mailbox
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Spiral Hill in the background
Muppets
The rainbow and the banjo on a log in the middle of the lake
Lion King
A lion standing on Pride Rock in the background
Despicable Me
Grumobile
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Beanstalk and a harp on it
How to Train Your Dragon
Hiccup is riding on his dragon – Toothless in the background
Sonic the Hedgehog game series
The checkerboard track, the loop, and the rings in the background
Mario game series
Two pipes, a block, and a flag next to Sonic’s track
Flight of the Navigator
The CGI Spaceship
Princess Bride
The Dread Pirate Roberts is climbing to the ruins at the top of the Cliffs of Insanity
Dumbo
The flying elephant near the Beanstalk
Aladdin
The panther cave, Aladdin on the flying carpet above the City of Agrabah
Harry Potter
Hogwarts Castle and Hogwarts Quidditch pitch in front of it
Roku Western Screensaver – Cowboy Movie References
Movie References Hints
Dollars Trilogy – A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The man wearing the poncho and walking in the foreground
Back to the Future 3
Two guys standing next to the clock, the clock building is being constructed right behind
The Alamo
The Alamo mission and fortress
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The man riding on a horse with his guitar
Stagecoach
The stagecoach
Wild Wild West
The giant spider
Westworld
The man (Gunslinger) hiding behind the cactus
Tombstone
The four men with hats on walking away from the burning building
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Two guys running out of the building, the guy (Butch Cassidy) on the bicycle, the building behind the cyclist,
Hellfighters or There Will Be Blood or Giant
The oil gusher
Three Amigos
The three men standing in front of a church
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Three men standing in the Sad Hill Cemetery
City Slickers
The man being pulled by the bull
Shane
The man sitting on a horse right in front of the sunset (in the background)
Roku Nautical Screensaver – Undersea Easter Eggs
Movie References Hints
Under the sea level Sphere
The man shining a flashlight onto a sphere-shaped thing
Austin Powers
The shark with the laser
The Little Mermaid
The seagull (Scuttle) holding a fork near the advertising; The crab near The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
The Nautilus submarine and the squid
The Hunt for Red October
The submarine
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The creature hiding in the hill near the undersea station
The Abyss
The undersea station
SpongeBob SquarePants
The pineapple house to the right, in front of the Abyss building and right behind the glowing eyes near the ads
The Goonies
The treasure with the scale
Finding Nemo
Dory and Marlin near the treasure
Above the sea level Master and Commander
The ship with a man holding a sword
Cast Away
The man on an island with the burning leaf; His only friend – the volleyball under the tree
Life of Pi
The boat with a tiger on it
Swiss Family Robinson
The treehouse
Pirates of the Caribbean
Jack Sparrow stepping on the dock while the ship is sinking
Jaws
The shark attacking the fishing boat
Background Treasure Island
The pirate ship firing the cannon
2012 or The Poseidon Adventure
A huge tsunami hitting the cruise ship
Pacific Rim
Gipsy Avenger (the robot) with the sword fighting against a Kaiju
Top Gun or The Final Countdown or Stealth
The aircraft carrier with three static fighter aircraft and one is landing on the carrier
Roku Jungle Screensaver – Discover the Wild
Movie References Hints
Foreground Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Golden Idol
Jumanji
The Jumanji board game glowing in the center
Middle Ground The African Queen
The man pulling the boat with a woman sitting on it
Jurassic Park
T-Rex chasing the jeep, the man sitting in the back and scaring; The huge footprints near the Rihno
King Kong
The giant ape holding the blonde-hair woman
Jungle Book
Baloo is scratching his back against a tree trunk
Tarzan
Tarzan is swinging on the vine
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
The Rihno near Tarzan
Predator
The silhouette of a Yautja hiding in the bushes next to the rhinoceros
Africa Screams
Two hats in the quicksand (Abbott’s and Costello’s)
Background Apocalypse Now
