Can I Watch A Movie On My Ipad. You can watch it anywhere. Go to the Downloaded section and you will see the preview of all your movies.

Select the device you would like to watch your TV show or movie on. Tap an item to open it. Select a TV show or movie to watch and press Play.
In Finder choose your iPad and select Movies.
You can now fast forward rewind pause or change the. Unlock your iDevice and trust the computer. Of course you dont say if this is a rental or a purchase but I can tell you that purchased movies work just fine in Airplane mode during a flight. Put Movies on iPad via Finder Step 1.