HT204370 Creating Space by deleting movies on iMac

I currently have a number of movies and tv shows on my iMac stored in iTunes. Unfortunately this means I now have no storage space to back up my iPhone. If I delete some movies from my imac to create space, will I still be able to access them at a later date?
All movies/tv shows have been purchased through iTunes.
Thanks inadvance for your help.....

–Lava
Press the  button in the top left corner of your Mac > About My Mac > More Info... > Storage (on the taskbar)
If the colored bar is full under Macintosh HD than you have no more space and you might want a storage upgrade.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/imac-aluminum-tapered-edge-faq/how-to -upgrade-imac-hard-drive-aluminum-2012-2013.html
Select your iMac version from the second paragraph, you can use About my Mac to find which one is yours.
Good Luck!
 Element Echo
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