Helicopters in front of the sun
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The rope bridge
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Boulder rolling after a man
Apocolypto or The Road to El Dorado
The temple
King Kong
The giant gate (village door) in the movie
Roku Space Screensaver – Sci-Fi Movie References
Movie References Hints
Star Trek: The Motion Picture; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
The USS Enterprise keeps following the screensaver
2001: A Space Odyssey
Eva Pod near the pyramid ship; The monolith on the pink planet; The astronaut
Stargate
The pyramid ship and the gate from the movie
Blade Runner
The blimp and the Tyrell Corporation
Star Trek: TNG
The LCARS panel between the hexagon and circle windows
Star Wars
HAL 9000 placed between the octagon and circle windows
Alien (1979)
The cat (Jonesy) near HAL 9000
Alien Series
The Alien above the cat; The egg
Space Jam
The big basketball planet in the background
Contact
The Machine and the radio telescopes on the pink planet
Arrival
The floating spaceships on the pink planet
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Exogorth from the asteroid
Armageddon
The Asteroid Vehicle in the movie (near the Exogorth)
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Khetanna and Sarlaac on the yellow planet
Galaxy Quest
Gorignak from the movie
The Martian
The base and Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV)
Dune
Paul Atreides riding the sandworm
Spaceballs
Eagle 5 (Space Balls Winnebago) – above the sandworm
2018 – City Stroll: Movie Magic Roku Barbie screensaver (since July 13th, 2023) – Barbie reference (The Dream House).
Movie References Hints
Foreground The Mighty Ducks
The diner with the arrow sign (Mickey’s Dining Car in the movie)
The Majestic
The Art Deco Theater
The Graduate
The woman’s leg with a figure behind in the top floor of a building
West Side Story
The fire escape
Lady and the Tramp
The cafe table
Forrest Gump
The bench and a box of chocolates
Christmas Story
The leg lamp in the 3rd-floor window
Singing In The Rain
The lamp post and umbrella
Back to The Future
The Courthouse (four-pillar clock building) and the skateboard
Dr. Who
The Tardis (call box)
Conspiracy Theory
The three smoke stacks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Glowing eyes pop out around the factory
Psycho trilogy
The Bates Motel in the series
Barbershop
The barbershop
Middle Ground (the river) Titanic
Sinking boat and the iceberg
Castaway
The island with a palm tree and a soccer ball
Hunt for Red October
The submarine
Alcatraz movies (Escape From Alcatraz; Alcatraz Island; etc.)
The Alcatraz island
Pirates of the Caribbean
The famous six-sail boat “Black Pearl” and the Kraken
Jaws
Fishing boat and shark fin
Background Mars Attacks!
Spaceship over the House of Parliament (Big Ben)
Mary Poppins
The flying shadow in the sky
Lord of the Rings
Volcano (Mount Doom) & the dragon (Smaug)
Wizard of Oz
The image of the Emerald City (below the blimp)
Island at the Top of the World
Crazy Flying Machine – The Hyperion Airship
Spiderman
A man swinging from the Chrysler Building
The Iron Giant
The giant robot
Superman
The Daily Planet building
Iron Man
The Stark Towers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Devil’s Tower between the Stark Tower and Godzilla
Godzilla or Pacific Rim
The giant lizard
King Kong
The Empire State Building, and Kong is on the top of the tower, fighting against fighter planes
Sleepless in Seattle
Space Needle
Duy Anh is a seasoned technical editor specializing in helping readers troubleshoot TV, projector, and Wi-Fi issues. He’s always been drawn to logical problem-solving. His ability to approach matters from various angles with a neutral mindset enhances his technical expertise.
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John
Monday 6th of November 2023
Hal 9000 was not from starwars, it was from 2001: a space odyssey
Amanda
Friday 6th of October 2023
What about the Roku store with the cobras on the windows? Karate Kid reference? Or maybe Cobra Kai?
Shawn Cooley
Sunday 27th of August 2023
HAMILTON posters on the roku building
Christina
Monday 21st of August 2023
What symbolizes the King with his arm stretched out at the end of the marigold bridge?
Christina
Monday 21st of August 2023
Winter wonderland walk also has Michael Jordan Spacejam in the bottom left window.